Fullmetal Alchemist Chapter 88 Discussion

I was half expecting/hoping Salem and Al would swap mom stories.  Maybe Al could manipulate the little kid..for the good, of course.

Al and Hoenheim's planned seemed pretty good!

Edwards just angry cause his dad went through without >D



Greed is just way too awesome :)



Hmm, Al alone with Pride - well a little kid... >_<;

RandomOugi said:
Also, couldn't Al try to smash his powerless child body to pieces with physical strength or with alchemy? (I'm assuming he can use alchemy inside that thing)

Well, I think using alchemy would produce some light therefore that's not a good idea. But yes - can't Alphonse just beat Pride to death.. ^^;

Most interesting chapter for me in a while. Alphonse's plan was just great, and I wonder what the long term effects on Pride's body will be, since he mentioned the need for food, water and air.

One of the biggest obstacles on immortal characters in fiction is absolute and continuous damage(like the foundry on Terminator 2), will he spend all his lives immediately due to those biological needs, since he could technically be dieing multiple times on a small time frame? Also, couldn't Al try to smash his powerless child body to pieces with physical strength or with alchemy? (I'm assuming he can use alchemy inside that thing)

Can't say I'm surprised by Greed. I mean, he's greedy (and that's why I love him)



Now the plot is so tense with all the powers coming back into view

Kinda excited by what Kimbley will do

Greed is beautifully simple sometimes. "I'm going to rule the world." - "Why?" - "'Cause I wanna." Ling, having been actually raised to rule, must get pretty frustrated!



I think it's interesting how the homunculi have been removed from action in different ways, really Lust is the only one to have been killed. Different strategies. I still wonder what Wrath's up to...he's out there somewhere...



Poor Al, no matter which way the story goes (anime/various points in the manga) he ends up feeling guilty and self-sacrificing. He probably has the least to feel guilty about of anyone in this story!