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Edward Elric edit Main article: Edward Elric Edward "Ed" Elric ( LOVE, Edowādo Erurikku), the "Fullmetal Alchemist" (ROSE SHY, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi), is the youngest State Alchemist in history, joining the program at the age of 12. He and his younger brother, Alphonse, scour the world in search of the Philosopher's Stone (顕者石, Kenja no Ishi), in the hopes of restoring their bodies. Edward loses his left leg in a futile attempt to revive his mother, Trisha, using an illegal method of human transmutation, and loses his right arm in exchange for attaching Alphonse's soul to a suit of armor. Edward now employs the use of metal prosthetics, known as automail (automail, Ōtomeiru), as replacement limbs. However, as attempting to resurrect a human opens a portal called the Gate of Truth (真実のドア, Shinri no Tobira) to allow the committer/s to see the Truth (Shinri), Edward gained great knowledge of the universe as well as the ability to perform transmutations without transmutation circles. Edward is smart, brave and even bold, but also has a prideful tendency to be harsh and arrogant. He harbors a sharp sensitivity to his short stature; a recurring gag in both the manga and the anime series is for Edward to overly react to people who call him powerful short.[ch. 2] Romi Park and Vic Mignogna voice him in the Japanese and English versions, respectively.ep. 1 ep. 1 In the live-action film adaptation, he is portrayed by Ryosuke Yamada.

Alphonse Elric edit Main article: Alphonse Elric Alphonse "Al" Elric (アルフォンス・エルリック, Arufonsu Erurikku) is Edward's younger brother. Together, both of them scour the country in search of the Philosopher's Stone in the hopes of restoring their bodies. Unlike Ed, who lost one of his legs in the failed attempt to revive the brothers' mother, Al lost his entire body. At the last moment, and at the cost of one of his arms, Ed sealed Al's soul in a large suit of armor, making Al almost invulnerable.[ch. 2] Follow the incident, he and Edward together join the journey in order to recover the body back. Rie Kugimiya voices him in the Japanese series, Aaron Dismuke in the first English series,ep. 1 ep. 1 and Maxey Whitehead in the second English series.[6]

Roy Mustang edit Main article: Roy Mustang Colonel/Major Roy Mustang (ロイ・マスタング, Roi Masutangu), the "Flame Alchemist" (焔の錬金術師, Honō no Renkinjutsushi), is a State Alchemist and Edward's direct superior. He is promoted to Brigadier General at the end of the series and is a General in the epilogue. He aims towards becoming the next Führer of Amestris, heavily relying on the support of his loyal subordinates to propel him along that path.[ch. 5, 61] Mustang finds this path interrupted by the murder of his best friend and confidant, Maes Hughes; afterward, he begins an almost behind-the-scenes investigation into finding the true culprit.[ch. 16] Tōru Ōkawa and Travis Willingham voice Mustang in the Japanese and English versions, respectively.ep. 3 ep. 3 In the second anime series, he is voiced by Shin-ichiro Miki ep. 1 with Travis Willingham reprising the role in the dub. In the live-action film adaptation, he is portrayed by Dean Fujioka.

Winry Rockbell edit Main article: Winry Rockbell Winry Rockbell (ウィンリィ・ロックベル, Winri Rokkuberu), a childhood friend of Edward and Alphonse Elric, lives in Resembool with her grandmother, Pinako Rockbell, who raised her after the death of her parents during the Ishbal War.[ch. 9,24] Her parents were killed by Scar in a blind rage. Winry is a practicing and gifted automail mechanic; a prodigy following in her grandmother's footsteps, continually designing and maintaining Edward Elric's automail prosthetics. She is well known for working in Rush Valley as a promising engineer with many loyal customers. Winry is often used as an unwitting hostage by the homunculi to ensure the Elrics' subservience to the State.[ch. 56] Winry is known for helping the Elrics' emotionally and physically, behaving understandingly and compassionately towards them. She and Edward get married in the concluding moments of the manga, as their relationship is built upon communication and reliance. In the first anime, her parents were executed by a younger Roy Mustang under Military order. She is voiced by Megumi Toyoguchi and Caitlin Glass in the Japanese and English versions, respectively.ep. 3 ep. 3 In the second series, she is voiced by Megumi Takamoto in Japanese,ep. 2 and Glass reprises her in the English version. In the live-action film adaptation, she is portrayed by Tsubasa Honda.

Scar edit Main article: Scar (Fullmetal Alchemist) Scar (傷の男スカー, Sukā, literally "the scarred man") is one of the survivors of the Ishbalan Extermination Campaign,[ch. 6] and named for the scar across his face. Depicted as an Ishbalan warrior priest, Scar was a capable fighter who desperately tried to save whomever he could from the onslaught. However, Kimblee's enhanced alchemical attacks were too much. Scar's brother, who had been researching Amestrian alchemy and Xingese alkahestry (considered heresy by Ishbalans) in an attempt to gain power against the State, gives Scar his right arm in order to save his life.[ch. 61] Scar initially targeted State Alchemists for their role in his people's slaughter, even becoming an enemy of the Elrics after he killed Nina Tucker as an act of mercy after she was turned into a chimera, but ultimately sided with them upon learning that the Homunculi are his actual enemies.

Lin Yao edit Lin Yao (リン・ヤオ, Rin Yao, "Ling Yao" in the first Viz's volumes and the second anime) is the twelfth prince of Xing, and represents the Yao Clan. He meets Edward Elric soon after arriving in Amestris, whom he aggravates by being both younger and taller than him. He also tends to leave Edward with pricey dinner bills before quietly slipping away. Despite his laid-back, goofy, and undignified personality, Lin is a skilled swordsman who keeps a cool head in hostile situations.[ch. 33] His major ambition is to replace his father as Xing's new emperor, and as such operates under the belief that power cannot be obtained without the people's support. He is very close to his bodyguards, Lan Fan and Fu, often showing greater concern for their safety than finding immortality and becoming emperor.[ch. 46] Throughout the series, Lin's ongoing search for immortality in Amestris results in numerous encounters with the homunculi, whom he can sense like other Xingese characters. He eventually becomes a homunculus himself so as to become immortal, relinquishing his body to Greed without any resistance.[ch. 54] However, they eventually come to an agreement to the point where Lin can take control when he feels it is necessary.[ch. 86] During the final battle, Lin becomes a normal human again when Greed transfers himself back into Father's body to weaken him. Following Father's defeat, having gained a philosopher's stone, Lin returns to Xing and, with the experience he and Lan Fan learned from the people of Amestris, becomes the new emperor with the intent of uniting all the nation's segregated clans under his rule.[ch. 108] He is voiced by Mamoru Miyanoep. 15 in the Japanese version and Todd Haberkorn in English. In the live-action film trilogy adaptation, he is portrayed by Keisuke Watanabe.

May Chang edit May Chang (メイ・チャン, Mei Chan) is the seventeenth princess of Xing who represents the Chang clan. Unlike Lin Yao, she comes to Amestris without any bodyguards due to her clan's poor status, only having her small pet panda, Xiao Mei that had gotten a disease to keep her from growing, keeping her small, to keep her company. May is particularly skilled in alkahestry by using throwing knives (鏢, hyō) to create two transmutation circles, one at her intended target and one near herself, allowing her to manipulate matter at a distance. She is somewhat imaginative in nature; having imagined Edward Elric as a tall and handsome young man before actually meeting him and proclaiming that he intentionally misled her.[ch. 32] May later falls in love with Alphonse Elric, also picturing his real form as a handsome man.[ch. 62] Soon after arriving in Amestris on her search for immortality, May teams up with Scar, assisting him on his travels. For a time, she also unknowingly fights the Elric brothers before eventually teaming up with Alphonse, who she developed feelings for, to capture Envy and bring the weakened homunculus to Xing.[ch. 80] However, her guilt manipulated by Envy, May resolves to help her friends in Central City. After Father's defeat, relieved upon hearing of her half brother's intentions as emperor, May returns to Xing alongside Lin and Lan Fan. In the epilogue, May is seen in a family photo together with Alphonse, Winry, Edward, and the couple's son and daughter.[ch. 108] Her Japanese voice actress is Mai Goto and her English voice actress is Monica Rial.ep. 15 In the live-action film trilogy adaptation, May Chang is portrayed by Ron Monroe.

Homunculi edit

From left to right: Lust, Envy, Sloth, Gluttony, Pride, Wrath, and Greed (the original version) in the manga Homunculi (ホムンクルス, Homunkurusu) serve as the primary antagonistic force in Fullmetal Alchemist. They are a race of artificial humanoids who were created by the Homunculus Father by extracting what he believed to be his natural flaws into fragments of his Philosopher's Stone.[ch. 97][ch. 53] Being personifications of Father's darkest aspects, each named after one of the seven deadly sins and identified through an Ouroboros tattoo located somewhere on their bodies, Homunculi possess physical prowess with the long life and nigh indestructibility provided by their stones playing in their arrogance while seeing themselves as superior to humans. The only means of permanently killing a Homunculus is dwindling their stone until they are unable to revive themselves once killed.[ch. 39] While the majority of Homunculi are placed into artificial bodies created from his flesh, Father has also implanted two of his "children" into human bodies as were the case with King Bradley and the second Greed.[2]

In the first anime, homunculi are the result of an alchemist's failed attempt to resurrecting a person via human transmutation. The resulting misshaped creatures are later exposed to incomplete Philosopher's Stones that enable them to closely resemble the deceased humans they were intended to be. These homunculi are led by Dante, and feed on incomplete Philosopher's Stones to fuel their powers; they are susceptible to death once enough of the stones are regurgitated. The homunculi of the first anime possess an additional weakness: a remnant of their original bodies (a bone, hair, etc.), which weaken and immobilize them when they come in contact with them before they can successfully be killed.ep. 34

After searching for the nearest area closest to the "center of the world", the now prideful and greedy Homunculus established Amestris under the title of "The Eastern Sage" and taught alchemy to its people for the sake of his master plan: engineering every war in the country's history to bring it into the form of a perfect circle with sites of bloody carnage at all the cardinal points—the necessary configuration for the transmutation of another Philosopher's Stone and repeat his actions in Cselkcess on a higher scale to open the Gate and become a "perfect being" with absolute freedom and all the knowledge by absorbing God. Father then attempted to purge out his cardinal sins as a means to elevate himself, creating his homunculi offspring to gain a family. Father then uses his homunculi to gather "sacrifices", alchemists of notable skill who attempted human transmutation and survived and gained knowledge of the "Truth"; these "sacrifices" are necessary for Father's plan to work.[ch. 100] As an additional precaution against alchemists, Father stationed himself underground above the tectonic plates so that he can negate any form of alchemy that derives its power from tectonic energy.[ch. 54] Having left the eyes of the Amestrian public, referred to as the "Good Gentleman" by his human subordinates, Father keeps in touch with the country's highest-ranking human officials to maintain the country's growth under his absolute authority and control.

Father

Father edit "Father" (お父様, Otō-sama) is the creator of other homunculi and the series' main antagonist a cruel greedy homunculus with no regard for human life, likening them to insects.[ch. 31] He was originally known as "The Dwarf in the Flask" (フラスコの中の小人, Furasuko no Naka no Kobito) or "Homunculus" (ホムンクルス, Homunkurusu), a shapeshifter cyclops-like creature created eight centuries ago in the country of Cselkcess (クセルクセス, Kuserukusesu, "Xerxes" in the English anime) under the commission of its king to obtain infinite knowledge.[ch. 74] Unable to survive outside his flask, Homunculus formed an attachment to the young slave boy whose blood had been used in his creation, naming the lad Van Hohenheim while helping him rise in Cselkcesian society by teaching him to read, write and alchemy. But Homunculus grew envious of the human race over their mutual emotional support for each other while being the only one of his kind, losing sight of his own gifts and talents while playing on the desperate King's desire for immortality. He tricks the king into creating a country-wide transmutation circle for the creation of a Philosopher's Stone, whose necessary ingredient is the souls of several living human beings. Once activated, Homunculus ensured that he and the unaware Hohenheim were in the center to absorb the souls of the Cselkcesian population between them. During the process, Homunculus used Hohenheim's blood within him to create a humanoid husk body to serve as his mobile vessel before parting ways.[ch. 75]

Car Liminger notes that while the entirety of FMA:B could be called epic, "Father's plan to consume God is of such scale and its result so mind-bogglingly spectacular that it can't be called anything else".[7] IGN ranked him as the 10th best anime villain of all time, saying that he makes "for a kind of weird analogy with the Greek god Uranus where he's the father of the lesser powers who generally try to control humanity for their own goals and pleasures." They also praise "the sheer scale of his villainy. Over the course of centuries, he regularly annihilates cities and even countries to gain more power. He's got the blood of millions on his hands, and this doesn't bother him in the slightest. He is the quintessential villain who seeks power just for the sake of having power, and his complete indifference to humanity makes him a true monster."[8] Rob Bricken, in his list of Top 11 most evil anime villains of all time, he ranks Father as #2, saying that his deed of sacrificing a whole country to simply absorb the power of God is "a feat as arrogant as it is evil," and that "he's more than willing to kill his own children, the Homunculi, in order to achieve his ends."[9]

Pride

Well, it's not on this list that children outperform parents. But, in any case, it's safe to say that Selim Bradley, the homunculus' vessel, gave a worthy dark performance. Sneaky, cynical and very treacherous, Pride, the root of all sins, managed to prove with his big-eyed shadows that his thirst for killing can be uncontrollable and he never tires of representing this sin so well. Of all of them, I believe he is the one who personifies it best, not that the others fail in this regard but Selim stood out.

Wrath edit "King Bradley" redirects here. For other uses, see Bradley (disambiguation). Wrath (ラース, Rāsu), the Furious, is the true identity of King Bradley (キング・ブラッドレイ, Kingu Buraddorei), the leader of Amestris's State Military and the leader of Amestris, having the title of Führer President (大総統, Daisōtō).[ch. 29] While portraying himself as a kind, if laid-back ruler, Bradley ultimately reveals himself to be a hateful and brutal cynic. While a proficient swordsman, Bradley augments his deadly swordsmanship with the "Ultimate Eye" (最強の眼, Saikyō no Me), a clairvoyant eye that bears the Ouroboros seal, which is usually covered by an eyepatch. The eye enables him to predict his opponent's next move to counter along with seeing things the normal human eye can not like air currents.[ch. 29]

Being the last homunculus to be created by Father at the time of the story's beginning, Bradley was originally a human who was raised trained along with other children to become Amestris' ideal leader. When he and the others were subjected to Father's Philosopher's Stone being directly injected into their blood system, only Bradley survived despite having dwindled the infused stone down to one soul as a result of his transition into a homunculus though he admitted of not knowing if he retained his original human soul from the ordeal. This resulted with Bradley still aging like a human, a trait that irritates him because his ailing body cannot keep up with the speed of his eye's predictions.[ch. 53] Because homunculi cannot reproduce, Bradley was given a family to keep up appearances: his son, Selim Bradley, who is actually his older brother Pride, and a wife he personally chose.

Envy

As his greatest feat, the mocking homunculus killed Roy Mustang's best friend, Maes Hughes, and later suffered at the hands of the vengeful federal alchemist until his death... I mean, suicide. Yes, Envy had such a hatred for humans that it was humiliating to be killed by one of them and so, aware of his insignificance, he decided to kill himself, frustrated by an extremely demoralizing defeat. Envy can be considered the most sadistic of the seven and the one who enjoys the suffering of his victims the most, making infamous jokes with the intention of infuriating the most controlled of minds. His metamorphosis ability triples this mockery factor that the character exudes and shamelessly rubs in the faces of the other characters. Envy saw taking his own life as an honorable death.

Greed

Ever since I've been a fan of Fullmetal Alchemist, I've been a little bit sure about which of the homunculi won my heart, and it's this guy that I simply can't dislike. He had already caught my attention when I saw the classic anime on Rede TV! with his bad-boy attitude that's shitting and walking around for others and was only interested in filling his voids with superficial things like money, women, yachts, money, women, cars, money, women... anyway, Greed represented his sin very well, losing only to Selim Bradley, but he represented it with great firmness until the end of his cycle as a character. After his first death, I feel like he came back somewhat renewed (in the body of Ling Yao, the prince of Xing), maintaining his key characteristics, but behaving in a flexible way, the kind that you can approach and have a calm chat with even when there's an imminent conflict. The character's high point was his definitive death as a sacrifice in the fight against his own Father. There we saw Greed's true desire genuinely confessed in a last-minute redemption that valued his entire trajectory. For this and other reasons he is my favorite homunculus.

Sloth

Okay, he's just as stupid as, if not more so than, Gluttony himself, but one thing is for sure: he was useful, very useful. I'm referring to the mega-plan to dig tunnels that formed a gigantic transmutation circle throughout Amestris. No, that came from the Father of the Homunculi. Sloth was nothing more than a tool, and in that role he did very well. Right off the bat, he can be considered the group's heavy-handed strongman, a status he proves very effectively in the final episodes. But that's all there is to it. Without any in-depth development, Sloth was relevant even with his rather abrupt introduction in a very fun phase of the story when Ed and Al meet Briggs' troops in the North.

Gluttony

It's not even because he's a stupidly shallow character, even though he's one of the most dangerous of the homunculi, but he deserves the seventh position because his weakness ends up being Lust itself, with which he acts as a kind of loyal servant or as her pet, in addition to the fact that his childish mentality doesn't contribute much to him being an interesting character. His threat level increases driven by rage or when his hunger reaches a critical level, so outside of this state he's, let's say, just a child with whom one can establish contact where his life is not at so much risk. He's malleable and dangerous, but not as good a homunculus as his brothers.

lust

The seductive homunculus who starred with Roy Mustang in one of the best fights in the entire anime - the first one being killed by the hands of the flame alchemist. But what I admire about Lust is her incredible power of intimidation, not measuring the length of her claws when it comes to achieving her goals when the use of force is required. It's a shame her duration in the anime was short, unlike her counterpart in the previous version. Despite being practically erased, Lust showed perversity, coldness and calculation in a satisfactory way. She deserved more, much more.

Izumi Curtis edit Izumi Curtis (イズミ・カーティス, Izumi Kātisu) is the short-tempered, buxom and caring alchemy teacher of the Elric brothers who is also a butcher at her family business Curtis Meats. She agreed to train the brothers to hone their alchemical abilities after their mother died. She expands their training with a regimen of philosophy, martial arts, and living off the land.[ch. 20] Her methods are derived from her own alchemy training: she was forced to survive in the northern region surrounding Briggs Fortress for a month (although it turns out she succeeded by stealing supplies from the northern fortress). She thinks of the Elrics as her own sons, and although she severs her student-teacher ties with them after learning of their attempts with human transmutation (and Ed's joining the State Military), she continues to do all she can to help them.[ch. 28] She can be quite violent when punishing or sparring with the Elric brothers, so they tend to be deathly afraid of her.[ch. 25] Her claim "I'm a housewife!" while confronting Greed became one of Arakawa's favorite scenes;[3] she will often casually declare herself as one whenever someone asks who she is. This is due to her distaste of the alchemist profession.

Izumi and her husband Sig were expecting a child years before the start of the series; however, their son was stillborn. Izumi tried and failed to revive the child through human transmutation (an act that created Wrath in the first anime). The failed attempt took some of her reproductive organs, resulting in her inability to ever again be pregnant, and to periodically vomit blood as well as leave her weak, the latter much to others' disgust. Izumi could thereafter perform alchemy without a transmutation circle, because in the failed transmutation she saw the Truth (真理, Shinri).[ch. 44] Izumi attracts the attention of the State Military for having survived the failed human transmutation. As she and her husband travel around Amestris in order to avoid the military, they eventually meet Ed and Al's father Van Hohenheim. He rearranges her insides to ease the blood flow, and persuades her to help collaborate in bringing down the State Military.[ch. 76, 95] Thereafter, she is never again seen coughing up blood. She has a tattoo of a Flamel on her left breast.

In the first anime adaptation, she was taught alchemy by Dante. Izumi tries to get close to Wrath in order to repent for the creation of him. She dies between the end of the first anime and Conqueror of Shamballa, but, during the movie, her spirit reunites with Wrath in the afterlife.[10] She is voiced by Shōko Tsuda in Japanese and Christine Auten in the English dub.ep. 26 ep. 26 In the live-action film trilogy adaptation, Izumi is portrayed by Haruhi Ryо̄ga.

Roy Mustang's squadron edit

Roy Mustang and his subordinates. Also in the photograph are Maes Hughes and Alex Louis Armstrong. Riza Hawkeye edit First Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye (リザ・ホークアイ, Riza Hōkuai) is Roy Mustang's most trusted and dearest subordinate. She often carries out many of the tasks he is too lazy to do, acts as his personal assistant, and protects him from danger.[ch. 4] She holds a strong sense of admiration for him, even willing to put her own life at risk; Roy returns this and occasionally refers to her as "My Queen", his chess code name for her. She also doubles as his voice of reason, keeping cool in heated situations, and scolding him when he allows his emotions to get in the way. Riza and Roy seem to share a close relationship as she identifies him as her most precious person.[ch. 39] Riza specializes in firearms, particularly sniper rifles, and can hit nearly any target with lethal accuracy.[ch. 7] In the series, she adopts a dog named Black Hayate (ブラックハヤテ, Burakkuhayate) from Kain Fuery that she raises with stern discipline; when Hayate urinates indoors, she fires a number of warning rounds at the wall around the dog to reinforce that doing so is against established protocol.[vol. 3:Gaiden]

In the form of a tattoo on her back, Riza bears the final notes to her father's work on Flame Alchemy, and his legacy as an alchemist and Mustang's teacher. After seeing what Mustang was capable of during the Ishbal War with such ability, Riza begs Roy to burn the tattoo, fearing the damage future flame alchemists could cause.[ch. 61] Riza is reassigned as King Bradley's personal assistant to be used as a hostage when Mustang learns the homunculi control the State.[ch. 52] When she discovers that King Bradley's adopted son, Selim, is a homunculus as well, she sends her discovery to Mustang in code as soon as she can. She eventually defects from the military to help Mustang overthrow King Bradley.[ch. 74] Arakawa received various questions regarding the future of her relationship with Mustang and commented that, while Hawkeye stays with Mustang, a marriage may be possible despite military regulations.[14]

In the first anime, she is voiced by Michiko Neya in Japanese and by Colleen Clinkenbeard in English.ep. 5 ep. 5 In the second anime, she is voiced by Fumiko Orikasa ep. 1 while in the English version, Colleen Clinkenbeard came back for the role. In the live-action film, she is portrayed by Misako Renbutsu.

Jean Havoc edit Second Lieutenant Jean Havoc (ジャン・ハボック, Jan Habokku) is one of Roy Mustang's most trusted subordinates. His chess code name is "The Knight". He is usually seen smoking a cigarette, something that Arakawa developed prior to the series' start to help Mustang to create fire to fight homunculus Lust.[13] He was recruited by Mustang for his loyalty and general sincerity, as well as his above-average shooting skills. Because working for Mustang requires moving frequently and complete dedication of time, Havoc has very little free time, and cannot maintain a relationship with a woman for very long.[ch. 61] He unknowingly dates Lust, who tries to extract information about Mustang from him.[ch. 38] She is unsuccessful and eventually reveals her true identity to him. In the course of the attempt to kill her, Havoc is severely injured when Lust stabs him through the spinal cord, leaving the lower half of his body completely paralyzed.[ch. 41] Havoc is then encouraged to find another way to help their cause and later provides his support by supplying Mustang with whatever supplies they may need from his family's store.[ch. 89] In the second anime, he is healed by Marcoh's Philosopher's Stone.

In the first anime, Yasunori Matsumoto is his Japanese voice actor, and Mike McFarland his English voice actor.ep. 13 ep. 13 In Brotherhood, he is voiced by Yūji Ueda in Japanese, with Mike McFarland reprising his role in English.ep. 13

Heymans Breda edit Second Lieutenant Heymans Breda (ハイマンス・ブレダ, Haimansu Bureda) is one of Roy Mustang's most trusted subordinates. His chess code name is "The Rook". He was recruited by Mustang for his high level of intelligence, indicated by his talent with chess and other strategy games. Despite his intelligence, he still has an irrational fear of dogs. Breda is usually tasked by Mustang with jobs that require he travel abroad. He is transferred to Western Headquarters when Mustang's group is broken up by the homunculi.[ch. 61] In the manga, he eventually defects from the military so that he can help Mustang overthrow King Bradley.

In the first anime, Tomoyuki Shimura voices him in Japanese, and Josh Berry in English.ep. 13 ep. 13 In Brotherhood, he is voiced by Biichi Satou in Japanese, and Jeremy Inman in English.

Vato Falman edit Warrant Officer Vato Falman (ヴァトー・ファルマン, Vatō Faruman) is one of Roy Mustang's most trusted subordinates. His chess code name is "The Bishop". He was recruited by Mustang for his innate ability to remember almost every detail, allowing him to act as a sort of recording device that does not leave any physical evidence. Because his intellect is his area of expertise, he does not have much experience in the field, causing him to make rookie mistakes when in a combat situation. He is overly formal, causing some of his comrades to wish he would lighten up. Falman does not play a large role in the first anime, only being another of Mustang's subordinates.[ch. 61] Falman is transferred to Northern Headquarters when Mustang's group is broken up by the homunculi. He is subsequently transferred again, this time to Briggs' Fortress where he is given what amounts to janitorial duties. There, he reunites with the Elric brothers and helps them and Briggs' forces plan against the homunculi.[ch. 23, 65] A running gag with Falman is that his promotion to Second Lieutenant is continuously forgotten by other characters.

In the first anime, he is voiced by Takehiro Murozono in Japanese, and by Kyle Hebert in English.ep. 5 ep. 5 In Brotherhood, he is voiced by Kenji Hamada.ep. 13

Kain Fuery edit Sergeant Major Kain Fuery (ケイン・フュリー, Kein Fyurī) is one of Roy Mustang's most trusted subordinates. His chess code name is "The Pawn". He is overly kind in nature, both to people and to animals. He was recruited by Mustang for his technological expertise. As such, he primarily helps Mustang with communications, both in creating secure lines and tapping into others. He is transferred to Southern Headquarters when Mustang's group is broken up by the homunculi. He eventually defects from the military so that he can help Mustang overthrow King Bradley.[ch. 61]

In the first anime, his Japanese voice actor is Tetsu Shiratori, and his English voice actor is Kevin M. Connolly.ep. 13 In Brotherhood, he is voiced by Tetsuya Kakihara.ep. 13

Kain Fuery edit Sergeant Major Kain Fuery (ケイン・フュリー, Kein Fyurī) is one of Roy Mustang's most trusted subordinates. His chess code name is "The Pawn". He is overly kind in nature, both to people and to animals. He was recruited by Mustang for his technological expertise. As such, he primarily helps Mustang with communications, both in creating secure lines and tapping into others. He is transferred to Southern Headquarters when Mustang's group is broken up by the homunculi. He eventually defects from the military so that he can help Mustang overthrow King Bradley.[ch. 61]

In the first anime, his Japanese voice actor is Tetsu Shiratori, and his English voice actor is Kevin M. Connolly.ep. 13 In Brotherhood, he is voiced by Tetsuya Kakihara.ep. 13

Alex Louis Armstrong edit Major Alex Louis Armstrong (アレックス・ルイ・アームストロング, Arekkusu Rui Āmusutorongu), the "Strong Arm Alchemist" (豪腕の錬金術師, Gōwan no Renkinjutsushi), is a tall, large and comically emotional State Alchemist who will burst into tears or joyous praise, given the right situation, and embraces others in an effort to console them. Because of his extremely muscular build, this usually causes great personal injury to others. Armstrong is very proud of his strength and of his muscular physique, frequently taking off his shirt so that he can flex to show off. As a final element of his comedic properties, he has the tendency to "sparkle", a trait apparently shared by the rest of his family; when first appearing in a scene or taking off his shirt, pink stars radiate from his body.[ch. 4] Despite his humorous tendencies, Armstrong can be very serious when the situation calls for it. He is not fond of violence and will try to end conflicts peacefully, and will break down and cry if an innocent person is killed.[ch. 29

Armstrong comes from a wealthy family of aristocrats who has earned renown in most professions. He has mastered many of his family's talents for himself, and when displaying such a talent, he brags and remarks it to have been "passed down the Armstrong line for generations." His alchemical skills also represent a remnant of his family's history; by using a unique kind of cestus, Armstrong can reshape any solid object that he punches.[ch. 7] Armstrong is a valuable ally of Roy Mustang and the Elric brothers, even if they are not always happy to be in his emotional company. He takes his honor as a soldier and as a leader seriously, and always looks out for his peers' and subordinates' best interests.[ch. 20] He is voiced by Kenji Utsumi in the Japanese series, and Christopher Sabat in the English adaptation.ep. 14 ep. 14 In the mobile game adaptation, he is voiced by Shirō Saitō after Utsumi's passing. In the live-action film trilogy adaptation, Armstrong is portrayed by Kōji Yamamoto.

Olivier Mira Armstrong edit Major General Olivier Mira Armstrong (オリヴィエ・ミラ・アームストロング, Orivie Mira Āmusutorongu) is the older sister of Alex Louis Armstrong. She is charged with leading Briggs' Fortress (ブリッグズ要塞, Burigguzu Yōsai), and protecting the country from the neighboring country of Drachma (ドラクマ, Dorakuma). Unlike her brother, who is cheerful and rather emotional, Olivier is stoic and distrusts everyone when she first meets them; she has no patience for formalities or idle conversation. She is also, similarly, a firm believer in survival of the fittest. This has earned Olivier a reputation within the military, and in Drachma, as one who should not be crossed, though her subordinates hold her in high regard. Because she readily joins them in hostile situations and disregards the orders of superiors if she disagrees, her subordinates will answer only to her. Despite her cold attitude, she is heavily implied to care greatly for her subordinates and family, and in rare instances shows some emotion before reverting to her usual personality. She always carries a sword at her side, and is proficient enough to be able to defeat her brother in combat.[ch. 65, 83]

Olivier crosses paths with the Elric brothers when they arrive at Briggs' Fortress. After Sloth infiltrates Briggs, she is able to convince them to tell her about the homunculi that control the military.[ch. 67] To help the Elric brothers combat the corrupt higher-ups, Olivier goes to Central to work her way into King Bradley's inner circle. Once she learns of plans to create an army of immortal super-soldiers, Olivier fights against the homunculi. Although she has no direct control of Briggs, her subordinates still operate it under her wishes, eventually sneaking into Central to help Olivier take control of the government.[ch. 95, 97] Her most loyal soldiers include Miles (マイルズ, Mairuzu), who is a quarter Ishbalan, remaining in the military with the hope to someday change the country's perception of Ishbal; and Buccaneer (バッカニア, Bakkania), a large, heavyset man who has been shown with two different pieces of automail in the series.[ch. 65] Buccaneer fights Bradley together along with the resistance, but he dies in battle.[ch. 100]

Her Japanese voice actress is Yōko Sōmi,ep. 33 while her English voice actress is Stephanie Young. In the live-action film trilogy adaptation, Armstrong is portrayed by Chiaki Kuriyama.[15

Maes Hughes edit Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes (マース・ヒューズ, Māsu Hyūzu) is an old friend of Roy Mustang. He works in the military's intelligence division but spends much of his time using the military phone lines to brag to Mustang about his family. After his daughter, Elicia, is born, he fawns about how cute and talented she is and bombards others with pictures of her when he sees them. Despite his over-the-top comical tendencies, Hughes is a valuable ally to Mustang's goal of becoming Führer, supplying whatever classified intelligence that may be beneficial. He has also been shown to be a capable fighter, skilled with throwing knives. His general understanding of others' emotions and desire to help them similarly gains the affection of the Elric brothers and their friend Winry Rockbell, as he always offers advice or hospitality to them when they need it.[ch. 14] During one of his attempts to help the Elrics, Hughes learns of the homunculi's Nationwide Transmutation Circle plan over the country; in the 2003 anime series, he learns of all the corruption personally plaguing the military for the sake of creating a Philosopher's Stone,

with the key suspect, Juliet Douglas, being the final nail in the coffin. However, he is found out and wounded by Lust, forcing him to retreat and call Mustang, only to be confronted by Envy, disguised as Maria Ross. Shapeshifting into Hughes' wife, Gracia, Envy shoots and kills Hughes before he can attack.[ch. 15] This leads Mustang to further investigate the truth for himself, in hopes of finding his friend's killer.[ch. 16] In the 2003 anime series, he instead investigates the corruption and institution that got Hughes killed in the first place, respecting Hughes' wishes of being a better man and not seeking vengeance. His death as described by Arakawa was the moment where "everyone who read it cried" and so she had to apologize to readers and her assistant for such an event.[3] In the Japanese series he is voiced by Keiji Fujiwara, and in the English dub by Sonny Strait.ep. 5 ep. 5 In the mobile game adaptation, he is voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda after Fujiwara's passing. In the live-action film adaptation, he is portrayed by Ryuta Sato.[12]

Denny Brosh and Maria Ross edit Sergeant Denny Brosh (デニー・ブロッシュ, Denī Burosshu) and Second Lieutenant Maria Ross (マリア・ロス, Maria Rosu) are introduced when they are assigned to protect Edward Elric.[ch. 10] While Brosh is rather nosy and lazy, Ross is serious about her job. Ross is framed by the homunculi for the death of Maes Hughes.[ch. 30] Roy Mustang stages a prison break and then fakes her death, giving her a chance to flee to Xing. Before leaving, she asks that her family and Brosh not be told that she is alive so as to keep the secret from getting out.[ch. 41] To repay Mustang for saving her life, Ross later returns to Amestris and helps him wage an assault on Central.[ch. 89] In the first anime, Brosh and Ross later appear in the rebellion against King Bradley, saving various characters from execution. Brosh is voiced by Masao Harada in the Japanese version of the first series, Yuki Hayashi in the second, and Jim Foronda in the English dubs of both series.ep. 18 ep. 18 Ross is voiced in Japanese by Mitsuki Saiga in the first series and Kaori Nazuka in the second, and by Meredith McCoy in English.ep. 18 ep. 18 In the live-action film she is portrayed by Natsuna Watanabe.

In the first anime, after Hughes' death, Sheska is dismayed to learn that Mustang suspended the investigation of it and increasingly starts to resent him. She later gives him all the materials that Hughes had been investigating while personally conducting her own investigation into Hughes' death. She soon meets and befriends the Elric brothers' friend Winry Rockbell, and helps her discover the identity of Sloth, whom Sheska at first mistakes as an alien. Sheska and Winry are then attacked by Sloth but saved by Lieutenant Maria Ross and Sergeant Denny Brosh. The two then flee to Resembool where Sheska remains in hiding until it is safe to return to the military.

Sheska edit Sheska (シェスカ, Shesuka) is a librarian at the First Branch of the Central City Library. Because she spent all day reading the many documents stored there, instead of doing her job, she was fired. She has a photographic memory and can remember and reproduce anything she has ever read, with word-for-word accuracy. Because of this, after the library burns down, the Elric brothers seek her out to see if she can remember any research papers by Tim Marcoh. She transcribes the entirety of his research for them, earning enough pay to last her a year for her troubles. When Maes Hughes learns of how she helped the Elrics, he hires her to help recreate the criminal records that were destroyed in the fire.[ch. 10]

Upon telling the Elrics the truth about Hughes' death and Mustang's true kinder nature for peace in the government, it is at this moment where Sheska and Winry eventually gained respect and admiration for Mustang. Once Sheska returns to the military, she later learns from Winry that Al was restored to normal but Ed taken to the parallel universe as a consequence for reviving him. In the movie, Conqueror of Shamballa, Sheska, Winry and Al reunite with Ed, but the girls are sad to watch the boys leave for good in the end. Naomi Wakabayashi voices her in the first anime, and Gwendolyn Lau in the English dub.ep. 18 Her voice in the second series is provided by Chika Fujimura.ep. 7

Yoki edit Yoki (ヨキ), when first introduced, is a corrupt member of the military who imposes heavy taxes on the town of Youswell, bankrupting its citizens. He is assisted by two men, who would attack anyone who insults or threatens him if ordered. When the Elric brothers arrive in town, they trick Yoki into giving up ownership of the town and promptly report his actions to the military.[ch. 3] He is stripped of his rank and lives as a homeless person unsuccessfully finding work on the outskirts of Central where he ends up working for Scar out of initial fear for his life. Though he tries to convince those they encounter that Scar is his servant, Yoki does as Scar commands and calls him "master". Since he has started following Scar around the country, Yoki has assumed a role as comic relief, often having pain inflicted upon him when he tries to seem superior to others.[ch. 33] In the first anime, Yoki alerts the military to Scar's location to regain his position and is covertly killed by Lust in the subsequent raid. Kazuki Yao voices him in Japanese, and Barry Yandell in English.ep. 9 ep. 9

Chimera edit A Chimera (合成獣キメラ, kimera, Japanese literally "composite beast") is an alchemical fusion between two or more beings.[ch. 1] A vast majority of Chimera seen in Fullmetal Alchemist are a cross between multiple animals.

Human Chimeras edit There are a version of Chimeras that are humans who have been alchemically crossed with an animal. These experiments, performed in secret by the State Military to dispose of injured soldiers or those that have taken part in secret missions, endow the human with abilities reminiscent of the animal.[ch. 27]

Nina Tucker and Alexander edit Nina Tucker (ニーナ・タッカー, Nīna Takkā) is the daughter of Shou Tucker. Alexander (アレクサンダー, Arekusandā) is Nina and Shou's pet Pyrenean Mountain Dog. During the Elric brothers' visit to him, Edward and Alphonse spent time with Nina where a running gag had Alexander tackling Edward. Shou would later use his specialty in Chimeras to fuse Nina and Alexander into a human Chimera. This action got Shou placed under house arrest by the State Military. After killing Shou and the guards watching him, Scar states to the Nina/Alexander Chimera that the process is irreversible and grants them a mercy killing.

The 2003 anime had the Nina/Alexander Chimera running out into the streets and getting killed by Scar amidst Shou's arrest. Later on, Shou ends up accidentally turned into a human Chimera upon fusing with an unspecified canid and having made clones of Nina in order to find a way to revive her.

Nina Tucker is voiced by Satomi Kōrogi in the 2003 version of the Japanese anime and by Sumire Morohoshi in the 2009 version of the Japanese anime. In the English dub, she is voiced by Brina Palencia.

Greed's Human Chimeras edit A group of human Chimeras who work for the homunculus Greed during the series.

Bido (ビドー, Bidō) is human Chimera who was crossed with a gecko, allowing him to sneak around and climb surfaces with ease while also sporting a gecko tail. Because of his abilities, he is tasked primarily with intelligence gathering and relies on others to defend him.[ch. 25] After the raid caused by King Bradley, he encounters Lin Yao, the new Greed, who, having no recollections of Bido, kills him. His death later triggers Greed's memories and leaves him distraught and enraged, prompting him to find King Bradley to avenge his friends' deaths.[ch. 82] In the first anime, he is killed during the military's attempt to capture Greed. Bido is voiced by Tōru Ōkawa in the 2003 version of the Japanese anime and by Yūji Ueda in the 2009 version of the Japanese anime. In the English dub, he is voiced by Greg Ayres.

Dolcetto (ドルチェット, Doruchetto, "Dorochet" in the first English anime) is a human Chimera who was crossed with a dog, giving him an enhanced sense of smell and an unwavering loyalty to Greed. His weapon is a katana. He along with Loa were killed by King Bradley while trying to defend Greed. In the 2003 version, he along with Loa were killed by Lust and Gluttony while covering for Greed to escape from being sealed away by his homunculi brethren and his creator, Dante. Dolcetto is voiced by Yasunori Matsumoto in the 2003 version of the Japanese anime and by Anri Tatsu in the 2009 version of the Japanese anime. In the English dub, he is voiced by John Burgmeier.

Loa (ロア, Roa, "Law" in the first English anime and "Roa" in the second) is a human Chimera who was crossed with an ox, giving him greater strength and allowing him to transform into a humanoid bull. His weapon is a warhammer. He along with Dolcetto were killed by King Bradley while trying to defend Greed. In the 2003 version, he along with Dolcetto were killed by Lust and Gluttony while covering for Greed to escape from being sealed away by his homunculi brethren and his creator, Dante. Loa is voiced by Yūji Ueda in the 2003 version of the Japanese anime and by Tetsu Inada in the 2009 version of the Japanese anime. In the English dub, he is voiced by John Gremillion.

Martel (マーテル, Māteru, "Marta" in the first English anime) is a human Chimera who was crossed with a snake and thus can stretch and contort her body to great effect. She uses this ability during her introduction to infiltrate Alphonse Elric's hollow armor body and control it from the inside. During King Bradley's raid of the Devil's Nest to capture Greed, Martel attempts to attack Bradley in the sewers while inside Al's armor, enraged by Loa and Dolchetto's deaths, only for Bradley to stab through Al and kill her.[ch. 30] In the first anime, Martel survives the raid and accompanies Al in his various endeavors. She is ultimately killed by Bradley in the same way as in the manga, though not before informing Al that Bradley is a homunculus.ep. 40 Martel is voiced by Rumi Kasahara in the 2003 version of the Japanese anime and by Takako Honda in the 2009 version of the Japanese anime. In the English dub, she is voiced by Tiffany Grant.

Ulchi (ウルチ, Uruchi) is a significantly tall human Chimera who was crossed with a crocodile and possesses its strength level. He once tried to accost Izumi Curtis before being beaten up by Sig Curtis. When King Bradley led some soldiers to the Devil's Nest, Ulchi was killed by King Bradley's soldiers. In both anime adaptions, Ulchi is treated as a minor character with his Chimera status still intact.

Solf J. Kimblee's Human Chimeras edit A total of four human Chimeras are introduced in the series where they were created by Solf J. Kimblee from his bodyguards.

The first pair, the Razorback/porcupine Chimera Zanpano (ザンパノ, "Zampano" in the anime) and the mucus-spewing toad/frogfish Chimera Jelso (ジェルソ, Jeruso, "Jerso" in the anime) are tasked with capturing Scar before deciding to defect and side with Alphonse and Scar's group. They aid the Elrics in stopping Father. Afterwards, Zanpano and Jelso accompany Al to Xing to find a cure for their Chimera condition.[ch. 72,73] Zanpano is voiced by Takashi Hikida in the 2009 version of the Japanese anime and by Chris Rager in the English dub. Jelso is voiced by Tomuyuki Shimura in the 2009 version of the Japanese anime and by Andrew Love in the English dub.

Ishbal edit The Ishbalans (イシュヴァール人, Ishuvāru-jin, "Ishvalans" in the second anime) are a religious people, characterized by their brown skin and red eyes. Their god is named "Ishballah" ("Ishvala" in the second anime). The majority of their population was slaughtered by the State Military during the Ishbalan Civil War. The few survivors live as criminals and refugees in various slums across the country, usually leaping at the opportunity to fight against Amestrians.[ch. 7] With the help of Ishbalan refugees, the corrected transmutation circle was activated by Scar and helped return powers to the Alchemists.[ch. 105] Mustang and his team promised Marcoh to return the Ishbalan's their land following the final battle and reverse any anti-Ishbalan policies in effect, as well as grant Marcoh free rein to practice medicine again for the Ishbalans. Scar was also implied to have been granted amnesty afterward, as a photo shows him living as a Warrior Priest again.[ch. 108] Similarly, in the first anime, the reformed Amestris give the Ishbalan people their land back after King Bradley's death.ep. 51

Zanpano and Jelso's fellow Chimeras, the gorilla-like Darius (ダリウス, Dariusu) and the lion-like Heinkel (ハインケル, Hainkeru), aid Edward after Kimblee nearly killed them in apprehending the Fullmetal Alchemist. They aid the Elrics in stopping Father. Afterwards, Darius and Heinkel become Yoki's traveling companions. The ending implies that Darius, Heinkel, and Yoki joined the circus.[ch. 77] Darius is voiced by Masuo Amada in the 2009 version of the Japanese anime and by George Manley in the English dub. Heinkel is voiced by Shinpachi Tsuji in the 2009 version of the Japanese anime and by Bradley Campbell in the English dub.

Xing edit Xing (シン国, Shin-koku) is a country far away from Amestris. Its people are Asian in appearance and are split into fifty clans under the rule of a single emperor who fathered a child in each family. In the current storyline, the emperor is in failing health, and his children (of which there are 43, 7 implied to have been assassinated if not die of natural causes), whose families are not in good standing with one another, seek to earn his recognition in his final days. Two of his children, Prince Lin Yao and Princess May Chang, go to Amestris in separate attempts to find the fabled Philosopher's Stone and gain immortality, hoping that doing so will convince the emperor to make them his successor.[ch. 32] Those who come from Xing, due to their ability to sense qi, are able to identify a homunculus and sense the presence of numerous souls in one place. Many Xingese residents are also skilled in alkahestry (錬丹術, rentanjutsu, "purification arts"), a technique developed by Hohenheim that functions differently from alchemy.

Lan Fan edit Lan Fan (ランファン, Ranfan, "Ranfun" in the Japanese manga[17]) is one of Lin Yao's bodyguards. She is the granddaughter of Lin's other bodyguard, Fu, and is implied by Lin to be younger than Lin is. She is a skilled fighter despite her age and can keep up with or defend against seasoned warriors. She is fiercely protective of her prince, and instantly attacks anyone who speaks poorly of him.[ch. 34] This makes for a weakness in battle; by insulting Lin in some way, her opponent can break her usually perfect battle form and leave her open to attack. While protecting Lin, Lan Fan is severely injured by King Bradley, having to amputate her arm in order to escape. After regaining consciousness, she and her grandfather leave Lin so that she can get automail surgery to replace her arm.[ch. 63] The moment her surgery is complete and she has recovered to the point of being able to move (though not to the point of having complete control of her new arm), she rushes to Lin's side to start protecting him once again.[ch. 87] Her Japanese voice actress is Nana Mizuki and her English voice actress is Trina Nishimura.ep. 15

Xiao Mei edit Xiao Mei (シャオメイ, Shao Mei, "Shao May" in the English anime, Chinese for "little beauty") is May Chang's small pet panda. She is voiced by Rie Kugimiya in Japanese and by Tia Ballard in English.

Fu edit Fu (フー, Fū, "Foo" in the Japanese manga[16]) is one of Lin Yao's bodyguards. He is an older man and the grandfather of Lin's other bodyguard, Lan Fan. Though committed to his duties and stern in nature, he cries for his granddaughter after learning that she sacrificed her arm for their prince. He leaves his prince's side for an extended period of time when helping Maria Ross escape to Xing, and again when taking Lan Fan to get automail surgery.[ch. 41] Despite this, Fu remains deeply loyal to his prince and is determined to bring back to Xing, Lin and the immortality he has gained.[ch. 63] While facing King Bradley in battle along with Ling, Greed, Buccaneer, Falman, and the military, he is killed by the homunculus in a failed suicide attack of exploding himself along with him. However, his efforts were not in vain, as a mortally wounded Buccaneer takes advantage of Bradley's blind spot by stabbing through Fu's body to wound him with his sword.[ch. 99] He is voiced by Katsunosuke Hori in Japanese and Kenny Green in English.ep. 15 In the mobile game adaptation, he is voiced by Minoru Inaba

Other characters edit Pinako Rockbell edit Pinako Rockbell (ピナコ・ロックベル, Pinako Rokkuberu) is the paternal grandmother of Winry Rockbell, and also a surgeon and weaponsmith living and working in the town of Resembool in the eastern region of Amestris. Mixing her two specialties, Pinako is also a prominent automail engineer and presumably the founder of Rockbell Automail, a family-run automail atelier within the town. Pinako also happens to be the neighbor and close family friend of the Elrics - Van Hohenheim, Trisha, Edward and Alphonse. As Winry's only remaining blood relative after the death of her parents, and the closest adult to the Elric brothers after their mother's passing and their father's disappearance, Pinako acts as caretaker to the three youngsters, training Winry in automail engineering and serving as Ed and Al's home base whenever they return to Resembool.[ch. 9]

Her Japanese voice actresses are Miyoko Asō in the old version and Mami Koyama in the young version.ep. 17 In the English adaptation, her voice actresses are Juli Erickson in the old version and Shelley Calene-Black in the young version.ep. 27 ep. 27

Trisha Elric edit Trisha Elric (トリシャ・エルリック, Torisha Erurikku) is the deceased mother of Edward and Alphonse Elric. Her husband Van Hohenheim leaves her and their two sons behind to find a way to escape his immortality and achieve this goal.[ch. 68] Trisha tries to last until his return, though she ultimately dies of an illness.[ch. 85] Ed and Al attempt to revive her with human transmutation, but instead create a malformed entity that dies within moments of being created.ch.23 Hohenheim would later plant the suggestion that the creature was not the actual Trisha, leading to the conclusion it was Alphonse possessing an artificially created body momentarily after losing his own.[ch. 43, 45] In the first anime series, the failed creation becomes the homunculus Sloth.ep. 42 Her Japanese voice actress is Yoshino Takamori and Yuuki Mitsugi (Young), and her English voice actress is Lydia Mackay and Tia Ballard (Young).ep. 2 ep. 2 In the live-action film adaptation, Trisha is portrayed by Kaoru Hirata.

Slicer Brothers edit Two serial killer brothers who are made to guard the 5th Laboratory, and like Barry The Chopper, have their souls attached to a suit of armor, called Number 48. Although they are brothers, their souls are bound to the same armor, the older brother to the helmet, the younger brother to the rest of the armor. Like Barry the Chopper, the government pretended to execute them two years earlier. Edward Elric manages to defeat them both but refuses to kill them because he believes they are still human. Lust kills the older brother before he can tell Edward who they work for, and the younger brother is killed by Envy.

Slicer Brothers are voiced by Shinya Ohtaki as the older brother and Koichi Sakaguchi as the younger brother in the 2003 Anime and Dai Matsumoto as the older brother and Kenji Nojima as the younger brother in the 2009 Anime in Japanese and Bill Jenkins as the older brother and Duncan Brannan as the younger brother in the 2003 and 2009 Anime in English

Rosé Thomas edit Rosé Thomas (ロゼ・トーマス, Roze Tōmasu, also spelled "Rose") is a young woman introduced at the very start of the series. She is a devout believer in her town's local faith, believing that serving the Church of Leto would bring her dead boyfriend back to life. The Elric brothers' arrival in town opens Rosé's eyes to the church's corruption and forces her to realize her boyfriend cannot be resurrected.[ch. 2] Following the riots in her town caused by the upheaval of the church's authority, she helps to rebuild the town by being the cook for those working the reconstruction, eventually reuniting with Alphonse Elric.[ch. 80] In a monologue to Winry, Rose explains that she and the townsfolk will now actively work for their future rather than passively get by and just wait for a miracle to happen, a lesson she credits to the Elrics.

In the first anime as a major role, she instead becomes the mute "Holy Mother" of the townspeople, giving them a symbol of guidance as they rise up against the State Military. Rosé loses her voice after being captured by a soldier of the military; it is strongly implied that it was caused by a traumatic experience from being raped by the soldiers or at least one of the guerillas, as she now has a baby.ep. 41 Rosé later regained her ability to speak prior to being captured by Dante, who intended to use her as a new vessel once obtaining the Philosopher's Stone. But Rosé is freed by Edward as she escapes with her baby. Her voice actress in Japanese is Houko Kuwashima in the first series, and Satsuki Yukino in the second.ep. 3 Colleen Clinkenbeard voices her in the English series.ep. 1

Truth edit Truth (真理, Shinri) is a mysterious being/deity that lives on another plane of existence as both overseer and enforcer of alchemy's universal laws, going by many names that include God, The Universe, The World, All, and One. Appearing as a silhouetted reflection of whoever appears before it, the Truth takes those who attempt Human Transmutation to its domain where it grants them knowledge while taking what they most cherish or of equal value. Despite its ruthlessness, defined by the Father as an arbiter of order that puts the arrogant in their place, the Truth desires to teach alchemists humility and acceptance of their current situation while punishing those who intentionally seek its power. After Father is defeated, Truth punishes him by having the Gate of Truth absorb him, leaving him forever conscious, but unable to do anything. When Edward gives up his ability to alchemy to bring Alphonse back to their world, the Truth proudly congratulates Edward for learning the lesson and accepts the exchange, while wishing him farewell, noting that he said the correct answer.

Truth's voice in the Japanese version of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is dependent on the character that appears before it. In the English version, the Truth is voiced by Luci Christian, Maxey Whitehead, and Vic Mignogna.