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1	For Trivia about the first anime, see Trivia.FullmetalAlchemist2003.
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4	!![[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Manga/Brotherhood trivia]]
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6	* ActorAllusion:
7	** The first thing [[Creator/MinamiTakayama Envy]] says upon meeting Ed is "Arara", an expression of surprise and interest. It is often uttered by [[Manga/CaseClosed Conan Edogawa]] when he's playing dumb.
8	** Creator/NanaMizuki played Wrath in 03 who was a bad tempered black haired homunculus who seemingly acquired Ed's limbs through the gate. Come ''Brotherhood'' she was cast as Lan Fan who is... a bad tempered black haired girl who sacrifices her arm in emulation of Ed.
9	* ActingForTwo:
10	** As was the case in the 2003 anime, Creator/RomiPark (Ed) and Creator/RieKugimiya (Al) also retain their roles as Armstrong's mother and Catherine Elle Armstrong respectively.
11	** In the English dubs of both anime, Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard voices both Riza Hawkeye and Rosé.
12	** Franchise-wide example: many of the actors who voiced [[CanonForeigner Canon Foreigners]] in the dub of 2003 anime were brought back for different parts in ''Brotherhood'':
13	*** Creator/MonicaRial: Lyra in the 2003 anime, May Chang in ''Brotherhood''.
14	*** Creator/LuciChristian: Wrath in the 2003 anime, the Truth in ''Brotherhood''.
15	*** Creator/TroyBaker: Frank Archer in the 2003 anime, the second Greed in ''Brotherhood.''
16	*** Creator/KentWilliams, who voiced VillainOfTheWeek Majhal in the 2003 anime, [[AscendedExtra now voices]] [[BigBad Father]] in ''Brotherhood''.
17	* AdoredByTheNetwork: ''Brotherhood'' has essentially replaced the original anime, which has not aired ever since Adult Swim started airing ''Brotherhood'' (and which AS no longer has the rights to). It stayed when [adult swim] Action was replaced by the revival of Creator/{{Toonami}}, and so far, as of January 2014, ''Brotherhood'' (along with the long-running ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'') has the distinction of being the only show on Toonami that has managed to stay on the lineup ever since the block was revived.
18	* CrossdressingVoices:
19	** On the Japanese side of things, aside from the returning Creator/RomiPark as Ed and Creator/RieKugimiya as Al, we also have Selim voiced by Creator/YukoSanpei and Envy voiced by Creator/MinamiTakayama.
20	** In the dub's case Al is voiced by Creator/MaxeyWhitehead in ''Brotherhood''; notable since he was actually played by the ''male'' Creator/AaronDismuke the the first time around. Selim Bradley is voiced by Creator/BrittneyKarbowski, and Creator/WendyPowell retains her role as [[AmbiguousGender Envy]] from the first anime.
21	* CrossRegionalVoiceActing: Brotherhood for the most part is recorded in Texas where Funimation is. However, the voice of Kain Fuery, Kevin M. Connolly moved to Los Angeles, but was allowed to record his lines at Bang Zoom.
22	* DuelingDubs:
23	** In 2021, the Brazilian feed of Funimation announced that they would release a dubbed version for ''Brotherhood'', which later was discovered that it would be a new dub to be released ten years after the original dub broadcast in the country in late Sony Spin (formerly Animax). This was because Televix Entertainment bought the rights of the original dubs shortly after the respective broadcasts and still has those rights as of this year. And currently [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes there are no official accesses for the original dub]] since streaming service Claro Video lose the rights from Televix.
24	** The same goes for the Latin American Spanish dub, as a new one was announced, this time done in Mexico, rather than Venezuela compared with the dubs of the 2003 series and the original dub of ''Brotherhood''. However, the original actors from the Spin dub appear reprising their roles in this dub. It also has few actors reprising their roles from the live-action also dubbed in Mexico by Netflix, such as Montserrat Aguilar as Winry Rockbell.
25	* FandomNod:
26	** 503 as shorthand for Ed/Winry shipping, [[spoiler:Ed calling the new Greed "Gree(d)ling"]].
27	** [[spoiler:Pride attempting GrandTheftMe on Ed]] may be a nod to ''VisualNovel/FullmetalAlchemistBluebirdsIllusion'', where [[spoiler:Ed is made into the homunculus Pride]].
28	* KeepCirculatingTheTapes:
29	** Funimation lost the license to ''Brotherhood'' on March 31, 2016. Hope you didn't put off buying it before then. It's still available for streaming on Website/{{Crunchyroll}}, though. And as of January 1st, 2018, the full ''Brotherhood'' series is on Netflix. As of January 2020, the series is back on Funimation's website.
30	** Creator/AniplexUSA is now making two new Blu-Ray sets for the series that include both the show and the OVA, though as expected of their releases, you can expect to spend a lot of money on them. Used copies of the out of print Funimation sets remain cheaper, at least, though prices may vary.
31	* LateExportForYou: Out of a total of 6 sidestory light novels, the first 5 were released in English in rapid succession from 2005 to 2007. However, the 6th volume, ''A New Beginning'', wasn't licensed by VIZ Media until [[https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1362819243641823235 February 2021]] for an '''October 2021''' release.
32	* NoDubForYou: Netflix's Latin American feed removes the Spanish and Portuguese dubs, so the only language versions used there are the original Japanese and the English dub.[[note]]Officially, the reason for the lack of those dubs in Netflix was because Aniplex doesn't have the rights for using the Latin American dubs, since they were done by request of Sony Entertaiment Television in Venezuela, and later acquired by Televix Entertainment, who currently owns the rights of the dubbed versions. Since Aniplex ''rarely'' dubs anything outside English, the series ended up without one. The live-action film did have one because the dub was done on request for Netflix in Mexico.[[/note]]
33	* TheOtherDarrin:
34	** While a majority of the original English dub cast reprise their roles from the 2003 series, Alphonse Elric, Scar, and Hohenheim had to be recast. Creator/AaronDismuke couldn't reprise Al's role thanks to hitting puberty and was replaced by Creator/MaxeyWhitehead. Scar was originally played by Creator/DameonClarke, who was unavailable and was thus replaced by Creator/JMichaelTatum. Creator/ScottMcNeil likewise could not return to reprise his role as Hohenheim and got replaced by Creator/JohnSwasey.
35	** Marcoh and Breda also received new voice actors in ''Brotherhood''. Marcoh was voiced by Brice Armstrong in '03 and Jerry Russell in ''Brotherhood'' (Armstrong having coincidentally retired the same year ''Brotherhood'' aired), while Creator/JeremyInman replaced Josh Berry for Breda.
36	** ''Brotherhood'' replaced a good deal of the Japanese voice actors from the first anime, with the exceptions being the Elric brothers [[StarmakingRole of course]], as well as Hughes, Armstrong, Tucker, Yoki, Pinako, Trisha and Izumi. And [[Creator/YujiUeda two]] [[Creator/NanaMizuki others]] who ''did'' return ended up playing different characters. In contrast, the English dub retained nearly all of the original voice actors; the changes basically amount to Al, Scar, Hohenheim, Marcoh, and Breda.
37	** This was by necessity in ''Fullmetal Alchemist Mobile'', since Creator/KeijiFujiwara, Creator/KenjiUtsumi, Creator/IemasaKayumi and Creator/UnshoIshizuka have all sadly passed away. Hughes, Armstrong, Father and Hohenheim are voiced in this game by Creator/KenjiroTsuda, Jiro Saito, Creator/AkioOtsuka and Creator/KenyuuHoriuchi respectively, and this'll apply to Pinako as well since Creator/MiyokoAso has also passed on.
38	** In the new Latin American Spanish dub of ''Brotherhood'' done in 2021 by Funimation, and excluding the Elric brothers, none of the voice actors from the previous adaptations and dubs from the manga (2003, the Venezuelan dub from ''Brotherhood'' and the live-action film) returns, through some Mexican voice actors from the live-action film are now voicing different roles in the new dub.
39	* PlayingAgainstType: Both Creator/KikukoInoue and Creator/LauraBailey when voicing Lust.
40	* PredecessorCastingGag: Creator/AaronDismuke portrayed a young Hohenheim, having previously played Hohenheim's son Alphonse in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'' (he was unable to reprise his original role due to having gone through puberty).
41	* RoleReprise:
42	** In Japanese; only [[Creator/RomiPark Ed]] [[note]]and by proxy Armstrong's mother[[/note]], [[Creator/RieKugimiya Al]] [[note]]and by proxy Catherine Elle Armstrong[[/note]], [[Creator/KeijiFujiwara Hughes]], [[Creator/KenjiUtsumi Armstrong]], [[Creator/HidekatsuShibata Bradley]], Tucker, [[Creator/KazukiYao Yoki]], [[Creator/MiyokoAso Pinako]], [[Creator/YoshinoTakamori Trisha]] and Izumi have their seiyuu from the 2003 anime, everyone else was replaced.
43	** The Japanese ''Brotherhood'' cast also reprises their roles in the 2021 ''Fullmetal Alchemist Mobile'' game with the obvious exceptions any cast members who died in the intervening years [[note]]Kenji Utsumi (Armstrong), Keiji Fujiwara (Hughes), Miyoko Aso (Pinako), Unshou Ishizuka (Hohenheim)[[/note]].
44	** In the new Latin American Spanish dub of ''Brotherhood'' done in 2021 by Funimation, both Jose Manuel Vieria and Jhonny Torres reprise their roles as Edward and Alphonse Elric respectively. This is especially relevant in both cases, as none of them are living in their home country, Venezuela, with Vieria living in Spain, while Torres is now working in Mexico. Even more considering that Torres has been the only Latin American actor which had worked in ''all'' the adaptions of the manga (2003 series, ''Brotherhood'' and the live-action film).
45	* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Important bits of the plot have been cut for time from the Creator/AdultSwim broadcast, particularly regarding Mustang and his group after he makes his move just before the Promised Day.
46	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Lan Fan's voice actress wasn't available for the final episode of ''Brotherhood'' (due to Creator/NanaMizuki going on tour at the time to promote her then-newly released album ''Impact Exciter''), meaning we miss the end of her character development from the manga.
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49	!![[Film/FullmetalAlchemist2017 Live-action film trivia]]
50	* NoDubForYou: Averted by Creator/{{Netflix}}, which produced dubs in Latin Spanish, European Spanish, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, and Korean. This is especially relevant, as Netflix rarely dubs non-Hollywood live-action works, and this film is a big aversion of that policy. Interestingly enough for Latin American viewers, unlike the anime, which was dubbed in Venezuela, this one was dubbed in Mexico, albeit with a glaring exception (see below).
51	* RoleReprise:
52	** A cross-country version of this trope: Jhonny Torres, the Venezuelan voice actor who voiced Alphonse in the anime dubbed in that country, reprises his role in the film, despite being dubbed in Mexico. This is because Torres moved to Mexico due to the social and economic crisis in his homeland (as of 2018).
53	** The European Spanish, French, and Brazilian Portuguese dubs also kept most of the anime cast. Averted in Italian, as the dub moved from Milan (anime) to Rome (the movie).
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58	* ActingForTwo:
59	** Creator/RomiPark and Creator/RieKugimiya, Edward and Alphonse's voice actresses in the Japanese version, voiced two of Major Armstrong's family members who are his mother and his younger sister Catherine for one episode in both anime series (episodes 37 and 45 respectfully). Kugimiya also voiced Xiao-Mei in Brotherhood as well. Averted in the English dub of both series, however, where the five are portrayed by different voice actors.
60	** The English dub of both series has Creator/CaitlinGlass voicing both Winry and her mother Sara, and Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard voicing both Rose Thomas and Riza Hawkeye. Averted in the Japanese version, however, where the four are portrayed by different voice actresses.
61	* PortmanteauSeriesNickname: Hagaren for "Hagane no Renkijutsushi," meaning "The Alchemist of Steel".

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