Fullmetal Alchemist Characters Tier List
Fullmetal Alchemist is the rare series where almost every named character has a thesis attached. That makes a tier list unusually honest: you are not ranking coolness, you are ranking how well each character carries the show's argument about equivalent exchange. Every entry starts in Unranked — drag or tap a tile to fill S through F, rename any row, then export the finished board as a PNG.
Edward Elric
Alphonse Elric
Roy Mustang
Winry Rockbell
Scar
Envy
Lust
Greed
Riza Hawkeye
Kimblee
Hohenheim
King Bradley0 of 12 items ranked.
Board saved automatically in this browser. Original.
How this board is built: the 12 tiles are an editorial starting set, not an official roster and not a published ranking — every entry waits in Unranked until you place it. Item tiles are original pictograms or two-letter emblems drawn for this site rather than character artwork, film stills or club logos, so nothing here is licensed material reused from a rights holder. Tiers you set are your own judgement.
What's included in this Fullmetal Alchemist Characters board
The board arrives with all 12 entries present as tiles and none of them assigned to a tier. That is deliberate: a template that opens with a finished ranking only invites you to agree or disagree with whoever made it, whereas an empty ladder makes you commit to an ordering of your own. Drag a tile onto a row, or on a phone tap the tile and then the tier you want. You can add rows for extra categories, rename the standard ones, and remove any entry you do not recognise — a list you can defend is more useful than a long one you cannot.
How to rank this Fullmetal Alchemist Characters board
Rank story function first: what would break if this character were removed? A plot linchpin earns a high row even with modest screen time, while a fan favourite who mostly reacts belongs lower. Then weigh moral clarity, which is not the same as being right — the homunculi are compelling precisely because their positions are coherent. Third, look at growth: who changes, and does the change cost them anything? Finally, check how the ending treats them. A character whose arc resolves off-screen reads differently from one who gets a final scene that pays off twenty episodes of setup, and that difference is worth a whole tier.
Using the board without over-thinking it
Most people finish a board like this in a couple of minutes and then reorder the middle rows for another ten. That middle is where the honest disagreement lives, so do not rush it: place the obvious top three and the obvious bottom three first, then work inward. If two entries still feel identical, that is a real observation — say so in a row note or a text tile rather than inventing a difference. When the ordering settles, export the PNG so the arrangement is saved somewhere permanent, and copy the share link if you want someone else to argue with it.
Ranking criteria used here
- how the story uses them
- moral clarity
- growth across the run
Before you share it
Put your criterion in the board title, so a reader knows whether they are looking at a favourites list or an analytical one. If the subject changes with patches, seasons or releases, add the date. And remember the share link carries tier names, colours and the tile order — uploaded photos stay on your device, so export a PNG when those matter.
All 12 items in this template
Back to the boardEdward ElricAlphonse ElricRoy MustangWinry RockbellScarEnvyLustGreedRiza HawkeyeKimbleeHohenheimKing BradleyFullmetal Alchemist Characters tier list FAQ
Brotherhood or 2003?
Say which one in the title. The two adaptations use the same cast to tell different stories, and several characters land very differently between them.
Why is a villain ranked above a hero?
Because the board measures how well a character serves the story, not whether they are on the right side. A coherent antagonist is often the more useful character.
