Alphonse Elric (アルフォンス・エルリック, Arufonsu Erurikku?), is the second protagonist of the series. The younger brother of Edward Elric, did not become a State Alchemist at the request of his brother. Together, he and Ed scour the country in search of the Philosopher's Stone in the hopes of restoring their bodies. Unlike Edward, who lost one of his legs in the failed attempt to revive the brothers' mother, Al lost his entire body. At the last moment, and at the cost of one of his arms, Ed sealed Al's soul in giant suit of armor, making Al almost invulnerable. Because of his size and him being a suit of armor, a running gag is that he is always mistaken as being the older brother and the Fullmetal
Alchemist.ch.2 Rie Kugimiya voices him in the Japanese series, Aaron Dismuke in the first English series ep.1ep.1, and Maxey Whitehead in the second English series.[7]
