Van Hohenheim: *starts out as a slave who is unable to read or write*
Van Hohenheim: *learns to read and write and eventually becomes a monk*
Van Hohenheim: *is taught extensive knowledge of alchemy*
Van Hohenheim: *watches entire race get destroyed by some arrogant prick in a jar*
Van Hohenheim: *goes to foreign country, spreads peace, and teacher them alchemy for healing*
Van Hohenheim: *sacrifices a long life with his wife and kids to go save a country from complete annihilation*
Van Hohenheim: *loves and cares for his sons, and does not blame them for hating him*
Van Hohenheim: *feels genuinely guilty for leaving his family and blames himself for his wive’s death*
Van Hohenheim: *asks family and close friends to leave the country just in case he doesn’t succeed*
Van Hohenheim: *tries to convince the murderer of his countrymen to stop being so evil and refuses to fight him because he feels it’s wrong*
Van Hohenheim: *sacrifices himself to protect his eldest son from being completely annihilated*
Van Hohenheim: *hugs his youngest son as soon as he gets his body back, because he know he misses human warmth*
Van Hohenheim: *spends his last remaining moments at his wife’s grave telling her how much he loved her and his sons*
Fullmetal Fandom: HE’S SUCH A HEARTLESS ASSHOLE!!! HOW COULD HE DO THAT TOO POOR ED AND AL?!?! I HATE HIM!!!
Me: Did you even watch the fucking show?

myebi:

thebiscuiteternal:

there-was-fire-in-those-eyes:

“You can’t have a character with big boobs and not sexualise them”

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“There aren’t any feminist female characters that want to do things that are typically feminine”

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“There aren’t any badass gay characters”

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“There aren’t any cool/badass disabled characters”

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“Okay well what about disabled POC characters?”

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“There are no interesting or complex villains! None that ever question their morals, or have an interesting motive”

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“There aren’t any women characters that don’t just do things for men”

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“I want a poc character that fights against racism”

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“There aren’t any cool characters that aren’t young and healthy”

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“There are no male characters that like feminine things”

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Need I go on? Go watch Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.

Fullmetal alchemist also tackled the issues of imperialism, genocide, PTSD, friendly fire, racism, war brutality, and military corruption unflinchingly. “Most military commanders are killed by their own disgusted soldiers.” indeed.

THIS POST IS SO PERFECT I SWEAR.

loverofpiggies:

myebi:

thebiscuiteternal:

there-was-fire-in-those-eyes:

“You can’t have a character with big boobs and not sexualise them”

“There aren’t any feminist female characters that want to do things that are typically feminine”

“There aren’t any badass gay characters”

“There aren’t any cool/badass disabled characters”

“Okay well what about disabled POC characters?”

“There are no interesting or complex villains! None that ever question their morals, or have an interesting motive”

“There aren’t any women characters that don’t just do things for men”

“I want a poc character that fights against racism”

“There aren’t any cool characters that aren’t young and healthy”

“There are no male characters that like feminine things”

Need I go on? Go watch Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.

Fullmetal alchemist also tackled the issues of imperialism, genocide, PTSD, friendly fire, racism, war brutality, and military corruption unflinchingly. “Most military commanders are killed by their own disgusted soldiers.” indeed.

THIS POST IS SO PERFECT I SWEAR.

Damnit I REALLY HAVE TO WATCH BROTHERHOOD

Roy: (in a crowd and can’t find Hughes) This calls for drastic measures.
Roy: (uses his hands as a microphone) I HAVE THE BEST WIFE AND DAUGHTER IN THE WORLD!
Hughes: (from across the room) What the FUCK DID YOU JUST SAY
Roy: There he is.