Gluttony- the second homunculus

Subject: Gluttony- the second homunculus Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:57 pm

Gluttony

Gluttony, the second homunculus introduced in the series, typically appears in the company of Lust. He is a large, simple-minded homunculus whose thoughts rarely stray far from eating. He has powerful jaws and acidic saliva, and can and will eat almost anything. He particularly likes eating people, and the only way he can find enjoyment in a battle is if he can eat his opponent afterwards.

In the manga, Gluttony is the failed product of Father's attempts to create a Portal of Truth. When activating this portal, Gluttony's stomach opens up, revealing a large eye at its center. His ribs spread out to act as a border for the gate, and then double as large extensible teeth that can consume everything in his eye's field of vision in an instant. Anything Gluttony consumes is transported to a realm within himself, which is littered with artifacts from centuries before the start of the series. Gluttony tries to use this form to kill Roy Mustang, Lust's killer, though he makes the mistake of eating Edward Elric, Lin Yao, and Envy instead. After Ed, Lin, and Envy manage to escape, the energy in Gluttony's Philosopher's Stone is exhausted in the ensuing battle, leaving him unable to revive himself. Father later restores him and sends him and Pride to capture Ed. When his Philosopher's Stone nears depletion in the attempt, Pride consumes Gluttony to gain his abilities.

The anime explains Gluttony's origins as a way to produce imperfect Philosopher's Stones, the souls of the people he eats being condensed into red stones. After learning of Lust's death, Gluttony becomes deeply depressed. To stop his incessant crying, Dante transforms him into a mindless eating machine, an act that ultimately backfires when he eats her. He appears again in Conqueror of Shamballa, having transformed into a large, multi-limbed monster since his appearance in the anime. He exclusively attacks Wrath during the movie, the battle leading to Alphonse Elric sacrificing the two upon Wrath's demand, in order to open the Gate to Earth so that Edward can return home. Yasuhiro Takato voices him in the first Japanese series, and Chris Cason his English voice actor. His voice in the second Japanese series is provided by Tetsu Shiratori.