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Character Bios: Alex Louis Armstrong, The "Strong Arm" Alchemist

Armstrong is a Soldier in the military carrying the "Major" Rank.  He is known as the "Strong Arm" Alchemist because he combines Alchemy and sheer strength to attack opponents.  He comes from a really wealthy family with a lot of military influence.  He also LOOOOVES showing off his skills passed down from the Armstrong Family line.  He is seen a lot flexing his muscles with sparkles around him, usually at these moments, he rants about his beauty and strength.  He also took part in the Massacre of Ishbal (AKA The War of Ishbal) where Brigadier General Basque Gran approved the use of alchemical augmentation in order to speed the process of winning the war.  This resulted in a Mass Genocide which killed thousands of Ishbalites, which ended the war in no time.  He is a kind, caring person at heart, but treats Edward and Alphonse like children sometimes.  Edward shuns this behavior, whereas Alphonse embraces it.
-BigDaddySkeletor

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Alex Louis Armstrong is the Strong Arm Alchemist for his skill of using arm strength in his alchemy. He was born into an elite family of alchemists and has mastered his family's techniques. Members of his family have, in the past, filled the highest military and political positions in the state. At the time of his introduction in the anime, Armstrong was tailing the Elric brothers as they searched for Dr. Marcoh. When Scar cornered the Elric brothers and Dr. Marcoh, Armstrong stepped in to buy time for them to escape. A very intimidating man at first sight, Armstrong is actually a softie who frequently weeps, and his sentimentalism prevents him from being promoted. Armstrong was also a part of the Ishbal War, but was badly injured and was not redeployed in a combat zone until the Northern Rebellion. He has a strong sense of loyalty towards the late Maes Hughes and after the Lieutenant Colonel's death he assists Roy Mustang in Hughes' place. After Edward and Alphonse's battle with Scar — which cost Al all of his lower right body, left leg and most of his chest while also costing Ed his automail arm — Armstrong volunteered to escort the boys back to Resembool in order to get Ed's arm replaced, and subsequently get Al's armor fixed. He is jokingly known as "Colonel Clean" among fans for obvious reasons — the resemblance to the cleaning product mascot is uncanny, including the pink sparkles. Armstrong randomly takes off his shirt and flexes his huge muscles to show off his "beautiful body" to great comic effect. He is only ever clothed for two and a half minutes at a time. In the movie "Conqueror of Shambala", he is using his fortune and his alchemy skills in order to help restore Lior. Later in the movie, he initially led the military resistance to the Thule Society's attack on Central. During the Ishbal War, Armstrong received an incomplete stone and was capable of creating larger, deadlier ground-spikes, as well as smashing city streets with his (almost) bare hands.

The other members in Armstrong's family present on the show included his father, mother, and baby sister Kathrine who despite Armstrong's ridicilously massive physique, their mother's tall stature, and father's wideness was a very petite yet freakishly strong young woman. She was originally part of a plan to get Havoc a girfriend, but she rejected him.
-divinedragonking