"GET UP YOU NOVICE!" | FullMetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Reaction | Ep 62 “A Fierce Counterattack” 

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"Please don't die!" "F*** him up!" I didn't expect them to include that HERE. 🤣🤣

The panning shot around Father showing EVERYONE standing up to him has gotta be one of the best moments of animation in the series.

That sneaky blooper clip was BRILLIANT! 🤣

11:50 THIS is why FMA:B is the GOAT A random fucking Andy just saves the entire world by taking a simple cheap shot at the big bad boss I love how much every single common foot soldier matters in this show

"Greed, this is what you desperately wanted, isn't it?" "Yeah, you're right, this is what I wanted. I wanted the chance to have friends like these."

The theme of trust between Mustang and Hawkeye continues this episode; Mustang trusts Hawkeye so much that she becomes his eyes.

If you notice. Ed arms is a lot skinnier in comparation with his other arm. Cool detail

The only time in the entire anime that Edward Elric was going for the kill.

The thing I find most interesting about Greed and Father is that, logically, Father couldn't have removed all of his greed from himself, otherwise he'd be left with no ambition to become God. More so, I think Greed represents the desires Father thought were unnecessary. Things like money, fame and sex that Greed mentioned in his introduction. Of course, that includes the desire of friendship, which turned out to be Greed's greatest desire and, by that same token, also one of Father's until he abandoned it. I think that also reflects in how Greed, unlike all the other homunculi, doesn't treat humans as disposable or an inferior species. Instead, he actually seems to be fond of them and straight up admits that outside of his regeneration and Ultimate Shield, he's not too different from them. Father meanwhile, due to wanting to become God, treats humans as pawns that are below him. The only time Father ever shows a real interest in someone is when he first meets the Elrics, which is coincidentally while he has Greed back inside of him. Greed might want power and to live forever, but he isn't really interested in becoming God, because that's the one desire Father kept for himself.

How they didn’t cry is beyond me i always bawl to Al sacrificing himself. Like every time. Current tears in my eyes just from this reaction clips lmao

23:41 Omg, I was NOT expecting you to edit that "blooper" line in there, that had me dying from laughter 😂😂😂

"Now we put our faith in brother"

I love how ed has never gone for a kill shot, and kimbley even tells pride that ed doesnt, and then he goes for the kill shot on father with the spear

Al's sacrifice is so emotional. i jsut love this episode. Ed is such a badass too- There are so many amazing stuff in this show. It's peak anime

You guys hit it on the marker for Edward's total rage out, his off the rails anger has been ranged from height based tantrums to blinded by hatred beatdowns. The things he's done to Father would have killed anyone else. We've only seen Edward nearly kill someone before, it was Shao Tucker, a matter of family being betrayed and hurt in such a heartless way. The overarching theme of Fmab is family, community, friendship and willing to do what is needed to protect them even more than that is the namesake "Brotherhood" and Edward just saw his taken away. He pummeled a person with who knows how many hits of concrete, cut the dudes head nearly in half. He's not having a tantrum, he's out for blood. Kimblee would be disappointed and impressed.

Greed'smoment(s) of realization throughout these next two episodes is heartbreaking. So far two Humonculi have actually been their sin towards humans. I like to think maybe they all had a little jealousy, hunger, or anger etc. towards humans. In that case, it's probably a reflection of the Dwarf in the Flask. There are so many layers to this show, I love it so much!

The VA's really brought their A-Game for this episode 👌🏿

"Get up you novice!" is still my favorite line in the whole series.

“edward elric, the dude who punched open the gate of truth just so he could yell at his brother a little longer. edward elric, the guy who punched his dad in the face, his dad who’s immortal. edward elric, the dude who punched god, just straight fucking decked him. the Catch These Hands Alchemist”

What Greed wants most is for others to want him, which is both beautiful and really sad

Father gets put through the RINGER this episode, and he deserves EVERY BIT OF IT. It's so satisfying.

Loved the Father Soul Counter, good storytelling and effort

The moment ed was getting cheered on by everyone around him and everyone he's had an impact on solidified it as one of my favorite episodes of this series.

Sneaking in that blooper was just *_chef's kiss_* What I've always found interesting is how Ed and Al spent so many years trying to get their original bodies back, and yet the answer was right there in front of them the whole time: equivalent exchange. The trade goes both ways. And of course it's Al, the more creative of the two, who figured it out first. Now let's see what Ed will give up to bring him back...

"i wanted the chance to have friends like these" such a powerful statement

Al's sacrifice is my 2nd favorite scene in FMAB. My number 1 favorite is in next episode.

Hoeinhein : u don't produce anything Father: produces humans Hoeinhein: fudge.

I think this line has become Kenny's favorite

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One thing Ed calling Father a novice is call back to father Cornello who was the first antagonist in manga. Also the translation is a bit strange here (probably so the lipflaps are in sync). Ed said to both "Get up you third-rate (villain), I'll show you what difference between us is."

Hahahaha you switched out the real dialog Hoinheim said with the blooper! Beautiful! I think most of us thought the same thing too. Can’t wait for the bloopers.

I do feel like the scene with Hawkeye and Mustang was done better in the manga than the anime. In the manga, she's literally supporting him as they're fighting, holding him up with his arm around her shoulders as she directs where he should attack. Also, that blooper cut was amazing. Look forward to seeing the full thing! xD

Its very telling how the regular humans, the non alchemists, have done some of the biggest damage on the strongest homunculi. It was General Grumman that blew the train and halted Wrath, Fu and Buccaneer that stabbed Wrath, and a nameless Briggs soldier that shot him. Then here, its another nameless Briggs soldier that landed the first real shot Our Father (he is also a homunculus). Its these regular men without the power of creation and destruction that are holding him. Because humans are tenacious enough to surpass God when they work together

The father soul counter is a really nice editing touch, and I appreciate it. Never seen a channel do that for the final arc

no episode of this series ever misses, but this one of the best. We get to see ed get his arm back, father start getting worked, and best of all, we finally get to hear greed admit to what it was he has wanted. It's touching and very powerful lmao but i'm so glad you added that snippet of the bloopers with hoenheim. I can't wait to see your full reactions to that

So Ed and Al both used basic blocks as elevators, Armstrong used a Greco-Roman pillar, Izumi used an open palm, and Father used twisted molten metal.

Words can’t express how excited I am for this episode! I’ve been anticipating this episode since the very very first one. I can’t wait!

HAHAHAHAAA! Thank you for including the bit from the Bloopers in there, that was totally unexpected, and now I know you've already seen them, so no need for reminders. XD

Father told Greed that everything Greed wanted, he wanted first. There are a lot of little character moments that show aspects of who the Dwarf in the Flask was before he severed these emotions.

I thought that was actually a part of the show and not just the blooper i was so fucking surprised when he said that.

14:40 Mustang knows this move because it’s how Al sheltered Hawkeye when Roy went in to kill Lust

Man, next episode is gonna DESTROY them, in SO many ways . . .

I watch FMA Brotherhood every couple of months as it’s one of my all time favourites and one of my comfort shows and I never realised until I watched your reaction that Al was mirroring Ed bring his soul back 😢😭😭😭

Alfonse's sacrifice almost made Ed go for the kill. Remember that spear throw! He threw that stick in the head like for real to kill

I can tell you had a lot of fun editing this one totally worth the rewatch on youtube I've been only watching your patreon vids for a few months now tbh

A little detail that's unfortunately lost in this otherwise near-perfect English translation : the taunt Ed gives Father at the end of the episode is supposed to be exactly the same as the one he gave Father Cornello during the Lior episode, bookending the series between the first (Lior was the pilot chapter of the manga) and the last fight, both against an opponent going by the title of Father. Now, the translation *is* close enough that the sense is preserved ("I'll show you who the novice is" vs "I'll show you how outclassed you are"), but it'd have been a nice touch to have both lines matching. It's nonetheless one of the best dubs - translation and cast - I've ever seen, 9.9/10, and tied for favorite EN dub with Steins;Gate (which I'll be suggesting as a possibilty in your pinned thread) P.S. I know the concern comes several weeks too late, but I hope Kenny's throat is feeling better.

11:55 this scene NEVER fails to bring goosebumps. This shows goes through a lot of darkness, but nothing feels as dark and hopeless as Father seemingly about to kill any potential hope of the main characters fighting him. Then the men in white come and the horns start blaring that combat flare that brings a glimpse of hope to the fight

this episode is my favorite and the only one that brought me to tears when i first watched full metal

12:22 Not sure how shocked to be that Montana has never heard of Mortar fire before

19:50 I've never noticed this before, and I've watched this multiple times

i fucking LOST IT at the "ed arm counter: 2"

This has honestly been such a fun journey to go on with you guys

It’s true next episode is my favorite of FMA, and it drives me nuts I have to wait so long to get to it every time when I want to analyze it to its fullest, but this episode is something else. Everyone using EVERYTHING in their power to whittle down Father is just so amazing. Every solution these people have found they found it together. This might be the power of friendship, but this is the variation that works. It’s not like Yugioh or Pokémon’s friendship power which is quite honestly barf inducing once you see this. This entire crew is a family. Everyone here is a member. Made one way or another, this is one enormous family. And Ed will not let ANYTHING threaten this family. But you know who is dearest are the ones he has by blood. All truth moments going forward are singularly the best moments in the entire show. Both versions. We are at the juncture where Brotherhood just can’t even be compared to 03. This is where I say it once more. 03 is a beginning with no end. And Brotherhood is an end with no beginning. And both need to feed off each other regardless how well they work alone. As amazing as this show is, it is a THOUSAND times more rewarding of going through 03’ easy. These sacrifices these brothers make here were ALWAYS on the table. But they needed to come this far to have the will to follow through. I keep thinking to myself how is Father’s 1 soul so resilient. Then it occurred to me he doesn’t have one at all. And that’s just one human’s soul left he has to be using. Which I genuinely forgot because he IS so lively of a non-existence. Even if he shouldn’t have that much. I did mention his worldview is always BENEATH them. But throughout this battle all he demonstrates are the sins he worked so hard to suppress. This is what perfection looks like. Also REALLY appreciate the Hohenheim edit. It was needed. Just 2 more episodes left. What a journey it has been

My fave part of the latest episodes in regards to greed is that it circles back to what father said to greed “everything you’ve wanted, I desired it to.” So when greed wants friends, THAT circles back to what hohenheim said: “YOU SHIRKED AT THE IDEA OF A COMMUNITY!!!…Did you what a community to?” The visible realization afterwards lends credence to this to

Envy was jealous of human. Greed wanted others to desire him (friendship). Wraith hated humans ability to change (made them unpredictable) Sloth was killed by Armstrong who choose to never again quit in the face of difficulties. Lust was killed by Mustang who had eyes for only the future of a nation. Gluttony was eaten by Pride. Pride was destroyed when he attempted to abandon his pride.

I'm so glad you included that blooper from Hohenheim. It's the definitive take, in my mind.

That emptiness Greed cant fill is the lack of companionship. Its why hes always so grumpy. He wants friends.

Okay so for every blooper scene I had been mouthing the blooper alternative dialogue, and my utter surprise when I said "FUCK HIM UP" only for the exact dialogue to appear on the reaction had me ROLLING with laughter!! Sneaky edit there!!

"Get up you novice!" Okay, that gave me chills.

This anime perfected the art of a final arc. Satisfying pay-offs, multiple character arcs being tied up and tons of emotion. I judge other anime more harshly because of this series. It’s not fair.

LMAO I shouted "fuck him up" like Hohenheim did in the bloopers and was so fucking caught off guard when I heard him say it too

There was a study about teamwork where they quizzed people individually about a survival scenario and then put them in groups of 5 to figure out the same scenario. The individual that scored the highest on the individual assessment dominated his group and their answers were a copy of his initial effort. His group scored the lowest out of any group. I wish I could find the write up, but basically the lesson is if you're not learning from someone it doesn't mean that you know more than them, it means you're not looking hard enough. A group where everyone contributes will almost always outperform any outstanding individual.

The synchronized surprised Pikachu faces at 17:12 just about killed me!! 😂

So I realized by rewatching this series, the "You Novice!" insult is a reference to Ed's fight against Father Cornello where he said "Come down here and I'll show youwho the novice is"

Ok, if Montana don't tearbend at any point during this series I'm convinced Attack on Titan completely desensitized our girl I was sure this was going to be the episode that it would happen

Literally dying from the single blooper snuck in there. Brilliantly done

Keep in mind that this is the only time that Ed went for a kill shot.

(at 4:50) He's torturing Hohenheim, by using his own people's souls against him.

"GET UP YOU NOVICE! IM ABOUT TO SHOW YOU HOW OUTCLASSED YOU REALLY ARE! THIS FIGHT YOU LOSE!" its soo good holy hell

The first to damage Father was a "weak pathetic human"

Fmab is a masterpiece

Even Father's literal distilled sins were more human than himself.

I recently finished Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. I love your reactions! It's so fun to get other perspectives over this phanomenal anime.

Watching this for the first time with you guys and this is definitely my favorite episode plus hoenheim just yelling "f him up" is sending me

i kind of want to rewatch the 03 anime. it's not as good, but i have a lot of nostalgia for that time in my life. it was summer break between 9th and 10th grade, i'd wake up at 6PM, play tony hawks underground 2 on ps2 online until adult swim started anime (back when it was on every night instead of just saturdays) where i'd have it on in the background while i was on AIM and in chat rooms. as soon as FMA started I'd go get a bowl of rocky road ice cream.

The blooper took me so much by surprise 😂😂😂😂 LOVE IT

Now i gotta wait for 24 hours until the reaction is uploaded in RU-vid 🙃

One little detail people tend to miss is that Ed’s right arm in emaciated and the nails are grown out from not being used in years

Imagine watching the first fullmetal alchemist show and seeing what happens when you get ahead of the source material

To this day, when asked about who is the most hardcore unit, any Briggs soldier will immediately respond "Ed", and salute.

This was the episode I’ve been patiently waiting for you two to get to 😂 one of the best episodes of anime ever

21:51 - Al: Mr. Truth? I don't feel so good.

A single shot by a regular Soldier saves the world 🤌🔥 This is why Fmab is the Greatest of all time 🥹❤️

OMG YES you're going to watch the bloopers !

LOOOOOOOOL the bloopers caught me by surprise 😂😂

(At 5:40) So I WAS right. He IS a frog Chimera.

@22:20 He won’t, that’s the end. 🤭

I spat my drink out, not expecting the blooper to be edited in there.

(At 23:41) the only moment we're going to get an F-bomb.

"Get up you novice, I'm about to show you how outclassed you really are!" Echoing the words he taunted Father Cornello with all the way back at the start.

it's interesting that he could him a novice, because the last person he could a novice is father Cornelo (don't know if I wrote his name correctly and I'm not looking it up)

Shout out to the random, unnamed Briggs soldier who straight up shot the god-like Big Bad of the series in the head without warning or hesitation to save Ed and Izumi. One of the many things I like about this series is that it plays straight the idea of friends and allies. In a lot of shonen/action anime, there will be a lot of talk about the power of friendship, how people are stronger together, etc. But when it comes down to the final fight, it's usually only the main protagonist that has the power to fight on equal grounds. And that's not necessarily a bad thing, but I do appreciate FMA:B's approach. Everyone is important, everyone contributes, and if any one of them had been missing, the fight would have been that much harder.

Man i love this series so much

Whelp time to get a box of tissues ready for ep 63, cuz dammit so many feels. Also time to play the song Rain on loop and cry myself to sleep...iykyk

I think this is my favorite episode of anime ever

23:39 Sneaky 😅

Adding hoenheim doing the blooper edit in there was peak

"he makes an ornate column on his way to the top." Anything worth doing, is worth doing with style my good man. 🤠

Great reactions! Sad the series will coming to an end. Hi Kenny, love the shirt. I have been struggling to accept my bisexuality and sometimes hating myself (lately is worst). Watching you guys interact and videos makes me feel a bit better some how. Maybe someday I can accept myself and find the courage to tell my friend. Been with you guys since the Avatar tiktok vids.