The Best Episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
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   7.8/10(10 votes)

   #1 - Night of the Chimera's Cry

   S1:E711/15/2003

   Now an official State Alchemist, Ed takes a closer look at Tucker's chimera experiments and begins to realize there's something very wrong going on.

   Director:Kenji Yasuda

   Writer:Sho Aikawa

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   Director:Kenji Yasuda

   Writer:Sho Aikawa
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   7.6/10(13 votes)

   #2 - Mother

   S1:E310/18/2003

   A young Ed and Al are determined to bring back their dead mother, who was their pillar of strength during dreary times of war.

   Director:Shingo Kaneko

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Shingo Kaneko

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   7.6/10(7 votes)

   #3 - His Name Is Unknown

   S1:E427/24/2004

   With Ed busy aiding the people of Liore, Scar is the only one who can help Alphonse when his armor begins transforming into an explosive compound.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.5/10(13 votes)

   #4 - Body of the Sanctioned

   S1:E210/11/2003

   Edward and Alphonse struggle over whether they should reveal the truth behind Cornello's miracles -- and possibly ruin the townspeople's lives.

   Director:Kenji Yasuda

   Writer:Sho Aikawa

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   Director:Kenji Yasuda

   Writer:Sho Aikawa
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   7.4/10(8 votes)

   #5 - The Ishbal Massacre

   S1:E151/17/2004

   As the Strong Arm Alchemist defends them from the surrounding chaos, Marcoh reveals to the Elrics the vast atrocities of the Ishbal Massacre.

   Director:Kenji Yasuda

   Writer:Sho Aikawa

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   Director:Kenji Yasuda

   Writer:Sho Aikawa
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   7.4/10(8 votes)

   #6 - Soul of the Guardian

   S1:E202/21/2004

   Several malfunctions in their armor impede Ed and Al as they face off against some tortured souls bound to empty suits.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.4/10(7 votes)

   #7 - Theory of Avarice

   S1:E346/5/2004

   With Ed, Izumi and Sig in his custody, Lt. Col. Archer reinstates Shou Tucker as State Alchemist and orders his men to hunt down Greed.

   Director:Jun Fukuda

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Jun Fukuda

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   7.4/10(7 votes)

   #8 - A Rotted Heart

   S1:E458/21/2004

   A complex and entangled history reveals itself as Van Hohenheim of Light battles Dante, the leader of the Homunculi.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.4/10(7 votes)

   #9 - Goodbye

   S1:E489/11/2004

   Armstrong declares an uprising against the Führer on the northern border while Ed, joined by Izumi, fights the remaining Homunculi in Central.

   Director:Masakazu Hashimoto

   Writer:Sho Aikawa

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   Director:Masakazu Hashimoto

   Writer:Sho Aikawa
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    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Laws and Promises

    S1:E5110/2/2004

    Edward Elric realizes he must make the ultimate sacrifice if he wants to retrieve his brother from the Gate. Hawkeye breaks free from her captors.

    Directors:Kenji Yasuda, Kazuki Kakuta

    Writer:Sho Aikawa

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    Directors:Kenji Yasuda, Kazuki Kakuta

    Writer:Sho Aikawa
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    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #11 - The Man with the Mechanical Arm

    S1:E511/1/2003

    Ed and Al hop aboard a train to Central City and quickly find themselves defending the passengers -- including Gen. Hakuro -- from terrorists.

    Director:Shigeru Ueda

    Writer:Aya Yoshinaga

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    Director:Shigeru Ueda

    Writer:Aya Yoshinaga
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    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #12 - The Philosopher's Stone

    S1:E811/22/2003

    A disenchanted Ed resigns from his position as State Alchemist, and when Winry arrives in town, she may be the serial killer's next victim.

    Director:Yoshito Hata

    Writer:Sho Aikawa

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    Director:Yoshito Hata

    Writer:Sho Aikawa
13. 

    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Be Thou for the People

    S1:E911/29/2003

    Ed and Al go on assignment to inspect a small mining colony and discover its inhabitants are being heavily taxed by a tyrant and his Alchemist.

    Director:Atsushi Otsuki

    Writer:Katsuhiko Takayama

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    Director:Atsushi Otsuki

    Writer:Katsuhiko Takayama
14. 

    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Words of Farewell

    S1:E253/27/2004

    When Ed and Al take Winry on a quest to tail Scar and learn more about the Stone, they discover a connection between Lab 5 and the war in Ishbal.

    Director:Seiji Mizushima

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Seiji Mizushima

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    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #15 - The Untainted Child

    S1:E294/24/2004

    Edward and Alphonse discover that the young boy on Yock Island is, all at once, an alchemist, a homunculus and able to transmute his own body.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Assault on South Headquarters

    S1:E305/1/2004

    As the military captures the mysterious Yock Island boy and imprisons him in South Headquarters, Yoki spots Scar among a group of Ishbalans.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Dante of the Deep Forest

    S1:E325/15/2004

    Izumi drops in on Ed and Al's fight with Wrath, a new homunculus who seeks the rest of Edward's body in order to make himself human.

    Director:Unknown

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    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #18 - The Sinner Within

    S1:E366/19/2004

    Ed and Alphonse hope to learn more about the Philosopher's Stone when they lend a hand to a group of Ishbalan refugees being shipped further south.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #19 - The Scar

    S1:E407/17/2004

    After Lust and Gluttony drop in on Edward's confrontation with Scar in Liore, the seventh and final homunculus is finally revealed.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Holy Mother

    S1:E417/24/2004

    With the help of Rose, the Holy Mother, Scar instructs the inhabitants of Liore not to provoke violence as they lure the military into town.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #21 - The Stray Dog

    S1:E437/31/2004

    While the Elric Brothers flee Liore, Winry meets a complete stranger in Resembool who is later introduced to her as Ed and Al's father.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Hohenheim of Light

    S1:E448/7/2004

    As the Elrics' father, Hohenhelm of Light, sets out to confront the leader of the Homunculi, Lyra and Rose find a secret stairway in an old church.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #23 - Human Transmutation

    S1:E468/28/2004

    The brothers are in danger when they become separated. Ed returns to Dante's mansion to look for clues. Al meets with the deranged Shou Tucker.

    Director:Shigeru Ueda

    Writer:Sho Aikawa

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    Director:Shigeru Ueda

    Writer:Sho Aikawa
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    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Sealing the Homunculus

    S1:E479/4/2004

    Wrath believes that Sloth is his real mother. Sloth battles Shou Tucker. Ed realizes that Al has been tricked by Tucker.

    Director:Shingo Kaneko

    Writer:Sho Aikawa

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    Director:Shingo Kaneko

    Writer:Sho Aikawa
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    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Death

    S1:E509/25/2004

    Edward Elric arrives in World War I after being pulled through the Gate. Roy Mustang confronts his enemy, Homunculus Pride.

    Director:Masahiro Ando

    Writer:Sho Aikawa

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    Director:Masahiro Ando

    Writer:Sho Aikawa