Fields |
USA Info |
Japanese Info |
Image |
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Name |
Hohenheim of Light | Hohemheim of Light |  |
Alias |
Hohenheim Elric | Hohemheim Elric | |
Race |
Human | Human | |
Gender |
Male | Male | |
Age |
About 40 years old(body), Over 400 years old(spirit) | About 40 years old(body), Over 400 years old(spirit) | |
Hair |
Blonde | Blonde | |
Eyes |
Gold | Gold | |
Height |
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Weight |
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Status |
Ed and Al's father | Ed and Al's father | |
Quote |
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Voice |
Scott Mcneil | Masashi Ebara | |
Debut |
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Anime |
Fullmetal Alchemist | Hagane no Renkin Jutsushi |
Hohemheim is the husband of Trisha Elric and the father of Ed and Al. He is not a state Alchemist, though is known well in the military... or at least to some in the military. When Al was still only a baby he would stay in his study reading his alchemy books, not paying any attention to his family or duties as a father and husband. After a few years he leaves home (as he didn't want them to witness his rotting body)... and never returns.
It is because of Hohemheim's lack of fatherly attention to Ed and Al that Edward hates his father. That and the fact that he didn't even come home for Trisha's funeral. Ed and Al tried to contact him from the letters he had sent to friends over the years, but he never returns and seems to have not only vanished from the lives of his family...but off the face of the Earth.
Hohemheim is also somehow linked with the villains known as the Sins.
Hohenheim's body may be about 40 years old, but his soul is over 400. Apparently he's been using a Philosopher's Stone to switch his soul from body to body, which we learn in episode 47.
Hohenheim is the father of Envy. Envy was the child of Hohenheim and Dante who died of Mercury poisoning. In attempting to bring Envy back, Hohenheim abandoned his attempts and left. That is why Envy loaths the Elric name.
There is a little debate about the official spelling of this character's name, either Hohemheim or Hohenheim. In episode 3, his name can be clearly seen written as "Hohemheim" on some envelopes, and three times no less. However, in the US dub it clearly sounds as if the name is pronounced with an "N", and as someone was kind enough to point out, that is how it is spelled in the English subtitles and the book that came with Conquerer of Shambala. For these reasons, I am calling the US spelling "Hohenheim" and the Japanese spelling "Hohemheim".
Also note that Elric is Trisha's last name, not Hohemheim's. Ed and Al used their mom's last name since they didn't want any ties to Hohenheim of Light
Flag[admin]#9 - Posted by D on Monday, August 2nd, 2010 at 10:45pm:
1. Hohenheim, in the first anime, did not need to leave a note, as he told them himself. Same in Brotherhood and the manga.
2. He left so he could keep them from seeing his rotting body, to stop Dante, and try and make himself humanlike so he could live with his family right. In the second series/manga, it was pretty much the same reason, except with Father instead. He explained to Trisha that he planned to return and asked her to wait for him to come back human. She agreed. Perfectly good reason.
3. The reason he did not come to the funeral was because he DID NOT KNOW SHE DIED UNTIL HE CAME BACK.
Just clarifying for those who don't seem to know. Try watching the anime a little more, commenters. You'll see the reasoning if you pay attention. ... show more »
Flag[admin]#8 - Posted by Darkspirit29 on Monday, December 21st, 2009 at 3:32pm:
Personally I like him he's nice and caring he didn't want to hurt his wife and kids {Ed and Al} Dante is a B***ch she doesn't deserve the life she has I'm glad Gluttony kills her. For Envy though it was wrong to abondoned him that was his owe son. But Envy shouldn't have been all I want revenge revenge never solves anything and if I remember I think he said sorry to Envy. ... show more »
Flag[admin]#7 - Posted by maranda on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 at 11:41am:
im sorry but i hate Hohenheim. after what he did to envy it makes me so mad! he had no right to abandon him like that. people say that envy cares only for himself and has no feelings. but that is not true. envy has a heart and has feelings and i know that hurt him when he's own father had to go and do that to him so that is why i hate Hohenheim. ... show more »
Flag[admin]#6 - Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 at 9:20am:
I hated Hoehnheim in the first anime but he's one of my favorite characters in the manga and Brotherhood
Flag[admin]#5 - Posted by Richelle on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at 4:50pm:
I don't like him he left Edward and Alphonse all by themselves with only their mother to take care of them until she died. I'd say what a messed up guy.
Flag[admin]#4 - Posted by Ludus on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 at 1:05pm:
Hohenheim left because his body was rotting, and he did not want trisha, ed, or all to see it, so he left, i wonder why he didnt at least leave a note...
Flag[admin]#3 - Posted by Amelia on Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 at 11:13pm:
I can't remember off the top of my head, but Trisha Elric developed a terminal illness, I believe, sometime after her husband left her. Ed and Al weren't really aware of this fact until after her death, and Edward came to the conclusion that Hohenheim was the reason she became sick in the first place.
Flag[admin]#2 - Posted by cheryl on Monday, June 22nd, 2009 at 11:10pm:
hohenheim shouldve at least been there for trishas funeral what did she die of? i think it was cancer
Flag[admin]#1 - Posted by Honhenheim on Friday, May 15th, 2009 at 3:55am:
In the sub titles his name is spelled Honhenheim, same with the book that came with the Conquerer of Shambala it clearly shows his name is spelled Honhenheim, not Hohenheim, which is a real life Alchemist.