As each of the sins die in the series

The seven deadly sins in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is one of the most fascinating elements of the anime. They are all homunculi, artificial lifeforms created by the first homunculus simply known as Father. Each of these beings represents one of the deadly weeds –Pride, Greed, Envy, Wrath, Lust, Lust and Sloth— served as the main antagonists throughout the series.

Although the homunculi are powerful and have some of the best healing factors in anime history, they are not immortal. Over the course of Fullmetal Alchemist: BrotherhoodEach of the sins meets its end in a unique and strange poetic way. Whether through combat, betrayal or personal weakness, their deaths bind in the sin they embody, Creating a deeper layer of meaning to their death.

Lust

dies by being repeatedly burned by raw mustang

Lust met its tragic end at the hands of none other than Roy Mustang. After severely wounding him and his colleague, Havok, Lust moves to fight Riza Hawkeye and Alphonse. However, before the action can reach its conclusion, Mustang returns with a transmission circle carved into his hand and a lighter for ignition. In a relentless assault, Mustang repeatedly incarnates Lust, burning through her regenerative ability until she is reduced to ash.

The defeat is ironic that the sin of lust was Killed by Roy MustangWho has seen using flirting as a strategy. Lust has been known to disguise herself to lure people in before she uses her spear to tear them to shreds. Similarly, Roy Mustang would use filtration as a strategy, making Lust’s death in his hands all the more fitting.

Gluttony

The homunculus that eats everything is devoured by Pride’s shadows

As the embodiment of insatiable hunger, gluttony meets its end when Proudly devouring his philosopher’s stone. After both of them get injured, Pride finally decides to kill Gluttony in a decisive move to save himself and gain Gluttony’s power. Using his shadows, Pride splits the Glutton in two, revealing his Philosopher’s Stone and proceeding to absorb it to overcome Glutton’s smell.

The glutton’s death is a direct reflection of his sin. As a creature driven by an insatiable desire to consume, he eventually Fall prey to a stronger enemy with greater desireAnd he is consumed as a result. The end of the press is a cruel twist and betrayal, which underscores both the hierarchy in the homunculi and the destructive nature of unbridled greediness.

Sloth

Slot dies while locked in combat

Sloth is the homunculus that Embody laziness and apathyHowever, he meets his end with his overwork. in Fullmetal Alchemist: BrotherhoodSloth’s job is to dig a tunnel under Amestris, but the work is interrupted, and Sloth finds himself locked in battle. He fights against the Armstrong siblings and Izumi and Sig Curtis, and during the battle, he meets his end after being impaled by an earthy spike.

Sloth’s death is in stark contrast to the sin he embodies. Although he wants nothing more than to be lazy and idle, his downfall is coming Paired with excessive fighting and use of his power. With Sloth’s burly figure, his main way of getting rid of enemies was simply to trudge past or crush enemies with his impressive strength. However, in the end, he was relentlessly fighting for his father’s wishes. When he died, he lamented the effort it took to live, and the effort it took to die, emphasizing the irony of his end.

Envy

Committed suicide from self-loathing and envy of humans

Mekane’s death in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is one of the most emotionally heart-wrenching moments in the anime. Even as a character guilty of many evils, after being reduced to a powerless, tiny form, Envy has an emotional confrontation with his own hard truths that is difficult to watch. The fact that he is jealous of people is torn from him and exposed to the people he looks down on. Unable to cope with reality, Envy chooses to tear up and crush his own philosopher’s stone, committing suicide in front of Edward Elric and the others.

Mekane’s suicide speaks volumes of his true nature as a sin. His jealousy of people goes beyond a surface level of hatred and instead stems from his longing for emotional bonds and attachments. His death shows that unchecked envy can lead to self-destruction. Jealousy corrodes relationships and a person’s sense of identity if taken too far, leading to a path of darkness and destruction. finally, Envy succumbs to his flawed view of the world and his inability to change his circumstances.

Pride

Was humiliated by Kimblee and Edward before reverting to a weaker form

Pride was the first homunculus after Father and the Embodiment of vanity. He is the only one of the seven sins that meets a fate other than death. During his final battle, Edward manages to overpower Pride and return him to his true and weakest form – a child. Due to Edward’s mercy, Pride is the only Sin to survive the series, but his defeat aligns with the rest of his fellow Sins.

Pride was stripped of his power, memories, and his pride, instead he was raised as a normal child under Mrs. Bradley as Selim Bradley. The fate of pride is a Poetic punishment for his sinAs someone who looked down on people and prided himself on his superiority, the final humiliation was to a normal human child. His loss of memory and identity serves as an erasure of the arrogance that defined him, and he is left to be raised by Mrs. Bradley as a happy human child.

Anger

Died in peace with a smile on his face

Wrath, who was later revealed to be King Bradley, met his end during a battle against Scar. Despite his title, power, and the sin he was named after, The last moments of rage are surprisingly peaceful. After sustaining fatal injuries during combat, he dies peacefully with a faint smile on his face, monologuing about philosophy. He calmly accepts his death at the hands of Scar, an Ishvalan who became enraged after Bradley’s experiments in Ishval, an irony in and of itself.

Wrath’s peaceful death reflects the complexity of the relationship with his sin. Although he embodies the power and fury of a warrior, Fury has always been in control of his emotions, channeling them with precision and purpose. He met his end lying in the sun, with a small smile on his face signifying a sense of satisfaction. He lived his life exactly as he wanted to and was unboarded by regret. Later, even Greed would comment on how peaceful his death was.

Greed

Died doing the most selfless thing by sacrificing himself for his friends

Greed is the homunculus that Represents unending desire And the only homunculus to die twice in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. His first death, he returned to his father’s body before being expelled into Ling, creating the next version of Greed. His death is particularly significant because, in his final moments, he did the most selfless thing anyone can do—sacrifice himself for his friends. After reuniting with Father, Greed turns against him, turning his body into the weakest form of carbon, debilitating him from the inside out.

Greed’s celllessness projects the complexity of his character and serves as His true redemption in the anime. When he was first introduced, he wanted power, wealth and women, but at the end of his journey, he realized that he wanted something much more valuable – friendship and loyalty. Greed’s sacrifice and redemption prove that the sin in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood They should not be defined by their circumstances alone, and given the right circumstances, they could grow from their initial goal.