Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

[deadlydreamx]

well he saw the truth sooo he should be able to do everything with a snap of his fingers.. unless he needs that special circle on his gloves to make fire

[Ryllharu]

He shouldn't. Ed and Al can do pretty much anything no matter what it is, what it's made out of and so on.

[Buffalobiian]

He shouldn't. Ed and Al can do pretty much anything no matter what it is, what it's made out of and so on.

He'll need to start clapping his hands though, so rapid fire wouldn't be an option anymore. Not that it'd do much anyway now that he's blind and gotta stick with napalming.

I have no idea what happened to the philosopher's stone at the end. Wrath didn't seem to take it in, and everybody else just kinda forgot about it.

[DeathscytheVII]

Aw yeah,that's what we're talking about! Two of the show's best close combat fighters duking it out. It may just be an even match, considering Wrath is wounded.

He'll need to start clapping his hands though, so rapid fire wouldn't be an option anymore. Not that it'd do much anyway now that he's blind and gotta stick with napalming.

Interesting point, now that Mustang has 'seen' the truth, that means he can now do alchemy without the aid of transmutation circles, maybe all he needs to do is just rub the fibers of his gloves together, even if its just between his fingers....of course the whole being unable to see thing doesn't help.

I have no idea what happened to the philosopher's stone at the end. Wrath didn't seem to take it in, and everybody else just kinda forgot about it.

Pretty sure Bradley still has it in his possession. I smell future plot device.

[Ryllharu]

He'll need to start clapping his hands though, so rapid fire wouldn't be an option anymore. Not that it'd do much anyway now that he's blind and gotta stick with napalming.

Interesting point, now that Mustang has 'seen' the truth, that means he can now do alchemy without the aid of transmutation circles, maybe all he needs to do is just rub the fibers of his gloves together, even if its just between his fingers....of course the whole being unable to see thing doesn't help.

Does he need to clap his hands, or does he simply need to make an impromptu circle? Izumi, Ed and Al all do that be cause they always have.

A middle finger and a thumb make a circle too.

[Jessper]

Does he need to clap his hands, or does he simply need to make an impromptu circle? Izumi, Ed and Al all do that be cause they always have.

A middle finger and a thumb make a circle too.

When they talked about it way back when I remember them saying something like they make the circle in their body, said circle might have to include their core, which thumbs and fingers wouldn't. I wouldn't expect to see mustang start firing off shots without some indication they are coming.

[Buffalobiian]

When they talked about it way back when I remember them saying something like they make the circle in their body, said circle might have to include their core, which thumbs and fingers wouldn't. I wouldn't expect to see mustang start firing off shots without some indication they are coming.

Interesting. I always thought the "circle" (explained by Scar, leading him to destroy Ed's arm I believe) was made as they pulled their hands apart. If the palm is pulled apart first while the fingers and thumbs are in contact, it momentarily forms a circle with both hands.

Your explanation makes more sense however, since the blue transmutation sparks always occur when they clap (from memory), rather than when they release.

[Jessper]

Interesting. I always thought the "circle" (explained by Scar, leading him to destroy Ed's arm I believe) was made as they pulled their hands apart. If the palm is pulled apart first while the fingers and thumbs are in contact, it momentarily forms a circle with both hands.

Your explanation makes more sense however, since the blue transmutation sparks always occur when they clap (from memory), rather than when they release.

Hum, I looked around a bit in older episodes and the one time I found when it is directly addressed (episode 12 if you're interested) is when Ed and Al are learning from Izumi; she tells them about construction symbols that go with transmutation circles. They ask about why she doesn't have to use them, she responds saying "I am like a construction symbol" so I guess it is open to interpretation still. I think using the whole body makes more sense, otherwise using both hands would be unnecessary and a waste of time. In one of the episodes Ed loses his automail and can't fix Al until he gets it back, if he was able to do it with one hand he would have.