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== Tropes for the ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (Manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' manga and ''Brotherhood'' ==

 

=== Entries Q-Z ===

* [[Rant-Inducing Slight]]: Using words like "short" around Ed, even when not talking to him or about him, causes him to go ballistic, with a line like "WHO ARE YOU CALLING A (blown out of proportion version of what was actually said)?!?!" And yes, the caps are necessary. In the 5th Lab, he even does it to himself. (He mentions that maybe being short isn't such a bad thing, and then yells "...I just called myself a tiny little pipsqueak!!!)

* [[Rasputinian Death]]: Most of the homunculi killed. {{spoiler|Wrath}} in particular took a ridiculous amount of effort to kill.

** And then they '''met'''.

* [[Really Dead Montage]]: {{spoiler|Van Hohenheim}} gets one in the end credits for episode 63.

* [[Recap Episode]]: One of these kicks off ''Brotherhood'''s third season.

* [[Recognition Failure]]: Al is addressed by Fuhrer King Bradley outside of the library and does not recognize him, to the horror of Lt. Hawkeye.

** Further played with in one episode of the anime. During Scar's Flashback of the Ishvalan Rebellion, everything's black and white ''except'' for the Amestrian soldiers' blue eyes and the Ishvalans' red eyes. Later in the same episode, Scar mistakenly takes warning on them and {{spoiler|kills the Rockbells after recognizing them as Amestrians by the eyes}}.

** And an anime-exclusive scene (which happened in the manga, it just wasn't shown) {{spoiler|has the soldier Envy turned into change from blue eyes to red just before shooting a little kid and starting the war}}.

** One of a few subtle indicators that tell the audience that {{spoiler|Greed is in control of Ling's body is that his eyes turn a purplish-red color, whereas they're usually a bluish-black when Ling's in control. This isn't consistent however, especially when Ling and Greed start to more regularly switch off control.}}

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The fourth opening of ''Brotherhood'' presents Edward Elric and Alphonse Elric as this, respectively. Whether they actually are is up to the viewer's interpretation.

* [[Green Rocks|Red Rocks]]: Philosopher's Stones basically allow you to do anything with alchemy.

* [[Remake Cameo]]: {{spoiler|Young Hohenheim}} is played in the dub by [[Aaron Dismuke]], Al's VA in the first anime.

 

== S ==

** Also an [[Ironic Echo]] to earlier in the series, when Riza points out that "You're useless when it's raining."

* [[Save the Villain]]: Subverted in chapter 95 {{spoiler|when the others stop Roy from killing Envy, not because they want Envy to live, but because they don't want Roy to give in to his anger. They just plan to kill Envy themselves.}}

** Don't forget Gold-Toothed Doctor.

* [[Screwed By the Network]]: Important bits of the plot have been cut for time from the [[Adult Swim]] broadcast, particularly regarding Mustang and his group after he makes his move just before the Promised Day.

** The carbon fiber in the cold-weather automail is something that shouldn't be within the technological capabilities of a roughly 20s-era civilization. A lot of the Briggs-developed tech falls into this as well. The tank, for example, is of a design that does not look like anything we had in the 20s but resembles post-[[WW 2]] tanks. On the other hand, despite their mechanical advancements there do not appear to be any sort of aircraft.

*** [[A Wizard Did It|An Alchemist Did It]].

* [[The Short Guy With Glasses]]: Fuery.

* [[Shorttank]]: Winry.

** at one point Kimblee says "the life force is strong with you."

** There are many references to historical alchemists, their beliefs and practices littered throughout the manga.

{{quote| '''Colonel Mustang''': When I'm Führer, there will be changes. That day, all female officers will be required to wear... TINY MINISKIRTS!}}

* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: Riza Hawkeye.

* [[Superpower Meltdown]]: {{spoiler|Father IMPLODES.}}

* [[Super Reflexes]]: Subverted by {{spoiler|Sloth}}; he's super-fast, super-strong, and as nimble as an 18-wheeler.

'''Hawkeye:''' Just kidding.<br />

'''Envy:''' [[Oh Crap|Crap]]<br />

* [[Trickster]]: The homunculi, especially Envy. {{spoiler|Father was one back when he was confined to a test tube}}.

* [[Troubled Backstory Flashback]]

* [[War Is Hell]]: If there's ever been a manga that did a good job of showing what a war can really be like (alchemists aside), this is it.

* [[Wasted Song]]: The ending themes are even further truncated in the American airing.

* [[What Did You Expect When You Named It?]] - I understand why Father went with the naming after the Seven Deadly Sins for the Homunculi, (because they are formed from the sins within him). But he really should not have been surprised when ''GREED'' decided to betray the others because he felt that he needed more power and wealth.

* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: Several Christianity references in the manga, most obviously the names of the homunculi. There's even a crucifixion (censored in the English release), to boot.

* {{spoiler|[[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]]: The last two pages of Chapter 108.}}

* [[White Sheep]]

* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: {{spoiler|Hohenheim decides to find a way to become a normal human again once he has a family. [[Tear Jerker|He dies in front of his wife's grave with a smile on his face]].}}

* [[Wisdom From the Gutter]]: Kimblee to Roy during the Ishval massacre:

* [[Wishful Projection]]: May hears about the Fullmetal Alchemist from various people, and forms a mental image of a tall, gentlemanly prince... and is horrified to find the short, rude reality. She later forms a similar image of Al's real body, after Alphonse, offended that she would think him similar to his brother, provides an exaggerated opinion of his own traits.

* [[Wolverine Claws]]: Lust

{{quote| '''Scar:''' [[Oh Crap|Your face tells me]] [[Didn't See That Coming|you had absolutely no idea.]] It's true. I can do ''that'' as well. Although until a moment ago I had neither the confidence nor the imagination to make it work...I spent ages thinking about what I should be doing. And this is the answer I found waiting for me. {{spoiler|The result of my brother's research. [[Moment of Awesome|The power to reconstruct.]]}}}}

* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: [[Would Hit a Girl|Averted]] with Edward.

* [[Would Not Shoot a Good Guy]]: When they rebel against the military, Mustang and co. avoid fatally wounding any of the soldiers going after them. [[Subverted]] by Olivier and her subordinates.

** This is also subverted by Mustang's crew as a sort of psychological warfare. Leaving the men alive showed how easy it was for them and served as a way to mock the superior officers, thereby making them angry and clumsy.

* [[Wrench Wench]]: Winry and her grandmother Pinako.

 

== Z ==

* [[Zerg Rush]]: The strategy to defeat Father.

 

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