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Character Bios: Barry the Chopper

A serial killer introduced near the beginning of the series, Barry was a butcher in Central's Gunzi section. He earned the title of "Barry the Chopper" for killing his wife and chopping her into bits. Then, posing as a food-delivery woman, abducted various women, killed them out of pleasure, and ditched them in alleys. Ed left the military for a short period because he wanted to capture him (believing Barry played a role in Nina's death), but the military wouldn't let him take the case. Barry is caught by Ed after he kidnaps Winry and Ed tracked him down only to be kidnapped himself. Before being saved by Hughes, Al, and others, Ed is nearly killed. Due to this ordeal, Ed realizes how small and powerless he truly is in the world, and how little he can do to save everyone he ever met. Unknown to the public, instead of being executed, Barry's soul was sealed into a skull-faced suit of armor (as with Al's body) and he became one of the guardians of the 5th Laboratory under the alias of "Number 66." The fact he is no longer human doesn't bother him as long as he gets to kill people.

While battling Al, he preys on Al's insecurities until Scar showed up and destroyed Barry's right arm. To escape from Scar, Barry detonated one of the many bombs in the 5th Laboratory, unintentionally releasing Greed in the process. He took advantage of the chaos in the 5th Laboratory to escape, working for a band of mercenaries who were pretending to be in the military until he faced the Elric Brothers and Scar again. This time, Barry's seal was partially shattered by Scar and the rest of him was blown to pieces.
-divinedragonking