Wrath

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Wrath (Japanese:ラース, Rāsu) is a Homunculus made by Father (in the manga), and by Izumi Curtis (in the anime). In the manga this Homunculus is revealed to be Führer King Bradley, while in the anime it is an original character.

In the Manga
Wrath is the secret identity of King Bradley. He was originally one candidate amongst hundreds in a secret program created by Father and the Amestrian military to find the perfect ruler of Amestris. The process involved training already physically fit young men to their peak, then injecting a Philosopher's Stone from Father's body into their candidate. He was the first to survive the process, becoming the first Homunculus with the ability to age and was given the name King Bradley. He quickly rose to the position of Fuhrer through his battle prowess and apparent dedication to the military ideals of Amestris.

In battle Wrath favours using swords, which he wields with deadly accuracy thanks to his unique gifts, to the point where he can wield five blades simultaneously. Already a supreme swordsman and martial artist, he possesses the Ultimate Eye under his eyepath which allows him to predict every move his opponent can make. His eye is so capable he has never been seen cut or injured in the series although he complains that his aging body now restricts his combat prowess. The fact that his Philosophers stone is merged with a single soul also means he cannot be easily detected by people from Xing unlike his fellow Homonculi giving him a deadly element of suprise.

Despite the violent nature of the sin he embodies, Wrath is actually one of the calmer of the Homonculi and rarely bickers with them. He has a slightly strangely sense of humor and has a habit of doing rather odd things for someone of his status, such as joking with his subordinates, dressing-up as a tourist while in Dublith to meet Izumi Curtis, giving watermelons as gifts to Edward Elric, ditching work to meet the brothers in the hospital, and jumping out of a window to escape his subordinates. He is also more leniant towards humans than his siblings (likely due to having lived among them for a long time) and appears to secretly enjoy the complications that the Elrics and their friends have brought to Father's plans.

He first appeared visiting the Elric brothers in hospital shortly after the Laboratory 5 incident. Here he subtly implies he suspects there maybe traitors amoung the military's high echelons and orders the Elrics and their friends to watch there backs. He then travels to the South for a military inspection and personally leads the attack on the Devil's Nest after Alphonse is kidnapped. His true identity is then revealed during his battle against Greed, revealing the Ouroboros tattoo on his left eye. He swiftly overwhelms his older sibling and kills many of his chimera underlings personally.

Throughout the story Bradley maintains control over the constant strife in the military and manipulating the various players of Father's plans into their appropriate positions. However the Elrics and their various allies slip out of his grasp or play there own games in secret, plotting variously to either top Fathers schemes, overthrow Bradley, or seize control of the country back from the Homunculi who created it. When they finally strike close to the "Appointed Day", General Grumman has the Furher's train blown up and Bradley's apparent death throws all the top brass into chaos.

Bradley finally reappears after men from Briggs have seized control of Central Headquaters. He then effortlessly disposes of all troops in his way, severly wounding Buccaner in the process and is about to kill Falman when he is confronted by the renegade Greed.

In the Anime
Main Article: Wrath (anime)