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kujoe · 2010-06-11, 06:53

Ed was a prodigy of alchemy. Simply put, a genius.

At such a young age, his knowledge and profound insight of alchemy and of matter itself is great such that he is able to bind Al's soul to a suit of armour, even daring to attempt resurrecting his mother. Al is no slouch himself and can probably match his brother from time to time, but Ed has simply demonstrated an uncanny level in this field from a very early age.

Spoiler for Ed at the end:

2010-06-11, 06:53	Link #1945
kujoe from head to heel Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Age: 42	Ed was a prodigy of alchemy. Simply put, a genius. At such a young age, his knowledge and profound insight of alchemy and of matter itself is great such that he is able to bind Al's soul to a suit of armour, even daring to attempt resurrecting his mother. Al is no slouch himself and can probably match his brother from time to time, but Ed has simply demonstrated an uncanny level in this field from a very early age. Spoiler for Ed at the end: The fact that he loses the ability to make use of his intellectual gift is perhaps one of the more ironic things to happen along with Roy (temporarily) losing his ability to see. In a way, it is quite saddening, but perhaps there lies a message somewhere underneath..? I do wonder however, what lies in the future for him now. If he has to get into some sort of tussle, he would have to improve and rely on his fighting abilities to compensate his inability to use alchemy. But more importantly, what will he put his life into now, and what kind of career path will he lead from here on?