Later, it’s revealed that King Bradley is, in fact, a Homunculus.

He goes on to take Greed prisoner.

The fight choreography in the episode as King Bradley faces off with Greed is wonderful and exhilarating.

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Mustang mourns the loss of his friend as he must inform Hughes' family of the tragic loss.

The emergence of Envy in this episode is harrowing, as well.

As it spells out dark things to come for the characters in the series.

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This episode is certainly one of the sadder ones in the series.

Especially as sacrifices get underway, the episode’s tone is handled perfectly.

Meanwhile, Al meets one of the antagonists of the series, Father.

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Lastly, Mustang finds himself hearing the story of King Bradley’s creation.

Many claim this is one of Edward’s greatest episodes in the series.

He gets a ton of huge moments that change the status quo of the series quite a bit.

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Father now hones the ability to block all alchemy, providing a new challenge for the protagonists.

The episode is all about the dangers of toying with human lives.

Will they toy with or take the lives of others to achieve their goals?

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Was Edward just as bad as him when he practiced Human Transmutation on Alphonse all those years ago?

With this, the episode does a wonderful job setting a tone for the series moving forward.

The protagonists of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood begin to move forward in their lives and live happy lives.

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Theseries finale is considered arguably perfectby a majority of viewers and fans across the world.

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Nina and Alexander Tucker transmutated together in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

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