The reason why Amestris can fight these three countries and still remain in a status quo (the status quo is intentional from the Amestrian side) is because of the highly militaristic and authoritarian regime of Amestris. A map of Amestris and its neighboring countries. A desert on the east side of Amestris splits Amestris apart from Xing (similar to China, with some Japanese inspirations as well), with the countries having had no conflicts. Aerugo and Amestris are, like Amestris and Creta, entrenched in a bloody border conflict after Amestris invaded Aerugo by taking the town of Fotset and some territory as well. The Principality of Aerugo (similar to Italy) lies on the south side of Amestris. In the east, the Amestrians are embroiled in centuries-long and multiple very bloody border conflicts with Creta, a highly diverse federation consisting of various tribes which were unified by the leader of the most influential tribe around the year 900. In the north, the mighty Drachma (similar to Russia) always threatens Amestris, waiting for its opportunity to break its shaky non-aggression pact with Amestris by besieging the fortress of Briggs and invading. Amestris is in a state of constant and total war with almost all of its neighbouring countries. The story of Fullmetal Alchemist, abbreviated to FMA, takes place in the fictional country of Amestris. The Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood tank.įullmetal Alchemist is a manga series written and illustrated by Mangaka Hiromu Arakawa (the male pseudonym of Hiromi Arakawa), of which two animated adaptations were made by studio Bones. By using real tanks, the illustrators managed to come up with some viable tank designs for Amestris. The Amestrian need for tanks is clear, and their first steps in designing tanks seem to be very promising, albeit unrealistic in technology, the time frame of the setting, experience, and potential specifications. The tank from this Anime adaptation resembles a Renault FT tank. These tanks seem to be more common than the tanks of the previously mentioned adaptations, as it is suggested in the Anime that Amestris has experience in tank warfare. The origin of this tank is unknown, but it is likely to be a technological culmination resulting from decades of war. The third adaptation is from the Fullmetal Alchemist Anime. The design of the tanks of these two adaptations are quite different: where the Manga tank resembles a fusion of the British WWI Tank Mark 1 and the Ferdinand, the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood tank resembles a fusion of a Panzer IV, Tiger 1, and VK 30.01 (H). These tanks are still prototypes and produced in very small numbers, but their first combat experience has shown promising results. In the Manga and the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Anime, the tanks were developed to help defend the country against its northern rival, where every technological edge is of vital importance to Amestris. Sure enough, the story ends with Scar returning to Ishval to help lead his country into a new age.As the Fullmetal Alchemist story has been adapted in three different series, these tanks and their origins differ as well. But we must also endure it, because someone must sever this chain of hatred."īefore the death of Scar's brother, he taught Scar about alchemy's idea of the world's flow: "If negative feelings pervade our world, the flow of the world will become negative." Scar abandoning his revenge quest coincides with him embracing the reconstructive side of alchemy he's realized that despite all he's lost, there's a purpose to his life beyond death. It's our duty as human beings to be angry at injustice. You must not forgive the cruelty of this world. "Enduring and forgiving are two different things. When Scar comes across a camp of Ishvalan survivors, his old teacher admonishes him: Alchemy consists of analysis, deconstruction, and reformation, so he stops at the second step to destroy his victims' bodies. He wants to kill the State Alchemists like they killed his people and sees no future for himself beyond that. Scar has only a death drive left when the story begins.
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