I Haven't Seen The 2003 Anime, So My Opinion Is Might Be A Little Bit Biased. I Think That Many People

I haven't seen the 2003 anime, so my opinion is might be a little bit biased. I think that many people don't understand that the brotherhood Roy is a really good actor who has two faces: the selfish womanizer with an immense amount of arrogance and the protective man who seeks his redemption in helping his country. The latter is 'the real Roy'. He does feel torn after the war (manga portrays this better) but he doesn't let his guilt stop him in his redemption. He wants to become the Fuhrer for that purpose! I could write pages about him throwing away his vengeance for the sake of his goal! My point: Brotherhood Roy is a good man who uses his guilt and regret as a fuel that moves him to redemption and a new beginning. And that is honestly one of the most inspiring things I have seen.

When it comes to Edward, I don't really see many problems with him. He is a cunning boy who has a strong moral code (he never killed a person) mixed with the determination of fixing his mistake. He has a complex about his height, which many take as a comic relief thing, but in reality it puts Edward down and is one of his insecurities. He's a little bit awkward and a huge nerd. He wants to be there for his brother. Ed tries to be 'cool' all the time and never cries. There are so many analyses about this character and the certain things he'd done a certain way. When he gave up his gate, you could really see how grown up he was. Unlike so many protagonists, Edward gave up the VERY power that made him special and 'lowered himself to a mere human'. But how does he see it? Edward accepts it. His humanity. He thinks that no matter what power they had, humans will always make the same mistakes with it, therefore proving that they're nothing more than just humans. Edward is a human who went from being obsessed with alchemy to a human who realized what he is.

Thank you for reading! This was a long one...

How can FMA 2003 have a better Ed and Roy, it doesn't have the scene with Roy not killing Envy or Ed defeating Pride

I mean…

I don’t really think Ed defeating Pride was a particularly defining moment of his character, so while losing it might be less cool in some way “makes Ed a less good character” wouldn’t be one of them?

2003 Ed and manga Ed are very different characters, they’re both pretty great, but I like 2003 Ed more? And I think he’s a more unusual character. I love how he cries all the freaking time. I love that he’s both a very emotional guy and a rationalist who’s obsessed with being RASHKONAL and how his views can EXPLAINZ EVERYTHING but he’s still not ashamed to show his emotions–like that’s kind of a weird combination.

As to Roy, that was a powerful moment, but the reason I prefer 2003 Roy is because it focuses more on his guilt and less on his vengeance. I find that the most interesting aspect of his character. There are a lot of characters who explore the vengeance narrative already, like Scar.

Wow you're so talented. Love the hair 😁

I don’t have freaking adjectives for describe this game °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°

For artists who have problems with perspective (furniture etc.) in indoor scenes like me - there’s an online programm called roomsketcher where you can design a house/roon and snap pictures of it using different perspectives.

It’s got an almost endless range of furniture, doors, windows, stairs etc and is easy to use. In addition to that, you don’t have to install anything and if you create an account (which is free) you can save and return to your houses.

Examples (all done by me):

Here’s an example for how you can use it

B always wondered what the numbers meant.

It seemed only natural that everyone else saw them too.  That is, until his small voice quipped after them one day and all he received in return were blank stares.  He felt different and strange after that.

He never spoke of them again.

But still… he wondered.

They were everywhere and held no meaning to him.  He tried not to look at them. 

But one night in particular, he couldn’t help but notice that A’s numbers were especially small.  Nearly ran out.

A, his best friend.  His brother in every sense of the word, save in blood.  The small, freckled boy with the bright eyes and the charming tooth gap.  The quiet, brilliant child with a laugh only B himself could genuinely initiate.

And how B loved to make him laugh.  When he wasn’t with B, A bore a timid countenance.  Almost frightened. 

B found him once, sitting and hugging his knees on the windowsill behind the heavy curtains.  He was crying.  When B climbed up to sit with him, A quickly wiped the tears from his red, round face.  B looked at him through strands of messy, black hair that always hung in his dark eyes.  They sat for a moment in awkward silence.  Then, B reached out and his long slender fingers closed around the especially small, freckled hand of his friend.  He candidly spoke only a few simple words and A’s tear-streaked face brightened into a toothy grin.

And that was B to A.  The carefree spirit to his small, burdened shoulders.  The wild laughter to his quiet reservation.

But the numbers kept getting smaller. 

And on that night- the night the numbers were smallest of all- A hugged B.  He held him close and whispered, “Thank you.“  And B tousled his friend’s hair and laughed as he always did and asked, "What for?"  But A didn’t answer.  He squeezed tightly one more time and turned to go into his room, shutting the door behind him.

And the next morning, Roger came and sat down slowly on B’s bedside.  He spoke softly and sadly.

And the numbers finally made sense.

Blackbeard is the ultimate shipper

Blackbeard: You care for her…you fancy her! Do not deny what is clear to my eye.

Question is…does she fancy you?

My god, she does. We are in luck!

Yep...

Couldn't agree with you more...

(Big thanks to @everyroymustang for providing not only me, but the entire fandom with these glorious images)

it’s weird to think that everyone views you differently like one person might think you put the stars in the sky and another person could think you crawled out of the pits of hell and are here to drag them down with you