But the funny thing is Al is absolutely used to Ed's unholy wrath. He almost never flinches at it, he just apologizes to other people on Ed's behalf.
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More likely he's not afraid of Ed's wrath, he just reacted because he doesn't want ED feeling obsolete again, since Ed already has some good-natured inferiority issues due to Al's superior fighting skills, Al's superior height (yes, even as armor), as well as people NEVER assuming Ed is the FMA *because* of his appearance (Which links back to the height thing). Not to mention Al's ability to transmute without a circle, which manifests later in the series.
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Al was likely just trying to protect Ed's feelings and not take credit he didn't earn
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Ed also has a habit of putting himself in the line of fire when he's angry, and especially where Al is concerned, regardless of whether there's any real comparative risk to Al.
My thought, when I saw this, was that they were worried Al's circle would get damaged. There's no saving him if that happens.. You can fill him with holes as long as you don't damage that circle.
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More likely he's not afraid of Ed's wrath, he just reacted because he doesn't want ED feeling obsolete again, since Ed already has some good-natured inferiority issues due to Al's superior fighting skills, Al's superior height (yes, even as armor), as well as people NEVER assuming Ed is the FMA *because* of his appearance (Which links back to the height thing). Not to mention Al's ability to transmute without a circle, which manifests later in the series.
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Al was likely just trying to protect Ed's feelings and not take credit he didn't earn
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Ed also has a habit of putting himself in the line of fire when he's angry, and especially where Al is concerned, regardless of whether there's any real comparative risk to Al.
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Ed, on the other hand, has way more chinks in his proverbial armor that a bullet could prove fatal toward, especially if his automail goes out of commission. Doesn't have to go through the heart. A lung, a kidney, the liver, an artery, his brain. Anywhere really without a doctor.
Ed does value Al's life way above his own, though, but Al absolutely does not, and wouldn't actively put Ed in fatal harms way to save himself. Which is why (in my incessant need to over-analyze) I assume he was doing this as a knee-jerk reaction, assuming Rosé wouldn't actually pull the trigger