Wasting NO time, this episode jumps into the moment Greed BURSTS into Wrath’s home and begins to attack, fueled by the rage of memories lost. Beyond that, Olivier and Mustang make a plan, and we learn if something terrible, something planned, and something coming soon: the Promised Day. With all that was revealed, we can’t WAIT to see what happens next!
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Fun fact, Youswell, the town Mei was passing through, is the mining town Yoki was the corrupt proprietor of before the Elric brothers liberated it. Sadly Brotherhood skipped this early bit of the manga as it had already been covered by the 2003 series, so meeting the townspeople now has much less of an impact on viewers who've only seen Brotherhood, since you've never seen them before (except on Yoki's very short flashback).
"Human homunculi hungry counter: 1" Nah, that's 100% Ling. We saw him act like that several times before he became a homunculus.
4:00 First Greed underestimated Bradley and didn't realize Bradley was a homunculus until it was to late, cause as Ed pointed out Greed can't heal and arm his shield at the same time and Bradley kept injuring Greed without ever giving Greed a chance to fully heal.
As to why no full shield. That just comes down to a bit of vanity. First Greed told Ed he doesn't like to use the full shield much because it obscures his handsome face. Against normal humans that's ok, but it is a mistake against Bradley and an even worse mistake when Salim is nearby.
That build up to the end of the episode and black title screen really makes it apparent that "This is the final stretch". I was so hyped when I first watched it! I feel like the next opening gives you a sense of finality as well which I appreciated. The overall tone and hidden foreshadowing moments make it my favourite if I'm honest. Can't wait for your reaction to the last arc, I'm sure it won't disappoint!
Greed's ultimate shield starts at his hands and works its way around his body from there. if you recall he cant arm his shield and heal at the same time. last time wrath kept cutting greeds arms off to keep him from using his shield. but here greed started with his shield up his arms already.
Wrath might be a man in his 60s but he is without a doubt the best fighter of the series if ges not in a critically injured state he’s not losing any fight Greed and Ling could only hold there own for so long Greed in his first fight was surprised Bradley only reveled his identity after he had him pinned down and Bradly said he killed him 14 times in that fight so Bradly knows exactly how to strike him down and in this situation Greed got the drop on Blardey we’re his being hindered to fight all out with the presence of his wife. And Ling had to escape when he fought Bradley cause if not he’d gate killed if Lan Fan hadn’t interfered after all Bradley hand being using his ultimate eye fighting Ling so he was holding back.
Greed couldnt heal and harden his Body at the same Time, Bradley surprised him, and the he couldnt regain his Footing. Also Lings Body is just much stronger.
In the original Dub, Armstrongs Family wanted to by Elephants not Statues, if I remember correctly. Its a bit weird.
Yes. She lifted the piano. Lol!
In the manga, this was the town where not only did Yoki and Elric brothers first meet, but also May's first introduction!
She repairs collapsed mine with alkahestry, saving quite a few people. It's in chapter 32!
And the first meeting of Elrics and Yoki in chapter 3! Both are very delightful.
I always love the spy stuff and the accompanying music in this episode!
The original Greed had his hand struck off by Wrath before he even realised the fight started. As Ed observed, "You can't harden your shield and heal at the same time!" Greeling definitely didn't have the upper hand here, but he did manage to avoid injury, and so was able to maintain and redirect his shield without interference.
4:00 Greed is in the body of Ling who's a very very good fighter.
19:16 That whole sequence with the underground communications network is one of my favorite parts of the whole series. All of these otherwise peripheral characters are actively working against the Homunculi, and it's all thanks to their connections to Ed and Al. It's a testament to how much of an impact those two have made.
Alex don't use Alchemy in this fight though.
9:00 Thats Stillwell the mining town Ed saved from Yoki.
I love how the spy-network that the group has set up is basically an affirmation of Maria Ross' words at the hospital. "You don't need to do everything alone, you can lean on other people. Not all adults are the enemy". Ed and Al heeded her advice, so even though the brothers are separated, the allies they've made along the way are all working together to fight against the homunculi.
You've probably already been told, but the first greed didn't use his shield basically because Bradley didn't give him the chance. Remember, he can't put the shield up whilst healing, so basically wrath just kept cutting and cutting to ware down the souls in his stone without letting him harden the shield
Greed just keeps becoming a cooler character
I’m really enjoying y’alls conversations and thoughts on this series. I totally agree about the coded language used throughout.
Also, I love your FMAB & RWBY shirts!
Last greed could use the ultimate shield cause he was already injured. And he can't use the shield and heal at the same time
When you guys gonna watch Teen Titans and Young Justice
Love watching you guys, the discussions make it so immersive keep it up (:
The thing that works better from the original FMA is: Because we actually had an episode with Yoki and the Youswell mine, Mei's scene with the miners doesn't look like redflags
Hey, did you plan to watch the OVA's mini episodes? I started to watch your FMAB reactions some days ago and thought about these extras, there is some good background about some situations along the series.
Manga fact: Major Armstrong once tried to set Havoc up with his younger sister we saw this episode. Let's just say he wasn't her type.
As soon as y'all started the reaction with "We're getting married" I knew it would be a good one lol
How jaded must our world be that even a straight sign of kindness we take with suspicion.
Same with Hughes.
Old Greed mentioned He doesn't use much of his Ultimate Shield as it covers his "handsome face". During his fight with Ed, Ed called out the fact that he can't heal and harden his shield at the same time. The last time Greed and Wrath fought, wrath got the jump on him with his incredible speed. He took off his arm and then followed it up by mortally wounding Greed, forcing his healing to kick in and preventing him from shielding his body. I think a combination of Greed's memories and Ling's combat experience was enough for Greed to just barley protect himself in time.
3:46 The reason Greed couldn't harden during the first fight is because he always had wounds on himself. Ed pointed out that his ultimate shield can't harden if he's healing. So that's the weakness Wrath saw in the first encounter and exploited it as the first greed underestimated him from the start, allowing himself to be cut and stabbed to the point where he couldn't make any new hardening
I love both Greed and Lings voice acting especially when talking to one another. So good.
Sorry to burst the prediction bubble, but back in Dublith, Ed pointed out that Greed can harden his shield and heal at the same time. Greed initially underestimated Wrath enough for him to get a single slice in, cutting off Greed's arm, and then just kept slicing before he could harden his shield.
But in this fight, Greed is the one starting things off, and he's going in already hard. (Heh) Because his shield is mostly armed, Wrath can't get a good slice in, that's why he's even going for quick stabs, anything that will force him to regenerate. That shot for the neck is the first unprotected blow he might get, but the shield hardens just fast enough to protect Greed.
The reason that town is so nice is they aren't being ruled over by Yoki anymore. That's the town Ed liberated, so the guy initially talking to May is actually the current owner. (Ed traded the deed tot he mine, town, etc to him in exchange for room and board.)
The previous greed did not know Bradley was a homunculus. To the old greed, the only people who could take him down was the other homunculi or father. And since the person he was fighting, Bradley, was neither of them, he wasn't too cautious. So his guard wasn't up. But I don't get why Greed rarely fights with his full armour on.
9:09 This is the town that Ed & Al freed from Yoki, that's part of the reason they are being so helpful because when they needed help Ed was there for them.
In the Manga when May arives in Amestris she passes throught that town, Youswell, the same town that Yoki was in charage of and Ed stopped him in. That was another cut chapter. Since we didn't get that chapter in the Anime that had to act like those people didn't know May but obviously in the Manga they had already met.
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"He's gotta be angry" Actually, his name is Wrath. Easy mistake though! 😁