12/17/2023 0 Comments Homunculus metal alchemist leaderThis annoys me as Lan Fan is the trained professional where Ling is a prince. Alright, Ling has two powerful bodyguards who generally fight for him but it turns out he’s also a really impressive fighter in his own right – not too surprising but his skills in this encounter suggest he’s just as good or better than them as he fends off Wrath while holding Lan Fan over one shoulder. Ling grabs her and picks her up over the shoulder, unwilling to leave her behind and… here’s where my issues start to arise. Their first exchange goes interestingly, as we briefly see more of Lan Fan’s impressive fighting tactics where she’s willing to take an injury in order to deal damage, as she breaks one of Wrath’s swords with her kunai but he strikes her and she falls down and can’t fight anymore – her left arm is badly injured. Their plan works in that they attract the attention of Wrath and Gluttony (Not Envy for some unknown reason.) So while Ed and Al are busy with Scar, Ling and Lan Fan fight Wrath and Gluttony. This is only based on the anime adaptation so if the Manga fills in these plot holes, feel free to tell me! I’m going to be more detailed than I probably really need to be. It’s a fun sequence but it’s also one I have a few issues with. So, episode 24-25 of Brotherhood has Ed and Al decide to attack Scar in order to lure the homunculi out and Ling volunteers to help them with capturing a homunculus. Sorry! Purely from a logistical standpoint – any character issues would be a separate issue. Hey guys, I couldn’t resist a bit of critique of this memorable scene from FMAB. He slowly turns from someone who gets angry very easily – and is especially angry at the world itself- to someone who forgives his enemies and accepts the unfairness of the world and still feels a sense of responsibility for trying to be better and more selfless.Ī lot of this is why I still get so much of out of 03 on every rewatch as there’s so much there! But even from the outset, the shows a lot of fun and I find its humour a lot less obnoxious, its villains in general more menacing, atmosphere and tone a lot more to my taste.īrotherhood is a big story with a big plot and lots of characters but 03 is an emotional character-study of Edward Elric that really makes me feel. Yeah, all in all 03 really keeps the focus on Ed and every enemy they meet makes every conflict feel very personal or challenges Ed in a different way. The homunculi seek the philosopher’s stone in order to become human – just like how they want the stone to restore Al to his body. Scar and Scar’s older brother echo them in how they elder one tried to perform human transmutation and gave up his right arm to save his younger brother and also seeked the philosopher’s stone. The Tringham brothers are trying to obtain a philosopher’s stone through dubious methods and unintentionally causing terrible side effects, following in their father’s footsteps. Like when he faces Tucker in this version, Tucker really challenges him on the idea that they’re not so different with how he’s also toyed with people’s lives in his attempt to bring his mother back and he’s left his brother in a twisted form – asking is it so different from what he’s done to Nina and whether part of it was not his own arrogance in believing he can do the impossible. And so many other characters can be compared to or challenge Ed. And Ed may be just one character but as a result of this exploration of him we get a deeper look at his relationship with his brother which is absolutely wonderful. We see him at his best and at his darkest and we see more of him at a young age and growing up and becoming better. He goes through moral dilemmas and the struggle between him and the various homunculi feels really personal. His entire worldview basically gets overturned and he frequently has to face the results of his wll-intentioned but short-sighted actions. He gets challenged a little here and there and goes through some development but it’s nothing compared to his 03 counterpart.Įd in 03 is almost always at the centre of the narrative and he’s always being challenged on his viewpoints and struggles to do the right thing. In Brotherhood, Ed is more frequently used for comic relief and seems to be an observer to many of the important plots rather than a participant. Primarily, it would be its characterisation of Edward Elric. I think this blog in general should make it clear that I have an obsession with it and don’t have nearly so much love for Brotherhood but… here’s what I wrote in response:
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