About

Winry Rockbell (ウィンリィ・ロックベル, Uinrī Rokkuberu?), a childhood friend of Edward and Alphonse Elric, lives with her grandmother Pinako Rockbell in Resembool, who raised her after the death of
~ME~

her parents during the Ishval War. In the manga series, her parents were killed by Scar in a blind rage, while in the first anime, they were executed by a younger Roy Mustang under Military order. Winry is a practicing and gifted automail mechanic, following in her grandmother's footsteps, continually designing and maintaining Edward Elric's automail prosthetics. In the manga, Winry is often used as an unwitting hostage by the homunculi to insure the Elrics' subservience to the State.

~ALCHEMIST~

Fullmetal Alchemist presents alchemists as people who have learned how to manipulate matter. Through the use of transmutation circles, they can reform one object into another that shares a similar molecular make-up to its original form. In Amestris, alchemists can become certified by the State Military, earning a unique title, rank of major, and funding for personal research. In the manga. the people of Xing have a technique similar to alchemy, called alkahestry, that focuses on healing wounds. Scar, an Ishbalan, utilizes a mixture of Amestrian alchemy and Xingese alkahestry developed by his brother.