Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)/Characters/Four

This is a short summary page for characters from the Fullmetal Alchemist manga series and its anime adaptation Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Note: For the page about the characters from the first anime, see Fullmetal Alchemist Anime.

This Page is for characters from Xing and other general characters.

Ling Yao
Affiliation: Kingdom of Xing/Clan Yao Rank: 12th Prince of Xing Speciality: Swordsmanship/Martial-Arts]

Ling Yao is a member of the Xing Royal Family, and has the powers that come with it. His appearance marks the start of the large differences between the first anime and manga/Brotherhood anime.

"Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano (JP), Todd Haberkorn (EN)"

- ""So Sori! I no understand much language of this countwi!""
 * All Chinese People Know Kung Fu: Well Xingese anyway, and he and the other Xingese characters all fit this trope's stereotype of Chinese people as martial arts masters, though its justified in the fact that every Xingese character so far has been either a noble or a noble's bodyguard, and thus would have been trained in martial arts from a young age.
 * Badass Normal
 * Benevolent Boss: Ling might run off on them a lot, but he really does care a great deal about his bodyguards and is very protective over them. See also A Father to His Men and Reasonable Authority Figure.
 * Berserk Button: He doesn't explode in the manner of, say, Ed, but just try to convince Ling that subjects to authority are expendable and it will ensure that he will have a serious bone to pick with you.
 * Big Eater
 * Big Screwed Up Family
 * Charles Atlas Superpower: Ling is a gifted martial artist who is able to hold his own when fighting against Homunculi, despite having no superpowers. Notable accomplishments: fending off  one-handed , and being able to lift up Gluttony, one of the heavier Homunculi.
 * Cool Sword
 * Crouching Moron Hidden Badass: Sure didn't see that one coming
 * Curtains Match the Window: Like all other less-than-elderly Xingese.
 * Detect Evil: All the Xingese characters are trained to sense "the flow of chi"...
 * Eyes Always Shut: He does this deliberately, because he's aware his eyes are "shifty".
 * Face of a Thug: Ties in with Good Eyes Evil Eyes and his aforementioned Eyes Always Shut habit.
 * Fainting: Has a habit of doing this. Mostly it's from genuine hunger and exhaustion, but on other occasions, it seems to be part of his Obfuscating Stupidity.
 * A Father to His Men/Papa Wolf: Strongly believes "a King is no King without his people" and will do anything to save his comrades, even if it means risking his life. His bodyguards, Fu and Lan Fan, certainly hold him in extreme high regard in part because of this.
 * Funny Foreigner: Well, he's funny and he's a foreigner.
 * Eyes Always Shut: He does this deliberately, because he's aware his eyes are "shifty".
 * Face of a Thug: Ties in with Good Eyes Evil Eyes and his aforementioned Eyes Always Shut habit.
 * Fainting: Has a habit of doing this. Mostly it's from genuine hunger and exhaustion, but on other occasions, it seems to be part of his Obfuscating Stupidity.
 * A Father to His Men/Papa Wolf: Strongly believes "a King is no King without his people" and will do anything to save his comrades, even if it means risking his life. His bodyguards, Fu and Lan Fan, certainly hold him in extreme high regard in part because of this.
 * Funny Foreigner: Well, he's funny and he's a foreigner.
 * Funny Foreigner: Well, he's funny and he's a foreigner.


 * Good Counterpart: to King Bradley. Their philosophies on what it means to be a leader are the complete reverse of each others.
 * Good Eyes Evil Eyes
 * Greed: He's a pretty greedy fellow, given that he a seeks immortality and the power to rule over his country. . To his credit though the reason he even wants those things is so that he may provide for his people in return.
 * Heel Face Revolving Door: Kinda.... given his tendency of latching onto anyone he thinks might be able to help him achieve his goals, he winds up allied with a plethora of different people at different points of the story whether it's intentional or not. He's definitely at heart a "good guy", however.
 * The Illegal
 * Immortality Seeker: Ling's reason for coming to Amestris is to find the secret to eternal life (or at least, seems like it, so that his clan can win the Emperor's favor before he dies).
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold: Not as much of an outright "jerk" as most other examples, but he does come off as being smug and callous at times, especially when dealing with his personal desires. Nonetheless he genuinely cares about his country and the people close to him.
 * Obfuscating Stupidity: Extremely convincing when pretending to be a complete moron - even while displaying window-crossing stealth bordering on Offscreen Teleportation.
 * Prince Incognito
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: Wants to be one. His belief that a King exists to serve his people certainly reflects this, and he already does take into account the feelings and suggestions of his bodyguards.
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something
 * Say My Name: LAN FAAAAAAAN!!!
 * Shadow Archetype: His character parallels Greed in a number of ways.
 * Ship Tease: With Lan Fan. More subtle than most of the other Ship Tease's in the series but it's definitely there.
 * Spell My Name With an S: Ling/Lin/Rin, and some offbeat examples like Lynn. Ling seems to be the correct spelling, as his name tag bracelet  has it written this way.
 * Succession Crisis: The Emperor's twelfth son, but he could inherit the throne if he successfully wins his favor.
 * Tame His Anger: From
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: Has a tendency of leaving his shirts always open...
 * Warrior Prince
 * What Were You Thinking:
 * Younger Than They Look: Is apparently 15 years old when introduced to the story (a bit younger than Ed), and thus technically a Kid Hero, although he looks like a fully grown adult and is mature beyond his age.
 * Lampshaded a bit when he gets arrested for being an illegal immigrant. The guard questions Ling's age and subsequently refuses to believe he's actually a minor.
 * What Were You Thinking:
 * Younger Than They Look: Is apparently 15 years old when introduced to the story (a bit younger than Ed), and thus technically a Kid Hero, although he looks like a fully grown adult and is mature beyond his age.
 * Lampshaded a bit when he gets arrested for being an illegal immigrant. The guard questions Ling's age and subsequently refuses to believe he's actually a minor.

Lan Fan
Affiliation: Kingdom of Xing/Clan Yao Rank: Bodyguard Speciality: Martial-Arts/Weapons Expert/Stealth]

Ling's female bodyguard.

"Voiced by: Nana Mizuki (JP), Trina Nishimura (EN)"

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 * Action Girl
 * Anime Chinese Girl
 * Badass Normal
 * Badass Adorable: Without her mask, she's rather cute.
 * Berserk Button: Ling getting insulted or put in harms way.
 * Big Damn Heroes: During.
 * Blade Below the Shoulder:
 * Bodyguard Crush: On Ling. Ed appears to ship them.
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Detect Evil
 * Determinator - Plucky Girl:
 * Heroic BSOD:
 * Heroic RROD: Comes dangerously close to this several times since she hasn't properly recuperated from the.
 * Knife Nut: Kunai are her Weapon of Choice
 * Legacy of Service: She comes from a long line of people serving the Royal Family.
 * Mask Power: And she actually feels kinda insecure when she loses it.
 * Ninja
 * Put On a Bus
 * Samus Is a Girl: Is introduced masked and remains silent throughout her first fight with Ed, until he shatters the mask revealing her face and consequently, gender.
 * Spell My Name With an S: Another rampant case. Ranfan/Ran Fan, Lanfan/Lan Fan, Lang Fan, Lan fun, Ranfun, Ran Fen...
 * The official sketch book names her "Ranfun", but shouldn't be considered the definitive spelling, since this same volume lists Al's last name as "Elrick".
 * Take My Hand: Refuses to let go of Ling's hand when he and Wrath were dangling over the side of a bridge, despite his warning that.
 * Tsundere: Ling is the recipient of her dere; those who dare so much as look at him the wrong way suffer her tsun, thus making her Type A.
 * Unstoppable Rage: Subverted, as getting into a rage over protecting Ling actually makes her weaker and prone to mistakes. Ed takes advantage of this and insults Ling during their first fight to make her easier to fight.
 * Wild Goose Chase:
 * Take My Hand: Refuses to let go of Ling's hand when he and Wrath were dangling over the side of a bridge, despite his warning that.
 * Tsundere: Ling is the recipient of her dere; those who dare so much as look at him the wrong way suffer her tsun, thus making her Type A.
 * Unstoppable Rage: Subverted, as getting into a rage over protecting Ling actually makes her weaker and prone to mistakes. Ed takes advantage of this and insults Ling during their first fight to make her easier to fight.
 * Wild Goose Chase:

May Chang
Affiliation: Kingdom of Xing/Clan Chang Rank: 17th Princess of Xing Speciality: Medical Alkahestry/Martial-Arts]

A Xingese princess from a very minor clan, her goals are similar to Ling's, who is technically her half-brother. She's always accompanied by her tiny panda, Shao May.

"Voiced by: Mai Goto (JP), Monica Rial (EN)

Shao May is voiced by: Rie Kugimiya (JP), Tia Ballard (EN)"


 * Action Girl
 * Anime Chinese Girl
 * Badass Adorable: She's quite the martial artist, and she's undoubtedly cute.
 * Badass Princess
 * Little Miss Badass: See Plucky Girl below.
 * Bottomless Knife Brace: You may be wondering where she gets all those throwing knives. This trope is averted by Fridge Brilliance in that she simply transmutes more from available material.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Has quite the overactive imagination.
 * Child Prodigy: Expert at alkahestry and martial arts, and she is still not a teenager yet.
 * Curtains Match the Window: Like most other people of Xing.
 * Detect Evil
 * Empathy Pet: One of the more literal examples. Her panda not only shares her feelings, but also mimics most of her movements.
 * Everythings Better With Princesses
 * Head Pet: See below.
 * Horrible Judge of Character:
 * Implied Love Interest: For Alphonse.
 * Knife Nut
 * Flechette Storm
 * Improbable Aiming Skills: She can effortlessly throw five knives at once to land in a circle.
 * Kung Fu Kid
 * Loving a Shadow: She gets a crush on Ed, coming to believe he's a Knight in Shining Armor.
 * The Medic: Knows some healing alchemy. Oddly enough, she uses as part of her team more than
 * Morality Pet:
 * Nice Job Breaking It Hero:
 * Odango: With Braids of Action to boot.
 * Pandaing to The Audience: Shao May
 * Perky Female Minion: She fits this to the extent that while she is rather cheerful, the character she follows is very much The Stoic.
 * Plucky Girl: Crosses a Sahara Desert expy and into an unfriendly militaristic nation ALONE, picks a fight while still recovering from a concussion, and May Chang does not give up.
 * Princesses Prefer Pink
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Ridiculously Cute Critter: Shao May.
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something
 * Spell My Name With an S: Where do I begin? May Chan, May Chen, Meichan, May Chang, Mei Chang... it just never ends.
 * And Shao May's name can also be spelled Xiao May/Mei...
 * Succession Crisis: As means to save her lesser clan.
 * Tagalong Kid: Kind of, she ends up joining, and while she is the youngest member of the team, she's far from useless or a burden.
 * Thinks Like a Romance Novel: She has indulgent romantic fantasies towards both Elrics.
 * Tagalong Kid: Kind of, she ends up joining, and while she is the youngest member of the team, she's far from useless or a burden.
 * Thinks Like a Romance Novel: She has indulgent romantic fantasies towards both Elrics.

Fu
Affiliation: Kingdom of Xing/Clan Yao Rank: Bodyguard Speciality: Martial-Arts/Weapons Expert/Stealth]

Ling's other bodyguard and grandfather to Lan Fan.

"Voiced by: Katsunosuke Hori (JP), Kenny Green (EN)"

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 * Badass Grandpa
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Detect Evil
 * Heroic BSOD: He slaps  when , but it's less about him being angry and more about in denial and shock.
 * Legacy of Service: His family's served Ling's for a while.
 * Mask Power
 * Miniature Senior Citizens: Not played for laughs, but Fu is still only about as tall as Ed.
 * Ninja
 * Older Sidekick
 * Only One Name
 * Old Retainer
 * Papa Wolf:
 * Spell My Name With an S: Alternately "Fuu", "Huu", "Who".
 * : Tries this against King Bradley.
 * Weak but Skilled: Once he intruded on the fight between Wrath and Greed, Bradley started to take the fight much more seriously. Despite Fu being unable to lay a single blow on Bradley, Bradley actually complimented the older warrior for his skills, even expressing disappointment at having to kill him
 * : Tries this against King Bradley.
 * Weak but Skilled: Once he intruded on the fight between Wrath and Greed, Bradley started to take the fight much more seriously. Despite Fu being unable to lay a single blow on Bradley, Bradley actually complimented the older warrior for his skills, even expressing disappointment at having to kill him
 * Weak but Skilled: Once he intruded on the fight between Wrath and Greed, Bradley started to take the fight much more seriously. Despite Fu being unable to lay a single blow on Bradley, Bradley actually complimented the older warrior for his skills, even expressing disappointment at having to kill him

Tim Marcoh
Affiliation: Amestris Military (formerly) Rank: Major (formerly) Speciality: Medical Alchemy/Biological Alchemy]

A state alchemist who served in Ishval,  Due to his experience in the war he deserts the military, living a quiet life as a country doctor, until trouble comes knocking on his door.

"Voiced by: Kouji Totani (JP - 2003 Anime), Masayuki Omoro (JP - 2009 Anime), Brice Armstrong (EN - 2003 Anime) Jerry Russell (EN - 2009 Anime)"

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 * The Atoner
 * Back Alley Doctor: In a small country town, and very competent.
 * Badass Bookworm
 * Batman Gambit:.
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Death Seeker: On first meeting Scar, he begs the assassin to kill him.
 * Defector From Decadence
 * The Dog Bites Back: One of the most spectacular examples of this trope. See Crowning Moment of Awesome.
 * Let's Get Dangerous: You thought taking out poor helpless old Marcoh would be a piece of cake, didn't you ? Maybe you shouldn't have.
 * Suicide By Serial Killer: He wants to die without his beloved village being destroyed by the Homunculi. So when Scar shows up in their compound, he tries to punch Scar's Berserk Button and make his death look like an accident.
 * Suicide By Serial Killer: He wants to die without his beloved village being destroyed by the Homunculi. So when Scar shows up in their compound, he tries to punch Scar's Berserk Button and make his death look like an accident.

Yoki
Affiliation: Amestris Military (formerly) Rank: 1st Lieutenant (formerly) Speciality: Not a Damn Thing]

Once an insufferable and deeply corrupt bureaucrat that ran the mines in the town of Youswell, Yoki was discharged from the military when the Fullmetal Alchemist showed up for an inspection and lost all his money thanks to his own carelessness. In time, he was found by Scar, who not-entirely-willingly took Yoki on as his sidekick.

"Voiced by: Kazuki Yao (JP), Barry Yandell (EN)"

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 * Belated Backstory: In the anime, the story of how he got kicked out of the military and his history with the Brothers Elric isn't fully related until episode 38, twenty-five episodes after his first appearance.
 * Butt Monkey:
 * Break the Haughty
 * Car Fu: Ramming a car against
 * Chekhov's Gunman: Even more in Brotherhood, where he's reduced to a brief mention in episode 4 before showing up again in episode 13.
 * Chekhov's Skill: Say what you want about him being a crappy mine proprietor, but the man knows his stuff about coal mines.
 * The Chew Toy
 * Cowardly Sidekick: To Scar.
 * Dirty Coward
 * Hidden Heart of Gold: Very well hidden, in fact more a heart of fool's gold.
 * Hostage Situation: Happens, but everyone convinces the hostage-taker they don't care (at least some of them actually did).
 * Kick Them While They Are Down: . Not to mention running down with a car and gloating about it.
 * In 's case, it's more like "I can't believe I'm doing this shit!" than "Look who's laughing now, sucker!".
 * Lovable Coward: Becomes one thanks to character development.
 * Servile Snarker: But never to Scar's face.
 * Small Name Big Ego
 * Spared By the Adaptation:

Curtis Butcher Shop
Affiliation: None Rank: A housewife! Speciality: Martial-Arts/Alchemy without an Array] Izumi Curtis

Mentor to the Elric brothers, she taught them both alchemy and martial arts, both of which she is a master. Despises State Alchemists. Easily the most Badass character in the series, which is saying a lot.

"Voiced by: Shoko Tsuda (JP), Christine Auten (EN)"

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 * Action Mom: Or more accurately, Action Teacher.
 * Badass
 * Badass Bookworm: Of course.
 * Badass Teacher
 * Handicapped Badass: She's missing several of her internal organs and randomly coughs up Blood From the Mouth. She is also one of the most frakkin' epic characters in the entire series.
 * Blood From the Mouth: Tends to happen at random, completely freaking out everyone around her. Which, in a very rare form of this trope, is usually Played for Laughs.
 * Catch Phrase: "I'm a housewife!"
 * Near the end of the series she deliberately changes it to "I'm an ALCHEMIST!" indicating her intention of giving a good asskicking for the final battle.
 * Charles Atlas Superpower: Quite possibly one of the strongest characters in the FMA universe.
 * Dreadlock Rasta
 * Happily Married
 * Housewife: And don't you DARE look down on her for it.
 * Huge Guy Tiny Girl: Her husband is easily twice her size and can match muscles with Major Armstrong. Nice Guy for the most part, runs a butcher shop, but don't make him angry.
 * Incurable Cough of Death: Due to.
 * Killer Rabbit: At least when compared to her Gentle Giant Face of a Thug husband.
 * Mama Bear: Not to her children, but her students.
 * Parental Substitute: She acts very much as a mother figure to the Elric brothers. She's a fan of Tough Love.
 * Sexy Mentor
 * Shoe Slap
 * Sickeningly Sweethearts
 * Sink or Swim Mentor
 * Training From Hell: She subjects the Elric brothers to this, to the extent that the very mention of her name makes them tremble with fear. Which is nothing next to the training she endured. It involved
 * Training From Hell: She subjects the Elric brothers to this, to the extent that the very mention of her name makes them tremble with fear. Which is nothing next to the training she endured. It involved

Affiliation: None Rank: None Speciality: Super-Strength] Sig Curtis

Izumi's husband. A meat butcher who is very protective of his wife, often accompanying her on her travels around Amestris.

"Voiced by: Seiji Sasaki (JP), Bob Carter (EN)"

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 * Badass Beard
 * Badass Normal
 * Berserk Button: Other men hitting on his wife is just about the only thing that can drive him to violence.
 * Big Beautiful Man: Some female fans think his size and chub make him utterly huggable.
 * The Big Guy
 * Face of a Thug: Ironic, given his wife's violent tendencies.
 * Genius Bruiser: The man runs a butcher shop; his knowledge of an animal's biology is probably better than some alchemists. And he can carry the entire corpse on his shoulders.
 * Gentle Giant
 * Ham to Ham Combat: Engages in an epic muscle-flexing pose-off duel with fellow manly-man Alex Louis Armstrong.
 * In Brotherhood, they become Ham to Ham Bash Brothers.
 * Happily Married
 * Huge Guy Tiny Girl
 * Satellite Character
 * Sickeningly Sweethearts: Flowers and butterflies literally pelt anyone nearby whenever he and Izumi have a moment. Which is every time they're on screen together.
 * Stout Strength: Sig is noticeably portly, but still freakishly strong. He's kind of got that "retired football player" look going for him.

Pinako Rockbell
Affiliation: None Rank: None Speciality: Mechanic]

Winry's aged -- but still very spry -- grandmother. Pinako is a master automail engineer who taught Winry everything she knows; it was she who first applied Ed's prosthetic limbs. Also Hohenheim's old drinking buddy.

"Voiced by: Miyoko Aso (JP), Juli Erickson (EN), Mami Koyama (JP - Young), Shelley Calene-Black (EN - Young)"

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 * Cool Old Lady
 * I Was Quite a Looker: And about three feet taller.
 * Miniature Senior Citizens: Seriously, she must have lost about half her height during menopause.
 * Parental Substitute: To her granddaughter, then later to her buddie's two sons as well.
 * Screw Politeness I'm a Senior: She ridicules Ed's lack of height with impunity (though only when he has it coming).
 * Smoking Is Cool: Her wooden pipe is a permanent fixture on her person.
 * Women Are Wiser: Her straightforward attitude helps keep other characters stay grounded.

Trisha Elric
Affiliation: None Rank: None Speciality: None]

The common-law wife of Van Hohenheim and the mother of Edward and Alphonse Elric. She was a sweet, gentle woman who was loved dearly by her entire family, even by Hohenheim, who despite having left them, was reluctant to do so. Trisha tries to last until his return, though she ultimately dies of an illness. Ed and Al attempt to revive her with human transmutation set the events of the series in motion.

"Voiced by: Yoshino Takamori (JP), Yuuki Mitsugi (JP - Young), Lydia Mackay (EN)"

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 * Death By Origin Story
 * Good Parents
 * Housewife
 * I Will Wait for You
 * May December Romance: With Hohenheim.
 * Mayfly December Romance: Again, with Hohenheim.
 * Missing Mom
 * Posthumous Character

Barry the Chopper
Affiliation: Amestris Military/Homunculi Rank: Prisoner #66 Speciality: Knives/Swordsmanship]

A serial killer that guards the hidden laboratory used to create the red stones. After being used as a subject in transmutation experiments, his soul was placed into a suit of armor not unlike Al's. While he works for both Roy and the Homunculi over the course of the story, he doesn't really care as long as he gets to chop stuff up.

"Voiced by: Kentaro Ito (JP - 2003 Anime), Hideyuki Umezu (JP - 2009 Anime), Jerry Jewell (EN), Jason Grundy (EN - Human body)"

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 * Abhorrent Admirer: For Riza.
 * Animated Armor
 * Ax Crazy
 * Break Them By Talking: Gives one mighty lecture to Al, leaving the poor boy questioning his own existence. Note that he was just making crap up to stall and not basing it on any flaws he saw in Al.
 * The Butcher: One of his nicknames, and he actually worked as a butcher in the past.
 * Dual Wielding
 * Heel Face Turn: Though not much of one. Even when working for Roy, he's still a psychotic killer. Probably the only reason he doesn't cut up his allies is because Riza tells him not to.
 * Heroic Comedic Sociopath: At his most heroic he is still a sociopath but his love of cutting things up is played for laughs.
 * Ignored Enemy
 * I Have Many Names: Not that anyone cares.
 * Interplay of Sex and Violence: He measures the attractiveness of women on how much he wants to "chop" them -- voluptuous characters like Lust and Riza are to his taste, but Envy was far too stringy.
 * Laughably Evil: Let's face it, he's more or less devoid of redeeming qualities, but damned if he isn't funny. He becomes more Affably Evil later on.
 * Love At First Gunshot: Rare male example, as his Heel Face Turn was prompted by Riza curbstomping him.
 * Murder Before Reason: His original body, now a mindless zombie, constantly chases him on orders from the Homunculi. Being close to him affects his blood seal and threatens to destroy both of them. But rather then stay the heck away from it, Barry gleefully chases it because he finds to the idea of murdering his own flesh to be really cool.  This is later made extra-ironic in that !
 * Psycho for Hire
 * Serial Killer
 * Token Evil Teammate: Roy keeps him on a proverbial leash and points him at his own enemies. Since all Barry cares about is chopping things up he charges in that direction.
 * What Measure Is a Mook: His main reason for leaving the Homunculi is because they regarded him as such.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: The Homunculi tried to do this to him.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: The Homunculi tried to do this to him.

The Truth
Affiliation: Truth Speciality: Everything]

Mysterious guardian of the Gates, claims to be "Reality", "the World", and "God". Not having a form of his own, he takes on the outline of whoever approaches him. Whenever someone attempts human transmutation, (except those who have the Philosopher's Stone) he forces them to pay a toll for trepassing in God's domain. However, he always gives them alchemical skill and knowledge proportional to their sacrifice. Despite his apparent neutrality, he seems to take sadistic pleasure in his tolls, often giving out ironic punishments. Because of him, Ed and Al have lost their limbs and body, Izumi has lost several internal organs, and

"Voiced by: Various (JP), Luci Christian (EN)"

-- "* To * "Despair to the conceited.""
 * Eldritch Abomination
 * Fan Nickname: Truth-kun
 * God Is Evil Or at Least a Grade A Jerkass
 * Light Is Not Good: Regardless of his moral alignment, he is still a sadist white form contrasting the unfortunate alchemist that ended up in the gate.
 * Ironic Hell: Ironic punishment anyway, inflicted on those who attempt to raise the dead.
 * Ironic Hell: Ironic punishment anyway, inflicted on those who attempt to raise the dead.


 * Karma Houdini: Stole Izumi's organs, Al's body, two of Ed's limbs, . His punishment?
 * Dude, he IS Karma.
 * Kick the Dog:
 * Kick the Son of A Bitch: What he does to  in the end.
 * King of All Cosmos
 * Pet the Dog: May genuinely respect Al, after
 * Gets an even bigger one with Ed, after he
 * Kick the Son of A Bitch: What he does to  in the end.
 * King of All Cosmos
 * Pet the Dog: May genuinely respect Al, after
 * Gets an even bigger one with Ed, after he
 * King of All Cosmos
 * Pet the Dog: May genuinely respect Al, after
 * Gets an even bigger one with Ed, after he



"I am "the world". Or perhaps "the universe". I am "God". I am "Truth". I am "all". I am "one". And...I am you."
 * Phrase Catcher: When unfortunate alchemist asks who/what he is, Truth always gives the same answer. Yet it's more like Speech than simple catcher. Either way, it's his standard response.


 * Shadow Archetype: Though in an odd way. It is the approximate size of anyone attempting to converse with it.
 * Word of God is that  The last chapter confirms this.
 * Slasher Smile: Its only genuine facial feature.
 * : It was this to Ed all along.
 * The Blank: It's a mere silhouette, unless it's grinning creepily or wearing someone else's stolen face.
 * The Reason You Suck Speech:.
 * Voice of the Legion: Especially in the Japanese version, this even takes on the quality of being a legion variant of the voice of whoever he's talking to.
 * Voice of the Legion: Especially in the Japanese version, this even takes on the quality of being a legion variant of the voice of whoever he's talking to.

Greed's Chimeras
A group of chimeras who were experimented on by the military. They were presumably busted out by Greed, and now follow him.


 * Nakama
 * Undying Loyalty: They all ended up sacrificing their lives for Greed.
 * Punch Clock Villain
 * Petting Zoo People

Affiliation: Amestris Military (formerly)/Devil's Nest Rank: Black-Ops (formerly) Speciality: Super-Strength/Hammer] Roa

The big guy, and part cow. He faces off against Armstrong during Bradley's raid.

"Voiced by: Yuji Ueda (JP - 2003 Anime), Tetsu Inada (JP - 2009 Anime), John Gremellion (EN)"


 * A Load of Bull
 * Drop the Hammer
 * Mighty Glacier
 * Voluntary Shapeshifting

Affiliation: Amestris Military (formerly)/Devil's Nest Rank: Black-Ops (formerly) Speciality: Knives/Flexibility] Martel

Part Snake. She goes forces herself inside Al's armor to slow him down, during Greed's bid for immortality.

"Voiced by: Rumi Kasahara (JP - 2003 Anime), Takako Honda (JP - 2009 Anime), Tiffany Grant (EN)"


 * Cute Monster Girl: Martel/Marta is a good-looking young woman with great flexibility, a contrast to the more overt mutations of other chimera characters. In particular, the other reptilian chimera, Bido, is fairly ugly.
 * Fragile Speedster
 * Impaled With Extreme Prejudice
 * Spared By the Adaptation: Subverted, in the first anime, she becomes a supporting character for a few episodes, and even travels with the Elrics, before

Affiliation: Amestris Military (formerly)/Devil's Nest Rank: Black-Ops (formerly) Speciality: Swordsmanship] Dolcetto

Part dog. Greed's most loyal subordinate.

"Voiced by: Yasunori Matsumoto (JP - 2003 Anime), Anri Katsu (JP - 2009 Anime), John Burgmeier (EN)"


 * Cool Sword
 * Fragile Speedster
 * Katanas Are Just Better
 * The Nose Knows
 * Undying Loyalty

Affiliation: Devil's Nest(formerly) Rank: None Speciality: Agility] Bido

Part lizard. Greed's messenger, and the only survivor of Bradley's raid. .

"Voiced by: Tohru Ookawa (JP - 2003 Anime), Yuji Ueda (JP - 2009 Anime), Greg Ayres (EN)"


 * Character Development:.
 * Impaled With Extreme Prejudice
 * Lizard Folk

Kimblee's Chimeras
A group of chimes that Kimblee brought with him to Briggs - knowing that he can't trust Armstrong's men. Eventually, all four are left for dead by Kimblee, and all end up betraying him in the end. Zampano and Jerso join up with Marcoh and Scar, while Darius and Heinkel save Edward after he was nearly killed by Kimblee, and later join Edward and.


 * Badass Crew: Chimeras are much stronger than the usual soldier, but these four are clear standouts. They can easily go toe-to-toe with Homunculi, or even Scar!
 * Hell, Zampano and Darius even help out taking down.
 * Heel Face Turn
 * Voluntary Shapeshifting: Jerso, Zampano, Darius, and Heinkel can shift between human and half-animal forms at will.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: This must be the reason why Kimblee doesn't bother to help Darius and Heinkel from the mineshaft collapse, which leads to their Heel Face Turn.

Affiliation: Amestris Military Rank: Operative Speciality: Super-Strength/Quills] Zampano

One of Kimblee's original chimeras, a warthog. After defecting, he and Jerso join Marcoh and Scar to unravel the secrets of the country-wide transmutation circle.

"Voiced by: Takashi Hikida (JP), Chris Rager (EN)"


 * Badass: He's a black eyed boar with white skin and intimidating, that's badass.
 * Pig Man: In his chimera form.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Jerso.
 * Scary Shiny Glasses
 * Walking the Earth: Jerso and Zampano become Al's bodyguards and accompany him in his travels while searching for a way to return to being normal human beings.
 * Walking the Earth: Jerso and Zampano become Al's bodyguards and accompany him in his travels while searching for a way to return to being normal human beings.

Affiliation: Amestris Military Rank: Operative Speciality: Agility/Adhesive Saliva] Jerso

A chimera who takes the form of a toad. After defects with Zampano, he joins Scar and Marcoh in an effort to stop Father.

"Voiced by: Tomoyuki Shimura (JP), Andrew Love (EN)"


 * Acrofatic: Befitting a man who's half-toad, Jerso can leap great distances despite his girth.
 * Badass: A badass frog...guy.
 * Breath Weapon: Jerso can spit or drool large globs of sticky, adhesive saliva that hamper his opponents' movement.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Zampano.
 * Scary Black Man: Averted. Jerso is actually a pretty cool guy.
 * Walking the Earth: Jerso and Zampano become Al's bodyguards and accompany him in his travels while searching for a way to return to being normal human beings.

Affiliation: Amestris Military/Greed-2 Rank: Operative Speciality: Super-Strength] Darius

Kimblee's former henchman who takes the form of a Gorilla. After he and Heinkel are left for dead by Kimblee, they're both saved by a dying Edward. They in turn, save him and become his Nakama. Afterwards, all three then proceed to join  to stop Father.

"Voiced by: Madsuo Amada (JP), George Manley (EN)"


 * Badass: Not as much as his lion partner, but a gorilla is....kinda cool.
 * Badass Driver: He drove Ed in friggin' car designed to look like a Gothic regret, done by Ed of course without laughing, just annoyed.
 * The Big Guy: He and Heinkel fulfill this trope.
 * Everythings Better With Monkeys: Darius the Gorilla.
 * Mighty Glacier: Not as fast as the other chimeras, relies on brute strength.
 * My Name Is Not Gorilla

Affiliation: Amestris Military/Greed-2 Rank: Operative Speciality: Marksmanship/Agility/Super-Strength] Heinkel

Kimblee's chimera who betrayed him along with Darius after they were both left for dead. After saving Edward, they all proceeded to join  gang. He's half lion.

"Voiced by: Shinpachi Tsuji (JP), Bradley Campbell (EN)"


 * Badass: You have to be a badass to take on Pride solo!
 * Badass Mustache: When he's not in lion mode, it's blonde. BUT NOT AS MANLY AS ARMSTRONG'S!
 * Big Damn Heroes: An injured and battered Heinkel ends up being the one who saves Alphonse and Marcoh from Pride and Kimblee.
 * The Big Guy: fulfills this trope with Darius.
 * The Dog Bites Back: He literally bites neck, gashing his windpipe and fatally injuring him.
 * Guns Akimbo: When he's into in lion mode.
 * Lightning Bruiser: Helps being a lion.
 * Panthera Awesome: He can turn into a lion hybrid.

Minor Characters
Affiliation: Homunculi Speciality: Weapon Alchemy] Father Cornello

The first villain the Elrics go up against, Cornello was the leader of the Church of Leto, a cult that controlled the town of Liore. In reality, he was a power-hungry alchemist whose "miracles" were actually performed with a Philosopher's Stone. What Cornello didn't know was that he was an Unwitting Pawn for Father, and as soon as he outlived his usefulness, Lust and Gluttony killed him.

"Voiced by: Kinryu Arimoto (JP - 2003 Anime), Seizou Katou (JP - 2009 Anime), Andy Mullins (EN)"

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 * Bald of Evil: Compared to the Bishonen villains, he's pretty normal.
 * Card Carrying Villain: An aging bald man who wants to take over the world? Generic? Not at all! Lampshaded brilliantly by Ed.
 * Engineered Public Confession: How the Elrics take him down.
 * Light Is Not Good: A catholicish looking priest spreading a religion based on a sun god ? Must be Lawful Good!
 * Path of Inspiration: The Leto cult.
 * Starter Villain: Normally, he would last a single chapter, but it was to introduce how Badass Ed is.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Killed by Lust and Gluttony after his defeat, which was engineered to further their plans).
 * Starter Villain: Normally, he would last a single chapter, but it was to introduce how Badass Ed is.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Killed by Lust and Gluttony after his defeat, which was engineered to further their plans).

Affiliation: Amestris Military Rank: Major Speciality: Biological Alchemy] Shou Tucker

The "Sewing-Life" alchemist, who specializes in creating Chimeras. He allows Edward and Alphonse to look into his research as he tries to prepare for the annual reviews.

"Voiced by: Makoto Nagai (JP) Chuck Huber (EN)"

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 * Evilutionary Biologist
 * Guinea Pig Family:
 * Lack of Empathy:
 * Mad Scientist: He doesn't fit the traditional profile of this trope, since he's rather calm and polite at first.
 * Not So Different: Tries to pull this on Ed. He doesn't really make the best case, however.
 * Scary Shiny Glasses
 * Soft Spoken Sadist
 * Mad Scientist: He doesn't fit the traditional profile of this trope, since he's rather calm and polite at first.
 * Not So Different: Tries to pull this on Ed. He doesn't really make the best case, however.
 * Scary Shiny Glasses
 * Soft Spoken Sadist

Affiliation: None Rank: None Speciality: None] Nina Tucker and Alexander

Shou Tucker's daughter and dog. The two get along greatly with Edward and Alphonse during their visit, since Shou Tucker hardly ever plays with them. .

"Nina is voiced by: Satomi Koorogi (JP - 2003 Anime), Sumire Morohoshi (JP - 2009 Anime), Brina Palencia (EN)"

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 * Big Friendly Dog: Alexander
 * Cheerful Child: Nina
 * Idiot Hair: In the first anime series.
 * Missing Mom: Nina's mother left the family two years ago..
 * Missing Mom: Nina's mother left the family two years ago..
 * Missing Mom: Nina's mother left the family two years ago..

Affiliation: None Rank: None Speciality: Super-Strength] Catherine Ella Armstrong

Alex and Olivier's youngest sister.

"Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya (JP), Kate Oxley (EN)"

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 * Cute Bruiser
 * The Cutie
 * Different As Night and Day: Nope, we (initially) don't believe that someone so cute can be an Armstrong either...
 * Idiot Hair: Just check out her hair.
 * Kawaiiko
 * Killer Rabbit: Looks sweet and harmless, but thinks it's cute to see her brother and sister beating the crap out of each other and destroying the family home; oh, and she throws pianos.
 * Proper Lady: Looks the part and acts the part... when she's not lifting pianos.
 * Shrinking Violet: Fairly shy around Havoc in the bonus chapter, and according to Alex, doesn't have many men interested in her because of that.
 * Spell My Name With an S: Relatively minor compared to the other characters. It's either "Katherine" or "Catherine."
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Compared to Olivia.
 * Ugly Guy's Other Hot Daughter
 * Waif Fu

Affiliation: None Rank: None Speciality: None] Gracia Hughes and Elicia Hughes

Beloved wife and daughter of Maes Hughes. Hughes knows to especially shoves Elicia pictures to everyone he worked with.

"Gracia is voiced by: Kotono Mitsuishi (JP - 2003 Anime), Tomoe Hanba (JP - 2009 Anime), Lauren Goode (EN - 2003 Anime), Anastasia Munoz (EN - 2009 Anime)

Elicia is voiced by: Mayumi Yoshida (JP - 2003 Anime), Misato Fukuen (JP - 2009 Anime), Tierney Titus (EN - 2003 Anime), Cherami Leigh (EN - 2009 Anime)"


 * Cheerful Child: Maes has every right to be showing off his daughter.
 * Daddys Girl: Elicia.
 * Happily Married:
 * Housewife: Gracia.
 * Hot Mom: There's a reason why Hughes is so damn obsessed with his family.
 * Sickeningly Sweethearts
 * Spell My Name With an S: Elicia/Elysia, Gracia/Glacier
 * Sickeningly Sweethearts
 * Spell My Name With an S: Elicia/Elysia, Gracia/Glacier

Affiliation: Ishval Rank: Scholar Speciality: Destructive Alchemy/Medical Alchemy/Alkahestry] Scar's Brother

Scar's older brother who was killed during the Ishval Civil War.

"Voiced by: Yuu Mizushima (JP - 2003 Anime), Takehito Koyasu (JP - 2009 Anime), Bill Townsley (EN - 2003 Anime), Robert McCollum (EN - 2009 Anime)"

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 * Cowardly Lion: Can't keep his legs from shaking when the Amestrian army draws near, and considers himself a poor excuse for an older brother,.
 * Dead Older Brother: To Scar.
 * Fan Nickname: Scarbro.
 * Good Is Dumb: Despite his idealism, this is completely subverted.
 * Megane
 * Non Action Guy: Was too busy studying to fight during the war.
 * No Name Given
 * Posthumous Character: He may be dead,
 * The Short Guy With Glasses: Older than Scar, and not so much shorter as much as merely less brawny, but this trope fits well enough.
 * Smart People Wear Glasses
 * Wide Eyed Idealist: Believes people are capable of working together to bring out the good in each other, and this is a large part of his motivation for.
 * No Name Given
 * Posthumous Character: He may be dead,
 * The Short Guy With Glasses: Older than Scar, and not so much shorter as much as merely less brawny, but this trope fits well enough.
 * Smart People Wear Glasses
 * Wide Eyed Idealist: Believes people are capable of working together to bring out the good in each other, and this is a large part of his motivation for.

Affiliation: Amestris Rank: Civilian medics Speciality: None aside from their medical skills.] Urey and Sara Rockbell

Winry's parents, two doctors who perished in the Ishbalan war.

"Voiced by:

Urey: Masaki Terasoma (JP - 2009 anime), Joel McDonald (EN - 2009 anime)

Sara: Yuri Amano (JP - 2009 anime), Caitlin Glass (EN - 2009 anime)"

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 * Death By Origin Story
 * Deceased Parents Are the Best
 * Hot Parents
 * The Medic: Both of them.
 * Plucky Girl: Sara could've left and gone home easily but refused to do so, saying that Winry and Pinaco wouldn't forgive her if she did.
 * Wide Eyed Idealist: Well, they did attend people of any origins while in the war.
 * Plucky Girl: Sara could've left and gone home easily but refused to do so, saying that Winry and Pinaco wouldn't forgive her if she did.
 * Wide Eyed Idealist: Well, they did attend people of any origins while in the war.
 * Wide Eyed Idealist: Well, they did attend people of any origins while in the war.