![]() ![]() Scar, instead, only disfigures his face beyond recognition as a disguise, kidnaps him, and forces him to help in bringing down the Homunculi. Seeing Scar as a means to an end, he tells the Ishvalan of his involvement in the Ishval Civil War in the hopes of being killed in vengeance. After some time as a prisoner, he is found by Scar. While there, Envy takes great pleasure in tormenting Marcoh by constantly reminding him the Homunculi would massacre his hometown if he ever escaped. He is later taken into their custody to be used in their future plans, and is kept locked up deep below Central. When first found by the Homunculi he is kept under house arrest, forced to stay put and alive or risk the destruction of his town. He is later found by the Elric brothers, and he directs them to some of the research he left behind in the National Central Library to help them in their search for the Philosopher's Stone. He settles down in a small country town where he uses his stones to heal the sick under the identity of "Doctor Mauro". After sacrificing a number of innocent Ishvalans and all the Ishvalan soldiers in the military during the Ishval Civil War to create new stones in Laboratory 5, he fled the military with some imperfect stone samples. Marco served as a State Alchemist in the Amestrian military, being the lead researcher behind experiments to create a Philosophers Stone. Regardless of his inability to fight, his knowledge makes him a valuable ally. What his epithet as the "Crystal Alchemist" means is unknown, but it is likely connected to the Philosopher's Stone in some way. He also possesses the unique ability to destroy Philosopher's Stones with a single transmutation, giving him the power to cripple or kill Homunculi with a single touch. He is also very skilled in medicine, as more than one person has asked for his assistance, although his healing abilities may be possible through the use of the Philosopher's Stone, rather than a unique ability like Alkahestry. Marcoh is not able to use alchemy in combat, but rather he proves to be skilled when it comes to supporting tasks such as healing or deciphering codes. After numerous experiments with their creation, he is also able to destroy them, an ability which proves effective when fighting Envy.ĭue to his elderly state, Dr. His most notable knowledge is related to the creation of the Philosopher's Stone, knowledge given to him by the homunculi. Marcoh is one of the oldest known alchemists of the series and as such has incredible knowledge regarding alchemy. He is also very intelligent, having been the main researcher in creating the Philosopher's Stone.ĭr. He is brave when it matters, as he stood up to Envy and helped Scar, Al and the others to stop the homunculi. In addition, he holds no grudge towards Scar for horrifically and painfully disfiguring his face, claiming it was the face he deserved. Though unforgiving of himself for his actions along with the military and the government, he is forgiving of others and very patient. He is so repentant of his actions that when he sees Scar for the first time he begs him to kill him and even refers to him as a God at that moment. In addition, he was forced to work with the homunculi once again due to their threat of annihilating his village. He deeply cares for others, using the Philosopher's Stone he ran away with in order to heal the people of the village he was staying in. He refuses to return to the government due to the disgust towards their actions and even attempts to shoot Major Armstrong when he believes he was sent to retrieve him. He is an honest, hardworking man, and is not used to bluffing but was able to bluff Envy into releasing Yoki as his hostage by feigning apathy towards sacrificing him. He is a kind man suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, along with extreme guilt over the atrocities he committed during the Ishvalan war that resulted in the deaths of millions of Ishvalans in order to make philosopher's stones. He has dark hair with white hair on the sides, demonstrating his age.Īfter Scar injured him, his face became slightly misshapen, and one eye half closed. He has broad shoulders and a short stature (possibly due to his age). He tends to wear lab coats though later in the series wears a coat. He is an elderly man with prominent wrinkles and a large jaw. ![]()
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