, commonly called , is a fictional character in the
Fullmetal Alchemist manga series and its adaptations created by
Hiromu Arakawa. Alphonse is a child who lost his body during an alchemical experiment to bring his deceased
mother back to life, and had his soul attached to a suit of armor by his brother,
Edward Elric. As a result, Alphonse is almost invulnerable as long as the armor's seal is not erased, but is unable to feel anything. To recover their bodies, the Elrics travel around their country, Amestris, to obtain the Philosopher's Stonean alchemical object that could restore them. In the
animated adaptations of
Fullmetal Alchemist, Alphonse is voiced by
Rie Kugimiya in Japanese. In the English adaptations, he is voiced by
Aaron Dismuke in the first series and by
Maxey Whitehead in the second.