| “ | When you notice an insect on the ground, do you stop to consider it a fool? The life of an insect is so beneath you that it would be a waste of your time to even consider judging it. That would be an accurate summation of my feelings towards you humans. | „ |
| “ | For every human who dares challenge the natural order, a fitting punishment is meted out to keep them in their place. That ultimate arbiter of order that humans call "God"... is the Truth. | „ |
| “ | GOD! HEAR MY SOUL CRYING OUT! COME TO ME!! I'LL NO LONGER BE BOUND TO YOU... I'LL DRAG YOU DOWN TO THE GROUND... AND MAKE YOU A PART OF ME!!! | „ |
| “ | It takes a colossal amount of energy to contain God within me. The people of this country were converted into energy for this purpose. And now... both God and his people reside within me. | „ |
| “ | Don't you even want freedom? Are you going to live out the rest of your life as a slave, without the rights of a free man? I'll tell you what; Van Hohenheim, you can call me The Dwarf in the Flask, Homunculus. | „ |
| ~ Father |
Summary
Once, far before the events of the series, he was simply Homunculus, or Dwarf In The Flask, a small entity created by the science of the country of Xerxes, from the blood of a nameless slave. Homunculs taught the slave, whom he'd named Van Hohenheim, about a mysterious science known as Alchemy, which he used to elevate his social standing until he became the servant of the king of Xerxes himself. Dying of old age, the king latched onto Homunculus' promises of immortality, and helped him set up a country-wide transmutation circle, being told that it would bring him eternal life by draining the souls of the entire country within him. However, Homunculus had set up the circle in such a way that the souls would flow into him and Hohenheim instead, killing the king and destroying Xerxes in one night.
Horrified by his friend's actions, Hohenheim ran away from Homunculus, who chose to change his name to Father and chose to part with his seven sins, materializing them into powerful Homunculi meant to serve him. Now nearly emotionless, Father began a centuries-spanning plan to perform a much bigger-scale version of his Xerxes Transmutation, founding a large country named Amestris from the shadows, and awaiting the day in which a solar eclipse would allow him to absorb so many souls that his power would be sufficient to confront and absorb God within himself, becoming all-powerful.
Despite many efforts to stop him, Father eventually managed to pull off this feat and briefly become God, but his powers and the souls he absorbed were quickly stripped away by Van Hohenheim's own plan, and he was ultimately defeated and killed by Edward Elric.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 10-C | At least 7-C, possibly far higher | At least 7-C, possibly far higher | 5-B, possibly 4-C | At least 7-C, possibly far higher
Key: Homunculus | Container Form | Evolved Form | Gates Absorbed | Depowered Form
Name: Homunculus, the Dwarf in the Flask. Known as Father by his children, and as the "Philosopher of the East".
Origin: Fullmetal Alchemist
Gender: None, appears as male
Age: 431
Classification: Dwarf in the Flask, Homunculus, and the father of the seven sins (Greed, Pride, Wrath, Envy, Gluttony, Sloth, Lust)
Powers and Abilities:
Small Size (Type 1), Genius Intelligence, limited Alchemy (Is very knowledgeable on Alchemy, but is unable to perform it himself due to his lack of hands), Intangibility (Appears to be gaseous in nature), Body Control (Can make his eye and mouth appear or disappear[1]), Social Influencing and Preparation (Talked the King of Xerxes into building a country-wide Transmutation circle in hopes of achieving immortality[2], while keeping him, Van Hohenheim and everyone else oblivious to his real plans of taking that power for himself and Hohenheim), Limited Flight (Appears to be floating inside his small flask)
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Alchemy (Father effectively has access to a much more powerful Philosopher's Stone through his own body and has the traits of a Homunculus), Regeneration (Low-High. Can regenerate from his Philosopher's Stone just like Homunculi, but like Van Hohenheim, his Philosopher's Stone exists as a liquid[3]), Enhanced Senses (Could tell that his chimeras had been roused from deeper within his lair[4]), Healing (Instantly healed Edward's broken bones[5]), Limited Power Nullification (Can negate alchemy[5]), Body Control (Can open eyes on his body to produce Philosopher's Stones[5]), Density Manipulation (Liquefied the ground under him[6]), Empathic Manipulation (Removed his own emotions and sinful thoughts[6]), Absorption (Drained part of Hohenheim's Philosopher Stone[6]), Transformation (Can transform into his "evolved" form at any time by leaving his human-like body behind[7]), Resistance to Deconstruction (Shrugged off Scar's attempt at deconstructing him[8])
All of his Base abilities, Vibration Manipulation (Blasted May Chang at point blank with a shockwave[9]), Body Control and limited Intangibility (Father can control his gelatinous body as he pleases[10], twisting it to avoid attacks and restrain enemies, and normal attacks just sink through him without inflicting damage[10])
Soul Manipulation (Liquefied Greed back into a philosopher's stone[11]), Possession (Father can use Philosopher Stones to make the spirits of his homunculi take over human bodies[5][12]), Soul Manipulation and Absorption (Back in the times of Xerxes, Father's great plan led to all of the souls in that country being absorbed by him and Von Hohenheim[2], a plan which he almost recreated in modern days), Organic Manipulation (That country-wide transmutation made a giant eye temporarily appear over Xerxes), Empowerment (By absorbing the souls in Amestris, Father turned himself into a god-like being[10])
All of the Depowered key's powers, Radiation Manipulation (Created a sun through nuclear fusion[13]), Large Size and Size Manipulation (Type 4. Became as big as the country of Amestris[10])
All pre-Gates abilities, Energy Projection (Shot some form of energy at Hohenheim[13]), Weather Manipulation (Can create tornadoes and storms[13]), Minor Acrobatics (Can do front flips[14]), Soul Manipulation (Can absorb souls with a gesture[14]), Forcefield Creation (Is protected by forcefields[14]), Life Manipulation (Can give life to the souls inside him[14]), Attack Reflection and Telekinesis (Can stop attacks and turn them against their wielders[15]), Vibration Manipulation (Can cause huge shockwaves[15])
Attack Potency: Below Average Human (Homunculus is very small and unable to leave his flask) | At least Town level, possibly far higher (His Philosopher Stone contains a much higher amount of Souls than the one Kimblee used to perform his feat) | At least Town level, possibly far higher (Defeated Hohenheim off-screen while they were previously roughly matched[10][6]) | Planet level, possibly Star level (Absorbed the Earth's Gate of Truth, gaining the Earth's Energy. Stated that he could create planets[13]. Also absorbed The Sun's Gate of Truth, confirmed through Edward's research on the slabs he found in the False Portal) | At least Town level, possibly far higher (Lost control of his godly powers, but is still capable of overwhelming Hohenheim[14])
Speed: Immobile | Supersonic (Comparable to Van Hohenheim[6]) | Supersonic | Unknown | Supersonic (Can react to attacks from characters such as Roy Mustang or Lan Fan[15])
Lifting Strength: Below Average Human | Unknown, at least Class M with Alchemy (Crushingly superior to Edward Elric) | At least Class 10 (Restrained Edward Elric, Izumi Curtis and Alphonse Elric all at once[10]), at least Class M with Alchemy | Unknown (Pushed open a huge Gate, though it might not have had any actual weight[10]) | At least Class 10, at least Class M with Alchemy
Striking Strength: Below Average Human level | At least Town level, possibly far higher | At least Town level, possibly far higher | Planet level, possibly Star level | At least Town level, possibly far higher
Durability: Below Average Human | At least Town level, possibly far higher | At least Town level, possibly far higher | Planet level, possibly Star level | At least Town level, possibly far higher
Stamina: Unknown | Superhuman (Draws his energy from the nearly infinite pool of souls in his Philosopher's Stone. Homunculi such as Envy and Greed could regenerate from incredible damage over and over with a very tiny fraction of the souls Father has access to) | Superhuman | Superhuman | Unknown (Can barely contain his power, and if he's forced to consume too much energy he will die[14]. However, this only even began to affect him after a combined assault from many characters and the Amestris Military, and he could fight a while more afterwards before finally dying[15])
Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens of Kilometers with his abilities | Hundreds of Kilometers via his size | Standard Melee Range, Hundreds of Kilometers with his abilities | Standard Melee Range, Tens of Kilometers with his abilities
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: At least Genius (Through hundreds of years. Father led the creation of the country of Amestris[16], and staged many bloody wars across key points to turn it into a gigantic alchemical circle. Back when he was just Homunculus, Father effectively discovered Alchemy, being the one to teach its principles to the country of Amestris and Hohenheim, who would go on to lead to the birth of Xing Purification Alchemy)
Weaknesses: Will die if his flask is broken[2] | Tends to seriously underestimate humans. If his energy is depleted completely, he will die. | Same as before | Same as before | Can barely contain his power, and if he's forced to consume too much energy by regenerating or using Alchemy, he will die.[14]
Notable Matchups
Notable Victories:
Notable Losses:
Inconclusive Matches:
References
- ↑ Chapter 74
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 75
- ↑ Chapter 52
- ↑ Reference text
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Chapter 54
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Chapter 96
- ↑ Chapter 97
- ↑ Chapter 55
- ↑ Chapter 103
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 Chapter 104
- ↑ Chapter 31
- ↑ Chapter 53
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Chapter 105
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 Chapter 106
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Chapter 107
- ↑ Chapter 67
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