TL DR: I don't understand why Nina's situation was considered to be the saddest by a lot of fans when Mustang has a far more painful and tragic story. Maybe you guys can point out something even sadder? I can't really think of anyone whose experiences don't. I will say that this was a tragic first 'assignment' for Fullmetal, especially considering all that has happened to him up until this point, but it really does pale in comparison to Roy's experiences. Yeah, it would've sucked a lot more if I'd been there, but imagine being in Roy's shoes. Nina is a child who had little to no character development, had no time to have a history aside from her mother facing the same fate and her not knowing, and the only real pain I felt from her loss was through Edward and Alphonse. Mustang is a fleshed out character with principles, morals, and PTSD from the horrible shit he's seen and done. GIPHY is the platform that animates your world. After dealing with the horrors of war and killing innocent civilians (A married couple of Amestrian doctors who have a child, at that), he makes it his goal to get to the top of command so that he can prevent such atrocities from happening in doing so, his best friend is murdered in order to protect the conspiracy which made him fight that war and kill those civilians in the first place. Maybe an innocent child dying is upsetting, but I feel like what Roy Mustang endures over his life is far more tragic and painful. Maes Hughes's death was sad enough as it was, but how it affected every individual and everyone as a whole was just horrible). The boys losing their mother and attempting to bring her backĮverything that ends up happening to Roy Mustang (killing innocent doctors, experiencing the horrors of war, contemplating suicide, his best friend dying on the phone trying to give him crucial information that would uncover a massive conspiracy, etc. Discover and Share the best GIFs on Tenor.

Personally, the two saddest moments to me were the obvious ones: The perfect Full Metal Alchemist Roy Mustang Cry Animated GIF for your conversation.

Yeah, I get that a kid died, but she didn't really have much of a personality except 'I'm a kid.' Is it just that a kid died, or is it maybe a combination of what Edward and Alphonse experienced from the situation and feeling powerless to stop the transmutation and killing of a little girl? So, I'd like to know what exactly makes that moment stick out as the saddest point in the anime and manga. Actually, you probably need to have seen all of Brotherhood and 2003 just to be safe. This post contains spoilers, of course, so don't read it unless you've watched/read past the Tucker portion of the anime/manga.

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