Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood quotes

[has just frozen a guard solid and boiled his comrade alive] Water freezes, water boils. Either way, you're just as dead. [A spear lands in front of him.] That's Alchemy...

Edward

What a nasty thing to do.

You of all people should know: Great deeds require great sacrifice. Isn't that the law of Equivalent Exchange?!

Edward

Save your breath. The laws of Alchemy don't justify murder!

So, it's not you? [points to Edward's brother]

Oh... um... no. I'm his younger brother, Alphonse.

But he's a runt!

Edward

[becomes angry at his stature being mentioned] OH YEAH, CAN A RUNT DO THIS?!

I've heard the stories but still I'd never imagine this; the Fullmetal Alchemist is just a little kid!

Edward

[now absolutely livid] Grr...! DON'T CALL ME LITTLE!

Alphonse

You know brother, I don't think he was really talking about your height just now.

Edward

[freezes up, then angry still] WELL EVEN IF HE WASN'T, HE STILL PISSED ME OFF!

Oh, say! Looks like my timing was perfect! You two are the Elric brothers, right? [runs up to Alphonse and shakes his hand vigorously] Oh, wow, it's an honor to finally meet the youngest State Alchemist ever! You're a real legend around here! I'm Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes, a pleasure!

Alphonse

Um, you want Edward. I'm actually his younger brother, Alphonse.

[turns to Edward in surprise] What, you're the Fullmetal Alchemist?! Sorry, I had no idea you'd be so...

Go on, say 'little.' I dare you.

Hi, princess. [nuzzles his beard on Elicia's face]

Ow! Daddy, your beard is itchy!

My beard? Like this? Itchy? Itchy! [nuzzles his beard on Elicia again] Look, we have guests. These are the Elric brothers!

[pointing at Alphonse]: Big brother... [pointing at Edward]: ...little brother.

Edward

[suppresses his anger at being called "little"] Nice to meet you... My name is Edward Elric... this is my younger brother, Alphonse Elric... get that? Youn-ger brot-her...

But "younger" means little. You're little.

Edward

Grrrr...! [is now shown being held back by Alphonse as they enter the Hughes residence] WHERE DO YA GET OFF CALLING ME LITTLE?! YOU LOOKED IN A MIRROR LATELY?! I'M TALLER THAN YOU ARE!

Alphonse

Just let it go, Ed. These people are being nice to let us stay here.

Hands down, that's got to be the funniest joke I've heard in a long, long time. The Freezing Alchemist wants me to come play his sidekick. Well, as fun as that sounds, the Crimson Alchemist works alone like he always had.

Kimblee, if we work together, we can bring down Bradley and his god-forsaken military! You saw the horrors that took place in Ishval, you were there, dammit! You know the things Bradley ordered us to do, the kind of man he really is! ... That's why you killed all those officers, isn't it? To send him a message?

[brief laugh] I think you've got me all wrong. My motives aren't so sophisticated as "revenge" or "honor" or any of that... The reason I killed all of those men.....was because I could. It's that simple.

That's too bad, Kimblee. That truly is too bad. [to a guard he froze]: Keep up the good work.

[looking at Alphonse's armor] There's no one in there. It's empty...! But that... that could only be true if his soul was bonded to the armor... So you lost your arm...and your brother... he lost his entire body... Heh! I see... it all makes sense... You fools committed the ultimate taboo! You attempted human transmutation, didn't you?! Alchemy's one and only unforgivable sin!

You know... There are some lines you really shouldn't cross. [punches mcdougal in the gut]

Greetings, Edward Elric. When I heard you were in the hospital... I DASHED RIGHT OVER! [The Elric brothers shiver timidly.] And as I suspected, you're in desperate need of my assistance! [He strips himself of his shirt.]

WAAHHHH!

You need the example of a perfect physical specimen to inspire your recovery! You see?! You're looking livelier already!

Edward

WILL YOU GET OUT?!

Ah... I see, so Isaac's dead, is he? That's a shame. I had such high hopes for him, too... But... the Philosopher's Stone? Sounds like he overused it. [chewing sounds are heard in the background] Gluttony, try to chew quietly. I'm on the phone... Yes, things are going well here in Liore. We'll be ready. It all begins very soon.

Alphonse

Brother.

Edward

Hmm?

Alphonse

The stories about this priest in Liore, do you think they’re true?

Edward

The ones about his miracles? They say he can transmute flowers out of thin air, right? Could be slight of hand, some cheap trick like that.

Alphonse

But... what if they’re not?

Edward

Right... if it's not then I suppose all that leaves is the real thing, huh?

Edward

The celestial stone that destroyed the city of Xerxes in one night. The grand elixir, sealed away by the Eastern Sage. It goes by different names, but it's always the same thing: some kind of object that amplifies alchemy. And that's the Philosopher's Stone. If we could just get our hands on it somehow, I might be able to get your body back... Damn books! They tell us everything but how to find it!

Ed? Al? Where are you? [She finds them scrawling a Transmutation Circle on the floor.] Oh, you boys... Are you in here messing up your dad’s study again? And Ed, you know better than to scribble on the floor.

Young Edward

Yea, but it's not scribbling. Here watch. [light flashes]

[eyes widen] Oh my. That's alchemy isn't it.

Did your dad teach you that?

Young Edward

How can he teach us anything if he's not here?

Young Alphonse

Right. We read about it in these books.

I can't believe you've done this.

Young Edward

I'm sorry. Did we mess up?

[claps her hands] No! It's great! You definitely take after your father. My little geniuses, you make me so proud.

Edward

[voice-over] And that was it. Mom had given us all the encouragement we needed. From that moment, we were obsessed with learning alchemy.

I am the called by many names I am the world, I am the universe, I am god, I am truth, I am all, I am one, and I am you.

Quiet, child. This is what you wanted, isn't it? I will show you... the Truth!

Young Edward

Alphonse, no! [A nearby suit of armor falls over] No, dammit. You won't take him too. Give him back! He's my brother! Take my leg. Take my arm! Take my heart, ANYTHING, YOU CAN HAVE IT! Just give him back! He's my little brother, he's all I have left!