He is the father of the protagonists, Edward and Alphonse Elric. He is a brilliant and well-known alchemist. He left Ed, Al, and their mother Trisha when Al was a baby and Ed was very young. Years later, Ed still holds a grudge against him for abandoning his mother, which he believes contributed to her death.    (Source: Wikipedia)  In the Fullmetal Alchemist manga he is refered to as "Van Hohenheim," not Hohenheim Elric. As Edward Elric points out in book 14 of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, "Elric is my mother's name!" He (in the original 2003 anime)...  ~!  Has been alive for centuries. He worked in a lab, which took advantage of 'witch trials' as human bait, to create the first philosopher's stone. He succeeded, but it cost him his life. Dante, (his lover at the moment) attached his soul (much like Al to armor) to the nearest man in the room, reviving Hohenheim. They continued this practice for many years, until Hohenheim fell in love and married Trisha Elric. After they sired Edward and Alphonse, he left for fear Dante would use them against him, and also because he felt ashamed of his past. Like Dante, his flesh is wearing away, so he must wear cologne to mask the scent. He can transmute without circles, because when he died, he saw past the gate, as did Dante. !~  He (in the manga and 2009 series) is...  ~! a human Philosopher's Stone. Homunculus (Father) was a test subject at a lab in which Hohenheim worked (in fact, Father was the one who named Hohenheim). The king of Xerxes demanded the secret of immortality from the homunculus, and he obliged. a country wide transmutation is formed, and everything is working as planned. However, at the last minute, Father lies about where the center of the circle is, and engulfs both himself and Hohenheim into the gate. Hohenheim wakes to see everybody in his country dead. He meets Homunculus, who tells him everything, how he has now gained half of the powers of the stone. Homunculus did this out of gratitude. after these events, Hohenheim travels to Xing, and founds the art of Alkahestry.!~

"In order for something to be obtained, something of equal value must be lost."
 
Alchemy is bound by this Law of Equivalent Exchange—something the young brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric only realize after attempting human transmutation: the one forbidden act of alchemy. They pay a terrible price for their transgression—Edward loses his left leg, Alphonse his physical body. It is only by the desperate sacrifice of Edward's right arm that he is able to affix Alphonse's soul to a suit of armor. Devastated and alone, it is the hope that they would both eventually return to their original bodies that gives Edward the inspiration to obtain metal limbs called "automail" and become a state alchemist, the Fullmetal Alchemist.
 
Three years of searching later, the brothers seek the Philosopher's Stone, a mythical relic that allows an alchemist to overcome the Law of Equivalent Exchange. Even with military allies Colonel Roy Mustang, Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye, and Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes on their side, the brothers find themselves caught up in a nationwide conspiracy that leads them not only to the true nature of the elusive Philosopher's Stone, but their country's murky history as well. In between finding a serial killer and racing against time, Edward and Alphonse must ask themselves if what they are doing will make them human again... or take away their humanity.
 
(Source: MAL Rewrite)

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Aaron is an American voice actor who works for anime series of Funimation Entertainment.  He started voice acting when he was nine years old as the voice of Hiro Sohma and the young Akito Sohma in Fruits Basket. He was only twelve years old when he voiced the role of Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, and is a cousin of voice actor and director Justin Cook. Aaron was one of few child voice actors in the voice acting field.  Due to his voice maturing, he was replaced by Maxey Whitehead for his role of Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, but makes a cameo as the voice of the young Van Hohenheim, Edward and Alphonse's father.

__Height:__ 168 cm (5'6")

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A Japanese actor, voice actor, singer, narrator and theater director from Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan.

Ishizuka was known for his deep, strong voice and was often cast in the role of older mature male characters, such as [Jet Black](https://anilist.co/character/3/) in [Cowboy Bebop](https://anilist.co/anime/1/), [Job Truniht](https://anilist.co/character/19474/) in [Legend of the Galactic Heroes](https://anilist.co/anime/820/), [Van Hohenhaim](https://anilist.co/character/9792/) in [Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://anilist.co/anime/5114/) and [Joseph Joestar](https://anilist.co/character/6356/) in [JoJo's Bizarre Adventure](https://anilist.co/anime/20474/).

On August 17, 2018, it was reported that Ishizuka had died on August 13th due to esophageal cancer.

Non-anime roles:
~!Adray Lasbard in "Star Ocean : Till the End of Time" (VG) (Japanese)
Bunta Fujiwara in "Initial D Arcade Stage 4" (VG) (Japanese)
Bunta Fujiwara in "Initial D: Special Stage" (VG) (Japanese)
Captain Gantu in "Lilo & Stitch" (Japanese)
Captain Hawke in "Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song" (VG) (Japanese)
Captain Jack Bartlett in "Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War" (VG) (Japanese)
Commander Chakotay in "Star Trek: Voyager" (Japanese Dub)
Dakkam in "Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits" (VG) (Japanese)
Diego Argis in "Rogue Galaxy" (VG) (Japanese)
Edward D. Morrison in "Tales of Phantasia -Full Voice Edition-" (VG) (Japanese)
Eugene Gallardo in "Tales of Rebirth" (VG) (Japanese)
Eugene Gallardo in "Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology" (VG) (Japanese)
Guld Goa Bowman in "Macross Plus: Game Edition" (VG) (Japanese)
Jet Black in "Cowboy Bebop" (VG) (Japanese)
Mathews in "Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Bose" (VG) (Japanese)
Mathews in "Xenosaga" (VG) (Japanese)
Matthews in "Xenosaga Freaks" (VG) (Japanese)
Metagross in "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" (VG) (Japanese)
Narrator in "Shiroi Ashita da! Roketto Dan" (Japanese)
Odjn in "Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter" (VG) (Japanese)
Prince Charming in "Shrek 2" (animated movie) (Japanese)
Prince Charming in "Shrek 3" (animated movie) (Japanese)
Ryotaro Dojima in Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (VG)
Russ Cargill in "The Simpsons Movie" (DVD version) (Japanese)
Sestren in "Panzer Dragoon Orta" (VG)
Void in "Berserk ~Chapter of the Millenium Falcon - Record of the Holy Evil War Chapter~" (VG) (Japanese)
Zabuza in "Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2" (VG) (Japanese)!~

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Vagner Abiate Fagundes is a Brazilian actor, voice actor and dubbing director. Dubbing since the 90s, Vagner has become one of the greatest Brazilian voice actors working with several anime. Among his highlights are Son Gohan (teen and adult) from the Dragon Ball series, Touya Kinomoto in Card Captor Sakura, Zim in Invader Zim, Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece, Shikamaru Nara in Naruto, and Shun Kazami in the Bakugan series. In 2007, Vagner won the Yamato Award for best voice actor of the year, alongside Marco Antônio Costa, for lending his voice to Luffy. He is the official voice actor for actor Elijah Wood in São Paulo. He is the older brother of the voice actor [Vinícius Fagundes](https://anilist.co/staff/188407/).

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Gerardo Reyero is an outstanding Mexican voice actor. He is best known for being the Latin American Spanish voice of Freezer in the *Dragon Ball* franchise, Han Solo in the original *Star Wars* trilogy and in several projects of the franchise, the second voice of Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask in the *Sailor Moon* franchise and Maito Gai in *Naruto* and *Naruto Shippūden.*

**Non-Anime Roles:**
- Die-Hardman (Death Stranding)
- Agustus Cole (Gears 5) 
- Raiden (Mortal Combat X and Mortal Combat 11)
- Blitzcrank / Jarvan IV / Jax / Skarner / Xerath (League of Legends)
- Sergeant Major Avery Johnson (Halo _Series_)

Alchemy tore the Elric brothers’ bodies apart. Can their bond make them whole again? 
In this world, alchemists are those who study and perform the art of alchemical transmutation—the science of manipulating and transforming matter. They are bounded by the Law of Equivalent Exchange: in order to gain something, one must sacrifice something of equal value. 
In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical “auto-mail” limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother’s bodies...the legendary Philosopher’s Stone.
 
(Source: Viz Media)
 
Note: Includes 8 extra chapters.

The rules of alchemy state that to gain something, one must lose something of equal value. Alchemy is the process of taking apart and reconstructing an object into a different entity, with the rules of alchemy to govern this procedure. However, there exists an object that can bring any alchemist above these rules, the object known as the Philosopher's Stone. The young Edward Elric is a particularly talented alchemist who through an accident years back lost his younger brother Alphonse and one of his legs. Sacrificing one of his arms as well, he used alchemy to bind his brother's soul to a suit of armor. This lead to the beginning of their journey to restore their bodies, in search for the legendary Philosopher's Stone.
 
Note: Episodes 11, 12 and 37 were adapted from the light novel "Fullmetal Alchemist: The Land of Sand."

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He graduated from Tokyo Toritsu Millennium Hill High School.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!
Sazh Katzroy from "Final Fantasy XIII" (VG) (Japanese)
!~

Associated with Ocean Productions in Vancouver, BC

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Guilherme Lopes is a Brazilian actor, voice actor and former dubbing director.

Munich, Germany, 1923. Two years have passed since Edward Elric was dragged from his own world to ours, leaving behind his country, his friends and his younger brother, Alphonse. Stripped of his alchemical powers, he has been all this time researching rocketry together with Alphonse Heiderich, a young man who resembles his own brother, hoping to one day find a way back home. His efforts so far had proven fruitless, but after lending a hand to a troubled gypsy girl, Edward is thrown in a series of events that can wreak havoc in both worlds. Meanwhile, at his own world, Alphonse Elric ventures deeper into the mysteries of alchemy in search for a way to reunite with his older brother.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

The mining town of Xenotime has seen better days. Once renowned for its skilled goldsmiths, it now lies forgotten in a sea of sand, its mines empty and its fields barren. The townsfolk's only hope lies with the talented state alchemist Edward Elric and his brother, Alphonse. But who is the real Edward Elric? When the Fullmetal Alchemist and his brother arrive in Xenotime searching for the Philosopher's Stone, they discover that two strangers have stolen their names and their reputations! Will the real Elric brothers set things right, or will the battle between the true and false brothers shatter Xenotime's only chance for survival? Plus a bonus story, The Phantom of Warehouse 13!
 
 The novel was adapted into an anime in 2003 with episodes 11, 12 (main story) and 37 (bonus story).