Quote (Pavise @ Feb 20 2015 06:05am)
they werent using regular alchemy iirc, but the eastern whatever shit alchemy that borrowed power from earth or something
Quote (Kippet @ Feb 20 2015 08:14am)
I assume you've watched the ending of the show, if not please don't read further.
After the annihilation of Xerxes the small glass vial (what eventually becomes father) travels west to Amestris and with him travels his own breed of alchemy, which is largely based on destruction. Van Hohenheim goes east into Shin and with him travels alchemy as well, his own based on healing. Both of the two types of alchemy are independent from each other.
Scar is most likely independent from these two types of alchemy as he only deconstructs, therefore there is no equivalent exchange.
i got both of those, but i think the part i was more confused about was how father was able to turn off the alchemy throught ameastris.
envy during that scene says "you foolish humans, you get this power and yet you dont even know what it is or where it came from" (paraphrased)
although alchemy was brought to the country by father, that shoudlnt by default give him the power to just take it away.