About
Known as "Fullmetal" by his peers, Edward is the youngest State Alchemist ever selected by the Amestris State Military. His State Alchemist name was given to him by Furher Bradley upon passing the State Alchemist certification, a pun which refers to his stubborn attitude. The fact that even after being taught alchemy by Izumi-sensei and taught the theory of equivalent trade and the consequences of human transmutation, he still went ahead to attempt to transmute his mother shows how stubborn he is, and King Bradley thought it was an appropriate title considering the irony of his automail (note at end), his artificial arm and leg. This could also be seen as a playful knock on the boy, seeing as his brother is the one that is truly 'Fullmetal', and would thus cause many cases of mistaken identity. It may also be that State Alchemists are not named for what they are, but for their outstanding achievements in Alchemy. In this case, Edward's title of Fullmetal would have been presented to him for his successful binding of his brother, Alphonse's, soul to a suit of armor.
Abilities
Weapon Transmutations
Handblade Transmutation: Ed's automail arm gains a handblade.
Lance Transmutation: Ed summons a lance from the ground to use as a weapon that can be given more force through alchemy.
Sword Transmutation: Ed summons a sword from the ground that can split into two swords through alchemy.
Hammer Transmutation: Ed summons a hammer from the ground that becomes a battle axe through alchemy.
Submachine gun Transmutation: In Episode 47, Ed uses several discarded pistol frames and transmuted them to his broken automail arm, turning it into a submachine gun.
Alchemy Techniques
Rockblocker: Ed summons a wall of stone from the ground as a shield.
Rockspike: Ed summons spikes of stone from the ground.
Rockfists: Ed punches the ground, summoning giant fists of stone from the ground.
Rockfists Rain: Ed summons giant fists of stone from the ground to fly then shower from the sky.
Rockgrab: Ed summons a hand of stone from the ground to hold and immobilize the enemy.
Boulder: Ed summons a large boulder that he and Al run on to escape the military. This is destroyed seconds later by Mustang's fire.
Freeze: Used against Sloth in episode 42. When Sloth (as Trisha Elric) fires water from her arms, Ed freezes it in midair.
Moving Statue: While fighting Father Cornello, Edward moves a large statue of Leto, the Solar God of lior, using alchemy.
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