Fullmetal Alchemist
| I noticed that Father has only 76 favourites on this site, which surprised me since he was the main bad guy in FMAB, which is the best rated show and one of the most popular anime on MAL after all! Also I certainly don't see many people talk about him or have him as a profile avatar or something. The more I thought about, he really didn't leave that much of an impression on me... He was okay, but the other homunculi were far more interesting IMO, even the ones that didn't get much screen time. So what are your opinions on Father? Was he a worthy main villain for FMAB? Did the show deserve someone better? Or was he just a nice little extra to the plot, which was more focused on non-Father related things? (Sadly I don't remember much about FMA 03, so I can't really compare him to Dante). |
| First of all, people usually favorite characters if they have cool personalities or have a high level of awesomeness, which Father has none of. |
| It's time you look inward and begin asking yourself the big question, "Who are you, and what do you want?" - Uncle Iroh |
| I agree, there wasn't really much going for him personality-wise, but this whole god thing was kind of cool. |
| In terms of how he was written and how the character was executed, it was done perfectly and he truly is one of the best Shonen FVs. However, he just didn't have that "IT" factor that makes the audience connect with him. His design wasn't that stand-out nor were his voices (both Jap & Eng) that memorable. Plus, as you said, the Homunculi were just far more interesting; for example you have leader of the nation Bradley who was just a phenomenal character and the best antagonist of the series, everything about him was just memorable because he had lots of spotlight and entertained the hell out of the audience. So, to answer the titular question: yes, he wasn't just a good villain but a great villain. It's just that there were more enthralling antagonists so he was simply outshone by the outstanding cast. |
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| He was alright, just kind of generic imo |
ziggy_Z said: In terms of how he was written and how the character was executed, it was done perfectly and he truly is one of the best Shonen FVs. However, he just didn't have that "IT" factor that makes the audience connect with him. His design wasn't that stand-out nor were his voices (both Jap & Eng) that memorable. Plus, as you said, the Homunculi were just far more interesting; for example you have leader of the nation Bradley who was just a phenomenal character and the best antagonist of the series, everything about him was just memorable because he had lots of spotlight and entertained the hell out of the audience. So, to answer the titular question: yes, he wasn't just a good villain but a great villain. It's just that there were more enthralling antagonists so he was simply outshone by the outstanding cast. Pretty much this. |
| A little generic. King Bradley, Envy and Kimblee are thousands of times better. |
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| He served his roll well but as a character, he just isn't cutting it for me. |
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| not really. love his design at the end tho |
| Just like others I found him a bit flat, but I think that is what the author is trying to convey in his character. A perfect being with no flaws. The Homunculus are also what represents the seven deadly sins he got rid of, the sins that he thought would deter him from being perfect. They're very well-written as a group imo. |
KirisakeiJan 27, 2022 4:57 PM
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| Father was a "bad guy" born from sin, he had a purpose to serve in story. Just like religion, devils have a purpose to depict evil. That's one of my gripe with story. It didn't go for shades of gray for villain, like it did for greed, envy etc. |
Anime was it's best 20000 years ago, when cavemen drew art with real depth. Modern anime is all garbage. I miss great old days of anime. |
| He was a good villain in every way but he just wasn't a memorable villain honestly. I don't hate him but he is never the first villain I think of when talking about anime villains. |
| I mean that was the whole point of it. He got rid of his sins and became bland/boring in the process and ordered around other far more interesting antagonists. Arakawa is really a genius. |
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