Major Armstrong

Name: Edward Elric

Name of Amigo: Major Alex Louis Armstrong, the Strong Arm Alchemist



1st Skill, Ablility, and/or Weapon: Alchemic Jab (He punches you, nuff said XD. Deals 3 dice [Do you SEE this guy? He's huge, you know a punch from him would knock someone clear across the room])

2nd Skill, Ability, and/or Weapon: Terra Spike (Armstrong uses alchemy to transmute spikes from the ground to attack enemies. Deals 2 dice)

3rd Skill, Ability, and/or Weapon: Advanced Spike Wave (Armstrong uses a transmutation similar to Ed's, but stronger. Deals 3 dice, can only be used twice per battle)

4th Skill, Ability, and/or Weapon: Armstrong Rant (Armstrong starts talking about himself and his family and their traditions, healing himself for 25 health and just plain annoying his opponent XD)

5th Skill, Ability, and/or Weapon: Strong Arm Technique (Armstrong uses an alchemy-enhanced physical attack. Deals 4 dice but can only be used when he has less than 10 health and only once per battle)

History with your Amigo: Alex Louis Armstrong, the Strong Arm Alchemist, was born into an elite family of alchemists and has mastered his family's techniques. Members of his family have, in the past, filled the highest military and political positions in the state. He acquired his alchemy titles for his skill of using arm strength in his alchemy. At the time of his introduction in the anime, Armstrong was tailing the Elric brothers as they searched for Dr. Marcoh (Episode 14). When Scar cornered the Elric brothers and Dr. Marcoh, Armstrong stepped in to buy time for them to escape. A very intimidating man at first sight, Armstrong is actually a sensitive man who weeps at the slightest provocation, and his sentimentalism prevents him from being promoted. Armstrong was also a part of the Ishbal War, but was badly injured and was not redeployed in a combat zone until the Northern Rebellion. After Edward and Alphonse's battle with Scar — which cost Al all of his lower right body, left leg and most of his chest while also costing Ed his automail arm — Armstrong volunteered to escort the boys back to Risembool in order to get Ed's arm replaced, and subsequently get Al's armor fixed (Episode 16). He has a strong sense of loyalty towards the late Maes Hughes and after the Lieutenant Colonel's death he assists Roy Mustang in Hughes' place.

Armstrong was eventually promoted, to Lieutenant Colonel, and sent to aid Mustang against armies in the north. In the movie "Conqueror of Shamballa" Armstrong is shown to be using his fortune and his alchemy skills in order to help restore Lior, building hundreds of colourful towers and statues of himself. Later in the movie, he initially led the military resistance to the Thule Society's attack on Central. During the Ishval War, Armstrong received an incomplete Philosopher's Stone that allowed him to create larger, deadlier stone-spikes, as well as smashing city streets with his (almost) bare hands.


Armstrong randomly takes off his shirt and flexes his huge muscles to show off his "beautiful body" to great comic effect, complete with tiny pink stars that dance about randomly during such poses. It seems that he is only ever fully clothed for two and a half minutes at a time. He is also shown, in a random point of detail, to possess skill with artistic talents like portraiture and sculpture. He also possesses many techniques, alchemic and otherwise, that (as a running joke) have "been passed down the Armstrong line for generations."

Everything is good but how many times can he use Armstrong Rant, Andy?

Once every 3 posts?

Well I think that's good... Approvafied!