<P> Both Gold and Belle set off to search for Gideon 's heart . Henry helps Emma escape from Gideon ( knocking him out with a fire extinguisher ) with Emma placing a protection spell to contain him temporarily . The others realize that Fiona has crafted the perfect trap : If Gideon kills Emma , Light will be destroyed . And if Emma kills Gideon , she will turn dark and Light will still be destroyed . Regina consoles Emma and encourages her to find another way like she always does . Emma attempts to hold off Gideon as Gold finds Gideon 's heart . When Gold finds Gideon 's heart he is tempted by a manifestation of the Darkness , which takes the form of his Enchanted Forest counterpart , Rumplestiltskin . The Dark One manifestation tells him to let Gideon kill Emma so he can finally have it all : power and love . The manifestation reminds Gold of what Fiona told him , that if Emma dies his Dark Magic will increase exponentially . After it 's all over he can spend all the time he wants exploring the world with Belle and / or destroying it . Gold resists temptation and chooses to do the right thing and tries to use Gideon 's heart to stop him from killing Emma . However Fiona 's spell keeps him from being able to free Gideon and instead Gideon 's heart stops beating and dims . The manifestation taunts Gold before disappearing and Gold heads out to Belle who consoles him for trying to do the right thing . Back at the intersection , Emma and Gideon fight with Emma acknowledging her role as the Savior to protect those she loves , protect the innocent and to spread light and hope no matter what the cost . Realizing what she must do , Emma throws down her sword and Gideon apologizes and kills her releasing an enormous blast of light magic , ending the Final Battle and causing Gideon to disappear . </P>
<P> Both Gold and Belle set off to search for Gideon 's heart . Henry helps Emma escape from Gideon ( knocking him out with a fire extinguisher ) with Emma placing a protection spell to contain him temporarily . The others realize that Fiona has crafted the perfect trap : If Gideon kills Emma , Light will be destroyed . And if Emma kills Gideon , she will turn dark and Light will still be destroyed . Regina consoles Emma and encourages her to find another way like she always does . Emma attempts to hold off Gideon as Gold finds Gideon 's heart . When Gold finds Gideon 's heart he is tempted by a manifestation of the Darkness , which takes the form of his Enchanted Forest counterpart , Rumplestiltskin . The Dark One manifestation tells him to let Gideon kill Emma so he can finally have it all : power and love . The manifestation reminds Gold of what Fiona told him , that if Emma dies his Dark Magic will increase exponentially . After it 's all over he can spend all the time he wants exploring the world with Belle and / or destroying it . Gold resists temptation and chooses to do the right thing and tries to use Gideon 's heart to stop him from killing Emma . However Fiona 's spell keeps him from being able to free Gideon and instead Gideon 's heart stops beating and dims . The manifestation taunts Gold before disappearing and Gold heads out to Belle who consoles him for trying to do the right thing . Back at the intersection , Emma and Gideon fight with Emma acknowledging her role as the Savior to protect those she loves , protect the innocent and to spread light and hope no matter what the cost . Realizing what she must do , Emma throws down her sword and Gideon apologizes and kills her releasing an enormous blast of light magic , ending the Final Battle and causing Gideon to disappear . </P>
once upon a time who wins the final battle
once upon a time who wins the final battle
Emma
Emma