Shou Tucker

NOTE: This page is only about the manga and Brotherhood version of Shou Tucker, as his 2003 anime version was not voted Pure Evil, thus only the manga and Brotherhood version of Shou Tucker's info and crimes should be put here.

Pure Evil
Full Name	Shou Tucker
Alias	Sewing-Life Alchemist
Origin	Fullmetal Alchemist
Allies	None
Powers / Skills	Limited bio-alchemy skills
Goals	Reinstate his State Alchemist license (failed).
Moral Event Horizon	Turning his wife, daughter and dog into chimeras.
Kill Count	2 (caused)
Worst Crimes	Illegal experimentation Animal cruelty Domestic abuse Manslaughter
Type of Villain	Sociopathic Scientist

“	I don't see what you're so upset about. This is how we progress. Human experimentation is a necessary step. I would think a scientist should understand...	„
	~ Shou Tucker when Ed calls him out on turning his own daughter into a chimera.

Shou Tucker (ショウ・タッカー Shō Takkā) is a minor antagonist in the fantasy manga series, Fullmetal Alchemist and its 2009 anime series, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

He is a State Alchemist who is known for creating a talking Chimera, and is visited by two main heroes Edward and Alphonse Elric. During the brothers' visit in his estate, they uncover the horrifying truth behind his work, leading him to be placed under house arrest and killed by Scar.

He was voiced by Makoto Nagai in the Japanese version, and Chuck Huber in the English dubbed version.

What Makes Him Pure Evil?

• It is implied that he turned other humans into chimeras, judging from how the camera pans around his lab during the reveal of him turning Nina into a chimera.
• Two years ago, he used his own devoted wife to create a talking agonized chimera simply to become an alchemist, which is more or less an act against nature. The tormented chimera that was once Mrs. Tucker was sent to a science facility where she eventually stopped eating and died just to end her own misery. He then lied to Nina about her mother leaving them.
• He uses his own loving daughter Nina and her dog Alexander to create another chimera simply because it was easier than finding strangers to experiment on and he wanted to keep his alchemy license. The Alexander/Nina Chimera was left in a constant state of agony due to the transformation.
  • Although his wife, daughter and dog never get killed by the experimentations, their state is still depicted as a fate worse than death in-universe, and Tucker also induced this fate upon three different people, allowing him to pass the baseline.
• While the 2009 series gives him a somewhat tragic backstory as he and his family used to be impoverished and he feared they would become so again if he lost his job, the fact that he sacrificed his family to avoid this indicates that he only cared about himself.
• He shows no remorse for his crimes, nor does he take any responsibility when he is confronted by Edward and Alphonse Elric, he calls out Ed for expressing disgust towards him and taunts him and gaslights him by saying he was no different (this argument really doesn't hold much weight since he didn't use alchemy out of altruism unlike the Elrics who wanted to resurrect their mother).
• Tucker continues to display no remorse even after the Nina chimera protects him from Edward by pitifully pleading on her father's behalf. While under house arrest, he asked himself why nobody's capable of understanding him and displayed zero gratitude towards Nina for saving his life.
• His actions are so cruel that Scar, a serial killer targeting alchemists, was absolutely disgusted by him to the point where he mercilessly kills him, and Scar even kills Nina for the sake of putting an end to her misery as well.
• While other villains like Father and the Gold Toothed Doctor are worse and have massive kill counts, Tucker has WAY less resources since he's a normal man with limited alchemy skills while Father is a deity and the Gold Toothed Doctor is a skilled expert on alchemy and science, which provides him with enough intelligence to enable him to commit crimes on a grander scale.
• His actions had a devastating impact on the Elric brothers (especially Alphonse), as after witnessing Tucker's actions, Alphonse made a promise that he would not allow anybody else to die no matter what happens to him.

Trivia

• Each collection of the manga concludes with a small omake panel showing the characters of note that had died within the contained chapters. Tucker holds the distinction of being shown going to Hell as opposed to every other character, including savage and evil characters like Envy and Gluttony, going to Heaven. This demonstrates how even the author viewed Shou Tucker with such disgust and regarded him as truly vile.
• While the manga and 2009 anime version of Shou Tucker is Pure Evil and was shown to have no redeeming qualities, his 2003 anime version ultimately showed remorse for his actions and even tried to redeem himself.
  • Tucker is one of the only Fullmetal Alchemist villains who is more heinous than their 2003 counterpart.
• In accordance to Manga-planet database, Shou Tucker is the most hated character by the manga community.

External Links

• Shou Tucker on the Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki
• Shou Tucker on the Villains Wiki
• Shou Tucker on the Hate Sink Wiki
• Shou Tucker on the Pathetic Pinhead Wiki