Halcrow

Major General Hakuro is a State Military Officer stationed in the bustling city of New Optain in the Eastern Area of Amestris. Though significantly endowed with military power, he is below Lt. General Grumman in the echelon and, therefore, cannot take action in regards to his open disapproval of Roy Mustang's speedy rise through the ranks under Grumman's command. Frustrated and threatened by Colonel Mustang's notoriety, Hakuro is known to make multiple attempts to bully or belittle the Flame Alchemist, all of which end up fruitless. He first appears in Chapter 4, when the train on which he and his family ride to a vacation spot is hijacked by Bald and several members of the Blue Squad, seeking to hold the Major General ransom in exchange for their incarcerated leader. While attempting to discourage the terrorists, Hakuro is lightly wounded as Bald shoots a small hole in his left ear. Before any more harm can come to the Hakuro family, however, the hijackers are defeated by Edward and Alphonse Elric, who also happened to be passengers aboard the train. Hakuro reappears after the initial battle with Scar, coming down to East City from New Optain to berate Mustang for taking so long to find the alchemist murderer, and again in Chapter 85 to inform Führer Bradley of Mustang's attempted coup d'etat in Central City. However, it becomes apparent that Hakuro's report was included in Mustang and Grumman's plans without his knowledge, as they used him as bait to draw Bradley into an assassination trap.

In the 2003 anime series, Hakuro's rescue by the Elric brothers was partly orchestrated by Mustang in order to manipulate the Major General into exempting the boys from the age restriction for the State Alchemy exam. Hakuro is later assigned to the mission of hunting down the Elric Brothers - who have gone away without leave - and later attempts to seize the presidency for himself while King Bradley is temporarily indisposed.