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** Eh, it's a fantastical explanation for a fantastical power. I think it's a good idea for writers to leave some things unanswered in fantasy, because a full explanation may either seem like an out-of-place infodump, or raise a whole new set of questions and FridgeLogic. And since I think the most significant part of that {{Reveal}} was to drive the point home that true EquivalentExchange was impossible, I don't really agree that a greater explanation was necessary. (Although it would have been cool.) Many of the same questions haven't yet been answered in the manga, where the origin of alchemical power is fairly similar.
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** Eh, it's a fantastical explanation for a fantastical power. I think it's a good idea for writers to leave some things unanswered in fantasy, because a full explanation may either seem like an out-of-place infodump, or raise a whole new set of questions and FridgeLogic. And since I think the most significant part of that {{Reveal}} TheReveal was to drive the point home that true EquivalentExchange was impossible, I don't really agree that a greater explanation was necessary. (Although it would have been cool.) Many of the same questions haven't yet been answered in the manga, where the origin of alchemical power is fairly similar.
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** They ''can'' do cross over, but they'd lose their powers while there. The reason Envy is stuck as a dragon in ''Conqueror of Shamballa'' is because alchemy doesn't work in our world and [[ShapeShifterModeLock the dragon was the last form he took when he crossed the gate.]]
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* How was Frank Archer able to be outfitted with automail on his whole left half, in such a short amount of time? Also, how was he able to get replacements for certain parts, like his left eye or the left side of his brain? Was that all stuff that Dante invented?
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*** Indeed, the only Homunculi who look even remotely human are Lust, Sloth and Pride (and in Pride's case it was intentional). Along with Greed's teeth, Gluttony's giant babyness and Envy's...''[[YouGottaHaveBlueHair entire]] [[AmbiguousGender body]]'', we also have Wrath who looks like a demented, long haired teenager with limbs that appear to have been haphazardly grafted onto him. What I'm wondering is why none of the characters (bystanders or otherwise) ever question any of this.
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*** Indeed, the only Homunculi who look even remotely human are Lust, Sloth and Pride (and in Pride's case it was intentional). Along with Greed's teeth, Gluttony's giant babyness and Envy's...''[[YouGottaHaveBlueHair entire]] [[AmbiguousGender ''[[AmbiguousGender entire body]]'', we also have Wrath who looks like a demented, long haired teenager with limbs that appear to have been haphazardly grafted onto him. What I'm wondering is why none of the characters (bystanders or otherwise) ever question any of this.
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*** Would like to point out that Winry is more involved with the plot and major characters in the manga, forming relations with, for example, Hawkeye, and coming to peace with Scar (even if she hasn’t forgiven him for killing her parents). Hence, it’s possible to claim that Winry is a stronger character in the manga/Brotherhood due to helping contribute to major themes (valuing human life), actions she doesn’t take in the ‘03 anime. Further, the major contention towards the Ed/Roy ship isn’t the homosexual component but the laundry list of other issues; namely the fact that Roy is a grown adult and Edward is still a teenager (Dante’s perving on Ed is SUPPOSED to come off as uncomfortable and depraved), Roy is Ed’s commanding officer (and any relationship with a direct subordinate would be illegal, hence why he’s not in a relationship with Hawkeye in the manga), and Roy is much closer, emotionally, to a father figure to Ed. Unless you’re going to claim that the homosexual component overrides the latter detriments (which would, ironically, be playing into several anti-homosexual prejudice and stereotypes), then it would be quite natural for people to be uneasy at the idea of Edward and Roy being in a relationship.
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*** My take is that transmuting human bodies is extremely difficult to do, particularly the reconstructing part to make proper alchemy. Of the alchemists that work with human transmutation in the ‘03 canon: Kimblee only makes explosions, a simple chemical reaction. The only exception (a delayed time bomb) was done with Al, a suit of armor (MUCH simpler to work with). Dr. Marcoh, who needs an imperfect Philosopher’s Stone to heal (an extremely difficult task, I would imagine). Scar, who explicitly stops at the deconstruction part. Hence, trying to transmute human beings is absurdly difficult and not worth the effort; an improper Alchemy attempt would probably fizzle out and do nothing, or just kill them normally (in which case, bullets would be easier). The exceptions are either highly specific and limited in scope, or need alchemical steroids for the fancy stuff. Due to the homunculi’s bodies being similar (and maybe their connection to the Gate/Red Stones in their body), a talented alchemist can suddenly get MUCH more creative (like turning diamonds to graphite, water to ethanol, etc.). Alternatively, WMG admittedly, it’s a special ability that Ed learned during his fight with Greed. In the same way the knowledge of circle-less transmutations was somewhat blocked until after the Certification exam, perhaps the ‘trick’ behind homunculi chemistry shenanigans was also locked until Ed’s showdown.
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* Why does envy wait so long to [[spoiler: kill Maes Hughes in episode 25 , I mean the only witness present were their fellow homunculi, right?]]Even more odd(and directly connected) why did Envy [[spoiler: prevent Lust from killing him?]]
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* Why does envy wait so long to [[spoiler: kill Maes Hughes in episode 25 , I mean the only witness present were their fellow homunculi, right?]]Even right?]] Even more odd(and odd (and directly connected) why did Envy [[spoiler: prevent Lust from killing him?]]
** Envy's kinda stupid and very arrogant, so they like drawing out their kills for no reason other than the thrill of it.
** Envy's kinda stupid and very arrogant, so they like drawing out their kills for no reason other than the thrill of it.
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** I don't think Envy willingly did that. It's possible the Gate just took his transformation ability and automatically sculpted him into the form that best fits his personality.
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* Why does Envy impersonate the Fuhrer in the early episodes of the series, if the Fuhrer is himself already a Homunculus who’s on envy’s team?
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* Why does Envy impersonate the Fuhrer in the early episodes of the series, if the Fuhrer is himself already a Homunculus who’s on envy’s team? Envy’s team?
** Maybe Bradley was busy elsewhere.
** Maybe Bradley was busy elsewhere.
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Ambiguity regarding Envy's dragon form and homunculi crossing The Gate into our world
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* In Episode 51, many people in the fandom are wondering/baffled as to why Envy transforms into [[spoiler: a dragon]] (like what made him want to even assume the form to cross over as)?
* Also, what would happen if other homunculi were to cross into our world?
* Also, what would happen if other homunculi were to cross into our world?
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* In Episode 51, many people in the fandom are wondering/baffled as to why Envy transforms into [[spoiler: a dragon]] to cross The Gate (like what made him want to even assume the form to cross over as)?
was going through his head)?
*Also, what What would happen if other homunculi were to cross into our world?
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* In Episode 51, many people in the fandom are wondering/baffled as to why Envy transforms into a dragon (what was going through his mind for him to even assume the form)?
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* In Episode 51, many people in the fandom are wondering/baffled as to why Envy transforms into [[spoiler: a dragon (what was going through his mind for dragon]] (like what made him want to even assume the form)?
form to cross over as)?
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* So after Izumi wrecks central headquarters after wrath gets kidnapped how on earth does she convince him to come back with her to yock island? [[spoiler:Where she attempts to murder him, ]]she does not seem like the type to lie outright and even with her being a martial arts master she could not have been able to overpower wrath when he could do one handed handstands ''without breaking a sweat,'' [[spoiler:''even before he was fed the red stones.'']]
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* So after Izumi wrecks central headquarters after wrath gets kidnapped how on earth does she convince him to come back with her to yock island? Yock Island? [[spoiler:Where she attempts to murder him, ]]she does not seem like the type to lie outright and even with her being a martial arts master she could not have been able to overpower wrath when he could do one handed handstands ''without breaking a sweat,'' [[spoiler:''even before he was fed the red stones.'']]
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* Why does envy wait so long to [[spoiler: kill maes hues in episode 25 , I mean the only winess present were their fellow humonculi, right?]]Even more odd(and directly connected) why did envy [[spoiler: prevent lust from killing him?]]
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* Why does envy wait so long to [[spoiler: kill maes hues Maes Hughes in episode 25 , I mean the only winess witness present were their fellow humonculi, homunculi, right?]]Even more odd(and directly connected) why did envy Envy [[spoiler: prevent lust Lust from killing him?]]him?]]
* In Episode 51, many people in the fandom are wondering/baffled as to why Envy transforms into a dragon (what was going through his mind for him to even assume the form)?
* Also, what would happen if other homunculi were to cross into our world?
* In Episode 51, many people in the fandom are wondering/baffled as to why Envy transforms into a dragon (what was going through his mind for him to even assume the form)?
* Also, what would happen if other homunculi were to cross into our world?
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** It's possible that Izumi wasn't going to [[spoiler:kill Wrath]] until she saw Envy disguised as [[spoiler:a dead Fuhrer Bradley]], leading her to believe that [[spoiler:Wrath]] was truly beyond hope and had to die.
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*** Except that the anime did deal with human psychology more realistically. The way that they handled Roy's PTSD was clearly based on Research. That doesn't mean that it's automatically * better* than the way the manga handled things, just different. TropesAreNotBad. And griping about it seems somewhat silly, since neither portrayals of the character negate the other. Unless there's some actual CharacterDerailment involved (with respect to the canon's internal consistency, not with respect to a different portrayal in a separate canon), you're going into subjective territory.
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*** Except that the anime did deal with human psychology more realistically. The way that they handled Roy's PTSD was clearly based on Research. That doesn't mean that it's automatically * better* than the way the manga handled things, just different. TropesAreNotBad.Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad. And griping about it seems somewhat silly, since neither portrayals of the character negate the other. Unless there's some actual CharacterDerailment involved (with respect to the canon's internal consistency, not with respect to a different portrayal in a separate canon), you're going into subjective territory.
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