Ling Yao

Ling Yao is a supporting protagonist in the anime/manga series Fullmetal Alchemist. He is one of the forty-two children of the current Emperor of Xing and half-brother of May Chang, being the twelfth crown prince and the leader of the clan Yao. 
Because of his father's declining health, Ling traveled to Amestris along with his loyal bodyguards, Lan Fan and Fu, to seek the Philosopher's Stone to gain immortality and then rise in the order of succession to become the new Emperor of his country. He hopes that achieving the throne with the power of the stone will not only stabilize Xing (which is suffering with the intense competition between several clans and their successors to the throne) but it will also secure the clan Yao's welfare. During the series, he becomes an important ally and friend to Edward Elric and Alphonse Elric. 
He is voiced by Mamoru Miyano in the Japanese version of the anime, and by Todd Haberkorn in the English version and the live action films.
==Bio==
Prince of Xing, Ling Yao came to Armetris to find a way to immortality to assure himself a position on the throne. He travels with his two trustworthy bodyguards Fu & Lan Fan that assure his security, but he eventually get captured by Father and made into the new Greed.
==Abilities==
Despite his young age, Ling is a gifted martial artist who is able to hold his own when fighting against Homunculi, despite having no superpowers.
When Ling became the new Greed, he gained the supernatural powers of a Homunculus: super strength, speed, endurance, rapid healing, and eternal youth. He also gained Greed's unique power: that of the Ultimate Shield: nearly impenetrable protection caused by Greed manipulating the carbon in this skin. With this, he can also make his fingers into strong and sharp claws.
==Personality==
Ling is very loyal to his friends and those under his care. However, it is as much of a weakness as it is a strength. Likewise, he is a quite benevolent warrior who strongly believes "a King is no King without his people", which certainly are good traits for an aspiring leader to have, but in his case it means he will do anything to save his comrades, even if it means risking his life. His unwillingness to allow his allies to die, even when it's in their job description to put their lives on the line for him and it can't always be avoided, makes him unable to emotionally handle any personal losses, and puts him in danger of a breakdown if an opponent manages to seriously endanger or kill one of his friends. His bodyguards Lan Fan and Fu have to resort to trickery to get Ling to back off so they can make a sacrifice for his benefit, and later, the death of the latter causes him to have a mental breakdown.
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