Post by Edward Elric on Jun 23, 2006 12:47:02 GMT -5
Name: Alphonse Elric
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Race: Amestrian
Occupation: Alchemist
Personality: Ed always feels extreme guilt towards his little brother Alphonse for putting him in the suit of armor, he is determined to find the philosipher's stone to get their bodies, namely Al's back to normal. He gets angry when someone makes a comment about his height. He hides his emotions from those close to him, but feels nothing really, but regret. He is also known for being a bit over confident with his alchemy, and he realized from a young age he is only human and he can't save everyone.
Physical Description:
Birthplace: Rizenbuld Village
History: Known as the Fullmetal Alchemist, Edward is the youngest State Alchemist ever selected by the Amestris State Military. His State Alchemist name was given to him by King Bradley upon passing the State Alchemist certification and it refers to his automail, his artificial arm and leg. A joke lost in most translations is the irony of the name "Full Metal", or the Japanese word "Hagane". "Hagane" means "Full/Complete Metal", "Steel", and also "Stubborn"; the latter reflecting the disposition and attitudes of Edward Elric. Edward Elric was born in 1900 to Hohenheim and Trisha Elric. Hohenheim left the family while Ed was very young, for reasons we discover later in the series.
Ed's personal story begins some years later, when Edward (10) and Alphonse (9), his brother, attempt to revive their mother using forbidden alchemy: human transmutation. The attempt completely backfired, as Al's body was pulled into the Gate of Alchemy, and Ed, in order to keep Al's soul from being lost as well, was forced to gove up his left leg and right arm to bind Al's soul to a nearby suit of armor using knoweldge he attained from this glimpse into the Gate. Unbeknownst to Ed at the time, he also gained the rare ability to perform transmutations without a transmutation circle.
In order to regain what they had lost, Ed and Al decide to head out in search of the legendary Philosopher's Stone, which allows an alchemist to perform transmutations that violate the Law of Equivalent Exchange (in order to gain, something of equal value must be lost). To gain access to the vast amount of research and information on alchemy available to State Alchemists, Ed and Al decide to take the notoriously difficult State Alchemist entrance exam. They stay for a year in Central with Shou Tucker, the Sowing Life Alchemist, while studying for the exam. However, because the brothers feared that their secret (that they had performed forbidden alchemy) would be exposed during the interview phase of the exam if Al were to take it, they decide that only Ed should take the test alone. Ed passes with flying colors, and, at age 12, becomes the youngest State Alchemist that the State had ever certified.
However, despite his diminutive height (about which he is quite sensitive), Edward is a very powerful alchemist who, unlike almost all other alchemists, can perform alchemy without the use of a transmutation circle, but merely has to clap his hands together and imagine a circle in his head. This allows his body to form a transmutation circle, allowing Ed to carry out a transmutation. He first discovered this ability when he accidentally transmuted a bowl of water, thus boiling it, while Gracia Hughes was giving birth. Since that time, he has been wandering the land, taking orders from the Military as their ‘dog’.
Goal in Life: To help his brother ,Alphonse, regain his lost body through achieving the philosopher’s stone
Excelled Skills/Alchemy: He can do alchemy without a transmutation circle by clapping his hands together and picturing the transmutation circle in his mind, or if need be, and if very desperate, use chalk to draw a transmutation circle. He can also move earth and transmute his automail into weapons, his favorite being a dagger.
Equipment:
State Alchemist watch, his wallet, a suitcase.
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Race: Amestrian
Occupation: Alchemist
Personality: Ed always feels extreme guilt towards his little brother Alphonse for putting him in the suit of armor, he is determined to find the philosipher's stone to get their bodies, namely Al's back to normal. He gets angry when someone makes a comment about his height. He hides his emotions from those close to him, but feels nothing really, but regret. He is also known for being a bit over confident with his alchemy, and he realized from a young age he is only human and he can't save everyone.
Physical Description:
Birthplace: Rizenbuld Village
History: Known as the Fullmetal Alchemist, Edward is the youngest State Alchemist ever selected by the Amestris State Military. His State Alchemist name was given to him by King Bradley upon passing the State Alchemist certification and it refers to his automail, his artificial arm and leg. A joke lost in most translations is the irony of the name "Full Metal", or the Japanese word "Hagane". "Hagane" means "Full/Complete Metal", "Steel", and also "Stubborn"; the latter reflecting the disposition and attitudes of Edward Elric. Edward Elric was born in 1900 to Hohenheim and Trisha Elric. Hohenheim left the family while Ed was very young, for reasons we discover later in the series.
Ed's personal story begins some years later, when Edward (10) and Alphonse (9), his brother, attempt to revive their mother using forbidden alchemy: human transmutation. The attempt completely backfired, as Al's body was pulled into the Gate of Alchemy, and Ed, in order to keep Al's soul from being lost as well, was forced to gove up his left leg and right arm to bind Al's soul to a nearby suit of armor using knoweldge he attained from this glimpse into the Gate. Unbeknownst to Ed at the time, he also gained the rare ability to perform transmutations without a transmutation circle.
In order to regain what they had lost, Ed and Al decide to head out in search of the legendary Philosopher's Stone, which allows an alchemist to perform transmutations that violate the Law of Equivalent Exchange (in order to gain, something of equal value must be lost). To gain access to the vast amount of research and information on alchemy available to State Alchemists, Ed and Al decide to take the notoriously difficult State Alchemist entrance exam. They stay for a year in Central with Shou Tucker, the Sowing Life Alchemist, while studying for the exam. However, because the brothers feared that their secret (that they had performed forbidden alchemy) would be exposed during the interview phase of the exam if Al were to take it, they decide that only Ed should take the test alone. Ed passes with flying colors, and, at age 12, becomes the youngest State Alchemist that the State had ever certified.
However, despite his diminutive height (about which he is quite sensitive), Edward is a very powerful alchemist who, unlike almost all other alchemists, can perform alchemy without the use of a transmutation circle, but merely has to clap his hands together and imagine a circle in his head. This allows his body to form a transmutation circle, allowing Ed to carry out a transmutation. He first discovered this ability when he accidentally transmuted a bowl of water, thus boiling it, while Gracia Hughes was giving birth. Since that time, he has been wandering the land, taking orders from the Military as their ‘dog’.
Goal in Life: To help his brother ,Alphonse, regain his lost body through achieving the philosopher’s stone
Excelled Skills/Alchemy: He can do alchemy without a transmutation circle by clapping his hands together and picturing the transmutation circle in his mind, or if need be, and if very desperate, use chalk to draw a transmutation circle. He can also move earth and transmute his automail into weapons, his favorite being a dagger.
Equipment:
State Alchemist watch, his wallet, a suitcase.