Sloth is one of the homunculus born from the Seven Deadly Sins of the Father, the main villain of Fullmetal alchemist. Let’s examine the role that the great enemy, laziness, had on the series.
sloth He looks like a man with a huge and muscular body. His movements are slow, as is his way of speaking, and he cannot stand a task that he has to perform to get it done as quickly as possible. The same behavior is also maintained in the presence of enemies whom, unlike his companions, he prefers to ignore by continuing his own path.
In combat, Sloth takes advantage of his own powerful physique. He can attack the opponent without maintaining control of the direction he is falling and is equipped with heavy cuffs attached to chains that he can use as a whip. Just like other Homunculus is also the great slacker able to regenerate by the power of the Philosopher’s Stone. However, all of his faculties, which reflect his own sin, are being exploited to a minimum.
Throughout history, the powerful homunculus is entrusted with a simple role: dig a long round tunnel to all of Amestris with the aim of creating the largest alchemical circle. He will achieve this goal in front of the eyes of the enemy and protected by Father and Pride. In the process of completing its task, the being will come across the Briggs Fortress, the usefulness of which we have already discussed in Fullmetal Alchemist, where it will face the protagonists Edward and Alphonse Elric. stay frozen. Against Olivier Armstrong’s wishes, Sloth is then freed by General Raven and later performed his task.
The powerful enemy is finally confronted by the woman and her brother Alex on the day of the final battle. The power of the two soldiers cornered the homunculus, who was forced to unleash his true strength. it shows up much faster and more destructively than it seemed reverse the situation. Only with the arrival of Izumi Curtis and her husband do the alchemists manage to eliminate the enemy by impaling him on a thorn.
Likewise Sloth death fully reflects the sin with which it is associatedand complained to the last moment about the difficulty of living and dying.
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