What the fuck is wrong with Edward, and why is he always so bitter...

what the fuck is wrong with Edward, and why is he always so bitter? Was it the trauma from seeing his half-ass'd mother in the human transmutation?

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He's an athiest

Manlet rage

which is ironic considering that God repossessed 2 of his limbs

Gotta have an angsty teen as the mc for manlets to relate

His dad left, his mom died, he encouraged his brother to help him commit a sin, watched his brother effectively die while only losing one limb himself, gave away another limb to bring him back and forced his brother's soul into an unfeeling suit of armor.

Never mind that he eventually had to focus his whole life into trying to fix his childhood mistakes because, even if he could get over it and move on with his life, his brother can't.

Oh yeah, then there's all the shit that happens once the story starts.

Poor Edward :(
Also why is he co cute?

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Not sure if I should reread this again as I was a teen when I first read it and I don't want to spoil my memories of it

His cuteness is demonstratively genetic, but his suffering does add to the cuteness factor, most of all the "eating for two" thing. Is that canon or just an 03 thing?

Seeing as how 03 goes in a different direction than the manga, you could watch through it without having to spoil any memories because you know it's a separate story.

Came here to post this.

>Is that canon or just an 03 thing?
doesn't the canon story confirm it by showing that Alphonse's body is still behind the gate?

>My arm and leg and my brother's entire body were amputated, and all I got was this lousy zombie.

I'd be pissed too.

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>The one thing I've always wanted was friends... like these
This line kind of bothers me. That "the one" thing he always wanted was muh friendship kind of nullifies everything he said and was before this scene and boils (heh) his character down to that one thing (friendship is magic). Thats so boring... Maybe I'm reading to much into it, but I think thats a damned shame

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That isn't a confirmation in of itself.
Without it being stated, it's suggested at best, which was why I was asking someone who remembers that better than I.

I'd agree with you that it's lame, if Greed wasn't executed so well.
Even lame things can be great if done properly.

I like Ed and Al with long hair. Also Al should have been a girl.

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I'd agree but it was so straight on the nose that is borders on character assassination

He's greed, he wants everything including gay ass friendship. At the start his chimera gang are his subordinates, his property but not his friends. To greed them being friends and his property are not mutually exclusive.

Oh, hello again femAlfag.
Get it, it sounds like femalefag?

I also thought a good part of his shift was due to Ling's emotions/sense of duty to those he cares about changing him.

Hi there user.
Yeah I get it and it sounds funny.

You ever going to commission some art or something of femAl?

>Also Al should have been a girl
For what purpose

Maybe user, but I don't know where to start. How about you? Any favorites?
It just fits.

>He's greed, he wants everything including gay ass friendship

Thats fine but he says its "the one" thing he's always wanted

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I like my fma manga a lot but edward is mostly just annoying on average, and the shonen mc moral compass trademark helps absolutely nothing.

Now that's difficult.
I don't know any non-porn artists good enough to pay for.
I could work on something, except I wouldn't charge you because it'll be awful.

Fuck off with your normalfag meme.
>Thats fine but he says its "the one" thing he's always wanted
Because it's so incredibly rare, at least for him and the type of person he is.
That adds further value.

I will try and do my best.
Also I gonna start a FMA storytime here in Yas Forums at the beginning of summer.

>Also I gonna start a FMA storytime here in Yas Forums at the beginning of summer.

comfy!

>Thats fine but he says its "the one" thing he's always wanted
I always thought that line meant "the one thing I wanted that I couldn't get."

He's a Naytheist. That is he believes in God, but he denies his existence to spite him out of hate

Kinda like me every now and then.

I thought it was that he inherited that want of friends aspect from Father, which would make him character really simplistic in the end sadly, even more than the other homunculi

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What ep is this from?

Envy looks cute here, just like Feitan.

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second last I think

Envy is always cute

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NONONONO

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Is it just me or does the world of FMA feel like an alternative timeline Australia

Fullmetal Manlet

Fullmanlet Alchemist

>Australia
what makes you think that? I always thought it had a german/english thing going on

Short jokes

i remember when i watched the anime for the first time and he goes on some euphoric atheist spiel i had to drop it at like ep2 due to the cringe

Question: was Pride mentally a child or 500 years old?

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500 years old. The only time he showed any kind of child-like behavior it was an act.

>german
And you'd be correct if 03's movie is anything to go by.
The direction alternate universe of them is German.

at least he´s not retarded like Gon

>military country lead by fuhrer
>'straya

You kind of become that way when you deal with shit that breaks you in one way or another

Got more of 1910s Germany/Britain and some elements of America of it

Old geezer in a child's body.

I think there is that one episode (not sure if happened in the manga too) when he tries to pray, I think they are trying to help some pregnant woman or something?

>He's a Naytheist. That is he believes in God, but he denies his existence to spite him out of hate
This it true. To be fair the "God" in FMA verse isn't exactly benevolent, omnipotent or even needing your prayer in the first place. I suppose you can say, from a certain POV 'Truth' is a harsh mentor trying to teach the Elrics a lesson or make them stronger, but even that is stretching it a bit too far.

>500 year old arrogant geezer is forced to pretend he's a happy little boy and go to elementary school for centuries

truly the most cruel fate in FMA

I guess you can say he had to swallow his pride for that long

he's a gimpy manlet atheist that grew up without a father, AND he's an accomplished scientist so he's probably also low key a pretentious "well ackhshually" douche.

but i gotta give FMA props for being a mainstream show that knows MCs don't have to be flawless 1 dimensional mary sue's

Man I feel so damn lucky to get the DVD/blu ray box sets before they went out of print

Imagine living in a landlocked country shaped like a circle.

>Gets away with everything
>His memory gets rebooted
>Can now live as a normal good boy
Everything works out well for him in the end.

I'd argue his flaws are exactly part of the reason why the show/manga becomes well liked enough and become a mainstream show/manga.

>not to mention that he hates being outed as a fucking manlet

imagine living with all the short jokes

>Is that canon or just an 03 thing?
It's canon, I don't actually remember it coming up in 03 though

And milk for that matter.

Thanks, thought it was.
It's been a while since I've gone through the series.
Need to get around to watching the Brotherhood film.

Honestly being a walking child soldier WMD is the best thing to happen to Ed

Who's laughing now?

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>landlocked country
>surrounded by enemies
>the only side that it doesn't have anyone who wants you dead is a big desert

How did Amestris traded anyway?
They seemed a pretty well off country for a landlocked militaristic regime.

You'd be bitter too if you felt like your whole life is some game for some magical conspiracy.

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>Need to get around to watching the Brotherhood film.
No you really don't user.

Envy makes me envious that I don't have a cute Envy to dick.

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Shame he stayed a manlet in 03

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Seriously, androgynous villains just do me for some reason.

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a waste of 36 episodes