The Anger of King Bradley - A King Without Control (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)

[@SagesRain]

who’s your favourite homunculus?

[@francostevo9939]

Greed. Why? So complexity about his character. Also, I like his reason as to why he wants to rule over the world. Most villains want to take over the world as a typical bad guy cliche. So bad guys actually think they can handle a responsibility of ruling all that? Greed on the other hand actually had a good reason for wanting to take over the world. He is the living incarnation of… well Greed. Greed would want everything. Greed has felt empty inside so to close that empty feeling, he want things to close it. But the problem is, Greed doesn’t exactly knows what he wants or why he wants it, so he pretty much wants all things; that would include the earth.

[@SchwabGames2014]

Wrath and Greed

[@daisyphinney1038]

Greed. But Envy and Pride were a lot of fun.

[@mattos443]

Greed and lust

[@knowvinci7827]

Greed

[@GrtSage]

The thing I love about Bradley is his hatred of inconsistencies. -Why should the Sin of Greed feel guilt for anything but himself. -Why should a king feel guilty for the sacrifices of his subordinates. -Why should soldiers feel guilty over taking lives when that’s the job they signed up for. -A funeral is supposed to be a moment of silence and yet no one silences the child that keeps interrupting. His hatred of inconsistencies being the thing that fuels his hatred of humanity. And yet he himself is inconsistence by the end. He does not know who he is. Whether he is the original or not. He is the Sin of Wrath and yet he died at Peace.

[@rustyshackelford4224]

Well, how poetic...

[@kjiyere7224]

Well said.

[@yami122]

He is also the Sin of wrath yet he must present but ultimately peaceful mask to the world and rarely is he actually able to be wrathful for example going back to the kid who is crying during a funeral He has to hold back his wrath he can't actually do jack shit about the kid I've always been conflicted on whether I liked him being the homunculus of wrath or pride Like he was in the original anime He kind of embodies both But I feel like he embodies pride more often as that's something that he embodies in his day to day work as a king and he presents himself in a pretty prideful manner And not going to lie I always thought pride sucked in brotherhood the little kid with shadows was not very effective for what's supposed to be the strongest sin And honestly I think a lot of people myself included look at King Bradley as wrath as being way stronger than the little kid with shadows Ever was there's just too many ways to easily Beat pride Because the shadows well need the ability to cash shadows if you just blot out the lights source he's kind of just a little kid and with alchemy being so prevalent there's not that much difficulty in taking out his light source

[@alwaysmidnight]

King Bradley: The life of each human is worth one, that's all. Nothing more, nothing less. Why must everyone make such a fuss over the death of a single soldier? The moment a soldier dons his uniform, he accepts the reality that he might be buried in it.

[@SchwabGames2014]

Cold, hard truth

[@francostevo9939]

@@SchwabGames2014 hey you can’t be an anime villain without that villain telling the heroes an honest truth; a truth that many of us deep down are aware of but just don’t want to either bring out or admit.

[@SchwabGames2014]

@@francostevo9939 It's why I don't like Idealists

[@kafazyshorthop9909]

This quote undeniably holds true, although I harbor some reservations about it. While it accurately recognizes that a soldier willingly wears the uniform despite the inherent risks, it in no way diminishes the tragedy of their loss. This is still a significant loss, as the world has now lost an individual who was willing to sacrifice themselves for their beliefs, country, family, friends esc. It's a loss for a world that could have greatly benefited from someone possessing such immense courage. From my perspective, to devalue such a sacrifice is disingenuous. I'm grateful that the show does show how flawed that way of thinking is, at least with that one negative aspect of it.

[@Hawkenwhacker]

​@@SchwabGames2014 Idealist, Realist, Analyst and Explorers of the world all have their reason for living. Not liking one is fine, but it doesn't mean their strengths are any less valid than your own. I can but assume that you already know this truth as well.

[@IndieGoFigure]

"Beware the fury of a patient man." - John Dryden, first poet laureate

[@WillOfMyD]

So basically, Gus Fring.

[@itsblitz4437]

Here is another one: Hell hath no fury like a woman's scorn.

[@Marshall_D_Teach_]

"Beware of the old man in a profession where men die young." - Tony

[@6shot9]

“If you dare to have dreams of power, you will be consumed by them”

[@BrorealeK]

Ackshually, the first poet laureates were Albertino Mussato and the much more famous Petrarch.

[@neilhannan5112]

King Bradley vs. Scar is one of the most poetic fights in the series Two Nameless Man Fighting to the Death 2 Brutal Killers One who follows god and one who believes in no god

[@三点一四]

The best thing about it is how he was defeated by someone who was consumed by wrath just until a while ago. Scar who always wanted to take vengeance on bradley only defeated him after leaving away his wrath Plus the appearance of Lan Fan who you would also expect to be full of wrath against him (lost her arm and her grandpa because of him) but instead of taking vengeance, she just talked with him

[@itsblitz4437]

​@@三点一四not only one of the best fight scenes & matches in a anime/manga history. But also the best fitting matches in well in fiction.

[@Ladyoftheroundtable]

Not just god vs no god, but also, scar had a directionless rage for a long time, and through the course of the story gets more direction. Down to the single target of Bradley. Bradley on the other hand, has pretty much lost his direction in this fight. The preparations have been made. His services are no longer needed. There is also the confrontation of a slave versus a free man. Bradley may have no purpose at the end, but he is still bound to father. Whereas scar was bound only ever to himself. As bloody as it was, his path was his own.

[@Historyfrek4ever]

To add even more depth to Bradley getting blinded by light in his final battle: it also goes against his Darwinistic views, as he was not truly defeated by some one fitter than him, but by blind luck. My favourite homunculus is King Bradley, the slaved king.

[@Jacky_boy001]

Two things of interest you made me realize about Bradley. Despite his opinion on kings being inherently superior, he outright tells the ishvalin leaders: one human life is worth one life. No more. The second is despite his hatred of God, he's working for someone who's trying to become one.

[@justiceony]

Well Bradley doesn’t believe that kings are INHERENTLY superior. Every human, to Bradley, starts at the same baseline in terms of hierarchy, but through survival of the fittest is a king made.

[@francostevo9939]

That’s what I love about King Bradley. People think that he doesn’t represent the sin just because he appears calm but that only proves my “Even the healthiest of eyes, one is still blind.” philosophy. Wrath is angry from inside all the time but always keeps it in check with composure.

[@Almightykye]

Agreed I’d dare say that’s what keeps him so focus, imagine if we could compress and make productive our anger. The aggression literally gave him a boost in power.

[@atlachanacha]

One of the funny/light hearted side notes I like to make; When Mrs. Bradley told about meeting Bradley, she said he had made her so angry she slapped him. Wrath had remained basically untouched by any attack, up until that moment... So Wrath chose a woman, who showed him her wrathful side?

[@Sernival]

Good point

[@loonastrawberry]

i think the most interesting thing in some of homunculus that it's seems like they overcame their sins. we think envy is not envious, wrath is not angry, lust is not interested in sex and relationships. but in the end - they are the embodiment of their sins. wrath is full of anger deep inside, envy hates himself, his true form and envy of people's ability to love and care of each other. lust is amused by roy mustang and she was almost glad to die by the hand of such a strong man. its really poetic i think

[@jasonkeith2832]

As interesting as that is the fact that all of the sins die in inversions of their sin: Gluttony is eaten, Lust ends up a burned husk, Sloth dies from overexertion, Greed sacrifices himself for others, Wrath dies at peace, Envy dies a pitied small whelp, and Pride throws his self-proclaimed superiority away, only to be denied by Kimbley.

[@SnakeMan448]

Lust seemed to overcome her sexual feelings and focused on familial bonds. She was a motherly older sister to Gluttony and Envy, and notably seemed to bring out the best in the former - around her, he could hold a proper conversation that wasn't about eating people. When she died, they were genuinely devastated, and afterwards became really dysfunctional.

[@LegendStormcrow]

I hadn't noticed the inverted deaths before. But yeah, it's all nonstandard forms of the sins, other than pride and envy, which are often easily hidden. That said, version of Sloth from the first anime never showed why she had that title. Literally all we knew was she was Ed and Al's mother's body.

[@LunarJaguar]

@@LegendStormcrow I always took the sins from 2003 to be representations of the sins the alchemist who created them were committing, though that doesn't work for some of them like Gluttony (we have no idea who made him) Greed, and Pride (How was Dante prideful or greedy in making those two??) I admit that for some of those you gotta do some mental gymnastics to support that "theory" (If you can call it that), but that's how I like to think of it Hope that made sense :P

[@LegendStormcrow]

@@LunarJaguar There was no laziness in creating 2003's Sloth. They slaved away at that.

[@obadijahparks]

Anger comes easily, it's rage that must have build up, and wrath takes dedication.

[@shanecorcoran2542]

Ed Blaylock truly gave one of the best performances of all time for this character, may he rest in piece

[@knowvinci7827]

"Everything that truly makes us human he could only touch but never hold" - Truly Amzaing

[@aSUGAaddiction]

He was even better in Brotherhood than in the 2003 anime and him returning was one of the best animated battles ever.

[@alexvaughan1013]

In 2003, he dies because he decides to give his son his one and only weakness without explaining what it is. He then strangles his son to death instead of killing Mustang, which gives Mustang the opportunity to kill him. I rate his death D for Dumb.

[@10RexTheWolf01]

Dude cut a tank bullet in half and made it run away. No one has bigger balls than that and his only power is seeing the weakness in others. The rest is purely talent and skill.

[@oscarescoto6639]

I remember the day when I saw In the TV before going to school, one dude slashing a tank bullet and killing everyone, that moment I fell in love with FMA, I don't know what that thing was, only knows that at 5am were another ep

[@idk-ill-figure-smn-out]

As someone who prefers FMA 03 to the Brotherhood version for _other_ reasons, I can easily admit that this version of Bradley was the better one. He was just more nuanced as a character and a sheer BADASS.

[@alexvaughan1013]

Something I realised about Gluttony. Not only is he the sin of over-consumption. But when he loses Lust, he becomes completely *consumed* with grief! This is even more apparent in FMA 2003, when he's so debilitated by it that Dante removes all his thoughts and emotions, leaving only his desire to eat.

[@francescoaccardo3689]

His love for his wife is what makes the character great in my opinion because as you said that is the only thing in his personal life he managed to choose, he values her so much because she’s the only person he choose to be in his life

[@TsuriaDragon]

Wish we could have seen that on the anime Bradley may not like being human but no much how he denied that he still is and part of him does care at least for his wife.

[@Salemwaaa]

Bradley’s quiet rage is so fascinating to see unfold overtime

[@lukestacey9018]

The moment when they’ve taken the capital and they pick up the phone to hear Bradley on the other end before he cuts the tank shell mid air is just *mwah*

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

He lived as a monster, but he died like a man, more than can be said of most of his siblings and certainly far more than can be said of his 'Father'.

[@MrNotaComedian]

One of the greatest antagonists written in modern media

[@alexvaughan1013]

It's crazy how both Bradley and Omni-Man look similar, but are also very similar characters. Both are... - superhuman. - in a high position of power (the Führer/most powerful superhero). - hiding their dark secret from the world and their families. - have a son who's also a Homunculus/Viltrumite. - were molded by the Amestrian/Viltrumite state to become strong warriors. - believe humans are insignificant and inferior to them. - Darwinists. - calm and collected when killing others brutally. But can completely lose their sh*t. - Bradley cuts a tank in half. Omni-Man uses his son to completely eviscerate a train. The only difference is that Mark is able to appeal to Omni-Man's humanity, whereas that doesn't happen with Bradley. Ironic since Bradley was once human himself. There's no way this is intentional, since the FMA and Invincible comics were released only 2 years apart, in 2 different countries. And I haven't read the Invincible comics so I'm only talking about Season 1 Omni-Man. But it's crazy how similar these characters are.

[@Sernival]

Not a bad comparison

[@zumo6703]

Aside from how they view their wives, if I Recall correctly Nolan thought of his wife as nothing more than a pet while Bradley saw his wife as the only thing he did of his own volition and chose to be with her, he didn’t have to necessarily (I think) but he did so regardless. I could be wrong though on both of these because I haven’t watched Fma and invincible in a while.

[@KanoKansKanito]

bradley did not cut a tank in half. He he cuts a track.

[@francostevo9939]

Envy, Pride, Greed, Wrath, and Father. I would say are the most fascinating of the homunculi. Lust I would say is also up there but hardly was in the show enough to have a story; she was pretty much a human hater and found it pathetic that humans easily fell for her charms to get close to them; believing if they were smart they wouldn’t be so easily fooled by her charms.

[@semipork]

Amazing job with this video. Bradley is one of if not the character I feel bad for. A life of no free will and he doesn't seem to ever truely question or try to escape and find his own destiny. No matter how many times I watch the show it always makes me sad when he reveals himself to be a bad guy, like for some reason I re-watch it in the hopes he actually work with the good guys this time. Ed Blaylock (the English VA) did an absolute fantastic job bringing this character to life, may he rest in peace

[@francostevo9939]

Wrath and Pride. How ironic. The youngest looking one is the oldest and the youngest homunculus looks the oldest. Wrath being all about anger and is old man, old people usually are angry with how the world has changed. Pride looking like a child, most parents when they have children always say their child “is their pride and joy”

[@grahamdamberger7130]

In the original FMA Bradley was Pride and the unborn/deceased child of Izumi and her spouse was Wrath. Interesting for Brotherhood to switch the bodies of the oldest and youngest sins established in the original series.

[@jamescline4574]

Actually brotherhood follows the original source material. The first series kind of did its own thing after it caught up to the manga.@@grahamdamberger7130

[@LunarJaguar]

@@grahamdamberger7130 In 2003, Sloth is the youngest (she's actually only around 4-5 years old), despite wrath looking like a child

[@wanna-be-thinker2377]

@@grahamdamberger7130 Tbf, "Brotherhood" was (very loosely) following the manga, which came first. 2003 also started out (again very loosely) following the manga during the first third of the series before going off on its own (since the manga wasn't finished). That's why only Lust, Gluttony, and Envy are (almost) the same in all three series.

[@grahamdamberger7130]

@@wanna-be-thinker2377 The only deadly sin I don't remember seeing in the original FMA series was Greed. And it wasn't just homunculi that were changed between the two anime series. Winry's parents were killed by Mustang during the Ishballan (may have misspelled that) War in the original, and by Scar in Brotherhood. Not sure why they elected to change who killed them despite the two wanting to save as many lives on both sides equally as possible, but if I had to choose who killed them, it would have been one of the homunculi (most likely Envy, because he can transform his body to look like someone else. Unless this war took place before the homunculi were created).

[@designerwookiee]

There's something chilling about that... "Everything that makes us human, he (Wrath) could only touch, but never hold." It makes me think about the various words of wisdom and philosophy of how anger, rage, and other synonyms for Wrath, are like a poison. How anger can cause one to isolate themselves as they drive those closest to themselves away. How fury can retroactively tint neutral or positive interactions in a negative light. There's a surprising amount of literature and a variety of perspectives on the negative impacts of just this one negative emotion, Wrath. But perhaps most relevant, is the perspective of outsiders seeing someone who has never expressed anger before suddenly be consumed with a true, deep rage for the first time. Then you get descriptions like, "I didn't even recognize them, it was like they weren't even human anymore."

[@ericcunningham9776]

Me and my discord just got done watching full metal alchemist and you dropped quite the synchronicity

[@kubby1825]

Envy next please. Envy to me is the most broken character in fullmetal

[@SchwabGames2014]

He already did Envy kzbin.info/www/bejne/npvaamWZnL5na6Msi=BS_TMzNiLBviqeWQ

[@alexvaughan1013]

He already did a video about Envy a few years ago ☺️

[@jams1070]

They definitely are 😭

[@mal9369]

God, fma is so good. I know people are always talking about it, but honestly, it deserves every ounce of praise it gets. There is so much depth and nuance to almost everybsingle character. Truly a literary gift, excellently analyzed here

[@rustyshackelford4224]

Why do you say that the show is deep?

[@mandalorianhunter1]

I'm glad you are pumping these out as I'm getting back into Fullmetal Alchemist

[@sivanlevi3867]

It's amazing the contrast between Wrath and Greed despite both being Homunculi, but also the contrast between Wrath and Mustang. Respect, fear and hate can often be intertwined, but while those can obtained, felt and amplified, I feel that it's important not to define oneself by them alone.

[@theaceofflames]

Something I think a figured out is that Bradley remembers the training and teaching he went through to become Wrath, And something we learn from Alphonise is that a soul has it's own memories, like the marry Winry example, so when Bradley says "I don't even know if this is MY soul, one the I started with" I think that it is his soul, He does have random memories of something else from the stone, and even later on when greed remembers his comrades, showing that greed's soul or what makes up greed's soul remembers even after rejoining father, Just an interesting detail, I theorized... Anyway! My favorite Homunculus is Envy!

[@HyperManSP]

Oh, good point! I never considered that. Personally, I didn't think it was his original soul, just because it sounds more demonic that way, it fits the vibe of him being evil. But we don't know enough about the man who would go on to become Wrath, so I'm not sure. I might like your theory better though!

[@Argos-xb8ek]

Bradley projected the anger he has of his own existence to his enemies. He is vindictive and constantly teeming in veiled anger like a hot spring calm on the surface but under it is a boiling scalding torrent of water.

[@aminimoose3971]

Rage is uncontrolled hate and anger thrown full-force in every direction at once. Fury requires precision, intense focus, and unending patience.

[@itsblitz4437]

King Bradley/ Wrath is definitely one of my favorite villains in the series.

[@salt-emoji]

Fury is hot and immediate. Wrath is cold and calculated.

[@tannerthelo-firemix2608]

Aye man, this was a really great watch! Didn’t think I could hear 17 minutes original, engaging thoughts on FMA on here anymore, and you did it so well with King Brad. The bit about Father escaping a cage just to put his youngest son in one gave me chills lol. The homunculi are some of my all-time favorite villains across any media. Evil? Almost always. But hell, they were a tragic bunch lol. Because of who they are, they never stood a chance at surviving Brotherhood. But as far as I can remember, each one of them had at least a moment to flirt with morality and they were so fun to watch Maybe except Sloth, but even his last moments made me feel for the guy

[@GGTwins]

Bro, as a huge fan of fma, i was tearing up at the end. But if you put the song Rain - Sid with sound of the rain. I would eyeballed mann. Great content nevertheless. Thank you so much for this great video.

[@archdiangelo7930]

An important thing to note is that, classically speaking, there is a distinction between mere anger and true, sinful wrath. Anger is a natural and healthy part of human life, it can give one the strength to oppose adversity and evil with righteous fury, if channelled and utilized with good intent. Wrath, on the other hand, is hatred. Pure, all-consuming hatred, exclusively destructive to one's own soul and everything around them. Bradley hated mankind, he hated the script he was born into, and he hated the idea of God. It was only in battle, in the pure frenzy of true mortal combat, with all motives and attachments thrown to the wind, that he could finally discard his hatred and be at peace. King Bradley is one of the most chillingly accurate portrayals of true, classical wrath.

[@Minutes2midnight01]

I really love your videos so much! Your last line was beautiful, “something he could touch, but never hold.” I love Bradly as a character, he’s one of my favorites in the series because of his complexity. I felt sorry for him and still do.

[@sg_yusuke]

when Sage's Rain drops a vid u know its gonna be a banger

[@megabladechronicles962]

King Bradley has always overshadowed Father in terms of who is the best FMA villain.

[@visionofsolace8961]

Very well structurally written, simple, effective, stubborn, true.

[@FrankieSama]

literally just finished fmab

[@bleh5409]

Found this channel this morning while getting ready for work and i love it. Your way of story telling is so calming and the rain is 😌. This is now apart of my morning ritual ❤

[@Jragon_Baller]

I love Bradley. Hes my favorite character overall in FMAB for sure

[@cameronjadewallace]

There are reasons I do the things I do. To leave my anger behind... I have no need for it, but... without it, I am very lonely. It's okay, I think... to be lonely.

[@SchwabGames2014]

King Bradley/Wrath is the character I relate to the most.

[@OGbornsinnerz]

Bradley is honestly my all time favorite villain I can’t ever forget

[@hurieconerly3946]

Best villain character and had the best final fight/ death….standing on his belief that there is no God only to be hit by divine intervention from the big guy himself

[@YKK_Zipper_Co]

Amazing video, as always from the Sage! One correction, Social Darwinism has nothing to do with Charles Darwin. Herbert Spencer, a British "philosopher" posited the notion of "survival of the fittest" as a social norm before Darwin published On the Origin of Species. He and other co-opted the notion of natural selection to justify the social and class norms of Imperial Britain. "Society advances," Spencer wrote, "where its fittest members are allowed to assert their fitness with the least hindrance." He went on to argue that the unfit should "not be prevented from dying out."

[@emiliofahr504]

Great analysis. It's been years since I've seen the series through and since then I have purchased the hardcover editions of the manga. This video essay has inspired me to sit down and read it all. Thanks!

[@rytyc8874]

Another banger for one of my favorite animes. Would you ever do anything from Berserk?

[@Blazewheat]

that would be awesome

[@SagesRain]

in the future, whenever i get around to it for sure

[@NEWahn]

The title of this video is hilarious to me, given that King is his name, not one of his titles.

[@victor50kgold34]

sage, i always watch youre videos in the morning or even when im studiying. your calm and deep voice with the soft sound of rain in the background makes my mind relaxed. Keep it up man, youre an amazing youtuber:)

[@Chef_Icey]

Absolutely amazing absolutely fire it was perfect everything about this video perfect down to the last minute detail perfect I love your video sages rain you are an absolute staple in my subscriptions and I will forever stay subscribed💫🌒🙏

[@0Hammerhead0]

Great analysis! I never noticed the level of narrative poetry at work

[@Cold_Zero_The_Wise]

I would love to see you do a video on Louis Sera Navarro from Resident Evil 4 remake, for personal reasons and having grown up with ADHD his last lines really hit hard for me "People change right?"

[@curser63]

the irony of their deaths is one of the greatest ideas in anime

[@Nyghtking]

Wrath is similar to Envy in a way, both were angry at humanity for something humans had that was beyond them. For Envy it was that no matter what he would never be human, his vary nature is one of desiring things other have but he would and could never be human, the one thing he arguably wanted more then anything else, in a world of humans. Wrath is angry at humans because they have freedom and choice, despite what their lives have lead up to they have had the ability to choose and to encounter the results of those choices, but he hasn't, everything in his life was chosen for him, and he has had no freedom, the one thing he takes pride in was that he was allowed to choose his wife, the one real choice he was ever given. He's angry because he's surrounded by people who are free to make choices while he isn't, and worse they don't even think about that freedom they have, it's taken for granted.

[@rustyshackelford4224]

I thought Envy's pronoun was "it."

[@devil_in_guise]

I would really love if you write this type of essay on Raymond Reddington. He died a poetic death. Lived life on his on terms and died on his own terms.

[@alongstory-ze4nw]

This is a beautiful analysis of Bradley. I loved the way you compared and contrasted him with the other homunculi, and showcased the juxtaposition of Bradley's life earlier in the series and the few moments before his passing - uniting it all and summarising it sufficiently as this man's constant struggle for choice and individuality. It really is one of humanity's deepest desires, isn't it? To live and die as one so chooses, in such a way that is influenced only by one's own innermost desires? Furthermore, I appreciate how Arakawa built and juxtaposed the character arc of Wrath and Scar - one of a man who let his wrath consume him and another of a man who experienced the same wrath yet conquered it. I can see reflections of my own self in his personality. Growing up, I've always had to meet the expectations of those around me, to fit into the mould set out in front of me, to forsake discovering and exploring my own identity. Bradley was constantly surrounded by the humans he hated whilst seated in a position where he could find his own place in the world. I was constantly surrounded by people who mistreated me whilst I was in a position of esteem thanks to my constant efforts in what culture and society implicitly and rampantly tout as one of the highest virtues - ability and accomplishment. Most pivotally, I can relate with his wrath. To fit his role as "King Bradley", he had to exercise the highest level of restraint and consideration; to display an image of warmth, kindness, and consideration despite being surrounded by the creatures he so despises. I feel the same, which is further exacerbated by me being a woman and it being a social taboo for women in my culture to display overt expressions of anger (many women end up displaying their anger sideways (covertly), through gossip or passive aggressiveness). I have known and acknowledged for myself that I have always had this deep anger inside of me, this wrath, that only those closest to me and whom I trust knows about - and even then, what they know is only the tip of the iceberg. It is gratifying to watch and learn about Bradley's character arc. I appreciate such media because they give a voice to my inner experiences in such a way that brings insight and affirmation. It is media that meaningfully and accurately portrays the various facets of the human condition that adds onto our humanity.

[@astro-ko3cu]

Your analysis is always amazing very well written Edward pls

[@gracesreadsalotayy182]

Babe wake up Sage's Rain dropped a new video

[@tasm1827]

I think it just goes to show how amazing the character writing in this show is that we can still analyze the characters almost 15 years later

[@kohthefacestealer9289]

Irs been a while since I tapped into a video, but its always a treat when I do. Great to see you're still putting out quality content.

[@chibicthulhu4382]

What timing! I just finished binging FMA:B today

[@Poodlestroop]

There’s something poetic about an absolute dictator who lived a life with barely a single shred of independence or agency. Wrath gets one of the most beautiful endings in a series with many beautiful endings: cut down by the avenger of the people he massacred, fighting by himself, for himself, as himself in his last moments.

[@ronin4303]

Ok dog I’ll rewatch brotherhood 😂

[@BopKingForever]

This is a really great video thank you man

[@willbunn9818]

This was brilliant I didn't know a lot of these themes thank you for this. Liked and subbed

[@SkulSmashre]

I really gotta rewatch this show

[@tokyosour4215]

ohhhh boy. I saw an anime character with depth, that I love, then saw it was a Sages Rain video, and literally said out loud "Ohhhhhhh Boiii this is gonna be good!"

[@sachinkeswani2001]

I love how i'm early to his post this one time

[@djefardeur7958]

In the shadow they create the script that the whole world should follow!

[@leogoon2612]

Your voice feels like DCAU Lex Luthor is telling me a bedtime story

[@DailyBasicG]

As a guy named Bradley i approve this message.

[@roastbeef4918]

Fitting that Wrath was a man made monster who was feared by other monsters.

[@romelric]

The greatest anime of all time EVER

[@timothygooding9544]

a bit I just thought up about social darwinism: Its an application of darwinism to individuals, missing that societies are living things in-of themselves. They also survive and compete with each other. What happens when you apply it to cells? When you have ones that are the hungriest, and strongest, and most ruthless of all? You have a tumor.

[@MrJax44]

Your videos are fantastic I must say! You should do one about Dr. Tenma and Johan’s relationship/dynamic from Monster!

[@hurieconerly3946]

Funny thought:…Father believed in god so much he wanted to become him and did many evil acts to achieve it…God showed no care in this…….On the other hand Wrath outright denied gods whole existence and just when he thought he won the fight against scar god popped in and showed him he was always there

[@Coyg04-69]

my top 3 favorite anime ever

[@deffientllynotjalenbutler1736]

I’m not as eloquent as sages rain so I’ll just say that I love the ever loving shit out of this video that is all

[@edstringer1138]

Bradley when using his eye is still following the script ,because he sees people actions and has to react to those action .When he is Blinded and wounded in his final fight ,he for the first time in battle following his own script and his own judgement to control Scar and the battle with him , The loss of his eye and his supernatrual strengths reducing it to as close to a even playing field He has played his part in the larger battle and is free of responsiabilty, he has no futher duties Father has his sacrafices and will grow behond needing Wrath the Plan is complete ,,, His nation will die including his wife .. He isnt being watched so no last minute duties can be assigned ... ,,, He has no further missions ,,,, Hence his joy The combat is where he chooses to die in his last moments ,A fight with a skilled opponent with a fury equal his own Scar who hates Bradley , not the Plan , not Father or his siblings he hates Bradley and has dedicated most of his life to killing Bradley in mirror to Bradleys dedication to becoming His self Both have been locked in hate with no room for a personal name so he says " Two nameless men fighting to the death " And his Darwin theories are proven because thier will to kill the other and survive is all that exists A Yin and a Yang

[@michaelramos7026]

Phenomenal video as always

[@jjthepikazard212]

top tier video essayist

[@thedaking4880]

"He can only touch but not hold" _Sagerain

[@l.raphaelnery7299]

On some level he does have a point...saying a higher power will destroy you on our behalf is a bit sad that they don't have the will to fight for themselves

[@jauharpage714]

Loved this. Please more FMA:B content

[@ayandadlamini2127]

Your video was amazing man! I also write video essays and your videos really inspire me

[@gonkdroid8279]

Love seeing FMAB content

[@jamesdietz29]

Awesome essay!

[@hezronisrael400]

Well done my brother

[@SchwabGames2014]

Wrath and Greed are among my most favorite characters in anime, because on a personal level I hold both of their world views. I relate to Wrath because of his built in and composed hate and anger, and his desire to inact his own choices. His freedom. Everything in his life has been either handed down, or decided for him, and I relate to that very much so with my life. My family and my higher ups have decided mostly everything in my life. Even so, I hate hypocrites. My family has always told me to do what I want to do in life, and when I tell them my desires of success they get all pissy and try to divert and decide that success for me. And it pisses me off. it's stll going on as I write this. And just like Bradley, I don't believe in God. After all, after the many times I prayed, asked, and even went to church for guidance, I didn't feel God. After the many times I pleaded for help in my most worst times, I did not feel God. If God exists and helps those in need of guidance, why didn't He come to me? I'll tell you the same way Bradley told the Ishvalans; "God is nothing more than a human constuct." I also relate to Greed because of my desires for success and my relationship with my friends. My most trusted friends and I have been through similar situations in life, even as much as the whole "everything is decided for you" concept. We're outcasts and we relate with one another. Heck, I would call them more of a "family" then my actual family. They have my back, urge me to do what I want, and aren't hypocrites. Even if we're separated by long distances, we have each other's backs. For this, I hold my friends close to me, and will do anything to protect, care, provide, and guide them, just as they did with me.

[@wellswells3314]

King Bradley is also the biggest hint as to what the dwarfs plans are in the series. Bradley fundamentally represents that father or the dwarf believes their is no system is worth believing in or abiding by if you have the strength to dismantle it. This is why the dwarf believes with enough power even truth is just another obstacle in their pursuit for perfect being. Though despite the dwarfs incomprehensibly measured strength by the end of the series when faced with truth we see them as this small feeble creature unable to understand that truth is not a being like the king he misguides. As we see in xerxes. Truth is a truly unshakable concept on which the fundamental rules for being are kept in check. The dwarf truly fears and hates the idea that anything can truly be fundamental. Bradley embodies the dwarfs fear that something is so far removed from the idea of strength or fear that no amount of knowledge or power can bend it to the dwarfs will. This is the root of the dwarfs confusion when faced with truth. They cannot fathom that a being of such power would truly exist above him. But as we see the Dwarf is literally incapable of understanding the truth behind their condemnation from god itself.

[@SnoopaLoop34th]

love your video's big bro keep up the great work [+]

[@SawyerCoco]

Love this series

[@gabrijelaziza9768]

You always do a great job exploring characters so I was wondering will you analyse aizen sosuke from bleach?

[@drummerguy438]

Your analysis videos are beautifully done. Well researched and well reasoned. The thing that always plagued me as an aspiring writer is how much of those themes and motivations were pre-planned? Or how much of it came out in the process of writing out the story? How much did she consider all the aspects of These beautiful themes vs readers reading into The story for deeper meaning?

[@kuma5045]

Man is spitting bars 🔥🔥🔥

[@madamkoifish]

I honestly feel sadness for Bradley. Having no identity, raised just to be a tool in guise of a leader, just an angry soul. Though he chose his wife by his own volition and that’s something might be hopeful for him.