So since I watch Frozen and Rise of the Guardians like once a week, back to back, I've started to notice some similarities with both movies. So I decided to make a book of theories and headcanons for Frozen, RotG, and other Disney and DreamWorks mov...
I thought it was about time I put a theory in here about one of my favorite anime, Fullmetal Alchemist. And for the purpose of you guys being able to understand the theory, and because I'm more than happy to do so, I'll give you the rundown of what this show is about. Plus, it'll help the people living under a rock who have no idea what I'm talking about. OK, here we go!
Fullmetal Alchemist is about a pair of brothers named Edward and Alphonse Elric who learn the science of alchemy at a very young age. Alchemy is the art of deconstructing elements and reconstructing those elements into something new. (that's the very basic concept; I won't go into too much detail.) For reasons unknown, their mother, Trisha, falls severely ill and dies, which devastates the boys. But they think they know a way to bring their mother back to life with a form of alchemy called Human Transmutation. They preform this act and things were looking good, until Alphonse gets his body taken away and Edward his left leg. Seeing what he had done, Edward sacrifices his right arm to bring back his brother's soul and attaches it to a giant suit of metal armor and he has to get mechanical limbs. After that, they enlist in the military to be able to research on ways to get their original bodies back and come across a thing called the Philosopher's Stone, which is fabled to bypass the all the laws of alchemy. The rest of the story is about them trying to find it, so I won't give anything else away.
Now, with that in mind, I have to tell you that there are two different series that follow this story line, but are very different. The first would be Fullmetal Alchemist that came out in 2003. This version ends with Edward being transported from his world of Amestris to our world in Nazi Germany and no one gets a happy ending, to say the least. Obviously, this anime adaptation wasn't based from the original manga so in 2010, they rebooted the series and made Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Now this one was COMPLETELY different from it's 2003 counterpart; it ended with Edward getting his limbs back and Alphonse getting his body, plus everyone else getting their happy endings as well. and to top it off, it was solely based on the original material.
But here's where the major coincidence occurs; don't you find it just a tad suspicious that FMA Brotherhood had the EXACT opposite outcome than the first series? Think about it: The main villain is a man instead of a woman, Edward gets his limbs back, homunculi are something different entirely, (in FMA they were only created if an alchemist went through with a human transmutation, but in FMAB, they were just parts of the main bad guy's soul. Think of it like Voldemort and his horcruxes.) and pretty much everything turned out to be different. I'd get into all the details, but it would be ruining the series for you guys more than I already have. So why do you think this happened, you ask? Well you can just look at the picture I provided for you so I don't have to write has much. (I didn't make the picture; it's just a random screenshot I found so credit goes to whoever made it.)
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So what do you think? Is Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood just a "much needed" reboot of an already awesome anime, or is it the Truth giving Ed and Al another chance to get their happy ending? Well, that's for you guys to decide. Put your thoughts in the comments below if agree or disagree, vote if you want more awesome theories! (Even if you don't, I'll still publish more, but it would make me really happy if you voted anyway (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ) See you guys later!!!
