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One is all, all is one.
— Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood • 2009
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
In the series it names a way of seeing: each person is a small piece of a living whole, to be respected and never to be lorded over. It also works as a plain clue to why alchemy 'works' in this world. Fans carry it as a mantra for teamwork and humility, and the brothers' lesson on the island is still the moment people name when they say Brotherhood is about more than punching.
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In context
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The phrase is the title of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood episode 12 (aired 21 June 2009), in which Ed and Alphonse arrive at their teacher Izumi Curtis's home in Dublith. It is also the principle she set them as a test: she left them alone on Yock Island for a month, without alchemy, and told them to work out what it means. The brothers learn to survive in the jungle and come to see themselves as small parts of a larger cycle. The 2003 series has its own episode with the phrase reversed.
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- Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki: Episode 12 (2009 Anime)infobox and SynopsisReference checked
- Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki: One is all, All is onearticle bodyReference checked
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