Post by Roy Mustang on Jan 17, 2007 17:31:40 GMT -5
Name: Roy Mustang
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Height: 5'8"
Weight: Unknown
Element of Alchemy: Fire
Race: Human
Military: Yes
Description:
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History: The anime followed much of Roy's role in the manga during the early storyline. However, as the anime diverges from the original story, Roy's role and much of his background also differed.
Mustang first appears in Battle on the Train (chapter 4). He holds the rank of colonel and is stationed at Eastern Headquarters. Like in the anime, he is responsible for recruiting Edward Elric into the State Military. After Mustang heard about their prodigious abilities, he traveled to Resembool with Hawkeye to meet the Elrics. Horrified to discover that the boys have attempted a human transmutation, he confronts them at the Rockbells' home and then offers them the chance to become State Alchemists to find away to restore their bodies.
Following Hughes' death, Mustang investigates the incident in secret despite the military closing the case after convicting Maria Ross. Trusting in Ross' innocence, and with the help of Barry the Chopper, Mustang uses his alchemy skills to fake Ross' death and engineer her escape from Amestris. After discovering that King Bradley is a Homunculus, he tries to expose him to the top echelons of the military, only to discover that they know his true nature but continue to support him. This move costs Mustang and deprives him of his subordinates - King Bradley places Riza Hawkeye under his command and authorizes the transfer of Mustang’s remaining personnel to the far reaches of Amestris.
Mustang compares his struggle against the Fuhrer to a chess game, and says that his knight, pawn, rook, bishop and queen have been taken away, obviously referring to the fact that his trusted subordinates have been stationed elsewhere. In this analogy, logically, Roy must be the king piece, also given that his name in French means "king". However, it is unclear whether Arakawa intended for each chess piece to correspond with one of Roy's removed subordinates, or if she had referred to all the pieces in chess, being Roy's subordinates in general, being taken away collectively.
It is revealed that his playboy tactics used in order to cover his true intentions were inherited from Hawkeye's grandfather, General Grumman. This is an interesting follow up to Mustang's note of gratitude towards Grumman "I have learned a lot from you" before he left Eastern Headquarters. In chapter 62, when Roy visits "Madame Christmas", he mentions that "Elizabeth-chan has been taken by another man". While it has not been confirmed, this may be his way of referring to Hawkeye's being restationed, as her codename in chapter 37 was "Elizabeth" and she has recently been assigned to the Fuhrer as his personal aide. This subsequently leads to a contact between Mustang and General Grumman, who had left a hidden message inside the queen piece of the chess set he gave Mustang upon the latter's transfer to Central should Mustang need his help.
Past
The manga contains an extensive background story depicting Mustang during the Ishbal War.
In chapter 58 (Padding Footsteps of Destruction), Roy is said to have learned his elementary alchemy from Riza's father. In a flashback conversation, Roy is revealed to have become a State Alchemist in order to help the common people, despite the objection of his shishou (teacher). Upon hearing Roy's desire for power, his teacher states that he would pass his greatest and most powerful alchemy to Roy under the condition he would use it on the course of good. However, before he could elaborate, Roy's teacher began to choke from coughing up blood and manages only to reveal that he had passed all his secrets on to his daughter, and asked of Roy to look after her. The strange markings on Hawkeye's back is the method chosen by her father to pass these secrets on.
Like fellow State Alchemists, he was sent to completely raze a region Amestris was unable to subdue. He runs into Maes Hughes and they reminisce briefly about the past and discuss the State's involvement in the War before they are ambushed by an injured Ishbalan. They were saved by a sniper, later revealed to be none other than Riza Hawkeye. Mustang continues through the war with a pessimistic view and considers himself to be a killer, unable to help people as he had previously hoped.
However, Mustang discovers that while he thought he was alone in the war, simply murdering people, he was saving the lives of the men in his unit. This new idea appears to spur him into making an attempt to become the Fuhrer, which he explains to Hughes at the end of the war. He then surrounds himself with people he knows he can trust; Hughes, Fuery, Falman, Havoc, Breda, and lastly Hawkeye. He orders Hawkeye to watch his back, and that if he ever strayed from the path of wanting to help people, of wanting to change the government, it was her role to shoot him.
Personality:
Outwardly arrogant and playfully manipulative, Mustang is intelligent and almost always one step ahead of his opponents. On the surface, he appears to be nothing more than a man of the military who pursues promotions and praise and is considered a ladies' man. Mustang's true goal is to become Führer in order to gain the power to reform the government in order to absolve his sins in the Ishbal War, along with the joking requirement for female officers to wear tiny miniskirts (which considerably increased Havoc's loyalty to him).
His goals are admirable enough that he earns the fierce loyalty of his good friends Lt Col. Maes Hughes, Major Alex Louis Armstrong, and his own subordinates, among whom are Riza Hawkeye, Jean Havoc, Heymans Breda, Vato Falman, and Kain Fuery. While Mustang has a close and amicable relationship with all of his subordinates, he appears to share a deeper bond of affection with his second-in-command Riza Hawkeye, who has devoted her life to supporting him. This bond culminates in the final episodes of the show when Mustang chooses Hawkeye alone to accompany him on his greatest and most dangerous mission.
Though a hero of the Ishbal War, he remains haunted by the horrors of war and suffers great remorse for the lives he took. In the anime, these include the parents of Winry Rockbell, a childhood friend of the Elric Brothers.
Sample RP: Roy was walking throughout central looking around to check if anything was up. "Everything here seems to be in order..." He said as he continued hi walk.
"Are you sure about that?" A voice called out frombehind him.
"You...what are you doing here?" He asked as the person came out of the shadows.
"Just to chat..." Lust said sarcasticaly. "What do you know about Ed and the philosiphers stone?" She asked in a demanding voice.
"Nothing...nothing at all." He said in a voice to let her know he was lieing.
"Tell me or I will have to force it out of you!"
"Hmph..." Roy said as he snapped his fingers releasing a zap of fire at her but before it hit her she left. "Well I guess that takes care of that..." He said continueing his walk.
Level: 1
Exp: 0/1000
Ryo: 1000
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Height: 5'8"
Weight: Unknown
Element of Alchemy: Fire
Race: Human
Military: Yes
Description:
i24.photobucket.com/albums/c7/devilstoy10/56.jpg
History: The anime followed much of Roy's role in the manga during the early storyline. However, as the anime diverges from the original story, Roy's role and much of his background also differed.
Mustang first appears in Battle on the Train (chapter 4). He holds the rank of colonel and is stationed at Eastern Headquarters. Like in the anime, he is responsible for recruiting Edward Elric into the State Military. After Mustang heard about their prodigious abilities, he traveled to Resembool with Hawkeye to meet the Elrics. Horrified to discover that the boys have attempted a human transmutation, he confronts them at the Rockbells' home and then offers them the chance to become State Alchemists to find away to restore their bodies.
Following Hughes' death, Mustang investigates the incident in secret despite the military closing the case after convicting Maria Ross. Trusting in Ross' innocence, and with the help of Barry the Chopper, Mustang uses his alchemy skills to fake Ross' death and engineer her escape from Amestris. After discovering that King Bradley is a Homunculus, he tries to expose him to the top echelons of the military, only to discover that they know his true nature but continue to support him. This move costs Mustang and deprives him of his subordinates - King Bradley places Riza Hawkeye under his command and authorizes the transfer of Mustang’s remaining personnel to the far reaches of Amestris.
Mustang compares his struggle against the Fuhrer to a chess game, and says that his knight, pawn, rook, bishop and queen have been taken away, obviously referring to the fact that his trusted subordinates have been stationed elsewhere. In this analogy, logically, Roy must be the king piece, also given that his name in French means "king". However, it is unclear whether Arakawa intended for each chess piece to correspond with one of Roy's removed subordinates, or if she had referred to all the pieces in chess, being Roy's subordinates in general, being taken away collectively.
It is revealed that his playboy tactics used in order to cover his true intentions were inherited from Hawkeye's grandfather, General Grumman. This is an interesting follow up to Mustang's note of gratitude towards Grumman "I have learned a lot from you" before he left Eastern Headquarters. In chapter 62, when Roy visits "Madame Christmas", he mentions that "Elizabeth-chan has been taken by another man". While it has not been confirmed, this may be his way of referring to Hawkeye's being restationed, as her codename in chapter 37 was "Elizabeth" and she has recently been assigned to the Fuhrer as his personal aide. This subsequently leads to a contact between Mustang and General Grumman, who had left a hidden message inside the queen piece of the chess set he gave Mustang upon the latter's transfer to Central should Mustang need his help.
Past
The manga contains an extensive background story depicting Mustang during the Ishbal War.
In chapter 58 (Padding Footsteps of Destruction), Roy is said to have learned his elementary alchemy from Riza's father. In a flashback conversation, Roy is revealed to have become a State Alchemist in order to help the common people, despite the objection of his shishou (teacher). Upon hearing Roy's desire for power, his teacher states that he would pass his greatest and most powerful alchemy to Roy under the condition he would use it on the course of good. However, before he could elaborate, Roy's teacher began to choke from coughing up blood and manages only to reveal that he had passed all his secrets on to his daughter, and asked of Roy to look after her. The strange markings on Hawkeye's back is the method chosen by her father to pass these secrets on.
Like fellow State Alchemists, he was sent to completely raze a region Amestris was unable to subdue. He runs into Maes Hughes and they reminisce briefly about the past and discuss the State's involvement in the War before they are ambushed by an injured Ishbalan. They were saved by a sniper, later revealed to be none other than Riza Hawkeye. Mustang continues through the war with a pessimistic view and considers himself to be a killer, unable to help people as he had previously hoped.
However, Mustang discovers that while he thought he was alone in the war, simply murdering people, he was saving the lives of the men in his unit. This new idea appears to spur him into making an attempt to become the Fuhrer, which he explains to Hughes at the end of the war. He then surrounds himself with people he knows he can trust; Hughes, Fuery, Falman, Havoc, Breda, and lastly Hawkeye. He orders Hawkeye to watch his back, and that if he ever strayed from the path of wanting to help people, of wanting to change the government, it was her role to shoot him.
Personality:
Outwardly arrogant and playfully manipulative, Mustang is intelligent and almost always one step ahead of his opponents. On the surface, he appears to be nothing more than a man of the military who pursues promotions and praise and is considered a ladies' man. Mustang's true goal is to become Führer in order to gain the power to reform the government in order to absolve his sins in the Ishbal War, along with the joking requirement for female officers to wear tiny miniskirts (which considerably increased Havoc's loyalty to him).
His goals are admirable enough that he earns the fierce loyalty of his good friends Lt Col. Maes Hughes, Major Alex Louis Armstrong, and his own subordinates, among whom are Riza Hawkeye, Jean Havoc, Heymans Breda, Vato Falman, and Kain Fuery. While Mustang has a close and amicable relationship with all of his subordinates, he appears to share a deeper bond of affection with his second-in-command Riza Hawkeye, who has devoted her life to supporting him. This bond culminates in the final episodes of the show when Mustang chooses Hawkeye alone to accompany him on his greatest and most dangerous mission.
Though a hero of the Ishbal War, he remains haunted by the horrors of war and suffers great remorse for the lives he took. In the anime, these include the parents of Winry Rockbell, a childhood friend of the Elric Brothers.
Sample RP: Roy was walking throughout central looking around to check if anything was up. "Everything here seems to be in order..." He said as he continued hi walk.
"Are you sure about that?" A voice called out frombehind him.
"You...what are you doing here?" He asked as the person came out of the shadows.
"Just to chat..." Lust said sarcasticaly. "What do you know about Ed and the philosiphers stone?" She asked in a demanding voice.
"Nothing...nothing at all." He said in a voice to let her know he was lieing.
"Tell me or I will have to force it out of you!"
"Hmph..." Roy said as he snapped his fingers releasing a zap of fire at her but before it hit her she left. "Well I guess that takes care of that..." He said continueing his walk.
Level: 1
Exp: 0/1000
Ryo: 1000
