Full Metal Alchemist: Maria Ross

Source: Crunchyroll

Maria Ross is one of the guards assigned to protect Edward Elric who is quite serious about her job. Ross was later framed by the homunculi for the death of Maes Hughes. Roy Mustang then staged a prison break and faked her death, in order to give her a chance to flee to Xing and possibly clear her name. She later returned to Amestris in order to help Mustang wage an assault against Central.

Such a cute cosplayer! She might actually look better than the anime, which is not something you see everyday! Thanks to Darlene for sending this in!

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Full Metal Alchemist: Van Hohenheim

Father to Edward and Alphonse Elric, Van Hohenheim has a keen knowledge of the alchemy processes possibly due to the fact that he is several centuries old. The means of his immortality differ between the manga and the first anime series. He left his children and his wife Trisha to travel around the country to leave shards from his Philosopher’s Stone.

This is really amazing! He looks just like the character! You might want to see the full version from Tokyo Pop. Thanks to Kondo-san for the cool photography skills!

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Full Metal Alchemist: Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes 02

Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes is a loving family man who works in the military’s intelligence division. He is extremely valuable to Roy Mustang, as he is aiming to become a Führer and Hughes aids him by giving him information. He loves his daughter, Elicia, very much and often shows off his daughter’s picture to anyone and everyone he meets.

Italian cosplayer Yusuke is an avid reader of Cosplay Holic. He sent me some of his cosplay pictures and this is one of my favorites. He’s worn this cosplay on several occasions; Romics 2006 in Rome, Lucca Comics & Games 2006 in Lucca, and in Comicon 2007 in Naples. It’s not hard to see why this cosplay of his was so well-appreciated.

I cropped the image, but you can view the full version by clicking on the thumbnail. Thanks for your contribution, Yusuke!

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Full Metal Alchemist: Alphonse "Al" Elric and Edward "Ed" Elric 02

Wow, this is even more impressive than the first one. From the looks of it, they’re waiting for the train to arrive… Or maybe they’re suppose to be on the train already? Not so sure, but it’s a lovely photograph of the two brothers!

I’m wondering what Alphonse’s armor is made out of… They couldn’t have used real metal for this, could they?

Anyway, very impressive! I do hope Ed will eventually find a way to bring his brother back to his original body.

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Full Metal Alchemist: Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes

Important notes:

• Cosplayer is cosplaying the character accurately.
• Cosplayer is male.
• Cosplayer does not appear to be Asian.
• Cosplayer knows exactly what he’s doing

And therefore:

• He looks awesome.

A little bit about the character, Lt. Colonel Maes Hughes is a member of the Investigations Division. He is not only good at what he does, but he is also a good father, and a loving husband. He is also a good friend of Colonel Roy Musatang and the Elric Brothers.

This is definitely one of the rare photos of lovely male cosplayers.

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Full Metal Alchemist: Winry Rockbell

The beautiful and caring genius mechanic of the Full Metal Alchemist series, Winry Rockbell is the person Ed calls whenever his automail arm and leg are in need of repair. Though the anime depicts her as an “older sister” to the Elric brothers, the manga gives her a more prominent role, as the secret love interest of Ed.

She’s so pretty isn’t she? Beauty and brains… What more can a guy ask for?

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Full Metal Alchemist: Envy

I am assuming those are incomplete Philosopher’s Stones that she is looking at. Envy is one of the homunculi after all, and they need the stone’s power to assume the alchemist’s intended appearance.

I am also aware that no matter how androgynous he looks, Envy is a guy, but I think it’s safe to assume that this cosplayer is a girl.

Indeed… Sometimes… Simple is Best.

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Full Metal Alchemist: Alex Louis Armstrong

I am actually very impressed with the accuracy of this cosplay… It’s so accurate that it’s scary really…

Alex Louis Armstrong, the strong arm alchemist who is only fully clothed about 3 minutes at a time because he loves showing off his “beautiful body”. Don’t let his looks fool you though… He is quite a gentle man who was nearly prevented from being promoted due to his sentimentalism.

Not something you would expect to see from a grown man right? I suppose that’s the role of a comic relief for you…

Wonderful, impressive cosplay! Makes most people’s jaw drop at the similarities, I’m sure…

Originally from Photobucket.

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Full Metal Alchemist: Edward Elric and Colonel Roy Mustang

A child who wanted to revive his lost mother, and a military officer searching for answers to impossible questions.

Both characters are very arrogant, yet Edward became part of the military because of Roy, and then became the youngest State Alchemist and Full Metal Alchemist.

It was a few years ago when this anime swept the nation, and there were Roy Mustangs and Edward Elrics in anime conventions left and right. This is one of my favorite images of the two characters because of the attitude in the photo. Ed always over-reacts when he’s called “short”, and Roy is always high and mighty in the anime. These two cosplayers definitely captured the character’s personalities really well! Nice work!

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Full Metal Alchemist: Edward and Alphonse Elric

One of the hardest costumes to ever create is a full body armor. Not only do you have to make it look almost like the original, but you’ll also need to make sure you can walk around without destroying the costume and make sure you don’t dehydrate yourself.

These Full Metal Alchemist Cosplayers have good attitude and a great sense of humor. I actually feel sorry for the poor kitty Ed is torturing…

But it got me thinking, isn’t Ed shorter than Al? Then how come Al is having a hard time rescuing the kitty? Hm…

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