However, if we take a step back and contemplate the manner in which we see the seven Homunculi die, we are able to realize the mastery with which Hiromu Arakawa tells a story, and the symbolism and irony she places therein. ItвЂ™s easy to get lost in the excitement and violence as you watch Alexander Louis Armstrong hammer away at Sloth, or watch Colonel Mustang completely annihilate Lust or Envy. The creator of Fullmetal Alchemist, Hiromu Arakawa, has the heroes of the story defeat the Homunculi in ways that are epic, clever, and sometimes very violent. Thus, they never age, and they can withstand the most devastating of physical injuries. Not only is each Homunculus the embodiment of a particular sin, but they are also virtually immortal, their bodies being powered by the energy of the mystical PhilosopherвЂ™s Stone. They are each named for the sin that embodies them. Thus, one Homunculus is the personification of pride, another lust, another greed, another sloth, another wrath, another gluttony, and another envy. The Homunculi are unique antagonists in that each of them is the living personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Simply put, a Homunculus (singular of Homunculi) is an artificially created human being, brought to life by the power of alchemy.

Probably the most well-known antagonists of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood are the seven Homunculi. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood: The Symbolic and Ironic Deaths of the Homunculi

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