Flauschig / 23 / German / Equestrian / Owner of Mr.K / U can always ask me questions about horses / Artist and Writer / I am the @rebelliousnobody / occasional Witcher and/or Lord of the Rings spam
Every now and then i'm thinking of Kimblee from Fullmetal Alchemist. He's quite evil, cruel, and yet he's the one to shake up some of supporting characters by telling them to not look away from the death they are causing. After all, they are all killing innocent people. They should not look away, but live fully aware of the fact.
I appreciate the way this character was created and the way 'he's an antagonist but he's right about this.'
In both scenes, an alchemist is having his world rocked by a challenge to his fundamental understanding of the universe. To convey this, the challenger reaches into the frame from outside the page, providing an additional layer of meta.
The first challenger is Truth, and the second is Al.
Earlier, in chapter 4, Alphonse said he wants to get his body back, “even if that means doing the impossible and going against the flow of the world.”
THIS IS ALPHONSE ELRIC REWRITING THE LAWS OF THE UNIVERSE.
+ Full panels, because they’re fascinating in contrast: