Greed & Ling - Greed is Hope (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)

[@SagesRain]

what is greed?

[@michaeleverett79]

Maybe ambition gone too far? But love ur videos bro

[@joshuahecht6866]

Insatiable of Anything Blood, Money, Power. People will do anything to get what they want no matter the cost.

[@michaelwolfsaiyan9849]

Amazing

[@Lack_Of_Interest]

greedisgood

[@NemoForever338]

greed is what we don't have, our willingness to attain it. i think that it's important that greed isn't shame

[@Kaitheczar]

“Love is humanity at its most avaricious” that’s a fucking heavy bar

[@EbonySerpent999]

Agreed.

[@CallMeSaltyScorpion]

And when the world needed him most, the Sage made it rain

[@yasaradeel]

😂

[@jean-pierrecampos269]

Word

[@AYVYN]

Other Homunculi: Humans are flawed and weak Greed: Not only do I like humans, I have a fondness for the least privileged

[@stranger5011]

"this Ling Character is pretty funny, he's probably just a comedic relief character" My clueless ass

[@mikeexits]

Archetypes are pretty dang cool.

[@brentk2366]

Same thought when he showed up and he ended my favorite character along w Greed

[@Harvey_Mod]

Same. He and Greed were my faves

[@alwaysmidnight]

Greed/Ling: Greed may not be good, but it's not so bad, either. You humans think greed is just for money and power! But everyone wants something they don't have. Ling Yao. "If you turn your back on something you wanted, then you don't deserve to call yourself 'Greed'!" "A king exists for his people, without subjects rulers can not exist."

[@AlooParantha_311]

He also called 'Greed' the 'selfish bastard who wants it all'

[@chriskogaming]

hearing everyone cheer ed on while Greed admits that all he wanted was friends like these is a scene that will never fail to make me cry

[@DIRTYSOUTHSHINOBI]

Greed is such a amazing written character man I just finished watching this show again and this shit is still amazing

[@eligreg99]

That was such an iconic scene for anime. FMA:B was truly ahead of its time

[@mikeexits]

​​@@eligreg99It's great, yeah. But how is it ahead of its time?

[@eligreg99]

@@mikeexits If the show were to drop now it would’ve been a hit. That’s what that means

[@adityakatti6478]

greed is such a great character. i just finished the show for the 4th time , it never fails to amaze me

[@KingNerdius]

GreedLing is a beautiful example of how anything can be either moral or immoral. Virtue can become sinful and sin can become virtuous, these desires we use don’t define us, but it’s instead how we use them that do. To see others as inferior or to simply have confidence in one’s self, that is pride. To want hurt others or to destroy the systems that hurt people, that is wrath. To want it all, whether for better or worse, that is greed.

[@HyperManSP]

Yes. The 7 deadly sins, or capital sins, in my understanding, are not always evil (or morally wrong), but rather they are traits intrinsic to humanity that are "dangerous" and _could_ lead you to sin if you aren't careful about it - really, really careful. They can't be gotten rid of entirely and are to be heavily controlled and tempered. Greed/Ling portrays this with the intense back-and-forth self-reflection that Greed and Ling do. Ling tempers Greeds... greed.

[@KingNerdius]

@@HyperManSP nothing but truth

[@EbonySerpent999]

​@@HyperManSPFacts. Ling Yao tempered Greed's Avarice.

[@ske_kt2048]

My reading is that the og Greed was already pretty immortal in the beginning and the unconcious reason he wanted to get the stone was to keep his chimera friends alive with him, too.

[@alexinfinite7142]

YES, that makes so much more sense. It always bothered me in a way I couldn't figure out! Ty for your help with this

[@EbonySerpent999]

All the peices just fell into place perfectly when I read this comment. Thank you.

[@aSUGAaddiction]

I always found Greed's sacrifice in the end so satisfying. It's a testament that selfishness is hardly as gratifying as giving one's self. He is my fave homonulus and 2nd fave character after Olivier, another selfless character.

[@jamesiewalters2360]

Nah, selflessness is greed on anothers behalf.

[@aSUGAaddiction]

@jamesiewalters2360 Expound on this please.

[@failingeverything5793]

@@aSUGAaddiction Bro didnt reply so ima have a whack at it I think selfishness is greed because when you help someone there will always be your own selfish reasons to do so. Greed in this instance sacrificed himself because he didn't want others to die. Since he wanted them to live, he committed the ultimate sacrifice to obtain what he wanted, so in a way despite him giving his life away he still was selfish to the end. "Greed on another's behalf" is a odd way of phrasing it but I think this is what they were trying to get at.

[@tylerletts5467]

I believe in terms of Ling and Bradley’s conversation on kings, there’s not a king who hasn’t stepped on the backs of their people but there is a clear difference between a king who steps on the back of his people because he can and a king who sees that as a last resort.

[@stickthelanding4785]

FMAB is not only the best written anime but best written story of all time. Nearly everything in FMAB has so much meaning behind it and I’m amazed how people could come up with a story like this.

[@gonkdroid8279]

Agreed

[@Hell-Spawn-Al-Simmons]

watch gintama

[@AlooParantha_311]

One of the best*

[@homosapien7316]

​@@Hell-Spawn-Al-Simmonsit's boring

[@Hell-Spawn-Al-Simmons]

@@homosapien7316 how?

[@maitrespaghetti2976]

When you know that Greed always wanted friends, you understand better how his ability makes sense. The guy doesn't want to lose anything, and friends are the one thing you can have and not fully control yet. The one thing that can still hurt you once you obtain it. So Greed was shielding himself from that : when Bradley killed his chimera companions, he was pissed but pretended it was only because they were his possession. He was shielding from the feels and only learned to let his guard down by having - litteraly - a friend coming to him behind his shield. Only like that could Greed obtain what he really wanted. And he confirmed his sincerity to this new friendship by sacrifying himself for it, which is the most selfness action you can make. That proved he had obtained true friendship and wasn't shielding away anymore from the one thing he always desired. I swear every little detail of this show makes sense in the grand scheme of the story. Such a masterpiece.

[@LuciferArc1]

It's one of those anime where you can rewatch and still find something new. A hidden nuance you didn't notice before cause you didn't look at it from the same perspective. I think that's what makes it so attractive. It has various themes, fleshed out characters, and underlying implications that you really have to pay attention to in order to understand the full picture of what she was trying to convey with her story. Theres also actual references to alchemical history which is just next level tbh.

[@daisyphinney1038]

I always thought the reason why they had such an influence on each other was due to them both having a "want". Greed wanted the world while Ling wanted to protect his home. At one point Greed even points out the similarities in their philosophy. They were similar enough to reflect on each other. I suppose in some ways they were a dark/light mirror to each other. Greed was Ling's dark mirror and Ling was Greed's light mirror. I think the similar but differences in their philosophy set them up for success in challenging their own ideas to be better people.

[@KingNerdius]

Nothing is all good or all bad, virtue can become sinful and sin can become virtuous.

[@jeshcar]

I finished watching Fullmetal Alchemist not so long ago. When I got to the last few episodes I nearly cried when Greed died. He became one of my favorite characters of any fiction. He showed what it was like to be human

[@adraxer1365]

I heard about FMA by a friend, The fact that ling emphasizes "GREED" who is Avarice and someone can just "Take" the life of your friends from you so easily, is poetic. Like, yeah you are Greed and etc but this guy is just breaking your stuffs and you don't say nothing about it? Amazing.

[@EN-mh4og]

I think Bradley hated Ling's ambition because he was never a king just a puppet on Father's strings.

[@chandlerallen772]

After finishing FMAB about a month ago, I can’t tell you how much joy I got from this notification.

[@masongrae5010]

I really really wanted greed-ling to make it out together they would’ve made thee best emperor two mins one body one goal

[@acestorm6662]

"You wanna bring back someone that you've lost , you might want money , maybe you want women , OR you might wanna protect the world ~ These are all common things people want , things that their hearts deisre. Greed may not be good , but it's not so bad. You humans think greed is just for money and power , but EVERYONE wants something they don't have." best oneliner to me

[@aran.m977]

Finally something on Greed! He is my absolute favorite character in FMAb and I always found him to be really interesting.

[@mrboogerlip]

Fullmetal Alchemist videos never fail to make me cry. This show just has so much emotion put into it! Also this analysis was great!! I loooove Greed and Ling's character

[@Eldoktordoomz]

I can be so “meh” about the majority of anime but the quickness with which I will speak up and rep Brotherhood’s greed…

[@Jesus.christ.your.bro.]

You could also argue a king who refuses to sacrifice anyone is the greediest of all

[@lumberingknave9488]

One of my favorite character dynamics ever. Thank you for covering this in such detail It was very enjoyable to watch!

[@homosapien7316]

WOAH A RECNT VIDEO ESSAY? my fixation on fma/b has come back full force for the oast couple months I'm happy people still love it

[@tic857]

We are born with greed in its purest form, wants and needs being equal. We want warmth. We want to be held. We want to be fed. We want shelter. We want resources. We want attention. Without any of these we do not live, we do not thrive, the passions we come to cultivate either become desire we can move to obtain and can be read as "greedy" or we stew in them, do nothing or cheap imitations of it and become an swarming mass of "envy".

[@UKGParadox]

My favorite of KZbin video essay personalities

[@ThisWorldMakesMeSad]

I think Greed is many things, love included as it involves being selfish, but controlled.

[@zeehero7280]

Greed was so greedy, it made him become a hero.

[@Broski26]

I really enjoy how you dig deep into the perspective and morales of these characters and their stories, it brings me a sense of awe and excitement every time your videos are released.

[@averyfletcher3113]

I read FMA last year and I've been thinking of greed for the entire time since his speech thank you for talking about him

[@rytyc8874]

Greed has always been my favorite character in the show. You put into words why that is.

[@DaniG._.German]

I completely forgot that the Captain's name is a profession. What a Legend.

[@jsull81]

Thanks for making this 🙏 Greed is one of my favorite characters/character arcs from FMA brotherhood, and i don't think he gets as much attention as he should

[@Meh_thefifth-nm5zu]

Greed made me cry when he died the second time. I cannot express how much I loved that stupid character.

[@SchwabGames2014]

Even though in both versions he's a homunculus. Something that claims to be superior and above humans, he's always been the most human. Everyone wants something, and they'll do whatever it takes to get what they want. Beit human or homunculus. And it doesn't matter if it's one of the Seven Deadly Sins, greed can also be seen as a virtue. Want to protect and provide for your loved ones? That's greed. Want to get ripped and get the ladies with your muscles? That's greed. Want to get money and Influence on social media? That's greed. Want to get that new bugatti? That's greed. Greed may not be the deadliest sin out of the seven like Pride or Envy. But it's the most human. Everyone wants something.

[@Starfish0.]

That's an amazing reflection about this complex character, I've always seen Greed as the "most human" of the homunculus, and this pretty much explains in detail why, really great job!

[@tori6056]

This makes me think of the difference between jealousy and envy. Jealousy comes from a good desire to keep your own safe, to protect what is yours. Envy on the other hand is to desire what others have. Although they get muddled in English they are nearly opposites. Jealousy is love, just like greed is hope

[@eszekecles]

this video might go over a lot of peoples understanding but it highlights a lot of interesting aspects of humanity. great video man

[@02ninjaman]

i realized that what Greed wanted was the answer Ed needed to beat the truth.

[@ObaREX]

I'll never pass up on a chance to watch a video about my favorite anime character ever

[@fluffycat679]

I didn't expect to fully watch this video, I've never watched Fullmetal Alchemist, but I thought it sounded like an interesting topic so I figured I'd just get it in my library before leaving, so it'd be there for later. I did not expect, however, to not only get sucked in and mesmerized but to also have my world view rocked to it's core. I can never see greed as truly black and white again. There has been a nuance awakened in what I originally saw as the worst part of life, in my least favorite part of life.

[@garrisonjones1827]

Using the analogy of Lingreed, would it be plausible that the other vices have positive aspects by themselves and not when they take on their virtues forms?

[@eddiee9147]

Well I’d like to think greed is a vice that can make someone highly successful. Most of the most successful people always have the desire to want things more than the other person and was not concerned with how they had achieved or how much success they had tasted (or eaten). Not wanting to rest on your past laurels and never being satisfied. Gluttony is like greed but with actually using the things that you’ve been greedy with

[@kaneobscurum6016]

Absolutely they can. I always liked FMA framing the seven sins as "desires" that can ruin a person if taken to excess. But they are an innate and necessary part of the human condition. We have greed being hopeful and a desire to protect all you have, regardless of how much control you have over them. But we also can have: (and please forgive the tangent, I've spent a lot of time thinking about this over the years) Wrath - the enactor of justice, the righteous fury that brings low those whom destroy all around them. Envy - recognizing in others the things you lack and (possibly) the desire to improve yourself to gain them Pride - acknowledgement of everything thing you are and have done, giving one a standard they hold themselves to and strive to meet as well as being able to recognize a job well done so one can move on to other projects. Also is a feeling of accomplishment and fulfillment upon doing well. Gluttony - the very essence of over indulgence, but can also mean choosiness and a standard of "must be this good before I accept it" In positive lights such excess can be gathered and then spread to those around you. And used sparingly it can create pockets of excessively enjoyable times amidst an otherwise hard and interesting life Lust - finding indulgence and pleasure in all things, loving oneself and others around you enough to take pleasure in every moment. It can make the mundane enjoyable, and the wonderful spectacular. And lastly Sloth - quite literally the desire to rest and recharge. It's also an aspect of self that let's you stop worrying about what you can't control. If you can't change it, don't put your energy into a futile effort and don't waste brain power worrying. Instead realize there are smaller, simpler things you can do to help things elsewhere and by extension, might actually help in small ways with the big problem you can't fix. These are all I've thought about, and I'm sure there are other, better examples out there.

[@sivanlevi3867]

I'm surprising myself, but I have to sympathize with Greed. As an emotion, greed is a powerful motivator, because unlike wrath which is wild and chaotic, greed is entirely focused. We only call it a sin because people can be greedy for what society deems undesirable. Ling and Greed's story is all about the wants and sometimes avarice can motivate us into the other sins, Gluttony, Lust and Sloth in particular. To allow wants to become needs can be viewed as a bad thing, but is it really so bad to want something to hope for, to want love, or that want to not be lonely anymore?

[@alohalyon6643]

It’s been awhile seen I’ve seen one of your videos and I have almost forgotten how soothing your voice is until the first line and I’m loving it

[@AMoniqueOcampo]

I have to wonder if there's some kind of Japanese philosophy that supposes that greedy people are really just in need of friendship. Cuz they did this in Pokemon Sun and Moon.

[@evos469]

Greedling is one of the best homunculus in Fullmetal

[@centuriongirlw5822]

Greed has always been my favorite character in any anime. I even got his tattoo done.

[@Mishiin]

Such a great breakdown of an awesome duo that made for an awesome character!

[@shanecorcoran2542]

guy dropped some of the best spider-verse videos for analysis and then dropped FMA just after I finished watching it? Love it, keep it up man

[@spaceghostdrew]

thank you for diving into full metal alchemist brotherhood! this show was a masterpiece and deserves some videos

[@maryam.m]

Damn. Now I wanna go back and watch FMA all over again.

[@daniman5393]

I watch this video often I cry each time I don’t know what your intentions are And regardless of them I appreciate you And I wonder your deepest pains

[@Scarlett-Hofferson]

One thing that is so helpful at understanding Greed early on is the manga version of his first fight with Bradley. Brotherhood changed a bit of his dialogue and facial expressions in a way that made him seem more pissed off about his “possessions” than anything else. Better at putting up his front. Whereas in the manga he looks genuinely like he’s about to snap. There’s so much more emotion in his face and the dialogue is more sympathetic

[@user-nmCarter]

Greed is very interesting character. I enjoyed the video. Good work on the video.

[@JakeSmith-mq5dc]

Greed's Death kind of reminds me of Ushio and Tora, where Tora, this lightning demon who had been claiming that he would eat Ushio when given the chance or the time is right, at the end, claimed he was full. I hadn't thought of this show in forever, but I see some similar themes here.

[@lukebowater6761]

You should make a video on the Crimson Alchemist- Solf J. Kimblee

[@slugma_nuts]

I JUST got on a FMA kick, you have great timing

[@sure01]

Great video! It seems to me that greed avoids vulnerability. He figuratively and literally shields himself from it. But he desires love. But to love is to be vulnerable. Greed could not allow being close to humans as more than objects. Ling became the object and Greed became his power. Greed could not change without Ling giving him complete acceptance. Something father never gave him. Greed desired eternal life but in the end, he chose to save his friend Ling at the cost of his life. Friends of the soul, THAT is eternal.

[@AbigailAbby17]

Wow wow, how cool. How interesting that someone also has an interpretation like that! I am currently watching Brotherhood for the third time and watching it again I got to thinking that the development and / or message that the character of greed is not only limited to that greed is not inherently bad (as he tells Edward) but also the importance of showing our true feelings or open up emotionally (and therefore show vulnerability). The character denies all traces of vulnerability and loses the opportunity to connect properly with others because despite his interest in relating to others, he ends up doing so superficially and therefore feeling lonely or empty, as he says on certain occasions, this happens because he does not recognize or accept what he really wants and instead decides to fill the void with other things (money, fame, status, women, etc.) and in the process ends up deceiving himself but still feeling the same way, that is, the avoidance of vulnerability, only keep the person safe in the short term because in the medium and long term they end up isolating him. So I feel that his character arc as well as the message he gives is also about how important it is to open up to others because by showing ourselves vulnerable we can be able to accept ourselves and once we accept who we are we can build healthy relationships with those around us, I think it looks good because in brotherhood we are shown the importance of human bonds and how it is important to support each other. Sorry for my bad English, it's not my native language haha and for going overboard with my comment but I think it's an interesting topic plus, I love the greed character!

[@pattynaccarato4310]

Another great video! I’m glad we finally got a Greedling video! Now all we need is a video on the badass women in FMAB!

[@jjadmoante9364]

YOU REALLY COOKED W THIS ONE 👏🏻

[@TheBlueWizardOfWestVirginia]

Been waiting on your videos, thank you.

[@LovelyPariah]

Man I need to rewatch/reread this series again. It’s been too, too long ❤

[@Kurama126]

Your videos are incredible man, keep it up

[@heatheroutre]

This is such a good analysis!! Hoping that this will continue and we get an analysis on Lust and Pride 🙏

[@neilhannan7525]

If Netflix can break the Anime live action Curse with one piece i would have not problems if they were going to adapted Fullmeral alchemist into a series

[@Idea_of_Lustre]

Netflix already made three live-action FMA movies.

[@GameExplorer0115]

​@@Idea_of_LustreAnd they're all Genuinely terrible.

[@lesterwilliamsjr649]

I don't know why but FMAB is just one of those shows that I enjoyed watching but tend to forget about it.

[@saintmeel]

my goat

[@5x5Takes]

oh i love this

[@LuciferArc1]

Greed is the core of the sins. It's the core of all human beings. One could argue it bleeds into the other sins. Everyone wants something

[@gavinlee116]

This is to funny to me I just finished rewatching the anime since I never finished years ago dude plz do more videos on fullmetal I scrolled back and saw you did one on mustang

[@umukzusgelos4834]

While I would argue that not all will be as simple and easy going as the End of FMAB´s story would have you believe for Ling and his people, it is impressive how far of a leap he and Greed made

[@GbyP]

Please do more Fullmetal Alchemist analysis videos. I love your videos they make my day 💕 ❤

[@fall3381]

Bro with the new fionna and cake, ik you gotta whole lotta ideas, im genuinely excited

[@d3ltazer0judgement]

It sure is rainy today, huh

[@ashtinever2407]

I don't think there's any other video contact creators on KZbin that makes me pause When I see a new video because I know i'm gonna cry, When I watch it. Literally had to pause today when I saw you upload and asked myself do I want to cry right now?

[@EurickHidalgo]

this was the first video that brought me back to your channel forgot to comment its great greed is an og character see alot of myself in him personally free to disagree

[@thezotag]

thank you for all your videos

[@kinggamereon653]

greed is my favourite character in the series has great writing, amazing fights and is just an epic character

[@tf6300]

Okay… time to watch FMAB again 😭❤️

[@fall3381]

Video ideas all related to fionna and cake (that show is peak) 1: Is Ice prince justified for not wanting to eternaly suffer but putting it on someone else 2: The Downfall of simon 3: Finn holding on to his past 4: The downfall of Prismo

[@jaqx2]

Greed is hope...wow! 😮 I'm not sure if I agree or not, but you crafted a damn good argument!

[@nyxre4cts]

Top 5 anime’s for sure

[@sham4192]

Excellent video, I love it

[@anime_kingdom1300]

Hey sage 👋👋 love your videos and your voice. Funny enough I just got done watching fma as well so it cool to see a fma video talking about a cool character

[@brysonstiles6737]

My Favorite fmab character

[@SuperWowOMG123]

I just finished rereading the manga not too long ago. ❤

[@ThisWorldMakesMeSad]

fangirling for greed q.q

[@kaylahadjiandreou9980]

CANT WAIT TO WATCH THIS!!!!!

[@iancarroll1337]

Fine I'll rewatch fma again

[@Veldazandtea]

I've learned hope is poison. Action goes better. Hope is expectations. It will lead to disappointment. Trust neither greed or hope. Instead, trust in flow.

[@elevatedxotaku]

Fantastic video!

[@animemafia5988]

You know who Id wanna see have an interesting conversation with ideals about being a king,Ling,Artoria from Fate,Gilgamesh and Iskander.

[@kathyl9222]

This made me wonder, could Greed be a rebuttal to the philosophical question of “does true altruism exist?”, and the answer is “it doesn’t matter”.

[@AleksandraSetsumei]

great take!

[@wessltov]

Greed had to accept that he couldn't take just anything without losing out on personal relations

[@Titan990]

I’ve heard something about the seven virtues with an 8th hidden one called Hope. Makes sense

[@oscarponce6045]

Video essay about Greed and Ling? You have my interest

[@UmbraStarWolf]

Yes my 2 favorite character of all time