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Aug 25, 2009 5:44 AM
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This is probably the one of saddest chapters.

Yeah, I keep hearing people talk about it in the anime, but they always made it sound like it was later.

Personally I didn't like how it happened. It would have better if he left some clues and/or notes to what he found out.
Dodecahedron-O24Aug 25, 2009 5:50 AM
What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about?

Aug 25, 2009 11:40 AM
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I like how it was done. Most people wouldn't actually have time to leave such things intentionally in a situation where a killer came so suddenly, as would be efficient and logical of the assassin. It was amazing enough that he got away from Lust and almost got a call through to Mustang.

And I believe it does happen later in the anime. 15 chapters would be around episode 8 in the adaptation of a monthly serialized manga, but the anime had a lot of things changed or added in.
Sep 13, 2009 9:01 AM
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No! Hughes! D:

Well, I guess it was the curse of having a family. Family men always die first.
Nov 28, 2009 12:54 AM
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AGH. I get so worked up over this scene. ;____;
May 28, 2011 2:43 PM
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Yeah, it kind of caught me off guard how early this was.
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May 30, 2011 7:59 PM
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Maaaaaaes! ;_; I thought this was going to happen in the later chapters.
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Nov 4, 2011 4:36 PM
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Hughes!!!

This indeed is a sad Chapter...
Mar 29, 2012 9:56 AM
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Hughes.... Sad chapter finish, left a bitter taste
Nov 4, 2012 2:56 AM
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Noooooooo, Hughes :<

And he was my favourite from the central... ;<
Mar 25, 2013 7:42 PM
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Excellent chapter. Wrench wench, sparring therapy, sneaky leader, and...
...aw, poor Hughes.
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Aug 20, 2013 9:17 PM

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Hughes!!!!

That was sad. Got killed by Envy in the form of his wife at the end like that. Anyways I'm surprised he didn't instead just alarm the whole base, since probably not all of them were evil (I doubt many, if any, were, but logically it wouldn't make sense for a large number of them to be), not sure that the lady would attack in the middle of all that since they want to avoid attention right now. Oh well.
Oct 16, 2015 6:08 PM
SHSL Good Luck

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Damn not Hughes. Even after knowing what's gonna come, my throat's still dry.

5/5
Jan 14, 2019 5:38 AM

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So sad... R.I.P Hughes
Jun 15, 2019 9:03 AM

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Rest in peace. Tbh manga does not affect me as much as the Anime, the Anime is more hard hitting.
Oct 29, 2019 6:19 PM

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There are a number of emotional moments in FMA that make me cry no matter how many times I read the manga or watch the anime. And Hughes' death is the one that's at the top of my list when it comes to the tears of sorrow
Jun 25, 2020 2:47 AM

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Pirating_Ninja said:
Hughes!!!!

That was sad. Got killed by Envy in the form of his wife at the end like that. Anyways I'm surprised he didn't instead just alarm the whole base, since probably not all of them were evil (I doubt many, if any, were, but logically it wouldn't make sense for a large number of them to be), not sure that the lady would attack in the middle of all that since they want to avoid attention right now. Oh well.

I assume that he didn't want to involve too many others since they most likely would have been targeted as well. Interestingly, he reconsidered to inform Bradley. That could mean that military lines are not secure and/or that he thinks Bradley is not to be trusted.

Really emotional chapter and the next one probably won't be better with everyone's reactions.
Jun 9, 2021 6:54 PM
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I was not ready to experience this pain again. This was so well done, I have to think about it but I might prefer this scene in the manga to the anime.

Something about reading this manga is so cathartic, every panel just exudes masterpiece even if they're objectively not as great as things like Berserk. It really feels like I'm reading a top 1 series.
Jun 20, 2022 4:32 AM

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Man, back when I first saw the anime I didn't think about things much really; but it's pretty crazy how much he was able to figure out, not being an alchemist and all! Even not trusting the President either, wew~
Anyway, that whole thing about Al believing he was artificially created kinda bugged me x'D why would so many people lie to him, and what about those childhood photos?? felt a bit like a stretch;;
Jan 5, 2023 12:24 PM

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Noooo they killed Hughes!!!:(

I can't wait to see their teacher!
Sorry for my english xD!

RIP Kentaro Miura :(
RIP Akira Toriyama :(

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