The Philosophy and Contradictions of King Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
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This has received a surge in views for some reason lately and a lot of people are asking the same thing, so I'll answer it here. Yes, the eyepatch switches sides throughout the video. This is because some cuts were flagged for copyright and I had to mirror them. I mirrored the footage for the flagged ones and a couple of others I was paranoid about, that's why there was the inconsistency.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood got pushed to the front of Netlix and I think they share user data with RUclips so this got pushed to the front of the youtube Algorithm. Maybe, I do like this video alot, especially after rewatching Fullmetal.
Yeah I was about to say, they finally put it back on Netflix. It was gone for awhile :(
Devansh Pandey I explained that in this comment.. it avoids copyright. The RUclips bots have trouble detecting clips when they’re mirrored sometimes. It worked here.
I think Envy could have an interesting video about him
I found it because I was looking for videos pertaining to Bradley's actor, Ed Blaylock, who passed away last year.
Mustang: How could you be wrath when I've never seen you angry?
Bradley: That's my secret, colonel. I'm always angry.
I read that in Ed Blaylock’s voice
Was that from the show? Or did you just come up with that? If it's the second, then well said!
So did marvel copy FMA or did FMA copy marvel?
@@SH19922x I think marvel copy the dialogue from FMA:brother.
The highest form of wrath is not the type to lash out in a mindless rampage, but a cold and calculated merciless cruelty , all the years of pent up frustration condensed together
Wanna know how most humans end up cold and merciless killers and abusers ?
Do not Blame them , they were molded by the environment they were created in
I think that Bradley's really represents what Wrath truly is. Wrath is not expressed outwardly with an out of control fury that destroys everything, but rather it remains inward as a silent, cold, and calculating fury.
HelixMaster12 As I view it, emotions are complex. There's no one way to be angry, sad, happy and etc. Bradly represented a certain type of fury, one that fit his character better than just uncontrollable fury. That's my opinion, at least.
HelixMaster12 I also view Wrath as the embodiment of passion and action.
As a Catholic, I think Bradley perfectly represents Wrath. Wrath, the sin, is not anger. It is an excessive desire for vengeance and a hatred of God and Truth. Anger is involved, certainly, but anger is an emotion that can be used for good or ill. Someone who coldly plots the murder of someone who cut them off in traffic is just as guilty of Wrath as someone who goes full road rage. Bradley shows both sides of the sin during quiet moments when he expresses his disdain for humanity and during battles when he's screaming at his opponent.
Eroil G.r That's the thing. Wrath isn't an emotion. It's a sin. A mindset. A constant being of hatred and fury for all things good. Emotions are just how we express that.
The Avatar Even as a general mindset, I'd still say there's more than one way to express it in a "correct way", but I can see your point.
"The scariest villain is one that talks sense"
"Experiece teach"
I don't think Bradley sees himself as the bad guy, he just accepts his role in life or at least the one father created for him. Self sufficient and pretty good at what he does.
my favorite type of villain =]. Superficial villains are too childish.
R.I.P. Ed Blaylock, the man who lent his awesome voice to the most badass character in FMA.
Shon Bera Ikr what a distinct beautiful voice
He died?!? R.I.P. He was talented
I honestly can't understand how people watch anime dubbed...
Capt Mifune If you think the FMA dub is bad then plz..... Just go away.
There are no good dubs. Period. There are some less shitty, in which FMA is included, but good is watching the original, the way it was meant to be seen.
He trully loved his wife, in the end he says that there is no need to say final words to her, because she knows how much he loves her.
The rage he shows wheen greed puts her in danger is very different from other wrath scenes, much more personall.
Yeah
He should meet up with Meliodas.
the King falling in love with the woman who slapped him...that's fascinating.
@@andrewpenn1145 Dude, when I first watched the Seven Deadly Sins, I always thought that he was lust! Great character though...
If there's one difference between the Seven Deadly Sins in FMA and the Seven Deadly Sins in... well, The Seven Deadly Sins, it's that the sins of SDS eventually overcome their sin, while the Seven Deadly Sins in FMA all die ironically because of their sin.
King Bradely is arguably one of the best parts of FMA Brotherhood.
i don’t think it’s arguable
Agreed
He gave me the feeling T2000 did in Terminator 2
Agreed
Whenever him or pride came into the picture I knew that our heroes faced a steep uphill battle.
not really part of his character but i always found funny how some fans thought of his homunculus power as "lame/not fit for rage" i was like "seriously?" i mean...i find the ultimate eye so fitting for rage, have you never experienced pure wrath? how it BLOCKS your attention from everything else? i wouldn't say rage "blinds" people, more that it just makes them see things in a focus, almost tunnel like vision, and i loved the manifestation of such situation in Wrath's power, not much in a way of character analysis i know but just another stroke of genius i found when examining him.
It's also fitting because wrath is something that is built up. Once it is unleashed it is extremely dangerous. Someone who is wrathful knows the exact spot/way to do the most damage.
amazing interpretation, cause i experienced pure wrath before, im a nice and chill guy, one day the whole classroom was talking and making loud unbearable noises and it made the teacher so annoyed by it, she yelled at me for no reason and to let all her anger on me, i felt oppressed and that i didnt deserved it at all, i felt angry and it kept building step by step until i stormed at her and said real bad things and insultes to her, the teacher got scared and even my friends and classmates didnt knew who i am and started telling me to calm down, at that moment all i was focusing on is the teacher and completetly neglecting what's around me or the consequences that might happen because of the actions am making, i felt like am in control and calculating carefully what i say and do, after i chilled out i realized the shit i just did and felt horrible cause that's not who i am.
That “tunnel vision” plays into his fights:
Buccaneer manages to stab him because he’s too busy looking at Fu instead of what’s behind him.
Gets blinded by the Sun cuz he’s ranting to Scar
It adds that he fights just like that, calculated, ruthless and so damn focused
@@crx1894 oh shit i didnt realize this actually, how this tunnel vision or his "strength" was also his weakness
There's also the scene in the early parts of the series when he converses with Pride in the courtyard. He mentions wanting to move over for a "younger generation" since aging is another part of his humanity that he kept. Pride says Wrath spends too much time with humans, and while Wrath agrees, it seems almost shrugged aside. Pride mentions that he will not tell Father of his thoughts, meaning this is not a homunculi desire, but a human one.
Yep, good point. This is another instance of that "third layer" that I mentioned.
Huh. I never really picked up on that before. Nicely spotted.
@@Aleczandxr this moment is exactly what I thought of when you mentioned that maybe he was happy when father was on the loosing side.
@Yuri Markov Damn, what happened to you to make you so bitter and rude? All of your comments are you being petty and obnoxious, and looking down on people. I feel sorry for you, you must have had a rough time to become this way.
@Yuri Markov You're the one who has a pfp of a psychopath also maybe you should quit the literature club and join typing class since you clearly suck at it.
Bradley is the PERFECT representation of wrath. There is nothing scarier in a fight or an argument than a person who stays absolutely calm, collected, and measured. That Bradley is so chill all the time despite the fact he is the literal embodiment of absolute anger/rage/wrath/ire just makes him even more of a threatening presence.
The military saying of: "the quietest man in the room is always the most dangerous" is multiplied by a factor of ten when applied to Bradley, only once in the series is his rage unmasked, the rest of the time he remains in full control of his power and abilities, causing everyone to underestimate him constantly only to be cut apart by him with ease.
Bradley in my opinion was one of the best examples of a sin, alongside Greed and Envy. Lust and Gluttony were probably the weakest representations.
I totally agree with the Envy statement. At first, he acts all smug and whatnot; he even kills Hughes, then brags about it. But then he is reduced to nothing by Dr. Marco, then he gets a level head in order to get his hands on another philosophers stone. Once he is defeated by Roy Mustang, he crumbles and succumbs to his envy, and kills himself. Gluttony is kinda goofy, but from a story standpoint, he makes sense. He mainly serves as a sidekick to Lust, accompanying and even protecting her. Then Lust is killed by Roy Mustang. Gluttony may be a silly character, but he is very expressive. He genuinely cares, grieves for, and tries to avenge Lust, and the loss of his best friend causes him to lose his head against Mustang. At this point, Gluttony has done nothing but scare Hawkeye, and we know he has SOME special power, we just don't know what it is. Then we see his ability as a false gate of Truth, and it's terrifying. I was on the edge of my seat, horrified with every second of that scene. Also, when Gluttony takes Alphonse to see Father, he really wants to help. Then he is wrecked by Ling, and made an example of by Pride. I wish Gluttony had a more serious role, other than being the fall guy, as outside of the attack on Mustang, he gets no other parts in the story. He should have teamed up with Kimblee to defeat Pride, or devoured someone to get back at Mustang.
But that's just my two senz.
@@andrewpenn1145 I sort of disagree with the Gluttony problem. The way I see it, there are "two kinds" of homunculus: the "sins of the body", driven by primal, somewhat beastly desires of the flesh, and the "sins of the mind", representing inherently human vices, not present in animals. Gluttony simply wants to consume everything, as can be seem by his power, disposition and lack of higher inteligence - he gets no other part in the story because he is only a tool. The same goes with Sloth. Lust, on the other hand, appears human-like and rational, but does not show any human desire, only the mindless want por pleasure - which she derives from inflicting pain and commiting evil acts. As such, the only possible justification for leaving Mustang to die and not killing him straight away is to have him suffer longer - a mistake that would cost her "life". Finally. the other 4 - Pride, Wrath, Envy and Greed - are all human-like in essence, if not in appearance. They act rationally, most of the time, and they all die expressing a desire to become human, to experience human relations and such. In the great scheme of things, Gluttony fullfilled his role, and his friendship with Lust is only expected, given their natures and desires. My two cents, anyway.
@@lucaskitamura614 I never thought of it that way.
Lust's character embodied a different kind of lust. Bloodlust.
@@Dantelor wait that actually makes sense
It's funny how Father believed in God but his own son, Wrath, didn't
Mediocre Editz Ironic, haha.
Wrath isn't his son. He was created through a different way.
I haven't seen this in a while but doesn't Father believe that he is a god? I forgot
Oh shit and When I say he I mean, Doesn't Father think that he himself is a God or going to become one?
Well i think he wanted to be God but he did believe in the existence of a God.
throughout the series we find out that most homunclus' sins are somewhat twisted to humanity;
greed could only be satisfacted with being respected by humans, not by taking from them;
pride claimed to be better than humans but would rather escape into a human body than die a homunculus;
envy said humans were stupid, but actually wanted to be a human himself...
and so I believe that what Bradley hated the most about humans was that HE had his humanity denied. He was forced into becoming a homunculus (remember how much he likes choice? he didn't CHOSE to become a homunculus) it would fit with the other homunculus that we go deep down into the psyque, even the Father, in the end, wished to become one with Elric again, despite being way more powerful, his true intentions were not that of becoming a God, but of becoming human, and just like his creations, he completely misses the point by going the oposite way of "becoming human" when he removes his own emotions and make them into other homunculus.
That's because the 7 homunculi represent, not the 7 deadly sins, but the underlying emotions of FATHER. Greed represents what Father wants. Pride represents what Father is proud about. Wrath reflects what makes Father furious. Etc.
No shit Sherlock
God, Bradley's voice is fucking perfect.
AGREED.
Imagine Christopher Judge
Most of the homunculi had ironic deaths
Greed died almost right after he got what he wanted
Envy died by suicide because ed showed him compassion and that's the opposite of envy
Gluttony died by being eaten by pride
Wrath died by an angry and vengeful man
Sloth died by being worn out by his enemies
I'm not sure about lust or pride and possibly because he didn't die in the end
Maybe pride works because he wasn't bested in battle, but was instead turned into a fetus. What's he supposed to be prideful about now? And Lust's death isn't ironic but it's a reference to Dante's Inferno, which states that the lustful will be burned alive
A powerful symbol of pride itself being reduced to a fucking fetus seems pretty ironic to me. Not sure about Lust myself, but maybe the fact Roy is a womanizer and rekt her shit has something to do with it.
Lust died trying to penetrate Mustang pretty aggressively
Deity Saturn Lust dying to burning love
Pride was willing to use ed as his vessel , despite viewing him as inferior he was also defeated by kimblee thus his sense of pride vanished
"I don't quite think Bradley hates the fundamental idea of religion or god; he hates that these ideas tend to regress mankind and makes them meek and unwilling to act for themselves." This was a nuanced and well thought out point. Great video!
Thanks!
Interesting
Bradley is the best villian of FMA Brotherhood in my opinion.
EpicAnimeRequiem Not to mention the hardest dude to take out. Beating Father didn't seem so difficult IMO but with Bradley? Jesus, the old man was a hard one to put down.
I disagree, I think Wrath/Bradley is the 2nd best, I think Envy is better because, it shows Envy LOVES what he does, feels no remorse and would injure anyone and anything
Fuher Bradley and Envy are the best antagonists in the series.
I prefer greed and kimblee
Ghostly Bagel And I disagree with you. Pride is the best in my opinion. A monster who only desires family, as seen when in hid "last" moments, Pride sees image of Bradley and his wife smiling at him. And how surprised he was both at Mrs Bradley for jumping in front of a car to save him and himself for enjoying her warm embrace.
Even before it was revealed that King Bradley was a bad guy, he always had a menacing presence about him and once it's revealed that he's actually an antagonist it basically becomes a horror anime! He's a frightening man.
i always say this! that is why he IS an excellent depiction of wrath, those who have it tend to strike fear in people with their mere presence and also cause everyone around them to walk on eggshells. Everytime he appeared on screen i held my breathe, as did the characters. we just knew he was going to be a literal monster when it was time to finally fight him
I always liked that aspect about King Bradley, his predisposed nature conflating with his false persona of being a loving husband and father, his conviction of being self-reliant makes him a compelling character and one of my favourites. Also I think the reason why he was never a true personification of Wrath is because he wasn't a pure homunculi like the rest of the Deadly Sins, but a human turned into one and furthermore I think he does genuinely care for his wife, if I'm remembering this correctly during his death scene he mention he does, but I could be wrong. I bloody love Fullmetal Alchemist.
That's a great point - him not being "pure" homunculus is a good justification for him not representing Wrath as well as the other homunculi represented their own sins.
Aleczandxr Indeed, it's probably why he's a contradiction, the duality between his human side and homoculus side conflicting with each other. By the way, great video :)
+Kesyabasturd
What do you think of Code Geass?
Well hello there Son of Tiamat, I actually quite liked it, but there's something holding it back that makes me not love it, but that may pertain to me only seeing season 1, I need to rectify that, yourself??
This was a great analysis on Bradley. His death scene was very poignant and sad. He may have been a ruthless killer, but he was a man of conviction and principles. Even though most of the choices in his life were made for him, he still enjoyed his life and died content. And Edward Blaylock was magnificent as Bradley and it is a shame that he is no longer with us.
So in short the triplicity of his character:
The first layer - the superego
The second layer: the ego
The third layer - the id
J H
third layer - the Ed
you mean all humans? if you listen to freud
Bradley was always one of my favorite characters but he didn't really appear all that often. I suppose that made the moments when he did appear all the more effective. He's kind of like The Boss from MGS 3. He may not have any real supernatural powers, but he's still one of the most powerful characters in the show and always has a notable presence in every scene he's in. There's also the fact that Bradley sometimes looks like Big Boss with his eyepatch and mustache.
When characters like him are used in moderation then their impactful scenes are all heightened. Being used somewhat sparingly made him even more epic than he would've been otherwise.
he appeard the necessary
The Boss is a shitty character, don't compare Wrath to that bitch.
ebible fellowship Amon, blood bending is too powerful, he could paralyze Bradley
Shalashaska Burn Dat Mustache The boss is not a shitty character at all
In regards to Bradley being portrayed as innocent to lend legitimacy to Mustang's coup I think that's the equivalent exchange in overthrowing a tyrannical regime but letting the system of it remain. Because at the end of the day the land of Amestris is still Authoritarian and borderline fascist in the structure of its government.
Had Mustang, General Armstrong, and the rest of the military branch overthrown the government to bring forth democracy or something like that, they could've branded Bradley as the tyrant he was. But as they decided to try and change Amestris through reform as a progressive dictatorship they have to keep up the lie that Bradley was a good man.
That's an interesting way to interpret it. When focusing on the nature of Bradley's legacy and reputation, it feels unfair. Yet in your way of thinking, his structure remained. I haven't done much research on post-brotherhood lore but I assume that what was left behind will take the country in a much different direction, mind.
Yeah, I assume Mustang would be a huge reformer but, the problem is that Amestris will end up in the same situation as the late Soviet Union. Where the Glasnost policy that opened a lot of the government's past deeds to scrutiny led to a lot of civil unrest and eventually a disorganized overthrowing of the Soviet government which led to the decaying state of the Russia we see today.
So let's say that Mustang institues a social democracy and opens up the government in the same way Gorbachev did. What happens then when deep-digging journalists discover the same things Maes Hughes discovered, or word of the numerous blacksites where they made Philosopher's Stones leak out. It could create a second revolt, and perhaps a witchhunt of all alchemists.
Hiromu Arakawa has confirmed that Roy will eventually become fuherer and change Amestris into a democracy, but we don't know what happens after that... Arakawa is actually planning on releasing a new chapter of the manga on the same day the live action is released in Japan so we might get some more information then :)
Aleczandxr To put it bluntly, the populace wouldn't have believed Bradley capable of the things he had done. It would have done nothing but create strife and weaken the rule of whoever came after him, leading to the complete collapse of the nation at a time when they still have hostile borders with the nations surrounding them. Say what you will of the villains, but they had a VERY good PR machine when it came to Bradley and his family, almost to the point of a personality cult. It was around the level of Franklin D. Roosevelt in popularity and trust. It would be more believable to have the senior staff be the scapegoats.
This I support 100%
Here I am, lulling around, then suddenly one of my favorite analytical RUclipsrs does a video on my favorite FMA character.
I just want to thank you for doing this.
I really enjoyed doing this one, thanks for watching!
Holy crap man, some of the editing in this in conjunction with the music and voice-overs was epic as fuck. 11:34-11:55 in particular was sick.
Thanks dude!
@@Aleczandxr I find your video very interesting and also find myself completely agree with you maybe he was smiling cuz he was proven wrong maybe not but I suppose for me it would feel more right to say that the hammer of god did come down upon him like he was told to me that idea or thought is more fitting. I do think he did care to some extent for his wife but I feel like when she was about to be attack or taken captive before Roy’s men got to her would he have allowed it would he have cared? I wish there was more on him and what he went through if he had any hobbies or anything.
It's funny how I find myself in agreement with some of the stuff Bradley believes in, yet his way of expressing them and his extremism to his ideals make him a clear monster to the core.
same
welcome to morality, its a fucking fiesta
Same thing here
Deathcoldan very edgy
i dont think u know what that word means. i agree with ur sentiment but it is apparent that u lack the education for self representation much less agency, as is, a mass shooting is the only expression of this concept that your capable of i really think u should read a book instead.
I actually agree with half of what Bradley says. Take out all the misanthropy, ideals of leadership, and social darwinism and I would agree with him completely. He isn't wrong, he's just an asshole about it.
That's what makes him so effective; you can see exactly where he comes from.
the same goes for Kimblee... hes so right about alot of things but he's still a psycopathic asshole
I'm actually really disappointed we never got to see a single scene between Kimblee and Bradley. I can't help but wonder whether they'd get along.
While I understand where he's coming from, he was still a massive dickhead about it which made it easy to hate him regardless.
ebible fellowship
I was referring to the original comment about Wrath...
;-)
They made Bradley a military dictator who hated religion, not sure if that's meant to be some reference to Stalin lol.
seems more like a reference to hitler considering in the 2008 anime king Bradley counterpart was shown to be a german filmmaker
GokuTheSuperSaiyanDemon hnmm even the mustaches line up
DaddyGbaby not trying to get into a religious debate but Hitler was a Christian. Source: Mein Kamf (misspelled probably).
First of all: i think it is obvious, that Bradley is meant to represent Hitler. His title of "Führer" is the same, that hitler gave to himself.
While it is up to debate, most Historians agree, that Hitler was not a fan of christianity. Before taking office, he claimed to be a catholic to gain the trust of the (mainly christian) people. However, shortly after taking office his party took a great effort into reducing the christian influence over the population. While he may have believed in god, he disliked the strong influence religion had over the german people. They should believe in the power of the Führer and the Nazis. Nothing else.
Again, there is no way to be 100% sure about this. But the majority of Historians agree on this. Statements he made in private meetings aswell as the fact that several members of his staff were openly antireligious support this.
GokuTheSuperSaiyanDemon now that you mention it he does look like Stalin with an Eyepatch
I always enjoyed Bradley's presence as an antagonist much more than the other homunculi and even Father. The tension he created in the series just by existing is insane.
Wrath was so angry because he saw in every human something he never had
The4leggedpirates No friend that was envy
He is pretty Nietzsche in his approach to discard morals and constantly strife for conflict and strength of the individual and as a Homunculus he is pretty much an Übermensch.
Agreed, tons of parallels there.
Precisly so. Also his belief of a life with no choice is similar to the "Amor Fati" where you can only accept the existence saying yes or refuse it with no.
A G R E E D.
I always loved Wrath as he wasn't the normal representation of Wrath. On top of that his choice of weapon is a sword, related to the recently common saying "Anger can be focussed and sharpened, turned into a blade to use against your opponents."
Absolutely intelligent and well argument expos, precise and unbiased.
Clearly, King Bradley is the very embodiment of Nietzschean superman ; not in a physical sens, but in term point of view, morality and, how he is viewing the world.
Like Zarathustra, in thus spoke Zarathustra, for King, it doesn't import to know if god exist or not, what import him, is rather to despise all the one that are using it as a tool in order to protect themselves morally, and justify their inaction, that create nothing, and so, forbid humanity to progress morally, technologically, politically or philosophically. What Bradley seems clearly to think.
God can or cannot exist, in the end, all humans are free to act like they want, within their corporal, geographical and temporal boundaries. More, Nietzsche thought that true individuality, or the fact that we live for ourselves and more importantly, that we make choices base upon are free will, and not the will of other, or what they desire. True individuality, is not naturally consistent of your personality but rather an ideal to achieve. But that request many efforts to separate what we really are, and what society made us to be.
If King respects and admire who is displaying assurances, is because he thinks that they have achieved some level of individuality, and so that they are capable of doing free choice, and so, if they are tenacious, it is not because they are blindly following others' ideals, dogmas or other indoctrination, but rather, their own choices.
Bradley himself thinks that his major accomplishment lies upon the only choice he had never done.
King is not a social Darwinist, even if he sees himself as superior to humanity, biologically speaking, the majority of humanity is weak for him, not because of how or where they were born, as he denies races, colors or all social constructions.
They are weak because they don't defend real self ideal, but prefer to fight, kill and die for historical construction like nations as false that can be Amestris, for example.
He never legitimated power upon the idea that, because they are born “weak” or socially disadvantage, humans must be dominate by the stronger. Rather, he thinks that, if they didn't bring themselves to revolt against their situation, and so fight for their own empowerment, they have no ambition and so, finally want to me dominate by who will be more capable than they to use and acquire power.
Like Étienne de La Boétie wrote, in his “Discourse on Voluntary Servitude”, why men, why entire nations kneel before a single man like a king ? Because in the end, they prefer to be dominated and be dictated what they can do, and not use what they all possess ; a free will and the harsh responsibilities that lies with it.
They are weak, not because they are naturally, biologically weak, but because they have chosen to remain like it, free of all responsibilities. So, they can lead the Ishval extermination war without thinking themselves responsible of this mass murdering.
superbly said, its not that he looks down on people he deems lesser it is their ideals rather. but he states that their ability to change based on experience, loyalty and perception that gives him purpose and ultimately, meaning.
Bradley's characterization and multi-level personality it's just a reflection of good storytelling we're so used to seeing one-dimensional characters and things that is all the more amazing when we see a three-dimensional character like Bradley it really is just a testament to how amazing the writing in Fullmetal Alchemist and most animes are
King was a slave to his own ambition. He wanted a family, but cast them aside. He knows what it takes to become strong, but he is clueless of being weak. I must say, the only attribute i can take from this character, is if you want to change something, do it yourself. Dont wait for a third party to help you.
Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger and Persona 5 music. God DAMN dude. You speak my language.
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I'm glad to see an analytical video on my favorite characters from FMA, and a thorough on top that is always a treat.
It's interesting seeing how a single character can be used by the author to act as the catalyst and the final stepping stone for many of the main protagonist. The clashing ideals of kingmanship or manner to rule between Ling And Bradley is a dynamic I would love for you to delve deeper on. The conflict between Lingreed and Bradley gave Ling the resolve he needed to take the first step into burdening the vessel of a true ruler, I mean he did show it through out the narrative but was of an greenhorn, I would say like an ore of a diamond or some rare ore, the backbone is there but still needs to be polished through experience. A typical author would of ended the use of a character like Bradley after that but Hiromu Arakawa finds far more use from her creation than a typical antagonist being a wall for a single character over come.
Now enter Scar and his own character arc. I would say that most writers would probably have Kimblee be the resolve of Scar's arc, but that will only be for vengeance and revenge. Hiromu Arakawa, gave Scar the choice not of revenge but a means to overcome his wrath with a major center piece of which roots his very own, the manifestation of wrath itself, King Bradley. But at this point, which is one of my favorite idealism, the fight between two nameless men. Bradley was allowed for that moment to unburden the track that was laid out for him and truly act on his own behalf. Both men in their own right has lost, or relinquished their name, and at that moment they both were truly the core essence of who they truly are.
Nice point - he was also a narrative tool, a sort of backboard to stimulate development for other characters. Beautifully said re: Scar.
So in a way, in father's stance, it was his own undoing of choosing a homunculus rooted from a human to be the final piece in his board to set the gears in motion. Like Bradley said and you pointing this out, I feel that if it wasn't Bradley, then the main characters wouldn't have reached the end.
Wow I just decided to rewatch FMA brotherhood and you uploaded a video on it. Talk about synchronisation
Thanos Sakogiannis literally doing the same right now
I was just thinking of rewatching it myself
200% Synchronisation *Ode to Joy starts playing*
the most important detail of Wrath as a character, is because the virtuous opposite of Wrath is Patience, waiting for things to happen, and letting them happen as they will.
Wrath is ultimately defeated because the sun (which represents god in alchemy) blinds him, which could be seen as a freak thing, fate randomly giving Scar an opening.
even in his nice funny old man persona, we always see him moving, leaving, walking away. he never sits still.
a man of ambition, freedom, movement, decisive, inpatient (not impatient in a way where he can't sit and be calm, but impatient in the fact that he always has to be making his own decisions, and detest the life laid out for him.
he openly seems to admire humans that are taking choice into their own hands, even telling Pride that it might be time the humans take the reigns.
Bradley so incredibly embodies his sin's namesake.
My favorite moment of bradley was right before his final fight with scar. He seems so excited going into it, like he says, on the field of battle, nothing matters but you and your enemy. Combat, violence, battle, it's what makes him feel alive, the one thing that makes him him, it doesn't matter who's soul he has, his parentage, his rank, his age, none of it. He's free from those questions, those facts, morality, he is defined, he is freed, he is wrath.
I've always noticed that the Homuncul all died ironic deaths, considering the sins that they embodied. Gluttony, the guy who wants to eat everything, was eaten himself. Pride was reduced to a baby, something with no pride in themselves, Lust was indirectly killed by a man she seduced and tried to kill, Sloth died by overworking himself until he literally fell apart, Envy died in the least enviable way possible as an object of pity, Greed died by selflessly sacrificing himself, and Wrath died from incurring the wrath of "god".
You are the best. You talked about my favourite humoncoulus
Nah, YOU are :3
I slept on this Anime for a while..( but this is how I am with a lot of things) Now this anime has become one of my favorites. Your videos have really helped me understand the characters and story on a deeper level. Thanks for the content.
No problem, that's great to hear! Thanks for letting me know.
Oh boy, I can't tell you how long I've waited for a video just like this on Bradley.
King Bradley lost at the end either by the chance of fate or choice by being blinded by the light. He smiled at the end because he knew that the universe wasnt so deterministic since all throughout his life he was destined to rule with no choice.
Yet another amazing analysis on an extraordinary character. You never cease to amaze me man.
Thanks very much!
@@Aleczandxr I don't mean to disrupt your schedule but can u do a video on kakashi or Obito from naruto. I really like these characters and their parallel paths 😄
Bradley was the head of a nation and trained his whole life to be that. That's why he can't impersonate wrath as obviously as Gluttony or Sloth impersonate their respective sins. They spent their whole lives as Homunculi, doing what Father told them to do. Bradley had to live with humans, be a political figure, live like a husband. He had to surpress his wrath all the time.
I've been waiting for ages for someone to analyse him. Thank you Aleczandxr.
No worries, he deserves it!
Back then in middle school when I heard Bradley say that God didn't exist I was a bit offended, but honestly he makes a clear point concerning religion that's relevant today. Growing up in "Hislam" (Modern Islam) I always knew that what I was taught was contrived. I grew up in a household where my Mother and my siblings were constantly abused by our stepdad who wielded chauvinism with an iron fist. A religion that doesn't adhere to critical thinking and arriving at one's conclusions not based on their own judgment but following what one's parents have been caught doing.
For many years I began to lose faith in God for these very reasons, it's no surprise that a lot of us have growing disdain for religion these days. One of the main problems with religion I believe is blind faith and not holding sovereignty over one's life like Bradley believed in. This is actually what true religion is and what true Islam (Way of life not religion) is, it is even the primary aim of education: to make self-governing individuals who're the steersmen/steerswomen of their lives.
To go on a tangent, compulsory schooling and society at large really is no different from modern religion in that critical thinking nor self-governance isn't encouraged. Upon leaving high school I felt that there was something gravely missing in my life that I wasn't given by schooling, that of the ability to learn anything for myself and to stand on my own two feet as a volitional being, to not have to be held by the hand of religion, politics, peers, parents, government, or emotionally pleasant philosophies. This is the sole reason for why human beings can easily be controlled, coerced or manipulated. Through the lens of King Bradley, schooling did not cultivate in me to be able to craft my own future with my own two hands but to be a dependent thinker and human being. To not have to solely depend on parents, government, schooling, teachers, or authorities is the true mark of a self-directed individual.
Muhammed Abdul-Ghaffar you got offended from a anime character 😐
That I did when I was in middle school, however art is a form of communication like literature or speech. Now that I'm much older and have learned why I reacted the way I did I can no longer be offended by what anyone believes, as everyone has the right to make up their own mind. I've observed that many people in religious communities have such a high level of self-importance that they can't stand the opinions and beliefs of others which is antithetical to education, that to entertain a thought without necessarily believing nor denying it.
Muhammed Abdul-Ghaffar this comment honestly gives me hope for the future, you are a rare type of individual. People like you will make this world a better place.
its very common to use religion as bludgeoning tool to keep the masses in line.
Great comment
Whao I just finished Brotherhood, 11 years after having watched the first anime.
Probably the best animr I have ever seen, and you just made a video on it.
Please do more content about FMA, this is so great to me.
I've done another video on Greed and Ling, so check that one out if you're interested!
Whao I will !
i appreciate you making the video and will stay tuned for more
Yes finally someone makes a video on Bradley I knew there was a lot more to this character great video. I just wish you went over the part where Bradley is talking pride and Bradley seems that he likes humans I think that part is another part into his third layer I wish you'd gone over that. Other than that great video.
dolfin mann
You’ve got great character analysis skills! Glad I found these!
You're essays are the shit bro!
Thanks dude! Glad you like them.
How many times I watch this character overview I will never be dissapointed about it
Your full metal alchemist videos are something that I come back to time and time again. Each time learning something new about character development and story. I have lost track of how many times I have watched the Kimblee video, but it's well into the double digits.
You do great work.
Thank you, delighted to hear that. I don’t have plans for additional FMAB stuff but I’m glad you enjoy the ones I’ve put out!
Keep up the good work
I love how you open one's mind towards interesting perspectives and philosophical questions
Thanks!
Your videos need a "love" button
Oh man, using my favorite song as of late (Rivers in the Desert) in a video about my favorite character in FMA... *GLORIOUS*
Great track.
I was looking for a breakdown of this character. I'm happy you made this video, only one I easily found.
I feel like watching your videos helps me write essays better, its subtle but I really appreciate the effort you put into the writing in all of your videos. Please keep up the good work.
That's nice to hear, thanks. I'll do my best.
after this video i found out i have nothing but respect for king bradley.
people that make it on their own are rare but much more valuable than anyone else.
I would say that he didn't by pass equivalent exchange. If you account for all of the suffering he went through in his childhood. All of the decision hes was forced to make when that very concept is one that he hated. In keeping with the theme of all of the homuculus wanting something that only a human can have, I would he truly lacked free will which is why he was so stern against humans that wasted theirs. And his wrath was his way of expressing that frustration because he was only allowed to fight humans as one created solely to lead a nation created for war.
ebible fellowship I would say am on. Just cause he would have the ranged advantage
That's interesting. He seems to treasure his wife (the ability to choose/have free will), and his base ideas are "If you want it, you will do everything in your power to take it." Which seems like a critique on humanity as a whole. (Most humans waste their free will.)
This was a man who was solely created to lead a warlike nation. Literally his whole life was determined for him as soon as he was born. He was put into the program (looked like intensive military training) and when he was created (injected with the Stone - which was Father's wrathful souls/personalities), he also had to follow that plan...
I really like that interpretation. Someone having and wasting something you want but can't have would certainly make someone quite wrathful.
I love your videos with the very reminiscent music that quietly plays in the background
Awesoe!
This was the first of your videos that I watched then went back and listened to some of your other ones. The way you pick apart the layers of personality is incredible and i look forward to seeing what else you create (bonus points for the cool sounding voice)
Thanks very much!
After watching the Netero Breakdown Him and Bradley are so similar yet so different.
I watched Hunter X Hunter before FMAB, and when i watched the first episode of FMAB, i thought that Bradley was some kind of Netero, but i was wrong...
Both are great characters in their own way
Finally came in my sub box and holy shit this is good
Cheers pal.
I love how much thought you put in your videos. It really inspires me in a wild way. Keep up the videos.
That's nice to hear. I'll do my best.
I love the way you breakdown and analyze the characters on your character your methods are interesting and intriguing I’m impressed
Much appreciated.
I fucking LOVE Bradley. What a MAN.
Best FMAB character, period.
Much thanks for putting music in the description
I was literally having a terrible day today, and was down in the dumps, until I saw you uploaded a new video, and an FMA one at that, and it brightened up my day! (Commenting before watching it)
Glad to hear it!
This is way fullmetal alchemist lives on
And will never die
King Bradley need his own Anime! He is too badass too not have one.
This is a great in depth character analysis that i hadnt thought about before so thank you for the video its was very enlightening.
Thanks for watching!
As always a great video! Man, you are really good at this!
Thanks!
I believe one of the reasons he hates humanity is that most of them has the coice of fredom their entire lives, yet in his opinion, utterly wastes this choice by never truly making use of this. And in some cases, they make the coice of letting religion chose the way they live for them.
I think him being remembered as a symbol of peace after death despite representing war and conflict in life IS equivalent exchange, and it's the dirt on his grave that utterly defeats him and all he stood for. A man who brought violence and pain in life brings the opposite in death.
Thank you. I've been looking for a video on Bradley like this forever. Subbed
I liked him as a kid because he reminded me a lot of myself before I grew a bit more open minded sure to philosophers, book and the Internet.
No worries, I was pretty surprised when I saw that there wasn't one on RUclips already. He's awesome, definitely deserved one.
oh yeah i remember a while back this year your first video i saw was "The Brilliance of Naoki Urasawa's "Monster" then I completely forgot about your channel lol, only to find it again months later. Good work on sharing perspectives of reality reflected in our arts man. ;) i shed a couple tears when i come across a channel like this.
Great video on Bradley for sure, wish I would have seen it sooner, Bradley is someone who intrigued me from the very start of Fullmetal so hearing this is really cool, thank you
All homunculi in brotherhood died according to Dante's inferno.
Envy committed suicide
Lust is defeated by the fiery passions of a man
Gluttony is swallowed by pride
Greed is betrayed
And wrath incurs the fury of God
It's a very poetic anime
Sloth isn't mentioned though
@@SamsarasArthe died while fighting
While making an effort while doing his best
And this is why Bradley is my favorite homunculus. Badass and complex at the same time. Great video. Will you do the other homunculi? I ask since you have done two already and I wonder why not go on with the rest? Just a wonder.
Thank you! I won't be covering every homunculi though, no.
Just how much work did you put into this...so beautiful. I appreciate✊👊🖒
Thanks!
I find myself coming back to this video constantly. I don’t know why.
Wrath is honestly one of my favorite antagonists in anime along with Johan from Monster, Hisoka from HxH, Meruem from HxH, and ofc Griffith from Berserk. Glad we got some more FMAB vids
Great video, as usual, Aleczandxr!
Personally, I always thought that Führer King Bradley was kind of underrated among many villains, or even characters at all. I wish, we've got more of him, before his "reveal", because I didnt get used to him, when the twist came.
I think, one of the most interesting aspects of him, which you've mentioned, was the choice of his wife. It made him human, and also very interesting, that "this" choice made him proud. i think it is one of the very little details, which you could technically ignore, but would lose a lot him as a character, because it tells a lot how he sees everything else in his life.
But besides that,he's also a badass, with very enjoyable action at the end of the series. Which is always a good thing.
Btw: Great use of "River in the desert" in the video! Fits Bradley!
I also assume, the fact that Bradley was seen as a Martyr at the end, was more a political move. Yes, it's not a fitting end for him, compared to many others, but announcing he was a monster & evil, would've certainly led to more fights in the country, maybe even to a civil war.
It's also great to be reminded how good FMA:B was, bc when I've watched it, I was in a ugly phase in my life, which was a time, where it was difficult to enjoy things. That's why I value this video a lot!
Like I've said at the beginning-
Great video!
PS: Little trivia information: In germany his title isnt Führer King(bc obvious reasons), but Field Marshal General.
Field Marshal Bradley.. I kinda like it.
Yeah, I totally understand why he was proclaimed as a hero. It was necessary for prosperity of the land. I just thought it was interesting in terms of Bradley's fate. Anyways, glad you find the video valuable!
naother amazing video and insightful analysis. I truly believe you are one of the most informative and entertaining youtubers, and easily one of the best anitubers. Keep it up bro!
Much obliged my friend. Always nice to hear that your enjoyed.
My new favorite video on your channel.
tbh wrath represents how anger grows out of control when its sealed in. considering wrath's arc it fits much better than thinking of wrath as just lashing out due to anger on the surface level
Bradley is the perfect representation of wrath, because he’s hypocritical. Angry people don’t care if they come off as hypocritical they are just pissed and want the others to be wrong. He’s not just a dude running around punching holes in walls cause he’s annoyed. He hates everyone and everything, but yet understands his human origins. A Homunculus, but was a human first. He’s forced to help his “father” but doesn’t really care too much about it succeeding. He’s going to do everything he can to make it succeed so that he can have an outlet for his anger but in the end he could care less.
Thank you for the great analysis of Bradley! i have to appreciate his character even more after watching this.
Also, i never noticed, or thought about, the 'twist' on the concept of equivalent exchange in relation to King Bradley, very interesting!
No problem, I'm glad that you found it interesting. Thanks for watching.
I keep watching this for my strength. I have just shared it on fb. Thanks for making suuuch an awesome video 😊😊😊
Omg I was actually planning on writing a blog around King Bradley. This video is perfect :D
тroll-мeιѕтer ĸaι Link when it's done?
Thanks so much! Good luck on the blog.
Link the blog for us so we can see your post
I fucking love bradley, he is my favorite anime character of all time
This was such a good video! I especially liked the Final Fantasy 9 memoria music used too!
Thank you! Glad you liked it.
I love this, thank you for making this vid. Ive been saying for years he is the most complex fma character
Irony is that even though he was the King, he was only a pawn at the mercy of his own wrath
MAAAAAN you deserve so many more subs bro, it just gets me mad that you dont have more 😠😠😠
Haha. No worries, dude. I'm honoured with what I have!
Great Video man. Keep It Up loving these videos!
Thanks!
Please do more of these! These are wonderful
My channel is completely full of stuff like this!