![]() It’s easy to imagine Arakawa being influenced by the 2003 invasion of Iraq as well. The animated film Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa likewise draws parallels between the Ishvalans and the plight that groups like the Romani and Jews faced in 1920s Germany.Īrakawa was also reportedly inspired by the Ainu, inhabitants of islands in the Sea of Okhotsk who have been marginalized throughout Japanese history. ![]() Like the Amestrians, the Germans responded with ethnic cleansing. There’s the Herero Wars of 1904-1908 when the Herero and Nama people rose up against their German occupiers. Take your pick of which real-life conflict best parallels the Ishvalan extermination. Worse, Amestrian Fuhrer King Bradley signed Order #3066, ordering the extermination of the Ishvalans and refusing their surrender. In Ishval, the State Alchemists were deployed as human WMDs. The Amestrian government recruits alchemists into their military, giving them special funds, privileges, and titles in exchange for service. These cultural differences led to tension, which boiled over about 10 years before the story’s beginning: An Amestrian soldier shot an Ishvalan child, leading to riots and then civil war. One of the nation’s annexations was Ishval, a desert country whose brown-skinned, red-eyed inhabitants refused to practice alchemy, viewing the science of creation as an affront to their god, Ishvala. The story mostly takes place in the country of Amestris, a military dictatorship prone to border skirmishes. ![]() The Ishvalan Genocideįullmetal Alchemist’s setting is inspired by 1910s Europe, with the additions of alchemy and steampunk tech. Scar in the live-action Fullmetal Alchemist: The Avenger Scar. Let’s delve into his history and connection to the Ishvalan Civil War. Left out of the first movie due to time constraints, Scar is one of FMA’s most complex characters and has a rich backstory. ![]() On the journey, they make many friends and foes chief among the latter are a cabal of seven homunculi, humans created by alchemy, each one embodying one of mankind’s deadliest sins.įullmetal Alchemist: The Avenger Scar introduces the titular villain turned anti-hero to the live-action world. To restore their bodies, they search for the legendary Philosopher’s Stone. An attempt to revive their late mother ended with Ed down an arm and leg and Al’s soul trapped in a suit of armor. FMA is the tale of two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric. ![]()
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