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dreaming in a dream world

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Another thing to add to the list of reasons Alphonse Elric is my favorite character in FMA is that he fights with swords, spears, giant flying dragons, etc because if he’s gonna get stuck as a soul bonded to a suit of armor then dangit, he’s gonna commit to the aesthetic

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I want to see this mf's dark side

I want to know how far you'd have to push him and how far he'd go

I want to watch him lose it.

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Newtype USA August 2006 Shamballa Feature. (Official English Translation)

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Al post promised day must have the worst poker face of all time. He hasn't had to think about his facial expressions for like 5 years. It probably takes a while to remember people can see that now and get back into the habit of controlling it.

he's trying to act irritated about Ed fussing over him in the hospital and his voice and body language would really be selling it if he didn't have the biggest happiest smile anyone's ever seen. Ed decides not to mention it and just plays along with his little brother's fake annoyance if it makes him happy.

Mustang shows up and starts antagonizing Ed and trying to goad him into a stupid argument (it's their love language) and when Al interrupts to ask how Mustang is doing he sounds concerned and respectful but he's visibly rolling his eyes and shooting Mustang a look that clearly says "you're the dumbest person I know why are you like this?" Mustang laughs so hard he falls out of his chair.

Whenever people make him mad he tries to stay polite unless they've done something really bad. Flying off the handle is more Ed and Winry's thing, and Al's always had better luck getting things to go his way by remaining civil. But that strategy doesn't work as well when his pleasant tone of voice is competing with the absolute death glare he's giving people over minor annoyances.

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Okay but the weirdest thing about the whole "Brotherhood is better you should skip 03" discourse that's become commonplace now, it sort of forgets the world Brotherhood came out in and why you should watch the original Fullmetal Alchemist. When Brotherhood came out, the original Fullmetal Alchemist was one of the most beloved and most watched animes of all time. Brotherhood assumes you the audience have already seen it because of course you have, everyone has seen it, so it skips important information and speeds the story up because it doesn't want to bore you with things you already know. Have you ever wondered "hey why does the first episode of Brotherhood kind of suck, and why am I being introduced to like 50 new characters, and why are they acting like I know what the hell an alchemist is?" It's because Brotherhood thinks you've seen 03.

The first 7 or so episodes of Brotherhood constitute dozens of chapters in the manga, and the first 25 or so episodes of the original Fullmetal Alchemist. The Nina Tucker episode in Brotherhood, in FMA 03 takes up nearly three episodes. Yoki gets a backstory in 03 and it's genuinely one of the best episodes and taken directly from the manga and Brotherhood glosses over it because: duh, you've already seen it. And so if you skip the original you miss out on dozens of really great character building episodes like Ed and Al meeting Hughes for the first time and getting to spend a whole episode helping him free a train from terrorists, or Ed and Roy having a duel that expands on the relationship they have, or episodes where the brothers just help out random people in towns before the major story gets going.

The original also paces itself quite a bit better than Brotherhood and is more in line with the mangas storytelling. In the manga we don't find out about The Gate until nearly two dozen chapters in, and the same goes for the original anime. Like, that's a twist reveal in those stories, and it's weird that the most watched series is the one where they tell you all about The Gate in the first two episodes because they assume you've already seen the original show.

What's more, people don't know that Hiromu Arakawa helped write for the anime while she was still in the middle of writing the manga, and as a result was inspired to write scenes in Brotherhood that the anime did first. That scene of Edward getting impaled by a falling beam? Directly inspired by a similar scene in the original anime. There's a lot of little instances of that and they're great when you can recognize parallels and things in Brotherhood that are direct references to the original anime, but people don't notice any of that anymore. Because the original anime is just an automatic skip these days, and it's a bummer because people don't realize what a giant it was back before Brotherhood was released. They treat it as *bad,* not realizing it was one of the most beloved anime of its time and the problems people take issue with have a lot more to do with personal taste than any kind of actual flaw in the writing. Brotherhood was never meant to dethrone it, and the original anime was always supposed to be part of the viewing experience which is why those first few episodes of Brotherhood are so fast paced. So like, please stop telling people Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 is a skip, or it's bad, or you don't need it because Brotherhood is better. Regardless if you think Brotherhood is better or not, the original wrote Brotherhood's check. It was huge, it was beloved, and Brotherhood is *banking* on the knowledge you've seen all of it and loved it. And trust me when I say there is so much to love about the original series. It's still my favorite branch of the FMA franchise, and it's worth your time, I promise you.

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Dearest readers, as time wanes on just as sand tumbles down from a hourglass, we come to enlighten our collectors of a delightful yet tragic addition to our humble anthology.

To you we proudly present the Tortured Alchemists Society, which we are pleased to announce will debut promptly on May 17 at 3 pm EST.

The Artist

The Author

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We eagerly await your dutiful response to our most passionate collection to date.

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Team's Mustang curious dynamics.

I've noticed that in the manga and in the side materials, team Mustang usually has a defined way of teaming up which is NOT Mustang + Hawkeye.

Mustang's usual partner is actually Havoc: vs Lust in the manga, vs Briggs in the mobile game, and again vs terrorists in the abducted alchemist novel. Meanwhile, Hawkeye's partner is Fuery in all the instances above.

I kept wondering why Arakawa and Co separated the team this way and realized it makes a lot of sense.

Havoc and Hawkeye are similar in experience and expertise, but Hawkeye has better management, leadership, and long range skills while Havoc has more physical presence and better close combat skills. If you're going to partner Mustang (who is usually leading the vanguard) with anyone, Havoc is the best option. He can cover Roy's close combat weakness better than Hawkeye, and having his second in command in his squad causes redundancy.

Riza is better served away from the front line where her sniping skills can shine, and where she can manage the troops Roy is not leading himself. Fuery makes sense as her partner since he is the communication expert and can keep her in contact with everyone.

As for Breda, we know Roy usually leaves off-field coordination to him. He's more than capable of holding the fort by himself so he's the perfect third in command. He's also a great strategic asset for Riza when Roy is away.

Falman is just sort of there, he's useful for whoever has command off the field and needs information.

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My first drawing of Edward :3 Please promote !!

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keep warm, colonel

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Alphonse needs a better rating system

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this is their relationship to me. not even really parental in any traditional sense but by god does mustang carry the same level of exhaustion and sense of responsibility

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Happy LATE Ace Day!

Finally finished the sketch I started for ace day a week ago lol

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guy who is seriously going through the horrors of being fifteen

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Ed in uniform?!!