

In reality, she's not villainous but she's not entirely truthful with Edward either due to the racism she's received. Hughes warns Edward, who befriends several Romani, not to live with Noah because she'll probably steal from him and run off. Roguish Romani: Many characters consider all Romani no-good thieves.Reflectionless Useless Eyes: After Alfons is shot, his eyes quickly turn a dull colour.Real Is Brown: The Earth scenes look much more muted with a more realistic filter in contrast to the decidedly more vibrant Amestris.The former see their Thule comrades' plans to open Shambhala/Amestris as a key in forging their thousand-year Reich while the latter generally considers them a grand distraction preventing the outside world from interfering with their scheme. Piggybacking on Hitler: The Nazis and Thule Society seem to be piggybacking on each other.You can likely justify this trope, in that having the cast speak with German accents might distract from the plot (and that you could write it off as a case of Translation Convention). Not Even Bothering with the Accent: Everyone in the scenes set on Earth speaks without an accent, even though these scenes take place in the Weimar Republic.The Kids OVA gives some form of closure to Ed, but isn't an official continuation, according to Word of God, since the director prefers fans to imagine their own ending. No Ending: Ed and Alphonse decide to stay in our world to keep the gate closed and destroy the Uranium Bomb, and the film just kind of stops there.Killed Off for Real: By the end of this movie, Izumi Curtis, Wrath, Gluttony, Hohenheim, Envy and Alfons Heidrich have bit the dust.In the Past, Everyone Will Be Famous: Ed ends up accidentally meeting legendary director Fritz Lang, who serves as a minor character in the story, as opposed to a cameo.Alternate!Lyra, however, doesn't know this and seems rather offended at the sight of Ed gawking at her. Since the Big Bad of the anime had been wearing Lyra's face for a good fifty percent of the series, Ed is rather shocked to see her.

A lookalike of Lyra appears to serve Ed and Fritz tea at one point.Heidrich's coworkers are human versions of Greed's chimeras, and one of them bears a strong resemblance to Yoki.The Earth versions of several Amestrian characters: Fritz Lang ( King Bradley), Maes and Gracia Hughes, Alfons Heidrich (Alphonse Elric), Noa (Rose) and the two gypsies driving the truck that pick Ed and Al up at the end of the movie (Scar and Lust).I Choose to Stay: Both Ed and Al choose to stay in our world, because they are the only ones who could prevent the portal from ever being used again.Though it's subtly implied that the former was also trying to commit suicide. Heroic Sacrifice: Wrath and Alfons Heidrich.Makes sense, given that Lang was Jewish and his counterpart is basically the alternate universe version of Adolf Hitler. Ed gives him a sideways look but doesn't let on his counterpart is a genocidal war criminal dictator: King Bradley aka Pride. He correctly guesses that Ed is not a native of Earth and discusses the subject of parallel words with him at one point, wondering what his otherworldly double would be like. Historical Hilarity: Fritz Lang shows up in The Movie and acts as a genial comic relief mentor to Ed.Rudolf Hess and Adolf Hitler also show up for a few scenes. Historical Domain Character: Fritz Lang and Karl Haushofer, who have quite the screen-time in the movie.(And according to Serrano, Hitler will someday return from Shamballa as a conqueror of the whole world.) The connection to the Shamballa myth likely comes from the books of Chilean diplomat Miguel Serrano, who claimed that the Thule Society and the SS actually tried to use occult means to access a hidden land called Shamballa. Ghostapo: The Thule Society with its mystic Nazi hijinks actually existed in real life, albeit minus the invasion of a parallel universe (they would have definitely wanted so).Finale Movie: The movie serves as the conclusion to the 2003 adaptation of Fullmetal Alchemist.thing Gluttony turned into after eating Dante. Contrived Coincidence: Ed just happens to see a man in a car who looks like Fuhrer Bradley, who just happens to be Fritz Lang, who just happens to be following rumors of a dragon holed up in a castle, which happens to be real, who happens to be Envy trapped in dragon form since he can't perform Alchemy in our world.The film ends the same way, though with Alphonse and Noah joining Ed. Bookends: After a Batman Cold Open, the film begins properly with a shot of Edward in our world, hitchhiking on a truck full of familiar characters.
