For Edward and Alphonse Elric, the search for the Philosopher’s Stone offers a way to recover what forbidden alchemy took from them. The gem can bypass the laws of Equivalent Exchange, making it central to their quest to restore their bodies. But as Edward earns the name “Fullmetal,” their search draws the brothers into a growing conspiracy with consequences for the world.
Their losses began with an attempt to resurrect their recently deceased mother through human transmutation. Alphonse’s body disintegrated, and Edward lost a leg before sacrificing an arm to bind his brother’s soul to a suit of armor. Rescued by their neighbor Pinako Rockbell and her granddaughter Winry, the brothers received crucial help: Winry’s engineering skills provided Edward with automail prosthetic limbs. Years of training followed before they set out to find the Stone.
