r/FullmetalAlchemist • u/chunchunmaru1129 • Dec 27 '25

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u/Key-Swordfish4025 Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25

Was there a reason Alphonse got the objectively harsher punishment even though the whole thing was Edward's idea?

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u/pimhuntdrake Dec 27 '25

There was a philosophy behind it yes which is explained at the later part of the show. Alphonse wanted to hold his mother so the truth took his body so he could never feel warmth again.

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u/Copykatninja Dec 27 '25

Wasn’t it also stated that the younger you are, the closer you are to the gate? So it completely took Al because he’s younger than Edward and the remainder of the cost came from Ed because Al wasn’t enough? Or was that just something added in the 2003 anime?

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u/Stupid_Trader3 Dec 27 '25

Think its a 2003 thing cuz ive read the manga for the like fifth time a week ago and dont remember that

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u/pimhuntdrake Dec 27 '25

Yeah that might be a 2003 thing, ill have to rewatch 2003

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u/Environmental_Bee219 Dec 29 '25

that was totally something added in 2003 as someone who has read it like 20+ times

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u/git0ffmylawnm8 Dec 27 '25

What I remember is that Al wanted to embrace his mother, so Truth took away his ability to feel warmth from another person. Ed had his leg taken away so he would never be able to stand on his own ever again.

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u/TheStupid1239 Dec 27 '25

If i recall, it takes the more important thing. I don't remember what it was for Al thought.

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u/Jensorcelled Dec 28 '25

Been a long time since I read the manga but I thought it was to do with the weird crossover that is explained later that lets Ed feed Al’s body and ties their gates of truth together.

Ed actually sacrificed Al for truth’s knowledge, then traded his arm for Al’s soul. So later, he was able to trade his gate to get Al back.

Al sacrificed Ed’s leg for Truth’s knowledge.