Using the last remains of the Philosopher’s Stone that Hohenheim had given her centuries ago, Dante had attached her soul to Lyra. It isn’t until Episode 44, when Hohenheim confronts Lyra, that the truth comes out: Dante hadn’t died back at the mansion, Lyra had. It doesn’t help that Lyra is incredibly-and perhaps uncomfortably-warm to Rose and her child, and this uncomfortable feeling doesn’t go away even after the citizens of Lior escape and Scar creates a Philosopher’s Stone. Lyra states that her intentions are to help Lior get back on his feet, believing Scar to be the one to make that happen, but something doesn’t feel right. Scar has also been using her as a catalyst of revenge for what’d happened to Ishval, a notion supported by Lyra. That feeling of confusion comes back in Episode 39, when it’s revealed that Rose had been raped by soldiers, impregnated, given birth and become mute while defending her people in Lior. The only clue is the ominous music that plays on her radio, but outside of that you wouldn’t know what’d transpired if you hadn’t already seen the show. It’s never outright stated what'd happened, so it’s easy to assume that Lyra had murdered Dante for her own personal gain. So when she manages to body-swap with Lyra, her apprentice who was introduced in Episode 9, and disable Greed on her own, it’s a little confusing. Originally a kind, frail, elderly lady who specializes in alchemic medicine, you don’t initially think of her as a threat in fact, Greed, who has a vendetta against her, is much more threatening because he’s strong, able-bodied and has a posse of genetically-altered chimeras at his disposal. Speaking as someone who was iffy on Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and, subsequently, loved Fullmetal Alchemist, I think it’s only fair to explain why Dante deserves more credit than she actually gets.ĭante is introduced in Episode 32 of Fullmetal Alchemist. Not surprisingly, its chief antagonist, Dante, is amongst the elements that get ripped apart, namely because “she’s not as good as Father”. While many would say yes, many more would say no, going as far as ripping to shreds what it stands for. Greed was at peace with his death, however, being satisfied that he had accomplished such great things for his beloved friends and allies.There’s plenty of debate as to whether or not Fullmetal Alchemist is superior to Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. But before he was destroyed, Father destroyed Greed in turn, and Ling was in agony, seeing his friend and ally dissolve away. This time, he used it to make Father's body soft like pencil lead, and Father crumbled to dust. Greed can rearrange his body's carbon to form a near-indestructible outer shell, like a diamond. Greed wanted nothing more than to destroy his despicable creator, and when Father tried to absorb him, Greed sabotaged him with his Ultimate Shield. This came to a head as Father was slowly falling apart. By now, Greed was motivated not by avarice, but by the desire to protect the people precious to him, like a true shonen hero. Greed willingly fought by their side against the likes of Pride, Gluttony and Wrath, and on the Promised Day, Greed valued Fu and Lan Fan as much as Ling himself did. Greed claimed that he was siding with the pair because they were useful minions, but his true motives were more sentimental than that. Over time, slowly, Greed began to see things Ling's and Ed's way: that human beings are powerful, worthwhile creatures that command a great deal of respect.
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