Flame Alchemist
The Ishval Civil War (also known as the Ishvalan War of Extermination) was a major event in the Fullmetal Alchemist series and set the stage for many of the significant occurrences throughout the plot in the manga, video games, light novels and both anime series.
Roy appears at the entrance and commends Alphonse for his statement and as the armor boy erects a stone barrier to protect himself and the lieutenant, the Colonel unleashes a torrent of flame upon Lust, finally bringing her to her knees. Shocked and scorched, Lust realizes that the Flame Alchemist is transmuting with the flint from Havoc's lighter and a Transmutation Circle carved into the back of his hand and has used fire to cauterize his and Havoc's wounds shut. As he fires wave after wave of hellfire upon her
When he is forced to perform human transmutation and see the Truth, Roy gains the ability to transmute without a circle, clapping his hands to compensate for the sigils on his gloves being shredded. While at first he is apprehensive of this mode of alchemy, he quickly realizes that because of the absence of the need for transmutation circles he is no longer limited to flame-based alchemy on the battlefield, as seen when he transmutes a stone wall to protect himself, Riza, and Major Alex Louis Armstrong from Father's attacks.
