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[ SECRET POST #3497 ]

⌈ Secret Post #3497 ⌋

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He looks more bara than yaoi, maybe that's why?

That was my thinking too. That kind of character doesn't fit anime fandom's version of conventionally attractive

Stupid anime fandom.

Yeah if it was a video game I guarantee he'd have more of a following.

Reference cited: Chris Redfield.

Yup, wouldn't surprise me.

he looked less bara in the 2003 anime, and there were a lot more fics written about him back then so you probably have a point

I think you hit something with anime fans having a different type.

And number 2, he's kind of a loner so not a lot of people interacting with him to ship him with. Mei's a little kid. Yoki's an idiot. And Dr. Marcoh is ugly. So no big shipping material around the people he travels with.

Yeah, I was a bit disappointed by the lack of Scar-centric fic as well. I definitely expected there to at least be a lot of Ed/Scar fic for the foe yay (or Al/Scar because they had some good scenes together)

He was quite popular in the days of the 2003 anime. I remember seeing shipped to hell and back with Lust and with Al.
In Brotherhood however? he was a bit meh in comparision.

He was by far my favourite character in the series and while I'm not generally interested in anime or fic about anime, I would totally read good fic about him. I went looking and couldn't find squat.

The recent secrets about this really make me want to rewatch FMA 2003, and watch Brother hood which I've never watched. I really don't know if I could handle Nina again. What happened to her, and her dog hit me so freaking hard.

Nah, he's not pretty.

Yaoi pretty boys are where it's at.

Idk, some people might classify him as pretty!

He's not what I would personally describe as pretty, but he IS hot like burning so I'm still interested. (He's also a compelling character, but... Being shallow, he's attractive.)

idk, I think "pretty" refers to a softer look. I wouldn't use pretty to describe this guy. Maybe handsome (though I don't really think so, I've never liked his hair style tbh).

I get you (when I hear the word "pretty" I think of something softer too), but different strokes and all that! Handsome is an excellent way to describe him, imo.

I think his jaw is too square for him to get put in the "pretty" bracket. Like others said here, he's more bara than yaoi; it's a different demographic.

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elaminator - 2016-07-31 23:15 (UTC) - Expand

Back in the manga, he got something like #19 in the popularity poll. The author made a joke of how even the cartoony cow character used for author's notes got more votes than him.

I only watched the original anime, but he always seemed pretty bland to me.

he's not attractive, his neck is thicker than his head

take out 'buff and muscular' and swap it for 'teenage pretty boy who would look cute in a dress' and he would be the ultimate anime fangirl dream.

You'd think, especially since he's a survivor of the war in Ishbal and getting into his head after Wrath is defeated and Ishbal is rebuilt with the government's help would be interesting.

I mean, I kinda ship him with Roy but the situations I could come up w/ are too messed up for me to want to write or read...

You know, I had never considered Roy/Scar until you brought it up, but I can totally see where you're coming from and I think the ship makes a lot of sense (in a messed up kind of way).

Now I need some Roy/Scar hatesex (maybe something where Scar punishes Roy for his role in the war)

Ed/Scar was my FMA 2003 OTP!!! Remains one of my top OTPs of all time.

But even then, when he was prettier and arguably 5000% more angsty, he still didn't get shipped a lot. I never found it especially surprising that he wasn't more popular, tho, mainly because his looks don't really gel with a lot of anime shipping trends. Those who are saying he looks bara are not wrong. I always got the impression that Scar fit ARAKAWA'S ideal of hotness, but almost no one else's.

I'd even send you off to read my one fic I wrote since I used to think it was super good, but now I find it pretty embarrassing, so I'll just say... there is at least ONE super long shippy fic about him on AO3. I know this for a FACT since I was the one who wrote it. :)

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