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Two anime adaptations share one manga and famously disagree with each other. The 2003 series invented past its source; Brotherhood followed the page.

Anime: Completed · 2003–2010
Manga: Completed · 2001–2010
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Also known as: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi · FMA · Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood · Brotherhood

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“Stand up and walk. Keep moving forward. You've got two good legs. So get up and use them. You're strong enough to make your own path.”
Edward Elric Fullmetal Alchemist Read against the character's own history
“Like Hell you're staying a State Alchemist. Like Hell.”
Edward Elric Fullmetal Alchemist What the story had to build
“Will you sit in that chair wallowing in self-pity, or will you stand up and seize the chance the military can give you?”
Roy Mustang Fullmetal Alchemist The case against this line
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Roy Mustang Fullmetal Alchemist What the line costs later
“I can't feel the rain hitting my face. That's something I miss...all the time. I wanna get my body back soon, Brother. I just wanna be human again.”
Alphonse Elric Fullmetal Alchemist Read against the character's own history
“Survival is the only way, Ed! Live on, learn more about alchemy! You can find a way to get our bodies back and help people like Nina. You can't do that by dying!”
Alphonse Elric Fullmetal Alchemist The strongest objection, answered
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Maes Hughes Fullmetal Alchemist The case against this line
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Maes Hughes Fullmetal Alchemist What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Scar Fullmetal Alchemist Read against the character's own history
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Scar Fullmetal Alchemist What the line costs later
“Oh, cool. You're actually hollow. The name's Greed. I wanna be your friend.”
Greed Fullmetal Alchemist The contrarian read
“You humans think that greed is just for money and power, but everybody wants something they don't have.”
Greed Fullmetal Alchemist What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Greed Fullmetal Alchemist What the line costs later
“I may not have the protection of your Ultimate Shield, but I clearly see your weakness with my Ultimate Eye. Now then, Greed. How many times do I have to kill you before you stay dead?”
King Bradley Fullmetal Alchemist The strongest objection, answered
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
King Bradley Fullmetal Alchemist Read against the character's own history
“Greed. You are both my son and a piece of my soul... So why would you betray your loving father?”
Father Fullmetal Alchemist What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Father Fullmetal Alchemist The case against this line
“It's just like a child who hides the sheets after he wets the bed. You ran away... And you know it.”
Van Hohenheim Fullmetal Alchemist The contrarian read
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Van Hohenheim Fullmetal Alchemist What the line costs later
“It's just so lovely! The smell of oil, the hum of the ball bearings, the rugged yet amazingly beautiful form created through anatomical engineering! Ahh, how wonderful you are... my automail!”
Winry Rockbell Fullmetal Alchemist Read against the character's own history
“You'd be lost without me, Alchemy Freak.”
Winry Rockbell Fullmetal Alchemist The strongest objection, answered
“It's their choice. They choose their own path.”
Riza Hawkeye Fullmetal Alchemist What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Riza Hawkeye Fullmetal Alchemist What the story had to build
“Hello, my stupid pupil... I hear you've become one of the military's dogs!”
Izumi Curtis Fullmetal Alchemist Read against the character's own history

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