r/GuysBeingDudes • u/ScreamSmart • 11d ago

Traditional greeting

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u/knight7imperial 11d ago

Now kith

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u/trippysmurf 11d ago

What's funny is how this is one of the most homoerotic moments in anime, and the guy on the left is also the biggest Wife Guy in anime. 

His wife is also one of the most terrifying characters in a series that includes genocidal homunculi. 

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u/Mikaelious 11d ago

Is this from an OVA? I've watched theseries like three times in total and have not seen this scene once.

(Or is it from FMA 2003? I haven't seen that one fully.)

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u/trippysmurf 11d ago

It's from 2003. 

I like the deeper roster in FMA:B, but the character work for the Homunculi in 2003 is excellent and makes them all tragic beings versus homicidal weapons. 

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u/Pofwoffle 11d ago

I would argue that they're still somewhat tragic, it's just that they all have the shared tragedy of having been created by Father solely for his own purposes, and not allowed to be their own people. It's clear from how Greed develops that the homunculi are people, just like anybody else, just with different origins, and the hopeful ending that Selim gets is another nod toward the idea that if it weren't for Father's influence they likely would have turned out differently.