Chimeras

Referred as a most inhumane form of Alchemy by some, a chimera is the result of fusing two or more different creatures into a single entity. One of Basque Grand's dark projects involve creating "beast-man" chimeras for militant reasons, with help from Shou Tucker (who grew to despise this work, especially when it affected his personal life and drove him mad) and other Alchemists (some of whom regret it). The Elrics encountered both types of Chimera, though only the 'Beast-Men' types are listed. The brothers encountered the first three listed below when they were human.

Shou Tucker

The Life Giving Alchemist. He was a man who became famous due to his experiment that produced a chimera that could speak just as a human could, though the creature starved itself to death after it was publicly shown. He played host for the Elric brothers while they studied for the State Alchemist exams until Ed found out Shou used his wife to create the chimera.

In the anime, to keep his position as a State Alchemist and forced by Basque, Shou used Nina and the family dog in the creation of a new talking chimera, costing Shou his own daughter and his sanity. When the Elric brothers arrived too late to stop him, Shou only explained to an enraged Ed that he would have lost Nina either way and has no one to comfort him, and that those with power can't help but use it.

He was seemingly sentenced to death by Basque, to cover up the truth of Shou's talking chimeras and the general's involvement. But in reality, Shou was sent to the 5th Lab to continue his research in the Military's 'super-soldier' project on human subjects. In return, Basque allowed Tucker to revive Nina on his spare time. But it always ended in failure, with one attempt turning the man into an extremely deformed beast-man chimera, thus Tucker suffered the fate he gave his own wife and his daughter. But after his failed attempts, he joined up with the Homunculi with the promise to create a homunculus in the form of his daughter, with his memories of her to serve as basis for her. He joined with Greed's group as part of his agreement with Lust, only to betray Greed later for the offer of being re-enlisted in the military under Frank Archer on the condition that he can work on whatever he wants without question. Using that newfound privilege, Tucker used his research to create lifeless dolls in Nina's image. Learning that Al is host of the Philosopher's Stone, he deceived the boy, by offering to teach him how to master the Stone, in using the stone's power to transfer Nina from her chimera body into her new human body. It didn't work as Tucker intended and only made him even more insane.

In the manga, Tucker was killed by Scar, along with the Nina-chimera, shortly after the truth about his experiments was discovered by the Elrics. Tucker is perfectly sane in the manga, however, he is unscrupulous. He was not forced by Basque to conduct his experiments, but rather performed them of his own accord. Of the men killed by Scar, he may have been the most deserving, placing his career over the lives of his wife and daughter.

Nina Tucker

Shou Tucker's only daughter, Nina was two years old when her mother "went away" (unaware of what really happened to her). Two years later, when the Elric brothers were living with the Tuckers, Nina was like the little sister Ed never had. She loved to play outside with the family dog, Alexander. Unfortunately, when her father's State Alchemist certification was coming up, Basque forced Tucker to do something he hoped to never do again: create another talking chimera by fusing Nina and Alexander. Despite Ed's intent to restore Nina, Shou explained the fusion was perfect, so separation could harm or even kill the girl and her dog. Confused and scared when Basque had her and her father taken to the 5th Laboratory, 'Nina-chimera' ran and encountered Scar who killed her out of mercy (destroying her from inside out). Her remains were gathered and taken to the 5th Laboratory where her now 'chimera' father attempted to revive her in his spare time. It always ended in failure though as he could not recreate Nina's soul. After being re-enlisted as a State Alchemist on his conditions, Shou went to no end to create a new Nina. This was accomplished by tricking Al to use the Philosopher's Stone to transfer Nina from her chimera body into a "lifeless doll" that was made in her image. The transfer was a success but all it accomplished was placing Nina in a comatose state. Even with the stone's power, Tucker's will and alchemical skills were not strong enough to bind his daughter's soul to her new body.

Lute D. Saxophon

The Villain of "Sonata of Memories", he was a student under Cravis. He was the one behind the game's events and transmuted his love Lila into a Chimera to save her life as he lacked the skills of healing alchemy. Since then, Lute vowed to make the Military pay for Lila's sake. It turned out he was son of Dalt Dalimer and intended to use the Philosopher's Stone (created from the transmutation of the military's souls) to merge Lila's soul into him. Something went horribly wrong and Lute became a mindless chimera. Lute was killed, but died knowing Lila's feelings for him.

Lila Amore

Exclusive to "Sonata of Memories" game, she was Viola's little sister and Lute's love interest. She was mortally injured the day Fagott, under military order, transmuted the girl's parents into chimeras. Lute took her to the hospital, but her wounds were too severe. Lute did the only thing he could do: transmute his love into a talking Chimera in order to save her life. Her inhuman form was unintended and he distanced himself from her as a result. Lila was by Fagott's side until they were killed by Lute, who convinced himself the chimera he created was not Lila. Though it was Lute that made her a chimera and killed her, she bore no ill will towards him and loved him. She had her sister Viola tell Lute for her before she died.

Martel

One of the Chimeras that joined Greed to get revenge on the military for what they had done to her. She, Dolcetto, and Roa were of the Amestris Special Forces, whose defiling of an Ishbal temple and killing everyone in it was the real cause for the war. After that, she and her group were transferred to the 5th Laboratory, where they became test subjects in Shou Tucker's Chimera research. Martel was fused with a snake, giving her enhanced agility and able to stretch her arms to long distances. She escaped the military after Greed's death, only to reappear in Lior. It was there Martel met her end at the hands of Pride, when she found out his secret during their fight and he silenced her in a gruesome matter. But Martel lived just long enough to reveal the truth to the Elrics in her final breath.

In the manga version, Martel was never part of a Special Forces unit, and was transported to the 5th Laboratory because of her wounds. She is killed in the sewers by the Fuhrer shortly after he had pinned Greed to the wall of the sewers with his swords.

Dolcetto

A loyal Chimera that swore loyalty to Greed. Much like Nina, he was fused with a dog but retained his human appearance. Because he is part dog, he can use his newfound speed with his great swordsmanship. He was killed by the Homocunli when he fought them to give Greed safe passage to Dante. A common translation is Dorochet.

Roa

A chimera that follows Greed. He was fused with a bull, making him as strong as one. He wields a hammer as his weapon and has an ability to transform into a steroid enhanced version of himself with more bull-like aspects like horns. He was killed by the Homocunli when he fought them to give Greed safe passage to Dante. A common translation is Law.

Biddo

A chimera that followed Greed under Zolf Kimblee's command. He was fused with a lizard.

The State Military

In the front, from left to right, are Hughes, Mustang, and Hawkeye.

In the country of Amestris, the Fuhrer (the governing leader who is also known as President) has command of the military. All alchemists that work in the military are referred to as "State Alchemists" or "National Alchemists", obtaining titles based on their alchemic talents and abilities. Like any army, there are rankings. From lowest to highest: Security Personnel, Private, Sergeant, Sergeant Major, Warrant Officer, Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General, and General. All State Alchemists are given the ranking of Major upon their entrance into the military, and have the potential to be promoted from there. After the current Fuhrer, King Bradley, was killed, the military gave all the political power to Amestris' newly formed parliament.

To be certified as a State Alchemist requires a written exam, several physicals, and then a demonstration of skill. Potential State Alchemists are required to authenticate their alchemic abilities by producing either the results of their research or by showing their alchemic talents to a select group of high ranking officers who judge the alchemists based on several criteria. Competition is fierce, and only one or two alchemists are accepted each examination cycle. In addition to their state titles, certified State Alchemists gain access to restricted information in the National Library at Central, and gain access to state funding for experiments and research into alchemy. Once a year all State Alcemists must undergo recertification in order to remain State Alchemists, otherwise their titles are revoked and they are dismissed from the military.

Doctor Tim Marcoh, Jack Crowley , Lincor, Cravis Fagott and Shou Tucker are all considered former State Alchemists. Also, while Fuhrer King Bradley and Captain Juliet Douglas are members of the State military, they are both more than what they appear. All of these characters are not described in this section.

Roy Mustang

Mustang in the episode "Be Thou For the People".

Colonel Roy Mustang, the Flame Alchemist. Ed's superior officer in the military, friend of Maes Hughes and an acquaintance of Hohenheim. At the time of his introduction in the anime, Mustang held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was stationed at Central, although he was tranfered early on to the Eastern Territories to clean up Lieutenant Yoki's mess. He was involved in the Ishbal War, though he could never forget the horror and the lives he took. Among them include the parents of automail mechanic and Ed and Al's childhood friend Winry Rockbell. His participation in the Ishbal war has also caused Mustang to become somewhat mentally unstable, which at that incident, caused Mustang to have bouts of severe depression, which in turn nearly led Mustang to consider killing himself. Often playfully mysterious, Mustang sometimes annoys Edward to no end. In truth, he has his own goals and intentions in mind as a member of the military. He wishes to become Fuhrer to try to make the world a better place, with one of his policies to be that all female members must wear miniskirts. At the end of the series, he kills the Homunculus Pride and narrowly survives. He loses his left eye (presumably) from being shot by automail-Archer. He is promoted to Brigadier General for exposing the conspiracy in the military, though he thought of dropping his state alchemist title, a powerful alchemist in his own right, Mustang wears gloves with Transmutation Circles on them that are made of a material called "pyrotex/ignition cloth" that sparks when he snaps his fingers, then afterwards, by adjusting the oxygen content in the surrounding atmosphere through alchemy, he can create flames anywhere in the surrounding area at will and manipulate them as he desires. Amusingly, because of this, he is considered "useless" on rainy days. Mustang and his subordinates are named after fighter planes, which never existed during this time and era of the other Alchemy World.

Maes Hughes

Portrait of Hughes.

Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes was member of the Investigations division and good friends with Colonel Mustang and the Elric brothers. At the time of his introduction in the anime, Hughes held the rank of Major, and first met the Elrics while serving as a communications officer for General Hakuro. Hughes and Edward helped recapture a passenger train that had been hijacked by Bald. Hughes loved his wife, Gracia, and was absolutely obsessed with his little daughter Elicia. He would commonly shove pictures of her into other people's faces to cheer them up: the fervor of his obsession usually freaked out or annoyed most members of the military. He was also very supportive of Mustang's plan to become Fuhrer, doing whatever he can to, as he put it, to "help him from the bottom to the top."

Hughes, in "Fullmetal vs. the Flame"

Hughes, while investigating more on the 5th Laboratory incident and the mysterious deaths of the officers involved with its experiments, learned the truth about Juliet Douglas. Unfortunantely, he was killed by Envy before he could reveal that truth to the Elric brothers. He was promoted to Brigadier General posthumously for dying in the line of duty. His death came as a shock to to his friends and family, especially Sheska and Mustang, who took Hughes's death personally. While he may not have been an alchemist, Hughes was, however, an expert in knife throwing and carried small knives which he used as protection in battle.

Riza Hawkeye

Hawkeye from the final episode.

First Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye is a hard-working member of the state military and most trusted in Mustang's circle of friends. At the time of her introduction in the anime, Hawkeye held the rank of Second Liertenant, and was stationed at Central, but like Mustang was promoted one rank and reassigned to the Eastern Territories early in the series. She is excellent with guns, and usually carries two with her wherever she goes. She always tries to stay calm and collected, but when Lust told her that Mustang was dead, Riza went crazy and filled Lust full of lead. She has strong feelings for Mustang, though she draws the line with his 'miniskirt' policy. She also has a soft spot for the Elrics. Her dog-training methods with her dog, Black Hayate, are rather questionable. She once posed as a woman named Margott Orange Peko so she can gather info on Prof. Eiselstien's work as his assistant during the events of 'Broken Angel'. She was last seen tending to Mustang's injuries after his fight with Pride. On occasion her name is translated as Liza or Rise. Although the manga strongly implies that her full name is Elizabeth, suggesting that Liza is the correct translation, official materials have consistently written her name as Riza.

Jean Havoc

Second Lieutenant Jean Havoc likes to smoke, and often goes through several packs per day. He is a fair shot with a gun as well. He's one of Roy Mustang's most loyal followers, partly due to the man's 'miniskirt' policy. Havoc is somewhat dull at times, but his intense friendship and loyalty to Roy Mustang knows no end.  Havoc is a strict man of duty.  He never lets any situation get the best of him.  He goes by the book, even if he knows what he is being asked to do is not the course of action he would make if he were in charge. Havoc's also always searching for a girlfriend and, tragically, never gets one — it seems Mustang is constantly stealing any potential dates away from him.

In the manga, Havoc was forced to retire from the military, due to the fact that Lust had paralyzed him below the waist. However, he is determined to rejoin Mustang's group at some future point in time.

Heymans Breda

Second Lieutenant Heymans Breda is good at chess and is one of Mustang's subordinates. He occasionally plays pranks on the other members of Mustang's group. He also has a talent for strategy games, including chess, go, and shogi. He is afraid of dogs.

Kain Fuery

Sergeant Major Kain Fuery is a kind man who cares for animals and everyone else. He was the one who brought Black Hayate into the eastern headquarters, though he freaked out about Riza's methods of training. He is part of Roy Mustang's group and is the youngest and lowest-ranked member. A common unofficial translation has his name as Caine Fury. He gets injured in his forehead due to ricochet off Ed's auto-mail hand.

Alex Louis Armstrong

A "cartoony" rendition of Armstrong.

Major Alex Louis Armstrong is the Strong Arm Alchemist. He was born into a family of alchemists and has mastered his family's skill of using his arm strength in his alchemy. He often takes off his shirt when in battle for no other reason than showing off his 'beautiful body'. A very intimidating man at first sight, but is actually more of a softie, as sentimentalism prevents him from being promoted. Armstrong was part of the Ishbal War and has a sense of loyalty towards Roy Mustang. After Edward and Alphonse's battle with Scar—which cost Al his right side and Ed his automail arm—Armstrong volenteered to escort the boys back to Rismeboul in order to get Ed's arm replaced, and subsequently get Al's armor fixed. He is jokingly known as "Colonel Clean" for obvious reasons— the resemblance to the cleaning product mascot is uncanny, including the pink sparkles.

Hakuro

General Hakuro is one of the top-ranking officers in the military. Near the beginning of the series, he is held hostage on a train by Bald while he is returning home from vacation. He also proctored Edward's first Alchemist Exam, as his way of repaying the boy. Shortly thereafter General Hakuro promoted Mustang and Hawkeye one level, and reasigned them to the Eastern Territories to help clean up Lieutenant Yoki's mess. He was later seen leading the military at Lior. It was General Hakuro who took Rose hostage and had her raped repeatedly. His Alchemy Title and uses are unknown, possibly known for his military strategy only, nothing more. It was his orders that reinforced the arrival of his troops during the Mustang/Fuhrer incident. A man with ambitious growth, Hakuro is the epitome of military "suck-ups" An English misspelling by FUNimation has his family name as Haruko along with a different voice over change

Vato Falman

Warrant Officer Vato Falman escorted General Haruko back from his vacation and he works in the investigation department under Lieutenant Hughes, but also aids Mustang at Eastern Headquarters. After Hughes's untimely death, Falman begs Mustang to let him join the team. Falman is also known for his precision and data.

Basque Grand

Brigadier General Basque Grand is the Iron Blood Alchemist. He is able to transmute the iron in his blood to an assortment of guns and other weapons. The leading proponent for using the Philosopher's Stone for military applications, Grand was the one who had Marcoh's research be used in the Ishbal War. After Marcoh went AWOL, Grand was enraged for losing such power and decided to forge his own Philosopher's Stone. He was also the man who forced Shou Tucker to use his daughter in his Chimera project, intending to use the beastmen created in the 5th Lab and findings on the Philosopher’s Stone for his own ends. Grand was killed by Scar before he could see his ambitions realized. A common unofficial translation has his family name as Gran.

Yoki

Lieutenant Yoki, in the episode "The Silver Watch of the Dog of the Military"

First Lieutenant Yoki was in charge of the mines in Youswell and was a very corrupt man who rose to his position through massive bribes. His influence on the people of Youswell was profoundly negative: not only did he levy heavy taxes on the people, he also lowered their wages, virtually bankrupting the city.

Edward was assigned to his first mission as a State Alchemist in Youswell. While he and Al were staying there, Edward discovered that the city was in dire straits, and managed to expose Yoki as a con artist by purchasing the title to the town with a large amount of gold (which later was discovered to be rocks). After Yoki's exposure, General Hakuro promoted Mustang and Hawkeye and reassigned them to the Eastern Command Center to help clean up the mess left by Yoki. Ending up at a Ishablite refugee, Yoki gained the attention of the state military by informing them that Scar was living amongst the refugees; with inentions of being awared back his position in the military. As he was about to discuss his reward, Yoki would be repeatedly impaled by Lust during a face-off between Roy Mustang's soldiers and the Ishbal people. Lust's lightning-quick extending fingers made it look like Yoki recieved bullet-wounds, making it seem the Ishbalites were shooting at the soliders and Yoki was kill in the crossfire. Panic and chaos ensued as Yoki's lifeless body was then devoured by Gluttony.

In the manga, following a different path to the anime, Yoki aligned himself with Scar to get his revenge on Edward and the military members who discharged him for the Youswell incident. However, he would eventually betray Scar in order to claim the bounty placed on his head. Nonetheless, Scar kept him around, and Yoki ends up being the one who finds Mei Chan in the street.

Lieutenant Colonel Aston Martins

The Thunder Alchemist. Exclusive to "Stray Rondo". He tends to put the moves on the ladies. In battle, he becomes a calm person with great skills with his katana. He was in jail until he was given parole by Mustang to help the Elric brothers in their mission. He has a great interest and some incorrect knowledge in the Samurai code. He was a friend of Colonel Royce.

Second Lieutenant Maria Ross

She is put in charge of taking care of the Elric brothers during their stay in Central City. She and her partner were assigned the task of guarding the Elrics due to Scars return in Central City and his previous attempt on Ed and Al's lives. Almost immediately, she takes on the role of a parental figure. She tries to give guidance to the brothers whenever she can. She had a short-lived crush on Hohenheim. Both she and her partner work under Major Alex Loius Armstrong.

In the manga, she is accused of murdering Lieutenant Colonel Hughes. With the help of Mustang and his gang, she fakes her death in Central and flees to the country of Xing, to the East.

Sergeant Denny Brosh

Almost always seen with Lieutenant Ross, he is rather nosy and lazy. He also has an enormous infatuation with Maria Ross. He also has a resemblance to Ed. Like Ross, he also workers under Major Alex Louis Armstrong. In the FUNimation English anime, his name is romanized as Bloch.

Librarian Sheska

Her responsibilities include organizing and keeping records of all of the books in the Central City library, but due to reading books instead of working she was fired. Her talent to instantly recall entire books from her mind and recite them verbatim was a great help to the Elric Brothers for recreating Tim Marcoh's book. She also helped Hughes recreate State Military files lost in the library until he fired her to save Sheska from the military's higher-ups. After Hughes's death, she tried investigating his death herself, and succeeded in learning the strange discrepancies about King Bradley's secratery Juliet Douglas, which is the same information that Hughes discovered before he was killed. She fled to Resembool with Winry to escape a similar fate. Sony's Aniplex anime DVDs and website spell her name as Sheska, although FUNimation's anime DVDs and television closed-captioning spell her name as Scieszka.

Lieutenant Colonel Frank Archer

Archer, outfitted with automail, in "Beyond the Gate".

He is in charge of Intelligence. Very cool, calm, and collected. Archer thoroughly enjoys war and all his actions are aimed towards preparation for future wars. Archer could easily be compared to Basque as far as morality goes. He is obsessed with glory and honor and becoming a hero, which is his main motivation for most of his actions in the series. Most of his body was destroyed at Lior so he was heavily modified with Automail; Archer was now more machine than man. But he continued to follow Pride until he was killed by Riza in the finale after the fully-mechnical monster took out one of an exhausted Mustang's eyes.

Zolf J. Kimblee

Kimblee, in "Holy Mother".

The Crimson Alchemist. He uses the chemical properties in the human body to create explosives, turning people into living bombs. A sick and perverse man; during the Ishbal War, he killed numerous civilians, women, and children just to hear the sound of them exploding. He was also the man who killed Scar's brother, making him a prime target on Scar's list. When he killed one of his superior officers, Kimblee was imprisoned in the 5th laboratory and sentenced to death. He was one of the prisoners the Homunculi and Shou Tucker tried to trick Edward Elric into using as a ingredigent to create a Philosopher's Stone for them, but Zolf blew up another prisoner to escape, exposing the truth to Edward. Zolf joined Greed temporarily, only to betray him in order to be re-enlisted in the military under Frank Archer with a full pardon. He finally paid for his crimes at the hands of Scar, but not before Kimblee made a vain attempt to kill Al. His first name is sometimes translated Zolof and his surname is sometimes translated as Kimbly,Kimbley, or Kimberly (in some subs).

Kimblee has yet to provide an important role in the manga version, although there are already signs of him in certain chapters, especially through the unique transmutation circles on his palms.

Brigadier General Mudey Nemda

Found in the PS2 game, Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel. A overweight corrupted militant who was blackmailing Professer Eiselstien into making him the Chimeras he used to attack Hissenburg. He was also drafting soldiers without premission to the end of starting a rebellion against the Furher, though he was actally a pawn Camilla used for her own plans. In the end, he was arrested by Central City MPs.

Colonel Genz Bressallu

The Armor Piercing Alchemist. He made a special appearance only in the events of Broken Angel. The Elric Brothers encountered him when he led the train hijacking taking alchemists to New Hiessgart he was defeated and his left automail arm was damaged. He modofied his body with automail two more times after that. His last appearance was his body transformed into a machine when Camilla transmuated his entire body into automail. No matter how many times he was defeated, he still insisted he is the "strongest in the military. He is also in the game "Broken Angel."

Joliot Comanche

The Silver Alchemist. Exclusive to the manga. He was involved in the Ishbal War. He loves violence and fighting, and his style is to transmute various weapons on the battlefield. Because of this, he is completely helpless when there is nothing to transmute.

Lieutenant Colonel Romeo Kregan

Exclusive to the 'God-surpassing girl', he is an officer in the Valdora Military. He is famous as for his excellence as soldier and weapons he made.

Venus Rosmaria

Exclusive to the 'God-surpassing girl', she is the captain of an independent Valdora Military organization. She's often referred to as the 'Red Rose' for her crimson attire.

Others

The various people the Elric Brothers befriend or deal with during their journey.

Father Cornello

He is a low-rate alchemist and a fraud. He used what he thought was the Philosopher's Stone (an incomplete Philosopher's Stone provided by Lust) to fool the people of Lior into thinking that he was sent by the Sun God Leto with the power to resurrect the dead. Although he used alchemy to bring prosperity to the desert city, he wanted only to convert the citizens into a fanatical army. The Elric brothers exposed him for the fraud he was. Shortly afterward, the incomplete Philosopher's Stone shattered. Cornello was finally killed as Gluttony ate him. Envy (disguised as Cornello) managed to reforge the deception until the military stepped in. (Sometimes Father is translated as Founder, usually in the Manga.)

Cray

He was Father Cornello's right-hand man and a devout follower of his religion. Shortly after Ed and Al's arrival in Loir Cornello explained to Cray that the two were in fact State Alchemists, and were most likely in Loir for reconosennse purposes. Consequently, Cray took it upon himself to try and kill Ed and Al, but failed to elimanate either of them. During the siege of Loir Cray was devoured by Gluttony when he looked for Cornello and found the Homunculi instead.

Arlen Glostner

Exclusive to "Curse of the Crimson Elixir". An elderly man who acts younger than he looks, Arlen is an expert on ancient cultures such as Lebis. He was an adventurous archeologist before he retired, and anything that sparks his interest is most likely to have him resume his research.

Bald

A member of a bandit group who hijacked a train headed towards Central City so that he could trade the safety of the passengers on board for the freedom of his group's leader. He was stopped by Edward, as he and his brother were heading to Central City to become State Alchemists. He would later resurface in "Curse of the Crimson Elixir" at the sewers of Eastern City, and then "Stray Rondo" to repeat the same crime, only to be put in jail yet again both times by Ed.

Barry the Chopper

Barry the Chopper in the episode "Affixing Memories".

A serial killer introduced near the beginning of the series, Barry was a butcher in Central's Gunzi section. He earned the title for killing his wife and chopping her into bits. Then, posing as a food-delivery woman, abducted various women, killed them out of pleasure, and ditched them in alleys. He is caught by Ed in the boy's first official task as State Alchemist. The ordeal Barry put Ed through taught the boy the startling realization of how small he truly is in the world and how little he can do to save everyone he ever met. Unknown to the public, instead of receiving the death penalty, Barry got his soul sealed into a skull-faced suit of armor and he became one of the guardians of the 5th Laboratory under the alias of "Number 66". The fact he is no longer human doesn't bother him as long as he gets to kill people.

He would later battle Al, preying on the boy's issues until Scar showed up and destroyed Barry's right arm. To escape from Scar, Barry detonated one of the many bombs in the 5th Laboratory, unintentionally releasing Greed in the process. He took adventage of the chaos in the 5th Laboratory to escape, working for a band of mercanies who were pretending to be in the military until he faced the Elric Brothers and Scar again. This time, Barry's seal was a partically shattered by Scar and the rest him was blown into pieces...

In the manga (in which he surived the ordeal and had greater importance), he made a deal with Roy Mustang to help him in exchange for his freedom, falling in love with Riza when she shot his head off without flinching ("I love strong women, I'm in love with you missy!"). While helping them investigate the homunculi, he finds out that his old body is still alive. When he confronts it, it kills him.

Lyra

Lyra, in "Dante of the Deep Forest".

She is an alchemist under the command of Lieutenant Yoki with the aspirations of becoming a State Alchemist. That was until Edward exposed Yoki for the corrupt military official he is. She used the air around her in her alchemy. Lyra later resurfaced as a student of Dante. In truth, Lyra later became another vessel for Dante. Her soul was transferred from Dante's previous and dying body. Also can be Lyla.

Corniche R. Royce

Exclusive to "Stray Rondo" and "Sonata of Memories" games, Corniche is an alchemist who excels in the field of medical alchemy, growing up in the care of her home and has never left it before. It was because of her brother that she went to Capital City and becomes a State Alchemist to be of use to more people. Although she has quick wits, she would sometimes become a bit of an airhead.

Lincor

The Tuning Alchemist. The villain of "Stray Rondo", Lincor was once known as Colonel Seraphy Royce. His involvement in the Ishbal War made him realize that the State was using alchemists more like weapons. His superior officers set up the rumors that Royce was creating chimeras via human transmutation. Therefore, Royce faked his death and began to set up his own war with the State. In the end, he transmuted himself into his entire castle and was defeated.

Dalt Daimler

An Alchemist who helped Lincor, posing as a merchant. He was killed by Randy. His only son was Lute D. Saxophone.

Randy Rover

Exclusive to "Stray Rondo" and "Sonata of Memories" games, Randy was an upper-class alchemist until the Ishbal War reduced him to poverty. On the verge of death, he was saved by Lincor and so as a debt of gratitude, he is willing to serve him with his loyalty. He's proud of his muscular body.

Kate Rham

Exclusive to "Stray Rondo" and "Sonata of Memories" games, Kate never received any love from her parents as a child. One day, she was able to make dolls that moved and talked with her alchemy. After that, her parents died in the Ishbal War and she was found by Lincor, who promised to be her friend. She thinks of her dolls as the next most important thing. She's very sensitive about her size like Edward.

Psiren

Clara, a cat burglar who publicly makes her thievery known so that her sinking city will be full of life before it disappears beneath a lake. Her alchemy uses cards and water. She was Ed's first female opponent, taking advantage of Al's gullibility by saying she was stealing to save a building she was working at. Her disguises included a nurse, a nun, and a schoolteacher. The name is sometimes misinterpreted or mistranslated as "Siren." But, during the episode, you catch a glimpse of a newspaper reading, "Psiren Strikes Again!"

Russell Tringham

The son of alchemist Nash Tringham, who supposedly discovered red water and did extensive research on it in Central City before he saw the nightmarish side effects. Hearing that his father was last heard from in Xenotime, he and his younger brother Fletcher posed as the Elric Brothers so that Russell would be able to work on red water, to fulfill their father's dream. After learning the truth, Russell helped stop Mugwar and decided to stay in Xenotime and use his alchemy to make it wealthy in agricultural terms.

Fletcher Tringham

Russell's younger brother. He is caring and disliked the deception they were pulling. He specializes in alchemy dealing with plant life. Sony's Aniplex anime DVDs spell his family name as Tringum, although Sony's Aniplex website spells his name as Tlingum. A common unofficial translation has his family name as Tringham.

Mugear

He was the richest man in the city of Xenotime, owning most of the land. When Xenotime's gold supply diminished, Mugwar had Nash Tringham crystallize red water to make imitation Philosopher's Stones, called Red Stones. He uses the crystals to transmute rock into gold so that people will come to the city and he will get lots of money. He was forced to murder Tringum when he refused to help at the cost of the deaths caused by the red water. He took advantage of the Tringham brothers by pretending to fall for their deception and had them continue their father's work. He was one of the men Lust took advantage of for her own ambitions. He is eventually killed, crushed by the cave-in, caused by the pressure from the red water. Sony's Aniplex anime DVDs spell his name as Mugwar, although Sony's Aniplex website spells his name as Mugear. A common unofficial translation has his name as Magwar.

Doctor Tim Marcoh

The Crystal Alchemist. Marcoh was the leading researcher in the creation of the Philosopher's Stone. After his research was used in the Ishbal War, he fled from his position as a State Alchemist and took his research with him to prevent it from being used for further destruction. Posing as a medical doctor, he began to use the Stone he created to help the sick. Naturally, when the Elric Brothers turn up, he's none too happy to see military personnel. He panics and attempts to escape (even though Ed and Al aren't there to capture him) but is captured by the military who followed Ed and Al and is take into military custody. Marcoh gave Edward a hint that would eventually lead him and his brother to find his book, which not only revealed how the Philosopher's Stone is created but the location of the 5th laboratory. During his time in the Fuhrer's protection, Marcoh was confronted by Lust, who needed to make sure Marcoh didn't reveal too much information to the brothers. She then wounded Marcoh and had Gluttony devour him. A common unofficial translation of his last name is Marco, though the author makes it very clear when in his letter to Ed, which was written in English even in the Japanese Manga, it is signed Tim Marcoh.

In the Japanese manga, Marcoh continues to live on but in the recent chapters he has been captured by Envy who tricks him by transforming into one of the soliders under Colonel Mustang's control, Lieutenant Breda. His whereabouts are now at some dilapiated building where Envy is holding him captive, and making him meet the father of the homunculus.

Viola Amore

Exclusive to "Sonata of Memories" game, she was an automail engineer. Her family was victims of chimera transmutation.

Cravis Fagott

Exclusive to "Sonata of Memories" game, he was a State Alchemist; he was another of Basque's pawns in his 'BeastMan' project. He stripped for position when the public learned he used Viola's parents in a Chimera-transmutation, though they died, and Lila went missing afterwards. Since then, he looked after the chimeras he created and made peace with them. He was killed by his former assistant Lute.

Armony Eiselstein

Exclusive to "Broken Angel", she's Professor Eiselstein’s daughter. Her father strictly prohibited her from learning alchemy because she has no talent for it. She believed that her father had grown cold to her because of her inability to perform alchemy, so she becomes Ed’s student in hopes of acceptance. She has a cheerful disposition and is a hard worker with a love for flowers, especially the Etherflower. She has a pair of wings that grow from her back. The truth was she was a transmutation of Wilhelm's real daughter, Selene. When the Philosopher's Catalyst was complete, an object meant to be transmuted was incompatible with the wings so it rebounded to Selene. The professor used the wings to stop the rebound, but Selene was transmuted to Armony. Armony's source of life is the power of the wings and if that power is directed to somewhere else, she would die. That's the reason why she never became an alchemist. When Carmilla learned the truth, she abducted Armony and started to transmute her into her chimeras, but the girl's father intervened, which resulted in destroying Armony's wings and scarred Camilla. Near death, Wilhelm took his daughter to his lab, where he took both his life and hers. Her name in the Japanese version, "Tobenai Tenshi", was actually "Armony Angelstein".

Professor Wilhelm Eiselstein

Exclusive to "Broken Angel", he's one of Ten Alchemists and considered a world authority on catalytics – the study of making efficient alchemy. Eiselstein is also a friend of Izumi Cutis. He is researching the “Philosopher’s Catalyst,” a legendary material that has powers comparable to the Philosopher’s Stone. When Chimeras attacked the Hiessgart, he took the initiative by evacuating the residents and establishing the New Hiessgart. He stopped Carmilla from transmuting Almony, but his daughter was going to die with her wings destroyed. Then he took Almony to his lab where he took his own life and his daughter's. His name in the Japanese version, "Tobenai Tenshi", was actually "Wilhelm Angelstein".

Camilla

The villain of "Broken Angel", an eye-patched woman behind the chimera attacks in Hiessgart, posing as Wilhelm's assistant Greta to get possession of the Philosopher's Catalyst. It turned out she was a legendary alchemist who was working on the Catalyst herself, only to disappear under mysterious circumstances. Her three Chimeras (Behemoth, Ziz, and Leviathan) feed on the flesh of alchemists provided by Nemda to serve as catalysts for a refined Philosopher's Catalyst. With Almony in her grasp, Camilla intended to transmute Almony & her Chimeras to create a perfected Philosopher's Catalyst. But Professor Eislstein threw an Etherflower at Camilla to cancel the transmuation, destorying the Catalyst in Almony & causing Carmilla's face to mutate in the process. Camilla retaliated for her face and plans ruined by merging her chimeras into a single monster to kill everyone, only for the fused beast to be destroyed by the Elric Bros. Camilla escaped and still is on the loose.

Slicer Brothers

A pair of serial killers who had their souls sealed into a single suit of armor and became one of the guardians of the 5th laboratory under the joint alias of "Number 48", assigned to kill any intruders. After being defeated by Edward, they wished him to take their lives but Edward refused to kill them. But when he treated them like humans the younger brother (body) made up up his mind and took his own life. The older brother (head) lived on to take Edward to where the Philosopher's Stone was in work before Lust killed him in a attempt to force Edward to help her.

In the Manga, the older brother was killed by Lust, and the younger by Envy. This was so that they could not tell information about the stones.

Mei Chan

From the manga, she is a wandering alchemist from the far-eastern country of Xing. Accompanied by a tiny panda, she is searching for more knowledge in alchemy. Mei had a crush on Edward, although she never met him and wanted to meet him badly. Her fantasy of Ed is as a tall, handsome man. She does meet him later on, but is unable to recognize him and calls him, 'bean boy'.

Ling Yao

From the manga, he a member of the Ling Royal Family of the Empire of Xing. He is search for the Philosopher's Stone so it could be used to stablize his country. At one point he is imprisoned in the Central City jail for traveling in Amestris without the proper passport, and strikes a deal with Barry the Chopper to spring him out. He then smuggles Maria Ross out of Amestris so she can hide after being accused of Hughes' murder. In chapter 50, he is swallowed by Gluttony, along with Ed. His life is still uncertain at the end of the chapter.

Fu

From the manga, he is one of the two body guards that guards Ling Yao.

Lan Fan

From the manga, she of two body guards that guards Ling Yao. She can sense the presence of a soul, thus she can quickly identify Homocunli like Envy that have more than one soul in their Proto-Philosopher's Stones, meaning she can easily see through Envy's disguises. She seems to have a huge crush on Ling Yao. In chapter 47 she cuts off her arm after it is rendered useless in an effort to divert Bradley's attention away from her.

Han

From the manga, he is a Xingese man in charge of immigration and then some.

Sophie Belkman

Exclusive to the 'God-surprassing girl', a mysterious young girl with a strange tranmuation circe-like symbol embedded in her right hand.

Mabuse

From the Movie, a Romanian filmmaker who bears a resemblance to King Bradley.

Dietlinde Eckart

The villian of the Movie, a member of the Thule Society in charge of the Shambala invasion. Using Envy and Alphonse, she animated a army of armored suits(Each identical to Al's armored body) and had them fly to through the gates to Central City. But her plans were foiled at the hands of Edward in the end. Apparently was related to Dietrich Eckart.

Golems

Another inhumane form of Alchemy by some, a Golem is the result of fusing a organic being with with a inorganic materals creating a soil-skinned creature. Only few Alchemists are known could pull off such transmuation. Only two such beings are listed so far.

Jack Crowley

The Main villian of "Curse of the Crimson Elixir". A former State Alchemist, Jack used to be known as the Silver Bullet Alchemist. A highly intelligent man, he dabbled into Human Transmutation & managed to make a breakthrough in the creation of Golems. However, his recklessness got him court marshaled. He became a major villian when he used his Golems to adbuct people as part of his plan to revive Elma with the Crimson Exilir. The Elrics Brothers tried to fight Crowley, only to defeat him after he transmuated himself in a Golem through the Crimson Elxir.

Elma

Exclusive to "Curse of the Crimson Elixir", this mysterious teenage girl in strange clothing handed a strange ring to Ed. It would turned out she died long ago as a human, she was revived as a Golem named Phantom. In this state, her semi-ghosty body glows a sickly pale blue. Elma proved a deadly fighter against the Elric Brothers on the ocassion she fought them though she wanted to rest in peace.