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OOC INFORMATION
Player: Corey
Age: 24
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IC INFORMATION
Characters Name: Edward Elric
Age: 16
Canon: Fullmetal Alchemist (Brotherhood/Mangaverse)
Canon Point: Chapter 84
Species: Human
Gender: Male!
Orientation: Calm yo'selves ladies~. Ed is known to end up with Winry in the canon, and definitely has a thing for her throughout the series. However, his thoughts are not focused on that side of things; more on the things he needs to correct before he'll let his own desires become fulfilled. But as for orientation, ladies and ladies all the way.

History: Can be located... Here!
Appearance: Don't let this innocent face fool you. He'll still kick some ass with this badass lookin arm.

Personality:
There are a few things I'd like to go over before I get into the meat and potatoes of what makes Edward Elric tick. Mostly about Alchemy and Edward's connection with it, considering it's probably his most pertinent ability and shapes how he behaves and lives. To understand that, I have to explain alchemy a little bit!

Alchemy is taking object one and turning it into a completely different object! There are rules of course. One must have an understanding of chemical compounds, and how these materials interact with one another in order to create a sucessful transmutation. For example, any alchemist worth half his salt should logically be able to turn lead into gold. Now, they don't, because this is illegal! But the point is that an achemist draws on the elements around them to create new items.

Alchemy is also based around the principle of equivalent exchange. "Mankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return." Your materials must balance in order to create this new item. It's like salt. Sodium Chloride. To make salt, there can't be too much sodium, nor too much chloride. The two must coexist.

Lastly, Alchemy is done by means of creating an array. These are drawn circles that give the energy used in alchemy direction. If your array is flawed, your alchemy will not work, or produce an undesired result.

So now that I've explained a little bit of that, let's see why it all matters!

Edward lives his life by the philosophy alchemy teaches. And with very good reason. It's all he's ever known. Edward and his younger brother, Alphonse, have always relied on alchemy. Even when they were just kids, they used alchemy to make their mother smile. When she passed away, it was the hope that they could bring her back to life with alchemy that kept them going. When their transmutation failed and took Ed's leg and Al's entire body, Edward relied on alchemy to exchange his arm for his brother's soul. The Elrics truly learned the meaning of equivalent exchange during this time. So they live by that rule. Literally. For example, Edward went through the pain of automail surgery (Attaching functional metal limbs to his body. It's a very painful process.) Ed didn't care the pain it caused him, even though he was just a mere child of 11. It's a process that brings the burliest of men to their knees, as the surgery requires attaching every single nerve to this new mechanical limb. This was the first step in equivalency in returning Alphonse to his normal body.

Why is Edward so good with alchemy, one might ask? First of all, it's in his blood. His father was the renowned alchemist Van Hohenheim. Second, Ed had the most badass teacher.. ever. Izumi Curtis. Izumi believes that to know and understand alchemy, one must also know the discipline of fighting, and taught the Elrics just that. Third, Ed has seen what they call 'The Truth'. When someone commits a taboo (resurrecting the dead mostly) the achemist is sent to The Gate. There, they offer up a sacrifice to a faceless figure there. This figure will share infinite knowledge of alchemy: ie the Truth. Because of this, Edward is able to create his alchemy arrays by simply clapping his hands together. You make the circle using your own body. That, ladies and gentlemen, is what makes Ed so badass.

Other than all of this, Edward's really your typical 16 year old. Nevermind the fact that he is the youngest boy ever to enter Amestris' military at just 12 years old, achieving the title of State Alchemist, Edward is, ultimately, still just a kid. He's a kid living in an adult world. Edward, though very advanced in intelligence, does acts his own age from time to time. The boy's extremely bold nature, no bull-shit attitude, and and general strong will get him into gobs of trouble. Consider, for example, first meeting Paminya, who stole Ed's silver alchemist pocketwatch issued from the state. What's this twerp's solution? HUNT HER DOWN AND BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF HER.

He's also pretty damn callous. Ed is shown for having a true disdain for things like religion. My guess? God never showed them much mercy. And even to those that practice those ideals, Edward becomes rather callous, calling out their behavior. This just shows that he's a blunt individual and isn't afraid to tell you what's really going on. Call it his pride, which he has quite a bit of, call it mean. It'll be brushed off strong shoulders.

Edward can be very prideful of his intelligence--especially with alchemy. Most of the time, his creations are overly ornate, usually decked out in some kind of Gothic style, and a plain eyesore. A thing to understand here is that Ed is not limited by walls or doors, or... anything really! Because of his alchemy, Ed is able to move freely, making him quite a danger when in a fight.

Ed's known to be quite a skilled fighter, having trained under one of the most talked about martial artists ever. His combative ability puts him on par with alchemically created beings called Homunculus, who each have some kind of finely honed skill. ... He can also be... a liiiiittle reckless, but so what?! It gets the job done! It should also be noted that Ed doesn't like to sit still. He's a bit of a busy body, and he's always searching for something to learn. Take, for example, when Winry works on his automail, he wants to peek in and watch.

The more logical side of him is much more calm and much easier to deal with. Edward's real love? It's Alchemy. Both of these quick-witted brothers can spend hours upon hours in libraries without even realizing it, researching anything they can related to Alchemy. And they have a damn good reason for it. Having lost parts of their bodies, the brothers both promised to not stop walking until they had been returned to their original bodies. Ed's love of the sciences makes him highly over-critical and overly-logical. So much so, he sometimes misses the smaller details. It's a good thing Alphonse is there to back him up. Ed relies on hard facts more often than not.

Another thing to note about Edward is his 'Faith' so to speak. As previously mentioned, Ed is not religious, nor does he believe in a god. His faith lies with his science, and Alchemy's first principle. Equivalent Exchange. One cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. Edward follows this principle very closely. And reasonably so. They've always had this law to fall back on. It's a comfort zone for Edward, and it's what works for him.

Though it does notably make him rather stubborn and brash, and sometimes, even blatantly disregards military orders to uphold that natural law. Ahaha, but what are tactics? There's one point in the first few episodes where Ed takes Alphonse's head (seeing as he is a suit of armor) and chucks it at an enemy, knocking him out cold. WOW, Ed. Just. Wow. At least it's resourceful? He can be... kindof... tactical, I guess. He claims to be interested in religion to get close to a faking father? But anyone with two eyes could have seen through it.

Ed, though he's immature and can come off like he doesn't care, is one of the most if not THE most compassionate state alchemist there is. He became known early on as a fighter for the people. In general, every corruption he finds, he tried his damnedest to set things right. He shows an almost altruistic behavior in several situations. He holds his morals very high, but doesn't mind being the scum of the earth when it comes down to it!

Ed is shaken by anything taboo related... It's only natural after everything these brothers have gone through, but when faced with one of these very horrible situations, he can react in anger, violence, or even shut himself down, though that isn't always the best idea.

Lastly, I feel it's important to hit on the people closest to Ed.

To the people he considers close? You can have no better friend or ally. Ed would give the shirt off his back to help someone close to him, and is quite loyal to boot. To the people he's closest to, he'll do everything in his power to keep those people safe and not have to worry about him--though this backfires more often than not.

Alphonse is extremely important to Ed. I believe Ed feels an almost overwhelming guilt for pushing his younger brother to attempt human transmutation to bring back their mother. Ultimately, Alphonse lost much more than Edward did during the whole ordeal. Alphonse is his top priority and restoring his body to its original state. He shows a disregard for the prices he paid--his arm and leg--though Alphonse consistently tells him that restoring Ed's limbs comes first. Though they have this immensely close bond, the two of them are constantly bickering, just adding to the child-like behaviors in this adult world.

Winry is someone very close to both brothers. It was Winry who designed Edward's automail, and gave him the opportunity to stand and walk again. Though canonly, it is shown that Edward and Winry end up together, it is important to note that this is well after Edward had 'put things back to normal' so to speak. With Al in his rightful body and his right arm restored, Ed confesses. So though he holds a thing for Winry, it will not be revealed until after Al gets his body.


OH. AND ONE MORE THING.

Don't you ever, ever under any circumstances refer to Edward Elric's height as less that what it should be. This is included, but not limited to, shorty, shrimp, midget, bean, twerp, small fry, how's the weather down there, resoundingly wee stature, molecule, microscopic, shorty mcshortshort, or, especially, pipsqueak.

Abilites: N E R F E D.

Poor thing. Most of his coolest abilities will be nerfed for Holly Heights, but that doesn't excuse me from going in depth on them!

As I said in the personality, Edward is only limited by the materials around him when it comes to alchemy. And because of his trip to the Gate, he's an alchemic genius, and by a simple clap of his hands, he can form damn near anything. As long as he follows the law of equivalent exchange, he's good.

But... that's being nerfed... so...

He's pretty much got his quick-wit and that's about it. :|

Other: Nothing!

SAMPLES
First Person:

[When the feed opens up, it shows just a part of someone--the top of a head. Golden hair will be shining in the natural sunlight. After a moment, he makes a noise of discontent.]

Feh, what kinda joke is this? So we're assigned some family, and supposed to just stay here like that's normal? And then that we can't leave?

[The person then grins.]

I don't think so. I'll make my own damn way out then.

[There's a resounding sound of a clap--but a little skewed. Like skin hitting metal.]

[And then silence...]


... What... What the...!

[Another clap, and more silence.]

What is this?! That old man have somethin' to do with this?! Damn it!

Third Person:

Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit! First he finds out that he's stuck here in this weird ass little town with some family he doesn't even know, then that he can't leave... then that Alphonse isn't even there...?

Well shit, that really changes things. Doesn't this guy realize he has an agenda to do!? With the world in upmost crisis, the Promised Day right around the corner, that psycho from under Central was about to cause some real big problems... Man, what a pain in the ass.

Edward Elric crossed his arms, metal one over the skin. "Tch, I don't like being forced to play along..." This was the second time it had happened to him. With a sigh, Edward stared at his assigned home. ... 'Home' so to speak, of course. He wasn't particularly keen on the idea--after all, he and Alphonse promised they wouldn't have a home until everything was set right between them. So this, as far as Ed was concerned, was a roof over his head, a temporary residence, and a place for him to research until he could leave.

So with a sigh, he found the proper key to enter the house and stepped up to the door. What a complete mess...

OTHER
Housing Request?: THROW HIM ANYWHERE. 8DDDDDD
Did you read the rules and FAQ?: Yes'm!
Would you like your application to be unscreened?: Sure? :3
I don't like this...

Too many people are turning up missing... [Ed looks like he's doing alright, considering his arm is still in a sling and all busted up. Looks like he may have tried to tinker with it, as there are a couple wraps around some areas. Maybe it's just to hold it all in.]

I bet they got stuck up there on that island... And that dodgy old man won't let a single person by...

.. Smells fishy if you ask me...

[There's a pause.]

My little brother's in that missing group too. He's a--... His name's Alphonse. He's in a big suit of armor--hard to miss.

You better be safe, Al...]
SHIT!

[Well that was an interesting wake-up call. When the SFC flipped on, it was a flying shot. The next sound was a loud thud, and a few pieces of metal hitting the ground. Sounds like someone's been a little tough on his automail. Durable as it is, ... well, it wouldn't hold up forever. And in such a critical state? Ouch...]

Now's not the time to GIVE OUT. WORK DAMN IT. [A battered up and bruised Ed picks up the device with a grunt and leans against a wall on a half-busted up building--one down towards the shopping district, not far from the plaza.] I need someone with some sort of mechanical expertise... And quick! I can't do shit without my arm.
[When Ed flips on the feed, he's looking a little bummed out.] Hey. For those of you that knew that old geezer, Mustang... Looks like he's gone.

[Sure, they didn't see eye to eye, but seeing a comrade go home, and in that sort of condition... it's worrisome, to say the least. Either way, this is Ed's way of kicking around some dirt and pouting if you will--without actually doing that, of course.]

Private to Al
You better not go anywhere without me. [B(]

Private to Riza
... Call me if you need anything, alright?
Tch, well that was a pain in the ass...

Can't even fry up and cook the remains, seeing as we don't know what the hell was wrong with them... [Ed sighs. He doesn't look too worse for the wear, but he's got a bandaid on his cheek and a wrap around his left hand.]

Couple of the bastards got me... but nothing else too terrible...

Anyone else in need of anything? Me n'Al will be around...

[Filtered to Roy: Voice]

Oi. Taisa. You better not be keeled over somewhere or the Lieutenant's gonna have my head...

I'm bringing some groceries by the way. [Because clearly you don't get a choice. 8|]
What, so this church just up and disappeared, huh?

If they want it rebuilt, get me some supplies. I'll do it. Me and Al's repaired more than that before.

[THAT'S RIGHT LITTLE BRO. HE JUST SIGNED YOU UP FOR IT TOO.]
[When the feed flips on, Ed seems to be outside near the plaza, being pretty... Well... Himself. He's grins and waves into the camera, then pauses.]

Oh what's that? Your most prized and precious possession... broken? What ever shall we do?

You're lucky then!

That's right, ladies and gentleman, today only! I will be in the plaza fixing your precious things to perfect condition~

It's not fixable you say? Not for me! Just watch!

[Ed claps his hands together and touches a shattered plate on the table. With a blue light, it's restored to perfect condition.]

Bring your things and come on down~!

[And be prepared, because this alchemist is going to be grilling for answers...]
[When the audio cuts on, there's a sharp scream followed by a string of curses.]

What the... WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!

[There's some things being thrown off to the side, some definitive sounds of fear, and some distinct crashing. Obviously one of the items flung was the SFC, as when it hits... whatever, the video feed flips on. The feed only shows a little bit of Ed. He's kneeling on the ground, supporting himself with his hands. He raises his hands and gives a solitary clap. No light. No glow. No alchemy.]

Whoever's sick joke this is.. I'm NOT LAUGHING.

[Ed's never been the rational time and slams that metal fist into the ground. There's a large dip in the floor by the time he's done. What's got him so upset? Ed turns to get up and those who might be watching might see... There's a very specific mark sitting right over his heart.]
--eed this stupid thing to work... [Oh hey. The first thing you see, Vatheon, is the antenna of blond hair from the corner of the feed. But it's slowly moving down to Ed's face.]

Looks like I finally got it... [He stares into it a second--man this technology is... really advanced, in comparison to what he'd been using back home.]

Hey. Anyone seen a guy in a huge suit of armor walking around? [:< Where are you little bro?] You really can't miss him. He goes by Alphonse...

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