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In the parts of FMA when they are at Fort Briggs, they say that Fort Briggs
defends against the country of Drachma. As far as I remember, though, that is
the only time that Drachma is mentioned. Is it relevant to any other parts of
the series, or is it only important as a reason for Fort Briggs to exist?


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Does Drachma play any role in FMA beyond being what Briggs defended against?


In-universe, Fort Briggs exists because of Drachma; they are the only line of
defense keeping the Drachmans from breaking the non-aggression pact.

Out-of-universe, it's the exact opposite: Drachma was added so that Fort
Briggs had a reason to exist and to house one the toughest army around.
Considering the allusion to Russia (Drachma shares many similarities), it is
likely that it was to be seen as a powerful force. In order to have a powerful
Amestrian army which was still isolated from Central, they had to be given
their power from an outside, independent source: Drachma.

![Drachma prepares for war](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RwKzE.png)

Drachma does play a further role, though. Starting at the end of episode 42 (
_Brotherhood_ ), they launch an attack against Fort Briggs.

> Kimblee, doing what he does best, leads the Drachman army into a trap,
> claiming that Fort Briggs is weakened by the absence of General Armstrong
> and that he has men inside who will bring down the army from within.  
>  
>  The latter is a lie and the former is not a weakness, and Kimblee knows
> this; Kimblee, assisting Father indirectly, is creating a blood seal as one
> of the main components of the Nationwide Transmutation Circle. In this way,
> Drachma is necessary; the soldiers that die here are crucial for creating
> the blood seal, just as they were in the other major wartime conflicts that
> Falman explains to Ed.

Aside from justifying the Briggs fortress and army, and creating this wartime
conflict, Drachma has no direct role in the events of _Fullmetal Alchemist_.


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well drachma is said to be the largest country in FMAB (Bigger than xing if
you extended the map.) The only way they would have expanded so far is if they
had a strong military. The Non aggression pact wouldn't exist if father felt
they were no match for Amestris. BUT, it since father is the true leader of
Amestris he must have felt Drachma would have been a threat to the Amestrian
military. so it can be believed they are one of if not the strongest nation in
the FMAB Universe. However no the only major part they play in the Anime or
manga was to forge the blood crest in the north.


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