Storch

Storch is an Amestrian State Military Officer stationed in Central City and the personal secretary of the Führer, King Bradley, until Lt. Riza Hawkeye is given the position so as to allow Bradley to keep an eye on her and the other members of Colonel Mustang's team. He arrives outside Central Command to deliver Hawkeye's new orders personally and is accompanied by Yakovlev from Internal Affairs. Storch reappears in Chapter 98, leading a platoon of Central troops to the gates of Central Command in order to provide backup to Führer King Bradley in his solo battle against Briggs troops and the Homunculus Greed. However, as Storch orders the soldiers into the compound and attempts to establish contact with any loyal remnants within the fortress, his platoon is incapacitated and he is knocked unconscious by a blow to the back of the head from Fu. In the 2009 anime's adaptation of this event (Episode 56), the troops attempting to retake the main gate are instead led by an officer named Gamelan. In Chapter 108, Storch appears once again, having been detained for questioning about the supposed coup d'etat. As the former aide to the Führer, Storch is offered a deal by Mustang's subordinates to ensure that his public testimony paints the Colonel and Major General Armstrong in a positive light.