Envy meets his end during his confrontation with Roy Mustang, but he doesn't die at the colonel's hands. Edward—having realized that, in truth, Envy was jealous of humans and their ability to overcome impossible odds—takes pity on the poor broken creature. Humiliated beyond belief that a lowly human would take pity on a Homunculus, Envy commits suicide by tearing out the Philosopher's Stone which serves as his core, thus permanently ending his own existence.
Personality: He is known as Envy the Vainglorious. As his name implies, Envy is the personification of that Deadly Sin. He represents the Father's envy and jealousy of humans, and as such goes to great lengths to advertise just how great his own attributes are, while demeaning others. He takes the form of an androgynous youth and is extremely sensitive about his physical appearance. He reacts to the word “ugly” in much the same way Edward reacts to being called “short”. In fact, he hates to be insulted, by anyone, about anything, and his temper is even shorter than Edward's.
Envy feels a very strong attachment to his Father and fellow Homunculi “siblings.” He was the fourth Homunculus to be born, thus making him the middle child, and he does appear to suffer from “middle child syndrome”. He detests being ordered around by his eldest brother, Pride, and seems particularly antagonistic toward Greed, who was born right before him. This could be due in part because the Deadly Sins they embody are so similar to one another, but it's likely that he resents Greed for “abandoning” his Homunculi family in favor of humans and chimera. Envy is shown to be particularly close to Lust and Gluttony, as she takes on the role of older sister quite readily for those two.
Out of all the Homunculi, Envy seems the most preoccupied with proving himself to Father. This could be because Envy is naturally driven to prove himself better than everyone else, including his other siblings, or because he genuinely feels a greater affection toward his creator moreso than the other Homunculi. When Hohenheim finally confronts the Father face to face, he comments on the fact that the Father—who had once scoffed at humans and their need to create families and communities—should choose to create offspring of his own. Envy is the result of the Father's jealousy and envy toward humans and their ability to create bonds with one another.
Like the Father and Pride, Envy views humans as far beneath his notice; bugs or worms that crawl and squirm about for his own amusement. He delights in human suffering, and is content to watch them slaughter each other in senseless wars, laughing all the while. In fact, he's a bit of a sadist himself and enjoys inflicting pain on others, both physical and psychological. During the fight with Ed and Ling in episode 24, Envy casually admits that he often takes the form of a victim's loved one, and then proceeds to murder his victim just to see the look of shock and disbelief on their face when their “loved one” stabs them in the heart—literally. In episode 53, he takes the form of both Hughes and his wife in order to psychologically unbalance Mustang, who has learned of Envy's involvement in Hughes' death.
Unfortunately, that plan backfired, and only served to further fuel Mustang's rage against Envy. Mustang cruelly and brutally burned Envy's body over and over again until the Homunculus was once more reduced to his weakened parasitic form. For the first time in his entire existence, Envy knows what it means to fear for his life. Slowly being crushed to death beneath Mustang's boot heel, Envy begs for his life, but Ed intervenes on Envy's behalf and pleads for Mustang to show him mercy only because he doesn't want to see Mustang give in to hatred.
Envy | Fullmetal Alchemist (re-app)
Personality: He is known as Envy the Vainglorious. As his name implies, Envy is the personification of that Deadly Sin. He represents the Father's envy and jealousy of humans, and as such goes to great lengths to advertise just how great his own attributes are, while demeaning others. He takes the form of an androgynous youth and is extremely sensitive about his physical appearance. He reacts to the word “ugly” in much the same way Edward reacts to being called “short”. In fact, he hates to be insulted, by anyone, about anything, and his temper is even shorter than Edward's.
Envy feels a very strong attachment to his Father and fellow Homunculi “siblings.” He was the fourth Homunculus to be born, thus making him the middle child, and he does appear to suffer from “middle child syndrome”. He detests being ordered around by his eldest brother, Pride, and seems particularly antagonistic toward Greed, who was born right before him. This could be due in part because the Deadly Sins they embody are so similar to one another, but it's likely that he resents Greed for “abandoning” his Homunculi family in favor of humans and chimera. Envy is shown to be particularly close to Lust and Gluttony, as she takes on the role of older sister quite readily for those two.
Out of all the Homunculi, Envy seems the most preoccupied with proving himself to Father. This could be because Envy is naturally driven to prove himself better than everyone else, including his other siblings, or because he genuinely feels a greater affection toward his creator moreso than the other Homunculi. When Hohenheim finally confronts the Father face to face, he comments on the fact that the Father—who had once scoffed at humans and their need to create families and communities—should choose to create offspring of his own. Envy is the result of the Father's jealousy and envy toward humans and their ability to create bonds with one another.
Like the Father and Pride, Envy views humans as far beneath his notice; bugs or worms that crawl and squirm about for his own amusement. He delights in human suffering, and is content to watch them slaughter each other in senseless wars, laughing all the while. In fact, he's a bit of a sadist himself and enjoys inflicting pain on others, both physical and psychological. During the fight with Ed and Ling in episode 24, Envy casually admits that he often takes the form of a victim's loved one, and then proceeds to murder his victim just to see the look of shock and disbelief on their face when their “loved one” stabs them in the heart—literally. In episode 53, he takes the form of both Hughes and his wife in order to psychologically unbalance Mustang, who has learned of Envy's involvement in Hughes' death.
Unfortunately, that plan backfired, and only served to further fuel Mustang's rage against Envy. Mustang cruelly and brutally burned Envy's body over and over again until the Homunculus was once more reduced to his weakened parasitic form. For the first time in his entire existence, Envy knows what it means to fear for his life. Slowly being crushed to death beneath Mustang's boot heel, Envy begs for his life, but Ed intervenes on Envy's behalf and pleads for Mustang to show him mercy only because he doesn't want to see Mustang give in to hatred.