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* [[Captain Obvious]]: Invoked by Ed in ''Flowers of Antimony,'' when he addresses Roy as "General Obvious." |
* [[Captain Obvious]]: Invoked by Ed in ''Flowers of Antimony,'' when he addresses Roy as "General Obvious." |
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* [[The Cavalry]]: Ed, Roy and Riza, assisted by Jerso and Zampano, come to the aid of their friends in ''Flowers of Antimony.'' {{spoiler|Those same friends return the favor at Roy's execution in ''Three Generals''.}} |
* [[The Cavalry]]: Ed, Roy and Riza, assisted by Jerso and Zampano, come to the aid of their friends in ''Flowers of Antimony.'' {{spoiler|Those same friends return the favor at Roy's execution in ''Three Generals''.}} |
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* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Winry has a throwaway line about possibly carrying her wrench as '[[Old New Borrowed and Blue|something old]]' in ''Flowers of Antimony,'' which later becomes mildly important. Roy's fever in ''Flowers of Antimony'' becomes a plot point in ''Brilliancy''. The glass factory established early in ''Brilliancy'' takes on significance in ''Three Generals''. |
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Winry has a throwaway line about possibly carrying her wrench as '[[Old, New, Borrowed and Blue|something old]]' in ''Flowers of Antimony,'' which later becomes mildly important. Roy's fever in ''Flowers of Antimony'' becomes a plot point in ''Brilliancy''. The glass factory established early in ''Brilliancy'' takes on significance in ''Three Generals''. |
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* [[Chess Motif]]: In addition to the title and all chapter titles for ''Brilliancy'' being actual [[Chess]] terms, the chess motif of Team Mustang carries over from the canon. It factors into getting the allies to Ishval for the plot of the second story, and there are multiple instances in all three stories of the men referring to the chess pieces to which Roy has likened them. In particular, Riza being their 'queen' comes up frequently; in ''Three Generals,'' when she's assigned a security detail consisting of the men of their old unit, Breda dubs them "all the queen's men." |
* [[Chess Motif]]: In addition to the title and all chapter titles for ''Brilliancy'' being actual [[Chess]] terms, the chess motif of Team Mustang carries over from the canon. It factors into getting the allies to Ishval for the plot of the second story, and there are multiple instances in all three stories of the men referring to the chess pieces to which Roy has likened them. In particular, Riza being their 'queen' comes up frequently; in ''Three Generals,'' when she's assigned a security detail consisting of the men of their old unit, Breda dubs them "all the queen's men." |
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** ''Three Generals'' may also qualify, as it has a [[Shogi]] theme going on with its title and chapter names. Shogi is Japanese chess. If nothing else, the chess motif shows up in the message that Ed sends to the allies after {{spoiler|Roy's conviction, which consists of just one word: '''Checkmate.'''}} |
** ''Three Generals'' may also qualify, as it has a [[Shogi]] theme going on with its title and chapter names. Shogi is Japanese chess. If nothing else, the chess motif shows up in the message that Ed sends to the allies after {{spoiler|Roy's conviction, which consists of just one word: '''Checkmate.'''}} |
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