‘I definitely think that qualifies as abuse’: Tucker Wasn’t the Only Evil Dad in Fullmetal Alchemist After What Happened to Riza Hawkeye (2024)

Hiromu Arakawa made the skin of the Fullmetal Alchemist fans crawl with hate by designing two of the worst fathers guided by pure selfishness!

Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist has grown to be one of the most popular fantasy series that became an instant classic to watch. From the very first episode, the series kept the readers and the viewers hooked to the title focused on showcasing a story, never seen before.

The series focuses on narrating the Elric brothers going on a fantasy adventure to reclaim their lost bodies while performing the art of alchemy, beautifully flaunting the consequences of messing with the rules of life and death. While the show focused on the two siblings, it also displayed how fathers can’t always be loving and caring figures.

The fans were taken aback when they witnessed that Shou would misuse his knowledge of alchemy, performing heinous experiments that would send shivers down one’s spine. However, he was not the only evil dad in the series, as fans put Berthod Hawkeye in the same eye for his actions towards his daughter.

Fullmetal Alchemist Featured The Two Most Evil Dads In All of Anime Verse

There’s no denying that in the animeverse, getting quality parents is a rare feat that is hardly showcased by any series. From Dragon Ball to Naruto, all highlight how they are the most unfit person to be a dad.

Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist followed the same path, which got under the skin of the fans as it revealed Shou Tucker, one of the most infamous dads in the anime world, known for his intellect and hunger for wisdom. While on the one hand, he is showcased to be a genius, on the other, he is believed to be the most evil person in the series.

Later, in the show, it was revealed that he not only merged his wife with one living being but also did not spare his young daughter. This made the fans hold a low opinion of the character. However, there’s one more name from the same series that will be a strong rival for Tucker for being the worst dad in the series.

Berthold Hawkeye, the father of Riza Hawkeye, has been featured as another abusive father in Arakawa-Sensei’s magnum opus. Despite having knowledge of many alchemic forms, his greatest work is creating the flame alchemy. Sadly, his relationship was quite strained, leaving his daughter seeing him as a symbol of fear.

His obsession with knowledge made him and his daughter isolated from the world, where Riza was nothing but a custodian of his knowledge. This notion was evident when he tattooed his research on her back, giving her the harrowing task of guarding the secrets of flame alchemy forever.

This heinous act left her shocked, giving her nightmares about her father, who never displayed any familial warmth. Instead, he was a rigid figure, exhibiting authoritarian behavior, and became a toxic influence on her major and formative years as a child.

This gave PTSD to the fans, and they remembered how his treatment of Riza brought tears to their eyes. Clearly, fans did not forget about his treatment of his daughter because they remembered everything that he had just done to her.

Fullmetal Alchemist Fans Loathe The Very Existence of Berthold Hawkeye

There’s no denying that the fans detest the sight of Berthold, which was clearly evident when a fan posted on Reddit, asking if the character was really “abusive.” This infuriated the entire fandom, where the same user felt that he was “neglectful at worst” towards himself as well as his daughter, which became the cause of his death.

Upon reading the opinion, the fandom could stay in the shadows, where they chose to speak facts about being a parent who was nothing but selfish and chose his knowledge over his daughter. The fans commented,

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Nevertheless, the fans were furious, as they could not keep their emotions in check as they were infuriated to see another disappointing figure being added to the already long list of the worst anime fathers.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood can be streamed on Hulu