The OVAs so far have been simple side-stories, but this fourth one sure was different. It really added something to Roy’s character by showing the times at which he just enlisted at the military academy, along with some more footage from the Ishbal war.
The asshole sergeants may have been a bit too stereotypical and one sided, they did what they were supposed to do in addressing the discrimination against Isbalians. The sad part was the revelation in which Roy actually met the Ishbalian that he once considered as a friend. And then to think that the first season of Full Metal Alchemist showed him angsting about having to kill some random doctor. It’s like, two completely different characters.
Just one thing: couldn’t you have just made Heiss Cliff miss his shot at Roy Mustang? I mean, it’s a bit strange for this series to use such an overused cliche here that is usually only used by cheesy action titles, by having Mustang’s State Alchemist watch be in exactly the right position to block the bullet.
Rating: * (Good)
I think the hitting of the watch was symbolic. That watch is the symbol of the state alchemists, and it getting destroyed meas that Roy’s perception might have been shattered as well.
Yeah, I think it’s suppose to be symbolic too. Also shows that Heiss was intent on killing Roy despite what they might’ve shared in the past, and as can be seen by Hughes who head shots him with no hesitation at all.
This almost had me crying, it was so sad…I could have done with more comic relief (just because now I feel so depressed about this haha) but this was still one of my fav ovas (my first favorite being the tales of the master :P). And yes, I agree to the comments above saying it was supposed to be symbolic, and i thought it did a pretty good job. my favorite part though was when Hughes let Mustang sit there thinking for such a long time. I think that really showed how well they understood each other 🙂