For our ninth Subscriber Scenario, we return to the lab for some more fucking machine fun. Edward has a couple connections to the lab, even though he no longer has his automail limbs in the Studio. First he has some sort of connection to Mei, through her choosing him after her Superstar win. Beyond that, though, Winry coming into the Studio obviously gives him more reason to visit the lab, to see her. So I used those two connections here, plus I threw in Reagan just because I like her and wanted to spotlight her a little.
Last year we started a new tradition that we continue here. In 2024, the most frequently-appearing male character was Goku, while the same metric among newcomers was headed by Edward Elric. So, here’s the two of them paired up! Pretty simple, right?
The most frequently appearing character and the most frequently appearing rookie on the female side were the same gal, Kanamori. I guess I went a bit crazy with her, but there’s still a good chance she’ll end up being the top female performer for 2025 (we’ll see). Since 2024 was her debut year, however, we decided to let her have that spot and give the regular top female performer spot to the runner-up, the Butt Witch. Obviously these are two ladies I’m quite fond of, personally, so it was a blast to bring them together for this pic.
So I think the premise behind this question is that, wince Winry made Ed’s automail, she’d be disappointed or something to see him no longer need it. I don’t think that’s how she’d feel, though, so I tried to articulate that a bit here while also giving the canon explanation for what’s happening on set when he does appear with it like for the FMA One-Shot. I also figured she should let Ed put his restored hand to use a bit.
So while the Goku edit from a couple days ago was like an extra add-on to a Lord Tier commission, this here is half of the actual commission. The idea here is pretty straightforward, I think, with the comments and guesses being left up to me. The other half of this commission will also be a stream, though one not directly tied to this one, and will come out a bit later on.
As has become tradition, here is a compilation of some moments from this year’s Studio Christmas party. Hiro Hamada won the lottery to get chosen as the official Studio Santa this year, but as you can see he’s not the only one sporting the look. I had a lot of fun putting together this year’s party, and I tried to fit in an eclectic selection of characters. I hope there’s a little something for most everyone here, and I’d like to wish you all Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas.
I talked about the Superstar polls we did on Discord when I posted Inosuke’s recent pin-up, and this is the follow-up. The prize for the winner was to get a pic where they partnered with another Studio member of their choosing, so long as they hadn’t worked together on camera before. Mei won out in the end, beating out over five hundred other characters. I expected her to go far in the tournament, but I was kinda surprised to see her win the whole thing. Regardless, for her prize, she picked the relative newcomer Edward Elric as her partner.
This pic kinda ties in to the Choso and Envy Ask I did a while ago, in that it spawns from the same event. I didn’t get to play much into how I think Ed and Yuji’s dynamic would work here, but I think it’s a fun ice breaker pic if nothing else.
Here is the One-Shot comic for September, a selection of Fullmetal Alchemist scenes. Like always, this is based on a script submitted by one of my Subscribers on SubscribeStar. I’ve been drawing Ed with all his limbs for Studio-set pics, but since this one is set in FMA itself I felt I needed to give him his canon limbs. There’s a few characters introduced here who people have been asking me to draw for a while, so I hope fans of this series will enjoy seeing them all here.