![]() Roy killing Envy out of anger and revenge would be a violation of his pact with Hawkeye by stepping off the righteous path. Hunting and killing Envy wasn’t to protection anyone, especially when by the time he is ready to finally end it, Envy is small and defenseless. Roy tries to kill Envy in the most painful and sadistic way possible, because he is angry. To reiterate, Mustang kills Lust to protect the people below him, part of the pact he and Hawkeye made after Ishbal. She appears to be in A LOT of pain, what with all the screaming and cursing his name etc. Mustang kills Lust (with fire, which is shown to be one of the few ways to really kill a homunculus until they can’t regenerate) to protect Hawkeye and Alphonse, who she was ready to kill like she tried to kill Havoc and himself - remember, Lust is not just carnal lust, but bloodlust. ![]() I think you’ve misunderstood the entire arc around Envy’s death. Beneath Central, when Hawkeye (I’ll address this next) stops Mustang from killing Envy, Mustang addresses her in language that suggests equality, rather than how a commanding officer speaks to a subordinate. Continuing in the military as subordinate and commander helps their cause. She shows, several times, that she has no problems telling Mustang no when she feels she’s right (she usually is.) Mustang and Hawkeye are both loyal to their mutual cause. Hawkeye might be a loyal and excellently trained officer, but absolutely obedient she is not. I see you don’t address that Mustang is just as dependent on Hawkeye, if not more. Unlike Alphonse on that moment, Hawkeye did not think she had the means or the capability to carry on alone. Like Alphonse, Hawkeye has a partner on this road. Like Alphonse, Hawkeye has a goal she has dedicated her life to. Secondly, in the scene where Lust dies, Alphonse is more of a foil to Hawkeye than Lust is. Lust was created because Father found the act of “lust” in any form to be imperfect. ![]() It’s really easy to see if you think critically about the entertainment you consume.įirst of all, Lust is the physical embodiment of the “lust” from Father, not the physical embodiment of the actual “sin” of all lust, and she actually embodies bloodlust a lot more than carnal lust. Why was he not considered a monster when he killed Lust for hurting Jean Havoc, but is considered cruel when he attempts to kill Envy for killing Maes Hughes? Additionally, it contrasts with Envy’s death later on-Envy is given a more “dignified” death, and Roy is even made to feel bad about killing the sin by Edward and Hawkeye. :| She seems to ENJOY being killed, and does not appear to be in any pain whatsoever. The whole scene is oozing with sexuality, to boot Lust’s clothes are burned off, Roy is half-naked, Lust is moaning and making sexual innuendos. I.e., he destroys a woman through the purification of fire, “burns his lust,” so to speak. Her tears, and her reaction to his apparent death, are merely fortifying what the scene is meant to convey, and that’s a pure, non-sexual woman (Hawkeye) versus a sinful, slutty, deceptive woman (Lust). In the scene where Lust confronts Riza, Riza is meant to be a foil for Lust. Riza is, at this point in the series, a character who is obviously meant to be a protagonist, and is never overtly sexualized she is loyal to a man (Mustang) to a point of codependence and absolute obedience. She then leaves Jean and Mustang to bleed, and goes after Hawkeye. Now pay attention. The objective, from a narrative perspective, was thus: to illustrate the female homunculus (remember that FMA’s sins typically are personifications of their names) deceiving a man (Jean Havoc) and stabbing him in the back-literally. ![]() First of all, the symbolism of she and Havoc’s relationship. Now, let’s examine her death specifically.
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