ROY MUSTANG
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The Flame Alchemist. Colonel. His gloves create a spark through friction and the arrays on them do the rest. Useless in the rain, which the show remembers at the worst possible moments. Ishvalan war veteran who burned people alive on orders and has been climbing toward the Fuhrer's office ever since on the theory that getting there is the only way to make it mean something. Uses the Elrics as pieces in that climb. Genuinely cares about them. Both things are completely true and the show never lets either one cancel the other out.
ROY THROUGH THE ARCHIVE //
COMBAT LEDGER //
Open page →Episodes 50–51 · Führer's residence · Result: Mustang kills Bradley and nearly dies doing it
Mustang confronts King Bradley after learning the Führer is Pride. Bradley's speed and regeneration make ordinary flame attacks insufficient until the remains tied to Pride's creation become part of the fight.Mustang's climb toward the top of the military ends with him literally fighting the Homunculus occupying that office. The institution he wanted to reform has a monster at its head, and removing it costs him almost everything.
The Breakdown
Once Bradley is weakened, Mustang burns through the Red Stones sustaining his regeneration and finishes the battle with the same alchemy the State once ordered him to use in Ishbal.
