Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)/Characters/Three

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 the Homunculi.

Homunculi
All of them provide examples of:


 * Anthropomorphic Personification: Of a sin or aspect of human nature; and also a facet of Father's personality.
 * Artificial Human: All of them except  were created by Father in order to create pawns and means for Father to achieve perfection
 * Dark Is Evil: Varies among them but generally true.
 * Dark Is Not Evil: Greed, who made a Heel Face Turn twice. And Sloth and Gluttony don't seem actively malevolent, their only desire being to sleep and eat, respectively.
 * Death By Irony:
 * Eerie Pale Skinned Brunette: Except for Gluttony, who is bald and Father, who has blond hair.
 * Evil Gloating: Except for the dim Gluttony and Sloth, all of them are frequent perpetrators of this.
 * Five Bad Band:
 * Big Bad: Father.
 * The Dragon: Pride
 * The Brutes: Envy, Gluttony and Sloth.
 * Evil Genius: Wrath and Lust.
 * Dark Chick: Greed before he betrayed Father.
 * Sixth Ranger Traitor: Greed (1 and 2)
 * Healing Factor: Can recover from fatal injuries without much problem. However, "killing" them enough times exhausts their factor and renders them dead for real. Due to the method of his creation and the effects on his body it had, Wrath is the exception.
 * Hero Killer:  done by Wrath  and Envy
 * Humanoid Abomination: All are sociopaths (except arguably Greed and Sloth) made through unnatural means with superhuman powers fueled by a stone filled to the brim with disembodied souls screaming in despair.
 * Its All About Me: Especially Father
 * Lack of Empathy: In varying degrees depending on the individual--Greed's definitely the least so in this aspect and Pride and Father are definitely the most.
 * Moral Myopia: Ed calls this out to  and Ling does so to
 * Our Homunculi Are Different: Obviously.
 * Powered By a Forsaken Child: More like powered by a forsaken population of countless souls
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: All of the first 6 were created centuries ago by Father who himself is over 400 years old. Wrath and the Second Greed avert this rule.
 * Red Right Hand: Their ouroboros tattoos.
 * Seven Deadly Sins: Each of their code names  are named after one because they are split from Father in order to become the perfect being.

Father
Affiliation: Amestris Military/Homunculi Speciality: Perfect Alchemy/Immortality



The creator and leader of the homunculi.

"Voiced by: Iemasa Kayumi (JP), Kent Williams (EN)"

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 * Abusive Parents: Burning Greed alive in a vat of molten metal, for one thing. He raises his children specifically to act as pawns in his plan.
 * He doesn't care when any of the homunculi die. He just keeps them around because they're useful.
 * Anti Magic: He can turn off alchemy. Not just the alchemy of one person, but all the alchemy in the country. This only applies to Amestrian alchemy, so people like Scar or May Chang are immune to this.
 * This is because
 * Archnemesis Dad: To Greed
 * Be Careful What You Wish For:.
 * Big Bad
 * Bishonen
 * Blond Guys Are Evil: Only in his Old Man Form his True Form did not have hair
 * Body Horror: He can do some really creepy stuff with it, especially when helping his Homunculi.
 * The Chessmaster: With four hundred years of planning behind him.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: He comes off as one, but only because his concerns are so far above humans' that they can rarely understand his thought processes.
 * Creative Sterility: When it's pointed out to him that all he does is mimic humans, his response is essentially "Fuck you."
 * Dark Is Evil/Light Is Not Good: Started as a flask-dwelling creepy little black blob and afterwards reshaped his body into looking like Hohenheim's, meaning he became a noble looking old man wearing white robes, invoking traditional depictions of Top Gods. ; the only consensus to be made out of this is that he is dark but prefers more attractive forms.
 * Taken further to an extent in the anime. Whenever we're shown Father's lair, it seems to glow with a strange silver light.
 * Devil in Plain Sight: During his early days as the, he was obviously up to no good but unfortunately no one in Xerxes picked up on it enough to avoid becoming an Unwitting Pawn.
 * : Or the nearest equivalent in this universe.
 * Early Bird Cameo: He appears twice, each time for only a moment, in the first episode when he detects the Freezing Alchemist's huge transmutation circle in Central.
 * Eldritch Abomination:
 * Elemental Powers:
 * Evil Counterpart: To
 * Evil Plan: To achieve 'perfection'. Hohenteim states its actually
 * Eyes Do Not Belong There:
 * Faux Affably Evil: Though he drops the facade after his first few appearances.
 * Gambit Roulette: Manipulating to suit his plans.
 * A Glass of Chianti: He swivels a glass around at one point, although that's not wine he's drinking
 * A God Am I: Has this attitude throughout the manga; he believes all other life forms are too far beneath him to even be worthy of contempt.
 * Good Powers Bad People: Can pretty much heal any injury instantly . Also counts as subverting No Cure for Evil.
 * Grandpa God: His appearance definitely invokes this, but he's really more like Satan than anything.
 * Hair Antennae
 * Human Resources: Ignoring the obvious, we get to see essentially how the Homunculi are born in Chapter 106.  It Makes Sense in Context, I swear.
 * Ironic Echo: During the final battle, he talks of how despair is truth.
 * Literal Split Personality/Mes a Crowd: He "perfected" his soul by splitting off parts of it into separate bodies . Rather than destroying the beings created by this separation, he kept them around to do his dirty work for him.
 * Man Behind the Man:
 * Manipulative Bastard: One of his last tricks involves
 * Names the Same: No, he's not the Big Bad from Codename Kids Next Door, although their roles in their respective series are surprisingly similar.
 * Omnicidal Maniac: Well, it's more like  but the effect is pretty similar.
 * Pure Is Not Good: He claims to have purified himself of emotions by giving those aspects of himself to his "children", but as noted by Hohenheim, he's probably worse now than he was when he had those emotions.
 * Though it's stated numerous times that Father has expelled all of his sins, it's interesting to note he acts in a way similar to that of the sins: He seeks power at all costs (Greed); views humans as "ants" (Pride); devours his home cooked meals with no self control (Gluttony); has a desire for a family like humans (Envy); prefers to let others do his bidding for him (Sloth); feels anger towards any opposition, principally Hohenheim (Wrath); and shows complete disregard and manipulation of human beings (Lust); so perhaps he didn't really lose them.
 * Satan:
 * Shadow Archetype: To Hohenheim.
 * Stepford Smiler:
 * Third Eye: Although his true form has a lot more eyes than that, he's shown a couple of times forming a third eye on his forehead and pulling out a spare philosopher's stone.
 * Tin Man: Although he claims to have no emotions he actually does display them, sometimes as seemingly friendly ditziness, but also anger and great cruelty. If anything, it's more like his emotions are fairly low key. Hohenheim points out that while he claims to not want a family, the fact that he created seven "children" and had them call him Father betray his motives.
 * Which takes Envy's entire existence into Fridge Brilliance if you think about it.
 * It also foreshadows that Greed actually wants friends since he acts friendly after absorbing Greed; once he gives Greed to Ling he becomes a complete monster again.
 * The Unfettered: He sees everyone, enemy and ally alike, as pawns or stepping stones to his goal.
 * Vocal Dissonance: In the anime, he keeps his "elderly man" voice even after
 * Names the Same: No, he's not the Big Bad from Codename Kids Next Door, although their roles in their respective series are surprisingly similar.
 * Omnicidal Maniac: Well, it's more like  but the effect is pretty similar.
 * Pure Is Not Good: He claims to have purified himself of emotions by giving those aspects of himself to his "children", but as noted by Hohenheim, he's probably worse now than he was when he had those emotions.
 * Though it's stated numerous times that Father has expelled all of his sins, it's interesting to note he acts in a way similar to that of the sins: He seeks power at all costs (Greed); views humans as "ants" (Pride); devours his home cooked meals with no self control (Gluttony); has a desire for a family like humans (Envy); prefers to let others do his bidding for him (Sloth); feels anger towards any opposition, principally Hohenheim (Wrath); and shows complete disregard and manipulation of human beings (Lust); so perhaps he didn't really lose them.
 * Satan:
 * Shadow Archetype: To Hohenheim.
 * Stepford Smiler:
 * Third Eye: Although his true form has a lot more eyes than that, he's shown a couple of times forming a third eye on his forehead and pulling out a spare philosopher's stone.
 * Tin Man: Although he claims to have no emotions he actually does display them, sometimes as seemingly friendly ditziness, but also anger and great cruelty. If anything, it's more like his emotions are fairly low key. Hohenheim points out that while he claims to not want a family, the fact that he created seven "children" and had them call him Father betray his motives.
 * Which takes Envy's entire existence into Fridge Brilliance if you think about it.
 * It also foreshadows that Greed actually wants friends since he acts friendly after absorbing Greed; once he gives Greed to Ling he becomes a complete monster again.
 * The Unfettered: He sees everyone, enemy and ally alike, as pawns or stepping stones to his goal.
 * Vocal Dissonance: In the anime, he keeps his "elderly man" voice even after
 * The Unfettered: He sees everyone, enemy and ally alike, as pawns or stepping stones to his goal.
 * Vocal Dissonance: In the anime, he keeps his "elderly man" voice even after
 * The Unfettered: He sees everyone, enemy and ally alike, as pawns or stepping stones to his goal.
 * Vocal Dissonance: In the anime, he keeps his "elderly man" voice even after

Lust
Affiliation: Homunculi Speciality: Spears



A seductress of immense beauty and cruelty. Father's emissary to his pawns.

"Voiced by: Yuko Sato (JP - 2003 Anime), Kikuko Inoue (JP - 2009 Anime), Laura Bailey (EN)"

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 * A Plague On Both Your Houses:.
 * Artificial Human
 * Author Appeal: In addition to muscular men (see Armstrong), the author has acknowledged that she really likes drawing buxom women such as Lust ("Women should be vavoom!").
 * Badass: Takes a ridiculous amount of punishment before she even starts to consider dying.
 * Badass Long Hair
 * The Baroness: Sexpot version. She even seduces Havoc.
 * Beast and Beauty: With Gluttony
 * Brains and Brawn: The Brains to Gluttony and Envy's Brawn.
 * Card Carrying Villain: She truly seems to enjoy being evil.
 * Dark Action Girl
 * Does This Remind You of Anything: Her main attack is called the "Ultimate Lance" and can penetrate anything.
 * Eerie Pale Skinned Brunette
 * Evil Genius: She's probably the best at manipulating people and one of the more strategic of the Homunculi.
 * Femme Fatalons
 * Gainaxing: Complete with sound effects.
 * Hot Girls Are Bitches
 * In Series Nickname: "Ms. Ultimate Spear", by Greed.
 * Lust: Well, duh!
 * Light Is Not Good: Her fake name Solaris is associated with the sun.
 * Made of Iron
 * Manipulative Bitch: On a far smaller scale than say, Father, but just look at what she did to Havoc.
 * Morality Pet: Gluttony seems to be hers; she's genuinely fond of him.
 * Ms. Fanservice: What would you expect with a name like that?
 * No One Could Survive That: "She's dust...I definitely cremated her." Sorry, Roy...
 * Of Corsets Sexy
 * Opposite Sex Clone: To an extent. There's some Fan Disservice when you notice how she has some of Father's features.
 * Pride: Very much so, despite it not being "her" sin.
 * Playing Against Type: Both Kikuko Inoue and Laura Bailey
 * Raven Hair Ivory Skin
 * Red Oni Blue Oni: The blue to Envy's red.
 * Sarcasm Mode: Switches to this frequently: "Oh no, did I get your ignition gloves all wet? Silly me."
 * The Schlub Pub Seduction Deduction:
 * Smug Snake
 * Superior Species: Believes Homunculi are innately superior to humans.
 * Tall Dark and Bishoujo
 * The Vamp
 * Vapor Wear
 * What Could Possibly Go Wrong: "I've sent Gluttony and Envy. They will not fail."
 * What Measure Is a Non Human: Her reaction when Roy calls her a monster after showcasing her abilities and Philosopher's Stone. She claims that the homunculi are "the next link in the evolutionary chain" of humanity, however.
 * Woman in Black
 * Wolverine Claws
 * The Vamp
 * Vapor Wear
 * What Could Possibly Go Wrong: "I've sent Gluttony and Envy. They will not fail."
 * What Measure Is a Non Human: Her reaction when Roy calls her a monster after showcasing her abilities and Philosopher's Stone. She claims that the homunculi are "the next link in the evolutionary chain" of humanity, however.
 * Woman in Black
 * Wolverine Claws

Gluttony
Affiliation: Homunculi Speciality: Eating Everything/Imperfect Gate



A simpleton who loves to eat, and will eat anything. A heavy-hitter who plays backup to the other Homunculi as needed. Has an odd, symbiotic relationship with Lust in both the manga and anime.

"Voiced by: Yasuhiro Takato (JP - 2003 Anime), Tetsu Shiratori (JP - 2009 Anime), Chris Cason (EN)"

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 * Acrofatic: Surprisingly quick for his size.
 * Back From the Dead: Scar once exhausted his Healing Factor and killed him for real. However, Father was nearby and able to ressurect him with all his memories without much trouble.
 * Bald of Evil
 * Beast and Beauty: With Lust. It's not romantic, though.
 * Big Eater: As per his "sin", he is never ever full.
 * Brains and Brawn: The Brawn to Lust's Brains.
 * The Brute: Very strong, none too bright, and used by Father and Lust as a living wrecking ball.
 * Catch Phrase: "Can I eat him/her?"
 * Ironic Echo:
 * Dumb Muscle
 * Extreme Omnivore: He practically embodies the trope.
 * Fat Bastard: Though he's hardly mean about it.
 * Fat Idiot
 * I'm a Humanitarian
 * Karmic Death:
 * Let's Get Dangerous: Face it, Mustang--he's one of the Homunculi. You should have expected him to be Not So Harmless.
 * Not So Harmless: Easily the most docile and least evil of the Homunculi, but once he realizes that Mustang's the one who, he goes ballistic.
 * Obliviously Evil: Gluttony is no more evil than a great white shark is. He's just hungry and completely unaware of concepts like morality.
 * One Winged Angel: His chest can open up in a fanged mouth. Unusual for the trope is that he can change back.
 * Psychopathic Manchild
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge:
 * Say My Name: MUSTAAAAAAAAANG!!!
 * Villainous Glutton: Well, duh.
 * Villainous Friendship: With Lust.
 * : Technically more like.
 * : Technically more like.

Envy
Affiliation: Amestris Military/Homunculi Rank: Any Speciality: Shapeshifting



A misanthropic little psychopathic shape-shifter. If Envy can Kick the Dog, Envy will. Father's chief spy and instigator.

For the sake of clarity, Envy will not be referred to by any gender-specific pronouns.

"Voiced by: Mayumi Yamaguchi (JP - 2003 Anime), Minami Takayama (JP - 2009 Anime), Wendy Powell (EN)"

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 * Adaptational Attractiveness: Noticeably a lot more muscular in Brotherhood than in the first series.
 * Ambiguous Gender: Nobody knows Envy's true gender, not even Envy. That said, other characters refer to Envy with male pronouns.
 * Ax Crazy
 * Bare Your Midriff: A ambiguous version.
 * Berserk Button: Envy really, really does not like being called "ugly".
 * The Brute: Arguably. Envy's got a Hair Trigger Temper, a profoundly limited sense of subtlety, relies on brute force in combat, and seems to be relatively low on the Homunculi totem pole.
 * Chewing the Scenery: "I'm ALLLIIIIIIIIIIIVE!"
 * Clasp Your Hands If You Deceive
 * Don't You Dare Pity Me
 * Does Not Like Shoes
 * Eldritch Abomination: Most people freak the hell out when they see Envy's true form. And I'm not just talking about the characters.
 * Enemy Mine: Briefly worked with Ed and Ling to escape
 * Envy:
 * Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: To be fair, it has admitted this.
 * Faux Affably Evil: Its attempts at being cordial only underscore the fact that it doesn't give a shit about the other character's hatred.
 * False Flag Operation: . Years later,.
 * For the Evulz
 * Friendly Enemy: Likes to play this role. It's all lies, of course.
 * Hair Trigger Temper: Hates being insulted, by anyone, about anything, and has a fuse shorter than Ed's.
 * Hypocrite: Loves to cause pain and agony and laugh giddily over it, but if the tables turn expect Envy to bitch and moan about it the loudest of any of the Homunculi.
 * Irony: One of Envy's abilities is to transform into humans.
 * Is the one who most consistently makes fun of Ed's height,
 * Jerkass: To psychopathic levels.
 * Just Between You and Me: Excels at this. It often backfires, though.
 * Kick the Dog: Constantly and enjoys it immensely.
 * Red Oni Blue Oni: The red to Lust's blue.
 * Oh Crap: There's no other possible way to describe Envy reaction when Envy realizes.
 * There's also a more minor one when Hawkeye implies there is something going on between her and the Colonel.
 * Psycho for Hire
 * Say It With Hearts
 * Shape Shifter: Ties with Unlimited Wardrobe.
 * Shape Shifter Baggage: Averted. Ling notices
 * Shapeshifter Guilt Trip: Works on Hughes, fails horribly against Roy.
 * Voluntary Shapeshifting
 * Sissy Villain: Unlike the previous adaptation of Envy, this one is effeminate.
 * Slasher Smile: Always has one of these--
 * Stupid Evil: Not consistently, but pretty often. Envy is just way too sadistic to restrain the urge to brag about its atrocities at times when it's clearly not a best idea. This is also probably why Envy's Unskilled but Strong--Envy just lacks the self-control to be a better fighter.
 * Unskilled but Strong: Envy is a terrible fighter in the manga/Brotherhood adaption. Thanks to its shapeshifting abilities, and the, this doesn't often matter.
 * Would Hurt a Child: Years later, Envy still seems to think of this as one of the most enjoyable things it has ever done.
 * Psycho for Hire
 * Say It With Hearts
 * Shape Shifter: Ties with Unlimited Wardrobe.
 * Shape Shifter Baggage: Averted. Ling notices
 * Shapeshifter Guilt Trip: Works on Hughes, fails horribly against Roy.
 * Voluntary Shapeshifting
 * Sissy Villain: Unlike the previous adaptation of Envy, this one is effeminate.
 * Slasher Smile: Always has one of these--
 * Stupid Evil: Not consistently, but pretty often. Envy is just way too sadistic to restrain the urge to brag about its atrocities at times when it's clearly not a best idea. This is also probably why Envy's Unskilled but Strong--Envy just lacks the self-control to be a better fighter.
 * Unskilled but Strong: Envy is a terrible fighter in the manga/Brotherhood adaption. Thanks to its shapeshifting abilities, and the, this doesn't often matter.
 * Would Hurt a Child: Years later, Envy still seems to think of this as one of the most enjoyable things it has ever done.
 * Would Hurt a Child: Years later, Envy still seems to think of this as one of the most enjoyable things it has ever done.
 * Would Hurt a Child: Years later, Envy still seems to think of this as one of the most enjoyable things it has ever done.

Greed
Affiliation: Homunculi (formerly)/Devil's Nest Speciality: Ultimate Shield



A homunculus so greedy he won't play second fiddle to anyone, not even his creator. Bodyguard and watchdog to Father, that is until he goes rogue.

"Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (JP - 2003 Anime) Yuuichi Nakamura (JP - 2009 Anime), Chris Patton (EN),"

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 * Affably Evil: He's undeniably the most polite, classy, and the least violent Homunculus of all. Greed even once showed some condolence towards Al when given the false impression that "the brother that attached his soul to the armor" was actually dead and was a touchy subject.
 * Ambition Is Evil: Inverted, his ambition was what drove him to separate from Father and become an Anti Villain.
 * Anti Villain: Type I -->
 * Badass
 * Badass Baritone: Especially in the Japanese Dub.
 * Badass Longcoat: Starts wearing one after
 * Cultured Badass
 * Bad Guy Bar: The Devil's Nest, his hideout.
 * Benevolent Boss: To his minions--or, as he calls them, "possessions".
 * Big No: After, it leads him into an Anti-Heroic BSOD.
 * Book Ends:.
 * Catch Phrase: "I'm called Greed, because I'm greedy. I want money, I want power, I want women, I WANT EVERYTHING!"
 * Let's not forget "There's no such thing as 'no such thing.'"
 * Code Name: The Ultimate Shield
 * Cool Shades
 * Dark Is Not Evil: When he defects from the other Homunculi and eventually sides with the good guys.
 * Defector From Decadence
 * Drama Preserving Handicap: Of the psychological variety- his vanity keeps him from covering his good-looking face with the Ultimate Shield if he can possibly avoid it,.
 * Even Evil Has Standards
 * Evil Laugh (or at least Evil Chuckle): very frequently in Brotherhood.
 * Evil Sounds Deep: Not in the dub, though.
 * Fangs Are Evil: Sort of.
 * Foil / Shadow Archetype: To both Ling and.
 * Edward too, they share arrogance and an Oedipus Complex.
 * Game Face: He looks very different when he extends the Ultimate Shield over his head.
 * Greed: Obviously.
 * Handsome Lech
 * Helmets Are Hardly Heroic: A variant, since the Ultimate Shield is less armor than it is a part of him, but he never extends it to cover his head, and rarely even his neck, unless he absolutely has no other choice. He says it's because it obscures his pretty face (and to be fair, it does), so this also makes his vanity a Drama Preserving Handicap
 * Hunter of His Own Kind
 * Immortality: His goal in life.
 * In Series Nickname: "Mr. Ultimate Shield", by Lust.
 * Instant Armor
 * Its All About Me: While a more positive spin could be placed on his actions than the one on that page (see trope below), he is, by the nature of the sin he represents, undeniably a massive egomaniac.
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold/Hidden Heart of Gold: He's a selfish greedy (well, it's his NAME) bastard for sure, but he's also shown to genuinely care for his subordinates and he does have a sense of honor.... even if he tries his very hardest to deny it or justify it as his way of keeping his "possessions" in top condition. Also worth noting is that by having the chimeras work for him, he was accepting those who would've very likely otherwise been shunned from society.
 * A Lady On Each Arm: How he's introduced.
 * Lightning Bruiser:
 * Made of Iron: His Ultimate Shield makes him durable even by homunculi standards.
 * Morality Pet: His possessions.
 * Noble Demon: Greed is obviously far from a saint (seeing as he's supposed to be the embodiment of a SIN), but he's the only Homunculus willing to work with the good guys as long as it suits his ends. He's so obsessed with his own desires that senseless murder in Father's name doesn't interest him, as anything that he could help Father get Greed would rather obtain for himself. . He also has a code of honor that none of the other Homunculi seem to have.
 * Not So Different: Just before their final assault on Central, Greed lectures Ed on their similarities -- Ed is motivated by hope and Greed by avarice, and what are hope and greed but different words for desire?
 * Now, if we take into account, the above actually takes on a new meaning.
 * Also interesting is Greed's Oedipus Complex toward Father compared to Ed's resentment of Hohenheim for abandoning him as a child, especially since Father and Hohenheim look alike.
 * Greed once mocked Ed for being the type of person who can handle taking a beating himself but goes nuts when people he cares about get hurt. Guess what happens when Greed remembers what happened to his subordinates?
 * From another angle, in a recent chapter, Father commented on how much Greed reflects his own motivations, indicating ironically that the same qualities that made Greed fight alongside the "good", make Father truly evil.
 * Oddly Small Organization: Despite his often stated interest in world domination, he's never had more than a handful of followers
 * One Man Army: He takes out a lot of Central's troops and destroyed a truck with his bare hands.
 * The Other Darrin: He's voiced by Chris Patton until, after which he's replaced with Troy Baker. Greed's voice remains unchanged throughout in Japanese; the switch was necessitated by Patton leaving the voice business.
 * Regret Eating Me: The first Greed, once it becomes apparent what Father is going to do to him.
 * The Scream:
 * Shipper On Deck:
 * He also compliments Ed on his choice of "possessions" after meeting Winry.
 * Would it be safe to say Everyone Can See It if a Homunculus can point a couple out?
 * Slasher Smile: In his normal form, he has unusually pointy teeth which very much resembles those of a shark, but he arguably has a friendly version of this; his Ultimate Shield form is a more traditional example (it has no lips, so his teeth are always on display).
 * Take Over the World: His ultimate goal in life.
 * Token Heroic Orc
 * True Companions: What he, no matter how he denies it, had with his chimeric "possessions" before their deaths.
 * Villains Never Lie: "It's my policy to always tell the truth".
 * White Sheep: The only homunculus who isn't either a casual murderer or psychopath, nor does he see particularly see humans as beneath him.
 * Wild Card: As befits a creature devoted solely to his own desires.
 * Wouldn't Hit a Girl: "I don't fight women, I'm not that kind of guy."
 * Oddly Small Organization: Despite his often stated interest in world domination, he's never had more than a handful of followers
 * One Man Army: He takes out a lot of Central's troops and destroyed a truck with his bare hands.
 * The Other Darrin: He's voiced by Chris Patton until, after which he's replaced with Troy Baker. Greed's voice remains unchanged throughout in Japanese; the switch was necessitated by Patton leaving the voice business.
 * Regret Eating Me: The first Greed, once it becomes apparent what Father is going to do to him.
 * The Scream:
 * Shipper On Deck:
 * He also compliments Ed on his choice of "possessions" after meeting Winry.
 * Would it be safe to say Everyone Can See It if a Homunculus can point a couple out?
 * Slasher Smile: In his normal form, he has unusually pointy teeth which very much resembles those of a shark, but he arguably has a friendly version of this; his Ultimate Shield form is a more traditional example (it has no lips, so his teeth are always on display).
 * Take Over the World: His ultimate goal in life.
 * Token Heroic Orc
 * True Companions: What he, no matter how he denies it, had with his chimeric "possessions" before their deaths.
 * Villains Never Lie: "It's my policy to always tell the truth".
 * White Sheep: The only homunculus who isn't either a casual murderer or psychopath, nor does he see particularly see humans as beneath him.
 * Wild Card: As befits a creature devoted solely to his own desires.
 * Wouldn't Hit a Girl: "I don't fight women, I'm not that kind of guy."
 * White Sheep: The only homunculus who isn't either a casual murderer or psychopath, nor does he see particularly see humans as beneath him.
 * Wild Card: As befits a creature devoted solely to his own desires.
 * Wouldn't Hit a Girl: "I don't fight women, I'm not that kind of guy."

Sloth
Affiliation: Homunculi Speciality: Speed/Super-Strength



A hulking brute. Incredibly lazy, he has to be forced to work non-stop or he'll doze off. Not particularly bright. Father's workhorse and, after Greed goes AWOL, bodyguard.

"Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki (JP), Patrick Seitz (EN)"

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 * Animal Motif: The sloth by both his sin and his physical appearance being similar looking to a sloth
 * The Brute: A classic example.
 * Catch Phrase: "What a pain." and "Can I rest now?" Sometimes translated as "too much work."
 * Chained By Fashion
 * Dark Is Not Evil: Not only is he neutral, he's also only a threat if ordered to be.
 * Dumb Muscle
 * Early Bird Cameo: Gets a two-panel appearance thirty-four chapters before he's incorporated into the plot.
 * Epic Flail: His chains
 * Heavy Sleeper
 * Hulk Speak
 * The Juggernaut
 * Lazy Bum: In a physical and moral sense. Not only is Sloth constantly falling asleep, but he lacks the willpower to say "no" to the other Homunculi, and usually goes through objects and people rather than around them. In a weird way, his laziness is what makes him dangerous.
 * Let's Get Dangerous: When he reveals
 * Made of Titanium: On top of the standard homunculus Healing Factor, to boot. Anything less than a tank round won't even put a mark on him.
 * Madness Mantra: "Too...Much...Work..."
 * Monster Sob Story:
 * Nigh Invulnerability: Probably the toughest and undoubtedly the strongest of the seven Homunculi.
 * Punch Clock Villain: Compared to the other Homunculi, all Sloth wants to do is sleep.
 * Smash Mook
 * Super Strength
 * We Hardly Knew Ye: Has the least screentime out of any of the Homonculi.
 * Nigh Invulnerability: Probably the toughest and undoubtedly the strongest of the seven Homunculi.
 * Punch Clock Villain: Compared to the other Homunculi, all Sloth wants to do is sleep.
 * Smash Mook
 * Super Strength
 * We Hardly Knew Ye: Has the least screentime out of any of the Homonculi.
 * We Hardly Knew Ye: Has the least screentime out of any of the Homonculi.
 * We Hardly Knew Ye: Has the least screentime out of any of the Homonculi.

Wrath
"Voiced by:"

Pride
Affiliation: Homunculi Speciality: Shadow Manipulation



Serves as The Dragon to Father. The eldest and deadliest of the Homunculi. Father's second-in-command and minder of the other Homunculi.

"Voiced by:"

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 * Badass: He can control shadows that can rip apart and kill people with little effort at all. That's undeniably Badass.
 * Bad Powers Bad People: Gee, what a surprise. The most unrepentantly evil Homunculus is the one who uses living shadows to eat your soul. Who'd've thought it?
 * Big Brother Mentor: In a weird sort of way he seems to view himself as one to Wrath, who is the youngest of the Homunculi.
 * Book Ends:
 * Casting a Shadow
 * Living Shadow
 * Dangerous Forbidden Technique:
 * Devour the Dragon: Repeatedly. Pride callously murders to gain their abilities and/or knowledge.
 * Dissonant Serenity
 * Eldritch Abomination: A living shadow composed of eyes, teeth, and tentacles which follow you everywhere.
 * Game Face:
 * Uh Oh Eyes: His Game Face has Purple Eyes with very small pupils.
 * Grand Theft Me: Attempts this on
 * He Who Must Not Be Seen:
 * Heel Face Mind Screw: In the course of destroying Pride, Ed somehow knows to rip out Pride's
 * To clarify,.
 * Hoist By His Own Petard: Turns out wasn't a good idea.
 * Hypocrite: For all his talks about how worthless humans are, he at the end is willing to just to escape his predicament, to keep himself from dying.
 * "I can't believe you could treat your own brother with such hostility, Greed! Honestly, "
 * Lack of Empathy: Personified. Pride can't give a damn about anyone else, due to the nature of his sin.
 * Laser Guided Karma: Many of Pride's cruel acts came back to bite him in the end.
 * Light Is Not Good/Dark Is Evil: He can use shadow only if there is light and if the location is completely dark he can't use his shadow
 * Mega Manning
 * Morality Pet: is the sole human to whom Pride shows any sympathy.
 * Nietzsche Wannabe
 * Obfuscating Stupidity
 * Or rather,
 * Paranoia Fuel: In Universe example for Riza Hawkeye.
 * Pride
 * Really Three Hundred Years Old
 * Sibling Yin Yang: Subtly has this with Wrath.
 * Shape Shifter Baggage: Seemingly played straight, unlike Envy above. Drawing his shadow back into his "container" doesn't seem to affect his weight or mass at all, despite the fact that the shadow itself is large enough to extend throughout the tunnel of the nationwide transmutation circle.
 * Slasher Smile: Gains one after.
 * Smug Snake: Boy is he ever.
 * Stronger Sibling: Compared to his younger siblings.
 * Tareme Eyes/Tsurime Eyes:
 * Troll: Enjoys teasing Ed about his height
 * Undying Loyalty: Nearly every single thing he does, he does to further Father's plan.
 * Villain Override:
 * Weaksauce Weakness: Bright flashes of light can hurt him and his shadow-based powers are useless in complete darkness and outside of the national transmutation circle and Central Area.
 * Well Done Son Guy: Implied to be one of his motivations when
 * Paranoia Fuel: In Universe example for Riza Hawkeye.
 * Pride
 * Really Three Hundred Years Old
 * Sibling Yin Yang: Subtly has this with Wrath.
 * Shape Shifter Baggage: Seemingly played straight, unlike Envy above. Drawing his shadow back into his "container" doesn't seem to affect his weight or mass at all, despite the fact that the shadow itself is large enough to extend throughout the tunnel of the nationwide transmutation circle.
 * Slasher Smile: Gains one after.
 * Smug Snake: Boy is he ever.
 * Stronger Sibling: Compared to his younger siblings.
 * Tareme Eyes/Tsurime Eyes:
 * Troll: Enjoys teasing Ed about his height
 * Undying Loyalty: Nearly every single thing he does, he does to further Father's plan.
 * Villain Override:
 * Weaksauce Weakness: Bright flashes of light can hurt him and his shadow-based powers are useless in complete darkness and outside of the national transmutation circle and Central Area.
 * Well Done Son Guy: Implied to be one of his motivations when
 * Weaksauce Weakness: Bright flashes of light can hurt him and his shadow-based powers are useless in complete darkness and outside of the national transmutation circle and Central Area.
 * Well Done Son Guy: Implied to be one of his motivations when
 * Well Done Son Guy: Implied to be one of his motivations when

"Gold-Toothed Doctor"
Affiliation: Amestris Military/Homunculi Speciality: Biological Alchemy



Not a Homunculus, but a human in cahoots with them. A mysterious alchemist working for Father, this unnamed doctor is a master of biological alchemy.

"Voiced by: Bon Ishihara (JP), Mark Stoddard (EN)"

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 * Body Horror: Whoever he paid to bling out his mouth must be pretty creepy indeed, but it gets a whole lot worse.
 * Chekhov's Gunman: He's first seen in Bradley's flashback, but becomes quite important later on.
 * Evil Genius
 * Faux Affably Evil: Maintains a cheerful and even somewhat jokey demeanor even when throwing his subordinates to die against the heroes and
 * Fan Nickname: Due to his lack of name, fans had to be rather creative. Most people use a variation of "Bastard Doctor with the Gold Tooth," "That Bastard in White," or "."
 * For Science
 * Good Powers Bad People: Knows medical alchemy, but uses those abilities for sick experiments and other evil purposes.
 * Six. Heinkel was absent.
 * No Name Given
 * Mad Doctor
 * Mad Scientist
 * Man in White
 * Scary Shiny Glasses: That picture up there.
 * And what's behind those glasses? Derp eyes. Except these ones are NOT funny in the slightest.
 * Smug Snake: Altogether too pleased with himself about his various bastardly actions.
 * And what's behind those glasses? Derp eyes. Except these ones are NOT funny in the slightest.
 * Smug Snake: Altogether too pleased with himself about his various bastardly actions.

Mannequin Soldiers


Not referred to as hommunculi, but are similar in being another group of Artificial Humans. They are hideous, one-eyed, cannibalistic and hard to kill monsters created by ripping out people's souls and putting them in artificial bodies. The Military Conspiracy planned to use them as an unstoppable army, but when released, things didn't exactly go as planned... -
 * And I Must Scream: They are trapped in freakish bodies and feel constant pain.
 * Big Damn Villains: They eat several participants in the Government Conspiracy and prompt the troops loyal to Central to pull a Heel Face Turn to have help fighting them off.
 * From a Certain Point of View: The officer who decides to release them does so informed they will be loyal to their father. This almost certainly means they will only obey orders from Father, and unsurprisingly, the officer is immediately devoured by them.
 * Gone Horribly Wrong
 * Hive Mind: They seem to have one to some degree, as others will react when one of them is injured and they scream in unison.
 * I'm a Humanitarian
 * Monkey Morality Pose: Three of them do this in one of the anime's eyecatches.
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast: Also referred to as "the Immortal Legion".
 * Night of the Living Mooks
 * Psychopathic Manchild: They creepily evoke children in the way they cry out in pain and to voice their hunger. It's possible that some of them actually do contain children's souls.
 * "Possible" nothing- at least one of them was calling for its mommy.