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Zampano is a military operative who was under the command of Solf J. Kimblee.
Personality[]
Zampano and his fellow chimera at first glance seemed to be aggressive, over-confident, and dangerous henchmen to Kimblee and the military. However, this conception would show to be quite surface-level, as Zampano proved to be a level-headed man that only fought for what he believed to be right. Once learning the truth about the country he showed no hesitation in defecting from the military and effectively becoming an outlaw.
As a human-based chimera, he was very confident in his skills and was a brave combatant in battle. Despite this, he was deeply ashamed of his non-human status and refused to go back to his family for fear of what they would think of him. However, after meeting Alphonse and learning of the possibility of turning back into a regular human, his outlook changed and gave him hope for the future.
Zampano was also a capable actor, able to effectively lie and hide his intentions to others. He was evidently quite proud of his acting skills and seemed to enjoy it.
Background[]
He was used as a test subject in military experiments and is now a human chimera capable of transforming into a strange, pig-like beast, which is somewhat in a form of a hedgehog and/or a razorback boar. Zampano is partnered with Jerso.
His Part in the Story[]
While being part of the military, Zampano and his partner Jerso were Kimblee's bodyguards. They confront Scar and are easily defeated by him and the Elric Brothers. Before Major Miles has a chance to execute them though, Alphonse convinces them to come with them on the promise that they may be able to get back their original bodies.
They escape in the old mine shaft with Winry, Scar, Dr. Marcoh, May Chang, and Yoki. While in a small Ishvalan refugee camp, the group confronts Envy after Zampano tips him off to their location. Zampano actually tricks Envy into coming there to fight them, and plays a part in battle against the homunculus. May's long range alchemy, his and Jerso's attacks, and Marcoh's Philosopher's Stone are what ultimately defeats Envy.
After May is supposed to return to Xing with a weakened Envy, the rest of the group travels toward Reole where Zampano, Jerso, and Yoki would help with the rebuilding. After the time-skip, they head towards Central and meet up with Edward, Darius, Heinkel, Lan Fan, Fu and Hohenheim. They aid in Mustang's invasion of Central, going with Edward's group to attack Father's lair. He watches the final battle between Ed and Father, and is last seen discussing ways to get his body back with Jerso in a café, preparing to set off for Xing as Alphonse's bodyguards.
Abilities[]
Zampano is a human Chimera who can transform into a large, gray, razorback boar/hedgehog-like humanoid. While in this form, he can shoot the spines that grow from his back at people and can move very fast. However, there is a limit to how long he can generate these spikes as doing so repeatedly depletes his stamina.
Trivia[]
- The names of Zampano and his companion Jerso may have been derived from that of the two main characters, Zampano and Gelsomina, in the 1954 Italian film La Strada, directed by Federico Fellini.
- Zampano bears a resemblance to Colonel Henry Douglas.
- He was apparently an alchoholic, to the point where his own son, according to Jerso, "couldn't stand to be around [him] for more than five minutes," to which Zampano doesn't deny.