He appeared first at the airport, waiting for chamber arrival, for he feeds from mutants, and was holding Penance as his main source of food in his castle.

He seems to have the ability of travelling through dimensions, which he uses to dissappear when he finds too much trouble. Anyway, what is too much trouble for him is still unknown, since even M considers herself helpless when dealing with Emplate.

DOA, a little creature, is his server -and driver- and helps him in finding appropiate feeding.

It's interesting the similitude beetween Emplate and Penance, that could be due to the fact that he has been feeding from her for a long time, or could have deeper consequences.

Possibly, Emplate's powers could be considered as a sort of vampirism, for Bishop has mentioned something about a legion of emplates in the future. He once gained control over Synch, but he got out of the trance with the help of his teammates.