Winry Rockbell
Automail mechanic and childhood friend of the Elric brothers
Childhood friend of the Elric brothers and automail mechanic. Warm-hearted and cheerful personality, supporting the brothers while growing together.
Quotes
- Rockbell women pride themselves on grit and guts!
- I can't help myself with automail—no matter what, I can't neglect its maintenance!
- Ed, I'm the one who fixes your automail, so don't be so reckless!
- Don't worry about the wounds. I believe in you.
- Even if it breaks, I'll fix it, so dive in without worry!
Trivia
- Wears a total of 6 piercings across both ears.
- Originally planned to debut in episode 3 but was held back by the editor who said 'too early.'
- Self-taught by reading medical books available at home since childhood.
- Assisted in an emergency birth in Rush Valley in the absence of a doctor.
- Winry fabricates and maintains all of Edward's automail.
- According to the author, Winry's name originates from 'Winry Rockbell,' but details are unknown.
Alternate names
Winry Rockbell
Winry
Rockbell
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Female
- Birthday
- unknown
- Birth year
- A.C. 1899
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- Light blonde ponytail. Wears 4 piercings on the right ear, 2 on the left ear, total of 6 piercings. Bright and healthy-looking girl.
- Height
- Approximately 160cm
- Eye color
- Brown
- Hair color
- Blond
- Distinguishing features
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- Blonde ponytail
- Multiple piercings on both ears
- Bright smile
- Iconic items
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- Wrench
- Automail tool set
- Piercings
- Maintenance work clothes
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Cheerful and lively
- Detailed personality
- Energetic and cheerful, warm-hearted with kindness that worries about the Elric brothers. Passionate about automail maintenance, occasionally showing a tomboyish side. Harbors special romantic feelings for Edward.
- Keywords
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- Cheerful and lively
- Kind
- Passionate
- Strong sense of responsibility
- Curious
- Tomboy
- Talents
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- Genius talent in automail maintenance
- Advanced repair techniques
- Basic medical knowledge
- Deep understanding of machinery
- Skills
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- Automail fabrication
- Automail repair
- Adaptable problem-solving
- Quick on-site judgment
- Motivation
- To perfectly maintain and support the brothers' automail, starting with Edward's
- Habits
- Carries tools for automail maintenance everywhere and can't resist jumping at broken automail.
- Favorite foods
- unknown
- Hobbies
- Automail maintenance, Tool collecting, Reading medical books
- Favorite colors
- blue, white
- Favorite places
- Resembool
- Disliked situations
- Brothers getting injured, Automail malfunctions
History
- Backstory
- Hails from the rural town of Resembool in the East. Parents were doctors but died in the Ishval Civil War when she was 8 years old; raised by her grandmother Pinako. Trained under her grandmother to become an automail engineer, watching over the Elric brothers as their childhood friend.
- Debut date
- circa 2003
- Work title
- Fullmetal Alchemist
- Media type
- Anime
- Episode or chapter
- Episode 9
Reunion with the Elric Brothers
- Significant event
- Reunion with the Elric Brothers
- Description
- Reunites with the brothers, her childhood friends, and becomes their dedicated automail mechanic and supporter.
Parents' death in the Ishval Civil War
- Significant event
- Parents' death in the Ishval Civil War
- Description
- Experiences the tragedy of losing her parents in childhood and is subsequently raised by her grandmother.
Growth as an automail engineer
- Significant event
- Growth as an automail engineer
- Description
- Achieves prominence as a highly skilled automail engineer at a young age, maintaining and fabricating all of the Elric brothers' automail.
Relationships
Pinako Rockbell
Grandmother
Grandmother and the one who raised Winry during childhood. Also her automail engineering mentor.
Edward Elric
Best friend
Childhood friend; constantly supports him as his automail mechanic. Also the object of her hidden affections.
Alphonse Elric
Best friend
Childhood friend and younger brother of the Elrics. They share deep mutual trust.
Pinako Rockbell
Mentor
Grandmother and mentor from whom she inherited automail engineering techniques and wisdom.
Resembool Residents
Resembool Residents: unknown
Media appearances
Fullmetal Alchemist (2003 version)
Anime / Supporting
2003 TV series
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009 version)
Anime / Supporting
2009 TV series
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
Movie / Supporting
2005 theatrical release
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: The Sacred Star of Milos
Movie / Supporting
2011 theatrical release
Fullmetal Alchemist Live-Action Movie
Movie / Supporting
Released in 2022
Fullmetal Alchemist Game Series
Game / Supporting
Voice cast and creators
Megumi Toyoguchi
- Voice actor
- Megumi Toyoguchi
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- 2003 and 2009 anime versions
- Notes
- Main cast
Megumi Takamoto
- Voice actor
- Megumi Takamoto
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- 2009 anime version
Tsubasa Honda
- Voice actor
- Tsubasa Honda
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Live-action movie version
Hiromu Arakawa
- Creator name
- Hiromu Arakawa
- Role
- Original author
Hiromu Arakawa
- Creator name
- Hiromu Arakawa
- Role
- Character designer
Related goods
Winry Rockbell Figure
- Item name
- Winry Rockbell Figure
- Category
- Figure
- Availability
- Regular
Winry's Wrench (Replica)
- Item name
- Winry's Wrench (Replica)
- Category
- Accessory
- Availability
- Limited
Winry's Automail Maintenance Set Stationery
- Item name
- Winry's Automail Maintenance Set Stationery
- Category
- Stationery
- Availability
- Regular