Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)/Characters/Main

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)/Characters.

This page deals with the Main Characters of the series.

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Edward "Ed" Elric
Affiliation: Amestris Military Rank: Major Speciality: Martial-Arts/Weapon Alchemy/Alchemy Without an Array



The protagonist of the series. Seeks the secret of the Philosopher's Stone so he can undo the mistakes of his past of trying to bring back his mother to life. The truth behind the Philosopher's Stone, and the connection to the secrets behind the country he lives in drives the story.

"Voiced by: Romi Park (JP), Vic Mignogna (EN)"

- "Edward:"
 * Accidental Pervert: He almost sees Winry naked when she starts undressing, without realizing Ed is in the room with her.
 * Adorably Precocious Child: Young Ed.
 * Alliterative Name
 * Anti-Hero: Type II.
 * Knight in Sour Armour
 * Artificial Limbs: His automail, of course.
 * Author Appeal: Hiromu Arakawa likes muscular men, which should come as no surprise seeing how extremely ripped Ed is for a too-short-for-his-age teen. And his remarkable tendency to rip off his clothing to show off his bare torso...
 * To be fair though, he has to lug around all of that auto-mail which probably helps with his physique, along with all of the fighting he does.
 * Badass: Very, very badass.
 * Badass Bookworm
 * Badass Long Red Jacket
 * The Coats Are Off: He doesn't take off his jacket, he rips it off.
 * Badass Long Hair
 * Handicapped Badass (technically, but his automail usually more than compensates)
 * Badass Transplant
 * Badass Boast: Extremely satisfying example in the
 * Badass Transplant
 * Badass Boast: Extremely satisfying example in the
 * Badass Boast: Extremely satisfying example in the
 * Badass Boast: Extremely satisfying example in the

""Die?! You just don't know anything about Edward Elric!""
 * Berserk Button: "WHO ARE YOU CALLING A TINY LITTLE BEAN SPROUT THE SIZE OF A GRAIN OF RICE!?!"
 * "LIKE I SAID, THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID!!!
 * "If you think I'll let you harm A HAIR ON HER HEAD...!"
 * "I HATE MILK!"
 * Big Brother Instinct: His mission in life is to get his little brother's body back.
 * The probable reason for his being a near-Celibate Hero: "Love is a distraction."
 * Bishounen: Especially in Brotherhood.
 * Especially more so in May Cheng's fantasies of him.
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Blade Below the Shoulder: His iconic armblade.
 * Bratty Half-Pint: And yet the main character.
 * Braids of Action: Rare male example
 * Butt Monkey
 * Cannot Spit It Out: He'd rather recite the periodic table of elements at top speed.
 * Cast From Lifespan:.
 * Celibate Hero: He has to get Al's body back before even thinking about... HydrogenHeliumLithiumBeryllium...
 * Child Mage: Started alchemy at a very young age.
 * Child Soldiers: Received a State Alchemist's certification at the age of 12.
 * Code Name/Red Baron: Fullmetal Alchemist
 * Combat Pragmatist: In his own words, "There's no such thing as dirty in a fight."
 * Cosmic Plaything: Is he ever.
 * Cross-Dressing Voices: In the original, averted in the dub.
 * Cursed with Awesome: His artificial limbs have saved his life a lot.
 * Curtains Match the Window: His golden hair and eyes are inherited from his father.
 * Dead Little Sister: The whole human transmutation experience.
 * And later with Nina Tucker.
 * Destructive Savior: On par with Major Alex Armstrong, if not THE poster child.
 * Determinator: He was a Determinator when he was ten, and he hasn't changed since.
 * Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: Twice.
 * Disabled Love Interest: For Winry.
 * Does Not Like Guns
 * Does Not Like Milk
 * Earn Your Happy Ending:, but WOW did he go through hell and back to get it.
 * Expressive Hair
 * Extra Ore Dinary: His and Al's alchemy specialty.
 * Eyes of Gold
 * Fan Service: Spends large amounts of time without a shirt on. And don't forget his shower scene.
 * Generation Xerox: As flashback episodes ultimately show, he looks pretty much exactly like his father as a teenager,.
 * Plus, according to a series of sketches of Ed aging done by Arakawa, he will look incredibly like his father by the time he gets to 40 or so.
 * Good Is Not Nice: Even with all of his good qualities, you can't deny that Ed can be a real asshole.
 * Hair of Gold: Despite being an asshole, he's still a heroic guy.
 * Grasp the Sun: Does this in two opening credits.
 * Heroic Bastard: Despite living with his mom for years, his dad never actually married her.
 * Heroic BSOD: Ed is the patron saint of this trope. If the slightest thing goes wrong, Ed goes spinning off into a BSOD.
 * Hurting Hero: Boy is he ever.
 * Idiot Hair: He might not be an idiot, but Ed has a small "antenna" of hair which he intentionally sticks up to make himself appear taller.
 * I Got Bigger: Somewhat. Goes from roughly 4' 10" when shown in the very beginning to about 5' 4" in the final battle a year later. Then once again to around 5' 9" in the epilogue, which is several years after that. A rare case in fiction of a teenager growing slowly in real time, slow enough in fact that you don't notice until you compare the differences over the course of thirty or so chapters. Amusingly enough, he only starts to grow once he stops complaining about how short he is.
 * I Let Gwen Stacy Die/It's All My Fault: This occurs three times over the course of the series to poor Edward; Alphonse losing his body, Nina's death, and then . In the case of Al's body, Ed completely blames himself to the point of.
 * Insufferable Genius: Of Poirot-ean proportions.
 * In the Blood: He can't stand his dad for abandoning his family and yet he abandons what constitutes his family in the way he shuts Winry and Pinako out of his life.
 * The Ishmael: The story starts focusing on, whereas Ed just happened to stumble into it by accident while doing his own thing concerning his brother. This is also a subversion, since Ed ultimately proves just as important, if not more so, to the story's resolution than his
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: This trope more or less defines Ed.
 * Large Ham: When annoyed.
 * Also, in a gambit to lure out Scar to kill him, and by extension the Homonculi to protect him, Edward puts on a rather theatrical display of his alchemy.
 * Laughing Mad: Does this briefly when he.
 * Majorly Awesome: State alchemist all have the rank of major. (Or higher).
 * Life or Limb Decision: How he saved Al's soul from crossing over.
 * Men Don't Cry: Excluding his backstory, Edward only ever cries once in the entire series,
 * Meaningful Echo: Of a sorts. The positions in the family photo of Hohenheim, Trisha, Ed, and Al are roughly repeated in the finale photo with
 * Mr. Fanservice: Not bad for a vertically-challenged double-amputee.
 * The Napoleon: See Berserk Button... however, he eventually gets a growth spurt down the line!
 * But
 * Nay Theist: Not only does he know for fact that God/Truth/Whatever He Calls Himself exists, his leg was stolen by it. That's the reason why his opinion of the guy is shit.
 * Nom De Mom: He and Al are registered under their mother's last name.
 * The Other Darrin: Aaron Dismuke couldn't reprise the role thanks to hitting puberty.
 * Oblivious to Love: At first.
 * Oedipus Rex: He blames Hohenheim's Parental Abandonment for his mother's death.
 * Power Copying: Part of Ed's fighting style is adapting techniques he's seen other characters use. This includes Armstrong's "Strong Arm Spikes," Scar's Deconstruction Alchemy, Greed's carbon shield, and
 * Rank Up: Upon passing the State Alchemist exam. He is still called Mister Elric instead of Major Elric however, because according to Denny Brosh, State Alchemists possess a rank equivalent to a major. Most characters in the military call him by his first name or "Fullmetal".
 * Rated "M" for Manly: The reason his duster is red? - he thinks the colour is Badass.
 * Red and Black and Evil All Over: He wears a red coat and has black cloths underneath but is not evil
 * Redemption Quest: "I'm sorry Al. This is all my fault. So I promise that no matter what, I'll get you your body back."
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Alphonse and Mustang's blue.
 * Scars Are Forever:
 * She Is Not My Girlfriend: With Winry. "She's my mechanic! Nothing more!"
 * Shipper on Deck: Has been playing matchmaker to Ling and Lan Fan as well as Roy and Riza. You know it's sad when Ed can see it.
 * Shirtless Scene: He loses his shirt so much that it's a wonder he bothers to wear one at all.
 * Sibling Yin-Yang: With Al.
 * Single-Target Sexuality: Apparently decides he wants to marry Winry at a young age, goes through a long period of Cannot Spit It Out during which he never shows the slightest interest in another girl, and eventually
 * Suddenly Always Knew That: Apparently he can.
 * The ability to was foreshadowed after his battle against Kimblee. Now, being able to use that ability to
 * Teen Genius: Youngest state alchemist ever.
 * Testosterone Poisoning: Most of what he makes through alchemy could look good in a Death Metal concert. Justified because he's a kid.
 * Thou Shalt Not Kill: Absolutely refuses to kill people.
 * Technical Pacifist
 * Honor Before Reason: This trait nearly gets him killed against Kimblee.
 * The ability to was foreshadowed after his battle against Kimblee. Now, being able to use that ability to
 * Teen Genius: Youngest state alchemist ever.
 * Testosterone Poisoning: Most of what he makes through alchemy could look good in a Death Metal concert. Justified because he's a kid.
 * Thou Shalt Not Kill: Absolutely refuses to kill people.
 * Technical Pacifist
 * Honor Before Reason: This trait nearly gets him killed against Kimblee.


 * Took a Level In Badass: As if he already wasn't badass enough,
 * Troubled but Cute
 * Unstoppable Rage:
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: With Mustang, Ling, . Let's just say anyone Ed befriends are likely to develop this type of relationship with him. Even his relationship with Winry is like this sometimes, though to a much lesser extent than the others listed.
 * Wise Beyond His Years: While not as often as Alphonse, Ed does have tendency to display a high level of wisdom for someone his age.
 * The Worf Barrage: He has on several occasions conjured an elaborate-looking spear from the ground. Until the it would always be cut apart in moments. He's a much better fighter barehanded or with a blade transmuted from his automail's casing.
 * Your Approval Fills Me with Shame: To Scar regarding a relatively minor matter "Hearing you agree with me makes me mad for some reason..."
 * You're Not My Father: Typically refers to his father as "Hohenheim,"
 * Your Approval Fills Me with Shame: To Scar regarding a relatively minor matter "Hearing you agree with me makes me mad for some reason..."
 * You're Not My Father: Typically refers to his father as "Hohenheim,"

Alphonse "Al" Elric
Affiliation: None Rank: None Speciality: Martial-Arts/Balanced Alchemy/Trap Alchemy/Alchemy without an Array



Edward's little brother, he lost his body during an experiment that went horribly wrong and survives in the form of a suit of armour, his soul joined to it through the use of a blood seal.

"Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya (JP), Aaron Dismuke (EN - 2003 Anime), Maxey Whitehead (EN - 2009 Anime)"

- "Al: "I won't leave you! I'm sick of watching people die, and I can't just sit back and take it anymore! I won't let anyone else get killed! Not when I can protect them!!""
 * Achilles' Heel: His blood seal is his one real weakness.
 * Animated Armor
 * Badass: Almost as much as his brother.
 * Badass Adorable: A sweet boy with a soft spot for kittens who is a living armor alchemist.
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Big Little Brother: He may be the youngest of the two protagonists, but his armour body makes him taller and more impressive than his older brother.
 * Despite getting
 * Blessed with Suck: He can't feel pain, he can't feel anything. He also doesn't need to eat, breathe, or sleep (which induces feelings of loneliness at night).
 * Child Mage
 * Child Prodigy: Might be even better then his brother at alchemy.
 * Chronic Hero Syndrome: After blaming himself for the deaths of, he seems unable to let anyone die, even if they're possible enemies and/or Al doesn't even know them.
 * Corner of Woe: In contrast to his brother, making fun of Al's size or armor results in this.
 * Cross-Dressing Voices: Averted in the dub of the first anime, where he was played by the then 12-year-old Aaron Dismuke. Played straight with Rie Kugimiya and Maxey Whitehead.
 * Curtains Match the Window: In his human body.
 * Cuteness Proximity: He's a Kindhearted Cat Lover, and wanted to keep Shao May when he found her alone.
 * Eye Lights Out: whenever Alphonse's soul is unconscious, or being pulled over to the Gate, his eye-lights go out.
 * This seems to be for the audience only, since none of the characters including Ed seem to be able to tell the difference.
 * Eyes of Gold: His human body has them, though they're less gold and more olive-colored compared to Ed and Hohenheim.
 * Extra Ore Dinary: His and Ed's alchemy specialty.
 * Gentle Giant: He looks intimidating but he's much nicer than his brother.
 * Genius Bruiser: His metal body grants him greater than average strength which he uses in combo with his impressive alchemy.
 * Glowing Mechanical Eyes
 * Hair of Gold: His human body has it, though it's much darker than Ed's and borders on light brown.
 * Heroic Bastard: like his brother.
 * Anyone who without getting too upset about it, deserves to be poster boy for this trope.
 * Heroic Resolve
 * Anyone who without getting too upset about it, deserves to be poster boy for this trope.
 * Heroic Resolve
 * Anyone who without getting too upset about it, deserves to be poster boy for this trope.
 * Heroic Resolve


 * I Let Gwen Stacy Die: Feels responsible for the deaths of Nina, Martel and Hughes.
 * Important Haircut
 * Kindhearted Cat Lover: He hids them in his armor so Ed won't insist he abandon them.
 * The Needless: He cannot eat or sleep and it brings him much sadness and frustration on his quest to get his body back, especially because he essentially spends his nights awake alone while his brother and everyone else close to him sleeps.
 * Nice Guy: In contrast to his brother.
 * Nom De Mom: He and Ed are registered under their mother's last name.
 * The Other Darrin: Aaron Dismuke couldn't reprise the role thanks to hitting puberty.
 * But a Continuity Nod when he did do the voice of young Hohenheim in Brotherhood.
 * Parental Abandonment: He takes it much better than Ed does, though it seems as though he didn't fully comprehend the situation, either.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Edward's red. (One of two)
 * Shipper on Deck: For Edward and Winry. "Brother is so youthful!"
 * Sibling Yin-Yang: With Ed.
 * Took a Level In Badass: To a point that he's just as badass as Ed!
 * Wise Beyond His Years: Is far more level-headed than Edward.
 * Wise Beyond His Years: Is far more level-headed than Edward.

Van Hohenheim
Affiliation: None Rank: None Speciality: Perfect Alchemy/Trap Alchemy/Immortality



The Elrics' father, a renowned alchemist who left them and their mother when they were little.

"Voiced by: Masashi Ebara (JP - 2003 Anime), Unsho Ishizuka (JP - 2009 Anime), Scott McNeil (EN - 2003 Anime), John Swasey (EN - 2009 Anime), Daisuke Namikawa (JP - Young), Aaron Dismuke (EN - Young)"

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 * Animals Hate Him
 * Badass Bookworm: He looks like he should be teaching in some school, but he's one of two Perfect Alchemists in the series.
 * Badass in a Nice Suit
 * Bishonen: Revealed to be this before he grew a beard.
 * He definitely fits the bill for Mr. Fanservice in his youth, but lacks the integral effeminate appearance of Bishonen.
 * Cloudcuckoolander:
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Daddy Had a Good Reason For Abandoning You: He doesn't try to justify his actions, but left home.
 * Dirty Old Man: He's called this for requesting Lan Fan to accompany him when the group splits up in the Third Laboratory.
 * Disappeared Dad
 * Everybody's Dead, Dave: The complete destruction of . To top it off,  . No wonder he freaked out.
 * Fan Nickname: Hohopapa.
 * Hair Antennae
 * Hair of Gold: As (one of two) Big Good it contrasts with the pale blonde of the Big Bad.
 * I Am a Monster: (apparently his usual explanation to anyone who sees his powers)
 * Let's Get Dangerous: Pretty restrained with his power, but when he lets loose....
 * Manly Tears: To highly dramatic effect, after hearing Trisha's last words.
 * Meaningful Name: The full name given to him by is Theophrastus Bombastus van Hohenheim -- the real name of famous real-world alchemist Paracelsus.
 * Mind Hive: Subverted.
 * Mysterious Parent: We don't know much about him until later.
 * Nigh Invulnerability: Thanks to his philosopher's stone its really hard to hurt him.
 * Non-Action Guy: Despite his absurdly powerful alchemy and Nigh Invulnerability, he flat out admits being a pretty poor fighter. This results in him duelling Father by exhibiting impressing alchemic powers while stumbling around trying to stay on his feet.
 * Obfuscating Stupidity: He doesn't want passerbys to know his true nature so he downplays it.
 * Opaque Lenses
 * Papa Wolf: "Don't you EVER mock my SON!"
 * Power of Friendship: Part of at least two counter plans he has prepared,
 * Scary Shiny Glasses: A warning light indicating he's about to get dangerous.
 * Shipper on Deck: He pretty blatantly acknowledges when he tells her to go find him.
 * Strong Family Resemblance: When he was younger, he looked almost exactly like Ed.
 * Unwitting Pawn:
 * Who Wants to Live Forever?: So lonely and so depresssed over what happened in his past he was a Death Seeker, and yet immortal.
 * Power of Friendship: Part of at least two counter plans he has prepared,
 * Scary Shiny Glasses: A warning light indicating he's about to get dangerous.
 * Shipper on Deck: He pretty blatantly acknowledges when he tells her to go find him.
 * Strong Family Resemblance: When he was younger, he looked almost exactly like Ed.
 * Unwitting Pawn:
 * Who Wants to Live Forever?: So lonely and so depresssed over what happened in his past he was a Death Seeker, and yet immortal.
 * Strong Family Resemblance: When he was younger, he looked almost exactly like Ed.
 * Unwitting Pawn:
 * Who Wants to Live Forever?: So lonely and so depresssed over what happened in his past he was a Death Seeker, and yet immortal.
 * Who Wants to Live Forever?: So lonely and so depresssed over what happened in his past he was a Death Seeker, and yet immortal.

Winry Rockbell
Affiliation: None Rank: None Speciality: Mechanic



The Elrics' childhood friend and Ed's personal automail mechanic, who happens to have a crush on him.

"Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi (JP - 2003 Anime), Megumi Takamoto (JP - 2009 Anime), Caitlin Glass (EN)"

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 * Abuse Is Okay When It Is Female On Male: Subverted. Everyone horribly abuses Ed, even the men. Especially Major Armstrong (except that he doesn't know he's abusing him). And she only does so when she’s enraged at him. It’s averted when she accidentally breaks something that belongs to Ed, even if it’s hard to stay mad at someone who dresses like she does.
 * Armor-Piercing Slap: Frequently given to Ed, usually in response to his automail being damaged. Justified in that she uses a wrench.
 * Badass Pacifist: She's pretty much the only major character without combat skills, but she manages to stand out as one of the braver characters through her sheer kindness and willingness to help others. Though having said that, she does have strong muscles.
 * Bare Your Midriff: At times.
 * Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Ed. She does try to be nice to him though, and one could say that’s what counts.
 * Berserk Button: Do not damage the automail she makes. Retribution will be swift.
 * Also, if you're Edward, do not refrain from drinking your milk.
 * Birds of a Feather: It’s surprising how alike she and Edward are when you think about it.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Break the Cutie: Totally loses it when
 * Child Prodigy: She made Ed's first automail limbs when she was 11. Ed also says she was able to comprehend and read medical journals from a young age like he and Al did with alchemy books, which comes in handy when she has to deliver a child when no doctor is available.
 * Chronic Hero Syndrome
 * Fan Service Pack: Her figure becomes appreciably more curvaceous and feminine throughout the time in which Brotherhood takes place. Justified in that she goes from 11 to 15-16.
 * Girl Next Door: Was this to Ed and Al growing up.
 * Hair of Gold
 * Heartwarming Orphan: Downplayed as she still had her grandmother and the Elrics have more sympathetic trauma.
 * He Is Not My Boyfriend: Thought not quite as, ah, vehement as Ed is about it, she is quick to tell Rose that Ed is her childhood friend when Rose looks as if she's about to assume something else.
 * He Will Not Cry, So I Cry for Him: Winry does this for Ed and Al at first, until Ed asks her to stop as it only makes things harder for him. They agree the next time she cries for them they'll be tears of joy. D'aww...
 * Hostage Situation: The brothers specifically admit she is their weak point, as the villains of the story have, unfortunately for her, figured out.
 * Love Epiphany: When she gets on the train back to Rush Valley after the Scar incident, she gives the matter a lot of thought and comes to the realization that she's been falling for Ed for a long time.
 * Ms. Fanservice: The bath scene in Lior. Dear Lord, the bath scene... Her normal working attire top appears to be just a tube top bra as well.
 * Ms. Fixit Usually automail but other machines too.
 * Plucky Girl: She's a lot more cheerful than the brothers, and just as brave.
 * Replacement Goldfish: Being an orphan, she admitted to feeling this way toward Lt. Colonel Hughes for her dad,.
 * Shipper on Deck: Makes cracks at.
 * Shorttank
 * Squee: When she gets to Rush Valley, oh boy does she go into fangirl mode!
 * Tsundere: Type B; the more deredere variety. The only person she gets mad at is Ed.
 * Vapor Wear: At least in the chapter where.
 * Wrench Wench: Page image! Never seen without a wrench and is the most skilled main character when it comes to machines.
 * Wrench Whack: Her preferred method of punishing Ed (and on one occasion, Al) when he does something out of line, specifically breaking the arm that she made for him.
 * Vapor Wear: At least in the chapter where.
 * Wrench Wench: Page image! Never seen without a wrench and is the most skilled main character when it comes to machines.
 * Wrench Whack: Her preferred method of punishing Ed (and on one occasion, Al) when he does something out of line, specifically breaking the arm that she made for him.
 * Wrench Whack: Her preferred method of punishing Ed (and on one occasion, Al) when he does something out of line, specifically breaking the arm that she made for him.

Scar
Affiliation: Ishval (formerly) Rank: Monk (formerly) Speciality: Destructive Alchemy/Alkahestry



A mysterious Ishvalan in a Roaring Rampage of Revenge against the State Alchemists that annihilated his people.

"Voiced by: Ryotaro Okiayu (JP - 2003 Anime), Kenta Miyake (JP - 2009 Anime), Dameon Clarke (EN - 2003 Anime), J Michael Tatum (EN - 2009 Anime)"

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 * Anti-Villain/Anti-Hero (type V) ---> Anti-Hero (Type III)
 * Badass
 * Badass Boast:  "Your only solace for my wrath will be damnation!" 
 * Badass Preacher
 * Badass Transplant
 * Break Them by Talking: "Just don't forget, it was you Amestrians that started the Ishvalan War!"
 * Character Development
 * Church Militant/Warrior Monk: He was a warrior-priest of Ishval during the war, and tried to do penance afterward through becoming a death-seeking avenger of God.
 * Cool Shades
 * Cuteness Proximity: He loves kittens and had an urge to pet Shao May.
 * Dark and Troubled Past: The extermination of his people,, the scar on his face etc.
 * Dark-Skinned Blond: It's an ethnic trait.
 * Death Seeker: Implied, at least for a time. His goals seemed to be suicide by State Alchemist.
 * Despair Event Horizon: Hovered on the edge for a long time. He could only justify living with vengenace.
 * Easily Forgiven: Averted.
 * Everybody's Dead, Dave: his refugee party
 * Face Palm of Doom: His signature attack.
 * Fan Nickname: Sexyhobo (popularized by a scanlation team).
 * Freak-Out: He's usually quite cool and collected, but when he wakes up to find.
 * Heel Face Turn: He wasn't evil to begin with, but he grew less violent and radical over time..
 * Heel Realization: To be fair, he knew he wasn't exactly a good person for a while. But it wasn't until that he comes to realize just where- and how grievously- he went wrong.
 * Hero-Killer: His first encounter with Ed and Al ends with Ed's automail being shattered, and Al unable to move. Ed was saved only by Riza Hawkeye and Alex Armstrong's Big Damn Heroes.
 * His Story Repeats Itself
 * : Hey Fuhrer, guess what.
 * Kick the Son of a Bitch: His victims include Sho Tucker and Giolo Comanche (an unrepentant State Alchemist who served in Ishbal). He also goes up agains Kimblee,.
 * Life or Limb Decision:
 * Lightning Bruiser: His Weapon of Choice are his fists (well, his fist o' destruction) so in order to do much damage he has to get close enough to touch his opponent. Pair that with fighting mostly long-range opponents, and you either get really quick or really dead. He's probably the fastest human in the series, although Ed rivaled him when he had his Briggs automail.
 * Mr. Fanservice: One word. GAR.
 * Morality Pet: His kindness to  helps make him more likeable.
 * According to the Omakes, he also likes kitty cats. Awww.
 * My God, What Have I Done?: Among his murders, are the only ones he feels genuine guilt and remorse over.
 * No Name Given: More like he forsook his own name.
 * Normally I Would Be Dead Now: Survives (no easy task) and even gives us some exposition in 106. While dripping blood out of... pretty much everything.
 * Not So Different: While he and Ed have several differences, signs point to them being incredibly similar. Also, in the first anime, Ed notes that several people try to tell him that people say they're not so different, but, Scar never said it, and yet, Scar and Edward are still similar characters, even if they aren't aware of it.
 * Ed's not the only Elric brother that Scar has similarities to: A younger brother had his life saved by his older brother, who gave up his right arm to do so. Are we talking about Scar, or Alphonse Elric?
 * And if you add the fact the younger brother is the better fighter and more physically imposing than the older in both cases, well I have no idea...
 * Scar actually lampshades this about himself and Edward.
 * Only Known by Their Nickname / That Man Is Dead: He refuses to tell anyone what his real name is because he doesn't feel he deserves it anymore.
 * : After his Crowning Moment of Awesome.
 * Power Tattoo: The source of his alchemy.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning: Subverted; in this case his eye color indicates his belonging to an ethnic group that was nearly wiped out in a civil war.
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge: How he's introduced.
 * Say My Name: "KIIIIIIIIMBLEEEEEE!!!"
 * Scary Black Man: Good, God. This guy becomes the State Alchemist's bogeyman!
 * Serial Killer:
 * The Stoic: Not big on talking.
 * Survivor Guilt: He deals with it by killing state alchemists.
 * Talking to Himself: In the 2009 Festival special, there was a skit where Kenta Miyake acted for both Scar and Garfiel. Hilarity Ensues.
 * The Un-Reveal:
 * Tame His Anger: Probably the most noticeable one in the series.
 * Trauma Conga Line:
 * Vitriolic Best Buds:
 * X Marks The Anti-Hero
 * Talking to Himself: In the 2009 Festival special, there was a skit where Kenta Miyake acted for both Scar and Garfiel. Hilarity Ensues.
 * The Un-Reveal:
 * Tame His Anger: Probably the most noticeable one in the series.
 * Trauma Conga Line:
 * Vitriolic Best Buds:
 * X Marks The Anti-Hero