Referred as a most inhumane form of Alchemy by some, a Chimera is the fusion of two or more different species into a single being. One of Basque Grand's dark projects involve creating "beast-man" chimeras for militant purposes, with help from Shou Tucker (who grew to despise this work, especially when it affected his personal life and drove him mad) and other Alchemists (some of whom regret it). The Elrics encountered both types of Chimera, though only the 'Beast-Men' types are listed. The brothers encountered the first two listed below when they were human. Due to irregularities in translations some names may have multiple spellings. In Greek mythology, the Chimera (or, as in Latin, Chimaera) is a monstrous creature made of the parts of multiple animals. ...

Shou Tucker

Shou Tucker in "The Alchemy Exam". This image is before his chimera transmutation.

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Shou Tucker was formerly also known as the Sewing Life Alchemist when he was a State Alchemist. He became famous after producing a chimera that could speak, albeit only one sentence: "I want to die." The chimera eventually starved itself to death. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Fullmetal Alchemist. ...

Tucker hosted the Elric brothers while they studied for the State Alchemist exams until Ed found out that Shou used his wife to create the chimera. Tucker was under considerable stress at this period; State Alchemists are tested every year on their accomplishments in research or their combat abilities. Tucker's position as State Alchemist and all the privileges consequent depended on his research showing fruit, since Tucker's alchemic abilities were useless in a direct battle. Pressured by his sponsor Basque Grand, Shou resorted to transmuting his daughter Nina as an ingredient for the new talking chimera. The Elric brothers had in the meantime realized how Tucker had made his chimeric breakthroughs, that the chimera Tucker created two years ago was his own wife. By the time they arrived to stop Tucker, they were too late in preventing Nina from losing her humanity. Shou explained to an enraged Ed that he would have lost Nina either way; that as a scientist, he can't help but try what might be possible. He pointed out that Ed himself attempted forbidden human transmutation. Main character in Full Metal Alchemist. ... Members of the State Military. ...

Tucker was reportedly sentenced to death by the military, to cover up the truth of the talking chimeras and General Grand's involvement. But in reality, he was sent to the 5th Laboratory to continue his research in Grand's super soldier project. He was offered a chance to try and resurrect Nina on his spare time. But the effects of his guilt-fueled obsession and the endless attendant set-backs eventually turned Tucker into a hideous beast-man chimera himself; he suffered the fate he forced on his own wife and daughter. His head was turned upside down, his voice became low & raspy, part of his human arms were fused onto his new skin, and he had paws for arms and legs, though he could still hold things. (How his glasses stay on even though his ears are upside down is a mystery, but it could be possible that his glasses were fused to his face.) Tucker also learned about Dante and the Fuhrer, being one of the few who possessed this knowledge and not be killed as a result- Dante and the Fuhrer didn't see him as a threat.

After his failed attempts to revive Nina, he joined up with the Homunculi with the promise to create a homunculus in the form of his daughter, with his memories of her to serve as basis for her new soul. Paranoid and very unstable, Tucker joined up with anyone who could offer him the protection needed to complete his goal. He joined with Greed's group briefly, most likely on the promise that he could give Greed the immortality that Greed desired, as well as serve as a doctor to the other chimeras working with Greed. Spoiler warning: Homunculi are artificially generated beings, retaining human physical form and mental capabilities, but having an abnormality of the definitive trait of life that is a soul, whose existence is replaced and replicated, to some slight degree, with the material created from uncountable amount of soul called philosophers...

After the demise of Greed and his followers, Shou accepted Frank Archer's offer to rejoin the military under his command with alacrity. Using his new-found military privileges in return for building an army of Chimeras for Archer and the Fuhrer, Tucker used his research to create lifeless dolls in Nina's image by sacrificing various animals. Learning that Al became a vessel for the Philosopher's Stone, he deceived the boy by offering to teach him how to master the Stone; in reality, he only wanted to use Al to transmute a fully-human Nina from his chimera-dolls. Though Tucker succeeded in the first flawless Human Transmutation, Sloth pointed out that Tucker's will was not strong enough to bind Nina's soul into the new body made for her. This bit of information drove Tucker further mad with his hopes shattered. Tucker was last seen drawing alchemy arrays on a wall with the Nina doll in his arms, either bent on bringing his daughter back or trying to relive the happy times before his daughter became a victim of his research. This is a listing of fictional characters from Hiromu Arakawa’s anime and manga series Fullmetal Alchemist. ...

In the Manga

In the manga, Tucker was killed by Scar, along with the Nina-chimera, shortly after the truth about his experiments was discovered by the Elrics. Tucker is perfectly sane in the manga, making him seem even more unscrupulous. He was not forced by Basque to conduct his experiments, but rather performed them of his own accord. Of the men killed by Scar, he may have been the most deserving, placing his career over the lives of his wife and daughter.

Nina Tucker

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Shou Tucker's only daughter, Nina idolized him. She was two years old when her mother "went away." Nina is unaware of what really happened to her, or her father's real reason for feeling so guilty for her leaving. Two years later, when the Elric brothers were living with the Tuckers, Nina was like the little sister they never had. She loved to play outside with the family dog, Alexander. Unfortunately, when her father's State Alchemist evaluation was coming up, Basque forced Tucker to do something he hoped to never do again: create another talking chimera by fusing Nina and Alexander, repeating the same horrible act his wife was put through. After that, Shou went slightly insane from the selfish act of putting himself ahead of his one and only child. Despite Ed's intent to restore Nina, Shou explained the fusion was perfect, so separation could harm or even kill the girl and her dog. Confused and scared when Basque had her taken to the 5th Laboratory for "treatment", 'Nina-chimera' ran away and encountered Scar who killed her out of mercy (destroying her from inside out). Her death made an impact on Edward no different from his mother's passing.

Her remains were gathered and taken to the 5th Laboratory where her father attempted to revive her in his spare time. While he managed to recreate the Nina-Chimera in a more human-like form, Shou could not recreate his daughter's soul. After being re-enlisted as a State Alchemist by Frank Archer, Shou continues to try and create a new Nina. He tricks Al to use the Philosopher's Stone to transmute the chimera-dolls of "Nina" into a fully-human Nina. The transmutation was the very first success at resurrecting the dead, but the recreated Nina remained in a comatose state much to Tucker's horror. Even with the stone's power, Tucker's will and alchemy skills were not strong enough to bind his daughter's soul to her new body. This is a listing of fictional characters from Hiromu Arakawa’s anime and manga series Fullmetal Alchemist. ...

In the manga, the Nina-chimera was killed by Scar and is only seen again in Edward's nightmares of being powerless to stop such events.

Martel

Martel in "With the River's Flow".

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One of the Chimeras that joined Greed to get revenge on the military for what they did to her. She, Dolcetto, and Roa were part of the Amestris Special Forces, whose defiling of an Ishbal temple and killing everyone in it was the real catalyst for the war. Her unit was sent to the 5th Laboratory to keep them quiet, under the supervision of Basque Grand. There they became test subjects in Chimera research. Martel was fused with a snake, giving her enhanced agility, the ability to contort/move her body like a snake, and the ability to stretch her arms long distances. Spoiler warning: Homunculi are artificially generated beings, retaining human physical form and mental capabilities, but having an abnormality of the definitive trait of life that is a soul, whose existence is replaced and replicated, to some slight degree, with the material created from uncountable amount of soul called philosophers...

When Kimblee betrayed the Devil's Nest, as Martel expected he eventually would, Greed, Roa, and Dolcetto each helped her get out safely while she was in Alphonse's body. She was one of the closest to Greed and idolized him for rescuing her and the other chimeras (in the Japanese version, after his death, Martel began calling him Greed-sama instead of Greed-san as a sign of respect). She was the only chimera in Greed's gang to escape the military. Martel meets up again with Al, who had become her friend while she was inside his armor while Al was kidnapped by Greed's gang, and traveled with the Elric brothers for a time. However, Martel quickly revealed that she had always planned to take revenge on not just Kimblee for the death of the entire Devil's Nest "staff", but the military for robbing her of her humanity, and the homunculi who set it up that way.

When the Elric brothers were taken to an outpost, she was hiding in Al's body until she saw Kimblee there. Martel revealed herself to Kimblee but her presence was kept secret from the rest of the military. Not trusting Kimblee at all, she followed him and found that King Bradley was planning another massacre at Liore. Martel tried valiantly to stop the Fuhrer, but during the fight his eye patch fell off. From her time with Greed, Martel knew the sign of the Ouroborus and immediately rushed to tell Al that the Fuhrer was a Homunculus. In order to protect her, Al told her to get into his armor. It was there Martel died as King Bradley gruesomely impaled the chimera with his saber, leaving Al horrified that Martel died inside his own body, and he couldn't do anything to prevent it. However, prior to her death, Martel lived just long enough to reveal the truth about the Fuhrer to Al. Spoiler warning: Homunculi are artificially generated beings, retaining human physical form and mental capabilities, but having an abnormality of the definitive trait of life that is a soul, whose existence is replaced and replicated, to some slight degree, with the material created from uncountable amount of soul called philosophers...

In the manga version, Martel was never part of a Special Forces unit, and was transported to the 5th Laboratory because of her wounds. She is killed in the sewers by the Fuhrer shortly after he had pinned Greed to the wall of the sewers with his swords. She had been hiding inside Al's armor, but when she saw Bradley kill Dolcetto and Roa, she used Al to choke Bradley. The Fuhrer proceeded to kill her inside Al's armor, where her blood falls onto Al's blood seal. This causes Al to regain all his memory from when he was in the Gate, and soon after Al realizes that he, like Ed and Izumi, can also perform alchemy without a transmutation circle. Having been unable to save Martel traumatizes Al in the same way that Nina's death traumatized Ed.

In the English anime, her name is romanized as Marta.

Dorchett

manga dolcetto

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A loyal Chimera that swore loyalty to Greed. Much like Nina, he was fused with a dog but retained his human appearance. Because he is part dog, he can use his new-found speed along with his great swordsmanship, and his sense of smell is superior to that of a normal human. He was killed by the Homunculi when he fought them to give Greed safe passage to Dante. In the English dub, his name is romanized as Dorochet.

In the manga version, Roa and Dolcetto are killed by King Bradley in the sewers during the military raid on Devil's Nest. Despite knowing that they are both going to be defeated (Bradley had already injured both of them earlier), they still try to protect Greed (who was unable to use his "Ultimate Shield" because Bradley had pinned him to the wall) and Martel (who was trapped inside Al's body) and are permanently felled by Bradley's swords.

In the Conqueror of Shamballa, the members of Alphone Heidenreichs rocket crew looks suspiciously like Dolcetto, Roa, and Biddo.

Loa

Roa, in "Theory of Avarice".

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A chimera that follows Greed. He was fused with a bull, making him as strong as one, as demonstrated to Al when he literally knocks Greed's head off with his hammer (Greed, naturally, recovers from this and thanks Roa for aiding in the demonstration). He wields a hammer as his weapon and has an ability to transform into a steroid enhanced version of himself with more bull-like aspects like horns. He was killed by the Homunculi when he fought them to give Greed safe passage to Dante. In the English dub, his name is romanized as Law.

In the Manga version, Roa and Dolcetto are killed by King Bradley in the sewers during the military raid on the Devil's Nest. Despite knowing that they are both going to be defeated (Bradley had already injured both of them earlier), They still try to save Greed (who was unable to use his "Ultimate Shield" because Bradley had pinned him to the wall) and Martel (who was trapped inside Al's body) and are permenantly put down by Bradley's swords. He's the only one of the three that fought in Ishbal

In the Conqueror of Shamballa, the members of Alphone Heidenreichs rocket crew looks suspiciously like Dolcetto, Roa, and Biddo.

Biddo

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Biddo was a chimera created in the Fifth Laboratory; after escaping it, he followed the homunculus Greed. Before his transmutation, he was a member of Martel's special ops military team which instigated the Ishbal revolt. He was fused with a lizard or a gecko; this enabled him to have a firm grip on surfaces when climbing, and to use his tail as a bludgeoning weapon.

He was first seen when Greed dispatched him to retrieve the Elric brothers; Greed wished to obstruct the other Homonculi pursuing them. Biddo failed in that mission, but he reported about the discovery of the new homunculus Wrath, and his ability to perform alchemy; Greed intended to obtain near immortality by having himself alchemically bound to a physical object like a suit of armor- much like Alphonse Elric (this would prove to be an impossible task- as a Homunculus, Greed had no soul to begin with, and souls are inevitably rejected by the object they are affixed to regardless). Biddo is often seen near Kimblee and seemed to be the only one in Greed's group to trust him, though it was more likely he just likes watching things "go BOOM." Biddo died during the military raid which executed Archer's order to "sanitize" the Devil's Nest bar. Spoiler warning: Homunculi are artificially generated beings, retaining human physical form and mental capabilities, but having an abnormality of the definitive trait of life that is a soul, whose existence is replaced and replicated, to some slight degree, with the material created from uncountable amount of soul called philosophers... This page lists the main characters from the anime series and manga Fullmetal Alchemist, covering the characters who are widely considered to be primary to the plot of the story; while the Elric Brothers are the heroes of the story, there are also those who are greatly affected by their...

In the English dub, his name was never used.

In the manga, it is revealed that Biddo was not inside the Devil's Nest during the military assault. He returns to find the street cordoned off by the military and guesses what is going on, escaping. His current whereabouts are unknown.

In the Conqueror of Shamballa, the members of Alphone Heidenreich's rocket crew looks suspiciously like Dolcetto, Roa, and Biddo.

Other

Some unidentified chimeras are seen hanging around with Greed in the Devil's Next and later fighting against the military. In the manga, a chimera called Ulchi, who (according to the men standing outside Devil's Nest) is fused with a crocodile, confronts Izumi as she approaches the Devil's Nest to find Al. However, before he can attack Izumi, Sig comes and beats him senseless. Vulch is shown later being shot by the military as they infiltrated the bar.

Another chimera suggested to Greed that they simply dissect Al instead of waiting for Ed to show up. This chimera could turn his hand into a sharp claw-like entity.