Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 17: Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 17
- ISBN
- 9781421521619
- Publisher
- VIZ
- English release
- Pages
- 192
Fullmetal Alchemist 17 is the middle single collected in the sixth 3-in-1 paperback. Its Fort Briggs material follows the brothers' search into a military setting where loyalty is becoming a practical problem. If you own that collected edition, this single repeats part of it. If you are following the standard paperbacks, continue from Vol. 16; a matching number on a different edition is not a reliable guide to the same material.
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VIZ sets a breach of Fort Briggs alongside an offer to Olivier Armstrong from Kimblee and Raven. The pairing is useful because defense can fail through pressure on a commander as well as through an intruder. The synopsis does not resolve Olivier's allegiance, so a buying note should not turn that uncertainty into a promised betrayal or a promised rescue. The volume's situation asks what protecting a fortress requires when the people making demands also belong to the military. A wall can define the place being defended without identifying everyone from whom it needs protection.
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