History Characters / FullmetalAlchemist2003

[[folder: Hakuro]]

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jin Horikawa (JP), Phil Parsons (EN) (Voiced by Creator/RobertMcCollum in episode 14)

A prominent general in the Amestris military who the Elrics rescue. Also takes part in the Liore massacre.

* EarAche: one of his ears is shot by Bald during the train hijacking.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: has a wife and two children.

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Never shows up after Mustang's coup, so its never resolved if he was penalized for his atrocities or not.]]

* SmallRoleBigImpact: Not only does his capture allow the Elrics to prove themselves, but [[spoiler: his role in Liore leads to catastrophic consequences for Rose, allowing Dante to get in close and manipulate her.]]

->Voiced by: Creator/YumiKakazu (JP), Creator/MonicaRial (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Creator/BlancaRada (Spain), Creator/RebecaAponte (Latin America), Raquel Marinho (Brazil), Nathalie Homs (French)[[/labelnote]]

->Voiced by: Creator/KazukoSugiyama (JP), Cindee Mayfield (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Ana María Simón (Spain), Creator/RebecaAponte (Latin America), Isaura Gomes (Brazil), Danièle Hazan (French)[[/labelnote]]

[[Characters/FullmetalAlchemistBrothers Elric Brothers]] ([[Characters/FullmetalAlchemistEdwardElric Edward Elric]]) | [[Characters/FullmetalAlchemistTeamMustang Team Mustang]] ([[Characters/FullmetalAlchemistRoyMustang Roy Mustang]]) | [[Characters/FullmetalAlchemistMainSupportingCast Main Supporting Cast]] ([[Characters/FullmetalAlchemistScar Scar]]) | [[Characters/FullmetalAlchemistMilitary Military]] | [[Characters/FullmetalAlchemistHomunculi Homunculi]] ([[Characters/FullmetalAlchemistFather Father]], [[Characters/FullmetalAlchemistEnvy Envy]]) | [[Characters/FullmetalAlchemistXing Xing]] | [[Characters/FullmetalAlchemistOthers Others]] | '''2003 Anime''' ([[Characters/FullmetalAlchemist2003MainCharacters Main Characters]]) ([[Characters/FullmetalAlchemist2003Homunculi Homunculi]])-]]]]]

!!!''''Voiced by:'''' Jin Horikawa (JP), Phil Parsons (EN) (Voiced by Creator/RobertMcCollum in episode 14)

* AdapationExpansion: Gets a slightly more prominent role in the series, as he's not only rescued by the Elrics but commands the assault on Liore and is one of Bradley's immediate subordinates, compared with his counterpart who does very little after the Elrics save him.

!!!''''Voiced by:'''' Jin Horikawa (JP), Phil Parsons (EN) (Creator/RobertMcCollum voices him in episode 14)

* AdapationalExpansion: Gets a slightly more prominent role in the series, as he's not only rescued by the Elrics but commands the assault on Liore and is one of Bradley's immediate subordinates, compared with his counterpart who does very little after the Elrics save him.

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* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: As shown above, it's never confirmed outright if he was punished or not]].

* DisabledInTheAdaptation: He displays more symptoms of PTSD, depression, and alcoholism than his manga counterpart. He also [[spoiler:permanently loses one eye]].

* DisabledLoveInterest: After becoming mute due to the severe trauma she experiences during the Liore rebellion, she is exploited by the final villain, and her and Edward's relationship becomes an important part of the final third of the series.

* DecompositeCharacter: Coincidentally, her role as Winry's HeterosexualLifePartner from is instead filled by Sheska here, who otherwise was an even more minor player in the manga/''Brotherhood'' than Paninya was.

* BreakTheCutie: After realizing Father Cornello and his religion were fraudulent, it takes her a while to get back up again. [[spoiler:And then she was raped and impregnated by an unknown assailant; possibly General Hakuro.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: Who would think that the girl from Lior [[spoiler:would become such a big part of Dante's plans?]]
* ChildByRape: [[spoiler:More accurately, her child is implied to have been by rape, with maybe Hakuro being the father.]]

* DisabledLoveInterest: She becomes mute due to the severe trauma she experiences during the Liore rebellion. She is exploited by the final villain and her and Edward's relationship becomes an important part of the final third of the series.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: After all the shit she went through, she definitely deserves one. [[spoiler:Though she does not get with Ed, who she apparently loves (partially due to him being in another world and his affections toward her and Winry being left ambiguous), she does recover from her mental trauma and is seen raising her baby and living happily with Winry.]]

* RaceLift: In the manga and ''Brotherhood'', she's white; in the anime, where the Liorians are part of a separate ethnic group and not just Amestrians, she's AmbiguouslyBrown.

* SuddenlySpeaking: After Rose's [[spoiler:ImpliedRape at the hands of Amestrian soldiers]], she became mute from the trauma. When she sees Ed freezing up in his fight against Wrath and Sloth, she manages to speak for the first time in years, crying out to "get up, Ed!"
* TeenPregnancy: Prior to reuniting with Ed, [[spoiler:she has been raped and given birth to a baby]].
* TheTragicRose: A rather literal example given her name. Dead boyfriend, [[spoiler:''heavily implied rape'' and being made mute due to the trauma]], dead parents, implied unrequited love ([[spoiler:Ed's]]), [[spoiler:alone except for her baby]] and taken hostage. Thankfully, by ''Conqueror of Shamballa'', she has recovered completely.

* DissonantSerenity: Whether he's sending thousands of soldiers to their deaths, listening to an account of treason in the military, or [[spoiler:being set on fire]], he never loses that amiable smile. [[spoiler:Until his son brings him his human remains, that is.]]

* AdaptationalJerkass: In the manga, Armstrong's guilt got to him during the War of Extermination and he refused to take part, being sent away from the frontlines as a discipline. That isn't the case here and a flashback explicitly shows him destroying an Ishbalan stronghold.

* TheBigGuy: He's a hot-blooded, giant bruiser of a man who's fittingly earned his title of "the Strong-arm Alchemist."

* GentleGiant: Of course, when he cools down from chewing the scenery, he can be a very kind-hearted man despite his ripping features.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Although as mentioned below, he is one of the most kind-hearted alchemists we meet in the show, he is also a dedicated soldier and will carry out morally grey acts if ordered to. He also works with Archer, one of the least moral soldiers in the show, [[spoiler:though it was more just an undercover act to keep an eye on Archer for Mustang who he is really allied with.]]

* LargeHam: Everything he does and says, he does with a loud voice and lots of flourish.
* MajorlyAwesome: He holds the rank of major and is an insanely strong State Alchemist.

* NiceGuy: He is easily one of the nicest alchemists in the series. And when Ed yells at him over [[spoiler:his role in the Ishbal Massacre,]] he doesn't seem to hold it against Ed.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: As another State Alchemist. In Armstrong's case, he seems to have [[DishingOutDirt Earth-based powers]], which he achieves by pounding the ground with his fists.

* SpockSpeak: Falman talks this way sometimes, such as in Episode 13 about Black Hayate.

* HeKnowsTooMuch: He is [[spoiler:killed by the homunculi to prevent him from interfering in their plans for Scar.]]

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:In the movie, anyway.]]

* MeaningfulName: Her name sounds similar to ''tristitia'', the sin of Despair in earlier Christianity, probably referring to the Elric brothers' grief over her death. [[spoiler:There is also the fact that in more modern readings ''tristitia'' usually gets conflated with ''acedia'', the sin of Sloth, hinting to homunculus Sloth's identity as Ed and Al's failed attempt of resurrecting her]].

* MotherlySidePlait: Always had a loose ponytail over her right shoulder.

* TakingYouWithMe: Attempts this after [[spoiler:transmuting Al into a bomb whilst mortally wounded.]] It doesn't work, due to [[BigDamnHeroes Scar's intervention]].

* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: In the manga, half of the stuff that happened in this series didn't happen. [[spoiler:She wasn't raped, impregnated, mute from trauma, or kidnapped]].

* EarnYourHappyEnding: After all the shit she went through, she definitely deserves one. [[spoiler:Though she does not get with Ed who she clearly loves (partially due to him being in another world and his affections toward her and Winry being left ambiguous), she does recover from her mental trauma and is seen raising her baby and living with Winry happily.]]

* TheTragicRose: Dead boyfriend, [[spoiler:''heavily implied rape'' and being made mute due to the trauma]], dead parents, implied unrequited love ([[spoiler:Ed's]]), [[spoiler:alone except for her baby]], and taken hostage. Thankfully, by ''Conqueror of Shamballa'', she has recovered completely.

* DissonantSerenity: Whether he's sending thousands of soldiers to their deaths, listening to an account of treason in the military, or [[spoiler:being set on fire]], he never loses that amiable smile.

The ruler of Amestris. He simultaneously serves as the country's chief executive (President) and commander-in-chief (Führer)--and to clear any confusion, King is simply his first name. He came to rule Amestris after leading his nation out of a bloody civil war and setting up a military dictatorship. [[spoiler: He is later revealed to be the Homunculus Pride]] and in TheMovie, it turns out he's [[spoiler:the alternate universe's version of Creator/FritzLang.]]

-->'''Mustang''': I LOVE DOGS! Dogs embody loyalty, they follow their master's commands above all else. Be a jerk to them and they don't complain, and they never once beg for a paycheck! Trust me, Fury, they're the great servants of man!" ''(singing)'' Loyal canine, how we salute thee!

-->'''Mustang''': "I LOVE DOGS! Dogs embody loyalty, they follow their master's commands above all else. Be a jerk to them and they don't complain, and they never once beg for a paycheck! Trust me Fury, they're the great servants of man!" ''(singing)'' Loyal canine, how we salute thee!"

* PetTheDog: Black Hayate's owner... though her idea of training him is a bit shocking. To be fair, it's highly effective and he's very well behaved.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Her name is not exactly common, so for quite a time fans were stumped. Liza, Riza, or Lisa? The official version is "Riza" and the manga even has a reference that "Elizabeth" is a code name, not her real name.

** While Roy had plenty of regrets about Ishbal in the manga and ''Brotherhood'', he was able to channel them into a drive for a better future. Here, though, Roy shows symptoms of PTSD and depression; he nearly AteHisGun [[spoiler: after killing the Rockbells.]] He even shows signs of being an alcoholic, to the point that he appears in the final opening looking depressed with a glass of liquor in his hand.
** His depression worsens during the TimeSkip between the finale and ''Conqueror of Shamballa'' - [[spoiler: having given up his dream of becoming Führer by assassinating Bradley and with Ed presumed dead, Roy lives alone in a remote Northern outpost, away from Hawkeye and the rest of his team, and has sworn off the use of alchemy.]]
** While the conclusion of their original arc is rushed near the end of the series, [[spoiler:there's also the strain between Winry and Roy due to his involvement in her parents' death.]]

** [[spoiler: He's also the one who killed Winry's parents in this iteration, not Scar.]]

* BigDamnHero: His HesBack moment [[spoiler:in ''Conqueror of Shamballa'' when he saves his men and the city at Central command after having been away up north.]]
* BishieSparkle: It's PlayedForLaughs in Episode 13.

* CouldntFindAPen: [[spoiler: His ignition cloth gloves are destroyed during his battle with Pride, so to kill the Führer-Homunculus, Mustang paints a transmutation circle on his hand using his own blood.]]

-->'''Mustang''': "I LOVE DOGS! Dogs embody loyalty, they follow their master's commands above all else. Be a jerk to them and they don't complain, and they never once beg for a pay-check! Trust me Fury, they're the great servants of man!" ''(singing)'' Loyal canine, how we salute thee!"

* InternalReformist: His goal in becoming Führer is to change Amestris for the better and ensure nothing like the Ishbalan genocide ever happens again. [[spoiler: Near the end of the series, after learning Führer Bradley is the Homunculus Pride, he gives up his dream, going against orders to assassinate Bradley.]]

* LargeHam: Although usually calm and reserved, Roy occasionally lets his presence be known by striking a heroic pose and/or shouting at someone. Ed [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] this when he gives his own impersonation of Roy. In the dub Creator/TravisWillingham drew inspiration from his failed audition for... Armstrong.

* MyGreatestFailure: His actions in the Ishbalan war, especially [[spoiler: killing the Rockbells.]]
* MythologyGag: [[spoiler: How he kills Pride [[note]] paints a transmutation circle on his hand with blood then burns the homunculus to death [[/note]] is very similar to how he kills Lust in the manga [[note]] where he ''carves'' a transmutation circle on his hand then burns the homunculus to death. [[/note]].]]

* NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech: After tracking down Ed and Al late in the series, he tells them about how he contemplated ending his own life once after [[spoiler:executing the Rockbells]], but then resolved never to follow unreasonable commands again. He tells them he came after them by his own choice, then demands to know why they ran away rather than trust him.

** Roy gives Ed plenty of shit, but he cares about both the Elric brothers more than lets on and is quite protective of them, something Hawkeye takes note of.

* ParentalSubstitute: It's particularly noticeable around the time and after [[spoiler:Hughes' death]] in this version, as he starts stressing much more over the Elric brothers' whereabouts and situation himself, and it's revealed that (unknown to Roy,) Hughes looked after them in part so that Roy could focus on trying to move up in the military instead, as Roy sought the brothers out to begin with so that they didn't get caught doing anything drastic without a certification and potentially jailed or worse, and so that he could keep an eye on them to [[spoiler:make sure they stay alive...which he fails at, quite drastically]].

* RankUp: He's promoted to Brigadier-General at the tail end of the series... [[spoiler: but it's short-lived because he's soon after demoted for assassinating Bradley/Pride.]]

* ShellShockedVeteran: It's heavily implied living through Ishbal left him with shell-shock and PTSD.

* HopelessSuitor: Roy Mustang is oblivious to her affections in this continuity and the pair do not end up together.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Her name is not exactly common so for quite a time fans were stumped. Liza, Riza, or Lisa? The official version is "Riza" and the manga even has a reference that "Elizabeth" is a code name, not her real name.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He looks a bit younger than his manga counterpart and his mustache is less prominent. He also has softer looking features. [[spoiler:This is probably due to him representing Pride instead of Wrath, and indeed it manages to cover up his true nature much better]].
* AdaptationalBadass: ZigZagged. Bradley lacks the main weakness of his manga counterpart; [[spoiler:anime Bradley has a HealingFactor like the other homunculi, while manga Bradley does not due to being a converted human]]. As such, [[spoiler:Mustang burning him alive would have killed his manga counterpart, while this Bradley can recover from it]]. That said, anime Bradley also has a new weakness in form of [[spoiler:his human remains]], which leads to his defeat. Manga Bradley also has many more badass moments on-camera than anime Bradley, including defeating Mustang.
* AdaptationalDumbass: A very rare justified example: [[spoiler:He represents ''Pride'' instead of Wrath, so him taunting and drawing out the fight with BondVillainStupidity makes sense, as a prideful person would want to gloat and make things last for the sake of bolstering his ego. His manga counterpart however, wastes no time in disabling Mustang due to embodying a far much vicious sin.]]
* AdaptationalVillainy: While Bradley in the manga and ''Brotherhood'' was still an evil man, he still retains some noble qualities, like his love for his wife. Here, not so much. [[spoiler:It gets to the point where he strangles his young son Selim to death when the latter unintentionally brought his remains while fighting Mustang]].

* CompositeCharacter: [[spoiler: He is Pride in this series.]]

* FauxAffablyEvil: Outwardly, he appears to be a kind hearted man, a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, and a loving husband and father. [[spoiler:In reality he is one of the most self centered and hateful characters in the show, as befits the title of Pride, with everything we've seen of him being an affect. He even strangles his very young son to death when the latter accidentally brings him his original body's skull while he is fighting Roy, just trying to help his father.]]
* EyepatchOfPower: [[spoiler:He wears it to hide the Homunculus symbol on his eye.]]

* ImplausibleFencingPowers: Uses his sword to disrupt the air [[spoiler:so Roy can't hit him with his flames. It does help to be a homunculus with superhuman abilities.]]
* {{Irony}}: It's revealed in TheMovie his [[spoiler:alternate/real world counterpart is Fritz Lang, a Jew, despite being the Führer of the ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' world's equivalent of Germany.]]
* ObfuscatingStupidity: [[spoiler:He acts like a well meaning, if sometimes harsh man. In reality, he's a very evil man and TheDragon to Dante.]]

* CanonForeigner: Archer is completely original to the 2003 anime, and has not appeared in unrelated works.

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:The left half of his body was caught in a transmutation, leaving him with only his right half. His left half was later replaced with automail turning him into a Terminator-esque Cyborg.]]

* BadBoss: In a way to Tucker, he puts the Sewing Life Alchemist under so much pressure [[spoiler:that Tucker resorts to transmuting his daughter and her dog]].
* ColonelKilgore: Turned into one by the anime. Unlike his manga/''Brotherhood'' equivalent who was an honorable man who [[spoiler:killed his jerkass general to let the Ishbalan high priest meet with Bradley to at least ''try'' to put an end to the bloodshed]], and when fighting in Ishbal didn't seem to have any pleasure in fighting (he was just fulfilling his duty as a human weapon), the 2003 anime paints him as a major {{Jerkass}} who ''loved'' fighting in Ishbal.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Zigzagged if not subverted. He knew full well Tucker [[spoiler:used his wife to create the first talking chimera]] and allowed him a pass due to the seemingly groundbreaking results. While he does intend to [[spoiler:use the newly fused Nina and Alexander for experimentation]], he does seem a little disturbed that Tucker [[spoiler:went so far into transmuting his 4-year-old daughter.]]

* KickTheDog: Or in this case, [[spoiler:Nina Tucker after her father transmuted her with her dog]], as he intended to take her away and use her as a test subject. That said, he did seem momentarily taken aback when Ed told him that [[spoiler:Shou sunk so low as to use his own daughter.]]
* MrExposition: His main role is to tell Ed the secrets of the Amestrian goverment.

* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Averted. He tries to activate his Red Stone and begins to indulge on EvilGloating. [[spoiler:Scar simply kills him before he had a chance to defend himself.]]

* LackOfEmpathy: Had no qualms blowing anyone up, even innocent Ishbalan civilians. This extends to [[WouldHitAGirl women]] and [[WouldHurtAChild children]], who he even ''boasts'' about killing.

->Voiced by: Creator/MasashiEbara (JP), Creator/ScottMcNeil (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Héctor Cantolla (Spain), Carmelo Fernández (Latin America), Guilherme Lopes (Brazil), Gérard Rouzier (French)[[/labelnote]]

->Voiced by: Creator/KotonoMitsuishi (JP), Lauren Goode (EN, TV series and ''Conqueror of Shamballa''), Creator/LydiaMackay (EN, [=OVAs=])

* ParentalSubstitute: Briefly acts as one toward Noah and Ed in the movie, lending Noah her clothes, worrying over the pair from a distance and [[spoiler:calling Hughes out on Noah's behalf]].

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->Voiced by: Mayumi Yoshida (JP), Tierney Titus (EN, TV series), Creator/BrittneyKarbowski (EN, [=OVAs=])

* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Mostly averted, unlike the manga/''Brotherhood''. He is completely out of his league while fighting Alphonse to the point that even the music turns comical as Al wipes the floor with him, but the mental blow he strikes on Alphonse (telling him his soul and memories are fake) lasts for multiple episodes. And he nearly kills a 12-year-old Ed at the beginning of the series along with all the women he butchered, and unlike the manga version of himself, he continues to kill innocents even after the arc he is introduced as living armor in.

->Voiced by: Creator/YujiUeda (JP), Creator/EricVale (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Iñaki Crespo (Spain), Víctor Díaz (Latin America), Nestor Chiesse (Brazil), Benoît Rivillon (French)[[/labelnote]]

->Voiced by: Creator/KentaroIto (JP), Creator/JerryJewell (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Roberto Cuenca, Jr. (Spain), Carlos Vitali (Latin America), Mauro Eduardo Lima (Brazil), Marli Bortoletto (Brazil, as a woman)[[/labelnote]]

->Voiced by: Creator/HoukoKuwashima (JP), Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Inma Gallego (Spain), Maythe Guedes (Latin America), Fernanda Bullara (Brazil), Léa Gabrielle (French)[[/labelnote]]

* BreakTheCutie: After realizing Father Cornello and his religion were fraudulent, it takes her a while to get back up again. [[spoiler:And then she was raped and impregnated by an unknown assailant.]]

* ChildByRape: [[spoiler:More accurately, her child is implied to have been by rape.]]

* EvilDetectingBaby: [[spoiler:Her baby smiles and giggles in [[NiceGuy Ed's]] presence but sobs, cries and screams in [[BigBad Dante's]]. That should probably have been a signal for Rosé that Dante should not have been trusted]].

* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler:Gets impregnated and loses her voice as a result, but she still keeps her baby.]]
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:Scar points to her being raped by Amestrian soldiers as his final reasoning for why he will spare no sympathy in using them to create the Philosopher's Stone. Ed doesn't even have much of a retort.]]

-> Voiced by: Creator/KyokoHikami (JP), Creator/CynthiaCranz (EN)

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'''Voiced by:''' Shoko Tsuda (JP), Creator/ChristineAuten (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Yolanda Pérez (Spain), Minerva Hernández (Latin America), Tânia Gaidarji (Brazil), Hélène Bizot (French)[[/labelnote]]

->Voiced by: Creator/NaomiWakabayashi (JP), Gwendolyn Lau (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Chelo Molina (Spain), María Teresa Hernández (Latin America), Raquel Marinho (Brazil), Isabelle Volpe (French)[[/labelnote]]

-> Voiced by: Kazuki Yao (JP), Barry Yandell (EN)

* HeKnowsTooMuch: He is [[spoiler:killed by the homunculi to prevent him from interfering in their plans for Scar]].

->Voiced by: Creator/KojiTotani (JP), Brice Armstrong (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Miguel Ayones (Spain), Rafael Monsalve (Latin America), Sidney Lilla (Brazil), Jérôme Keen (French)[[/labelnote]]

->Voiced by: Shoko Tsuda (JP), Creator/ChristineAuten (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Yolanda Pérez (Spain), Minerva Hernández (Latin America), Tânia Gaidarji (Brazil), Hélène Bizot (French)[[/labelnote]]

->Voiced by: Creator/MiyokoAso (JP), Creator/JuliErickson (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Pilar Gentil (Spain), AracelysPrieto (Latin America), Helena Samara (Brazil), Maria Tamar (French)[[/labelnote]]

->Voiced by: Creator/YoshinoTakamori (JP), Creator/LydiaMackay (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Pilar Santigosa (Spain), Maritza Rojas (Latin America), Alessandra Araújo (Brazil, first voice), Cecília Lemes (Brazil, second voice), Brigitte Aubry (French)[[/labelnote]]

!!!Voiced by: Shin Aomori (JP), Creator/RBruceElliott (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Luis Mas (Spain), Armando Volcanes (Latin America), Antônio Moreno (Brazil), Thierry Murzeau (French)[[/labelnote]]

->Falman voiced by: Takehiro Murozono (JP), Creator/KyleHebert (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Creator/JoseMariaCarrero (Spain), Antonio Delli (Latin America), Wellington Lima (Brazil), Thierry Kazazian (French)[[/labelnote]]
->Fuery voiced by: Creator/TetsuShiratori (JP), Kevin M. Connolly (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Fernando Cabrera (Spain), Creator/EzequielSerrano (Latin America), Figueira Júnior (Brazil), Benjamin Pacal (French)[[/labelnote]]
->Breda voiced by: Tomoyuki Shimura (JP), Josh Berry (EN, TV series and ''Conqueror of Shamballa''), Charles Baker (EN, [=OVAs=])[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Alfredo Cernuda (Spain), Luis Manuel Martín (Spain, ''Conqueror, of Shamballa''), Creator/LuisMiguelPerez (Latin America), Ivo Roberto (Brazil), Taric Mehani (French)[[/labelnote]]

* DemotedToExtra: All three of them have much smaller roles compared to the manga, mostly serving as comic relief.

Armstrong's subordinate. Serves as one of Edward and Alphonse's bodyguards during their investigations in Central.

->Voiced by: Creator/MitsukiSaiga (JP), Meridith [=McCoy=] (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Conchi López (Spain), Maricel González (Latin America), Sílvia Suzy (Brazil), Creator/LaurenceBreheret (French)[[/labelnote]]

Ed and Al's other bodyguard, his carefree nature combines unexpectedly well with his serious partner Maria.

->Voiced by: Misao Harada (JP), Jim Foronda (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Miguel Ángel Garzón (Spain), Luis Manuel Martín (Spain, ''Conqueror of Shamballa''), Kaihiamal Martínez (Latin America), Márcio Araújo (Brazil), Benjamin Pascal (French)[[/labelnote]]

->Voiced by: Creator/ToruOkawa (JP), Creator/TravisWillingham (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Juan Antonio Arroyo (Spain), Rolman Bastidas (Latin America), Hermes Baroli (Brazil), Martial Le Minoux (French)[[/labelnote]]

->Voiced by: Creator/MichikoNeya (JP), Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Silvia Sarmentera (Spain), Giannina Jurado (Latin America), Letícia Quinto (Brazil), Agnès Manoury (French)[[/labelnote]]

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->Voiced by: Creator/HidekatsuShibata (JP), Ed Blaylock (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Fernando Hernández (Spain), José Granadillo (Latin America), Luiz Antônio Lobue (Brazil), Yann Pichon (French)[[/labelnote]]

->Voiced by: Creator/KeijiFujiwara (JP), Creator/SonnyStrait (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Miguel Ángel Montero (Spain), Sergio Pinto (Latin America), Luiz Laffey (Brazil), Cyrille Monge (French)[[/labelnote]]

->Voiced by: Creator/KenjiUtsumi (JP), Creator/ChristopherSabat (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Pedro Tena (Spain), Gilberto Baroli (Brazil), Benoît Allemane (French)[[/labelnote]]

->Voiced by: Creator/ShowHayami (JP), Creator/TroyBaker (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Miguel Ángel del Hoyo (Spain), Ledner Belisario (Latin America), Leonardo Camilo (Brazil), Constantin Pappas (French)[[/labelnote]]

->Voiced by: Shin Aomori (JP), Creator/RBruceElliott (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Luis Mas (Spain), Armando Volcanes (Latin America), Antônio Moreno (Brazil), Thierry Murzeau (French)[[/labelnote]]

* KickTheDog: Or in this case, [[spoiler:Nina Tucker after her father transmuted her with her dog]], as he intended to take her away and use her as a test subject.

->Voiced by: Creator/YasunoriMatsumoto (JP), Creator/MikeMcFarland (EN)[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Eduardo del Hoyo (Spain), Ángel Balam (Latin America), Sérgio Corcetti (Brazil), Philippe Bozo (French)[[/labelnote]]

* DemotedToExtra: Havoc doesn't get much screentime to himself here other than Team Mustang's ADayInTheLimelight episode, where one subplot revolves around his dating troubles. He's a more important character in the manga and ''Brotherhood'' anime, though, playing an essential role in the fight against Lust and [[spoiler:Roy's eventual coup]].

* VillainousCrossdresser: Before his soul was sealed in armor, he donned a female wig and dress while killing people in his van.

* AdaptationalBadass: Owing to his early debut, Barry not only captures Edward in an ambush, but he was also very close to killing him in the following battle in which he proves to be so vicious and fast he overwhelm Ed despite the alchemist's martial arts training and gives him multiple scratches. The encounter was so brutal that Edward was traumatized by it, leaving him emotionally rattled for the next few days (and episodes).

** Also, his backstory is more fleshed out. In the original manga, he already enjoyed chopping animals apart before going on a killing spree and eventually got curious enough to try real humans. In this version, he was a normal guy who got potentially pushed over the edge by his wife and her constant nagging (implied to be abusive, one way or the other), and snapped one day and killed her, developing a bloodlust for other people from there. When he explains his backstory to Ed, he doesn't give any signs of sociopathy prior to his breakdown in his relationship with his wife, but it's never outright stated if he was emotionally abused into jumping the slippery slope, or if he just decided to [[DisproportionateRetribution shup her up for good for a minor domestic argument]].

* CharacterExaggeration: Somewhat, in the manga he still plenty crazy but is fairly reasonable and even helps the heroes for a bit. Here, he's just irredeemably evil as after the prison complex goes down. He just finds new work as a mercenary all so he can hurt people.

* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Mostly averted, unlike the manga/''Brotherhood''. He is completely out of his league while fighting Alphonse to the point that even the music turns comical as Al wipes the floor with him, but the mental blow he strikes Alphonse (telling him his soul and memories are fake) lasts for multiple episodes. And he nearly kills a 12-year-old Ed at the beginning of the series along with all the women he butchered, and unlike the manga version of himself, he continues to kill innocents even after the arc he is introduced as living armor in.

* VillainousCrossdresser: Before his soul was sealed into an armor, he donned a female wig while killing people in his van.

A pickpocket from Rush Valley who meets Ed in an arm wrestling competition prior to her stealing Ed's Watch.

* DeterminedExpression: Has one defending Noah.
* HappilyMarried: Very much so with Hughes in the anime, [[spoiler:until his unfortunate early death]].
* MaternityCrisis: Oh, boy. Gracia goes through it during a snowstorm. Ed, Al and Nina cry.
* ParentalSubstitute: Briefly acts as one toward Noah and Ed in the movie, lending Noah her clothes, worrying over the pair from a distance and [[spoiler:calling Hughes out for Noah]].

* FatalFamilyPhoto: [[Up until his death]], they're annoying family photos he keeps shoving in everyone's face!

* MenDontCry: Tries to pass this off at [[spoiler:Hughes' grave after the funeral.]]

* BadassNormal: He doesn't uses alchemy, but his knives alone show he is not to be taken lightly. [[spoiler: He was able to beat Lust to the draw and land a "kill" on her, despite her having him at point-blank range. This was one of the first times a homunculus had been killed in the series, and the ''only'' time by a non-alchemist or non-homunculus.]]

* FatalFamilyPhoto: [[spoiler:But for most of the series,]] they're just annoying family photos he keeps shoving in everyone's face!

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: He first appears during the train hijacking in Episode 5 and gets to know the Elrics even before Ed becomes a State Alchemist. In the manga, he first appeared in chapter 6 [[note]] roughly analogous to episode 15 [[/note]] hunting Scar.
* AdaptationalVillainy: In-universe. His counterpart in the other world [[spoiler:is a Nazi, though he renounces it in the end.]]

* BadassNormal: He doesn't uses alchemy, but his knives alone show he is not to be taken lightly. [[spoiler: He was able to beat Lust to the draw and land a "kill" on her, despite her having him on point-blank range. This was one of the first times a homunculus had been killed in the series, and the ''only'' time by a non-alchemist or non-homunculus.]]
* {{Bookends}}: He first meets Ed when saving his life on a train. [[spoiler:He last meets him saying goodbye from a platform]].

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Hughes seems like nothing more than an annoying overbearing husband (and later parent) that thinks of nothing but his family. But he's also a knife expert and turns deadly serious when the situation calls for it.
* DeathbedPromotion: [[spoiler:He is posthumously promoted to Brigader General, something Mustang notes the bitter irony of given how Hughes intended to stay behind and prop up Mustang on his path to becoming Führer only to now have passed him in rank]].

* DotingParent: So much so that he's the current poster-boy for the trope.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His first scene is him bothering his coworkers with endless gushing about his pregnant wife... which turns out to be a deliberate effort to annoy away eavesdroppers. This cements most of his key traits, including his close bond with Mustang.

* GhostReunionEnding: At the end of the first arc of the anime, which is right before the original storyline takes front and center, [[spoiler:i.e., after his death...Ed is shown to look outside his train window, only to catch a ghostly apparition of him smiling and waving goodbye to him. Ed doesn't realize what kind of reunion it is]].

* HappilyMarried: With Gracia, in fact she was the one he obsessed over and annoyed everyone about before Elicia was born.

* KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade: [[spoiler:He finds out too much about the homunculi controlling the country too quickly and is killed by Envy.]]

%%* SickeninglySweethearts: Towards his wife and his daughter. Heck, one of his {{Image Song}}s is a duet with Elysia that Tastes Like Diabetes. (Needs context)

* AdaptationalVillainy: Boy howdy, as mentioned below, his Manga/''Brotherhood'' counterpart was more noble. In the 2003 version, he's a {{Jerkass}} that takes pleasure in slaughtering people. Granted, all the 2003 anime had to go on was that he was a PosthumousCharacter killed by Scar, and the flashback showing off his manga characterization wasn't shown until 2006.

* MrExposition: His main role is to tell Ed the secrets of the Amestrian Goverment.

** Psychologically and physically as he indirectly deprived Winry of her parents and later deprives Nina of her only human friends by forcing the Elrics to leave the Tucker estate [[spoiler:and his actions indirectly lead to her demise.]]

* GoneHorriblyRight: Zigzagged. She attempted to transmute her baby back to life using his own remains. [[spoiler:She succeeded at reviving him as a not only a homunculus, but a NighInvulnerable, alchemy-capable homunculus.]] However, [[GoneHorriblyWrong she was horrified with the results]] and [[spoiler:gave him to the Gate, with horrible and tragic consequences once he escaped with Edward's limbs.]]