After his atrocious acts were unveiled, Shou has an utter lack of remorse for his actions and completely refuses to own up to what he had done to his family even after Nina saves his life by pitifully pleading to Edward for her father's life. In reality, he is an extremely selfish, vain, desperate and manipulative man who would condemn his family to a fate worse than death to get what he wants, such as becoming (and later retaining his position) as a State Alchemist as well as retain his good reputation. Shou is actually affected by skepticism due to his systematic investigation producing any infeasible results to the point that he started to lack any self-esteem. However, as his daughter Nina begins to become aware of, he often has more interest in his work than his family. When he has guests around, he puts on a polite and chivalrous persona, and appears to be quite kind and pleasant. Despite being a minor antagonist in the overall story, Tucker's atrocities have a significant impact on the brothers, changing their perspective and use of alchemy.Ģ003 Anime Main article: Shou Tucker (2003) 2017 Film Main article: Shou Tucker (2017) Personality Īt first, Shou comes off as a soft-spoken and talkative man who often prefers to keep to himself rather than socialize. His impression on the brothers is also revisited in the anime, particularly in how Alphonse vows to never let another friend/ally be killed because of them. Tucker briefly appears in a later nightmare of Edward's, accusing him of being a monster for the transgression of attempting to revive their mother. Afterwards Scar prayed for the souls of all three, even the wicked Shou Tucker. Seeing the Nina/Alexander chimera as a tortured soul, he euthanizes her. Killing the guards outside, Scar seizes Tucker's face and kills him with a surge of alchemical energy, which blew up his organs on the inside as Nina mourned him. However, Scar appears on the estate in his personal vengeance to murder all State Alchemists. ~ Shou Tucker asked Nina why no one's understand him, showing no remorse over his actions. I wonder why no one's capable of understanding me? Nina? Whilst Alphonse tries to keep Edward from killing the alchemist, ultimately Edward by Nina pleading for her father's life and Tucker is instead detained on house arrest. Enraged, Edward brutally beats up Tucker who smugly declares that they are alike in their pursuit of knowledge and alchemical transgressions, likening his use of Nina and Alexander in the chimera creation to the Elrics' attempt to resurrect their dead mother. Edward, who has growing suspicions of Tucker's actions in the past, questions about the awfully close timing of the Sewing-Life Alchemist's wife's leaving and the creation of the suicidal chimera, revealing that Tucker had used his own wife to create the chimera.įears confirmed, Edward angrily reveals the conclusion that Tucker used Nina and Alexander to create this new talking chimera (that refers to Edward as "Big Brother"). Stressed with wanting to keep his license, Tucker goes into his lab and later informs the Elric brothers that he has successfully created another talking chimera. ~ Shou Tucker when Ed confronts him about what he did to his family, also condemning him for his "hypocrisy" and giving his villainous breakdown as he taunts him for their similarities. We had to even though we knew it was against the rules! Shou: Oh, but yes we are! The opportunity was right in front of us, and we took it. Shou: Ha ha ha, We are the same! We're the same! You're just like me! Look at your leg! Your arm! Your brother! Those things are also the results of "messing around with somebody's life", aren't they?! Shou: Someone's life, you say? Ha ha, you'd know all about that, wouldn't you?! Look at you, Fullmetal Alchemist. I would think a scientist should understand.Įd: Shut up! Do you really think you can get away with this?! Messing around with somebody's life like that. Human experimentation is a necessary step. You did it again! Two years ago, it was your wife! This time, you used your own daughter and her dog to transmute a talking chimera! You can only do so much with animals, after all! It's much easier when you start with a human, isn't that right?! Shou: Damn brat, figuring it out so quickly. Tragically, the chimera died not long afterwards, refusing to eat. The next day, he created the notable talking chimera that earned him his State Alchemist license - although its only words were "I want to die". He mentions that two years ago, his wife left them due to stress from his work, much to Nina's hope that she will one day return. The brothers stay at his estate and befriend his young daughter Nina and the family dog Alexander. In the original manga and the 2009 series Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Shou Tucker is introduced as an alchemist under Roy Mustang's jurisdiction in East City and referred to the Elric brothers due to his expansive work in bio-alchemy.
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