Alfons Heiderich

Alfons Heiderich is a rocket engineer who resembles Alphonse Elric and befriends Edward in "Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa." He is fascinated by Ed's stories of his travels but is skeptical about the reality of Ed's world. Alfons studies rocketry and aims to prove the scientific worth of his fellow Germans, but his urgent efforts are tied to an unspecified illness that threatens his life.