After being killed and reborn, he initially had no memories of his former life. Finding him, Ed pays no attention to Al and Greed's suggestions about a deal and demands that Greed free Al, saying he wants nothing to do with his plans. Dolcetto tries to physically force Ed to agree with the deal, but gets beaten in seconds. In the 2003 anime series, Greed is the second oldest homunculus, who was created when Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Among his most noticeable features were Greed's purple eyes with thin, cat-like pupils, and razor-sharp teeth. Being one of the Seven Homunculi, Greed has above-average strength, speed and durability, and he is able to regenerate his body even when mortally wounded or partially destroyed. His overall facial features are a reflection of his inner self, which takes the form of a red devil's head with skull-like features, notably: fangs and slit eyes. In Father's lair, Greed is informed by his siblings that the preparations for the Day of Reckoning are nearly complete. Bido recognizes Greed's laughter and mannerisms and manages to catch his attention by reciting his greedy motto by heart. He was voiced by Chris Patton as the first Greed and in the 2003 series, and by Troy Baker as the second Greed. Now practically invulnerable to physical harm, Greed seems to gain the upper hand in the fight. As Greed does not master alchemy, he reaches the surface on his own, finding the majority of their allies near Bradley's corpse. I demand the finer things in life! Greed introduces himself to the youth when he brought to the Devil's Nest bar he had settled in. Just as Edward figures how to transmute Greed's carbon to undo the Ultimate Shield and harm his enemy, several soldiers led by Bradley and his soldiers kill most of Greed's underlings killed as he and Martel escape with Alphonse through the sewer. A Homunculus (人造人間(ホムンクルス), Homunkurusu, Latin for "Little Human", Japanese for "Artificial Human") refers to the medieval legendary concept of an artificially created human, presumably brought into existence by certain means of alchemy. When Father offers him another chance to serve him again, Greed refuses and is lowered into a boiling vat.

Greed is a major antagonist turned supporting character in Hiromu Arakawa's manga series Full Metal Alchemist and its second anime adaptation. In spite of his demanding and nettlesome personality, he his very polite, laid-back, chivalrous, and enthusiastic (he refuses to fight against women). However, despite Ling's attempt to keep him, Greed knocks his host away to be sucked into Father's body.

He looks down to see Ed and Ling on the verge of crying over his demise. In a semi-conscious state, Greed storms into the presidential palace, attacking Wrath in a rage and demanding to know why he remembers him slaughtering his team. Sometime after his creation, Greed ran off to follow his vices and achieve his own immortality. Roy Mustang, also known as the Flame Alchemist, is the tritagonist of the Fullmetal Alchemist series. He is first introduced as an anti-villain then becomes a full-fledged villain and ultimately an anti-hero, following his rebirth in the body of the Xinese prince Ling Yao. This is first shown in Dublith where his chimera friends are killed by Wrath. Greed is later appointed as Father's bodyguard, acting as a sentinel and killing any intruder who ventures in the villain's subterranean lair. In this form, Greed's sharp teeth become more pronounced, with two lower fangs rising just above his upper lip. He often smiled with a huge grin. I want money and women, power and sex, status, glory! Greed is also able to rearrange the carbon in his cells the other way around; to make his body as friable and weak as charcoal, but he obviously does not use it often. Also contrary to his host, Greed is almost always depicted with his eyes open. Ed, however, manages to figure the alchemic process behind the Shield (rearranging carbon molecules into a diamond-like form) and nullifies it with his own alchemy. When Father successively brings God down to earth and makes him a part of himself, Greed, Mei, Roy, Izumi, Lan Fan, Scar, Hawkeye, Darius, Zampano, Jerso, Hohenheim, Alphonse, and Edward are the only ones left free while everyone in the country's souls are removed and contained within Father's new body, much to their shock. In his original body, Greed resembled a tall and muscular young adult with short, spiky, black hair that is kept slicked back. As Alphonse recognizes his Ouroboros mark, Greed reveals that he was told by his informants that Alphonse's soul was bound to a suit of armor. From there, Greed turns Father's body into the frailest form of charcoal so Ed can deliver the death blow. Celui-ci sera, plus tard, fusionné avec Lin Yao. He never lies, he offers bargains to gain what he wants and he acts in an extremely friendly (though sarcastic) way even towards foes. Ling Yao (リン・ヤオ, Rin Yao), also spelled as Lin Yao, is the twelfth crown prince of the eastern nation of Xing and the liege of the Yao clan.