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Owww, my brain...
[Kyoko] I'll probably change the title of this soon, and add more to the front page later, but it's late and i can't think of anything to say....
Okay, there ARE rules that must be followed, so please read before you post:
1. This is about the Fullmetal Alchemist MANGA, NOT the anime, which is why it's in the MANGA section. Some of the following topics can be used for both, but there are some that refer to the manga only, so be aware before you post.
2. There WILL be spoilers. It can't be avoided. Since I have posted this warning before hand, that means that people do not need to post their spoiler topics in white and leave spoiler pics link only. Everything will be exposed, so here is your warning.
3. no religious bickering. I've yet to see it happen, but there is still a chance so.... yeah.....
anyway, i was in another FMA forum and someone posted about how Arakawa-sensei had compared the fight between roy and the Fuher to a chess game (I'll add the details on this later, when i'm not so tired)
and then she showed us this forum in zomgfta where they were discussing matters such as how the leviathan, which is the biblical monster that is considered envy, actually does resembles envy's true form:
Leviathan:
Manga Envy:
and then there were other theories about the oroboros and the military symbol being connected to the symbol of the two dragons intermingling on the Xerxes stone, and how Xerxes and Amestris were lovers in ancient myth and that connection to the series... etc. (once again, i'll go into more detail later on) anyway, that's basically what this forum is about.... i never realized how much was in FMA until i read about all these, and i must say there is ALOT that can be researched about the series and i find all these fascinating!!!
Here is a theory i kinda came up with based on the Envy/leviathan connection. The leviathan seems to have a strong tie with the other mythical creature, the Behemoth. While envy does very much resemble the Leviathan based on the picture above, it is evident that Envy has legs, while the leviathan, though it's image is often slightly altered based on the references, is more of a dragon/snake combination and, at most, usually only has two front claws that would resemble hands. Never legs.
however, the Behemoth is a creature that is said to somewhat rival the leviathan. According to Wikipedia:Quote: In Jewish belief, Behemoth is the primal unconquerable monster of the land, as Leviathan is the primal monster of the waters of the sea, There is a legend that the Leviathan and the Behemoth shall hold the battle of the end of the world. They shall kill each other and a huge number of other creatures in the big battle. The two will finally kill each other, and the surviving men will feast on their meat. According to midrash recording traditions, it is impossible for anyone to kill a behemoth except for the person who created it, in this case YHWH. A later Jewish haggadic tradition furthermore holds that at the banquet at the end of the world, the behemoth will be served up along with the leviathan and ziz.
The pic:
Manga Envy again:
also note how envy's teeth seem more of the teeth of a herbivore more than they do of a carnivore.
anyway, that's my start. let the theories fly.
 Almighty-Warden · Sat Jul 29, 2006 @ 02:28am · 1 Comments |
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