Edward Elric: Equivalent Exchange, the first law of Alchemy.

Ava: Anime loves to make short characters powerful

Bakeneko: Short? More like pint sized!

Edward: I am not little!

Ava: Edward Eric was born in Atraxis in 1899, but all hell broke loose. The country experienced a civil war known as the Ishval Massacre. His home town was unaffected, and he was raised normally. His life started to fall apart when his dad left.

Bakeneko: Do all anime protagonists have to have some tragic parenting backstory? I mean c'mon Elric, Eren, Mikasa, Ki-

Ava: Bakeneko be quiet. Anyways eventually his mother fell ill and died. Him and his brother attempted to use Alchemy to bring her back, but they payed a heavy price.

Bakeneko: He paid an arm and a leg!

Ava: Too soon. Edward had his arm and leg he lost replaced with a prosthetic called Automail, a metal contraption that is fully operational. Later he got a visit from a certain state alchemist and was brought into to join the state alchemists. He also discovered he could do alchemy without a transmutation circle.

Bakeneko: Basically he gives a big 'fuck you' to the laws of alchemy

Ava: In combination with this he also uses his Auto-Mail arm to transmute into a sword and use the materials around him to create a variety of weapons, like spears and cannons. However he has a few weaknesses.

Bakeneko: Well for starters he has a habit of busting his auto mail, which makes him next to useless in combat when that happens.

Ava: He also has quite a temper and has lost it when either his loved ones are in danger or when someone insults him. Overall, the Fullmetal Alchemist is very skilled in his art and a worthy foe

Edward: Attention Gun-toting extremists! Can you hear me alright, or did you blow your ears out during target practice?