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Introduction
Edward and Alphonse Elric are brothers living in the village of Resembool in the country of Amestris. Their father, Hohenheim, left home when Edward and Alphonse were still very young. Years later, their mother, Trisha Elric, dies of a terminal illness. After their mother's death, Edward becomes determined to bring her back through the use of alchemy, an advanced science in which an object can be reformed into something completely different. They learn of the Human Transmutation, a forbidden art in which one attempts to create a human who had died. However, this attempt failed, and because of the Alchemic Law of Equivalent Exchange; Edward lost his left leg and Alphonse lost his entire body. In a desperate effort to save his brother, Edward sacrifices his right arm to affix his brother's soul to a suit of armor. After that, Edward's left leg and right arm are fitted with two sets of automail, a type of advanced prosthetic limb, created for him by his close family friends Winry Rockbell and her grandmother Pinako.
Edward sets out to become a State Alchemist, which is an alchemist employed by the State Military of Amestris. State Alchemists are identified by their silver pocket watches and the unique titles assigned to them upon becoming a State Alchemist. Becoming a State Alchemist would enable Edward to use the extensive resources available to them to discover a way to restore what he and Alphonse had lost, its answer a mysterous lengendary stone named the Philosopher's Stone, is said to allow the holder to completely bypass the law of Equivalent Exchange, and set off in search of it as a means to restore their bodies.
Characters
Edward Elric (エドワード・エルリック)
Age: 12 (Beginning); 15
Race: Human
Alchemist Type: State Alchemist ("Fullmetal Alchemist")
Edward commonly nicknamed "Ed", is the main protagonist of the series. Edward is famous for being the youngest State Alchemist of the country and winning the title of "Fullmetal Alchemist". Edward is of short stature, and typically reacts in an exaggerated manner to any remarks about his height. After losing his right arm and left leg as a result of a failed human transmutation and the binding of Alphonse's soul to a suit of armor, he received automail prosthetics.He starts searching for the Philosopher's Stone in order to recover the body of his younger brother as well as his missing limbs.
Alphonse Elric (アルフォンス・エルリック)
Age: 11 (Beginning); 14
Race: Human (for the Most Part)
Alchemist Type: Civil Alchemist
Alphonse often nicknamed "Al," is Edward's younger brother and Fullmetal Alchemist's secondary protagonist. For most of the series, his soul is trapped in a large suit of armor as a result of performing Human Transmutation, causing other characters throughout the series to confuse Al with the "Fullmetal" Alchemist. Alphonse is the calmer of the two, and can be seen as a foil to Edward's character. He starts the search for the Philosopher's Stone with his brother hoping to recover their bodies.
Colonel Roy Mustang (ロイ・マスタング)
Age: 28
Race: Human
Alchemist Type: State Alchemist (Flame Alchemist)
(Major (in flashbacks), Lt. Colonel (episodes 3-8), Brigadier General (episodes 45-51), and Corporal (The Conqueror of Shamballa movie after resigning his commission)) Colonel Roy Mustang is a State Alchemist known as the "Flame Alchemist" due to his ability to create fire with his gloves. He is Edward's direct superior officer in the military, but has his own goal, mainly to become the Führer, leader of the military. During the series, his friend Maes Hughes is killed after discovering the secret of the Ishval Civil War resulting in the start of his search of Hughes's murderer.
Winry Rockbell (ウィンリィ・ロックベル)
Age: 16
Race: Human
Alchemist Type: N/A
Winry is a mechanical expert who is a childhood friend of the Elrics. She, along with her grandmother Pinako, built Edward's automail, and she also helps maintain the automail when it gets broken. Her parents were called into service as doctors during the Ishvalan Civil War and were killed while treating the injured. In the manga, they are killed by the Ishvalan Scar; in the anime, they are killed by the State Alchemist Roy Mustang.
Scar (スカー)
Age: N/A
Race: Human
Alchemist Type: Ishvalans Alchemist
Scar is one of the few surviving Ishvalans. His real name is never revealed, but he is referred to as "Scar" because of the X-shaped scar on his face. Scar's right arm, which is tattooed with a rare transmutation circle, was given to him by his brother shortly before he died. Scar believes himself to be an instrument of God, and kills State Alchemists using his alchemical skills, despite the fact that he believes alchemy is an abomination against the natural world.
Homunculi
Homunculi are the main antagonists in Fullmetal Alchemist. They are a group of artificially created humans who seek to fulfill their leader's goals of creating a Philosopher's Stone. In both the anime and the manga each homunculus is named after one of the seven deadly sins, and are marked with an Ouroboros tattoo on their bodies. Aside from this, the concept of the homunculi varies drastically between mediums. In the anime, homunculi are created when someone performs a human transmutation to revive a dead person. They will fail to revive the intended person, and will instead create a homunculus that looks exactly like the deceased target. These homunculi are led by Dante. The only way to kill a homunculus in the anime is by finding a remnant of their original body (a bone, hair, etc.) and having it near them, weakening them and making them susceptible to death.
In the manga, homunculi have a Philosopher's Stone somewhere in their body. Most of the homunculi that have been introduced were created at the same time as their respective Philosopher's Stone. Others, such as Wrath, were humans that accepted a Philosopher's Stone into their body, gaining the abilities of a homunculi while aging like a human. All homunculi are created by or at the discretion of Father, being a manifestation of one of his traits; his greed, his lust, and so on. The only way to kill a homunculus in the manga is by expending all of the power in their Philosopher's Stone, leaving them unable to revive themselves once they have been killed.
View all the Homunculi Here
Extras
Japanese Logo
Openings and Endings
American/Western Versions
The American/Western Versions of the Openings are merely Openings 2 and 4. (I watched the American Versions 1st, so I know
)Openings
1st Fullmetal Alchemist Opening
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2nd Fullmetal Alchemist Opening
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3rd Fullmetal Alchemist Opening
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4th Fullmetal Alchemist Opening
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2nd Fullmetal Alchemist Opening
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3rd Fullmetal Alchemist Opening
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4th Fullmetal Alchemist Opening
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Endings
1st Fullmetal Alchemist Ending
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2nd Fullmetal Alchemist Ending
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3rd Fullmetal Alchemist Ending
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4th Fullmetal Alchemist Ending
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2nd Fullmetal Alchemist Ending
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3rd Fullmetal Alchemist Ending
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4th Fullmetal Alchemist Ending
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