# Talk:Alphonse Elric

In the third OVA, Edward Elric is supposed to be celebrating his 100th birthday in 2005. If that is the case, then Edward Elric was born 1905, and therefore Alphonse (whom is younger) couldn't possibly have been born in 1900. Where is the evidence that Al is born in 1900? Wolf ODonnell 13:58, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
Actualy, all the the dates in the article are true. Amestris uses a diffrent calendar then Earth. Edward was born in 1899, not 1905, so Alphonse was born in 1900. The dates in the article are from Amestris' calendar, not earth's.  Sanlador, 15:25, July 30, 2007.

I am disappointed by the quality of this article. There's no section about Alphonse's conception and creation, there's barely any out-universe information, and the page fails to adequately describe the character thanks to a lack of 'Personality' and 'Appearance' sections. Unless if someone does some serious working up on this article, I'm afraid it's gonna stay a Start-class page. End of line. Cat's Tuxedo 16:38, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
why is Al in the category of "fictional cyborgs"?216.183.143.245 02:33, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
Uhh... good question. -Yancyfry 03:46, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
um...now Al is in the fictional majors category Ed's the state alchemist not Al,just thought I'd point it out 216.183.141.225 (talk) 06:12, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

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There seems to be a conflict within the article... it lists his age as 10--16, but it says "After helping to defeat the invasion, Al, wanting to remain with Ed, follows him back to the Other World to help him close the physical gate. When Al passes through the gate he regains the memories of his life with Ed after attempting to transmute their mother, and also returns to his proper age of 17 (he should have been 15 by the end of the series). He then sets out with Edward to recover a nuclear bomb brought into the brothers' original world." Shouldn't it be 10--17?
Under Character Outline & Personality, "He basically stays the same age in the armor" seems kind of vague. Would "His physical body does not age while his soul is sealed inside the armor" be better? And does anyone have a source for the statement "These traits are considered as childish tendencies- the reason is said to be because he has a stunted emotional maturity... from not growing physically at all"? I don't remember this being mentioned in the manga or anime...Coco la Nut (talk) 03:58, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

This article has a lot details, some of them speculative, that make it look like a fan site. Compare with Edward_Elric VasileGaburici (talk) 22:35, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

True indeed.--Tintor2 (talk) 23:32, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

This is a signiture trait of Alphonse's Alchemy, Is it worthy of Mention?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.129.8.166 (talk) 13:41, 17 May 2009 (UTC) 

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Reviewer: DragonZero (talk · contribs) 00:36, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
Issues must be resolved. Suggestions can be ignored. DragonZero (Talk · Contribs) 00:36, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

Issues
"revive his mother Trisha Elric using alchemy" Missing encasing commma.
"becomes an alchemist from their country's" Vague.
"becomes an alchemist from the state military of their country, Amestris" Awkwardly worded
"the Elrics are forced to keep working with the military by high-ranking officials who are secretly using their friends from their town of Resembool as hostages." Clarity
"However, after meeting their creator who is also controlling the military, "Father," the Elrics are ordered to keep working with them; the homunculi threaten to kill their friends from Resembool if they stand against them" The first their can be interpreted as the Elrics'. Reword it. It might work better as two sentences
Try... "They meet the homunculi's creator, Father, who secretly controls the military and blackmails the Elrics into working under him." Or something.
"As the two are successful in their plan, Alphonse' armor starts rejecting his soul," So because it was a success, his armor starts to reject him?
"After the two are successful in their plan, Alphonse's original body tries to recover the soul resulting in him losing consciousness several times." Is the success of their plan somehow influencing Alphonse's soul?
"father Van Hohenheim," encasing comma
First anime section needs an introduction.
"He appeared as the other protagonist's father searching for a way to recover their bodies." Confusing. What other protagonist?
"Elrics brothers" Isn't it Elric brothers the correct plural?
Was the voice actress really excited to voice the character due to its popularity? It didn't seem that way in the source.
I don't think he was included in the Puti Puti Petit Moe series.
You sure he ranked in 2005? I only see Edward Elric there.
"The dynamic between the brothers was also well received." Seems like an incomplete sentence was thrown into the reception.
"The brothers were also noted to develop" doesn't seem like reception
"Lydia Hojnacki said Al's character "is an equally important character" after commenting on Edward. She said that despite their different personalities (she considered Al to be "Ed's yang"), the brothers maintain a close relationship" Looks more like an analysis rather than reception.
"Al's character "is an equally important character" after commenting on Edward as she considered Al to be "Ed's yang"" To Edward?
What I mean was, equally important... to who?
"Monthly Shōdnen Gangan" the d.
Suggestions
"enormous suit of armor" unnecessary adjective
"Separated from Edward to assist his friends' escape from the military men serving father, Alphonse is captured by the homunculus Pride to use him against Edward." I suggest cutting off Pride's motif for being unnecessary and improving sentence flow.
WP caps the ref names.
Have consistent date formats with the ref
Use Oricon for audio releases. 1 2
Hi, @DragonZero:, I and Tintor2 have tried to correct the issues you pointed. Can you check it? Gabriel Yuji (talk) 00:46, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

Updated. DragonZero (Talk · Contribs) 02:06, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
About the Puti Puti Petit Moe series, the source confirms it. The other issues will be addressed as soon as possible. Gabriel Yuji (talk) 03:27, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
Forget about Puti Puti. Gabriel Yuji (talk) 03:31, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
I updated this list on Dec 20 if this was missed. DragonZero (Talk · Contribs) 08:17, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
I'm in vacation. I'm sorry it will probably fail. Could @Tintor2: manage this GAR for me? Gabriel Yuji (talk) 17:07, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

How long? There are only simple clarifications left and I am willing to wait. DragonZero (Talk · Contribs) 08:52, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
I'm here. A bit lost. Which are the two issues?Tintor2 (talk) 03:26, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
Whoops, I forgot to cross off some other points. The only point left is "is an equally important character". The reviewer says that, but there is no context saying who he is equally important to (though it is followed up by saying "to the series"). I believe the idea is she was saying he is equally important to Edward. It might require writing the last sentence, second paragraph, of the reception. DragonZero (Talk · Contribs) 09:59, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
Modified the sentence.Tintor2 (talk) 15:48, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
Decent enough. Passing DragonZero (Talk · Contribs) 00:15, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

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