...And yet people still praise Morrison for elevating Emma from 'Generic European Hellfire Club Girl' to an engaging character with depth and charm that is still a strong addition to the X-Cast today. If it was through becoming a 'Pet Character', then so be it - it still worked.
It's almost the same character elevation with Damian - if you consider the foetus formed in "Son Of The Demon" as having about as much character as Emma pre-NXM.