Talk:Red Stone

Surely the concept of a Red Stone is only applicable to the anime? I don't seem to remember Dr. Marcoh calling his incomplete Philosopher's Stone a red stone in the manga.

That does seem to be the case. In the manga, the term "Red Stone" is merely one of the legendary names for the Philosopher's Stone. CorbeauKarasu 17:41, January 11, 2010 (UTC)

There is something that's a little unclear and which I was hoping to be corrected upon.

In the 2003 anime, a "Red Stone" is the crystalized form of "Red Water", which is itself a highly toxic liquid compound of alchemical amplifier ingredients, correct?

But both Red Stones and Red Water can be used as ingredients in the creation of "lesser" Philosopher's Stones by transmuting them together with living human beings, correct? Which imbues the resultant stone with greater power and stability then a purely chemical Red Stone, but still pales before the power of a true Philosopher's Stone, which is created from the transmutation of tens of thousands of human souls?

If this is so, then would not the 2003 anime's take on Homunculi be fed upon these lesser Philosopher's Stones to both fully mature into a homunculus and to restore their strength, rather then common Red Stones?Ranime Codexer 23:20, July 7, 2011 (UTC)