IC InfoName: Edward Elric
Canon: Fullmetal Alchemist (Manga)
Age: 16
Appearance: Edward has light skin, long blonde hair usually tied up in a braid or ponytail, and has golden colored eyes. He’s a bit on the short side for his age (as he hates being reminded), in some part due to his automail stunting his growth. By the canon point I’ve chosen, Ed is a tad taller than Winry, probably measuring around 5’4” and 5'6" with his boots. He’s well built from his constant training and fighting, so he’s pretty strong compared to other young men his age. Ed’s right arm up to his shoulder and his left leg to above the knee is automail. He typically wears black pants and shirts to conceal the grease stains from his prosthetics, and he’s also usually sporting a
deep red coat with a black
Flamel symbol on the back. He also wears a thick leather belt which he hooks his silver pocket watch from.
Here’s Ed’s outfit upon arrival.
Ed’s automail changes as he gets upgrades from Winry. By now, Ed has been upgraded to cold climate automail due to having business in the frigid Briggs mountains to prevent him from getting frostbite.
Ed’s arm has a distinct new design from what he has throughout earlier parts of the series. His leg is also changed and
it’s style matches Edward’s arm. Winry also makes him a
shin guard for extra durability.
Canon Point: Chapter 76 (
Pg 116 of Volume 19 )
Background: Ed’s wiki pagePersonality: - Hotheaded (especially when someone points out his lack of height)
- Bad taste in fashion (Just gonna leave
this here, mostly because it makes me giggle every time.)
- Both Immature and Very Mature (When the situation calls for it, Ed can be very mature and look insightfully at a situation or even himself. He’s also a teenager though, and we see him act immaturely a lot too, like when Ling mentions he’s almost a year younger than Ed, but he’s still a whole head taller than him, or when he gets in arguments with Al.)
- Compassionate (easily empathizes with others, especially in times of hardship)
- Reckless (Decides risking his life in a fight with a serial killer is a great way to lure out the people he needs to capture/talk to)
- Clever (Able to make plans in advance or on the spot. How good those ideas are can vary.)
- Protective of those he loves (
This section shows both his compassion and protectiveness.)
- Responsible (He takes responsibility for his own actions to the point where he actively avoids asking for help, feeling like his problems are his alone and he shouldn’t drag other people into them.)
- Intelligent (Managed to get a government license when he was 12, came up with a formula for human transmutation and able to transmute his brother’s soul at 11, able to connect the dots to figure out what’s really going on, uses logic to solve problems and interpret his surroundings)
- Skeptical (Ed’s a scientist and will disregard any rumors of magic or miracles to be either nonsense or some slight of hand trick)
- Emotional (He wears his emotions on his sleeve whether it be anger, sadness, joy, etc. Throughout the manga we see him lash out verbally and physically in anger, cry, laugh, etc.)
- Mental Illness (Ed’s been through some deep shit and shows signs of PTSD and depression)
Weaknesses/Temptations: Ed’s short temper
Ed’s arrogance
Being offered a way to restore his brother’s body
Being offered a way to restore his own body
Being offered a way to keep his love ones safe
Sins:Human transmutation (failed resurrection of his mom and binding his brother's soul to a suit of armor)
Failure to protect (Alphonse and Nina)
Refusal to worship
Refusal to move on from past mistakes
Agnostic (canon is pretty unclear. Whether he says he’s agnostic or atheist depends on what translation you get, though in the original Japanese he just says he’s not religious)
Assault
Threatening people
Lying
Pride
Destruction of public property
Destruction of private property
Breaking and entering
Disregarding direct order from a superior officer
Disregarding direct orders from the Fuhrer
Housing illegal aliens
Accomplice to murder (Kimbley)
Aiding in the escape of a wanted criminal (Scar)
Powers/Abilities: Edward’s an alchemist. He’s able to change the shape and composition of matter, such as transmuting a plate of his automail into a blade or forming steel from stone. He’s not all powerful with this ability, as there are certain laws that govern what you can do with alchemy, such as the conservation of mass. (You can’t make something from nothing.) The properties of what he’s transmuting from also plays an important role. For instance, Ed can transmute water from other things that are
like water (say wine or vinegar or separating stuff in sea water to make fresh water) but he won’t be able to transmute water from a piece of steel or a brick. He is capable of large-scale transmutations (like transmuting an entire barn from the destroyed remains of one) but he usually tends to stick with small scale stuff like transmuting a weapon from the ground or transmuting his automail.
Edward is also an accomplished martial artist and is proficient in a variety of weapons including swords and spears. Again, he’s not all powerful, but he can usually hold his own in a fight with most opponents. He does have an advantage over your typical fighter, as he’s able to incorporate alchemy into his fighting style, whether it be transmuting a weapon for himself on the spot or transmuting his surroundings to hinder his opponent. Transmutations do take some time, even if it’s a short amount of time, so someone quick enough might be able to get around that.
I should also mention that Edward’s automail has an effect on his fighting. The cold climate automail he’s outfitted with is significantly lighter than his previous model, so he’s much faster than he used to be, even being able to outspeed Scar who was able to disable Ed in previous fights due to how slow Ed was. However, the lighter automail also packs less of a punch than his previous set.
Items: Silver pocket watch
Winry’s earrings
Shin guard