After a horrific alchemy experiment goes wrong in the Elric household, brothers Edward and Alphonse are left in a catastrophic new reality. Ignoring the alchemical principle banning human transmutation, the boys attempted to bring their recently deceased mother back to life. Instead, they suffered brutal personal loss: Alphonse's body disintegrated while Edward lost a leg and then sacrificed an ar...
“There's no such thing as a painless lesson, they just don't exist. Sacrifices are necessary, you can't gain something without losing something first... Although if you can endure that pain and walk away from it, you'll find that you now have a heart strong enough to overcome any obstacle... Yeah... A Fullmetal Heart.”
“No matter how big the place is, we'll eventually reach the edge if we keep moving forward!”
“We're not Demons or Gods. We're just humans.”
“The cycle of life goes only one direction, not even alchemy can change that.”
“The beginning is what comes after the ending. Carve out with your own hands a future, filled with hope.”
“Obeying a superior you can't even believe doesn't make you loyal. You're just fooling yourself.”
“Memories. They are recollections of the heart. If those who are not human come to possess memories, people begin to fear the result.”
“Friends are connected by heart! You can't just rinse off something that's stained on your soul!”
“If many negative emotions gather, they will end up influencing the entire world. But on the other hand, it is also possible to gather positive emotions and lead the world in that direction.”
“Despair to the ones who become swelled with pride.”
“If it's a fight between a man and man, choose the path you believe is right. Only a fool would stand indecisive after being frightened at the thought of being soiled by the mud.”
“Humans are inconvenient creatures, aren't they? The species can't live on unless they all create a community and expand.”
“If you'll cower at the sight of the great foe before you, leave at once, coward. If you'll lose the strength you believed in, then fall to the ground, weakling.”
“The king exists for his people. Without his people, there is no king.”
“There's no telling when this war will end. No matter how many troops the country deploys, the desert just absorbs them like water. We suffer, conquer, and what's left? Nothing but sand.”
“One human only has the power to do so much. That's why I'm going to protect...even if it's just a handful of them...the ones most important to me.”
“We have to fight in order to live. That's what will make us strong.”
“Enduring and forgiving are two different things. You must not forget the unjustness of society. As a human being, you must hold the event in contempt. Yet, you must endure. You must put an end to the chain of hatred!”
“There's nothing that's entirely black or white.”
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood follows After a horrific alchemy experiment goes wrong in the Elric household, brothers Edward and Alphonse are left in a catastrophic new reality. Ignoring the alchemical principle banning human transmutation, the boys attempted to bring their recently deceased mother back to life.
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