phantomrose96:

phantomrose96:

FMA has a lot of subtle symbolism but the least subtle is probably the “Ed has a lot of issues with his father” symbolism. The FMA manga starts on the Leore arc and ends on the Promises Day arc so what I mean is Ed started and ended the series by pummeling the shit out of someone named “Father”

I love all the FMA arcs in fact

• Father Cornello arc – bad dad tries to cultivate religious army. Ed punches.
• Shou Tucker arc – bad dad is the worst dad. Ed punches.
• Hughes dies arc – good dad is dead dad :(. Ed punches himself emotionally.
• Greed arc – Greed dad bad dad.
• Ling and Mei arc – These two share a bad dad. They fight about it.
• Hohenheim returns arc – bad dad, source of all Ed’s bad dad problems, returns. Ed punches eventually.
• King Bradley reveal arc – Bradley is bad dad. Ed doesn’t punch but he did fake-assassinate him once.
• Ishval backstory arc – Riza’s dad is bad dad. Ed’s not available for punching.
• Promised Day arc – Boy Does Ed Sure Punch This Bad Dad