Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

[ritster21]

I understand why everybody called Edward short when he was 15 years old.

But reading the manga and whatnot, It seems that Edward has been called short for the majority of his life. But why?

Edward couldn't help being short when he was 5 years old, 6 years old, 4 years old, etc. It seems weird to call a 4 year old a pipsqueek.

And if that was the case, wouldn't they call Alphonse a pipsqueek too? Alphonse was shorter than Edward when they were little until a certain point when Alphonse passed him.

Therefore, there had to be a time when people starting calling Edward a pipsqueek for a legit reason. When do you guys think people starting calling Edward short and for what reason?

I have my theory, but I want to hear your theories first.

[JQuest15]

No Le Gusto Leche.

[Meilag32]

Because Ed was small for his age, no matter what age.  That's what you get for not drinking your milk.

[SonjaJade]

yeah, Ed was not his proper height for any age.  Well, at least until after the Promised Day and he had a growth spurt finally.

[ritster21]

Here is my theory.

People started to make fun of Edward's size the moment Alphonse equaled and surpassed Edward in height.

Think about it. Alphonse and Edward are kids growing and then one day, Alphonse equals Edward in height. Everybody goes, ¨Woah!! Al, you really grew. LOL, Edward, your little brother is the same size as you. LOL, that's funny.¨

Then the big day came. Alphonse is now taller than Edward. Everybody goes, ¨Wow!!! Alphonse, you are bigger than Edward now! You look you are the big brother instead of Edward. LOL, Edward, you are so little! Your little brother is bigger than you. LOL, You are such a pipsqueek, Edward!¨

People started making fun of Edward's size when Alphonse passed Edward.

[Meilag32]

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ritster21 wrote:

Here is my theory.

People started to make fun of Edward's size the moment Alphonse equaled and surpassed Edward in height.

Think about it. Alphonse and Edward are kids growing and then one day, Alphonse equals Edward in height. Everybody goes, ¨Woah!! Al, you really grew. LOL, Edward, your little brother is the same size as you. LOL, that's funny.¨

Then the big day came. Alphonse is now taller than Edward. Everybody goes, ¨Wow!!! Alphonse, you are bigger than Edward now! You look you are the big brother instead of Edward. LOL, Edward, you are so little! Your little brother is bigger than you. LOL, You are such a pipsqueek, Edward!¨

People started making fun of Edward's size when Alphonse passed Edward.

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Yeah, because no one had ever seen a child besides Ed and Al and were incapable of doing any sort of comparison.  Oh, wait...

[BUU8800]

The Ed being short gag did get pretty old pretty quickly though huh?

[ritster21]