Talk:Homunculus

is there going to be one based on the seven virtues instead of sins?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_virtues

No. Sins are cooler, obviously. XP CorbeauKarasu 02:24, February 11, 2010 (UTC)

Should we add to the part about the lesser homunculi that they bleed green blood? It was shown in the latest episode of Brotherhood, when one was injured by Scar...Gerokeymaster 22:04, April 5, 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, and they also happen to look like Father in his huge form (in which he was opening Earth's Gate and 'eating' God). Kiadony 15:38, April 6, 2010 (UTC)

You know for the homunculous table at the bottom of homunculi articles? well i was thinking that we add hohenheim to that list since he is also a homunculus. that could clear up alot of confusion about the topic.

Well, the thing is, Van Hohenheim is not a Homunculus. He's a Human and a Philosopher's Stone, but not a Homunculus. He was born human through natural means and had his human lifespan and alchemical power augmented by the stone and the Gate. He can't even really be considered immortal, when one gets down to it. Bona fide Human. CorbeauKarasu 00:28, July 25, 2010 (UTC)

What is the wiki's view on the capitalization of 'homunculus' and 'homunculi'? The way I see it, if these words are referring to the race, they should be capitalized, for example "The Homunculi are a sentient species." When referring to just one homunculus or a group of homunculi, I think it makes sense to not capitalize the word, for example "That homunculus in named Pride." This seems to be the way literature does it with 'human' (this happens a lot in science fiction and fantasy where there is often a multitude of races), but most users on the wiki prefer to always capitalize these words. Does anyone know how this works? In other words, are words like 'human' and 'homunculus' always proper nouns, never proper nouns, or can they be both?--Full Metal Fan 23:00, August 26, 2010 (UTC)

Well, the way I've been doing is this - when referring to the idea of a homunculus, or rather the idea of an artificial human the word does not need to be capitalized, but when referring to one or more of the seven Homunculi cast as villains in the series, it's capitalized. Lust is a Homunculus; the Mannequin Soldiers are homunculi. CorbeauKarasu 02:07, August 27, 2010 (UTC)

why would more then 7 not be technically possible

75.30.96.195 20:03, October 7, 2010 (UTC)

In the 2003 anime, they're created everytime human transmuation is attempted. It's never stated why they're named after sins, and since I doubt other alchemists have tried human transmutation more than 7 times across the entire world in decades, there could be 100 homunculi at a single time if Dante chose it. But then what would she do for names? Tommy-Vercetti 14:21, May 5, 2012 (UTC)

The Image
We should try Father's Flask Form as the main image since its inspired by the real life concept of Homunculus like being a small dwarf inside of a flask

Nah. The page is more about the antagonists themselves than about the basic concept of a homunculus. CorbeauKarasu 05:20, March 16, 2011 (UTC)

But I don't think one picture of Father's flask form could hurt though. He does literally "define" the page I think.Tommy-Vercetti 15:02, March 16, 2011 (UTC)

I asked it in the image article itself, but I think here is more appropriate: the first image used in this article are official (created by the studio or something like that)?Spcmn 07:22, September 25, 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm not really sure what you're asking, but all of our images are official, as per our Image Policy. Fullmetal Fan 07:45, September 25, 2011 (UTC)


 * Yes, the title image (with them all bathing in blood) is the official artwork related to Brotherhood, I think they had a wallpaper with this image, too. --kiadony --talk to me-- 09:03, September 25, 2011 (UTC)

2003 section
This page has changed since I last viewed; why does the 2003 section have this incredibly huge, detailed synopsis and multiple character analysis, while the manga/2009 series wasn't touched?

Usually it's always the other way around, and just can't believe the first anime series Homunculi were given such long-winded explanations. Especially considering how poorly written that entire series is. Tommy-Vercetti 15:28, April 23, 2012 (UTC)

The reason for that would be that I am far more familiar with the 2003 series than the 2009 series. I've only read about 4/5ths the way through the English-version manga, and haven't seen a single episode of Brotherhood.

Also, I disagree with the "poorly written" remark about the series. I thought the subject matter and direction the 2003 series took was a lot more mature in terms of character development and subject matter--which is not to say that the M/09 characters/plots are in any way inferior. I just preferred the 2003 ones, personally.

As for the "long-winded", I admit that. I was just trying to improve the section, and I thought that including details about certain homunculi here and there would help to provide a more encompassing picture of these characters as a whole (plus I tend toward a more formal, essay-type format). I apologize to those who feel a lot of the material should be put elsewhere--but again, I thought that this page was also meant to summarize the characters' roles here collectively so that readers who just want a generalized idea wouldn't have to read each character's page individually to find out what happened to them.

My bad. Damaijin 21:55, May 19, 2012 (UTC)

Can't agree with it not being poorly written or especially being "mature".

When I think the most cliched kind of writing or characterization I can imagine, something you'd see in a romance novel for example, I think, "Hmm, I can't make this character deep or give them any interesting motivations, so I'll make them want to be human."

And mature? It's so cliche, that's the theme in kiddie shows. "Aww, the big bad monster wasn't really bad, he just wanted to be human."

And you can literally tell from the get-go before the decided to fully go ahead and rewrite it, before when they were just sort of following the manga, the homunculi (just as they are from the manga) would never say "I want to be human", but then, uh-oh, they need new motivation. Oh, they want to be real humans. I'm surprised they didn't write in Jiminy Cricket too and a fairy godmother. Tommy-Vercetti 22:11, May 19, 2012 (UTC)

By "mature" I meant darker. The characters in the 2003 anime are subjected to much more of a mind-f*ck than those in the M/09 versions. The manga did deal with the atrocities dealt to people in their world, but the first anime dealt a lot more with the aftermath and the effects it had on those people, both psychologically and events-wise.

Also, the writers knew from the get-go that the anime was not going to follow the manga. The manga started in '01, so they knew that Arakawa wouldn't be able to dish out chapters fast enough to feed an entire television series, and they started out with that in mind.

As for the Jiminy Cricket thing, their desire to become human wasn't based on morals or a conscience, it was purely selfish. They wanted to be somebody; they wanted to have a life and be treated just like everybody else. They were brought into this world by arrogant Alchemists who then turned around and labeled them "imperfect monsters" and "mistakes/sins" even though those monsters had nothing to do with what they were. In order to attain their goal, they were ruthless, so yeah, selfish, not moral.

Also, I think the homunculi who wanted to be human ridiculed humans because they couldn't see how obviously or easily they were being manipulated. (Ironic, considering they were being manipulated too...)

Damaijin 12:13, June 24, 2012 (UTC)

Standard powers
Hello; just want to ask/confirm something. When has one of the standard abilities been confirmed to be heightened speed? I just noticed that it says this on each individual Homunculus' page. The only Homunculi I have seen display speed are Wrath and Sloth. I know this is minor, but I'm just checking so the pages aren't slightly misleading as to the Homunculi's level of capability.

&quot;I no really understand this language! Bye-bye!&#39; - Lin Yao 08:51, May 3, 2012 (UTC)

{C}Yeah, that's a mistake if they say that. I don't think Wrath even has the power of heightened speed. He's fast, no doubt, but so are all the other Führer candidates, so his speed is probably more from a lifetime of training than being a homunculus. Fullmetal Fan 09:05, May 3, 2012 (UTC)

The guidebooks state that all Homunculi have more speed and strenght than a regular human, due to the Philosopher Stone, but of course that not all of them have the speed and strenght of Sloth, for example. Turdaewen 20:11, May 4, 2012 (UTC)