Roy Mustang

Roy Mustang, also known as Flame Alchemist, Hero of Ishval, Roy-Boy and Chief, is a character from the Fullmetal Alchemist series.
== Charactah Account ==
Roy Mustang is the "Flame Alchemist," having absolute control over heat and fire through alchemy. Using special gloves that create a spark when he snaps his fingers, Roy can create anything from a tiny ember to burn a letter, to a raging inferno that can destroy a humanoid body in seconds. His precise control over the alchemically enhanced flame is so accurate that he can boil the water in a persons' eyes and can also attack enemies amongst a riot without hurting any allies.
Outwardly arrogant and playfully manipulative, Mustang is intelligent and almost always one step ahead of his opponents, and likes to feel in control of the situation. He is one of the superiors of Edward Elric. On the surface, he appears to be nothing more than a man of the military who pursues promotions and praise and is considered a ladies' man who constantly goes on dates with different women. Mustang's true goal is to become Führer in order to gain the power to reform the government in order to absolve his sins in the Ishval War as well as change the country for the better, along with the joking requirement for female officers to wear tiny miniskirts (which considerably increased Havoc's loyalty to him and caused Hawkeye to be angry with him).
His goals are admirable enough that he earns the fierce loyalty of his good friends Lt Col. Maes Hughes, Major Alex Louis Armstrong, and his own subordinates, among whom are Riza Hawkeye, Jean Havoc, Heymans Breda, Vato Falman, and Kain Fuery. While Mustang has a close and amicable relationship with all of his subordinates, he appears to share a deeper bond of affection with his second-in-command Riza Hawkeye, who has devoted her life to supporting him. This bond culminates in the final episodes of the anime when Mustang chooses Hawkeye alone to accompany him on his greatest and most dangerous mission.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Fullmetal Alchemist
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Specials
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - 4-Koma Theater
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium Collection
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Reflections
* Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
* Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos Specials
* Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of Shamballa
=== Light Novels ===
* Fullmetal Alchemist
=== Manga ===
* Fullmetal Alchemist
=== Video Games ===
* Crash Fever
* Divine Gate
* Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
* Full Bokko Heroes X
* Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel
* Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir
* Fullmetal Alchemist 3: The Girl Who Succeeds God
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Daughter of the Dusk
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream Carnival
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Flameout
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Iron and Flame
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Prince of the Dawn
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Sonata of Memories
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Stray Rondo
* Fullmetal Alchemist: To the Promised Day
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Trading Card Game
* Knights Chronicle
* Monster Strike
* The Alchemist Code
* Unison League
== Trivia ==
* Like nearly all military personnel in the Fullmetal Alchemist series Mustang's name has a military origin, in his case, the North American P-51 Mustang, WWII's most famous - also considered the best - American fighter aircraft.
* Roy's English voice actor, Travis Willingham, also voices Yu Kanda from D. Gray Man. Kanda and Mustang are well known for teasing the pipsqueak of their organizations, Allen and Edward respectively.
* Mustang's English voice actor, Travis Willingham, also plays Portgas D. Ace in the Funimation dub of One Piece, the user of the Flame-Flame Fruit, as well as Johnny Storm, the Human Torch in "Marvel Super Hero Squad".
* Roy's English voice actor, Travis Willingham, is married to fellow voice actress Laura Bailey, the voice of Lust. Ironically enough, Travis' character killed Laura's in Episode 19 of Brotherhood.
* In an omake, it is comically put forth that Roy's motivation to become Führer is to make all female officers wear mini-skirts. It is for this reason that Travis Willingham's fan club is known as "the Mini-Skirt Army."
* In compliance with his womanizing fame (or perhaps in exploitation of it), Roy codes his research notes with names of women, making them look like a mere record of his romantic adventures. The level of his alchemy coding skills is unknown
* The relationship between Riza and Roy is a heavily implied one, and fans refer to their relationship as "Royai", The first part of "Royai" Roy is his name, and the end "ai" is likely from the "eye" in "Hawkeye", making the word a portmanteau. However, "ai" also means "love" in Japanese.
* The name Roy is Old French for "king".
* Roy Mustang bears a facial resemblance to other Arakawa's characters, namely Ryuukou, from Hero Tales (Juushin Embu), and to Kondo, from Silver Spoon (Gin no Saji).
* Roy, Ed, and Al were referenced in the anime Lucky Star along with Apollo Justice and Klavier Gavin from the Ace Attorney series.
* Roy's last name, Mustang, is actually a military slang term for a soldier (original definition) who had earned a battlefield and/or (later definition) a soldier with continuity in military service from an enlisted man to an officer without any breaks. Generally, they can also be defined as a soldier who has earned a Good Conduct Medal or has completed 4 years of enlisted service prior to earning their commission. It refers to the Mustang horse for being a wild (though more appropriately feral) animal. After being saddle broken, it still has a wild streak and it can periodically revert to its old ways unexpectedly and therefore the owner needs to keep an eye on it at all times. They're known to be smarter and have a better survival instinct than other thoroughbreds, so therefore, Roy Mustang, in many senses, is a Mustang in the military.
* Mustang claims that dogs would make the perfect soldier due to their unwavering loyalty and never griping about not getting paid.
* Lust's comment about Roy's eyes; "clear, focused eyes will become clouded by suffering" became partially true when Roy was forced to open the Gate and his eyesight was taken.
** It was later returned by Tim Marcoh using a Philosopher's Stone.
* Roy's English Dub Actor, Travis Willingham, has also voiced many other famous characters from various Video Game franchises including Knuckles from the Sonic The Hedgehog Franchise and Guile from the Street Fighter Series.
* Roy is 173cm.
* Despite the antagonism and ribbing he likes to give the Elric brothers (especially Ed) and vice versa, it's shown many times that they do greatly care about and trust each other, such as when he talks down Roy from crossing the line and killing Envy out of sheer hatred and vengeance and symbolically holds Roy to high standards (by refusing to pay back the change he lent him earlier) upon learning of his goals to become Fuhrer and ensuring he doesn't intend end up "walking towards his own death" since he knows that he would likely be considered a war criminal with the reforms that he'd be planning on instituting. Roy, in turn, can even be seen acting as a surrogate father of sorts towards them, generally making a big deal out of ensuring their safety.
* Roy enacted a plan to make it appear that he burned Maria Ross to death (it was actually a fake cadaver, and Ross was being sneaked out of the country). Ross was under arrest for the murder of Maes Hughes and was to be executed, so Mustang saved her life while making it appear to the higher-ups that his desire for vengeance was quenched. All the while, Ross's friends and family continue to think she's dead, making Mustang a bloodthirsty murderer in their eyes (at least until they learn the truth).
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== External Links ==
* Roy Mustang at Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki
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