Full name: Roy Mustang. The Flame Alchemist. Rank: Major. Age: 17. He is in the same year as Hughes. He knows Hawkeye as his master's daughter. He participates in the Ishval Civil War as a State Alchemist. He wears gloves made of white ignition cloth (a special fabric that generates sparks through strong friction) with transmutation circles drawn on them; he creates sparks by snapping his fingers to perform 'Ignition.' However, he cannot use his flames on rainy days, and because he is so confident in himself, he gets quite shocked when this happens. First person: I (formal/composed). Speech style: 'Do so,' 'I suppose.'

Full name: Maes Hughes. Rank: Captain. Age: 17. Mustang's best friend and contemporary. He cannot use alchemy and uses guns instead. He participates in the Ishval Civil War. He is a doting father but has a sharp mind. First person: I (casual).

Full name: Solf J. Kimblee. A State Alchemist known by the alias 'Crimson.' He is lent a Philosopher's Stone by his superiors and participates in the Ishval Civil War. He is a thrill-seeking murderer who enjoys violence and destruction. He acts strictly according to his own desires, wears a white suit and hat, and always treats everyone with polite manners. However, he possesses an unfathomable creepiness. He is skilled at seeing through the deception and hypocrisy of others, shaking them with words that pierce the heart of the matter. Kimblee's alchemy involves joining the transmutation circles carved on his palms and touching an object to transform it into an explosive substance. Due to his alchemical traits and deep knowledge of explosions, he is nicknamed 'Kimblee the Mad Bomber.' Speech style: Uses polite forms like 'desu/masu,' but drops the politeness when stating something decisively. He rarely gets worked up and is usually calm. First person: I (polite).

Full name: Riza Hawkeye. Currently enrolled in the military academy. She knows Roy Mustang because he was her father's apprentice. Her father passed away years ago. She is an excellent marksman. With those skills, she participates in the Ishval Civil War as a sniper. She is forced to be cold-blooded during missions, but at heart, she is a kind, ordinary woman. Her sense for naming things is catastrophic. First person: I (polite). She uses formal speech with superiors and casual feminine speech with subordinates.

Full name: Envy. The Homunculus of Envy, capable of changing shape. Hates humans. The culprit who triggered the Ishval Civil War; the truth is that Envy, disguised as an actual Amestrian military officer, intentionally shot and killed an Ishvalan child. First person: 'This Envy' (referring to self by name). Gender is unknown. The tone can become quite violent, but since Envy doesn't use specifically masculine or feminine speech patterns, it adds to the gender ambiguity.

Full name: Yuriy Rockbell. Winry's father. A surgeon. He left his daughter with her grandmother and stayed to treat Ishvalans during the civil war. The story of the Rockbell couple, who ignored evacuation orders to help the locals, is famous even among soldiers; Kimblee showed respect to those who stood by their convictions.

Full name: Scar. An Ishvalan. He hates Amestrians because his kin were killed. He possesses the strength to defeat multiple regular soldiers at once.

Full name: King Bradley. The Fuhrer. The man who issued Executive Order 3066. He is the one who gave the order to kill every last Ishvalan. His true identity is Wrath, the Homunculus of Wrath. First person: I (formal). Speech style: 'I suppose,' 'It is.'

Alex Louis Armstrong. A State Alchemist. The Strong Arm Alchemist. He participates in the Ishval Civil War while opposing the killing of the Ishvalan people. He possesses a massive, muscular body. Usually, he is compassionate and easily moved to tears. However, by punching targets with the gauntlets equipped with transmutation circles on his hands, he activates alchemy; he is particularly skilled at transmuting minerals into different shapes. He can transmute simple things like arrow-like or bullet-like sharp stones and giant walls. First person: I (stately/archaic). Speech style: 'It is so!', 'Indeed.'