| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
U.S. airdate |
| 01 |
"Fullmetal Alchemist"
"Hagane no Renkinjutsushi" (鋼の錬金術師) |
April 5, 2009 |
February 13, 2010 |
| The Elric brothers, Edward and Alphonse, who have already made a strong reputation of themselves despite Edward's short military career, are called upon by Führer King Bradley and Colonel Roy Mustang
to hunt down rogue State Alchemist Isaac McDougal. Edward and Alphonse
ambush and successfully capture their target. However, due to Ed's
carelessness, the "Freezing Alchemist" finds an opening and escapes. The
Elric brothers alongside the State Military are forced to confront
McDougal again when he simultaneously activates numerous transmutation
circles in Central, which creates an alchemic reaction encompassing the
entire Central Command Center. Ed suspects the use of a Philosopher's
Stone, but is unable to confirm his suspicion. Luckily, the Elrics,
Major Alex Louis Armstrong,
and Mustang succeed in thwarting McDougal's plans to bury Central in
ice. The Führer confronts McDougal as he attempts to escape. In the
brief battle that follows, Isaac is easily cut down by the Führer, who
later credits both Colonel Mustang and the Elric brothers in helping
accomplish the mission. |
| 02 |
"The First Day"
"Hajimari no Hi" (はじまりの日) |
April 12, 2009 |
February 20, 2010 |
| Colonel Maes Hughes
shows Mustang the paperwork concerning the McDougal incident, which
states that McDougal used a Xingese art known as alkahestry; neither
Hughes nor Mustang have heard of it. As the Elrics depart for Liore by
train, Ed reminisces his and Al's childhood. They learn rudimentary
alchemy from their father's books, and, after their mother's death,
attempt to revive her by performing taboo human transmutation. During
the alchemical reaction, a dark shadow emerges, grabbing hold of Al and
Ed, completely breaking down Al's physical body. Ed awakens before a
mysterious gate and meets a disembodied figure, referring to itself as
"all," "one," and "you." In order to show Edward "The Truth," the door
opens and shadows embrace Ed, filling his mind with information.
However, he is pulled back from the gate just before he learns the
secret behind perfect human transmutation. As a "toll" for this
knowledge, the disembodied figure removes Edward's leg as payment,
taking it for itself. Back in reality, Ed curses his actions in causing
his brother's disappearance, and the disfigured humanoid the Elrics
created in the center of the transmutation circle cries out before
shortly dying. Using his own blood as an anchoring point, Ed bonds Al's
soul to a suit of armor, losing his arm to equivalent exchange. Ed's
skill in both surviving the attempted human transmutation and anchoring
his brother's soul attracts the attention of Mustang, who suggests Ed
become a State Alchemist. Edward accepts, and, after passing the state
exams, is given the title "Fullmetal Alchemist." |
| 03 |
"City of Heresy"
"Jakyō no Machi" (邪教の街) |
April 19, 2009 |
February 27, 2010 |
| Ed
and Al arrive at Liore, where they witness Father Cornello's
"miracles," performed by what could only be the Philosopher's Stone.
They meet Rosé
and request to see Cornello. Cornello, who is aware of the State
Alchemists, ambushes Ed and Al, and asks Rose to shoot the Fullmetal
Alchemist. Rosé accidentally shoots Al, and discovers his armor is
empty. Cornello sends a chimera after Ed, who fends it back with his
automail, revealing their sin. Ed and Al escape, taking Rose with them.
While Al explains to Rosé the sin they have committed, Cornello finds Ed
and reveals his plans, unaware it had been broadcast to the whole town
of Liore. When Cornello tries to use the Philosopher's Stone against Ed,
it rebounds. When he tries to use it again, he grows into a monster and
fights Ed, but is defeated by him. When Ed tries to retrieve the
Philosopher's Stone from Cornello, it breaks, revealing it as a fake.
Cornello runs off, but is killed by Lust and eaten by Gluttony. When Rosé confronts Ed and Al about the stone, Ed tells her to walk on her own two feet. |
| 04 |
"An Alchemist's Anguish"
"Renkinjutsushi no Kunō" (錬金術師の苦悩) |
April 26, 2009 |
March 6, 2010 |
| A
mysterious man with an "X"-shaped scar across his face attacks and
murders State Alchemists. King Bradley orders Hughes and Armstrong to
use all available resources to stop the murderer. Meanwhile, to avoid
being in debt to Edward for helping to resolve what happened in Lior,
Mustang introduces the Elrics to Shou Tucker.
Tucker, the "Sewing-Life Alchemist," obtained his State Alchemist
credentials by creating a chimera that could understand human speech. He
opens up his library to the Elrics for them to study living creature
transmutation, but they also end up spending time to play with Tucker's
young daughter Nina and family dog Alexander. Upon returning to the
house for another study session, they find that Tucker has created
another speaking chimera in order to satisfy his yearly examination
requirements. However, Ed is furious to discover that the speaking
chimera was created using Nina and Alexander, and realizes that Tucker
did the same with his wife, two years prior. Ed nearly beats him to
death, stopped only by Al. Ed is left feeling helpless, while Mustang
tells him that by being a State Alchemist, Ed must prepare himself to
take a life if called upon by the military. While Tucker is under arrest
for his actions, he is visited by the scarred man who kills him and the
chimera. |
| 05 |
"Rain of Sorrows"
"Kanashimi no Ame" (哀しみの雨) |
May 3, 2009 |
March 13, 2010 |
| After Ed wakes up from a nightmare, the Elrics stop by Mustang's office to inquire about Shou and Nina Tucker. Encountering Lt. Riza Hawkeye,
she reveals, as she heads to the crime scene, that they have both been
killed. Meanwhile, back in Lior, Lust and Gluttony attempt to cause a
rebellion using the faith of the locals, with Envy using his
shape-shifting powers to disguise himself as Cornello. Back at East
City, as Ed and Al dwell on their limits in alchemy, they are viciously
attacked by "Scar." They quickly retreat until they are cornered and are
forced to defend themselves, resulting in Scar destroying Ed's arm and
damaging Al's body. Just as Scar prepares to finish off Ed, Mustang and
his soldiers intervene. Mustang attempts to subdue Scar, but is saved by
Hawkeye, who reminds the Mustang that his flame alchemy is useless in
the rain. When Armstrong arrives and battles Scar, it is revealed that
the man is an Ishvalan. Outnumbered, Scar manages to escape into the
sewers, and Mustang tells the Elric brothers about the Ishval Massacre.
The Elrics then decide to head back to Resembool to repair their
bodies. |
| 06 |
"Road of Hope"
"Kibō no Michi" (希望の道) |
May 10, 2009 |
March 20, 2010 |
| After
their encounter with Scar, the Elric brothers, escorted by Armstrong,
head back to Resembool. During a stop in a small town on their way to
Resembool, Armstrong spots a man named Tim Marcoh.
He explains that Marcoh was a State Alchemist and doctor during the
Ishval War, and conducted research on biological alchemy before
disappearing at the end of the war. In an effort to learn about Marcoh's
research, Ed decides to get off the train and chase after Marcoh. They
catch up to him and learn that he was researching the Philosopher's
Stone, and that he succeeded in creating it, though it is still
incomplete. At first refusing to share his knowledge with Ed, Marcoh
eventually gives them a clue to the location of his research data. After
they reach Resembool, Winry Rockbell
and her grandmother, Pinako, get to work on Ed's automail. After
receiving his replacement arm and leg, Ed uses his alchemy to rebuild
Al's armor from the shattered remains. Afterwards, the brothers, along
with Armstrong, head back to Central to find Marcoh's research. |
| 07 |
"Hidden Truths"
"Kakusareta Shinjitsu" (隠された真実) |
May 17, 2009[ |
March 27, 2010 |
| Ed
and Al arrive back in Central, only to find that the First Branch
Library had been burned to the ground. Scar encounters and battles Lust
and Gluttony in the sewers, resulting in a large explosion. Ed and Al's
new escorts, Maria Ross and Denny Brosh, direct Ed and Al to Sheska,
a file clerk who had worked at the First Branch, but was fired for
spending all her time reading. Sheska reveals that she has memorized all
of Marcoh's works, and then makes hand-written duplicates for the
Elrics. While initially appearing to be a cookbook, Ed notices that is
written in a code that Marcoh created. Ed and Al spend several days
deciphering the hidden data, only to discover that the Philosopher's
Stone is made from living humans. Ed asks Ross and Brosh to keep it a
secret, but Armstrong learns about it using intimidation. Ed notices
another hidden piece of information, locating an unused laboratory next
to a prison, where raw materials for the stone were gathered. Armstrong
tells Ed and Al to stay put, but they both manage to sneak out to the
laboratory. Ed enters the building via an air duct while Al waits
outside, unaware that he is being watched by a menacing figure. |
| 08 |
"The Fifth Laboratory"
"Daigo Kenkyūsho" (第五研究所) |
May 24, 2009 |
April 3, 2010 |
| Outside
the lab, Al fights Barry the Chopper, and Ed faces Slicer inside. It is
revealed that both opponents are souls of murderers affixed to armor.
Ed struggles in his battle when his automail arm malfunctions, the
result of Winry forgetting to add a small bolt back in Resembool. Ed is
particularly troubled when his opponent turns out to be a pair of
brothers, each controlling a different part of the armor. Al initially
has the advantage in his fight, until Barry suggests that Al never
existed and was just a doll made by Ed. Al contemplates this as a
possibility, since Ed had previously mentioned to Al that he had
something he was afraid to tell him. Ed manages to defeat Slicer by
using Scar's destruction technique, but before he can get any
information from the two brothers, they are killed by Lust and Envy. Ed
demands to know who they are and tries to use alchemy, but his automail
arm breaks and he gets knocked out by Envy. Outside, Barry almost gets
the upper hand on Al, but he is saved by the arrival of Ross and Brosh.
Envy and Lust destroy the lab to cover up the evidence of the
Philosopher's Stone, but not before carrying Ed outside and handing him
over to Ross and Brosh, commenting that he is an "important sacrifice." |
| 09 |
"Created Feelings"
"Tsukurareta Omoi" (創られた想い) |
May 31, 2009 |
April 10, 2010 |
| Ed
and Al are in hospital following the Fifth Laboratory incident. Ross
slaps Ed for being reckless, and asks him to trust adults more. Needing
his automail repaired, Ed calls for Winry to come to Central. When Winry
arrives at the train station, Al contemplates what Barry had told him.
Hughes invites Winry over to his daughter's birthday party, where she
laments that Ed and Al never tell her anything. Hughes tells her that
men tend to hide things so as not to worry anyone. Al decides to
confront Ed about what he was afraid to tell him, asking if he was
really an artificial soul. Ed storms off and Winry yells at Al, telling
him that Ed was terrified that Al blamed him for getting him stuck in
the armor. Ed and Al then have a fight, which Ed wins, and they both
reminisce about their past fights, reaffirming their existence.
Meanwhile, Scar wakes up in the care of Ishvalan refugees. |
| 10 |
"Separate Destinations"
"Sorezore no Yukusaki" (それぞれの行く先) |
June 7, 2009 |
April 17, 2010 |
| Ed and Al decide to go to the town of Dublith to visit their alchemy teacher, Izumi Curtis,
to ask her for information about the Philosopher's Stone. They agree to
take Winry with them when she notices that Rush Valley, a town best
known for its automail shops, is on the way to Dublith. King Bradley
appears and warns the Elrics to be careful around the military, and he
then hops out of a window to evade his subordinates. Hughes investigates
the problems in Lior, The Fifth Laboratory, and the war in Ishbal. He
discovers a connection, but is then attacked by Lust. He escapes her and
tries to telephone Mustang with his information at a public phonebooth,
only to be gunned down by Envy disguised as Maria Ross, and then as his
wife Gracia. Hughes is posthumously promoted to the rank of Brigadier
General. Mustang investigates Hughes' murder, and concludes via
Armstrong that a high-ranked member of the military may be responsible
for the command of Hughes' death. |
| 11 |
"Miracle at Rush Valley"
"Rasshu Barē no Kiseki" (ラッシュバレーの奇跡) |
June 14, 2009 |
April 24, 2010 |
| As
Ed, Al and Winry arrive in Rush Valley, Ed's State Alchemist Watch is
stolen by a pickpocket named Paninya, who has automail legs. After
tracking her down, Winry asks her automail's creator, Mr. Dominic, to
let her be his apprentice, but is swiftly declined. As Winry convinces
Paninya to stop pickpocketing and return the watch, she peeks in it and
finds, carved inside, the date Ed and Al burned down their house.
Meanwhile, one of the residents is having a baby, and since they are
unable to travel to a hospital in the poor weather, Winry decides to
deliver the baby. Following a successful birth, Winry asks again to be
an apprentice, and Mr. Dominic directs her to another mechanic where she
can study to become a better automail engineer. With that, Ed and Al
continue onwards to Dublith. |
| 12 |
"One is All, All is One"
"Ichi wa Zen, Zen wa Ichi" (一は全、全は一) |
June 21, 2009 |
May 1, 2010 |
| Ed
and Al visit Izumi in order to get clues on the Philosopher's Stone.
During their stay, the Elric brothers recall how they first met Izumi
during a flooding in Resembool, and how they had been formally accepted
as Izumi's disciples after being stranded on an island for 30 days. Ed
recalls that he and Al had figured out the meaning behind "One is All,
All is One." Izumi notices that Ed and Al had attempted human
transmutation, concluding this from their movement during hand-to-hand
combat training. Realizing that they were not the only ones who had
committed the taboo, Izumi tells the Elrics that she also had attempted
human transmutation to bring back her child, who died when Izumi became
sick during pregnancy. The three make up, bonding over the hardships
that they went through after suffering the effects of human
transmutation. |
| 13 |
"Beasts of Dublith"
"Daburisu no Kemono-tachi" (ダブリスの獣たち) |
June 28, 2009 |
May 8, 2010 |
| Ed
and Al are "expelled" by Izumi. She tells them that though they are no
longer her pupils, but her equals. Meanwhile, Roy plays a chess game
with General Grumman before he announces to Hawkeye, Havoc, Falman,
Breda, and Fuery that they are all going back to be restationed in
Central. Scar, recovering in an Ishvalan squatter colony, is advised by
the elder that pursuing the current State Alchemists in the Amestrisian
military would not do the surviving Ishvalans any good. Yoki recruits
two thugs to capture Scar and bring him back to Central, due to his
connections to the murder of State Alchemist Basque Gran. Scar easily
defeats them and leaves the colony. Lured to a trap after reading a
threatening note regarding Ed and Al's secret, Al is captured by Greed's
ex-military chimera henchmen, who are seeking to figure out how to
transmute a soul into empty armor. Ed faces off against Dorchet and then
Greed, who uses his "Ultimate Shield" to make himself invulnerable to
Ed's attacks. Ed finds a way around this by transmuting the ultimate
shield itself. Izumi arrives and intervenes, taking Greed by surprise. |
| 14 |
"Those Who Lurk Underground"
"Chika ni Hisomu Mono-tachi" (地下にひそむ者たち) |
July 5, 2009 |
May 15, 2010 |
| King
Bradley and Armstrong lead a team of Amestrian special forces soldiers
to raid the Devil's Nest, the former using it as cover to hunt down and
execute Greed. All of the ex-chimera soldiers, including Dorochett, Roa,
and Martel, are killed by Bradley himself, who reveals to Greed his
true identity as Wrath, while the others are shot and killed by the
commandos. When Martel, who is hiding inside Al, is killed, her blood
splashes on Al's blood seal and unlocks his forgotten memories. Al
reveals to Ed that he managed to recover all of his memories prior to
being taken away from the Gate when Ed failed in his human transmutation
attempt to revive their mother. Greed, severely weakened by Wrath with
his dual swords during a duel in the sewers beneath Devil's Nest, is
taken back as a captive to Father, who was disappointed in him after he
deserted the rest of the homunculi by leaving them behind. When Greed
refuses to rejoin the homunculi and Father, he is killed by being melted
alive down to a liquid Philosopher's Stone, which is then consumed by
Father. |
| 15 |
"Envoy From the East"
"Tōhō no Shisha" (東方の使者) |
July 12, 2009 |
May 22, 2010 |
| Scar
fights with another State Alchemist known as the "Silver Alchemist,"
whom he quickly deals with. As he enters back to the temporary hideout,
Scar discovers a young Xingese girl accompanied by a tiny panda and
demands an explanation from Yoki. The girl introduces herself as May
Chang, and her panda, Shao May, who traveled across the Great Eastern
Desert to Amestris to search for the Philosopher's Stone. In Central,
Barry the Chopper is detained by Mustang, Hawkeye, and Falman to be
interrogated regarding Hughes' assassination. Elsewhere, the Elric
brothers return to Rush Valley to have Ed's automail repaired once
again. They then find a man on the verge of starving to death and save
him. Grateful for his rescue, he introduces himself to the brothers as
Lin Yao, and explains his purpose for coming from the far east kingdom
of Xing. He also informs them of alkahestry. Lin summons his bodyguards
and holds Ed and Al hostage to reveal the secrets of the Philosopher's
Stone, which leads to a fight in the middle of Rush Valley. Lin and his
bodyguards retreat after their defeat, forcing the Elric brothers to
confront the angry townspeople. Lin meets with Ed and Al again after
they repair the town, explaining Xingese history. In the night, Yoki and
Scar travel to Central in a cart with May in tow. |
| 16 |
"Footsteps of a Comrade-in-Arms"
"Tomo no Ashiato" (戦友の足跡) |
July 19, 2009 |
May 30, 2010 |
| Ed,
Al, and Winry arrive in Central, though Lin gets arrested for being an
illegal immigrant. Sheska accidentally reveals some information on Roy
to Envy, disguised as one of her superiors. When Ed and Al meet up with
Roy, he lies about Hughes' death, but they soon learn the truth after
encountering Ross. Winry soon finds out the truth as well after visiting
Gracia and Elicia, and Ed and Al arrive to apologize, since Ed blames
himself for Hughes's murder. Gracia encourages them to push forward,
even though she is holding back her tears. Envy comes up with a plan to
stop Roy investigating Hughes' death, and the next day Ross is arrested
as a suspect for Hughes's murder. |
| 17 |
"Cold Flame"
"Reitetsu na Honō" (冷徹な焔) |
July 26, 2009 |
June 5, 2010 |
| Ross,
accused of Hughes' assassination, is placed under military police
custody and interrogated. After reading a newspaper article about Ross'
detention, Barry the Chopper leaves the safehouse and launches a solo
raid on the jail. Barry releases Lin from jail as well after the he
promises that he would help him and also Ross. Barry tells Ross that she
needs to leave Central immediately, or risk being killed. Ed and Al run
into the trio, and Barry holds the brothers off to allow Ross time to
get away. Ross then runs into Mustang, who seemingly kills her in a
massive explosion. Edward later accosts Mustang after seeing Ross'
charred body while Mustang coldly reminds Ed of his place as a soldier
of the Amestrian military. Major Armstrong later shows up at the Elrics'
hotel room and declares that Ed "needs" to return back to Resembool to
have his automail arm fixed, and drags the confused Ed away. |
| 18 |
"The Arrogant Palm of a Small Human"
"Chiisa na Ningen no Gōman na Tenohira" (小さな人間の傲慢な掌) |
August 2, 2009 |
June 12, 2010 |
| Once
they arrive in Resembool, Ed and Armstrong meet up with Breda, who
takes them to the ruins of Xerxes. Once there, they discover that Ross
is still alive, and that Mustang faked her death in order to draw out
those responsible for Hughes' death. After the brief reunion, Ross
decides to hide out in Xing, but promises to return if she is ever
needed. After Ross' departure, Ed explores the ruins further and
encounters a group of Ishvalan refugees, who reveal that it was Scar who
killed Winry's parents during the Ishval War. Meanwhile, back in
Central, Barry's body, which is now nothing more than a crazed animal,
attacks Falman and Barry. However, with Havoc and Hawkeye's assistance,
they manage to subdue Barry's body. Then, Hawkeye is attacked by
Gluttony. |
| 19 |
"Death of the Undying"
"Shinazaru Mono no Shi" (死なざる者の死) |
August 9, 2009 |
June 19, 2010 |
| Hawkeye
is saved from Gluttony by Mustang, Master Sergeant Kain Fuery, and her
dog Black Hayate. Alphonse meets up with the group and they pursue
Barry, who chases his body into the depths of the Third Laboratory. The
group splits into two teams. Mustang and Lieutenant Havoc are ambushed
by Lust, resulting in both men being grievously wounded and left for
dead. Lust then confronts Al, Hawkeye, and Barry, slicing Barry to
pieces. Hawkeye, believing Mustang to be dead, flies into a suicidal
rage and shoots Lust repeatedly, without effect. Before Lust can kill
Hawkeye, Mustang appears, revealing he sealed both his and Havoc's
wounds by burning them shut. He repeatedly sets Lust on fire until her
Philospher's Stone runs out of energy. No longer able to regenerate, her
body and Philosopher's Stone core crumble to ash. Barry's soul
survives, but his blood seal is scratched out by his body, which kills
both of them. Edward returns to Resembool and heads for the Rockbell
house, but spots his father, Van Hohenheim, at his mother's grave. |
| 20 |
"Father Before the Grave"
"Bozen no Chichi" (墓前の父) |
August 16, 2009 |
June 26, 2010 |
| Ed
is not happy to see Hohenheim again. Later that night, Ed overhears a
conversation Hohenheim has with Pinako about whether or not the person
Ed transmuted was actually his mother. Hohenheim leaves the next day,
warning Pinako that something horrible will happen in this country. Al
explains to Ling the circumstances of his body, and Winry is appalled at
Lin's opinion that a body like Al's would be great. Determined to find
the true answer, Ed and Pinako dig up the corpse of the failed
transmutation, even though Ed keeps retching at the thought. When he
digs up some hair, he realizes it was not their mother Trisha that they
transmuted. Ed then calls Izumi about the legitimacy of her
transmutation, but she does not answer. Ed then returns to Central and
reunites with Al and Winry, reassuring them that getting Al's body back
might be possible. Izumi calls Ed back, saying she had the same results
as him, which confirms his suspicions that it is possible to bring Al's
body back, but not to revive the dead. Ed, Al, and Izumi feel a sense of
relief that they had not killed someone a second time. Ed and Al
reaffirm their resolve to return Al to his original body. |
| 21 |
"Advance of the Fool"
"Gusha no Zenshin" (愚者の前進) |
August 30, 2009 |
July 3, 2010 |
| Ed
and Al ponder about the state of Al's body, assuming it is absorbing
some nutrients from Ed. After Al lectures Ed about his seemingly
dangerous plan to draw out the homunculi by battling Scar, Lin and Lan
Fan appear and agree to help them, as it would benefit Ling in finding
immortality. After investigation, Ed, Al, and Roy begin to suspect
Bradley of cooperating with the homunculi. While Roy and co. prepare
themselves to go after them, Havoc reveals the lower half of his body is
paralyzed, and Roy feels a bit of remorse for that. Roy sends Breda to
locate Dr. Marcoh, while Ed and Armstrong get word that Scar is nearby.
Breda reaches Marcoh's place, only to find he has been kidnapped. Ed
makes a spectacle of himself, eventually drawing out Scar. Ed and Al
fight him while Roy confuses the military to buy them time. Ed notices
the tattoo on Scar's arm, realizing he is the one who killed Winry's
parents. Lin and Lan Fan end up facing Gluttony and Bradley, the latter
injuring Lan Fan. |
| 22 |
"Backs in the Distance"
"Tōku no Senaka" (遠くの背中) |
September 6, 2009 |
July 10, 2010 |
| Lin
fights off Bradley and Gluttony as he tries to escape with Lan Fan.
Meanwhile, Winry hears about Ed and Al fighting Scar and heads over
there. As she arrives, she hears Ed questioning Scar about the death of
her parents. Shocked by this, Winry picks up a nearby gun and aims it at
Scar. Scar remembers about his brother who researched into alchemy to
combat against the attacking State Alchemists. However, they were
attacked by Kimblee, who heavily injured Scar. To save him, his brother
sacrificed himself and transferred his right arm to his. Shocked upon
waking up and seeing his brother's arm on his body, he went beserk and
killed Winry's parents. Before they can kill each other, Ed protects
Winry from Scar, reminding him of when his brother protected him. Al
chases Scar while Ed comforts Winry, getting her to let go of the gun.
Winry then bursts into tears. |
| 23 |
"Girl on the Battlefield"
"Ikusaba no Shōjo" (戦場の少女) |
September 13, 2009 |
July 17, 2010 |
| Ed
leaves Winry in the custody of the military to catch up with Al.
Meanwhile, as Bradley continues to chase after Lin and Lan Fan, Gluttony
goes after Scar. As Ed rejoins Al in his fight against Scar, Gluttony
arrives on the scene. Lin then joins the fight, and is able to capture
Gluttony. Lan Fan manages to escape Bradley by cutting off her disabled
arm to throw off her blood trail. Riza arrives and drives off with Lin
and Gluttony, keeping it secret from the military. As Ed and Al are
about to apprehend Scar, they are stopped by May Chang, who uses her
alkahestry to escape with him. However, Ed and Al manage to take custody
of her panda, Shao May. As they arrive back at HQ, they tell Winry
everything. She feels depressed, believing all she can do is wait, but
feels better when she receives a call from her customers back in Rush
Valley. As she goes on the train back, Winry realizes that she actually
has fallen in love with Ed. Meanwhile, Ed and Al join up with the others
at a hideout, where Lan Fan's wounds are treated. Lin reveals to Ed,
Al, and Roy that Bradley is a homunculus. When Gluttony hears mention of
Roy, the one who killed Lust, he transforms and blows the corner off
the hideout. |
| 24 |
"Inside the Belly"
"Hara no Naka" (腹の中) |
September 20, 2009 |
July 24, 2010 |
| Dr.
Marcoh, in the custody of the homunculi, has to cooperate in exchange
for his village's safety. Meanwhile, Ed, Al, and Lin try to escape from
Gluttony, who has become able to swallow anything in his sight. After
losing Gluttony, Roy and the others leave to safety while Ed, Al, and
Lin stay to fight. Envy arrives to stop Gluttony from harming Ed and Al.
Hearing this, Ed and Al face Gluttony while Lin faces against Envy.
After some struggles on both ends, Gluttony ends up accidentally
swallowing Ed, Lin, and Envy. Roy stumbles upon a conspiracy among the
Führer and the top brass of the military, and realizes this is what
Hughes meant when he said the military was in danger. |
| 25 |
"Doorway of Darkness"
"Yami no Tobira" (闇の扉) |
September 27, 2009 |
July 31, 2010 |
| Ed
and Lin find themselves in a dark place, realizing they are inside
Gluttony's stomach, and try to find a way out. May is worried about Shao
May, explaining to Yoki about their circumstances, so Scar decides to
help search for her. Ed and Lin are approached by Envy, who explains
that Gluttony was a failed attempt at recreating the Door of Truth, and
that there is no exit. Envy also reveals he was the one who started the
Ishvalan War, before transforming into a giant beast. Meanwhile, Al gets
Gluttony to take him to Father, who is apparently in Central, and
Bradley gets leverage over Roy by transferring his men to various
headquarters and assigning Riza as his personal assistant, effectively
making her his hostage. |
| 26 |
"Reunion"
"Saikai" (再会) |
October 4, 2009 |
August 7, 2010 |
| Ed
and Lin face off against Envy, and Ed finds himself hesitating to
attack, due to all the people embedded into Envy's body, and gets
swallowed. Meanwhile, Scar and May find Shao May with Al and Gluttony
and decide to follow them down to an underground tunnel, where they
fight off several chimeras. Ed spots the Philosopher's Stone inside
Envy, and, after seeing the missing piece from the ruins of Xerxes found
in Gluttony's stomach, he figures out a way to escape from Gluttony.
Bradley explains to Roy how he was trained from birth for leadership and
was injected with the Philosopher's Stone. Ed reluctantly uses the
souls inside Envy's stone to transmute himself and open the Door of
Truth to escape through. Ed finds Al's body but is unable to bring it
back, since it is not his. However, before the Door closes, he bursts
through it, yelling to Al's body that he will come back to get him
someday. |
| 27 |
"Interlude Party"
"Hazama no Utage" (狭間の宴) |
October 11, 2009 |
January 8, 2011 |
| During
a festival in Resembool, Hohenheim converses with a young Pinako, who
asks him why he remains apart from all the villagers. In the same time,
he faces a demon identical to him that talks to him about the humans'
weakness, as the story so far is recapped. In the end, Hohenheim finds
encouragement from a young Trisha, and he wakes up to discover it was
all a dream as a result of drinking too much alcohol. |
| 28 |
"Father"
"Otō-sama" (おとうさま) |
October 18, 2009 |
January 15, 2011 |
| Alphonse
and Gluttony arrive at Father's lair, when Ed, Envy, and Lin burst out
of Gluttony's stomach. Father then uses his strange powers and turns off
Ed's and Al's alchemy, rendering them vulnerable. Lin is then captured
and given the Philosopher's Stone, which he willingly accepts, turning
him into Greed. Scar and May then arrive and engage in battle, where
their alchemy is still effective. Scar learns about the murder that Envy
committed which triggered the Ishvalan Civil War and attacks Father,
only to find his powers ineffective against him. May gets injured, and
Scar uses a hydrogen explosion as a diversion so that they can both
escape. Ed battles Greed and is quickly subdued, although he can sense
that Lin is still there. As a result of the earlier explosion, Gluttony
uses up the last of his regenerative abilities, so Father extracts his
Philosopher's Stone to make a new Gluttony. |
| 29 |
"Struggle of the Fool"
"Gusha no Agaki" (愚者の足掻き) |
October 25, 2009 |
January 22, 2011 |
| Envy
leads Ed and Al, who has May and Shao May hidden inside of his armor,
out of Father's hideout, which is actually under military HQ, to meet
with Bradley. Ed threatens to quit the military, but Bradley says he
will kill Winry if he does. However, he allows Ed and Al to continue
their research. Roy enquires if Bradley was the one who killed Hughes,
which he was not. Ed asks Mustang to borrow some change, and Ed and Al
call Winry to make sure she is all right. After, they encounter Greed,
who gives them a message from Lin to Lan Fan. Meeting up with Bradley,
Greed points out that Lin is still fighting for control of his body. Roy
reveals Bradley's identity to Armstrong, and ponders that there may be
another homunculus hidden in the shadows. Al passes on Lin's message to
Lan Fan, as well as telling her about him and Greed, encouraging her to
get an automail arm. Ed, hearing that other alchemists' alchemy had
failed at the same time as his and Al's, wonders how Scar and May's
alchemy works. Meanwhile, as Father creates a new copy of Gluttony, Scar
encounters Marcoh in the homunculi's prison. Marcoh begs Scar to kill
him so that the homunculi cannot use him for their plans. However, Scar
demands to hear more about the Ishvalan War from him. |
| 30 |
"The Ishvalan War of Extermination"
"Ishuvāru Senmetsusen" (イシュヴァール殲滅戦) |
November 1, 2009 |
January 29, 2011 |
| Years
ago, Roy's desire to become a state alchemist was disapproved of by his
teacher, Berthold Hawkeye, Riza's father. Before dying from an illness,
he asked Roy to look after Riza, who, on her back, has the details of
his flame alchemy research. In the present, Ed visits Riza to return the
gun she gave him, and asks about Ishval. After the war broke out,
Bradley passed a document announcing the extermination of the Ishvalans.
It took a toll on many alchemists, including Roy, which was not helped
by the taunts of Kimblee, who enjoys killing. As Marcoh tells Scar his
side of the story, he reveals that he was involved in using Ishvalans to
make the Philosopher's Stone, which was given to the state alchemists
to enhance their alchemy. The Ishvalan leader tried pleading with
Bradley to end the killing in exchange for his life, but was rejected.
When the war finally ended, Roy resolved that he would work to become
the new Führer to protect the people, and appointed Riza as his
second-in-command. Riza mentions to Ed that when they finally achieve
peace, they may have to be punished for the crimes they committed during
the war. When Envy checks Marcoh's cell, he finds a beheaded corpse and
the word "vengeance" written in blood on the wall. |
| 31 |
"The 520 Cens Promise"
"Gohyaku Nijū Senzu no Yakusoku" (520センズの約束) |
November 8, 2009 |
February 5, 2011 |
| Ed
passes on what Riza told him to Al, and the two contemplate about what
to do after they complete their objectives, and as to why Scar and May's
alchemy worked when theirs was blocked. However, May had run off, so
they go and look for her. Meanwhile, Riza, Breda, Fuery and Falman say
their goodbyes as they are sent to different HQs, with Roy finding a
hidden message inside a chess set Falman returned him. Roy later reminds
Ed that he owes him 520 cens, but Ed decides to hold on it until Roy
becomes Führer. Roy uses the note he got from Falman to make contact
with Grumman. Meanwhile, Fu is shocked to find Lan Fan had lost her arm,
and declines Ed's help to find an automail mechanic, since it would
involve Ed's acquaintances in their troubles. Afterwards, Knox gets a
visit from his wife and son, who are pleased to hear he treated two live
patients. Suspecting that Marcoh had escaped along with Scar, Envy
releases Kimblee from prison and gives him the task of retrieving Marcoh
and killing Scar. Wanting to find out more about Kimblee and the
secrets behind his brother's alchemy, Scar destroys Marcoh's face so it
will not be recognized, before heading off to the North to recover his
brother's notes. |
| 32 |
"The Fuhrer's Son"
"Daisōtō no Musuko" (大総統の息子) |
November 15, 2009 |
February 12, 2011 |
| As
May heads off towards the North with one hooded person, Scar escapes
with another to the West. General Grumman, disguised as a woman, meets
up with Roy to discuss current matters. Upon hearing that Grumman saw
May at the train station, Roy asks Armstrong to pass the message on to
Ed, who had decided to look in the library for information on
alkahestry. Upon passing on the message, Armstrong also gives Ed a
letter of introduction to pass on to Major General Armstrong, his
sister, at Fort Briggs. Later on, Ed and Al meet Bradley's adopted son,
Selim, and are invited to his house where they also meet Bradley's wife,
and are later joined by Bradley himself. After the meeting, Ed and Al
head off towards the North. Meanwhile, Scar and his accomplice escape
from the train heading West, and Kimblee tries to predict Scar's next
move. |
| 33 |
"The Northern Wall of Briggs"
"Burigguzu no Hokuheki" (ブリッグズの北壁) |
November 22, 2009 |
February 19, 2011 |
| After
some investigation, Kimblee deduces that Scar is headed north. He
manages to catch onto a train where Scar is hitching a ride on, only to
find his companion is actually Yoki, not Marcoh. Scar and Kimblee
recognize each other from when they crossed paths in Ishbal, and a fight
ensues. Scar manages to impale Kimblee, but Kimblee manages to separate
the train carriages and escape. Meanwhile, May continues north with
Marcoh, while Ed and Al arrive upon the mountain path leading to Fort
Briggs. They soon find themselves attacked by one of Briggs' soldiers,
Captain Buccaneer, before being surrounded by the guards. They are
confronted by Major General Olivier Mira Armstrong. May and Marcoh
manage to find Scar's brother's research notes and begin to decipher
them. |
| 34 |
"Ice Queen"
"Kōri no Joō" (氷の女王) |
November 29, 2009 |
February 26, 2011 |
| After
learning about what type of automail is suited for the Northern
weather, Ed and Al are confronted by Olivier. Deciding not to mention
anything incriminating, they speak of their search for May, leading
Olivier to be interested in alkahestry. They are given work to do by
Major Miles, who is part Ishvalan, and also run into Falman. Suddenly,
the homunculus named Sloth appears from underground, and Olivier is
surprised by his invulnerability. Ed has to hold back his answers about
the homunculus, only mentioning that its make up is similar to a human's
body, which gives Olivier an idea on how to stop it. |
| 35 |
"The Shape of This Country"
"Kono Kuni no Katachi" (この国のかたち) |
December 6, 2009 |
March 5, 2011 |
| Olivier
and her crew manage to subdue Sloth by dousing him in fuel and sending
him outside to freeze. Olivier then has Ed and Al arrested so she can
learn more about the homunculus. Kimblee, who is in the hospital, is
visited by Lieutenant General Raven, who brings along another alchemist
who uses the Philosopher's Stone to heal his wounds. Meanwhile, Marcoh
continues to look into alkahestry, with May teaching him about how it
works. Olivier, Buccaneer, Falman, Ed, and Al investigate the tunnel
that Sloth made, where Olivier has Ed tell her everything. Ed and Falman
deduce that the tunnel is being used as a giant trasmutation circle for
the Philosopher's Stone, and that Amestris itself was formed for that
very purpose. Olivier talks with Raven while the others listen in on the
conversation, and gets him to spill about immortal armies. |
| 36 |
"Family Portrait"
"Kazoku no Shōzō" (家族の肖像) |
December 13, 2009 |
March 12, 2011 |
| Hohenheim
recalls when he left the Elrics' house, lamenting that his body would
outlast his family's. Meanwhile, soldiers investigating the tunnels
under Briggs find themselves under attack by a mysterious shadow. Raven
tells Olivier to put Sloth back into the tunnel and seal it off. While
Miles stalls Kimblee for time, Olivier kills Raven. As Olivier shows a
few of her men a separate entrance to the tunnel, Kimblee brings Winry
over to see Ed and Al, reminding them of their place and situation.
Meanwhile, Scar reunites with Marcoh and May, and Roy gets information
and a message from Olivier from his intel sources. |
| 37 |
"The First Homunculus"
"Hajimari no Homunkurusu" (始まりの人造人間（ホムンクルス）) |
December 20, 2009 |
March 19, 2011 |
| Winry
fixes up Ed's automail before Kimblee talks with him, and orders his
men to keep Al separated from Ed. Olivier sends a search party down the
tunnels, who find a couple of survivors that warn them not to put any
lights on, or else a monster would come. Riza learns that Bradley's son,
Selim, is a homunculus named Pride, who attacks from the shadows.
Kimblee orders Ed to search for Scar and Marcoh, and to create a bloody
crest similar to Ishval in Briggs, tempting him with a Philosopher's
Stone if he accepts. After telling Al and Winry about the situation, Ed
grudgingly accepts the job, though he does not intend to use the stone
himself. As Ed and Al go to search for Scar, their real intent to find
May as well, Winry decides to accompany them. |
| 38 |
"Conflict at Baschool"
"Bazukūru no Gekitō" (バズクールの激闘) |
December 27, 2009 |
March 26, 2011 |
| Riza
receives a call from Roy, but is unable to say anything in fear of
being watched by Pride. In the town of Baschool, Ed and Al, along with
Winry, lose the guards that were assigned to them, and end up running
into May and Marcoh. Elsewhere, Scar encounters two of Kimblee's men, a
pair of chimeras named Jerso and Zampano, and runs into trouble with
them. Scar gets pinned, but Ed and Al arrive and beat the chimeras,
before restraining Scar themselves. Winry and Miles arrive, and Winry
confronts Scar face-to-face about her parents' deaths. Explosions then
are set off, and it appears that Scar has taken Winry hostage.
Meanwhile, as Olivier's squad retrieve the survivors from the tunnels,
Briggs is approached by people from the military. |
| 39 |
"Daydream"
"Hakuchū no Yume" (白昼の夢) |
January 10, 2010 |
April 2, 2011 |
| When
faced with the option of judging her parents' killer, Winry decides to
bandage Scar's wounds, knowing it would be something her parents would
do. Miles explains to Scar that he joined the military to gradually
change the way people think of Ishbalans. Since Marcoh and May need Scar
to decipher his brother's research, Miles offers to hide everyone at
Fort Briggs, with Al insisting on sparing the two chimera. While Marcoh
and company head for Briggs via tunnels in the mines, Winry comes up
with a ruse to make it look like Scar has kidnapped her to elude Kimblee
just before a blizzard sets in. However, as Marcoh's group heads for
the fort, Miles gets word that Olivier is no longer at Briggs, and the
fort is being manned by people from Central. Al goes into the blizzard
to find Marcoh's group and warn them. While in the blizzard, Al briefly
sees his body, and wonders if it is trying to get its soul back.
Meanwhile, Father makes plans involving Ed, Al, Hohenheim, Izumi, and
one more candidate. |
| 40 |
"Homunculus (The Dwarf in the Flask)"
"Homunkurusu" (フラスコの中の小人) |
January 17, 2010 |
April 9, 2011 |
| Olivier
goes to Central, where she admits to killing Raven and convinces
Bradley to let her take his place. Riza uses a coded message to tell Roy
that Selim is a homunculus. Meanwhile, 'Father' dreams of ancient
Xerxes, where Hohenheim was raised as a nameless slave. There, Hohenheim
met Homunculus, a being in a flask who was created from his blood,
which gave Hohenheim his current name and taught him the basics of
alchemy. One night, Homunculus was summoned by the King of Xerxes, who
asked Homunculus to tell him the secret for immortality. Homunculus
tricked the king into making a gigantic transmutation circle, using the
whole country as a sacrifice, while it and Hohenheim stood at the center
of the circle. When Hohenheim awoke, everyone else in Xerxes was dead,
except for Homunculus. It created a body shaped like Hohenheim for
itself, becoming 'Father.' Back in the present, after Hohenheim awakes
from this shared dream, he runs into Izumi and Sig. When Hohenheim
notices Izumi's sin, he rearranges her organs so that her blood can flow
better. After this, Hohenheim tells Izumi and Sig that he is a
Philosopher's Stone in human form. |
| 41 |
"The Abyss"
"Naraku" (奈落) |
January 24, 2010 |
April 16, 2011 |
| Miles
and his men set off with the intent of killing Kimblee and his
henchmen, something Ed objects to. As Scar's group exits the mine, they
find Al, who warns them about Central infiltrating Briggs, so Scar
decides to take them towards an Ishbalan slum. Miles' group attempts to
snipe Kimblee, but Kimblee has already figured out their intent and uses
a cover of snow to enter the mines. Ed tries to follow, but is attacked
by two more chimeras, Darius and Heinkel. Ed disables them by using the
ammonia in dynamite to make a stink bomb to overwhelm their high sense
of smell. Ed then knocks the Philosopher's Stone out of Kimblee's hand,
but Kimblee uses another Stone hidden inside his mouth, sending Ed and
the chimeras down a mine shaft and leaving Ed impaled by a steel bar. At
the same time, Al starts to drift out of consciousness, saying his soul
is being drawn back to his body. Determined not to die, Ed gets the
chimeras to remove the bar while he sacrifices some of his life span to
temporarily fix the wound and to stop the bleeding. The chimeras find
the Philosopher's Stone that Kimblee dropped, and, thankful for their
rescue, decide to take Ed to a doctor. |
| 42 |
"Signs of a Counteroffensive"
"Hangeki no Kizashi" (反撃の兆し) |
January 31, 2010 |
April 23, 2011 |
| As
Marcoh and May try to decipher Scar's brother's notes, Al, who had been
taken apart to make him easier to carry, regains consciousness. As they
put him back together, May figures how to arrange the notes, which
reveal the nationwide Amestris transmutation circle. After further
investigation, they find another transmutation circle used for
alkahestry. Meanwhile, Kimblee encounters Pride, who tells Kimblee to
carve out the Briggs blood crest. Elsewhere, Falman gets into contact
with Breda, and Sloth finishes digging the tunnels. Hohenheim arrives in
Liore, where Rose and the other citizens are rebuilding, and finds an
underground passage under the church of Leto. As he stumbles upon
Sloth's tunnel, he is attacked by Pride but manages to escape outside
its boundary, and then tells Pride to let Father know he would be
coming. Meanwhile, in order to carve out the blood crest, Kimblee
conspires with Drachman forces to attack Briggs, and Zampano informs
Envy of Marcoh's location. |
| 43 |
"Bite of the Ant"
"Ari no Hito Kami" (蟻のひと噛み) |
February 7, 2010 |
May 1, 2011 |
| Briggs
is able to defeat the Drachman forces with ease, finally carving out
the blood crest. Zampano brings Envy to Marcoh, where Marcoh reveals
that it was their intention from the start to lure the homunculus out
there, and Envy is easily hit and outsmarted by the multiple alkahestry
traps set up by May. Out of anger, Envy transforms into his true form
and begins to attack the group. After being captured by the homunculus,
Marcoh destroys Envy's Philosopher's Stone and renders Envy into a tiny,
parasitic creature. Scar gives it to May and tells her to return to her
country. Marcoh and Scar decide to go their own way, and Al and the
rest head for Liore. In Dublith, Bido, the last remaining chimera of
Greed's, sees two military officers searching for Izumi. Thinking that
they could lead him to Greed, he hides underneath their car. Olivier is
told about Briggs' victory, and is then shown, by one of the military's
higher ups, the secret behind forbidding human transmutation. Meanwhile,
when reaching Liore, Al and co. meets with Rosé and Hohenheim. |
| 44 |
"Revving at Full Throttle"
"Barinbarin no Zenkai" (バリンバリンの全開) |
February 14, 2010 |
May 8, 2011 |
| Al
and Winry are welcomed by Rosé and the people of Liore. Meanwhile,
Darius, one of the chimeras who helped Ed after he had been injured,
goes to a bank and makes a withdrawal from Ed's State Alchemist research
account. However, the military is informed and they storm the clinic
where Ed and the chimeras are, though the trio manages to escape from
them. Hohenheim tells Al the truth about himself and his involvement
with Father. While Olivier is shown the army of artificial humans
created by the military, Bido is spotted by Greed. Bido realizes who he
is and tries to make him remember his chimera friends, but Greed ends up
killing him. Angered at seeing Greed kill one of his friends, Lin's
conscience has a vicious clash with Greed's. Later that night, Greed
storms King Bradley's mansion and confronts him. |
| 45 |
"The Promised Day"
"Yakusoku no Hi" (約束の日) |
February 21, 2010 |
May 15, 2011 |
| Greed
is initially overwhelmed in his fight against Bradley, but he manages
to survive and escape. Meanwhile, Olivier requests, mainly as a means to
avoid the family being taken hostage, that her father determine
leadership of the household, which leads to a fight she inevitably wins
against Alex. May passes through Youswell, and the people there offer to
help her on her journey back to Xing, but Envy tricks her into heading
back to Central. Ed, Darius, and Heinkel arrive at one of the old
hideouts in Central and are soon met by Lin, who had managed to
temporarily regain control over his body. Before Greed takes over again,
Lin tells Ed that Father will try to open the gate on "The Promised
Day." Since Greed had severed his relationships with the homunculi, Ed
suggests that Greed become his ally. Greed jokes that he just might
consider it if they work for him, but Ed decides to take that suggestion
seriously, and Greed accepts the offer. Al passes a message to
everyone, from Izumi and Briggs to Riza and Roy, about the Promised Day,
which is set to take place next spring. |
| 46 |
"Looming Shadows"
"Semaru Kage" (迫る影) |
February 28, 2010 |
May 22, 2011 |
| Briggs
soldiers escort Winry back home, where she is surprised to find Ed and
his group. Though Ed warns her to escape to another country, she refuses
and says that Ed should just make sure he protects everyone. Meanwhile,
Scar has recruited several Ishbalans to help in his cause, and Roy
informs Olivier about Selim's true identity. Al, who had been suffering
from more frequent blackouts, is ambushed and captured by Gluttony and
Pride. On the day before the Promised Day, Bradley is tricked into
taking a train back to Central and is caught in an explosion on the
bridge. Meanwhile, Riza, Breda, and Fuery prepare for the upcoming day.
Within the military, as the "chosen" generals are panicking over
Bradley's possible death, Olivier sees her chance to try to take
control. However, before she can do anything, she is halted by the
sudden appearance of Father and Sloth. |
| 47 |
"Emissary of Darkness"
"Yami no Shisha" (闇の使者) |
March 7, 2010 |
May 29, 2011 |
| Ed
and his group go to see Hohenheim. He tells them about the Promised
Day, and Ed tells Hohenheim Trisha's last words to him. As Ed and his
group leave, they run into Al. However, it is revealed that Al is being
controlled by Pride. Pride first gets the upper hand, but Ed responds by
blacking out the slums and taking away the light so that Pride cannot
use his shadows. Heinkel uses this opportunity to find and attack Pride,
but Ed, Greed, and Darius are then attacked by Gluttony. Greed, having a
disadvantage in the dark, agrees to switch places with Lin, who uses
his homunculus detection abilities to fight Gluttony. As Gluttony starts
to use his full power, he is overwhelmed by the arrival of Lan Fan, who
is now equipped with automail. |
| 48 |
"The Oath in the Tunnel"
"Chikadō no Chikai" (地下道の誓い) |
March 14, 2010 |
June 5, 2011 |
| Lan
Fan and Lin fight Gluttony, and Heinkel continues to fight Pride.
Meanwhile, Roy visits Madam Christmas to confirm that Selim Bradley is
in fact a homunculus. Pride manages to get back the upper hand in the
fight and wounds Heinkel. However, before Pride can finish him off, Ed
intervenes and saves Heinkel using his automail, now carbon-reinforced.
Spies from Central are shown to have followed Roy to Madam Christmas's
bar, and as they find out that the madam is Roy's foster mother, the bar
is blown up by Roy, who escapes through the sewers with Madam
Christmas. Roy then meets up with his subordinates before they attempt
to take over Central. Pride takes over Al again, but right before he
fights Ed through Al, Fu throws a flash bang into the air, overwhelming
the shadows with light and breaking Pride's control of Al. Darius then
takes Al away to a safer place, and Gluttony stumbles upon Pride and
Ed's fight. Upon discovering that Lan Fan and Ling can sense homunculi,
Pride consumes Gluttony, both to replenish his lives as well as to gain a
sense of smell that can detect Ed and his group. Back in Central,
Mustang begins his upheaval plot by capturing King Bradley's wife. |
| 49 |
"Filial Affection"
"Oyako no Jō" (親子の情) |
March 21, 2010 |
June 12, 2011 |
| Ed,
Greed, and Lan Fan have a difficult time fighting Pride, who gained
Gluttony's powers after devouring him. Working with Hohenheim, Al allows
himself to be captured by Pride in order to grab him so that Hohenheim
can trap Pride in a mountain of soil where there is no light, preventing
him from using his shadows. Meanwhile, Kimblee begins to move just as
Scar's group is told about the bombing of Bradley's train. As the
Promised Day begins, Greed goes to Central on his own while Ed's group
and Scar's group meet up again to devise a plan. In Central, Roy and his
subordinates begin to attack soldiers while using Bradley's wife as a
hostage. However, the military higher-ups give the order to kill
everybody in the group except for Roy. |
| 50 |
"Upheaval in Central"
"Sentoraru Dōran" (セントラル動乱) |
March 28, 2010 |
June 19, 2011 |
| As
Roy's team and Mrs. Bradley are cornered by Central soldiers, Team
Charlie, Roy's old Ishbal squadron, intervenes and saves them.
Meanwhile, the Briggs soldiers, led by Buccaneer, join the battle. As
Roy's team begins to run low on ammo, they are saved Rebecca and Maria
Ross. Roy calls the person who had Ross return from Xing, and he is
surprised to hear Havoc at the other end. During the chaos, Ed's group
manages to sneak underground via the Third Laboratory, where the group
then splits up. Ed, Scar, Darius, Zanpano, and Jelso go in one direction
while Hohenheim and Lan Fan go in the other. However, at that moment,
one of the generals awakens the mannequin soldiers. |
| 51 |
"The Immortal Legion"
"Fushi no Gundan" (不死の軍団) |
April 4, 2010 |
June 26, 2011 |
| As
Ed's group arrives at the door where Al had fought against Lust, the
mannequin soldiers emerge from it. Meanwhile, Olivier is attacked by
Sloth, who had been ordered to kill her. Al and Heinkel learn too late
that Pride had been sending a morse code message from banging a stick
onto Al's head, and they are soon attacked by Kimblee, who frees Pride
from his imprisonment. In the sewers, May is also attacked by the
mannequins, and when Envy manages to merge with them, he returns to his
regular form. As Olivier struggles against Sloth, Armstrong rescues her
and joins the fight. Al transmutes his legs off in order to help
Heinkel, who then gives him the Philosopher's Stone that Kimblee had
previously lost. Al uses it to restore his legs and face Pride and
Kimblee. |
| 52 |
"Combined Strength"
"Minna no Chikara" (みんなの力) |
April 11, 2010 |
July 2, 2011 |
| Al
begins using the Philosopher's Stone to battle against Kimblee and
Pride. He manages to trap Pride once again, but is taken by surprise by
Kimblee when he starts using his own stone. Meanwhile, as the Armstrong
siblings start to gain the upper hand over Sloth, Sloth begins to use
his true strength and reveals himself to be the fastest homunculus.
Although Al gets apprehended by Pride again, Heinkel, having been healed
by Marcoh, manages to deliver a fatal blow to Kimblee. Yoki arrives to
rescue Al and the others and head towards Central, while Pride consumes
Kimblee. As Alex manages to temporarily impale Sloth on a spike, both he
and Olivier are attacked by mannequin soldiers. Meanwhile, May fends
off both Envy and the mannequin soldiers, and Ed's group, overwhelmed by
the soldiers, are joined by Roy and Riza. |
| 53 |
"Flame of Vengeance"
"Fukushū no Honō" (復讐の炎) |
April 18, 2010 |
July 9, 2011 |
| Mustang's
team has Mrs. Bradley interviewed on live radio. With the power of
radio and the help of the Ishvalans, word of a supposed coup d'état
spreads, giving the rebels support from the citizens, while Briggs
launches an attack on Central HQ. Meanwhile, Roy manages to destroy the
mannequin soldiers surrounding Ed's party by burning them to ash. May
lures Envy into a trap in the upper levels, causing them both to fall
below into the chamber with Ed's group. Envy reveals that he was the one
who killed Hughes, infuriating Roy who seeks to get revenge. Ed's group
moves onward as Roy fights Envy, but Ed gets concerned that Roy may end
up being consumed by his own hatred. Envy is no match for Roy and flees
for his life. Upon seeing Riza heading towards Roy for backup, Envy
gets an idea. Roy later encounters Riza, who aims a gun at his back. |
| 54 |
"Beyond the Inferno"
"Rekka no Saki ni" (烈火の先に) |
April 25, 2010 |
July 16, 2011 |
| Riza
sees through Envy's disguise as Roy and shoots him until the real Roy
arrives and mercilessly incinerates the homunculus, reverting him back
to his parasitic form. Before Roy can kill Envy, Ed, Riza, and Scar
persuade him to let go of his anger and his need for revenge, for
Amestris cannot be ruled by someone consumed with hatred. Envy becomes
outraged by Roy's change of heart and rants about why everyone does not
kill each other, trying to goad them into doing so by pointing out all
of the terrible things they have done to each other. Ed determines that
the reason Envy hates humans is because he is jealous of their capacity
to continue living on, despite all the abuse they take. Humiliated and
insulted by how Ed understands him, Envy commits suicide by tearing out
and destroying his own Philosopher's Stone. Meanwhile, the Armstrong
siblings begin to gain the upper hand in their battle against Sloth;
Izumi arrives in Central, allied with Briggs soldiers, to participate in
the coup; and Hohenheim confronts Father alone. |
| 55 |
"The Adults' Way of Life"
"Otona-tachi no Ikizama" (大人たちの生き様) |
May 2, 2010 |
July 23, 2011 |
| The
Armstrong siblings have trouble fighting off both the Mannequin
Soldiers and Sloth, until both Izumi and Sig arrive. Through the
combined efforts of Alex and Sig, they manage to deal enough damage to
Sloth to finally kill him, before turning their attention to the
mannequins. Meanwhile, Hohenheim fights with Father underground. In the
midst of the battle, Father tries to take the Philosopher's Stone from
within Hohenheim but is unable to do so, as, according to Hohenheim, he
is missing something. With the majority of Central HQ captured, the
Briggs forces start to celebrate until Bradley, still alive, approaches
the headquarters, promising to reclaim it. |
| 56 |
"The Return of the Fuhrer"
"Daisōtō no Kikan" (大総統の帰還) |
May 9, 2010 |
July 30, 2011 |
| Hohenheim,
who had managed to converse with all the souls within his Philosopher's
Stone, had infused the souls into Father's body to destroy it from the
inside. However, Father shows his true form and is able to survive
outside of his container.But somehow he escapes from the inevitable and
gets rid of his skin which appears to be a container. Meanwhile, Bradley
begins his attack on Central HQ and single-handedly takes on the
resisting forces, as well as destroying Buccaneer's arm. As he reaches
the main gate, he finds himself against Greed, and Bradley reveals his
hidden Ultimate Eye to fight him. Buccaneer allows himself to be stabbed
in order to take away Bradley's sword, though Bradley soon arms himself
with daggers. Meanwhile, Falman and the remaining Briggs soldiers try
to fend off the Central army, and Fu later arrives to assist Greed in
facing Bradley. |
| 57 |
"Eternal Leave"
"Eien no Itoma" (永遠の暇) |
May 16, 2010 |
August 6, 2011 |
| Greed,
unable to hurt Bradley, is pinned down during their fight, which forces
Fu to fight Bradley alone. Fu attempts to perform a suicide attack to
kill Bradley using explosives strapped to his chest, but Bradley defuses
them and mortally wounds Fu. However, Buccaneer thrusts a sword through
Fu's body before he falls and successfully stabs Bradley in the
stomach, allowing Lin to scratch out his Ultimate Eye, while Lan Fan
arrives to witness her grandfather's death. Meanwhile, Ed's group
encounters the gold-toothed doctor who created Bradley, and are pit
against the numerous rejected Fuhrer candidates. The doctor then
activates a transmutation circle, connected by the five research labs in
Central, which absorbs Ed, Al, and Izumi. |
| 58 |
"Sacrifices"
"Hitobashira" (ひとばしら) |
May 23, 2010 |
August 13, 2011 |
| In
the ensuing battle, Bradley ends falling into the moat below over the
side of the front gate. As Buccaneer lays dying, he gives his final
request to Lin to defend the front gate. Already distraught by Fu's
death, Lin complies and draws upon the full power of Greed's Ultimate
Shield to annihilate all Central forces before the gate. Underground,
Ed, Izumi, and the unconscious Al reappear in Father's lair to find
Hohenheim subdued. With four of the five human sacrifices, Father is
left to wait for the fifth. The gold-toothed doctor in the levels above
decides to use Roy as the candidate for the fifth sacrifice, has Riza's
throat slit and tells Roy that he will only save her if he performs
human transmutation. |
| 59 |
"Lost Light"
"Ushinawareta Hikari" (失われた光) |
May 30, 2010 |
August 20, 2011 |
| Following
Riza's eye signal, Roy refuses to perform a human transmutation. May
arrives with Zampano, Jerso, and Darius and heals Riza's wound. However,
Bradley and Pride also appear and force Roy to perform human
transmutation, using the gold-toothed doctor as a sacrifice. Roy passes
through the Gate of Truth and reappears in Father's lair with Pride,
Father, and the other sacrifices, and finds he has lost his eyesight in
exchange. Scar battles Bradley above, and May crashes through the
ceiling of Father's lair to find Al unconscious. Al stands before the
Gate to find his body, but despairs that he will be unable to use it to
fight alongside the others because it is so frail. He promises to return
for his body and goes through the Gate, regaining consciousness in
Father's lair and completing Father's count for the five sacrifices. |
| 60 |
"Eye of Heaven, Gateway of Earth"
"Ten no Hitomi, Chi no Tobira" (天の瞳、地の扉) |
June 6, 2010 |
August 27, 2011 |
| Ed
and Al battle against Pride and May tries to take on Father, all while
the Ishbalans lay out alkahestry transmutation circles throughout
Amestris. In his fight against Bradley, Scar reveals a reconstruction
transmutation circle from his brother's research now tattooed on his
other arm. Just as Ed's group starts to gain the upper hand, and despite
the arrival of Greed, Father grabs the four sacrifices and uses them
along with Hohenheim for his transmutation circle, absorbing all the
souls in Amestris. This gives him enough power to open the Earth's gate,
allowing Father to open another gate in the sky and absorb the being
within, which Father calls "God." |
| 61 |
"He Who Would Swallow God"
"Kami o Nomikomishi Mono" (神を呑みこみし者) |
June 13, 2010 |
September 3, 2011 |
| Everyone
closest to the center of Father's nationwide transmutation circle,
including Ed's group, survives to discover that Father has used the
souls of over fifty million Amestrians to suppress God within a new,
youthful body. Father neutralizes everyone's alchemy, but, before he can
annihilate them, Hohenheim reveals his countermeasure: he had spent
years traveling the country, placing fragments of his own Philosopher's
Stone into the earth to use as foundation for returning the Amestrian
souls to their bodies. The stone fragments are activated by the
eclipse's umbra, and the souls are ripped from Father's body back into
their original bodies, which weakens Father to the point of barely being
able to suppress God anymore. The eclipse then lifts, blinding Bradley
with sunlight and allowing Scar to kill him. Scar activates the
nationwide alkahestry circle his brother and fellow Ishvalans had been
preparing, which restores everyone else's alchemy at their greatest
potential. Facing the full strength of his opponents' attacks in his
unstable body, Father retreats aboveground to find more souls and
replenish his stone supply. Ed remains behind to fight Pride while
everyone else chases Father. Pride tries to steal Ed's body to replace
his own unstable one, but Kimblee's soul reappears within him and taunts
him while Ed enters his body and destroys it, reverting him to the form
of a small fetus-like creature. Ed spares Pride's life and leaves to
join his friends. |
| 62 |
"A Fierce Counterattack"
"Seizetsunaru Hangeki" (凄絶なる反撃) |
June 20, 2010 |
September 10, 2011 |
| Hohenheim
and the others stop Father from making Philosopher's stones, but as Ed
rejoins them, Father spawns humans resembling the people of Xerxes
before attacking with a powerful blast which takes out half the
headquarters. They barely manage to survive the blast, but Al and
Hohenheim take some heavy damage protecting the others. Before Father
can kill Ed and Izumi, the Briggs soldiers, along with several of Ed's
allies, join up to attack Father and use up his stone supply. Father
lets down his barrier temporarily to try to absorb Greed's stone, giving
Ed, Alex and Izumi the opportunity to damage him to the point of
defending himself manually. As Father starts to lose control, he creates
a blast which traps Ed's arm whilst his automail arm is destroyed. With
Ed in danger, Al convinces May to help him perform a transmutation,
trading his soul for the return of Ed's right arm. Al rejoins with his
body on the other side and with his arm returned, Ed frees himself to
unleash a series of blows on Father. |
| 63 |
"The Other Side of the Gateway"
"Tobira no Mukōgawa" (扉の向こう側) |
June 27, 2010 |
September 17, 2011 |
| While
being effortlessly pummeled, Father desperately tries to absorb Greed's
Philosopher's Stone. Greed decides to part from Lin's body, and uses
his carbonization ability to turn Father's body into weak charcoal.
Father extinguishes Greed's soul, killing him, but Ed punches through
Father's chest, releasing all the souls of the people of Xerxes and
sending Father to the Gate of Truth where he is trapped for eternity. In
the wake of Father's defeat, everyone mourns Al's sacrifice. Ed rejects
using a Philosopher's Stone to bring him back to life, even after
Hohenheim offers his final life as an apology for the pain Ed and Al
were forced through. Ed ultimately decides to perform a human
transmutation on himself, sacrificing his own Gate and his ability to
use alchemy with it. As a reward for discovering he does not need to
perform alchemy, Ed is allowed to bring Al back with him in his original
body. As everyone recuperates from the battle, Hohenheim returns to
Resembool and dies peacefully before Trisha's grave. |
| 64 |
"Journey's End"
"Tabiji no Hate" (旅路の涯) |
July 4, 2010 |
September 24, 2011 |
| Deciding
to help sort out Ishvalan policies, Roy is approached by Knox and
Marcoh, who offer him a Philosopher's Stone to get his eyesight back,
with Roy insisting it be used to fix Havoc's legs first. Olivier
secretly rescues Scar so that he can assist Miles in rebuilding Ishval.
Having previously seen off Lin, who had promised to take care of May's
clan among others once he becomes emperor, Ed and Al return to Resembool
where Winry awaits them. Two years later, Grumman, who had become
Fuhrer, visits Mrs. Bradley, who had been raising up Selim to be a
compassionate child. Al decides to travel with Jerso and Zampano to Xing
and other eastern countries to learn about alkahestry, whilst Ed learns
what he can in the west, hoping to pool their research together. As Ed
heads off, he and Winry finally express their love to each other using
the term of equivalent exchange. |
