MAES HUGHES SPOILER!
MH
Lieutenant Colonel, Investigation. Will show you a photograph of his daughter Elicia whether you asked or not. One of the warmest presences in a show that is frequently brutal, a genuine friend to Mustang that predates everything else, and the kind of character a series builds carefully so that what it does with him lands with full weight. His arc in the 2003 version hits the same as the manga and Brotherhood because the material is that strong. Do not get too comfortable.
MAES THROUGH THE ARCHIVE //
LABORATORY 5 //
Open page →The investigation gets bigger than Ed and Al
The brothers leave Lab 5 knowing the Philosopher's Stone conspiracy reaches into military research. Hughes is one of the adults trying to understand how the scattered pieces fit together.
His investigation moves toward information dangerous enough that the people protecting the conspiracy cannot simply ignore him.
His investigation moves toward information dangerous enough that the people protecting the conspiracy cannot simply ignore him.
Why it matters
Lab 5 changes the scale of the mystery. The question is no longer who ran one illegal laboratory. It is how much of the State has been arranged so laboratories like it can exist.
