Edison
CharacterEdison is a Brigadier General of Central Command who knowingly serves the homunculi in exchange for the promise of immortality, only to be betrayed by the very regime he trusted and dragged off to answer for its crimes.
Appearance
Edison carries the rank and bearing of a Central Command brigadier general, one of the decorated senior officers seated at the top of the Amestrian military hierarchy.
Personality
Edison is a true believer in the wrong cause. Fully aware of the homunculi and their design, he places blind faith in King Bradley and in Father, whom he reverently calls the Good Gentleman, and he is driven above all by the promise of an immortal body. That loyalty leaves him both credulous and self-serving, so certain no homunculus would ever change sides that he scoffs at word of Greed defecting, and craven enough to try buying his own protection the instant danger closes in.
History
Trusted with Amestris' deepest secrets, Edison shuts himself inside Central Command during Mustang's assault on the capital. When the mannequin soldiers activate ahead of schedule, the troops he had counted on turn on him, and he is saved from the mindless horde only by the timely arrival of Izumi Curtis. Grateful, he tries to hire her as a bodyguard, earning a savage beating instead as she forces out everything he knows about the Good Gentleman, after which Izumi and Olivier Armstrong keep him as a hostage. Like millions of others he briefly dies when the nationwide transmutation fires, restored afterward by Hohenheim. With Father beaten and Bradley's order in ruins, Edison ends up bound in Briggs custody alongside General Klemin, both branded among the masterminds of the plot to consume Amestris.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Edison in Fullmetal Alchemist?
Edison is a Brigadier General of Central Command who knowingly serves the homunculi in exchange for the promise of immortality. He ultimately gets betrayed by the very regime he trusted.
Why does Edison serve the homunculi?
Edison places blind faith in King Bradley and in Father, whom he reverently calls the Good Gentleman, driven above all by the promise of an immortal body.
What happens to Edison during Mustang's assault on Central?
When the mannequin soldiers activate ahead of schedule during Roy Mustang's assault on Central, the troops Edison had counted on turn against him. He is saved only by the timely arrival of Izumi Curtis, who then beats him and forces out everything he knows about Father.
What happens to Edison at the end of the story?
With Father defeated and King Bradley's order in ruins, Edison ends up bound in Briggs custody alongside General Klemin, both branded among the masterminds of the plot to consume Amestris.
Does Edison survive the nationwide transmutation?
Edison briefly dies, like millions of other Amestrians, when the nationwide transmutation fires, but he is restored afterward by Van Hohenheim.
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