Post by Yuri Is My Friend on Jan 13, 2007 3:56:34 GMT -5
Name: Edward Elric
Age: 16
Infromation: Known as "Fullmetal" by his peers, Edward is the youngest State Alchemist ever selected by the Amestris State Military. His State Alchemist name was given to him by King Bradley upon passing the State Alchemist certification, a pun which refers to his stubborn attitude. The fact that even after being taught alchemy from Izumi-sensei and taught the theory of equivalent trade and the consequences of human transmutation, he still went ahead to attempt to transmute his mother shows how stubborn he is, and King Bradley thought it was an appropriate title considering the irony of his automail (note at end), his artificial arm and leg. This could also be seen as a playful knock on the boy, seeing as his brother is the one that is truly 'Fullmetal', and would thus cause many cases of mistaken identity. It may also be that State Alchemists are not named for what they are, but for their outstanding achievements in Alchemy. In this case, Edward's title of Fullmetal would have been presented to him for his successful binding of his brother, Alphonse's, soul to a suit of armor. Edward Elric was born on February 2, 1899 to Hohenheim of Light, known in the manga as Van Hohenheim, and Trisha Elric. Hohenheim left the family while Ed was very young, for reasons later revealed in the series. He states that he is 18 years old during Conqueror of Shamballa. This occurs when the suit of armor Al attached his soul to inexplicably implied that Edward had changed and gotten taller after passing through the temporary gate. In reply Ed knocked off the armor's head exclaiming that Al didn't anticipate him getting any taller now that he's 18 years old. This reveals that Edward was 16 at the end of the series since he stated he spent two years traveling around Europe. During this time, Edward lived with his father, who designed replacement robotic prosthetics for his arm and leg until he disappeared without a word. Some time later Edward became friends with Alfons (often mistaken for Alphonse, his name is the German version) Heiderich, whom he helped in developing rockets. While the main story of the series revolved around the changes of Edward and those around him, the objective of the Elric brothers was to find the Philosopher's Stone to correct their maimed bodies. While Al's body is recovered, Edward continues to live with artificial limbs, with which he seems now comfortable since he has his brother back.
Ed is short and slender, but compactly muscled. Edward's automail limbs are considered some of the best, prepared and compacted with a strong foundation made by his childhood friend Winry Rockbell, he remains extremely agile and flexible. He is able to think quickly, even in desperate situations. These qualities, combined with his alchemical powers, and his incredible physical strength make him a formidable fighter. He has golden-blonde hair and gold eyes. He is right handed although he is shown using his left hand in the first episode. This is because it is difficult writing with his auto-mail hand.
Ed is intolerant towards jokes regarding his height, such as "shrimp," evident throughout the manga, anime, and video games. He becomes so enraged by such quips that he usually yells at whoever makes them accusing them of using a highly exaggerated insult which is nowhere near the original remark. Ed is very laid back and kind when he's not working, although he can hold a grudge for a long time and go to extreme lengths to get an apology. He regards religion and superstition cynically and believes alchemy and science are the true saviors of humanity. He thus shows little remorse in defeating the false prophet Cornello in Liore and "taking away the hope of the people", although he does show more compassion when dealing with the religious Ishbalans. He may have gotten some of his anger issues from Izumi Curtis, and makes similar scary face expressions like she does.
Ed's story begins in February 1910, when he and Alphonse, his younger brother, attempt to revive their mother, a forbidden act of alchemy: human transmutation. The process requires the correct proportion of elements which constitute a human body, (according to the dialogs this includes 35 liters of water, 25 kilograms of carbon, 4 liters of ammonia, 1.5 kilograms of lime, 800 grams of phosphorus, 250 grams of salt, 100 grams of saltpeter, 80 grams of sulfur, 7.5 grams of fluorine, 5 grams of iron, 3 grams of silicon, and trace amounts of fifteen other elements) as well as the more metaphysical element of a human soul which is rendered by Ed and Al through a drop of one another's blood, the same blood as that of Trisha Elric. The attempt backfires, resulting in Al losing his body and Ed his left leg as well as bringing to life an inhuman monster. In order to save Al's soul, Ed sacrifices his right arm to bind Al's soul to a nearby suit of armor using knowledge he attained from this glimpse into the Gate. Unbeknownst to Ed at the time, he also gains the rare ability to perform transmutations without a transmutation circle.
In order to regain what they had lost, Ed and Al decide to search for the legendary Philosopher's Stone, which allows an alchemist to perform transmutations that violate the Law of Equivalent Exchange (in order to gain, something of equal value must be lost). To gain access to the vast amount of research and information on alchemy available only to State Alchemists, Ed and Al decide to take the notoriously difficult State Alchemist entrance exam. They stay for a year in Central with Shou Tucker, the Sewing Life Alchemist, while studying for the exam.
Note: This is in the anime only. The stay with Tucker came after the incident in Liore in the manga. In the manga, the brothers went to Mustang once Ed had finished his rehab, who took them to Central and only Ed took the test. He passed, and they returned to Resembool and burned their home down. In the anime, they stayed with Tucker while studying for the exam, and had burned their house down before they left. That explains why the date on the inside of Ed's watch is different between the two canons- in the anime, it's "3 Oct 10" and the manga is "3 Oct 11".
However, because the brothers feared that their secret (that they had performed forbidden alchemy) would be exposed during the physical phase of the exam if Al were to take it, they decide that only Ed should take the test alone. Ed easily passes, and, at the age of 12, becomes the youngest State Alchemist that the State has ever certified. (Note: Had Al not been forced to drop from the Exam due to his "condition" and passed it, he might have been the youngest State Alchemist ever certified -at age 10- instead of his brother, Ed. He did finish the written portion of the exam while Ed was unable to do so. Al's selection, though, is not a given. The state only takes one or two alchemists a year, so presumably even some alchemists that pass are not selected. However, there is a chance that even if Al had made it to the final stage of the exam Edward would have been selected over Alphonse because of Ed's ability to perform transmutations without a circle.)
Despite his diminutive height, Edward is a very powerful alchemist who, unlike most practitioners, can perform alchemy without the use of a transmutation circle, also known as an array. In the anime, he first discovered when taking the state entrance exam, he saved a man's life by turning a falling hot air balloon into a shower of cherry blossom petals. (He did however once do it on accident when Gracia was giving birth and he boiled a pot of water without a transmutation circle.) In the manga, however, Edward's first transmutation done without the use of a circle was when he transmuted Al's soul into the suit of armor. Note: Edward's ignorance of this ability in the anime version constitutes a continuity error to some fans, in that the Gate is supposed to give knowledge of alchemy rather than unexplained special abilities. This, however, could be explained by the fact that Ed was preoccupied with transmuting his brother's soul rather than understanding what he gained. It is later revealed when Edward is telling their teacher the story of what happened on the night they tried to resurrect their mother that while he saw that the gate contained knowledge and the truth there was simply too much for him to take in and understand. That while he has gained the knowledge he is incapable of understanding what he has learned.
Abilities:
Weapon Transmutations
Handblade Transmutation: Ed's automail arm gains a handblade.
Lance Transmutation: Ed summons a lance from the ground to use as a weapon that can be given more force through alchemy.
Sword Transmutation: Ed summons a sword from the ground that can split into two swords through alchemy.
Hammer Transmutation: Ed summons a hammer from the ground that becomes a battle axe through alchemy.
Submachine gun Transmutation: In Episode 47, Ed uses several discarded pistol frames and transmuted them to his broken automail arm, turning it into a submachine gun.
Alchemy Techniques
Rockblocker: Ed summons a wall of stone from the ground as a shield.
Rockspike: Ed summons spikes of stone from the ground.
Rockfists: Ed punches the ground, summoning giant fists of stone from the ground.
Rockfists Rain: Ed summons giant fists of stone from the ground to fly then shower from the sky.
Rockgrab: Ed summons a hand of stone from the ground to hold and immobilize the enemy.
Boulder: Ed summons a large boulder that he and Al run on to escape the military. This is destroyed seconds later by Mustang's fire.
Freeze: Used against Sloth in episode 42. When Sloth (as Trisha Elric) fires water from her arms, Ed freezes it in midair.
Moving Statue: While fighting Father Cornello, Edward creates a large, statue of Leto, the Solar God of lior,and moves it using alchemy.
Apperence:
Age: 16
Infromation: Known as "Fullmetal" by his peers, Edward is the youngest State Alchemist ever selected by the Amestris State Military. His State Alchemist name was given to him by King Bradley upon passing the State Alchemist certification, a pun which refers to his stubborn attitude. The fact that even after being taught alchemy from Izumi-sensei and taught the theory of equivalent trade and the consequences of human transmutation, he still went ahead to attempt to transmute his mother shows how stubborn he is, and King Bradley thought it was an appropriate title considering the irony of his automail (note at end), his artificial arm and leg. This could also be seen as a playful knock on the boy, seeing as his brother is the one that is truly 'Fullmetal', and would thus cause many cases of mistaken identity. It may also be that State Alchemists are not named for what they are, but for their outstanding achievements in Alchemy. In this case, Edward's title of Fullmetal would have been presented to him for his successful binding of his brother, Alphonse's, soul to a suit of armor. Edward Elric was born on February 2, 1899 to Hohenheim of Light, known in the manga as Van Hohenheim, and Trisha Elric. Hohenheim left the family while Ed was very young, for reasons later revealed in the series. He states that he is 18 years old during Conqueror of Shamballa. This occurs when the suit of armor Al attached his soul to inexplicably implied that Edward had changed and gotten taller after passing through the temporary gate. In reply Ed knocked off the armor's head exclaiming that Al didn't anticipate him getting any taller now that he's 18 years old. This reveals that Edward was 16 at the end of the series since he stated he spent two years traveling around Europe. During this time, Edward lived with his father, who designed replacement robotic prosthetics for his arm and leg until he disappeared without a word. Some time later Edward became friends with Alfons (often mistaken for Alphonse, his name is the German version) Heiderich, whom he helped in developing rockets. While the main story of the series revolved around the changes of Edward and those around him, the objective of the Elric brothers was to find the Philosopher's Stone to correct their maimed bodies. While Al's body is recovered, Edward continues to live with artificial limbs, with which he seems now comfortable since he has his brother back.
Ed is short and slender, but compactly muscled. Edward's automail limbs are considered some of the best, prepared and compacted with a strong foundation made by his childhood friend Winry Rockbell, he remains extremely agile and flexible. He is able to think quickly, even in desperate situations. These qualities, combined with his alchemical powers, and his incredible physical strength make him a formidable fighter. He has golden-blonde hair and gold eyes. He is right handed although he is shown using his left hand in the first episode. This is because it is difficult writing with his auto-mail hand.
Ed is intolerant towards jokes regarding his height, such as "shrimp," evident throughout the manga, anime, and video games. He becomes so enraged by such quips that he usually yells at whoever makes them accusing them of using a highly exaggerated insult which is nowhere near the original remark. Ed is very laid back and kind when he's not working, although he can hold a grudge for a long time and go to extreme lengths to get an apology. He regards religion and superstition cynically and believes alchemy and science are the true saviors of humanity. He thus shows little remorse in defeating the false prophet Cornello in Liore and "taking away the hope of the people", although he does show more compassion when dealing with the religious Ishbalans. He may have gotten some of his anger issues from Izumi Curtis, and makes similar scary face expressions like she does.
Ed's story begins in February 1910, when he and Alphonse, his younger brother, attempt to revive their mother, a forbidden act of alchemy: human transmutation. The process requires the correct proportion of elements which constitute a human body, (according to the dialogs this includes 35 liters of water, 25 kilograms of carbon, 4 liters of ammonia, 1.5 kilograms of lime, 800 grams of phosphorus, 250 grams of salt, 100 grams of saltpeter, 80 grams of sulfur, 7.5 grams of fluorine, 5 grams of iron, 3 grams of silicon, and trace amounts of fifteen other elements) as well as the more metaphysical element of a human soul which is rendered by Ed and Al through a drop of one another's blood, the same blood as that of Trisha Elric. The attempt backfires, resulting in Al losing his body and Ed his left leg as well as bringing to life an inhuman monster. In order to save Al's soul, Ed sacrifices his right arm to bind Al's soul to a nearby suit of armor using knowledge he attained from this glimpse into the Gate. Unbeknownst to Ed at the time, he also gains the rare ability to perform transmutations without a transmutation circle.
In order to regain what they had lost, Ed and Al decide to search for the legendary Philosopher's Stone, which allows an alchemist to perform transmutations that violate the Law of Equivalent Exchange (in order to gain, something of equal value must be lost). To gain access to the vast amount of research and information on alchemy available only to State Alchemists, Ed and Al decide to take the notoriously difficult State Alchemist entrance exam. They stay for a year in Central with Shou Tucker, the Sewing Life Alchemist, while studying for the exam.
Note: This is in the anime only. The stay with Tucker came after the incident in Liore in the manga. In the manga, the brothers went to Mustang once Ed had finished his rehab, who took them to Central and only Ed took the test. He passed, and they returned to Resembool and burned their home down. In the anime, they stayed with Tucker while studying for the exam, and had burned their house down before they left. That explains why the date on the inside of Ed's watch is different between the two canons- in the anime, it's "3 Oct 10" and the manga is "3 Oct 11".
However, because the brothers feared that their secret (that they had performed forbidden alchemy) would be exposed during the physical phase of the exam if Al were to take it, they decide that only Ed should take the test alone. Ed easily passes, and, at the age of 12, becomes the youngest State Alchemist that the State has ever certified. (Note: Had Al not been forced to drop from the Exam due to his "condition" and passed it, he might have been the youngest State Alchemist ever certified -at age 10- instead of his brother, Ed. He did finish the written portion of the exam while Ed was unable to do so. Al's selection, though, is not a given. The state only takes one or two alchemists a year, so presumably even some alchemists that pass are not selected. However, there is a chance that even if Al had made it to the final stage of the exam Edward would have been selected over Alphonse because of Ed's ability to perform transmutations without a circle.)
Despite his diminutive height, Edward is a very powerful alchemist who, unlike most practitioners, can perform alchemy without the use of a transmutation circle, also known as an array. In the anime, he first discovered when taking the state entrance exam, he saved a man's life by turning a falling hot air balloon into a shower of cherry blossom petals. (He did however once do it on accident when Gracia was giving birth and he boiled a pot of water without a transmutation circle.) In the manga, however, Edward's first transmutation done without the use of a circle was when he transmuted Al's soul into the suit of armor. Note: Edward's ignorance of this ability in the anime version constitutes a continuity error to some fans, in that the Gate is supposed to give knowledge of alchemy rather than unexplained special abilities. This, however, could be explained by the fact that Ed was preoccupied with transmuting his brother's soul rather than understanding what he gained. It is later revealed when Edward is telling their teacher the story of what happened on the night they tried to resurrect their mother that while he saw that the gate contained knowledge and the truth there was simply too much for him to take in and understand. That while he has gained the knowledge he is incapable of understanding what he has learned.
Abilities:
Weapon Transmutations
Handblade Transmutation: Ed's automail arm gains a handblade.
Lance Transmutation: Ed summons a lance from the ground to use as a weapon that can be given more force through alchemy.
Sword Transmutation: Ed summons a sword from the ground that can split into two swords through alchemy.
Hammer Transmutation: Ed summons a hammer from the ground that becomes a battle axe through alchemy.
Submachine gun Transmutation: In Episode 47, Ed uses several discarded pistol frames and transmuted them to his broken automail arm, turning it into a submachine gun.
Alchemy Techniques
Rockblocker: Ed summons a wall of stone from the ground as a shield.
Rockspike: Ed summons spikes of stone from the ground.
Rockfists: Ed punches the ground, summoning giant fists of stone from the ground.
Rockfists Rain: Ed summons giant fists of stone from the ground to fly then shower from the sky.
Rockgrab: Ed summons a hand of stone from the ground to hold and immobilize the enemy.
Boulder: Ed summons a large boulder that he and Al run on to escape the military. This is destroyed seconds later by Mustang's fire.
Freeze: Used against Sloth in episode 42. When Sloth (as Trisha Elric) fires water from her arms, Ed freezes it in midair.
Moving Statue: While fighting Father Cornello, Edward creates a large, statue of Leto, the Solar God of lior,and moves it using alchemy.
Apperence: