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* RuleOfSymbolism: Throughout the series, Al's helmet head has sported a ribbon of "hair". Upon reaching Briggs, the event of the episode leads to Al losing a good deal of that "hair", almost like he received an unwitting buzz cut. This perfectly matches the cold and militaristic nature of Briggs.
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* KarmicNod: Marcoh doesn't object how disfigured his face is now, as he acknowledges is appropriately reflects his past sins.
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* RealityEnsues: After Ed uses Alphonse's ribbon of hair to jam Buccaneer's automail, there's no use saving the hair and it has to be cut off to free Al's head. Since it's not hair on a living person, Alphonse's ribbon of hair does ''not'' grow back. From here on, [[NothingIsTheSameAnymore it remains short]].

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* RealityEnsues: NothingIsTheSameAnymore : A small variation. After Ed uses Alphonse's ribbon of hair to jam Buccaneer's automail, there's no use saving the hair and it has to be cut off to free Al's head. Since it's not hair on a living person, Alphonse's ribbon of hair does ''not'' grow back. From here on, [[NothingIsTheSameAnymore it remains short]].short.
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* RealityEnsues: After Ed uses Alphonse's ribbon of hair to jam Buccaneer's automail, there's no use saving the hair and it has to be cut off to free Al's head. Since it's not hair on a living person, Alphonse's ribbon of hair does ''not'' grow back. From here on, [[NothingIsTheSame it remains short]].

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* RealityEnsues: After Ed uses Alphonse's ribbon of hair to jam Buccaneer's automail, there's no use saving the hair and it has to be cut off to free Al's head. Since it's not hair on a living person, Alphonse's ribbon of hair does ''not'' grow back. From here on, [[NothingIsTheSame [[NothingIsTheSameAnymore it remains short]].
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* RealityEnsues: After Ed uses Alphonse's ribbon of hair to jam Buccaneer's automail, there's no use saving the hair and it has to be cut off to free Al's head. Since it's not hair on a living person, Alphonse's ribbon of hair does ''not'' grow back. From here on, [[NothingIsTheSame it remains short]].

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* {{Eyecatch}}: Solf J. Kimblee and Olivier Mira Armstrong.



* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Subverted in the case of ''thinking''. Kimblee's distracted by analyzing Scar and gets a sharpened pipe through the chest for his trouble.



* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Subverted in the case of ''thinking''. Kimblee's distracted by analyzing Scar and gets a sharpened pipe through the chest for his trouble.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Ed claims that Buccaneer's automail looks tacky. Ed's sense of style has been repeatedly mocked by the other characters
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* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Subverted in the case of ''thinking''. Kimblee's distracted by analyzing Scar and gets a sharpened pipe through the chest for his trouble.
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* UseYourHead: An unconventional example, but Ed jams Alphonse's helmet in Buccaneer's automail and uses the ribbon to jam the chainsaw inside.

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* UseYourHead: An unconventional example, but Ed jams stuffs Alphonse's helmet in into Buccaneer's automail and uses the ribbon to jam the chainsaw inside.
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** Kimblee sees right through Scar's attempts at diverting his pursuers and covering up his tracks through the mountains after disembarking the train.
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* UseYourHead: An unconventional example, but Ed jams Alphonse's helmet in Buccaneer's automail and uses the ribbon to jam the chainsaw inside.

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* UseYourHead: An unconventional example, but Ed jams Alphonse's helmet in Buccaneer's automail and uses the ribbon to jam the chainsaw inside.inside.
* WorfHadTheFlu: When he attempts to fight Scar only to discover he's outmatched, Kimblee realizes that he had been in prison for several years whereas Scar had spent the past few months hunting down and killing dangerous state alchemists like him.
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!Tropes present in this episode include:
* FirstSnow: Ed and Al see the first snow they've seen in years in the north and reminisce about the time it snowed when they were kids.
* NoSell: Edward attempts to deconstruct Buccaneer's automail using alchemy in an attempt to prevent his arm from being destroyed. It doesn't go as planned.
* UseYourHead: An unconventional example, but Ed jams Alphonse's helmet in Buccaneer's automail and uses the ribbon to jam the chainsaw inside.

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