My favorite scene in FMAB has to be when The Truth congratulates Ed for sacrificing his own Gate. Almost like The Truth was as excited about the moment as the viewer is.
"You've done it! That's the right answer! Good job, you've beat me! Go ahead, take him home! The back door's right over there! Goodbye, Edward Elric!" The sheer joy in Truth's voice that someone, FINALLY, understood the lesson he was trying to teach..
@@theweebcommander heya. will you talk about tet or teto from no game no life in the anime gods video. because he is my favorite god. since he is not depicted as a perfect being. his motivation is that he wants to play games with skilled and smart people.
@@theweebcommander do u actually believe loosing your sign is preferable to losing a limb like im genuinely curious cause i would rather have 1 arm then be blind especially in a world where auto mail exist
One of the few anime you got to watch dubbed, especially the first two seasons then they had to replace the view voice actor for issei for STP which of course is deplorable and disgusting but he was a f****** funny funny issei hyoudou. Not the one that took over at them was bad but the first two seasons was f****** funny. And it's the risque nature of it that makes it funny especially in the dubbed version.
The terrifying thing about Truth was its fairness. The balancing of the scales, the equality of the World onto the One. No judgement. No bias. Pure and honest Truth. P.S.- You brought up a good point about Mustang and his eyes that I never realized. Truth usually just rips out the payment. Mustang still had his eyes, just no sight. Interesting touch.
Well, I don't think Arakawa would draw Mustang with entirely empty eye sockets. Also, maybe getting to keep the eyes was a mercy since he was forced into doing human transmutation
Also mustang can still get his eye sight back. If truth truly knows all then truth also knows he wasn’t a willing participant in human transmutation. But the laws of equivalent exchange demand a price for the knowledge they’re about to bestow him. So they give him the least permanent thing.
Everyone lost what they valued most, Ed and Al were young so just being an arm and a leg almost makes sense. Mustang didn't care about his eyes, what was important to Mustang, the thing that defined him as a person, was his *vision.* Of course, it was not his physical vision, it was metaphorical vision, and that makes it make even more sense that his physical vision organs remained intact. I hope that made sense
11:58 the fact that Ed was a stubborn headstrong kid who never relied on anyone else, and then lost his leg, literally not being able to stand by himself and needing others like Granny and Winry is one of my favorite uses of symbolism in Fmab, another good one is that Colonel Mustang saw a future that he could build for his nation, and then lost his eyes in the transumtation process. The way Hiromu Arakawa (the creator) mapped everything out is amazing, and is why FMAB is my favorite anime
The thing about Mustang's sight, according to the show, his sight being taken, had more to do with his "vision for the future" and how without sight he would never get to see that future. His ability to get his sight back had more to do with the fact that Dr Marco had a philosopher's stone, seeing as even Edward could have used one to get Alphonses's body back, and simply refused to do so, because how one is made, is likely one of the most horrific processes in anime.
The creation of the millennium items in Yu-Gi-Oh has gotta be up there too for horrific origins considering its kinda the same process and that was supposed to be a kids show.
But Hohenheim who is practically a philosopher's stone told Izumi he couldn't restore what was taken from her. Implying if the truth has it only the truth can give it back.
@@DatDirtyDog Hohenheim had other reasons for refusing to do that. In the end Ed get's his arm back, and Alphonze get's his body back. The trades made for these two things, was Edward's alchemy for Alphonze's body and soul, but Alphonze's Soul was paid to get Edward's arm back. The Philosipher's Stone is simply an amalgamation of Souls, and when a Transmutation is done using one that Ignores Equivilant Exchange, The souls within the stone are traded in the place of what would have been used. In short, if Hohenheim did open the gate to get Izumi's internal organs back, he would have been sacrificing not only the power he needed for the final battle, which he spent every drop of, but the souls of the people he spent centuries befriending, understanding, and likely even making promises to help get revenge.
My guy, this your your magnum opus. I’ve never seen “Truth” broken down in such an enjoyable and comprehensive way before. I’m a huge Fullmetal Alchemist fan, and I’m so happy you decided to do this video, rather than a much more simplistic “top 10 strongest list.” Great job!!!
I've always liked Truth, as well, because I believe a genuinely omnipotent being would be, like you said, impossible for us to fully comprehend (and therefore what we'd see would be WEIRD and limited), and also...not hung up on showing off that power. Why would they be, being something so massively powerful and outside our realm of understanding that it spans all of creation, all of time and space. They just take their toll and carry on.
An omnipotent being messing with you would be worrying, not because an omnipotent being messes with you but because an omnipotent being SEES THE NEED to mess with you.
@@joel2754 Living for an eternity can make you do some weird stuff, either that or you look like that kid in school that gets shoved into lockers by jocks.
@@joel2754such a being then, has seen everything and knows all things and thinks that YOU IN PARTICULAR are especially messed up among all the messed up things in the universe.
Truth is also the most powerful because once you have entered the realm of truth, only Truth can let you leave, and since he is also you its not like you could really fight him. Like if we took Goku and put him in the realm of truth, its not like he could punch truth to get out, Truth is undefeatable unless you have understood and learned from his lesson.
The only thing more powerful than truth would be Oblivion. In Oblivion, Truth will have nothing to bind itself to. No universe, no law, none of that. There will simply be nothingness.
The only thing more powerful than truth would be Oblivion. In Oblivion, Truth will have nothing to bind itself to. No universe, no law, none of that. There will simply be nothingness.
@@byronbostick4310 Truth would be that nothingness then, remember truth isn't bound to anything, rather it is everything. What people see as truth is only a rationalisation of the human mind.
Everything is the realm of truth because truth is everything that exists. And does not exist. If it is there, there is truth, and if it is not there, truly, there is nothing there.
That wouldn't be the result, first ki nulifies haxs of reality manipulation, which was show against shen long and majin buu, and before you are saying that the turth has a universe scale, well, Goku almost destroy a macrocosm that contains space as big as the universe, and characters in his level like Broly super sayajin breaked the time and space itself and entered in a dimension that lack from both concepts, which means that Goku can't be affected with abstract things like time and space, or a dimension outside of them, and along what I explained with shen long, the ki can protect Goku from reality manipulation, a 3d being can interact with 4d beings if he has feats, which is the case of Goku. Even if I said that the turth exist in all the universe and his dimension, that wouldn't give him the ability to affect Goku with his powers, and that doesn't stop Goku if he can break concepts like time and space, he even surpasses Broly, because Granolah became the strongest being of the universe along Gas, and Broly along Gogeta destroyed the dimension that I mentioned.
Bro On Gawd I was thinking about the same dude like 2 hours ago. I swear this man Nick has mind reading powers. And the supernatural ability to write, film, and edit videos in under a day.
We’ll fortunately I don’t write my videos, it’s all spitting from the top of the dome so that saves me time! And my lovely editor does all the hard work
@@theweebcommander Makes sense. Content this good can't be planned, it has to be rambled out like that one dude on the street who says the world is ending. Truly inspiring.
@@Kimito_LiokuThe concept of the character is more than the author can full reason through. This phenomena exist across all spectrums of understanding. You cannot understand birth, unless you've experienced every birth, to its fullest degree. You cannot understand light unless you experienced being light. You cannot encapsulate truth unless you are truth.
Okay honestly think at the end of this video you gave some of the best advice I have ever heard from anyone. I believe the same thing, that it doesn’t matter how much money you make, or how much power you hold. The most important thing in life is the connections you make with others and holding yourself accountable for the mistakes you have made in the past without letting those mistakes consume/blind you. I have been watching all of your videos on both NCHammer and WeebCommander since you made the pages and I followed you here from TikTok well over a year ago and I feel as if even though you are talking about anime you always make connections to real life in everything you do.
No lie, I always had a strong sense of respect / fear for this character. They never over used him, was unbeatable and whenever someone came face to face with them they always paid a fair price.
14:30 But Colonel Mustang's eyesight was one of the things most dear to him of his body. He lost the ability to see the future he wished to create. The future he had been looking forward for, even before the ishvalan war. He did get his sight back, but I think, very strangely, that the truth seemed to have punished him as if he'd done it.
"the kid who wanted to stand on his own two legs lost one of them. The kid who wanted to feel his mother's love again lost the ability to feel anything. The mother who wanted to save her child lost the ability to ever have children again and the man who always moved forwards, eyes on the future lost the ability to see the future he built"
I've binged watch 90% of your videos NC The other 10% are videos I haven't gotten to yet while I'm working keep the long videos up💯💯 the technical analysis of them are something I can't get anywhere else!! Much love bro
Hey, Buddhist studies master student here. Thank you so much for your recent videos explaining a lot of the religious background of some of these shows, your details on the different competing theological interpretations of Sukuna especially has been getting me into the show. As someone who first learned about Buddhism by trying to understand the Paths of Pain in Naruto I know that of it can be kinda confusing and the different sects understanding the Pure Lands vs Reincarnation as well as god as presented in FMA with the connection to the Sephiroth can be a lot. If you ever need a resource feel free to reach out!
The Trusth is honeslty my favourite depiction of God in fiction. It's profound. Its not a condemnation of God or the concept of God. But just simply a lesson in humility and a reminder to live life to the fullest. Its beautiful.
Gotta say this one of my favorite types of videos in storytelling one of the satisfying tropes is when the character is forced to acknowledge all their own flaws /weaknesses
Honestly I’ve been a fan for a while and this is the most thought piece you’ve done on analyzing an anime but maybe I’m bias bc I love fma for this exact reason lol Great work!! 😁
i kinda thought that the reason the Colonel Mustang lost his sight was bc he had a vision he was working towards that he saw for the country, which kinda put him at odds with Bradley, so him losing his sight would mean he would no longer be able to see the country he wanted to create But Nick made sense there
you know what surprises me most is i didnt realize how much i like to hear someone else reaffirm my own theories and show me so me many more im sure we all have the one anime that no one could tell you anything about but i like hearing you talk about new stuff but also stuff i know. i didnt realize i ever needed that. i think its the affirmation, knowing my views arent unique to me
Bruv...I like how you explained God simultaneously while talking about anime..very artistic...and tbh you rlly helped me grow as a person just by this video..my pride is crumbling as I write this
Another thing I find interesting is the realm of truth, the empty white void, I think its pretty cool that its depicted as empty because it is the realm of knowledge, it doesn't have anything in it because its thoughts and nonphysical knowledge.
In my opinion, the only other series that has represented the idea of god or gods in their universe besides FMAB was MAGI. Would love for you to talk about the series as a whole because it’s so underrated
It’s weird hearing truth described as “punishing” the characters, even though I acknowledge that is what he was doing. Growing up I always saw him as an “Emissary to the door” because I guess I miss heard it as the “Door To Truth” so I thought he would be the manifestation of the door and the connection we had to it through alchemy, as to why it would take on our sacrificed parts. On two separate notes, I thought that Mustang losing his sight was a symbolic representation of “going blind from looking into the sun”, so showing what it is to look at the “source of power” with no intent to lay eyes on it or have a reason to open the door as well as having to have some kind of price to pay regardless of reasoning for opening the door And two. Would Izumi having a second meeting with truth technically be her talking to flying organs? 😅
Fullmetal gave word to my feeling around spirituality and oneness that I carried as a kid who was forced to go to religious school, and couldn't quite connect with the teachings those old fogeys tried passing on to me. I'm much older now and I kinda appreciate that style of understanding worldliness, but I still, in my heart of hearts, believe in the Fullmetal idea of Truth as the One Above All.
my mfn dude i love your content, im new to this channel but this one video is exactly what i asked for in a comment when i first discovered your naruto channel. do i think u did that specifically because of that one comment , no of course not but u share common interests in anime with me and alot of others and im more than happy to show my support for you
14:20 Losing a whole leg must really suck, but given good prosthetics I'd rather keep my arm, eye sight and - ehm... My whole body and trade it for a leg.
Wow, what an insightful and well-researched video! As a fan of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, I always suspected that The Truth was one of the most powerful entities in anime, but I never fully grasped the extent of its power until now. The way the video delves into The Truth's abilities, motivations, and origins is truly fascinating. One of the things I appreciated most about the video was how it explored the philosophical themes behind The Truth's existence. The concept of equivalent exchange and the idea that there must be a price for obtaining knowledge and power are central to the show, and The Truth embodies this principle perfectly. Its ability to grant knowledge and power in exchange for a sacrifice is both terrifying and awe-inspiring. The video also did an excellent job of analyzing The Truth's role in the show's narrative and how it influenced the main characters' development. The moments where characters confront The Truth and come to terms with the sacrifices they've made are some of the most powerful and emotional in the series.
You said going blind is better than losing an arm… I would rather lose an arm then go blind, FOR SURE! I think a lot of people would probably back me up on that
I love how truth basicly takes the opposite of what they wanted when they performed human transmutation. Edward lost his left leg when he wanted to stand on his own 2, and his right arm when he brought back his right hand man (his closest person was his brother after all). Al lost his whole body, as what he craved the most was to feel the soft touch of his mother again, so he lost all ability to feel. Izumi wanted to bring back her child, so she was punished by being unable to ever bear one again. And Mustang, the one who had a clear vision for the future, had his sight taken from him so he could never see that future.
You know. Truth still chose the one thing Roy valued as well. He took Roy's eyes, when Roy had the vision of the future. But imagine if Truth saw the situation of Roy, choose something different. Taking the toll only from Pride and Wrath, and allowing Roy to pass without a sacrafice, so that Roy can fight Father, even stronger than ever. Truth see everything and knows what Father is about to do. So in forcing Mustang to be a sacrafice, and take the power of god, he in turned would have made the strongest weapon to be used against Father. Mustang. Could have been a completely differnt ending. And instead of using the Philosipher's stone to regain his sight, enlighted Roy, who knows the truth, could see that this power shouldn't be his, and uses the PS to remove the power of teuth from himself.
DragonBall has so many gods you forget that Kami, the name and character, is god; kais, king, grand and Supreme, Gods of Destruction, King of Gods, and the big red guy who sorts spirits
Not only did Ed sacrifice his gate of truth in a moment of humbleness, but he opted to keep his automail leg as a reminder of the damage too much pride can inflict.
Honestly I love the archetype of these sort of gods, not good nor evil, but instead a judge, a ruleskeeper, someone who punishes those who try to fly too close to the sun
I always felt it weird that Truth took away Mustang's sight. That was important to him, so it would make sense that it would be taken away... If he had any actual pride surrounding human transmutation and didn't do so unwillingly. Not exactly perfectly fair in my opinion.
Well Mustang did have pride as he believed he was the only one who could reform the country and change its ways. He was prideful about his Vision of what the country would look like under his rule. Or atleast that’s what I believe
Actually I think the eye aspect is pretty subjective, as an aspiring professional artist i would much rather lose my legs than eyesight, (ofc both are horrible but eyes and hand are my priority) same way colonel mustang, a man with a metaphorical vision, his most valued aspect was his eyes
@@argy7526 being the most powerful entity in it's universe is always an impressive feats. Comparing different verses with each other doesn't make sense most of the time, just cause of the different power systems. Power scalers are idiots for taking it so seriously
I always took the idea of philosopher stones ignoring equivalent exchange as being either a lie, or misunderstanding at best. When it's revealed that they are made with human sacrifices, and they run out of "juice" eventually as seen in homunculi running out of regenerative ability, then it becomes clear they are limited in being able to perform alchemy up to what value was put into their creation. At best they could be looked at as sort of like alchemical batteries where you can store the exchanged value for later use, but not a cheat code to ignore the exchange altogether.
My favourite thing about the truth was when it took Roy's eyesight. It could have taken his eyes which could have caused him to bleed out or something, but no it took his sight. It had to take something, but it was aware he wasn't meant to be here, so it took his sight.
@@noahnoah9274 if you knew how big the universe is in dragon ball you would know that saitama's infinite strength is far from enough a universe in dragon ball has many infinite sized realms inside it and some of them are higher dimensional saitama would need to be 4D in strength and his best feat is destroying a galaxy thats not enough to back up him being on that level and you know universe 7 alone has infinite galaxies
To my understanding of alchemy, the thing being transmuted must also have the material of the end goal as well as the alchemist having an understanding of how much of each element to put into said item which is why turning base metsls into gold was such a big deal because even if the amount of mater of matter is the same, it must also have the same exact chemical components to be equivalent.
I stumbled on Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood by accident not long after it's initial release. As far as I am concerned, it is THE Magnum Opus of the anime world (which is why FMA day is Oct. 3rd). I've watched it all the way through four times, and about to go for a fifth round with my friend Paul who doesn't even know what anime is (bracing for Nina 😢). The representation of God as a reflection of the viewer is perfect to me, just as Alanis Morrisette was the perfect representation of God in Dogma. This was an amazing video. If Paul needs help understanding the nature of God, this is exactly where I'll go. Thank you 😊
Amazing video on the explanation. I would like to offer the idea that Mustang lost his sight due to what he valued above all was to see the country that he would shape in the future. Because of this, Truth took his sight so he could not see what it became.
The philosopher stone doesn’t break equivalent exchange. It is a mass of souls ranging from hundreds to millions. You are essentially paying the toll by sacrificing others.
This is why FMAB is one of my favorite shows. In most shows, you'll usually have characters whose main goal is overcoming God. Honestly, having the lesson be "You're Human" and having Truth be more of a scolding parent figure is a nice change of pace.
Notice how In Buddhism, the "Hun way of kneeling" is a kneeling posture where the right knee is on the ground and the left knee is lifted up. This posture is mentioned often in Buddhist sutras and is considered a form of worshipful kneeling just like you see truth sitting
Philosopher stones don't let you bypass equivalent exchange. They are simply crystalized souls which hold massive transmuting potential. There basically alchemic batteries.
Not sure I personally would consider losing my eyesight as 'better' than losing a leg or arm... maybe thats just personal thought but if i lose a leg i can get a prosthetic, if i lose an arm i still have one left- if i lose my sight... thats it. Blind forever. Mustang only got his sight back through the use of the stone.
From an external opinion of your channel (this is the first video I watch of yours), maybe the pacing would be better if you started the video at 3:38, after you could put the intro segment (and then the sponsor), or save it to the conclusion. Yes the intro stablishes the matter form anime to the theme, but just the title and the thumbnail make the theme clear. Honestly just try different things until the youtube gods are satisfied xd. great vid tho
There's an old book called Isis Unveiled by Helena Blavatsky, from like the 1800s. There's a phrase in the book that says: "There is no religion higher than truth." Hiromu is very well read.
My favorite thing about truth is that it’s payments aren’t even meant to be punishments. It’s not retribution that something is taken. It’s more so that you just tried to buy the most priceless thing in existence with pocket change. And it’s not even going to work anyways. So if something must be taken from you, you might as well get something out of it to satisfy the equivalent exchange, and that’s where the knowledge comes in. I just enjoy that so much. Instead of just taking something from you and letting you go it satisfies your alchemies equivalent exchange and GIVES you something of equal value that was taken. I can’t imagine a more neutral but fair way to make a character.
I happy Square created the greatest anime of all time with a powerful message, characters, powers, villains, morale, honor, alchemy, and most importantly Truth, the top most powerful entity in anime. Truth is not good or a evil being, it's netural testing the person from the whole start and its takes the form of that person it meets being as it says them within telling em of the goals they achieved. It makes me even want to see all anime protagonist meeting Truth and seeing their very own Door behind them that after all reflects their very being like Edward's door we saw symbolizes him.
I love how they didn't make The Truth good or evil, they took Ed's arm and Al's body, but they also stopped The Dwarf in The Glass and traded Ed's gate for Ed's arm and Al's body, it's really interesting like he said in the video his only goal is to hold up the law of equivalent exchange
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My favorite scene in FMAB has to be when The Truth congratulates Ed for sacrificing his own Gate. Almost like The Truth was as excited about the moment as the viewer is.
Well they are the viewer
And the only person Truth called by his name, as if acknowledging his worth. Remember, before his sacrifice, Truth just called him "Alchemist"
@@montecrisco-uh9uf “I am you”
@@nidsalim7911 the “goodbye Edward Elric!” Gave me tingles
@@nidsalim7911 Its been a while since I've watched Brotherhood, but didn't Truth call Father by his original name as well? "Dwarf in the Flask"
“The lack of ability to grow is spiritual death.” Is such a raw line.
"You've done it! That's the right answer! Good job, you've beat me! Go ahead, take him home! The back door's right over there! Goodbye, Edward Elric!"
The sheer joy in Truth's voice that someone, FINALLY, understood the lesson he was trying to teach..
more of a dad then ed's own father
One of favorite moments in anime
@@theweebcommander🎉 no lie this video up my respect for your content knowledge 1k and definitely had to subscribe.
@@theweebcommander heya. will you talk about tet or teto from no game no life in the anime gods video. because he is my favorite god. since he is not depicted as a perfect being. his motivation is that he wants to play games with skilled and smart people.
@@theweebcommander do u actually believe loosing your sign is preferable to losing a limb like im genuinely curious cause i would rather have 1 arm then be blind especially in a world where auto mail exist
"Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is. And you must bend to its power or live a lie." -Miyamoto Musashi
I think we all need to appreciate the fact that Nick made high school DxD not sound dirty
“Boost boost boost boost boost boost boost boost boost boost boost boost boost boost”
Exactly what I was thinkin
One of the few anime you got to watch dubbed, especially the first two seasons then they had to replace the view voice actor for issei for STP which of course is deplorable and disgusting but he was a f****** funny funny issei hyoudou. Not the one that took over at them was bad but the first two seasons was f****** funny. And it's the risque nature of it that makes it funny especially in the dubbed version.
@@skeptischism1324 is this english? What did you even say
Amazing video dude love it
The terrifying thing about Truth was its fairness. The balancing of the scales, the equality of the World onto the One. No judgement. No bias. Pure and honest Truth.
P.S.- You brought up a good point about Mustang and his eyes that I never realized. Truth usually just rips out the payment. Mustang still had his eyes, just no sight. Interesting touch.
Well, I don't think Arakawa would draw Mustang with entirely empty eye sockets. Also, maybe getting to keep the eyes was a mercy since he was forced into doing human transmutation
Truth isn't evil his tough but fair he believes in the naturaly order of things and balance in the universe
@@Bighomie39 plus he didn't get much knowledge
Also mustang can still get his eye sight back. If truth truly knows all then truth also knows he wasn’t a willing participant in human transmutation.
But the laws of equivalent exchange demand a price for the knowledge they’re about to bestow him.
So they give him the least permanent thing.
Everyone lost what they valued most, Ed and Al were young so just being an arm and a leg almost makes sense.
Mustang didn't care about his eyes, what was important to Mustang, the thing that defined him as a person, was his *vision.* Of course, it was not his physical vision, it was metaphorical vision, and that makes it make even more sense that his physical vision organs remained intact.
I hope that made sense
11:58 the fact that Ed was a stubborn headstrong kid who never relied on anyone else, and then lost his leg, literally not being able to stand by himself and needing others like Granny and Winry is one of my favorite uses of symbolism in Fmab, another good one is that Colonel Mustang saw a future that he could build for his nation, and then lost his eyes in the transumtation process.
The way Hiromu Arakawa (the creator) mapped everything out is amazing, and is why FMAB is my favorite anime
The thing about Mustang's sight, according to the show, his sight being taken, had more to do with his "vision for the future" and how without sight he would never get to see that future. His ability to get his sight back had more to do with the fact that Dr Marco had a philosopher's stone, seeing as even Edward could have used one to get Alphonses's body back, and simply refused to do so, because how one is made, is likely one of the most horrific processes in anime.
Yes, Roy's eye sight wasn't a lesser price
The creation of the millennium items in Yu-Gi-Oh has gotta be up there too for horrific origins considering its kinda the same process and that was supposed to be a kids show.
@@donovanfaust3227 you have no Idea how much of that show was censored.
But Hohenheim who is practically a philosopher's stone told Izumi he couldn't restore what was taken from her. Implying if the truth has it only the truth can give it back.
@@DatDirtyDog Hohenheim had other reasons for refusing to do that. In the end Ed get's his arm back, and Alphonze get's his body back. The trades made for these two things, was Edward's alchemy for Alphonze's body and soul, but Alphonze's Soul was paid to get Edward's arm back. The Philosipher's Stone is simply an amalgamation of Souls, and when a Transmutation is done using one that Ignores Equivilant Exchange, The souls within the stone are traded in the place of what would have been used. In short, if Hohenheim did open the gate to get Izumi's internal organs back, he would have been sacrificing not only the power he needed for the final battle, which he spent every drop of, but the souls of the people he spent centuries befriending, understanding, and likely even making promises to help get revenge.
My guy, this your your magnum opus. I’ve never seen “Truth” broken down in such an enjoyable and comprehensive way before. I’m a huge Fullmetal Alchemist fan, and I’m so happy you decided to do this video, rather than a much more simplistic “top 10 strongest list.” Great job!!!
I've always liked Truth, as well, because I believe a genuinely omnipotent being would be, like you said, impossible for us to fully comprehend (and therefore what we'd see would be WEIRD and limited), and also...not hung up on showing off that power. Why would they be, being something so massively powerful and outside our realm of understanding that it spans all of creation, all of time and space. They just take their toll and carry on.
An omnipotent being messing with you would be worrying, not because an omnipotent being messes with you but because an omnipotent being SEES THE NEED to mess with you.
@@joel2754 Living for an eternity can make you do some weird stuff, either that or you look like that kid in school that gets shoved into lockers by jocks.
@@joel2754such a being then, has seen everything and knows all things and thinks that YOU IN PARTICULAR are especially messed up among all the messed up things in the universe.
He mentioned the anti spiral and the nostalgia of Gurren Lagann flooded my brain. Please Nick, make a video on it somehow! Like what is spiral power?
fr man he needs more recognition
I’d have to rewatch gurren Lagan but it could happen
@@theweebcommander holy shit please do that
You remember that epic moment
TENGEN TOPPA GURREN LAGANN
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@@theweebcommander ABSOLUTELY WATCH IT LIKE RIGHT NOW
Truth is also the most powerful because once you have entered the realm of truth, only Truth can let you leave, and since he is also you its not like you could really fight him. Like if we took Goku and put him in the realm of truth, its not like he could punch truth to get out, Truth is undefeatable unless you have understood and learned from his lesson.
The only thing more powerful than truth would be Oblivion. In Oblivion, Truth will have nothing to bind itself to. No universe, no law, none of that. There will simply be nothingness.
The only thing more powerful than truth would be Oblivion. In Oblivion, Truth will have nothing to bind itself to. No universe, no law, none of that. There will simply be nothingness.
@@byronbostick4310 Truth would be that nothingness then, remember truth isn't bound to anything, rather it is everything. What people see as truth is only a rationalisation of the human mind.
Everything is the realm of truth because truth is everything that exists. And does not exist. If it is there, there is truth, and if it is not there, truly, there is nothing there.
That wouldn't be the result, first ki nulifies haxs of reality manipulation, which was show against shen long and majin buu, and before you are saying that the turth has a universe scale, well, Goku almost destroy a macrocosm that contains space as big as the universe, and characters in his level like Broly super sayajin breaked the time and space itself and entered in a dimension that lack from both concepts, which means that Goku can't be affected with abstract things like time and space, or a dimension outside of them, and along what I explained with shen long, the ki can protect Goku from reality manipulation, a 3d being can interact with 4d beings if he has feats, which is the case of Goku.
Even if I said that the turth exist in all the universe and his dimension, that wouldn't give him the ability to affect Goku with his powers, and that doesn't stop Goku if he can break concepts like time and space, he even surpasses Broly, because Granolah became the strongest being of the universe along Gas, and Broly along Gogeta destroyed the dimension that I mentioned.
Bro On Gawd I was thinking about the same dude like 2 hours ago. I swear this man Nick has mind reading powers. And the supernatural ability to write, film, and edit videos in under a day.
We’ll fortunately I don’t write my videos, it’s all spitting from the top of the dome so that saves me time! And my lovely editor does all the hard work
@@theweebcommander Makes sense. Content this good can't be planned, it has to be rambled out like that one dude on the street who says the world is ending. Truly inspiring.
I love the characters in fiction that are all-knowing rather than all-powerful, mainly because they know as much as the writer rather than the reader.
They technically know more than the writer, since they know things the writer hasn’t even thought of yet.
Doesn't make sense @@UncalibratedAimbot
@@Kimito_Liokuit does if you use your head
@@israelthomas6259 Go on and explain
@@Kimito_LiokuThe concept of the character is more than the author can full reason through. This phenomena exist across all spectrums of understanding. You cannot understand birth, unless you've experienced every birth, to its fullest degree. You cannot understand light unless you experienced being light. You cannot encapsulate truth unless you are truth.
Okay honestly think at the end of this video you gave some of the best advice I have ever heard from anyone. I believe the same thing, that it doesn’t matter how much money you make, or how much power you hold. The most important thing in life is the connections you make with others and holding yourself accountable for the mistakes you have made in the past without letting those mistakes consume/blind you. I have been watching all of your videos on both NCHammer and WeebCommander since you made the pages and I followed you here from TikTok well over a year ago and I feel as if even though you are talking about anime you always make connections to real life in everything you do.
No lie, I always had a strong sense of respect / fear for this character. They never over used him, was unbeatable and whenever someone came face to face with them they always paid a fair price.
14:30 But Colonel Mustang's eyesight was one of the things most dear to him of his body. He lost the ability to see the future he wished to create. The future he had been looking forward for, even before the ishvalan war. He did get his sight back, but I think, very strangely, that the truth seemed to have punished him as if he'd done it.
"the kid who wanted to stand on his own two legs lost one of them. The kid who wanted to feel his mother's love again lost the ability to feel anything. The mother who wanted to save her child lost the ability to ever have children again and the man who always moved forwards, eyes on the future lost the ability to see the future he built"
It also let the raw badass Hawkeye-Mustang scene where she gave coordinates and he fired. Soooo cool
I've binged watch 90% of your videos NC
The other 10% are videos I haven't gotten to yet while I'm working keep the long videos up💯💯 the technical analysis of them are something I can't get anywhere else!! Much love bro
I’m on episode 51 of my rewatch and this is exactly what I needed in my life
I’ve seen it multiple times also and just started watching with my son for his first time it’s such a good show
i have watched it 24 times worth it every time
@@anthonyharrelson1785 rookie numbers
Hey, Buddhist studies master student here. Thank you so much for your recent videos explaining a lot of the religious background of some of these shows, your details on the different competing theological interpretations of Sukuna especially has been getting me into the show. As someone who first learned about Buddhism by trying to understand the Paths of Pain in Naruto I know that of it can be kinda confusing and the different sects understanding the Pure Lands vs Reincarnation as well as god as presented in FMA with the connection to the Sephiroth can be a lot. If you ever need a resource feel free to reach out!
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The Trusth is honeslty my favourite depiction of God in fiction. It's profound. Its not a condemnation of God or the concept of God. But just simply a lesson in humility and a reminder to live life to the fullest. Its beautiful.
Gotta say this one of my favorite types of videos in storytelling one of the satisfying tropes is when the character is forced to acknowledge all their own
flaws /weaknesses
This was amazing!! Just finished FMA brotherhood a couple of weeks ago and I def had some questions that you answered 🙌🏼
Honestly I’ve been a fan for a while and this is the most thought piece you’ve done on analyzing an anime but maybe I’m bias bc I love fma for this exact reason lol Great work!! 😁
i kinda thought that the reason the Colonel Mustang lost his sight was bc he had a vision he was working towards that he saw for the country, which kinda put him at odds with Bradley,
so him losing his sight would mean he would no longer be able to see the country he wanted to create
But Nick made sense there
That's the symbolic reason and Father states that much when it's first revealed his sight is gone.
@@DrTimes99 okay, happy i actually had reason to believe that to be the reasoning so thanks
you know what surprises me most is i didnt realize how much i like to hear someone else reaffirm my own theories and show me so me many more im sure we all have the one anime that no one could tell you anything about but i like hearing you talk about new stuff but also stuff i know. i didnt realize i ever needed that. i think its the affirmation, knowing my views arent unique to me
Bruv...I like how you explained God simultaneously while talking about anime..very artistic...and tbh you rlly helped me grow as a person just by this video..my pride is crumbling as I write this
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Fullmetal alchemist story is such a masterpiece.
Another thing I find interesting is the realm of truth, the empty white void, I think its pretty cool that its depicted as empty because it is the realm of knowledge, it doesn't have anything in it because its thoughts and nonphysical knowledge.
Way better than any top ten. This is the content we need.
In my opinion, the only other series that has represented the idea of god or gods in their universe besides FMAB was MAGI. Would love for you to talk about the series as a whole because it’s so underrated
The only one I can think of now is eternity from marvel, but I'll tell you if something else comes to mind
@pewdie pie not the One Above All?
Dude this was amazing I love it! You really hit some key points here that are gems. The art of alchemy is very important keep making banger videos bro
FMAB may not be my most fave anime, but it certainly is one of the best. Thank you so much for this in depth explanation of the Truth!
This video was fire.I find a lot of things in full metal confusing so I appreciate this
Finally, love your videos btw❤
Everyone is a gangsta till the truth stop smiling
It’s weird hearing truth described as “punishing” the characters, even though I acknowledge that is what he was doing. Growing up I always saw him as an “Emissary to the door” because I guess I miss heard it as the “Door To Truth” so I thought he would be the manifestation of the door and the connection we had to it through alchemy, as to why it would take on our sacrificed parts.
On two separate notes, I thought that Mustang losing his sight was a symbolic representation of “going blind from looking into the sun”, so showing what it is to look at the “source of power” with no intent to lay eyes on it or have a reason to open the door as well as having to have some kind of price to pay regardless of reasoning for opening the door
And two. Would Izumi having a second meeting with truth technically be her talking to flying organs? 😅
I love your ad placements. It makes watching your content flawless.
Fullmetal gave word to my feeling around spirituality and oneness that I carried as a kid who was forced to go to religious school, and couldn't quite connect with the teachings those old fogeys tried passing on to me. I'm much older now and I kinda appreciate that style of understanding worldliness, but I still, in my heart of hearts, believe in the Fullmetal idea of Truth as the One Above All.
If you don’t mind me asking, could you elaborate on your religious education?
Bruh literally mentions gods from three of myTOP 5 anime(Gurren Lagann,madoka magica,and of course FMAB) RESPECT
I’m watching full metal currently,the anime is a masterpiece.
The original or brotherhood? Both are actually amazing
@@aaronmauer7225 brotherhood it’s so good
my mfn dude i love your content, im new to this channel but this one video is exactly what i asked for in a comment when i first discovered your naruto channel. do i think u did that specifically because of that one comment , no of course not but u share common interests in anime with me and alot of others and im more than happy to show my support for you
Time for nick to solve the mystery we didn't know we needed an answer to
Life greatest miracle is minding meaning in things other deem meaningless
14:20 Losing a whole leg must really suck, but given good prosthetics I'd rather keep my arm, eye sight and - ehm... My whole body and trade it for a leg.
Wow, what an insightful and well-researched video! As a fan of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, I always suspected that The Truth was one of the most powerful entities in anime, but I never fully grasped the extent of its power until now. The way the video delves into The Truth's abilities, motivations, and origins is truly fascinating.
One of the things I appreciated most about the video was how it explored the philosophical themes behind The Truth's existence. The concept of equivalent exchange and the idea that there must be a price for obtaining knowledge and power are central to the show, and The Truth embodies this principle perfectly. Its ability to grant knowledge and power in exchange for a sacrifice is both terrifying and awe-inspiring.
The video also did an excellent job of analyzing The Truth's role in the show's narrative and how it influenced the main characters' development. The moments where characters confront The Truth and come to terms with the sacrifices they've made are some of the most powerful and emotional in the series.
Is the rejection of the notion of death because you don't like the idea of ending an example of pride?
You said going blind is better than losing an arm… I would rather lose an arm then go blind, FOR SURE! I think a lot of people would probably back me up on that
The Gate is litterally domain expansion infinite Void, but it's the real information and it's everything that it would tear you apart 😭😭😭
I love how truth basicly takes the opposite of what they wanted when they performed human transmutation.
Edward lost his left leg when he wanted to stand on his own 2, and his right arm when he brought back his right hand man (his closest person was his brother after all).
Al lost his whole body, as what he craved the most was to feel the soft touch of his mother again, so he lost all ability to feel.
Izumi wanted to bring back her child, so she was punished by being unable to ever bear one again.
And Mustang, the one who had a clear vision for the future, had his sight taken from him so he could never see that future.
It's been awhile since I last rewatched the show. This video convinced me i should rewatch it again soon
You know. Truth still chose the one thing Roy valued as well. He took Roy's eyes, when Roy had the vision of the future.
But imagine if Truth saw the situation of Roy, choose something different. Taking the toll only from Pride and Wrath, and allowing Roy to pass without a sacrafice, so that Roy can fight Father, even stronger than ever.
Truth see everything and knows what Father is about to do. So in forcing Mustang to be a sacrafice, and take the power of god, he in turned would have made the strongest weapon to be used against Father. Mustang. Could have been a completely differnt ending. And instead of using the Philosipher's stone to regain his sight, enlighted Roy, who knows the truth, could see that this power shouldn't be his, and uses the PS to remove the power of teuth from himself.
THIS VIDEO HITS DIFFERENT!!!!!!! You sir just got a new subscriber
DragonBall has so many gods you forget that Kami, the name and character, is god; kais, king, grand and Supreme, Gods of Destruction, King of Gods, and the big red guy who sorts spirits
also the dragon of the super dragon balls who zeno himself said "he can grant any wish"
Not only did Ed sacrifice his gate of truth in a moment of humbleness, but he opted to keep his automail leg as a reminder of the damage too much pride can inflict.
Ultimate Madoka no diffs
Honestly I love the archetype of these sort of gods, not good nor evil, but instead a judge, a ruleskeeper, someone who punishes those who try to fly too close to the sun
I always felt it weird that Truth took away Mustang's sight. That was important to him, so it would make sense that it would be taken away... If he had any actual pride surrounding human transmutation and didn't do so unwillingly. Not exactly perfectly fair in my opinion.
Well Mustang did have pride as he believed he was the only one who could reform the country and change its ways. He was prideful about his Vision of what the country would look like under his rule. Or atleast that’s what I believe
I didn’t know some of these facts, I love this show and there were details I never understood. Thank you for explaining these details !
Actually I think the eye aspect is pretty subjective, as an aspiring professional artist i would much rather lose my legs than eyesight, (ofc both are horrible but eyes and hand are my priority) same way colonel mustang, a man with a metaphorical vision, his most valued aspect was his eyes
The philosopher’s stone doesn’t bypass equivalent exchange it uses human souls as fuel for transmutations
rimuru, anos, hajun, featherline, the creator: are we a joke to you?
also this guy is a universe everyone who scales in uni one shots him
Bros defo 13😂
He's not the universe in attack potency or size, he's a concept as well, so idk bout that my boy
@@LordChaiinsaw he is the fmab universe, he has 0 feats to prove his ap or strength is above universal lvl
@@argy7526 being the most powerful entity in it's universe is always an impressive feats. Comparing different verses with each other doesn't make sense most of the time, just cause of the different power systems. Power scalers are idiots for taking it so seriously
@@noahrudolph9066 the title is the strongest character in anime, each anime has a strongest character it isnt that impressive
I always took the idea of philosopher stones ignoring equivalent exchange as being either a lie, or misunderstanding at best. When it's revealed that they are made with human sacrifices, and they run out of "juice" eventually as seen in homunculi running out of regenerative ability, then it becomes clear they are limited in being able to perform alchemy up to what value was put into their creation. At best they could be looked at as sort of like alchemical batteries where you can store the exchanged value for later use, but not a cheat code to ignore the exchange altogether.
Video starts at 4:30. I hate when youtubers do this. What a waste of time
This is one of my favourite videos across all your channels. FMAB is my favourite anime ever, the ouroboros is even my first tattoo
1:34 "Kyubi" I think you meant Kyubey. Also, Kyubey isn't strong, Madoka and Homura are the strong ones in that verse.
Tryna get him to pronounce stuff or call it correctly is gonna fail 😂
My favourite thing about the truth was when it took Roy's eyesight. It could have taken his eyes which could have caused him to bleed out or something, but no it took his sight. It had to take something, but it was aware he wasn't meant to be here, so it took his sight.
Saitama one punches DBZ universe easily
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Uh no
@@yourtrappedinmygenjutsu uh yes
@@yourtrappedinmygenjutsu ok maybe not easily but moderate ease
@@noahnoah9274 if you knew how big the universe is in dragon ball you would know that saitama's infinite strength is far from enough
a universe in dragon ball has many infinite sized realms inside it and some of them are higher dimensional
saitama would need to be 4D in strength and his best feat is destroying a galaxy thats not enough to back up him being on that level and you know universe 7 alone has infinite galaxies
FMA:B has so much depths to it, will always be a favourite
To my understanding of alchemy, the thing being transmuted must also have the material of the end goal as well as the alchemist having an understanding of how much of each element to put into said item which is why turning base metsls into gold was such a big deal because even if the amount of mater of matter is the same, it must also have the same exact chemical components to be equivalent.
So far, this is by far one of your best videos ❤ FMA and FMAB are my favorite manga and anime of all time ❤
Been awhile since I was so focused and hooked to a video 🍃🎯
Well said bro
Love the way you explored the concepts
I could have sworn the strongest character in anime was The Camera Man
I stumbled on Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood by accident not long after it's initial release. As far as I am concerned, it is THE Magnum Opus of the anime world (which is why FMA day is Oct. 3rd). I've watched it all the way through four times, and about to go for a fifth round with my friend Paul who doesn't even know what anime is (bracing for Nina 😢).
The representation of God as a reflection of the viewer is perfect to me, just as Alanis Morrisette was the perfect representation of God in Dogma.
This was an amazing video. If Paul needs help understanding the nature of God, this is exactly where I'll go. Thank you 😊
How did Paul take the scene with Nina?
Amazing video on the explanation. I would like to offer the idea that Mustang lost his sight due to what he valued above all was to see the country that he would shape in the future. Because of this, Truth took his sight so he could not see what it became.
8:47 the best thing is that every alchemist who claps their hands to transmute does it in a position that looks like prayer hands 🙏
The philosopher stone doesn’t break equivalent exchange. It is a mass of souls ranging from hundreds to millions. You are essentially paying the toll by sacrificing others.
This is why FMAB is one of my favorite shows. In most shows, you'll usually have characters whose main goal is overcoming God. Honestly, having the lesson be "You're Human" and having Truth be more of a scolding parent figure is a nice change of pace.
This was an EXCELLENT video and explanation...WELL DONE!!!
Notice how In Buddhism, the "Hun way of kneeling" is a kneeling posture where the right knee is on the ground and the left knee is lifted up. This posture is mentioned often in Buddhist sutras and is considered a form of worshipful kneeling just like you see truth sitting
Losing your sight is way worse than losing an arm or leg
Love this. Excellent. Highly prefer it over another top ten. Great choice Nick.
“The Gods of Anime” when that video dropping I can’t wait any longer!
thing is I like Both the original FMA anime with Dante as a villain showing humanity's darkness, as well as FMA: Brotherhood that everyone loves.
Brilliant video. Spot on.
I loved this video more than any of your other videos and i love all of your videos.
FMAB is my favorite show of all time and I love seeing people acknowledge the brilliance of the show
Philosopher stones don't let you bypass equivalent exchange.
They are simply crystalized souls which hold massive transmuting potential.
There basically alchemic batteries.
Not sure I personally would consider losing my eyesight as 'better' than losing a leg or arm... maybe thats just personal thought but if i lose a leg i can get a prosthetic, if i lose an arm i still have one left- if i lose my sight... thats it. Blind forever. Mustang only got his sight back through the use of the stone.
Truth is my favorite as well. I love the way you described him. It also fits, so well. After all, it is all, it is one, and it is you.
Omfg about time someone did a video on this character thanks
This is an awesome video. I hope to see more things like this
From an external opinion of your channel (this is the first video I watch of yours), maybe the pacing would be better if you started the video at 3:38, after you could put the intro segment (and then the sponsor), or save it to the conclusion. Yes the intro stablishes the matter form anime to the theme, but just the title and the thumbnail make the theme clear.
Honestly just try different things until the youtube gods are satisfied xd.
great vid tho
There's an old book called Isis Unveiled by Helena Blavatsky, from like the 1800s. There's a phrase in the book that says:
"There is no religion higher than truth."
Hiromu is very well read.
Bro did you use some sort of filter, or is your skin actually that good?
My favorite thing about truth is that it’s payments aren’t even meant to be punishments. It’s not retribution that something is taken.
It’s more so that you just tried to buy the most priceless thing in existence with pocket change. And it’s not even going to work anyways.
So if something must be taken from you, you might as well get something out of it to satisfy the equivalent exchange, and that’s where the knowledge comes in.
I just enjoy that so much. Instead of just taking something from you and letting you go it satisfies your alchemies equivalent exchange and GIVES you something of equal value that was taken.
I can’t imagine a more neutral but fair way to make a character.
"i know this may not get as many views as top 10 strongest characters in anime"
*names it the strongest character in anime explained*
I happy Square created the greatest anime of all time with a powerful message, characters, powers, villains, morale, honor, alchemy, and most importantly Truth, the top most powerful entity in anime. Truth is not good or a evil being, it's netural testing the person from the whole start and its takes the form of that person it meets being as it says them within telling em of the goals they achieved. It makes me even want to see all anime protagonist meeting Truth and seeing their very own Door behind them that after all reflects their very being like Edward's door we saw symbolizes him.
Thank you for explaining this, so awesome.
“There’s only one god sir and pretty sure he don’t look like that.”
I love how they didn't make The Truth good or evil, they took Ed's arm and Al's body, but they also stopped The Dwarf in The Glass and traded Ed's gate for Ed's arm and Al's body, it's really interesting like he said in the video his only goal is to hold up the law of equivalent exchange