31 Facts About Edward Elric

Edward Elric is a fictional character and the titular protagonist of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga series created by Hiromu Arakawa.

Edward Elric's left leg was divinely severed in a failed attempt to resurrect his dead mother, and then his right arm was taken in exchange for his brother's soul.

Reviewers praised Edward Elric as a balance between the typical clever kid and the stubborn kid persona.

Edward Elric looks at how the brothers help people all over the country to gain an understanding of the meaning of family.

When describing the character's personality, Arakawa comments that after his father's departure from home and his mother's death, Edward tried to replace the role of the man for the Elric family.

Arakawa has noted that Edward Elric is one of her favorite characters from the series, although she denied having the same personality as him when one of her assistants mentioned it.

When comparing the two brothers during the time Alphonse obtained the ability to use alchemy without a circle like Edward Elric, Arakawa stated nobody was better at alchemy as the two had different preferences in the same way as other alchemist appearing in the series.

The appearance of his automail in the anime is used to symbolize the intangibles of his character, making viewers note that Edward Elric lost something important.

Edward Elric's prototype had an average height, but retained his automail.

Edward Elric's height was reduced in order to contrast with Alphonse's huge armor.

Edward Elric has often drawn the character in full body length, but at one point noticed she made it too tall.

Additionally, in the 2017 live-action film based on the series, Edward Elric is portrayed by Ryosuke Yamada.

Edward Elric lost his left leg while meeting the metaphysical being known as Truth, gaining great knowledge as well as the prodigious ability to perform transmutations just by clapping his hands together without the need of a Transmutation Circle.

Later meeting Colonel Roy Mustang while being outfitted prosthetic "automail" limbs by the grandmother of his childhood friend, Winry Rockbell, he became motivated to restore Alphonse, Edward Elric joins the State Military.

Edward Elric becomes the youngest State Alchemist, receiving the title of "Fullmetal Alchemist" shortly thereafter from the military head, Fuhrer King Bradley.

Edward Elric strongly believes in the alchemical concept of "Equivalent Exchange," though he behaves in a childish manner and can violently lash out when confronted about his short height.

Besides his abilities as an alchemist, Edward Elric is a formidable fighter as a result of his training with Izumi, who had extensively trained both brothers in martial arts.

Two years later, Edward Elric decides to head westward for their research with Winry accompanying him as they progressively developed a romantic relationship over the course of their adventure and eventually confessed their feelings to each other.

When he learns of Scar's creation of a Philosopher's Stone within Alphonse, Edward Elric saves the people of Lior from being sacrificed for its creation.

Edward Elric appears in almost all the Fullmetal Alchemist original video animations.

Edward Elric is featured in the Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game.

Edward Elric appears in each light novel written by Makoto Inoue which continue Edward and Alphonse's search for the Philosopher's Stone and at the same time feature different stories from the ones appearing the manga and the anime.

Edward Elric's character has been well received by manga readers; in each of the popularity polls made by Monthly Shonen Gangan he has ranked first.

Edward Elric won the Twenty-sixth Annual Animage Readers' Poll, Anime Grand Prix, in the "Favorite Male Character"; Romi Park, who voices Edward Elric in Japanese, won in the "Favorite Seiyu" category.

Edward Elric maintained a high place in the next year's poll in the same category.

Edward Elric was seventh in IGN's 2009 Top 25 Anime Characters of All Time with writer Chris Mackenzie saying, "[Edward] and his kid brother Al make one of the best action-comedy teams in recent memory".

Edward Elric could be comedic and pull off wild takes and sight gags.

Edward Elric could be placed in the most tragic circumstances and portray the deepest kind of sadness.

Edward Elric could be a complete badass, but he could be the nicest guy on the planet.

Similarly, Mania Entertainment's Jarred Pine liked the dynamic between the Elrics brothers as while Edward is often faced with following "dark paths" in the same way as villains with the series, he is always supported by Alphonse who makes sure he is okay.

Judge Joel Pearce from DVD Verdict commented on Edward Elric's journey, considering it very complex morally because he is trying to do good within a morally questionable organization.