A TRUE SACRIFICE!! | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 63 Reaction
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Fun fact. Everyone's door of truth has markings representing what they have learnt as people. Father's door has nothing on it because he failed to learn anything, never seeing his own mistakes
Doesn’t Ed’s door also change as he learns?
@@boheej1170 Pretty sure it does. Could go back and check but too lazy
Ah, those details are magnificent.
@@boheej1170 Unsure; both his and Al's are lifted directly from IRL alchemy manuscripts so probably not
The difference between knowledge and wisdom...
I've always liked how Truth wasn't unhappy, or disappointed, or even condescending about Eds choice, but ECSTATIC, delighted that someone understood the lesson they had learned, and eagerly encouraged him to claim his reward of returning home with his brother.
If you notice, the dwarf’s door of truth is completely blank.
For all of its knowledge, it didn’t LEARN anything or develop in any way.
:shocked pikachu face:
Born with all the knowledge of the world, but gained none of the wisdom
The classic dnd super int build with no wisdom@@CrownofMischief
its quite symbolic too the door itself is so much more integral without the etchings on the door, but it takes the vulnerability of beginning to etch that the door becomes so much more than what it can do. to become more than its circumstances. more than a tool to be used
Greed died sated
Wrath died in peace
Pride withered in disgrace
Gluttony was eaten
Sloth died of overextension
Lust died at the hands of a cold man
Envy ended himself, humiliated at getting what he craved
I'd said Pride got HUMBLED! 😎 YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!
I always know these comments are gonna be left under an episode 63 reaction. It's tradition lol
Father's death was also ironic. He wanted the world's knowledge more than anything, and he technically got his wish (since the door of truth contains all knowledge in the world), but in exchange, he's forced to spend eternity trapped inside yet another flask.
But Greeds death stands out from all the others. Because his sinful behavior wasn't the thing that killed him, but he was rewarded at the end. He stood up for his friends and realized that his greed was sated ...
I mean I would say lust died to a hot man but...
Regardless of how some view Hoenheim as a father I greatly enjoyed how he was written. He reminds me a lot of military fathers who spend years away from home with a wife and kid(s) waiting for their return. They sometimes lose out on most of their children's lives and struggle to reintegrate into the family when they finally return.
Hoenheim made the deliberate choice to sacrifice 10 years with his family in order to set up a counter to Father's because he felt personally responsible for unleashing that evil upon the world. Trisha knew everything from his body to why he was leaving. She was a wife waiting for her husband to do what needed doing and come home. Tragically the boys were too young to understand why their father was gone and Trisha died young before ever explaining anything to them.
It's a very realistic but tragic set of circumstances and a lot more nuanced than Hoenheim simply being a deadbeat who skipped out on his family. I'm here for it. He has to live with that being the reality when interacting with his sons regardless of his reasons. Even then he takes all of Ed's scorn on the chin and keeps doing his best. That's some good writing. So much nuance.
I came to say something like this, but I think you did it much better than I would have.
Exactly. She reviewed the whole show pretty good, but failed miserably for judging a guy too harsh, pretty much a guy for whom you can say the main storyline is about (slave, got exprerimented upon and thus main villain was created, got turned into pholisopher stone, used that knowledge to help people as "sage from the west" (alchahestry is for medical use), centuries later started family and wanted to become mortal BUT THEN he realized what is homunculus doing and left his beloved family for years in order to set up the counter attack and to save ~50 million people (plus the others nations that would surely follow)... The story is told from his sons perspective but the story is pretty much about Van Hohenheim's life
Nice with the soldier analogy!
@@milospavlovic9203 its by no mistake that the very first opening of brotherhood, begins with hohenheim and not Ed, its in no way not deliberate to do so, more with the meaning behind the scene it represented in it
I just LOVE how truth sounds genuinely happy that someone actually figured out the answer for what was probably the first time ever. It always sounds so condescending at all other times, even making sure Edward really thought through his toll, but absolutely thrilled that someone realized that "They're only human" and "I don't need this to be happy."
some interesting detail on it, is how everytime Truth had addressed Ed before was without ever using its name, by this, Truth uses Eds full name for the first time adding to the feeling of accomplishment behind it
28:16 - For Hohenheim, there's bit more to it;
he owes life (his freedom and the chance to even have a family) to the Dwarf In The Flask...
without the Dwarf, he would have spend rest of his life as a slave, never to be allowed to really live.
It's ironic that Father, who was perhaps Hohenhein's mortal enemy, was also the individual that aided him the most. He gave him a name, knowledge, the chance to get his freedom, the chance to have his own family. Even if he did out of gratitude, he was the one who gave more kindness to Hohenhein.
[Crying] "Does he have his arms? And his legs?"
Fun fact: When Ed calls Hohenheim his father is the first time we see Ed cry actual tears.
I love the detail of Father's/Homunculus' gateway being completely blank since he experienced nothing. He only tried to chase perfection without bettering himself personally in any way. So his gateway is blank like a baby's. Ed's and Alphonse's meanwhile are filled with symbols and writing - their experiences.
The Truth causing Father/Homunculus to collapse in on himself always reminds me of a certain line...
"PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWER! ...itty-bitty living space."
TEN THOUSAND YEARS will give you such a crick in the neck!
This is one of my favorite episodes of FMAB. The contrast between Father and Ed's final meeting with Truth, when Father is raging blindly against Truth, and Truth frowns in response for the first and only time in the show, having seen that up until the very last moment that the Dwarf refused to learn anything in his time. In contrast to the jubilance shown when Edward has the answer to Truth's dilemma, how he did learn over the course of his adventure. Chef's kiss.
Mans had to leave his family to go setup the circle around the whole country
slowly calculating each point and the souls that would go in them
He was absent but he wasnt a deadbeat father
like of all the reasons to leave your family, saving everyone ranks pretty much up there
He was a great man, just not the greatest father
@@marbleherogaming735 I can get behind this description.
He was the best father he could have been. The alternative to not doing what he did would have killed his kids
Hearing greed say "i had enough" makes me cry every time, peak character development no questions asked.
“Who even needs alchemy when I’ve got them?” Ed, I love you.
Wondering whether Truth reads Ed's mind, as when Ed said "who needs alchemy, when I got *them*?", Truth understood immediately what he was referring to (his friends), who he just recalled as voices *in his own mind*...
@@LegnaiaUnderground
Did you not understand what Truth is? It’s literally a reflection of the person that’s in front of it. This is specifically *Ed’s* Truth. Of course it knows.
@@Kayta-Linda Yet, it was initially surprised when Edward revealed he wanted to sacrifice his portal. I guess it's one of the aspects the author left vague...
There is such a tragedy to Hoenheim. The only thing he ever wanted was a family, but once he had one, he chose to leave them to save the world for them. When the world was finally saved, his time was due. At least he died knowin they would live.
Ed wasn't being petty he just didn't want Ho to die. Ho also spent all his years after leaving his fam planning out the transmutation circle and placing the philosophers stones to instantly free the souls of the nation. If he hadn't Winry and everyone who wasn't a sacrifice, like Scar would be dead. This also means Scars circle would not have happened. His decision to leave saved everyone.
No matter what else the Dwarf was, he was once Hohenheim's friend, his teacher. He named him, and horrible as the circumstances were, was ultimately responsible for him meeting Trisha and having his boys.
Hohenheim was a man that had the luxury of death replaced with an incredible burden, and in the end he got to chose when to die, with the smile he couldn't give his family.
We can now get into the ironies of each Sin's death:
-Lust was killed by a womanizer who fought to save the woman he loved.
-Gluttony was eaten by one of his own kind.
-Envy killed themselves for being pitied and having their jealousy exposed.
-Sloth died from overexerting himself and burning out his stone.
-Wrath died peacefully with a smile on his face, and was killed by a man who conquered his own vengeful anger.
-Pride was not killed, but rathed reduced or "humbled" to the lowest form of human (in addition to losing because he betrayed his own pride).
-Greed died seflessly sacrificing himself for another, giving up everything but still being satisfied with his life because of the friends he made.
The fights of the homunculi can even be tied directly to specific characters and the symbolism between them fighting.
Alex Armstrong fighting Sloth correlates to Alex's own sloth during the ishvallen civil war. Sloth is not simply laziness, it is specifically having the capability to do something, but not doing it even if one should. Alex could have fought back against the amestrian military, campaigned against them, or tried to help the ishvallan citizens, but his own cowardice and sloth led him only to running away rather than standing on his principles (which is why Olivier hated him). Alex fighting sloth represents that he has grown, and is no longer running away or averting his eyes but rather facing the fight head on with his principles in tact.
Greed and Ling are obvious comparisons in their initial battles for control over their body, as it was Ling's want and desires that led him to Greed. Ling wanted something he didn't have, and they could only be achieved through Greed. Their dichotomy changed to a friendlier one, but their comparison still stands.
Edward defeating Pride is another instance. Throughout the series Edward is a very prideful person in his skills and intelligence. It was his hubris that led them to try human transmutation. It was his overconfidence that led them into many dangerous fights that nearly get them killed. He can be very easily riled up by damaging his pride (such as pointing out his 'short'falls), and when he is put in a position that shows how utterly powerless he is it nearly breaks him. Much of his journey involves Ed getting over his pride, and this is shown in his final battle against Pride where he readily admits his own shortcomings and uses them as a means to gain an advantage. It is Ed, who has been humbled throughout the show and gained newfound humility who would no only defeat Pride, but spare his life and humble him as well.
Scar fighting Wrath is the next big one, and it's not difficult to see why. Scar struggles with his own vengeance through the show as he goes through an arc of realizing that his vengeance and wrath are not the right way forward. Scar's fight with Bradely, trying to remain as calm and focused on the fight as possible in spite of Wrath's constant needling, showed that Scar was no longer acting purely on vengeance, but instead on doing what was right for everyone involved.
Mustang is an odd one because you could say he might have two, Lust and Envy. You may be able to lump hawkeye in with either one, but both were primarily mustang's fights and his kills.
Gluttony is the odd one out in that they don't really have a nemesis or counterpart to bounce off of. Closest I could think of is Lan Fan maybe?
Greed also went from the first of the seven sins to die in the original series to the last one to die in this one. (Pride's human body is technically still alive, but Pride himself, the mass of shadows, is dead)
These parallels in them is one of the reasons I like them so much, (even if there's even more to them)
Even their abilities are tied with their sin, at least, in my opinion it seems they are.
Glutonny is self explanatory
Envy can transform into others, when you envy someone, you want to be like them to have what they have for example. Or you want to tale their place
Greed : when we are greedy, we often do everything in our power to keep and protect our possessions, as much as his ultimate shield can protect him.
Sloth, in here, it's better to see him as a procrastinator, he has some insane abilities, but don't bother to use them until the last minute, as much as a procrastinator usually end up doing his work at the latest minute as fast as he can do. That could also explain his lack of control over his speed, procrastinators are often all over the place and disorganized.
Wrath's ultimate eye : think about a time when you were angry. Tout thoughts were misguided by what you assumed happened. You also wanted to know the truth even though you were processing things clearly. What you learned either pissed you off even more or calmed you done. With wrath, it's best to know the whole story rather than a part of it, and becoming illogical. But Bradley's ultimate eye grants him the ability to see anything, which surely helped him to decide when it was worthy to get angry over or not.
Pride can come across as a defense mechanism for the insecure. They battle their insecurities by being arrogant or having an haughty attitude to hide their lack of self esteem or to feel stronger. They live in the shadows, limited by their self-esteem issues. And Pride was restricted to the Nationwide transmutation circle and any Shadow. He couldn't show himself off anywhere or confidently use his powers. It's like a métaphore for the arrogant ones, struggling with their true selves
Lust...err...well, most of the time, it seems she relies on her looks to get what she need, as she did with Jean. According to society, using your body instead of your talents is shamed upon or scandalous. Lust ignorant her abilities most of the time exemplifies the lustful nature of any person who'd much rather get what they want by promising romance or sexual behavior. And her actual powers...she can penetrate others with her fingers that can become longer and harder...at least, she usés them more to do that than only scratching her opponents
Keep in mind that it's only my thinking and that it could be just too far fetched to be true but...I like to think it is
The ending was being written along side with the release of the final episodes. The manga ending has a slightly different dialogue with father and truth after he gets defeated.
Father: “Why…? Why won’t you become mine god?!!”
Truth: “Because you never believed in yourself”
Truth: “You thought you could make gods powers your own? Don’t make me laugh. You think stealing something powerful makes you great? You’re nothing but a cunning thief, you should have stayed satisfied inside the flask where you belong. All you’ve ever done is use the strength of others to grab at godhood. You haven’t grown at all”
Father: “I wanted to become a perfect being! I wanted to understand god! I wanted to know everything about this world! So, why do you oppose me? Who are you?!”
Truth: “I am what humans call "the world" or "the universe" or "god" or "truth" or "all" or "one". And… I am you. You called truth “the arbiter of order” that “keeps men in their place”. That’s what you said wasn’t it? And so just as you said… I’m going to show you your proper place.”
*gets thrown into the shadow realm*
Truth: “the truth brings despair to those who dare reach above their station. This is the end you wished for."
Truth saying to Ed: "Good job, you beat me!" is definitely my favorite moment in the whole show. Truth was actually *happy* that Ed figured out the correct answer. Truth is harsh, but it is also fair. Ed actually learned the lesson and it was happy about it. That whole scene was amazing.
Brotherhood is such a long and love-filled journey no matter how many times I experience it. Every time someone reaches these final episode, it feels like an accomplishment.
I love the last interaction between Ed and Truth. Truth acknowledging Ed with respect for what he gave up for his brother.
I mean, Ed was passing by a lot for "knowing god" standarts, so at that point is like talking to the store clerk, either one of you start talking or things are getting ankward.
It was more like it was the first time that someone came back to see truth after learning from their mistake, and that's why truth respected Ed, because he actually learned what truth wanted to teach him in the first place
No it's not that
Truth was impressed that someone managed to actually learn their mistakes in Alchemy and so was willing to give it up, accepting who they are deep inside, instead of trying to "play god"
Ed's first and last transmutations done with the clapping technique were both done for his brother's sake. The first to attach his soul to the armor, and the last to get him back at the end.
Another thing important with truth. When Father asked what was wrong with wanting to know everything and seeking perfection, Truth didn't bother answering because Hohenheim already answered him before, but Father was too arrogant to listen or learn it
My absolute favorite thing about Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. Several characters die over the course of the series, and yet they all have a lasting impact. Even now, at the end of the series, we never forgot about Maes Hughes, or Trisha Elric, or Nina Tucker.
Nina has been brought up by both brothers since it happened.. Losing their bodies, seeing their "mom" they brought back, people dying.. that they can reconcile and get past and move on from.. No one moves on from Nina Tucker. That shit had long lasting trauma. Ed and Al viewed alchemy as this amazing thing and built their lives around it, ruined their lives with it and were like, "Ok, we did this to ourselves".. stopped criminals that were using alchemy selfishly by using alchemy for the good of the people.. But Nina? Nina's transformation was pointless.. Some dude not wanting to be a failure for 4 more years so badly that he'd turn his daughter into a lab experiment.
The Truth was so happy about Edward's answer that it change it's voice into Edwards.
I love how much you understood about the fate of the dwarf in the flask. Your understanding that the only irredeemable people are those who cannot see their failings. It is so sad that someone can be so far gone, and you can see on Truth's face how much he wished that the Dwarf could have seen it. I see Truth in this anime as someone who has to keep the balance of the world, he enforces equivalent exchange, but he also wants people to be their best selves, since he is in part a reflection of them. You can see his pain when people meet him, and continue to make stupid mistakes, but also his joy when Ed realizes that he doesn't need to continue down that path.
damn, Alicia was so overcome with emotion she didnt even notice Ed not saying Hohenheim but "our Father" for the first time
Kudos for Alicia for immediately understanding that Ed is going to sacrifice his alchemy. Of course, Ed's "this will be my last transmutation" line is a *big* clue, but anyway not all reactors have been so fast as her.
About reactors, by they way, I wonder why nobody, when seeing Ed's portal being sacrificed, mentions the fact that the scene was *heavily* foreshadowed at the end of fourth opening?
PS: hey Alcia, what about fma 2003 next?
So many good things to talk about after this episode. My favorite to mention is just how happy Truth was about Ed figuring it out and "beating" him. This recontextualizes everything Truth has done up to this point. He has changed from a cruel otherwordly arbitrator that enforces the laws of the universe to a being that keeps balance and punishes people for the foolishness in playing god so that they might learn to accept their life and build connections with those around them. THAT is the path to enlightenment and happiness, not the foolish pursuit of power or knowledge. Using the power of god (alchemy) was never the problem, it was abusing it to play god and ignoring those around you and that is precisely why Father failed and was punished (the ends don't justify the means). Truth isn't outwardly trying to harm people in a cruel game, it is teaching them a rough, hard lesson for their hubris that they might come out of it a better person. Edward humbly accepting the consequences of losing his portal and how unnecesary that power is in the grand scheme of his life when he has all his friends made Truth ecstatic because Ed figured out the lesson Truth had been trying to teach him. Truth loves it when someone "beats" him because they grew into a better person and can now reclaim what they had lost.
So we like to think of, especially thanks to media's portrayal of it over the years, that Alchemy was a science that was steeped in a sense of mysticism but historical alchemy was just as much as a philosophical and spiritual practice as it was a practical science. It was a pursuit of knowledge and enlightenment thats lessons were steeped in metaphor. One of the highest goals of alchemy (on the spiritual/philosophical side at least ) was to achieve a state of inner peace and completeness to where you no longer have use of alchemy, kind of like achieving nirvana. And And that is exactly what Edd did! He realized he didn't need Alchemy to be happy, it wasn't the source of his happiness. It was his family and friends that gave him peace and happiness, and those were far more important to him than any power or ability. It is easy to see why Truth was so pleased with Ed's decision, because he the first one in a long time who really 'understood' the truth!
“I need a good, happy cry”
Me, knowing how this episode ends: oh no
In the second episode, Ed realized Human Transmutation was possible, and he said "Everything I need is right here!" as he rested his hands against his Portal of Truth.
One thing that was pointed out to me that that I found absolutely hilarious:
Young Ed: "Yo Truth! How do I bring someone back?"
Truth: "With this!" *Hands him his Portal of Truth*
Young Ed: "Cool! Imma play with this thing for a while!
*several years later
Truth: "And how do you expect to bring him back?"
Ed: "With this!" *Hands him his Portal of Truth*
Truth: "...Yeah,...I did say that..."
I know their mom was dead and Al is just technically "trapped" but someone pointed it out to me and I can't NOT laugh every time I see this scene and truth's initial reaction before laughing.
Oh, that’s actually beautiful.
Hoenheim reminds me of my grandfather, who abandoned my mom as an infant and didn't meet her til she was 18 and her mom couldn't stop her from finding him. He regretted how that went til the day he died, even though he was very gratful to her for forgiving him.
something that makes Greed's whole dealeo even somehow sadder, if that only a few episodes ago we heard Father say "have you forgotten you were born of my own avarice? i can assure you anything you want i wanted it first" and Greed literally dies saying all he ever wanted was friends, was to connect with people. The dwarf in the flask made fun of Mr Ho's wish of a family, turns out both of them shared that wish.
ALSO. the kidney stones jokes had me fukin WHEEZING
Truth saying "That's the right answer" to Ed means friends and family being better than power and knowledge is an objective truth in FMAB and I love it.
He used to be friends with the Homunculus, just like Jonathan used to be with Dio! This episode is a Jojo reference!
I love how Hohenheim's and father's journey can be compared to Ed's and Al's
Ed managed to do what father wanted which was to gain knowledge and beat truth and is no longer bound by it, meanwhile Al gained his mortal body back being able to grow old and feel human again something that Hohenheim was trying to archive the whole series
In a less serious thought, Ed and Al are technically uncle's to the 7 sins, since father was born from Hohenheim that would make him an older brother to Ed and Al
Funny thing is that Truth himself does call pride&co. seven desires not sins. I think that it builds up on what Greed told to Ed while in Resembool, that those desires are not inherently bad and only become sins after you let them master your life instead of mastering them. It also shows how laughable it found Fathers idea of perfection, Father cut his desires from himself thinking it made him more perfect, but instead he became lesser and any motivation to go out and learn something on his own went away with his desires.
24:30 Because she has been a driving force in their weakness. That for all their worth they couldn't even save that poor girl and it forever humbled them. I fucking love that this series remembered it too.
A little fun fact, father is the only person who Ed killed in the whole show
..did he really kill him though?..
@@Kayta-Linda yes he punched right through we all saw it
Father really lost because he failed to read the terms and conditions
The #1 term and condition: *Don't mess around with the power of God*
You can hear it when the truth starts to sound like Ed that they're sharing in the excitement of him getting it right before this the truth saying that he's also you was a really abstract and esoteric statement but in that moment you can tell when I understood his truth it became more in sync with him
In a sense, the Dwarf in the Flask was like a brother to Hohenheim.
He was the first to call Hohenheim his “blood brother”, after all.. so the feeling was very much mutual.
If you think about it, the seven deadly sins are all a part of Father's soul. That means their desires are also the dwarf's desires. So, like Greed, what he truly wanted is bond with people. 😢 But due to his own pride and envy, he won't admit it. Eventually, he take those seven sins out so he won't be "bothered" by them.😞
ahh the dwarf in the flask... a creature bearing immense knowledge bearing an equally immeasurable hunger for power, for which it confuses with more knowledge... also: the door represents ones own developments throughout life, and as such, each one would have something different. the dwarfs door remains blank, for it has neither attained anything new or developed in any way.
You NEED to read the two epilogue stories in the mangas. The first one gives Hohenheim a truly happy ending in the next life, and the other tells a, beautiful, story that takes place in between the time jump.
Back when Greed attacked Father to usurp him and take over the world, Father said that "You don't have a want I didn't already have". So with Greed's longing for friendship/companions, it might also indicate that behind alll the twisted logic of Father, he did indeed seek contacts, but never came to terms with it.
The brilliant woman behind the series actually studied a lot of real life alchemy and philosophy.
A lot of people were confused about why giving up his portal of Truth was the right answer but it's because it goes back to an ancient philosophy, that gods do not exist because we need them but so we had a standard to look up to.
Basically the idea that like a child who grows up and eventually moves on passed his parents, we should do the same with God we should grow and learn until we reach the day that we no longer need God's intervention.
Edward learned that lesson that he didn't need the power of truth, the power of god, he could use his own two hands to accomplish his ambitions.
That's why truth was so happy because someone finally figured it out.
Ed is the only person to give up his alchemy, but also understand that alchemy was never the answer and that clinging on to it was only stunting his growth
And with greed we have the last ironic homunculus death
Lust was burned by a man in the name of friendship
Gluttony got eaten
Envy killed himself out of envy and self loathing
Sloth was worked to death in the fight
Wrath died at peace with a smile on his face
Pride had everything stripped away
Greed died for others
I've been bingeing your content for a few weeks now and I have to say I have never resonated more with you since I've found your channel than this episode. I was thinking the same thing about being petty but went back on my words by thinking that I was probably being too mean. But, you've said it! I cheered and laughed way too hard when you said that Armstrong should've said " thanks for being the sperm donor and leaving to create milk so that those babies grew up strong ". I haven't said it explicitly but I do love your content, the wealth of knowledge and the oceans of tears ♥
Glad to see you enjoyed the show so far.
Sad to see it almost over.
I was talking to my sister about Fullmetal alchemist the other day wondering why FMA: Brotherhood was so good. She told me "because It earned it." (We both read the Manga around the same time) and she's right. It grounded itself in The Human Elements of Ed and Al's Struggle and how each decision Ed made in his State Alchemist career was to not take any shortcuts to learn about the stone and the price and Ed rejects using the stone because of the heavy price of the Human souls inside of the stone.
Hohenheim's death is the one and only scene in this show that made me cry. And I always get emotional when I rewatch it
I'm still sad Greed died, but the Dwarf really thought he was him until Truth reminded him that he learned nothing and did nothing.
Once you’re done with the show, watch the bloopers
Hohenheim's death always gets me, every single time. So good. So sad. 😭😭😭
Even though FMA Brotherhood is not my top anime of all time anymore, Ed's sacrifice is still among the best of the best anime scenes, and probably the best possible resolution of the main conflict of the story.
Funny that the first Homunculus we see die is Greed. And also is the last of them to die. Both times at Father's hand!
"Sometimes 2+2 equals 4"
- Alicia in a previous reaction to FMAB
As I said back then, the best definition for this anime
This episode has some of my favorite anime moments in it. One of them is Ed finally getting Al's body back in exchange for his alchemy while having his final conversation with Truth. The other one is when Father/Dwarf faces and meets Truth, and is confronted with the exact same cold, precise criticism that we've seen Truth throw in the face of Ed for the entire series. It really gives us EXACTLY as much character development as we need for Truth in a short amount of time. Yeah, they COULD go more in-depth, but this is enough in my mind. On another note, I remember Alicia praising this show's fight choreography, and if she's open to it, my recommendation for the next anime she makes a reaction series for is Demon Slayer. Literally the toppest-tier fights and animations you will find out there for an anime.
There is a belief that a person should NEVER regret anything. Everything you’ve done or refused to do good or bad was of your own free will. So regretting those actions are like regretting yourself for living or regretting your very existence. Humans are flawed and far from perfect, so mistakes are going to be made more than you care to imagine. However, Once you learn to live with your choices without regrets, you will finally be able to start living life to the fullest.
My favorite part in this entire episode is seeing how happy everyone is when Alphonse returns
Shout out to Hohemheim, the one true protagonist that penetrated through the whole setting.
Everything that happened in the series is related to him and his whole life.
Come to think of it, when it comes to being relevant, Ed and Al were just side characters that happened to be there😂
They are not overpowered supermen, they are just individuals that got dragged in this massive scheme.
Love the show.
Greed learning the value of true friendship and love and not wanting to lose that no matter what, even if it meant not being greedy himself, being selfless, was so deep and endearing :(
25:30 a reminder that if Ed's and Al's souls weren't linked, Ed wouldn't have access to Al's portal, meaning that losing his portal would mean being stuck in the "truth zone" forever
Lust- killed by Roy Mustang, who grew up in a brothel and styles himself a womanizer
Gluttony- cannibalize by Pride in desperation
Sloth- killed by Alex Armstrong, the man who, despite seeing the horrors of Ishval, stood on the sidelines instead of calling out the Military's actions
Envy- accepts death after acknowledging Edward Elric, the touchy, short kid who obsessed over being recognized for his title
Wrath- dies peacefully at the hands of Scar, a man who was once controlled by his anger and thirst for revenge
Pride- beaten by Edward Elric, who once thought he could break the world's laws and return the dead to life
Greed- sacrifices himself for the sake of his friends
Ironically, all of the Homunculie died/defeated by the Seven Heavenly Virtues (The methods/actions used to purge sin).
I like the Japanese version of the conversation between Ed and Truth much more because he doesn't just say 'Take him home!' he says 'Take it all!' as in the cumulative sacrifice of Ed's lifetime of experiences, the lessons he's learned and the humility that came with it was worth enough to make a miracle happen.
Hohenheim's peaceful death at his wife's grave is still one of the most gut wrenching moments in amine.
One of the greatest things FMAB does is give us the wonderful climax, and then one last episode to breath and enjoy the ending.
So something I liked about how Homunculus was written, as people have said, Homunculus’s gateway is completely blank. Not only that though, when Truth is asked “what’s wrong with craving knowledge? What’s wrong with seeking perfection?” Truth is silent. There is nothing wrong with seeking those things. It’s just that Homunculus never learned how to seek the things he wanted or create them for himself, but instead stealing from others. Stealing their souls, separating his sins from himself, all only leaving an empty and ultimately fruitless life.
And at the root of it all, Father only wanted to be free. But, even after being given a body and full autonomy, he still saw his body as another flask to escape from. He saw the universe’s laws and rules and bounds as another restriction to be broken. In the end, nothing satisfied him because he had so much knowledge but not the wisdom to appreciate it.
WE WENT THROUGH THE FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU AND GOT A FROSTY WITH OUT HAPPY MEAL!
"Perhaps the real philosopher's stone was the friends we made along the way."
I'd like to add two to the Homunculi irony.
Father died going back to his "flask" and learned nothing
Hohenheim, who hated being immortal, died wanting to keep living
I just realized. The same track they played when Al lost his body was played when Ed brought him back.
Funny take, Mr Ho " welp cant take care of my kids, got a country to save "
Mr Ho after accomplishing his goals " welp can't hang out with my kids, my life is ending " lol
i really hope you watch the bloopers after the next episode, it has been such a wonderful ride watching you enjoy FMA, and even thou you still have 1 more episode, thank you for the content
The nice thing about greed's death is that he's not some soulless creature, he may not have been human, but his soul came from one, greed in particular just happened to be the most greedy soul among his stone to take charge. So he will have an afterlife, if there is one in this universe.
When Hoenheim asked father what would make him happy, father started of by specifically saying he didn't want to be guilty of asking for too much, of being greedy. Once father did manage to leave his flask however, he immediately wanted more. He became greedy, and that Greed in the end betrayed him and caused his downfall.
Just a reminder to people that hohenheim didnt leave the brother because he wants to be a deadbeat, he discovered FATHER's plan and acted to counter it. It's not like the kids will understand at the time, and he cant tell them because he's afraid he might drag them into it(but here we are). I'm sorry but lives of a country vs 2 kid having a father, i think the scales will tip a certain way.
You know, I think that was the only time Truth ever referred to someone by their name
Jeez, I already watched the show before, but man you made it more emotional for me 😭
Full Metal Alchemist's greatest twist is that there is no twist. This solution has always made sense. Ed stayed true to who he has always been, and that's why he won.
Repeating the recommendation for Alicia to react to the bloopers for FMAB too
And also just so everyone knows I’m pretty sure the most fragile carbon is graphite. Greed turned Father into a pencil
It's ironic how each Sins died:
-Lust was killed by someone who has a lust for vengeance.
-Gluttony was eaten
-Envy killed itself because they were jealous of those who looked down on it
-Sloth gave up and just died
-Wrath was killed by someone who's wrath was greater than his
-Greed died while having everything he wanted
And only Pride is still alive in the end and is going to be raised by those he believed are inferior to him.
More to the point wrath died contented and at peace
I think a few of those are quite the opposite.
- Lust was killed by a pragmatic soldier with cold eyes
- Sloth died from overexertion
- Envy killed himself because he was pitied by those below him
- Wrath was killed by someone who learnt to look past their own anger and died smiling and content
- Greed died while giving away his own life for others
Pride also taken away from what makes him proud of himself, might as well say he's dead as well.
@@Henriofgille an extra point to add on, wrath died with a peaceful look on his face
Pride got forced back to a baby, the HUMBLE beginning of all complex life. But with this, he can grow up with humility.
The plain and simple truth is that Edward was able to recognize and accept what The Dwarf never could: That all he ever was is a simple human being. And now The Dwarf will spend an eternity in his own personal hell of despair unable to understand (or unwilling to accept) where he went wrong.
I feel like I know what the cost of a human soul is in FMA. To my understanding from Father's desription of what they each lost:
Izumi: Womb - Child
Ed: Leg - Mom, Right arm - Al's Soul
Al: Body - Arm, Soul - Ed's Right arm
Hohenheim: Humanity - Freedom
Roy: Future - Sight
I think the costs for each transmutation are equal to what the Alchemists attune to it. Like for example, to us a Gold bar is a lot more valuable than just any normal stone in nature and we understand that it is very valuable but other than material cost, it's worth just as much as any stone you can find in nature. So to get Al back Ed had to sacrifice what equals to a human soul to him which is All the alchemical knowledge he had for One person, aka "One is All and All is One". This is still true as Al's soul is still the same price it did when Ed exchanged it, he did still sacrifice his all for one. So they literally wouldn't have finished the journey without meeting Izumi
If you still feel like I'm wrong, Ed's mom was the LEG he could always stand on, To Al she was the warm feeling of home. I don't know if I'm stretching it to a point but Izumi might have felt a special connection to their child so much that she treated them as a part of herself. Roy treated the future as something clear cut like he saw his future and knew he was gonna be fuhrer.
Well you're right, but after all, father said it himself when he was in his black humanoid eyed form, to add more to it, Roy's case was a bit different, he wanted to see the future, however, since he never wanted to do a transmutation and was forced to do it, Truth only made him blind without taking his eyes as in the organs. Meaning that despite everything, and despite what it seems, truth is as much cruel as it is fair
And we have our last poetic death of the homunculi. Greed willingly gives up his life to save his friends, and dies content with his life, no longer wanting for anything else.
And I guess if you want to add Father to the list, he spent his entire existence trying to become a “perfect being,” and yet he “died” having never advanced at all.
Sufficiently regrettable action is an entirely relative concept: the fact you're asking someone to wish to change from their state before (or at the very least regret it) comes to question what the correct state even is. From your perspective the state that aligns with your morals is the correct one while from their point of view the state that they believe in and the one that aligns to their morals trumps yours. Of course there is a moral that might align with the masses more but does that make that moral right or was there even a right state in the first place the concept of forgiving people only when they regret something you deem they should is a incredibly interesting yet flawed state of mind.
I almost thought you weren't going to guess what would happen, then you made the offhand comment and I was like "oh, nevermind lol". I think the way they tie up both Father and Hohenheim is fantastic. Ed also realizing he doesn't need to keep his alchemy to save his brother, perfect.
I don’t think that last scene will ever not get the waterworks going for me.
while I think you're viewing Hoenheim harshly, to each their own. I personally see him more like Frieren, a being who doesn't react to time the same way as the people he loves. He's been alive for hundreds of years, he was gone for a bit more than 10 maybe, it probably felt like nothing to him since he spent most of his time away from people, but his kids are grown and his wife is dead. I think it's more tragic than anything else
There’s a funny comic where Greed is saved by Ling throwing the Philosopher’s Stone he got from Lan Fan at him while he’s fading away.
Lust dies to a womanizer
Gluttony dies getting eaten by Pride
Sloth dies from fighting to hard
Envy dies from suicide
Wrath dies at peace
Pride dies a coward
Greed dies sacrificing himself
26:07- And Mei's cherry pie.