Alphonse Elric

Alphonse Elric is the deuteragonist of Hiromu Arakawa's manga Fullmetal Alchemist and its various anime adaptations. He is a major player of r/anime's Best Guy and Best Character contests owing to the series' reputation in the subreddit (specifically the 2009 Brotherhood remake) as one of the greatest anime of all time. In the International Saimoe League, Al managed to claim an award before his older brother could, as he won the divine crown consolation sub-tournament in 2018 by beating Tsunayoshi Sawada in the final match.

Background & history
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Alphonse, nicknamed Al, is the younger brother of main protagonist Edward Elric. In the beginning of the manga, the two brothers attempted to perform human transmutation to resurrect their dead mother. However, in doing so they must follow the law of equivalent exchange; soon after they encountered the entity known as "Truth", and they were forced to pay a great price for performing such a forbidden act. Alphonse lost his entire body as the brothers failed to revive their mother, but Ed managed to save him by affixing his soul into a suit of armour using a blood rune, causing him to lose his right arm in the process. Several years later, Al becomes an alchemist alongside his brother; together they roam the world in search of the "Philosopher's Stone", a powerful artifact that would hopefully restore Alphonse's human body back.

As a living, talking suit of armour, Alphonse does not physically feel anything and is nearly invulnerable as long as the blood rune inside his suit is not defaced. He commonly mistaken by other people for being the "Fullmetal Alchemist" because of his imposing appearance (much to Ed's chagrin). Like his brother, Al is a skilled hand-to-hand fighter and is capable of performing alchemy without the need for a transmutation circle.

Honours
International Saimoe League


 * Best playoff finish: Round of 32 (2011 exhibitions)
 * Exhibitions: ISML 2018 divine crown - Winner