Basically, a homunculus is born when a human sperm meets an animal egg. The young man who would later go on to be known as Van Hohenheim grew up during the 15th century in the capital of the ancient and advanced country of Xerxes. Furthermore, there is no reason to think that the Elric brothers are anything but human: In the manga continuity, Hohenheim is a human who just happens to hold a philosopher's stone of significant size: If Van Hohenheim is a living Philosopher's Stone, what does that make Edward and Alphonse? Taking advantage of the distraction this has brought to his enemies, Father summons a huge explosive force, and Hohenheim is caught in the blast that follows as he uses himself to shield Izumi from the bulk of it. As its second gift to the being it called its "father", the Homunculus began tutoring Van soon afterward, using its own mysterious knowledge to teach him reading, writing, arithmetic, science and basic alchemy. 40: ‘Homunculus’ (Dwarf in the Flask) ‘Well…how about Van? “Father” was originally a homunculus in the flask before he got his human form. It is likely that the alchemy he learned during his youth in Xerxes serves as the basis for the Xingese art of Alkahestry. His last thoughts contemplated that he didn't have a meaning in life until Trisha and his sons entered into it. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009 anime), Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005), Fullmetal Alchemist: Sacred Star of Milos (2011), a nearly shapeless, sentient shadowy creature, Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir, Fullmetal Alchemist 3: The Girl Who Surpasses God, Fullmetal Alchemist: Daughter of the Dusk, https://fma.fandom.com/wiki/Van_Hohenheim/History?oldid=66392. He is a ancient and extremely powerful alchemist and a survivor of the destruction of Xerxes. Father, now devoting the majority of his power to containing God, is significantly weakened in terms of his offensive capabilities. With over half a million souls powering his stone, Hohenheim is not only capable of performing transmutations without the use of a Transmutation Circle, but can also transmute without moving his body at all and can even perform biological transmutations and circumvent the law of Equivalent Exchange with ease. Ok so Hohenheim lived a long time ago as a slave. In the manga, Hohenheim frequently wears a white dress shirt and tie under a black vest with matching slacks and a brown overcoat. Independents: Kiri • Rich Couple • Mason • Majhal • Karin • Claus • Lujon • Lydia • Camilla • Jude • Rosalie Hamburgang, Milos: Julia Crichton • Ashleigh Crichton • Miranda - Creta: Colonel Herschel - Germany (2003 Only): Dietlinde Eckhart • Fritz Lang • Alfons Heiderich • Noah. Explaining the situation, Homunculus revealed that he had sacrificed the people of Xerxes in order to escape his glass prison as well as give his blood kin Van Hohenheim one last gratuity - eternal life and a body that would never age. Lan Fan | Fullmetal Alchemist However, because Hohenheim had managed to communicate with and understand the stone's souls (which was something Father couldn't do), he survived the incident, and instead had his head and legs sticking out of homunculus create's body (the rest of his body being inside but not separated). You cannot make said Removal Proposal without permission of an administrator first. Found still alive by travelers from the eastern nation of Xing, Van Hohenheim was brought there and regained his strength while coming to an understanding with each of the souls inside him and teaching Alchemical principles to the Xingese people. After the fight against Pride, Hohenheim becomes the de facto leader of the expedition to take Father down. By now, he didn't want to die at all and stay with his remaining family, and his last thoughts before death were with them. Father later appears to Edward, Izumi and Al, having absorbed Hohenheim into his body. After the incident in Xerxes, he was plunged into despair, as he realized what his actions had done to the people around him. Family Unfortunately, while perusing countless Alchemical texts in order to find a way to reverse the effect of what the Homunculus had done to him, Van made a shocking discovery: that the very nation of Amestris was built and designed from scratch as to be a much larger and more devastating repeat of the tragedy that had befallen Xerxes - a gigantic Transmutation Circle for the purpose of turning all of the country's inhabitants into a new Philosopher's Stone. As she placed the smiling young Edward in his father's arms for the picture, Trisha explained that she only wanted for them to stay a closely-knit and loving family regardless of each person's appearance and urged him not to distance himself from his family and call himself a monster. Grateful to Slave 23 for the blood that had given it life, the Homunculus decided to give the young man a name. Soon afterward, Hohenheim goes to visit Trisha's grave and is confronted by a teenage Edward, who is furious to find his long-lost father there. As a Human Philosopher's Stone, Hohenheim's body is capable of the same level of miraculous regeneration as those of the Homunculi and as such, he has been rendered incapable of dying or even aging - having been preserved in the prime of life and health for roughly four hundred years. Homunculus symbolizes the attempts by ancient alchemists and modern scientist to create life, ex nihilo. Though 23 decided that the name Homunculus had initially planned for him—Theophrastus Bombastus Van Hohenheim—was far too long for him to remember, he accepted "Van Hohenheim" as his name. It would take at least a decade for the immortality ritual put forth by the Homunculus to become complete, but when that day came, it became immediately apparent that Homunculus had engineered some sort of base treachery. However, Hohenheim and May are the only alchemists of the group immune to Father's interference, and he fends off Father's attacks, draining many lives from his Philosopher's Stone while May keeps the ground underneath them from fragmenting. While humans create, all the Homunculi do is take. When Hohenheim awoke the next morning, he was horrified to find the capital a mausoleum and Homunculus inhabiting a humanoid body identical to his own. Alphonse Elric, Supporting Zampano | Powers/Skills By feeding the King's court misinformation so that the center of the massive circle would be slightly askew, the Homunculus orchestrated the situation so that Hohenheim (holding the flask) would inadvertently stand at the true center. Stating that alchemy has outlived its usefulness, Father rains down a sustained energy blast on the group. Seeing that his current attack is insufficient, Father conjures a miniature sun in the palm of his hand to wipe out his human sacrifices. Hohenheim is first introduced to the story when he returns to Resembool after ten years to discover that his house has mysteriously burned down. Teaching This is collection of short stories and only changed parts are written! That which we’d almost caught runs away again, but now, there’s nothing to be afraid of anymore. As Father assembles Hohenheim and the others as sacrifices to open "The World's Gate", Hohenheim and the others then have large eyes surrounded by a mock of shadows on their torsos, which starts to fight back against the other gates. However, he wanders away as others crowd around the Elric brothers, finally cadging money for train fare. Eventually Hohenheim left Xing and spent centuries abroad accumulating knowledge regarding the world's different customs and practices. She and the Old Shopkeeper lead him to an underground reservoir, where he walks across the poisoned water, forming a stone pathway under his feet as he walks. A homunculus (UK: / h ɒ ˈ m ʌ ŋ k j ʊ l ə s / hom-UNK-yuul-əs, US: / h oʊ ˈ-/ hohm-, Latin: [hɔˈmʊŋkʊlʊs]; "little person") is a representation of a small human being.Popularized in sixteenth-century alchemy and nineteenth-century fiction, it has historically referred to the creation of a miniature, fully formed human. Though Trisha and Pinako had never judged or antagonized him for his Amaranthine existence, Hohenheim began to fear the prospect of watching his new family growing old and dying without him as he had seen happen to so many others over the past centuries. Now both they and God reside within him. He tells Pride to tell Father that "Number 23" is coming to see him before returning to the amazed Rose and Shopkeeper. He tells her that she has too much to do yet in her life, and encourages her to move forward. But, in watching time affect his sons who shared his blood in ways that were lost to him and his immortal body, Hohenheim became concerned. Miles | Van Hohenheim is a major character of action-sci fi anime Fullmetal Alchemist is a ancient and extremely powerful Alchemist who had tragic past and connection with Father. His new name reflected the fact that he regarded himself as even greater than Aulus Cornelius Celsus, a renowned 1st-century Roman medical writer. After explaining to Trisha that he was leaving and promising that they would die together, Van Hohenheim departed from the house and Resembool in 1904. Soon afterward, however, Hohenheim and Homunculus would begin spending less time together, as the shadowy creature's mysterious knowledge was requested by the King of Xerxes in order to search for a way to make the monarch immortal. Van Hohenheim | Hohenheim then moves on to Reole, where he meets Rosé Thomas. There, he became good friends with the townsfolk, particularly a young woman by the name of Pinako Rockbell. As a youth, he was the twenty-third house slave of a renowned alchemist in the King of Xerxes' personal employ and was known simply as "23". Production Process: Use the human semen for inseminating the ewe or the cow and smear its genitals with blood of another animal. Explaining the situation, Homunculus revealed that he had sacrificed the people of Xerxes in order to escape his glass prison as well as give his blood kin Hohenheim one last gratuity - eternal life and a body that would never age. Recap: The homunculus Father attempted to devour God by turning all the souls in Amestris into a Philosopher's Stone. During his confrontation with Father, he deflected several sustained energy blasts from Father, and called upon the souls of his Stone to aid him. He has been described as "very handsome" by several women over the course of the series. His Philosopher's Stone almost gone, he can do little more than watch the battle as it progresses. Grateful to Slave 23 for the blood that had given it life, the Homunculus decided to give the young man a name. The young man who would later go on to be known as Van Hohenheim grew up during the 15th century in the capital of the ancient and advanced country of Xerxes. Jerso | As a youth, he was the twenty-third house slave of a renowned alchemist in the King of Xerxes' personal employ and was known simply as "23". Gracia Hughes | Soon afterward, however, Van and Homunculus would begin spending less time together, as the shadowy creature's mysterious knowledge was requested by the King of Xerxes in order to search for a way to make the monarch immortal. In the 2003 anime series, Hohenheim sports a slightly doughier build, a softer jawline and darker hair. With nearly four centuries of life experience and alchemical study acc… Hohenheim then tells Ed, Al and Izumi that Father had initially tried to absorb all of his philosopher's stones, but discovered that it would have killed him. Ed is a Homunculus and doesn't realize it until much later. As a Human Philosopher's Stone, Hohenheim's body is capable of the same level of miraculous regeneration as those of the Homunculi and as such, he has been rendered incapable of death or even aging - having been preserved in the prime of life and health for roughly four hundred years. Pinako finds him kneeling in front of Trisha's grave, only to find that he had died in that position with a smile on his face. The Xingese people called him the "Sage of the West.". He is almost identical to Hohenheim since he was created from Hohenheim's blood back in Xerxes. https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Van_Hohenheim?oldid=2056415, In the Fullmetal Alchemist manga he is refered to as "Van Hohenheim," not Hohenheim Elric. May Chang | No information As the camera flashed, tears of both gratitude and sadness streamed down Van Hohenheim's face. Hohenheim however, counters it with some sort of alchemic shield, and calls upon the souls of his Stone to aid him. Additionally, the instability experienced when a soul inhabits an incompatible body causes the body to rot more and more prematurely with each body transfer. When Hohenheim's alchemic knowledge was combined with the rudimentary form of alchemy being studied in Xing, Alkahestry was born. Later he and Trisha became posthumous grandparents of Edward's and Winry's children along with the Rockbells. This enrages Edward, but Hohenheim explains that this was Alphonse's plan. Once all of them had been heard they finally calmed down giving Hohenheim some peace of mind and continued his endless journey throughout the country but would continue speaking to the souls within him to keep them calm. Centuries old, Dante was the lover of the Elric brothers' father, Hohenheim. As a youth, he was the twenty-third house slave of a renowned alchemist in the King of Xerxes' personal employ and was known simply as "23". This cunning creature spoke to Slave #23 one day and gave him the name Van Hohenheim, along with the secrets of alchemy. To become mortal again Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. FatherHomunculi They are each named after one of the Seven Deadly Sins and their personalities, appearances and/or powers seem to reflect the sins after which they are named. Van Hohenheim Biographical information Characteristics Powers and Abilities Background information Van Hohenheim is Edward and Alphonse's father who left them suddenly during their infancy. His stone, however, is far greater than that of any of the Homunculi, as their Stones came from Father's stone, which is the same size as Hohenheim's. The only photograph to contain the entire Elric family, with Hohenheim in tears. Though Trisha and Pinako had never judged or antagonized him for his Amaranthine existence, Van began to fear the prospect of watching his new family growing old and dying without him as he had seen happen to so many others over the past centuries. As Edward Elric points out in book 14 of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, "Elric is my mother's name! Filled with despair, Hohenheim fled east from his empty homeland, wandering aimlessly through the Great Desert and became aware of the movements and anguished cries of the thousands of people milling about inside his soul. His true name is the Dwarf in the Flask, Homunculus — he was the first artificial human (homunculus), having a body made out of Philosopher's Stone, and all other Homunculi are pieces of him. Wrath, Gluttony, Envy, Lust, Greed, Pride and Sloth. "Father" was the original homunculi and these two conversed. Before leaving, Edward tells Hohenheim Trisha's last words, bringing him to tears which surprises Ed, who had inaccurately convinced himself that Hohenheim cared nothing for his family. He was also the father of Edward Elric, Alphonse Elric and Envy. A real one…and it’s alive. His stone however, is far greater than that of any of the Homunculi, as their Stones came from Father's stone, which is the same size as Hohenheim's. Any act of removing this hero from the category without a Removal Proposal shall be considered vandalism (or a "villainous" attempt to demonize said character) and the user will have high chances of being smitten blocked. Maria Ross | He also says that it was partly his fault of why the brothers attempted to bring back Trisha because he wasn't there for them when they needed him and apologizes. As the camera flashed, tears of both gratitude and sadness streamed down Hohenheim's face. As its second gift to the being it called its "father", the Homunculus began tutoring Hohenheim soon afterward, using its own mysterious knowledge to teach him reading, writing, arithmetic, science and basic alchemy. Dwarf in the Flask, Homunculus, or Father is the Homunculus who caused the downfall of Persia by manipulating it's king Xerxes, allowing him to absorb half the souls of Persia's denizens, with the other half residing in the sole survivor Van Hohenheim. Note then that in neither continuity is Hohenheim a homunculus. This Hero was proposed and approved by Heroes Wiki's Pure Good Proposals Thread. Trisha Elric (wife; deceased)Edward Elric (son)Alphonse Elric (son)Dante (ex-wife; deceased)Envy (son; deceased)Winry Rockbell (daughter-in-law)Unnamed GrandsonUnnamed Granddaughter Winry Rockbell | He mentions a plan ready to counter Father's nationwide transmutation circle if it was to be activated but says he'd rather prevent its activation in the first place. About 1516 he began using the name “para-Celsus” (meaning above or beyond Celsus). The following page is the history of Van Hohenheim as it pertains to the manga and 2009 anime series. Maes Hughes | Many villains appear in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, but one of the most influential -- second only to Father himself -- is Pride the homunculus.. He wears his long, golden-blond hair in a loose, shoulder-length ponytail with two or three loose strands of hair falling over his brow and sports a full Donegal-style beard on his square jaw. He also was very curious guy, wanting to know what freedom was like and wanted to learn alchemy. 1. Homunculus (dari bahasa Latin yang berarti "manusia kecil") adalah istilah yang digunakan secara umum di berbagai bidang ilmu untuk mendefinisikan sesuatu yang menggambarkan manusia berukuran kecil. Slow to anger and apparently a bit of a pacifist, Van Hohenheim would much rather talk out disputes than fight, frequently doing so even while he himself is under vicious attack. I did my research and here’s a brief explanation of homunculus: Homunculus means “Little Man” in Latin. Aquroya: Clara - Reole: (Cornello • Cray • Rosé Thomas ) - Xenotime: ( Russell Tringham - Fletcher Tringham - Nash Tringham • Mugear • Belsio) - Lastly, the homunculus tells Hohenheim that it can give him knowledge. Additionally a powder made of white willow sap, green tutia (a sulfate of iron), magnet, sulfur and a mystical phosphorescent elixir known as sunstone. However, a reverse transmutation circle Hohenheim prepared years prior put the souls back into their proper bodies. But when the Homunculus realized that, as a lowly slave, Hohenheim was too ignorant to read or write, it explained that with knowledge, he would be able to escape the bonds of slavery and make something of himself in the big, wide world. He later arrived in the growing country of Amestris and settled for a time in a small East Area town known as Resembool, presumably some time in the 1860s. Jean Havoc | Though content in his lowly position, without freedom, any knowledge of the world or even a name, the youth's life would change dramatically in his mid-teen years when his master chose him for a particular Alchemical experiment which involved taking some of the young man's blood. Though 23 decided that the name Homunculus had initially planned for him—Theophrastus Bombastus Van Hohenheim—was far too long for him to remember, he accepted "Van Hohenheim" as his name. There, he became good friends with the townsfolk, particularly a woman named Pinako. With nearly four centuries of life experience and alchemical study accumulated, Hohenheim's level of alchemical knowledge easily dwarfs that of any other human alchemist in the history of the world. Paracelsus credited himself with creating a Homunculus out of various human bodily fluids. Father is then seen in a fog of smoke as he explains that in order to contain God within himself required an enormous amount of energy, which the people of Amestris provided. When Hohenheim asked what would make Homunculus happy, it merely replied that it would like some day to escape its flask without dying. Main Heroes Trisha expressed surprised that he had arrived so soon and chided him for breaking his promise to grow old with Ed and Al, to which Hohenheim reminded her she had broken her promise first. 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