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グリード-Greed 最終的な盾-the ultimate shield

Greed, in "Theory of Avarice ".Calling himself the "Ultimate Shield"(Tee-hee), Greed is able to make himself impervious to harm by rearranging the bonds between the carbon atoms in his body and changing his skin into an unnamed carbon-based substance, giving him the appearance of a black-skinned demon while using his power. In terms of attitude, Greed carries himself as a rather slick character, a ladies' man and all-around arrogant fellow. His Ouroboros mark is on the back of his left hand. He is voiced by Junichi Suwabe in the original version of the anime and by Chris Patton in the English dubbing

Greed is the second oldest of the Homunculi at the time of the story, younger than Envy. He was created by Dante through attempted human transmutation. Greed and Envy became bitter rivals aftwerwards. At some point, he disobeyed and betrayed Dante and the other Homunculi. Captured aproximately 140 years before the start of the story, Greed was sealed away in the 5th Laboratory by Envy and Dante. The seal that imprisoned Greed was maintained by the skull of the man Greed himself was created from.

Eventually, that skull was jarred loose by an explosion caused by Barry the Chopper in his attempt to escape from Al and Scar. The seal was further broken in a fight between Scar and Gluttony. Free, Greed attempted to establish himself as a rival power to Dante, fighting her over resources and subordinates. In order to protect himself against the overwelming odds of Dante's six (though Greed may have though it to be three) remaining sins, Greed recruited the chimera test subjects being held in the 5th Lab. He also tried to recruit Wrath as an ally, but failed when Dante secured him by manipulating the Amestris military. Greed then abducted Alphonse Elric so he could gain more knowledge on soul transmutation; he claimed he wanted to be immortal so that he could enjoy the fruits of his avarice.

The abduction occurred in front of Dante, who was held at knifepoint by Greed's followers, who probably did not know who she was. Greed continued to operate with his followers until Kimblee betrayed them, handing over the skull previously used to imprison him to the State Military officer Frank Archer. With two of his closest friends (Loa and Dorchette) killed by Lust and Gluttony during his escape, and seeing his chances for freedom slipping away, Greed decided to wager all he had left and confront Dante. Dante, however, had made it appear that Lyra had killed her, stunning Greed long enough for Dante (now incarnated in Lyra) to activate a Flamel array to seal Greed away for good. Dante was in possession of Greed's remains besides the skull, which had their characteristic effect on Greed. Greed somehow gathered the strength to escape but he had already vomited out all the Red Stone's inside his body, further weakening him for the ensuing fight with Edward.

Knowing that the only possible outcome was to be captured and sealed once more, Greed chose instead to die fighting Edward, confiding in him the secret to defeating Homunculi.

Greed's history with Dante is revealed in the Fullmetal Alchemist OVA Reflections. In a narration-form conversation that Envy and Greed have in regards to their past with Dante, Envy reveals that Greed, in his human life, was in love with her. Greed denies such a thing, having been purged of his human memories long ago, to which Envy responds with implications that Dante murdered Greed's human self and brought him back as a Homunculus for the sole purpose of testing her ability to create a homunculus and the effectiveness of her red stones. While Envy's own connections to Dante and his antagonistic relationship with Greed make him by no means a reliable source, Greed's fervent rejection of this idea reflects upon how true a story it must be. Envy adds that this is the true reason why Greed rebelled against Dante and threw himself into personifying his own sin; subconsciously, he can't handle the fact of Dante's betrayl. (I DON'T BELIEVE SO!!!!!!!!)

Upon hearing the story of his birth, Greed gives us his side of the story: he claims that he is not any human man but Greed, a homunculus, and that he betrayed Dante because he desires to live as his own master, and for no other reason. Greed's argument is feeble at best, his confidence is clearly wounded, but it does indicate that he has some validity. While the other homunculi, save Envy, seek to become human, Greed takes great offense to the idea that he is the same as the human man Envy mentioned. While Greed's betrayal is obviously based in his love/hate relationship with Dante, he, in doing so, unravels the source of her power over him, the promise to become human. In summery, Greed is trying to seperate himself from the man that he once was, a man that was fooled and used by Dante.

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