FULL METAL ALCHEMIST-NIGHT OF THE CHIMERA’S CRY-EPISODE 7-2 1/2 STARS

9. November 2008 by Ria.

In episode 6, Ed passes the state alchemy exam, and now works for the military, good for him. And all this because he can use alchemy without a transmutation circle. Now he and Al have been staying at some dude’s home, another alchemist that goes by the name of Shou Tucker. This guy lives in a huge mansion, and probably enjoys all the other luxuries most rich people do, but there’s a catch.

In order to keep up all this high living, he must get through assessment day, or his certification as a state alchemist can be revoked. In other words, Tucker has to submit a significant finding from his research, or presto! No more mansion, and millionaire lifestyle.

A couple of years ago he made a chimera, but how in the hell am I supposed to know what that is? Hold on, let’s see what dictionary.com has to say, I’ll be right back………………………………………………………………………Okay, it says here that a chimera can be a mythological fire breathing creature. Well, I don’t think that’s what he created, so I’ll keep reading………..It also says a chimera can be a similarly grotesque monster having disparate parts. Hmmmm, maybe.

Oooh look, another definition. This one states that a chimera is an organism composed of two or more genetically distinct tissues……that’s more like it. Okay, so Tucker made this chimera a couple of years ago. Problem is his wife has been gone for the same length of time. Yes, spouses leave each other, that’s nothing new, but it seems that there are numerous stories floating around regarding the disappearance of Tucker’s wife, so Ed and Al investigate.

They do some snooping around and find chimera #2, and this one talks. Only thing is, it’s Tucker’s daughter Nina fused together with her pet dog. Okay, now I’ve really heard everything. Can you believe this guy? He used his family in a cruel experiment just to keep the bucks comin’ in, what a creep! This is the thing, if you want to use human beings as guinea pigs, fine. But don’t use your own family for pete’s sake, go out there and kidnap someone else’s wife and kid, that’s the only sane way to go!

Ed is really devastated over this, and is about to use alchemy to split them up (after beating the crap out of Tucker), who states that the process is irreversible. Oh well, too bad. I was kind of getting tired of that little girl’s voice anyway, I had to listen to it all throughout this and the last episode, so I’m kind of glad she got turned into a chimera. Well it wasn’t my daughter, why should I care?

Army personnel arrive, arrest Tucker, take the chimera away and tell Ed not to tell anyone about it. Not only that, but he also gets elbowed for talking too much crap. Ed gets his revenge by using alchemy to overturn the truck Nina (the chimera) was riding in, and she gets away.

Problem is she runs down a dark alley, where this guy named Scar is hanging out. Now I don’t know much about this dude, but he’s got some strange power, and he hates state alchemist and wants to kill them all. Anyway, Scar instantly realizes that the chimera is a freakazoid, and destroys it. Too bad for Ed and Al, as they find chimera guts splattered on a wall while Scar splits.

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