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Character Bios: Hohenheim of Light

The father of Edward and Alphonse Elric. He could perform alchemy without a transmutation circle and was a legend of his time, but Ed holds a grudge against him for abandoning his mother. By the time he resurfaced to face Dante, he was over 400 years old. At some point in the past, Dante and Hohenheim had a relationship, which resulted in one child. This child died due to mercury poisoning, but was resurrected as a Homunculus: Envy. However, Hohenheim eventually left Dante, and later stated that Trisha Elric was the only woman he ever loved.

He created a Philosopher's Stone and, like Dante, used it to transfer his soul into a new body to live perpetually. But as with Dante, Hohenheim's vessels decay over time, which is the true reason why he left his family in the first place. However, unlike Dante, Hohenhiem had no real intention to live forever. When he finds that his sons are involved in Dante's plans, he decides to confront her. He has no intention of stopping her in any way beyond the protection of his sons. Upon failing to stop Dante, Hohenheim mind, body and soul were seperated in the gate leading to him being transported by her to the 'other side' of the gate, and ended up in London during WWI. He later saw Edward off on the boy's trip to Romania. Hohenheim then allied himself with the Thule Society planning with their help to open a gate for Edward to return to his world. As a final act of redemption, he committed suicide by pulling Envy's jaws through his body thus providing a means to open a stable physical gate on the side of the Other World.
-divinedragonking