#ishvalan!ed

[sugarssaur]

Take a look at this Ishvalan Ed drawing that I'm never going to finish.

[willtungart]

Fullmetal pipsqueak, in Xerxian and Ishvalan flavours

[mikavee]

hops on board the ishvalan!ed train

[trash-raccoon]

So I’ve been seeing a lot of Ishvalan!Ed around and I have some thoughts to it.

First, the alchemy. Ishvalans, to put it one way, don’t like alchemy. But since the title is ‘Fullmetal Alchemist’ I’m pretty sure Ed still ends up trying to bring Trisha back and loses his arm and leg for it. So I’m guessing he’s pretty much neutral to alchemy, possibly because of Hohenheim. And maybe he’ll become a non-believer later on after his encounter with Truth. But since Ishvalans hold their religion in high regard, how did his neutral view of alchemy come to be?

Second, the military. Is it going to make his years in there worse? Being a child of 12 when he joined, Ed definitely would have faced many problems. Now, being part Ishvalan, how is it going to affect him? I’m guessing Roy and Riza will try to make it better for him, since they were part of the troops having to exterminate Ishval, as will Hughes, most likely. And the rest of Mustang’s team will support him as well, I’m sure. But what about the rest of the military? How will people like Denny Brosh and Maria Ross, who had nothing to do with the war, react to him? How will Bradley? Especially Bradley, considering he’s the one to give the go ahead of the extermination anyway and how Ed’s test to become State Alchemist went.

Third, his relationship with other Ishvalans. Since he practices alchemy, how will other Ishvalans react to this? He would be shunned, I guess, for practicing an act that defies the god Ishvala. And how about that episode when Scar tries to kill him? I’m pretty sure Scar won’t kill someone who shares his heritage, but then again he’s still a State Alchemist.

I know the Ishval!AU most likely began as someone’s fun idea, but I feel that these are questions worth asking. Please share your thoughts to this!