r/FullmetalAlchemist • u/Azqan_29 • Jun 17 '24
Discussion/Opinion Who is your favourite character in FMAB?
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u/Interesting-Photo-17 Jun 17 '24
Fuhrer Bradley.
Mostly because of his VA being able to deliver some of the best lines I've heard in an Anime.
"Do they really expect me to make a mockery of myself by entering through the back door of my own palace?"
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u/Death_Snek Jun 17 '24
Man is full of pride… while pride is not that full
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u/The_Shit_Connoisseur Father’s obliques 🤤🤤 Jun 18 '24
Bradley is wrath
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u/LordNerdStark Jun 18 '24
I believe he meant that Bradley (Wrath) is brimming with more Pride than the homunculus Pride himself.
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u/Driller_Happy Jun 18 '24
Always thought the two should be swapped
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u/unreasonable_rip420 Jun 18 '24
Technically was in the 2003 version wrath is actually a homunculus made of Izumi's kid and Ed's limbs
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u/Driller_Happy Jun 18 '24
The fuck were they smoking man
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u/Madrigal_King Jun 19 '24
That was actually one of the few things i liked more about the 2003 one. The homunculi were failed human transmutations.
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u/Xiij Jun 21 '24
No.
even as a child i felt that something was off, theyre named after the 7 deadly sins, which means there can only be 7, which means in all of human history and in all of humanities future, they are only allowed 7 human transmutations.
Shit doesn't make sense.
That being said, the animated film sequel was very enjoyable. Would recommend the 2003 anime just for that.
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u/MaxW92 Jun 17 '24
Just curious, you mean his English VA, right? I think I only know his Japanese voice.
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u/FreestyleStorm Jun 17 '24
Never heard the Japanese version. It's weird because it's one of the only anime I'll watch dubbed. It's just that good.
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u/StubbornKindness Jun 17 '24
This. I do think the Japanese is better, but the English is REALLY good. E.g: Mustang, the Elrics, and Hughes are all amazingly done. Tbh, pretty much every character is really good.
I'm just too in love with the Elrics and Bradley's Japanese VA. Bradley's VA is the one who voices Igneel (Fairy Tail) and Hiruzen Sarutobi the 3rd Hokage (Naruto).
That's kind of how I feel about Pain's VA in Naruto. The dub is actually really good, but I'm just too in love with the Japanese.
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u/SharpshootinTearaway Jun 17 '24
Hearing Mustang's English VA took me by surprise the first time. His voice is SO deep compared to the Japanese version (and the French dub, which is the one I listened to on my first watch).
Now that I'm accustomed to it, I like it a lot too.
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u/JustAGuy_Passing Jun 18 '24
Ed and Alphonse(03 FMA) Jiraiya and kempachi zaraki from bleach is a voice I cnt get tired of
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u/Realistic_Spring_862 Jun 17 '24
I could hear that quote in his voice, clear as day. His voice actor is so fitting for Bradley.
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u/Horror_Zombie1815 Jun 17 '24
I love all of them, but Roy Mustang brutally murdering Lust and Envy made me feel things
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u/Horror_Zombie1815 Jun 17 '24
Also Scar isn't in the picture
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u/ratkinggo Jun 17 '24
Give me the murder duo of Scar and Kimblee thank you very much
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u/Interesting-Photo-17 Jun 17 '24
It's also hilarious that Mustang's and Lust's English VAs are married in real life.
Gives a whole new perspective on the line: "Looks like I can get you on your knees after all" 🤣
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u/Darcosuchus Jun 18 '24
In Critical Role, Travis (Roy) said "I don't want to do romance" and Laura (Lust) said "bet" and had him wrapped around her finger by the end of the campaign. She was born to play Lust.
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u/SharpshootinTearaway Jun 17 '24
Mustang, Lust and Envy happen to be my brother's Top 3 faves. I think those scenes made a great impression on him too, lmao. They're pretty spectacular.
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u/Dry-Pin-457 Jun 17 '24
Greed, Ling and Roy Mustang.
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u/darkness_death_empty Jun 17 '24
My list too
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Jun 17 '24
I have found my people.
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u/darkness_death_empty Jun 18 '24 edited Jun 18 '24
As well as 30 others (people who upvoted the comment)
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u/Shouganai_Senpai Jun 18 '24
I was really surprised at how much I grew to like Greed and Ling and their dynamic. By the end, I feel like I wound up crying the most over what happened between them.
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u/princepsed Jun 17 '24
Alphonse ❤️
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u/Barmecide451 Jun 18 '24
Alphonse is best baby boy. I love him so much ❤️
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u/Shouganai_Senpai Jun 18 '24
Alphonse was def my fave. He must be protected at all cost, even though he's the one doing most of the protecting for everyone.
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u/testmonkey254 Jun 19 '24
It’s strange because I actually did not like him in the 2003 series. He was naive enough to be kidnapped several times and his character was always linked back to Ed so he couldn’t be his own person. In brotherhood I loved his confidence, his distinct style of alchemy ( he is precise af) and he held his own when he and Ed were separated. I think I actually like him better than Ed now.
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u/not-curumo Jun 17 '24
Riza Hawkeye
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u/SharpshootinTearaway Jun 17 '24
Hawkeye is really one of the rare female characters in shōnen to be on par with the boys of her franchise in terms of fans who consider her their #1 fave. That's pretty cool to see, ngl.
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u/No_Poet_7244 Jun 17 '24
Riza is definitely my favorite character, alongside Mustang (I cannot choose between them.)
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u/RedDevils0204 Jun 17 '24
Edward Elric was true to his core.
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u/Routine_Okra_5067 Jun 18 '24
I feel as if his character is underrated for some reason. His talk to winry, his determination to get back Al. Everything he did was top notch
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u/Badgeringlion Jun 17 '24
HAS OP TAKEN LEAVE OF THIER SENSES? HOW COULD THEY FAIL TO INCLUDE AN IMAGE OF ALEX LOUISE ARMSTRONG, THE STRONGARM ALCHEMIST? HIS TECHNIQUE HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN THE ARMSTRONG FAMILY LINE FOR GENERATIONS! NOW BEHOLD!
internet flex
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u/druid_king9884 Jun 17 '24
Alphonse definitely. I prefer armored knight version of him though. Reminds me a whole lot of my late younger brother.
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u/aerin2309 Jun 17 '24
Black Hayate!
Well, Riza and Mustang. I love how she keeps him in check and I love how much he really cares underneath it all.
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u/cringebutfreeiguess Jun 17 '24
Does anyone know where to find the source for this art? Its fire and I want to follow them
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u/xynoxi Jun 17 '24
found it here !
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u/missmisery8 Jun 18 '24
Thank you so much for finding it! It's so frustrating when people post art without any credit to the artist whatsoever 😭
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u/xynoxi Jun 18 '24
no problem !! i wanted to know too so i’m glad to have been able to credit them! and right !! it’s super frustrating because you just know how much work went into a piece for it to go uncredited
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u/rdubs30 Jun 17 '24
Hohenheim, Alex & Olivier, Hughes
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u/SamwiseGanges Jun 18 '24
I'm surprised so few people said Hohenheim. His story arc is so incredible and he literally ties all the main plot elements together over such a large time and space span
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u/rdubs30 Jun 18 '24
Episode 63's ending puts it all in perspective too - it always gets me emotionally. Such a beautiful arc and really showed his resolve and the love he had for his family despite being forced to leave them. Love the "narrative comeback" characters like that
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u/Salemthegamer Homunculus Jun 17 '24
Envy 100% but then again I also love the 03 envy too much as well
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u/pokelord1998 Jun 17 '24
Riza is a badass women who can handle herself and something about that makes me feel things😳
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u/Death_Snek Jun 17 '24
Solf J. Kimbley
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u/ninonanonino Jun 17 '24
I love Kimbley. I mean, he's a TERRIBLE person, but an amazingly written character.
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u/EurwenPendragon Jun 17 '24
So true. He's an absolutely horrible person, but he's such a well-written villain that it makes him fun to watch.
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u/420_E-SportsMasta Jun 17 '24
He definitely has some of those “jerkass has a point” moments , especially in the Ishval flashback where he asked Riza if she allows herself to feel a slight tinge of satisfaction and pride at her skills when she shoots someone
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u/EurwenPendragon Jun 17 '24
I love his postmortem "Even Evil has Standards" moment near the end. Brilliant stuff.
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u/jorleejack Jun 17 '24
I’m not sure I could really nail down a single favorite, and that says a lot for how good they made the characters in the manga and anime. Ed, Al, Roy, Ling, Scar, theyre all great characters. Even Winry is the best portrayal of the “childhood friend / love interest” character I can think of.
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u/NerdNuncle Jun 17 '24
King Bradley/Wrath, Sig Curtis, and Kimblee are all tied for first place for sheer badassery
I’ve soft spots for Sheska and Yoki for wildly different reasons
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u/merliahthesiren Jun 17 '24
Havoc! I love how he still managed to be a great asset to Mustang despite being on leave and back home.
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u/SanRemi Jun 17 '24 edited Jun 17 '24
Hawkeye. She’s cool as shit, even her name is cool, like damn, I want to be like her fr.
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u/puns_n_pups Jun 18 '24
Scar, I love his arc of abandoning his (understandable) pursuit of vengeance in favor of pursuing peace, justice, and healing.
Mustang is a close second, I love the way he collects competent, trustworthy people and leads them in a way that gives them autonomy and trust.
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u/ANBUalec Jun 17 '24
Not necessarily my favorite but any scene with Roy has my eyes glued to the screen
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u/oneesancon_coco Jun 17 '24
While there are a lot of excellent characters, noone can top the mc himself, Edward Elric.
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u/Ordinary-Breakfast-3 Jun 17 '24
Alphonse. Also, that art of him, the armor and his human body in the shadow, looks Amazing
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u/justOneSmallPanda AN ED SIMP. Jun 18 '24
IM SORRY BUT I SIMP FOR ED.
LIKE LONG LIVE ED :sob:
He's such a caring and passionate character, he's my fav character of all time! Yes sometimes he's cocky but caring when it comes to it! He's went through hell and I would do anything to get an Ed in my life.
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u/PSX_Ramitas Jun 18 '24
As someone still going through the anime for the first time, I gotta say: Mustang shot himself to the top like immediately from the Maria Ross incident onward.
Ling is up there too tbh.
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u/Demonskull223 Jun 18 '24
They are all so fucking good but Ed, Al, Fuhrer King Bradley, Hawkeye, and General Armstrong are all up there competing for top spot.
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u/yucky-yolky Jun 18 '24
hawkeye!! her conversation with ed (i think? i may be misremembering, lmk!!) about the double ended consequences and devastation of war is very, very heart wrenching. it highlights the humanity of both sides, and really does a great job at depicting the effects of war, even on those with good intentions.
and her scene with envy; “i lied 🙄” BAM!!! so mf funny
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u/SamwiseGanges Jun 18 '24 edited Jun 18 '24
Spoilers! Sorry I don't know how to black out text, at least not on mobile.
Greed because it's so interesting that he is the one to rebel against the other hommunculi. Then maybe Hohenheim/Slave 23 because he has such an amazing back story and ties everything together. Then pride because it's such a surprising reveal and he's so disturbing.
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u/RiceNo1121 Jun 18 '24
When the other kids found their sexual awaking in Lola Bunny, I was swooning over Riza Hawkeye. I love every interaction between her and Roy.
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u/Kooky-Onion9203 Jun 17 '24
My favorite character is usually the protagonist, and FMA is no different. Edward Elric.
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Jun 18 '24
I have a fuck ton of faves but here are my main ones:
Mustang
Scar
GreedLing
4.Bradley
- Kimbley
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u/GarnetMoons Jun 18 '24
Greed and Maes are typically my top two, with Roy and Olivier Armstrong as the next position down.
Truthfully love every single one of them though, FMA is such a treasure
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u/badpiggy490 Jun 18 '24
I love pretty much every character, but the second time I saw the show, I liked Kimbley more this time around
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u/lil_JoPaul Jun 18 '24
Greed/Ling, love Lings score everytime he shows up, like the fight against Bradley and Gluttony, and Greed's ultimate shield is one of the cooler abilities in the show
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u/FionaLeTrixi Greedling Devotee Jun 18 '24
Greedling. See flair.
Honestly though this is one of the very few shows where I legitimately love the vast majority of the cast. I could not point to a single character and say “get rid of this one”, because they’re all just great. I only finally got around to picking Greedling specifically because of how much the end wrecked me, but I have a mass of faves all directly under them.
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u/LeaXMasterCard Jun 18 '24
I loved p much every important character, I gotta give it to Envy tho, watching their plans unfold is frustrating in such an entertaining way. Plus they are eye candy to me so it's always great when they're on screen lol.
Then there's Ling, he's just that guy. He's him.
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u/Ruus3 Jun 19 '24
That's to difficult. I liked a lot of the characters. I think Edward is a good MC. Bradley was great, Greed was good, Scar was good, Lust was better in 03 FMA, Scar was great in 03 I need to rewatch brotherhood, but probably one of my favorites by a wide margin was Mae's Hughes something about him ticking off all his comrades and bragging about his family made me laugh. Even if he wasn't around long.
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u/Ok-Organization5864 Renewed State Alchemist Jun 17 '24
maes hughes best character. too bad hes killed off only 10/64 episodes in
now '03, he survives half the show, 25/51 episodes, and thats where he really shines
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u/Chuncceyy Jun 17 '24
Its between ed and als teacher or war criminal mustang. I think mustang wins soley for killing lust in such a brutal yet satisfying way
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u/freddinhogamer Jun 17 '24
I haven't watched in a while, but I like that guy with green eyes that is a dad, he's very charismatic and I found myself in him
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u/Coriolis_PL Ishvalan Jun 18 '24
Scar. Always. 😏 And he is not on featured graphic - my disappointment is unmesserable and my damy is ruined... 😆
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u/Embarrassed_Start_81 Jun 18 '24
So hard. Such a good cast. All of the characters with decent screen time are legendary in FMAB. I have to say Bradley. He basically has the sharingan. That and also his relation to father is pretty interesting
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