Scar (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Scar
Fullmetal Alchemist character
Scar in the 2003 anime series
First appearanceFullmetal Alchemist manga chapter 5
Created byHiromu Arakawa
Portrayed byMackenyu
Voiced byJapanese:
Ryōtarō Okiayu (2003 anime)[1]
Kenta Miyake (Brotherhood)[2]
English:
Dameon Clarke (2003 anime)[3]
J. Michael Tatum (OVAs and Brotherhood)
In-universe information
RelativesUnnamed brother (deceased)

Scar (Japanese: スカー, Hepburn: Sukā), also known as Scarred Man (傷の男, Kizu no Otoko), is a fictional character from the Fullmetal Alchemist manga series and its adaptations created by Hiromu Arakawa. Scar is introduced as a villain who targets alchemists working for the state military from the fictional country of Amestris. Scar hails from the region of Ishval whose people were almost exterminated in a previous civil war against the state military, most notably their alchemists. His alias is derived from the prominent X-shaped scar that decorates his brow with his birth name being unknown. As the series continues, Scar's backstory is further explored and he questions his motives, eventually joining the side of the Amestrian State military, assisting in an armed coup against the government in order to defeat the organization secretly responsible for the Ishvalan Civil War.

Scar was created by Arakawa in order to represent the continuous encounter that happened between people from Hokkaido and the Ainu. Therefore, she regards Scar as a complex character as his hatred spanned from the Ishval's civil war. Similarly, his character was received positively by publications from manga and anime, who find him as an atypical villain in the series.

  1. ^ Director: Seiji Mizushima (November 15, 2003). "合成獣が哭く夜". Fullmetal Alchemist. Tokyo Broadcasting System.
  2. ^ Director: Yasuhiro Irie (April 26, 2009). "錬金術師の苦悩". Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Tokyo Broadcasting System.
  3. ^ Director: Seiji Mizushima (December 18, 2004). "Night of the Chimera's Cry". Fullmetal Alchemist. Cartoon Network.