I feel like Mrs. Bradley is a very underrated character. I mean the woman is so kind and loving that she managed to get TWO of Father’s most evil and ruthless homunculi to feel genuine affection towards her. That’s an amazing feat.
Even evil...Mrs.Bradley was the one person Salem/Pride genuinely loved and never would harm. King Bradley chose her as his wife so he did care and love her....so the affect she had on TWO homunculi. Wrath and Pride. Pride truly saw this woman as her mother because she given her the love and affection he never got from father. Ironic someone so evil and twisted like Pride ends up losing his memories and under Mrs. Bradley's care he becomes the very type of person he despises.
I find most of the Homunculi suffer ironic defeats/deaths. Gluttony is eaten by Pride Wrath is killed by a serial killer who gave up on his desire for revenge Pride stoops to trying to take a human body when his own body begins falling apart Sloth dies after an extensive battle where he endured for so long before becoming too tired to continue Greed sacrifices himself when he realizes all he needed to be satisfied was friends Envy commits suicide, because despite seeing humans as beneath him, he wants to be more like them Lust is killed by a notorious womanizer and dies on her knees
@@hiraganakani4265 I don't think so, I think the current Selim is only comprised of the dominant soul of the original Selim, and all the other souls within him including Kimblee was free to pass on with the defeat if the first Selim
This fact can be compared with humanity itself, as a whole and individually: It is a pride to be a human being, but that pride, which should be something positive, BECOMES A SIN IN THE SHORT OR IN THE LONG, IT BECOMES ARROGANCE. However, reality, THE UNDENIABLE TRUTH IN WHICH WE ARE, WHICH IS PRESENT IN EVERY TIME AND PLACE and those humans who were not corrupted or seduced by that sin (or others as well), who fight against that arrogance, puts them back their feet on the ground, because their gaze went TOO TO THE HEAVEN and they moved away (virtually speaking) from the earth and to make matters worse, that dream of "superiority" was not even healthy and was twisted, it was horrible and simply miserable, detestable and immoral and unethical. They literally "destroy" that sin, even if it does not last forever. And then, they, the arrogant, put themselves down again, but NOT below (that is, they do not lower themselves), of humanity and that undeniable reality. They simply suffer the slap or blow of that harsh reality that they try to change or avoid for their own extreme selfish desires or whatever you want to call it. It could be said that they lost the sense of that reality, dreaming of something impossible, they even dreamed of something horrible, without sense, without tact, without logic or without the minimum of human morality and ethics (even if THE TRUTH OR GOD in the universe of FMAB does not follow that morality or ethics at all, it is neither bad nor good), as I already mentioned before, but at the end of the day, all that collapses, that dream, that absurd illusion of power and abuse of power. And so, the cycle or in any case, the spiral, continues and repeats itself, starting all over again, also figuratively and literally, because humans, even with all the bad, basically evil, that they must face, suffer and overcome, all the pain, the desperation, the hopelessness, all the agony... he just gets up again, survives or lives once more and doesn't stop, doesn't stop fighting until his last breath.
Just wait til he regains his powers amd slaughters everyone in their sleep 20 years later. An old Mustang would literally be the only defense they got.
1:39 Now I see why Bradley chose her. She's so sweet and kind but when her son is threatened all she has to say is, "I'll see to it that never happens." Its like mom code for, "I'm not going to say it, but you have pissed me off." Then ending with a smile. Like an inner wrath and loyalty I think Bradley would've appreciated to some degree.
That's not at all how I interpreted it. I just saw her actually dedicating herself to the task of bringing up pride and also be strong enough to put him down if he shows any signs
If anything, i would love an ova or a small manga that shows the kind of person pride will grow to be. We know humonculi and humans can coexist (greed showed us that) and i want to see pride being good
I would like to see a sequel where Pride is a side character and it's not till much later that we learn it's Pride and he jas no memory of being Pride.
@@lonebattledroid4474 I feel like the last name bradley would be a tip off, and I'm not sure how pride would feel discarding the name of the first person to ever truly love him, memory wipe or not.
One of my favorite headcanons I found on Tumblr was Selim revealing he has an "imaginary friend", who "dresses in white and likes it when things go BOOM"...
"According to an interview, Wrath, at one point in his past, went to Lust to find out about women and to Envy to learn how to compliment them. The end result was the future Mrs. Bradley slapping him." I read this somewhere and it's pretty interesting lol I guess Fuhrer Bradley loved his wife and he takes pride in saying Mrs. Bradley was the only one in his life that is not planned.
Given that he's been around for over 3 centuries (as the only surviving homunculus), and has been reborn from humbleness, Pride/Selim must have the lifespan of an immortal jellyfish...
Like greed said sins are seen as so evil, but they aren't pure evil. Pride may hold onto that nature, but will focusing it in a different way he could really help out people with it. I hold pride in my small kind acts I do everyday. Saying hi, giving a smile to a stranger, asking if someone needs help, and more.
This ending always seemed to have a bit of an ominous end to it. Like the whole show they say they will install a democracy and demilitarize, but that just doesn’t seem to happen. And Selim is still alive.
They're very grounded in realism for this kind of thing. They don't act like the racism and animosity with the Ishbalins simply ended. It'll be a long road to recovery in many ways. Even Graham from this clip is lightly hinted at having other motives besides pure altruism. He's a person with an agenda, and its unsettling not knowing what it is, however benign it may end up being. Most of the country don't even know what happened! Outside of the brief coup d'etat (that they think failed), that's all they know. There will always be infighting in the military, too. Olivia's men killed soldiers in Central, and that kind of thing breeds hatred that lasts for many generations, and possibly indefinitely. What makes the happy ending so great is that there's still a lot of uncertainty, and I know I wouldn't want it any other way. Makes the whole world feel alive and moving about autonomously even without the presense of the characters.
Well, democracy and demilitarization are kinda huge things to impliment. The procress will, I imagine, take years to get going (let alone show results). If not a couple of decades Especially since the first one is Mustang's goal *mainly* , and he's not gonna take the lead for a while yet (which I'm in some weird way okay with, because you know, it means the whole *being deemed a war criminal and facing a firing squad* thing won't happen any time soon either...)
Pride's primary motivator, his desire was to have a loving family. With his desire fulfilled, like greed, he is content. Had father simply accepted his humanity and pursued happiness instead of breaking his perceived limitations, he could have been a real positive force in the world. I mean the only reason he even made the other hommonculi in the first place was because he was lonely and wanted a family of his own.
15years later A shadow figure stand over central on a building roof. Selim: I regained my memories and my shadows. The sins I committed shall forever stain my hands, but I shall atone. Evildoers beware, For the Shadow the lethal protector watches over central.
I wonder what happens if I- *pushes it* Selim: *turns evil* TAke your hand away from me, human scum, or I will slice you to pie- *pushes it again* Selim: *Giggles* That tickles!
It’s one of the Homunculus circle dots the others have it’s just oddly dead center in his forehead. But I think that’s metaphorical for Pride never dies because everyone will always know who/what he really is
My original thought that Selim was kept around by the author as a way to bring back Father or if Pride will remerge to take Father's place if a sequel was ever made. But now I realize that Selim was meant to show that Father and the other homunculi could have been better. We got a big look at that with Greed, but this takes it to a whole new level. I like the idea of not entirely knowing what will happen with Selim. And I hope no sequel is ever made.
You're right. Another way I see Selim still being alive is that he was Pride for a long time, but the essence of humankind is in its pride, so that trait will never die among us, thus Selim being alive.
Whenever it comes to characters like Selim, it typically depends on if he's pressured into being the exact monster he was or if they leave him to be raised into a fine man.
Selim truly does deserves this he might have been born with nothing but cruelty and raised as a weapon but a mother can change everything for a young boy good bad evil or pure evil
The fact that 2003!Selim is just an innocent little kid makes it so much worse than his “death” in Brotherhood. His dad (Pride) literally chokes him to death just because he thought he was doing a good thing saving his dad’s skull (2003 homunculi’s weakness is their human remains) from the fire. 😢
i love that the souls of millions of dead people are still screaming on the inside of this lovely little boy, and one of his occupants is the crimson alchemist himself.. god only knows
Wrath died doing what he loved the most and his wife knew he was a homonculus all along and loved him anyways and was of his own choosing, you can honestly imagine over all those years when he said he still had that devotion to "his wife" it was chilling, honestly the "Bradley family", and even if its just an illusion of a family, still had a pretty happy ending... Pride(Selim) still considered their family dynamic a thing, you saw that in his head when he was fighting Edward...
@@5thdimensionoptiks963 I don’t think Mrs. Bradley knew Wrath was a Homunculus, or that any of them were Homunculi. It wasn’t until the end where Wrath was dead and Pride was reborn as Selim that she found out they weren’t fully human.
Honestly, in Pride's case, it really is nature vs nurture. When Pride was raised by a psychopath with no regard for life, he turned out the same. When he was raised by a kind and caring individual, he turned out the same. Honestly, for so long, I was much like him as he was from the beginning. I took on a likeable personality in public to achieve a certain goal. But that was merely a facade. Underneath, I was apathetic, egotistical, psychopathic, and violent. As long as I got my way, the ends justified the means. I met my best friend in university. She's the one who got through to me. She felt like the mother I never had. And I finally wanted to protect something. I started taking after her. I've now made friends, treated people as equals, stopped gambling with my life, and haven't raised a hand to another living thing in almost 10 years. It truly is amazing what can happen when you treat a monster with compassion.
more like he was never actually proud of himself and he truly wanted his fathers approval and he deep down loved his mother because she was the only person in his life that took pride in him for who he was even if it was just an act. Even if he has his memories I think he would still choose to stay acting like his fake persona and adopting it as who he really is because he loves his mother
Ah - “I will see to it that never happens” I wonder if the officer got the threat underneath While she was affirming she would not let her son grow up corrupt She could also be saying, “I will never let you have my son, I will protect him” Moms are a force to be feared when their children are threatened
I love, love, love how sober Mrs. Bradley is in that last shot. She doesn’t try to deny the course of action, because she knows a Pride II would be disastrous. She is intead denying the possibility it would actually happen.
I hope Hiromu Arakawa will make a sequel about this. FMA:B had a beautiful ending and i wish there was more. I also want to see Ed, Al, Roy and Ling's journey in the west and east.
I am happy that at least one of them had a happy ending. I was always thinking “if only they were born as a normal person” and for pride that happened…after he was already made once but that’s not the point I’m happy he got a happy ending. But question, is he immortal? Or is this seldom and Selina and pride are completely different? I like to beilive they’re the same thing. Idk why this all powerful guy with the body of a child is amazing. But if it’s slims body, then that’s not the case yk?
Someone please do a seperate anime of the new Selim's journey!!! Come on! The kid is like a Naruto! Being watched over because he is dangerous and stuff. Then he finds out and... AT LEAST A FANFICTION WOULD SUFFICE :((((
The only thing that keeps me from rating FMAB as my number one anime is that it left me wanting more, and not in a bad way. The conclusion was fantastic, but the ending was left so open ended that I couldn't help but want to see more beyond that. However, as my number one favorite show, Code Geass, can attest, sometimes you really should just leave these things be (Damn you Lelouch of the Resurrection)
Y Liang Now that you’ve mentioned it, I believe _it is exciting._ FMAB wasn’t a bad series at all. I wish they could’ve continued the story like most mainstream anime. Well, who knows if it’ll ever come back. The show already has a huge fan base, new possibilities are always exciting I guess.
@@UmbraStarWolf Ed only destroyed Pride's Philosopher's Stone, and with it, much of Pride's powers. That alone wouldn't explain Pride's loss of memory, as when Marcoh did the same thing to Envy, though it appears to be quite traumatic to the homunculus. More likely, Pride detested being in servitude to Father and desired to live as a human, and facing perceived eminent death, came to accept his repressed feelings. I'd venture a guess that Pride had some genuine kindness for a long time, with the sadistic bit being a facade. Even in his newfound life, I'm quite certain there is plenty of pride to be had in saving a life, or doing other good deeds. Pride need not be evil to achieve his namesake. 😉
it's some kind of marking that all of the previous Homunculi shared, as for why. I don't know, could be just an unexplained blemish(?) from their creation.
In the scene where Pride is defeated, fearing his death he remembers his fake family facade. Deep down he longed for that life. And is sweet he got that at the end. Even if the govt will check on him forever and won't doubt on putting a bullet in his head if the changes back.
Lookiing back I kind of wish Salim was wrath and Bradley remained pride like in 2003. Both sets fit the motif. and much like 2003 Wrath, Selim is the only one who lives in the end.
My interpretation/head cannon of this is when Ed defeated Pride, the baby Ed pulled out was created using the power of Pride's stone and a single soul (presumably the dominant personality) that had been trapped within that stone. Now, the souls that made up Pride's stone were supposed to be the most prideful, but given a second chance that soul could be reformed. Look at Greed. I don't think this Selim could ever develop powers, as I think he's just a single soul now. Maybe he could learn Alchemy? I'm not sure how "human" he is.
There's a little epilog scene in the manga where Grumman wonders with concern about the circle on Selim's forehead and pokes it. Selim goes from smiling to having a serious face, saying, "Take your hand off me, human, or I'll tell Mother you're the one who blew up the Führer's train." while Grumman has a horrified expression
Another ironic death Not only did Pride get defeated after throwing away said pride and trying to possess a human, and now he gets to live an entire life as a human in his own right.
Then father will be reborn somehow since pride opened the truth and pride is technically him since it’s his pride and he takes prides body or something and starts over 😂
I was expecting that little comic strip where Pride snapped back to being himself and threatened the old man with revealing to Mrs. Bradley the part the old man played in King Bradley's death.
Ed with Kimblee's help punches selim so hard he breaks what pride is turning him into a fetus Selim: grows up to be normal, the only surviving of the sins
I think it’s because he’s no longer “Pride.” Pride was reborn into his true body, Selim, without any souls, memories, and possibly even without his powers. So his eye color stays black because he no longer has any of his Homunculus Perks.
Someone said that selim is like naruto in the comments and they have to watch over selim if it is like naruto i hope he has a form or just better alchemy
Ohhhhh wow, that is actually pretty spot on. while Selim (Naruto) might not be a threat, he might end up becoming Homunculi(Nine Tails) again. To prevent that, have people watch him. I don't think many people know that Selim is a homunculi though.
Weeks later... Selim: mommy Mrs Bradley: what is it dear? Selim: look at this new trick I learnt! *summons shadow tentacles* Mrs Bradley :😳😦😱 Selim: huh? Is something wrong mummy? Guards: alright selim. It's time to take you to see somewhere
Did Ms Bradley ever find out about her husband's true identity? And is Pride still... Pride? Or is he just a normal human / homunculus with no powers or memories? Much to think about...
It's unclear if Mrs Bradley found out about her husband's identity, but I'm guessing probably not, based on how it sounds. As for Pride, he has no memories, and since he seems to age now, probably is a lot more limited in his powers now too.
So does pride still have his powers? He was turned into a human but his philosopher stone wasn’t destroyed so maybe pride will regain them later? Actually since he still has his philosopher stone doesn’t that make him immortal?
Bradley also had a Philosopher's Stone, but he was not immortal, probably owing to the single soul contained within. Pride is probably no different now.
@@TheSilverwing999 Bradley still had his reflexes and the ultimate eye, despite only having one soul. So I think Pride still has his shadows (he is composed of them after all), he just can’t regenerate.
A mother can change anyone
And mother's day just passed
Ugh what's with you gross ass feminists - stop punishing others because you didn't grow up with a Father. Father's are the BEST.
@@TheAncientMysteriesBeckon good fathers are the best
Good parents are the best
It's Edward who defeated the pride, not mother
I feel like Mrs. Bradley is a very underrated character. I mean the woman is so kind and loving that she managed to get TWO of Father’s most evil and ruthless homunculi to feel genuine affection towards her. That’s an amazing feat.
Even evil...Mrs.Bradley was the one person Salem/Pride genuinely loved and never would harm. King Bradley chose her as his wife so he did care and love her....so the affect she had on TWO homunculi. Wrath and Pride. Pride truly saw this woman as her mother because she given her the love and affection he never got from father.
Ironic someone so evil and twisted like Pride ends up losing his memories and under Mrs. Bradley's care he becomes the very type of person he despises.
Fmab is all about irony u know.
I dont remember this. Ive only read the manga, so Im assuming this is anime-only scene?
@@deevyumbhatnagar9771 Kind of like Elric brother's bodies (before they cracked the law of the universe of course)
@@voilvelev6775this is in the manga
When was it shown that Pride would never harm Mrs. Bradley?
Pride, humbled to grow as a human. Truly a sounding defeat and lesson for a homonculus that embodies the very sin of pride.
@TookALevelInBadass a level of balance between the two but yes I agree with you
The only sin of pride is Escanor. Curb thy tongue and thy impudence. OKOGAMASHI
I’m just messing around btw
Or maybe Edward brought Selim back to defeat Pride.
I find most of the Homunculi suffer ironic defeats/deaths.
Gluttony is eaten by Pride
Wrath is killed by a serial killer who gave up on his desire for revenge
Pride stoops to trying to take a human body when his own body begins falling apart
Sloth dies after an extensive battle where he endured for so long before becoming too tired to continue
Greed sacrifices himself when he realizes all he needed to be satisfied was friends
Envy commits suicide, because despite seeing humans as beneath him, he wants to be more like them
Lust is killed by a notorious womanizer and dies on her knees
@@MetalHanyou1
Wrath killed by Scar
Sloth killed by Alex Louis Armstrong & Sig
Greed killed by his own Father
Lust killed by Roy Mustang
General Grumman was a small character but man was he an interesting one.
He played mustang well getting him to do all the hard work and then swooping in to take the throne himself
He’s also Riza Hawkeye’s grandfather and he ships her and Mustang
@@the_well-known_stranger2275 I didn't know that but that puts mustang in the line of succession lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Car'a'Carn the Dragon Reborn saw fit to reply to me. I’m honoured.
@@the_well-known_stranger2275 ahh I see your another cultured fan of Jordan lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Plot twist: Selim hurt the bird.
Oh no....
@@hiraganakani4265 Oh yes.... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
The crest of blood will be carved a new - wait... does that mean Kimblee is still alive?!?
@@hiraganakani4265 I don't think so, I think the current Selim is only comprised of the dominant soul of the original Selim, and all the other souls within him including Kimblee was free to pass on with the defeat if the first Selim
I-Asiah Frazier I was referencing one of the 4 koma theatres - if you haven’t seen them you should because they’re hilarious.
tfw your mom is married to your younger brother, who is also your father
I guess the Ptolemies are back at it again. 😂
Habsburgs: hold my beer
Sweet home...
@@SEDS23 ..alabama..
The Targaryens are back! 😅🤣
Selim Bradley the first and last of the homunculi
Greed: am i a joke to you
@@KO-wd3ww greed died during the last battle bruh
This fact can be compared with humanity itself, as a whole and individually: It is a pride to be a human being, but that pride, which should be something positive, BECOMES A SIN IN THE SHORT OR IN THE LONG, IT BECOMES ARROGANCE. However, reality, THE UNDENIABLE TRUTH IN WHICH WE ARE, WHICH IS PRESENT IN EVERY TIME AND PLACE and those humans who were not corrupted or seduced by that sin (or others as well), who fight against that arrogance, puts them back their feet on the ground, because their gaze went TOO TO THE HEAVEN and they moved away (virtually speaking) from the earth and to make matters worse, that dream of "superiority" was not even healthy and was twisted, it was horrible and simply miserable, detestable and immoral and unethical. They literally "destroy" that sin, even if it does not last forever. And then, they, the arrogant, put themselves down again, but NOT below (that is, they do not lower themselves), of humanity and that undeniable reality. They simply suffer the slap or blow of that harsh reality that they try to change or avoid for their own extreme selfish desires or whatever you want to call it. It could be said that they lost the sense of that reality, dreaming of something impossible, they even dreamed of something horrible, without sense, without tact, without logic or without the minimum of human morality and ethics (even if THE TRUTH OR GOD in the universe of FMAB does not follow that morality or ethics at all, it is neither bad nor good), as I already mentioned before, but at the end of the day, all that collapses, that dream, that absurd illusion of power and abuse of power. And so, the cycle or in any case, the spiral, continues and repeats itself, starting all over again, also figuratively and literally, because humans, even with all the bad, basically evil, that they must face, suffer and overcome, all the pain, the desperation, the hopelessness, all the agony... he just gets up again, survives or lives once more and doesn't stop, doesn't stop fighting until his last breath.
Just wait til he regains his powers amd slaughters everyone in their sleep 20 years later. An old Mustang would literally be the only defense they got.
Ur litteraly forgot all the compentent young fighters execpt those that were killed
Pink Yogurt and alphonse he didn’t lose his alchemy
Literally.
That’s in a manga extra when you press the spot on his head!
"I may be old, but I still spit flames since 1910"
“He's certainly grown up to be a kind boy”
*Is a literal toddler*
He WAS the size of a pebble after his defeat so it makes some sense
Is he like hundreds of old?
cant argue with that.
It's a shame that Selim Bradley is pride though 😢
@@milesbaker8866at least he was humbled and got a good parent to raise him.
Hang in there kid... Prove 'em wrong...
*bearly withholds very adult tears*
protect that mom at all cost. if that mom died by someones hand, all hell will break loose.
1:39 Now I see why Bradley chose her. She's so sweet and kind but when her son is threatened all she has to say is, "I'll see to it that never happens."
Its like mom code for, "I'm not going to say it, but you have pissed me off." Then ending with a smile. Like an inner wrath and loyalty I think Bradley would've appreciated to some degree.
Wrath did say she was the one thing in his life he chose.
That is something exclusive from the anime version. In the manga, her expression is genuelly happy.
That's not at all how I interpreted it. I just saw her actually dedicating herself to the task of bringing up pride and also be strong enough to put him down if he shows any signs
@@TheSilverwing999 I also heard it as hopeful and determined
If anything, i would love an ova or a small manga that shows the kind of person pride will grow to be. We know humonculi and humans can coexist (greed showed us that) and i want to see pride being good
Imagine him as a military officer teaming up with a grown up Elisha Hughes who grows to be a State Alchemist.
I would like to see a sequel where Pride is a side character and it's not till much later that we learn it's Pride and he jas no memory of being Pride.
@@lonebattledroid4474 I feel like the last name bradley would be a tip off, and I'm not sure how pride would feel discarding the name of the first person to ever truly love him, memory wipe or not.
One of my favorite headcanons I found on Tumblr was Selim revealing he has an "imaginary friend", who "dresses in white and likes it when things go BOOM"...
That is also my favorite head cannon too
Best headcanon
I'm guessing the "imaginary friend" was Kimblee
@@esmed4152 That's what the hc was getting at, yes.
peak headcanon
"According to an interview, Wrath, at one point in his past, went to Lust to find out about women and to Envy to learn how to compliment them. The end result was the future Mrs. Bradley slapping him."
I read this somewhere and it's pretty interesting lol I guess Fuhrer Bradley loved his wife and he takes pride in saying Mrs. Bradley was the only one in his life that is not planned.
Given that he's been around for over 3 centuries (as the only surviving homunculus), and has been reborn from humbleness, Pride/Selim must have the lifespan of an immortal jellyfish...
I want a sequel to this series all about selime
eowyn acres nah
Me too
Me too
Maybe a new story that takes place in Xing with new main characters
The foto at ending scene show Al have son mybe he can be new Mc?
Like greed said sins are seen as so evil, but they aren't pure evil. Pride may hold onto that nature, but will focusing it in a different way he could really help out people with it. I hold pride in my small kind acts I do everyday. Saying hi, giving a smile to a stranger, asking if someone needs help, and more.
Taking pride in your work or work ethic is one of mine. I take pride on the things I can do so I don’t think pride is evil.
Magnus explaining chaos good in tts... A parody of w40k
Selim is really cute as an innocent child
This scene was so good, but the forehead nipple really killed it for me XD
Never describe it as that again.
This ending always seemed to have a bit of an ominous end to it. Like the whole show they say they will install a democracy and demilitarize, but that just doesn’t seem to happen. And Selim is still alive.
But this is Selim the human, not Pride the Homunculus.
They're very grounded in realism for this kind of thing. They don't act like the racism and animosity with the Ishbalins simply ended. It'll be a long road to recovery in many ways. Even Graham from this clip is lightly hinted at having other motives besides pure altruism. He's a person with an agenda, and its unsettling not knowing what it is, however benign it may end up being.
Most of the country don't even know what happened! Outside of the brief coup d'etat (that they think failed), that's all they know. There will always be infighting in the military, too. Olivia's men killed soldiers in Central, and that kind of thing breeds hatred that lasts for many generations, and possibly indefinitely.
What makes the happy ending so great is that there's still a lot of uncertainty, and I know I wouldn't want it any other way. Makes the whole world feel alive and moving about autonomously even without the presense of the characters.
Well, democracy and demilitarization are kinda huge things to impliment. The procress will, I imagine, take years to get going (let alone show results). If not a couple of decades
Especially since the first one is Mustang's goal *mainly* , and he's not gonna take the lead for a while yet
(which I'm in some weird way okay with, because you know, it means the whole *being deemed a war criminal and facing a firing squad* thing won't happen any time soon either...)
@@Poet482
Good description of things
And the things in the east that We dont know...
Pride's primary motivator, his desire was to have a loving family. With his desire fulfilled, like greed, he is content.
Had father simply accepted his humanity and pursued happiness instead of breaking his perceived limitations, he could have been a real positive force in the world. I mean the only reason he even made the other hommonculi in the first place was because he was lonely and wanted a family of his own.
15years later
A shadow figure stand over central on a building roof.
Selim: I regained my memories and my shadows. The sins I committed shall forever stain my hands, but I shall atone. Evildoers beware, For the Shadow the lethal protector watches over central.
So should he be called humility since hes good
"I am the night. I am vengence. I am....
"Nipple Head Man."
@@defective7340 you sir made me laugh out loud.
That would make an awesome manga sequel, and maybe Ed and Winry’s kids could be in that too!
Anime batman without a dark story?
ngl i want another season with selim as the main character this time as he battles with his true self and pride
This scene made my heart melt it was so cute
I love how absolutely nobody knows what’s on his head at the very end.
I wonder what happens if I-
*pushes it*
Selim: *turns evil* TAke your hand away from me, human scum, or I will slice you to pie-
*pushes it again*
Selim: *Giggles* That tickles!
It’s one of the Homunculus circle dots the others have it’s just oddly dead center in his forehead. But I think that’s metaphorical for Pride never dies because everyone will always know who/what he really is
My original thought that Selim was kept around by the author as a way to bring back Father or if Pride will remerge to take Father's place if a sequel was ever made. But now I realize that Selim was meant to show that Father and the other homunculi could have been better. We got a big look at that with Greed, but this takes it to a whole new level. I like the idea of not entirely knowing what will happen with Selim. And I hope no sequel is ever made.
You're right. Another way I see Selim still being alive is that he was Pride for a long time, but the essence of humankind is in its pride, so that trait will never die among us, thus Selim being alive.
Whenever it comes to characters like Selim, it typically depends on if he's pressured into being the exact monster he was or if they leave him to be raised into a fine man.
Selim truly does deserves this he might have been born with nothing but cruelty and raised as a weapon but a mother can change everything for a young boy good bad evil or pure evil
This is way better than what happened in the original fma....
Selim isn't pride but king Bradley is pride and when king Bradley was fighting mustang selim came in the room and king Bradley kills him
@@turniphead5243 ya fma is way darker than fmab that's why I like fmab better
The fact that 2003!Selim is just an innocent little kid makes it so much worse than his “death” in Brotherhood. His dad (Pride) literally chokes him to death just because he thought he was doing a good thing saving his dad’s skull (2003 homunculi’s weakness is their human remains) from the fire. 😢
Both have their merits. Lust is done so much better in FMA 2003 and the early arcs are handled better.
@@skeeballz Wasn't he wrath?
General Grunman sure was slimey, but I'm totally with him on this one. This kid sure needs eyes on him!
He's so cute tho :c
i love that the souls of millions of dead people are still screaming on the inside of this lovely little boy, and one of his occupants is the crimson alchemist himself.. god only knows
Wrath died doing what he loved the most and his wife knew he was a homonculus all along and loved him anyways and was of his own choosing, you can honestly imagine over all those years when he said he still had that devotion to "his wife" it was chilling, honestly the "Bradley family", and even if its just an illusion of a family, still had a pretty happy ending... Pride(Selim) still considered their family dynamic a thing, you saw that in his head when he was fighting Edward...
Probably not true. When pride died all those souls got freed. It's just him in there
@@5thdimensionoptiks963 I don’t think Mrs. Bradley knew Wrath was a Homunculus, or that any of them were Homunculi. It wasn’t until the end where Wrath was dead and Pride was reborn as Selim that she found out they weren’t fully human.
Honestly, in Pride's case, it really is nature vs nurture.
When Pride was raised by a psychopath with no regard for life, he turned out the same.
When he was raised by a kind and caring individual, he turned out the same.
Honestly, for so long, I was much like him as he was from the beginning. I took on a likeable personality in public to achieve a certain goal. But that was merely a facade. Underneath, I was apathetic, egotistical, psychopathic, and violent. As long as I got my way, the ends justified the means.
I met my best friend in university. She's the one who got through to me. She felt like the mother I never had. And I finally wanted to protect something. I started taking after her. I've now made friends, treated people as equals, stopped gambling with my life, and haven't raised a hand to another living thing in almost 10 years.
It truly is amazing what can happen when you treat a monster with compassion.
more like he was never actually proud of himself and he truly wanted his fathers approval and he deep down loved his mother because she was the only person in his life that took pride in him for who he was even if it was just an act. Even if he has his memories I think he would still choose to stay acting like his fake persona and adopting it as who he really is because he loves his mother
Ah - “I will see to it that never happens”
I wonder if the officer got the threat underneath
While she was affirming she would not let her son grow up corrupt
She could also be saying, “I will never let you have my son, I will protect him”
Moms are a force to be feared when their children are threatened
Theyre bitches at most brotha
I'd like to see a spin off focusing on a grown up Elisha Hughes and a grown up Selim teaming up together as military officers.
this should have ended with selim putting on an evil smile while saying "the fun has just begun"
That would ruin the resolve tho...
@@DanielReyes-kv8ek yes but it would leave more to come
Lol 😆 👺👺all hail
Kirby 64 Bad Ending!
True
bro the man said "kind boy" i can't with that😭🤚
I love, love, love how sober Mrs. Bradley is in that last shot. She doesn’t try to deny the course of action, because she knows a Pride II would be disastrous. She is intead denying the possibility it would actually happen.
Selim’s body grown real quickly.
Grumman: hmm what does this button do *touches selims forehead
Selim: *turns evil* i will kill you
I hope Hiromu Arakawa will make a sequel about this. FMA:B had a beautiful ending and i wish there was more. I also want to see Ed, Al, Roy and Ling's journey in the west and east.
20 years later, Selim Bradley, the homunculus defender of Amestris.
I am happy that at least one of them had a happy ending. I was always thinking “if only they were born as a normal person” and for pride that happened…after he was already made once but that’s not the point I’m happy he got a happy ending. But question, is he immortal? Or is this seldom and Selina and pride are completely different? I like to beilive they’re the same thing. Idk why this all powerful guy with the body of a child is amazing. But if it’s slims body, then that’s not the case yk?
Someone please do a seperate anime of the new Selim's journey!!! Come on! The kid is like a Naruto! Being watched over because he is dangerous and stuff. Then he finds out and... AT LEAST A FANFICTION WOULD SUFFICE :((((
NO NO NO
Beatrise Franzhearts this selim is the former shell of pride this selim is the real selim there’s nothing dangerous about him really
Beatrise Franzhearts I’m sorry but that sounds retarded
+Beatrise Franzhearts www.fanfiction.net/s/7536065/1/Anything-but-Normal
@@metal87power yes yes yes
*_MY HEARTTTTTTT_*
The only thing that keeps me from rating FMAB as my number one anime is that it left me wanting more, and not in a bad way. The conclusion was fantastic, but the ending was left so open ended that I couldn't help but want to see more beyond that. However, as my number one favorite show, Code Geass, can attest, sometimes you really should just leave these things be (Damn you Lelouch of the Resurrection)
New possibilities are always exciting?
Like pride going insane homunculus mode over again, building his homunculus army and doing what’s left.
Y Liang Now that you’ve mentioned it, I believe _it is exciting._ FMAB wasn’t a bad series at all. I wish they could’ve continued the story like most mainstream anime. Well, who knows if it’ll ever come back. The show already has a huge fan base, new possibilities are always exciting I guess.
I’m late but Edward literally destroyed Pride and extracted Selim out of him
@@UmbraStarWolf
Ed only destroyed Pride's Philosopher's Stone, and with it, much of Pride's powers. That alone wouldn't explain Pride's loss of memory, as when Marcoh did the same thing to Envy, though it appears to be quite traumatic to the homunculus.
More likely, Pride detested being in servitude to Father and desired to live as a human, and facing perceived eminent death, came to accept his repressed feelings. I'd venture a guess that Pride had some genuine kindness for a long time, with the sadistic bit being a facade.
Even in his newfound life, I'm quite certain there is plenty of pride to be had in saving a life, or doing other good deeds. Pride need not be evil to achieve his namesake. 😉
1:48 wtf why is this so cute 😊
This scene just makes me wonder what it would be like if greed survived and went to help ling lead xing…
Plot twist: Kimblee has possessed selim body
I would love to see a sequel about them fixing the country and Selim growing up with everyone judging him.
I got a question, Whats that dot on Selim's forehead?
All of the Homunculi have them.
it's some kind of marking that all of the previous Homunculi shared, as for why. I don't know, could be just an unexplained blemish(?) from their creation.
@@lilacocto9103 isnt it pride's insignia? Since pride's weakest state has that mark
Next story is gonna be about Selim’s growth. That’ll be the day.
In the scene where Pride is defeated, fearing his death he remembers his fake family facade. Deep down he longed for that life. And is sweet he got that at the end. Even if the govt will check on him forever and won't doubt on putting a bullet in his head if the changes back.
Lookiing back I kind of wish Salim was wrath and Bradley remained pride like in 2003. Both sets fit the motif. and much like 2003 Wrath, Selim is the only one who lives in the end.
Plot twist: His last soul is Kimbly.
listen I’m happy we got this but like my mans greed could of lived too could of ruled xing with ling big sad
He has a Cheerio on his forehead
My interpretation/head cannon of this is when Ed defeated Pride, the baby Ed pulled out was created using the power of Pride's stone and a single soul (presumably the dominant personality) that had been trapped within that stone.
Now, the souls that made up Pride's stone were supposed to be the most prideful, but given a second chance that soul could be reformed. Look at Greed.
I don't think this Selim could ever develop powers, as I think he's just a single soul now. Maybe he could learn Alchemy? I'm not sure how "human" he is.
There's a little epilog scene in the manga where Grumman wonders with concern about the circle on Selim's forehead and pokes it. Selim goes from smiling to having a serious face, saying, "Take your hand off me, human, or I'll tell Mother you're the one who blew up the Führer's train." while Grumman has a horrified expression
Another ironic death
Not only did Pride get defeated after throwing away said pride and trying to possess a human, and now he gets to live an entire life as a human in his own right.
I've always wondered if this is where the writers of adventure time got the idea for Sweet P/The Lich.
That would be interesting
It's crazy because pride does not care about life like that with how he brutally cuts people up
Selim Bradley very dangerous
I can’t remember if Selim ended as a human or kept his essence as homunculus.
me neither
I wonder if Mrs Bradley will die when silem is still young and he tries to bring her back with alchemy
Then father will be reborn somehow since pride opened the truth and pride is technically him since it’s his pride and he takes prides body or something and starts over 😂
I was expecting that little comic strip where Pride snapped back to being himself and threatened the old man with revealing to Mrs. Bradley the part the old man played in King Bradley's death.
Ed with Kimblee's help
punches selim so hard he breaks what pride is turning him into a fetus
Selim: grows up to be normal, the only surviving of the sins
My fav
I cant wait for hiromu arakawas next project
Finishet the no-yaoi manga versión of arslam senki?
selim is cute... judge me
@supreme.dreams55☁️ what
He looks like astroboy
She is stronger than anyone in the anime
SELIM
BRADLEY
IS
CAILLOU
Why is pride and selim eyes different and hair
Kartoon Madness/ KKOMIC'S I don’t see a difference
I though I was the only one who saw the difference! Selim’s eyes are black or dark grey and Prides eyes are a dark purplish blue
@@arieldennis1999 he got those purple eyes after he ate gluttony
@@jasmintea8825 No, there are actually a few scenes prior where he has a purple tint to his eyes prior to being outed as a homunculus.
I think it’s because he’s no longer “Pride.” Pride was reborn into his true body, Selim, without any souls, memories, and possibly even without his powers. So his eye color stays black because he no longer has any of his Homunculus Perks.
Brandley desde el Inframundo: PTM Selim , dije que te subieras al puto Robot!!
Someone said that selim is like naruto in the comments and they have to watch over selim if it is like naruto i hope he has a form or just better alchemy
Ohhhhh wow, that is actually pretty spot on. while Selim (Naruto) might not be a threat, he might end up becoming Homunculi(Nine Tails) again. To prevent that, have people watch him.
I don't think many people know that Selim is a homunculi though.
I still have my doubts on him though
Background song name please.
Still kinda find it weird how he cares about life now
Wasn't Pride attached to the human body of Selim? Cause all other homonculi died once their stone was destroyed.
So what's that spot on his head I've wondered this for 10+ years ?
I love FMAB, but I never figured out what was on Selims forehead
Same
Maybe it’s where his ourabourus tattoo was?
I don’t think anybody knows. Maybe it’s a scar or something?
I don't remember this in brotherhood wtf is it a end credits scene ? What ep is it on
The last episode
You didnt watch each episode all the way past the credits without looking a way for even a second? Not a true fan poser...
Duggy Thompson no
@@turniphead5243 What is the name of the anime.... What i mean by that is what name can i put in any anime related website and find this anime?!?!
@@turniphead5243 What is the name of the anime.... What i mean by that is what name can i put in any anime related website and find this anime?!?!
whats that dot in Salim's head?
Weeks later...
Selim: mommy
Mrs Bradley: what is it dear?
Selim: look at this new trick I learnt!
*summons shadow tentacles*
Mrs Bradley :😳😦😱
Selim: huh? Is something wrong mummy?
Guards: alright selim. It's time to take you to see somewhere
Wow
Did Ms Bradley ever find out about her husband's true identity? And is Pride still... Pride? Or is he just a normal human / homunculus with no powers or memories? Much to think about...
It's unclear if Mrs Bradley found out about her husband's identity, but I'm guessing probably not, based on how it sounds. As for Pride, he has no memories, and since he seems to age now, probably is a lot more limited in his powers now too.
Background soundtrack please
No ones going to bring up that that’s Truths smile!?
maybe he saw truth
@@tourmelion9221 my theory is that is truth and he’s going to rule the country but it’s a wild theory
@@oheldenring6937 oooooh
That would be cool
Question 2: Is this 'version' of Selim going to be an adult??
@@turniphead5243 /.. not you..
Question: What does it mean the mark in is his forehead?
@@turniphead5243 , not you
So does pride still have his powers? He was turned into a human but his philosopher stone wasn’t destroyed so maybe pride will regain them later? Actually since he still has his philosopher stone doesn’t that make him immortal?
Bradley also had a Philosopher's Stone, but he was not immortal, probably owing to the single soul contained within. Pride is probably no different now.
You would think so, but pride seems to grow just like a human would. Maybe he is more akin to Bradley now than the hommunculi
@@TheSilverwing999 Bradley still had his reflexes and the ultimate eye, despite only having one soul. So I think Pride still has his shadows (he is composed of them after all), he just can’t regenerate.
I thought Selim died. Alongside Pride.
I think I can see why Wrath chose her.
PRIDE ITS PRIDE
No homunculi appeared in FullMetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos.
Is this after his lost to edward?
yupp
Out of all potential symbol for homunculus why choose one that looks like nipple? They could at least change the colour like blue or black.