Edward Elric

Edward Elric was a male human born on November 7th, 1899 (1409 NE), often referred to as the Fullmetal Alchemist, originally born on Ain'uikni Earth. Born and raised in the nationstate Arestris, who lost his right arm and left leg due to a failed Human Transmutation attempt, Ed became the youngest State Alchemist in the history of Amestris by achieving his certification at age twelve in 1911 (1421 NE). Three years later, in 1914 (1424 NE), Ed has become fully engrossed in his search for the legendary Philosopher's Stone, an item with which he hopes to restore his younger brother Alphonse - whose whole body had been lost in the aftermath of the human transmutation. He successes in this attempt and brought back his lost limbs (or rather his arm, he personally kept his leg as is) and his brother's body, unfortunately, around the time they did this, Ain'uikni's status as a neutral zone collapsed and their world became another front in the ongoing First Multiverse War.

Biography

Services to the Alliance

Although having to appreciate the help of the Alliance of Nations for saving his world from total devastation and retrieving his severed arm, he has to use an artificial replacement for the time being until his arm is prepared with their advance medical technology. He decided to leave it for the time being as a reminder of not his confrontation with Vader and still sore about it after all the trouble he went to get his body back. Discovered the existence of alternate worlds and his world almost similar to their Earths in most ways but diverged at some point or geologically, not much of being drafted in the military, he could not let his world be put in danger and signed on. Using his Alchemy to support the Alliance and refugees with no home to build shelters for them to save time.

Mission to Pol Earth

Ed had learned about Amestris' mission to send Alchemist soldiers and agents to Pol Earth to gather intel of the Alliance on the Axis' operations on their version of Europe, recalled seeing a fragment of a vision from his alternate self's to another parallel Earth years back, he decided to tag along with Roy Mustang and Alphonse with their skills, but must refrain from using Alchemy as possible, even in public with their abilities much more advance to control than regular humans to other worlds. Knowing he would stand out with an Automail, they gave him a more human loathing prosthetic to blend in with the crowd. They discovered the Nazi Germans were working with CIS scientists to build their own force of droids for military purpose

Personality

Youth

Edward usually displays an immature sort of personality. Decidedly stubborn and strong-willed, frequently letting his pettiness and vindictiveness get the better of him and often has to be restrained or reprimanded by Al or whoever else is present. He is considered to be somewhat selfish and self-absorbed, generally acting more out of self-interest than any sort of philanthropy as well as taking several opportunities to stroke his own ego or flaunt the governmental power and monetary license of his military position. He was largely displayed hostilities towards figures of authority and feels little incentive to follow orders with which he disagrees, earning him the distinction of being a loose cannon of sorts. But most of the times shown to outgrown it during his service of the Alliance Joint Military but still immature at times.

Edward has at times to be rather quick-tempered, resorting more often to steel-fisted violence than calm negotiation to settle disputes (even going so far as to suggest that refraining from hitting Paninya because of her gender is a sexist notion and, therefore, against his principles), such as his actions against the Axis to let actions do the talking than his words. He has earned a reputation for being foul-mouthed and is an incurably sarcastic cynic, only too happy to bluntly and harshly relieve others of their comfortable delusions regarding God, reality, or their own self-importance. Edward has also displayed a propensity towards impatience and an inability to sit still for long, which perhaps contributes to his love of travel.

However, for those few people who have made an impact on him, Ed showed his deeper nature to be one of marked selflessness, unflinching loyalty, and great compassion. As someone who has had to suffer greatly at such a young age, Edward cannot ignore the true suffering of others and becomes sympathetic upon sensing pain and resolve in people's hearts and most of times bonded with those who had a mutual feeling such as Anakin Skywalker who lost his mother years ago prior to the Clone Wars. Though his solemn advice to such people is often tempered with brusque criticism, it is only because he genuinely wishes to place them on the most direct path forward. As one who has to struggle with a maimed body, he urges those with healthy bodies to use their strong legs to move forward, and as one burdened by the mistakes of his past, he stresses the necessity of people taking responsibility for their own errors. Though he will intervene on behalf of the oppressed if he concludes that a situation has called for it, Ed tends to help only those with the will - but not the means - to help themselves, in which case his recklessness and disdain for authority often has him bending the rules to dole out a Robin Hood-esque justice in accordance with his strong belief in the concept of Equivalent Exchange, earning him notoriety and popularity as a "hero of the people."

Of course, the most noticeable of Edward's dispositional characteristics is his Napoleonic denial of his shortness in his youth. Even in moments of relative composure, any and all references to his stature cause him to violently lose control of his emotions and lash out both verbally and physically. One of the most common reasons for these outbursts is if anything related to his size, since he has a complex about being shorter than average (his height at the time being 1.6 m (5'5 ft). Distinctive to these outbursts is Ed's tendency to take even the most casual mention of his height as a gross insult and interpret it exaggeratedly, mistaking words as simple as "small" for phrases as contrived as "so-tiny-that-he-need-not-fear-being-crushed-by-a-boot-because-he-fits-so-easily-between-the-grooves-of-the-sole" and the like, though this aspect of his personality did end once he fully grown to be 1.7 m (5'7 ft). Those unfortunate to utter the word "small" in his presence are fated to suffer one of his vindictive tantrums unless he is in the wrong and needs to be put in his place such as when Izumi Curtis called him a runt while scolding him and Al at times or when Ahsoka mockingly called him short to get a reaction. This part of his personality is presumably no longer present over the years, given that he has grown to normal height by then after defeating the Homunculus.

Beliefs

Though Edward professes that he does not believe in gods despite the strong evidence of actual beings such as Morts and the Entities due to his spiritual sensibilities tended more toward the deistic than the atheistic. He did not pray but frequently acknowledges the existence of a "God" in his speech, whom he often blamed for the difficulty of his life. Ed's aesthetic sensibilities are also quite twisted in that he is a great fan of gothic or macabre fixtures and will usually transmute decorations filled with monstrous or demonic imagery and unnecessarily gaudy details, much to the dismay of anyone who receives a gift or service from him. He has also made it known that his trademark red coat is part of this general lack of taste, as it is what he says is: "a badass color [that] gets the blood going."

Powers and Abilities

Alchemy

Having apprenticed under Izumi Curtis, Ed was taught to condition his body through regular workouts and sparring as part of her philosophy, "to train the spirit, first train the body." As such, his slight frame belies a compactly muscular build that, in addition to his naturally high energy level and endurance, fuels his considerable strength and agility which allows him to throw people much bigger than he is. Due to Izumi's Spartan training, Edward has become a particularly competent hand-to-hand fighter, able to hold his own against armed opponents and even skilled martial arts practitioners. Besides that, his steel right arm and left leg augment his fighting strength by adding to his defensive and offensive capabilities as well as his speed - after he is refitted with a lighter, cold-climate automail.

As a result of having passed through The Gate and witnessing the Truth, Edward became one of the few alchemists who does not require a drawn Transmutation Circle to perform alchemical transmutations. By merely touching his palms together, he creates an energy circulation with his arms and transmutes by using his own will as a substitute for the necessary runes. This remarkable talent makes his transmutations both instantaneous and incredibly versatile, allowing him to use alchemy to its fullest potential in direct combat. Edward was initially unaware of his new talent and continued to draw transmutation circles when performing alchemy, but after he accidentally used this ability to heat water to comfort the pregnant Gracia Hughes, he ended up using it regularly. His skill with transmutation increased to the point he could transform his automail arm into a functional gatling gun for battle, as seen during his fight with Sloth and during a fight against Imperial Stormtroopers.

With this quick style, Edward becomes a master of his surroundings and uses the substances therein to supplement his physical prowess in battle - creating giant earthen hands to lift objects, columns of stone to gain himself the higher ground and ogre-faced battering rams with which to strike opponents. Ed also specializes in transmuting weapons with which to do battle and often crafts menacing-looking swords and ostentatious lances when necessary, but his primary weapon is his automail right arm, whose forearm plating he transmutes into various blades.

Quotes

"You're out numbered pal! So surrender in the name of the Alliance-*runs into a group of dozen Soviets and Stormtroopers looked surprise and aimed their blasters* RUN FOR IT!!!"

"Good plan, Elric! Was this part of your plan!?"

"I don't see you coming up with better ideas!"

—Edward and Roy during the mission of Pol Earth

"DON'T CALL ME SHOOORRRT!!!"

— Edward vs the Imperial Troopers during the journey

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? I JUST GOT THIS ARM BACK!"

— Ed after having his right arm cut off by Darth Vader during the intentional Axis invasion of his homeworld.

"Ed... I think she's a demon!"

"Yo-your right! I think I wet myself"

—Edward and Alphonse hearing the Pure Combine soldier's scream during Yor Forger's interrogation during the Seiij'faoki Gaian War.

""Shorty?! Could a shorty do this?! What else you want to call me: a half-pint bean-sprout midget?! I'm still growing you backwater desert idiots!""

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Trivia

• Edward retained his ability to use Alchemy, this likely to have been the intervention of The Teacher for his role needed for the Great War.