

In the 2003 Anime Fullmetal Alchemist, in episode 45, she says that she had
the Homunculi search for a Philosophers Stone because without Hohenhiem she
was unable to create one by herself. But why?

Did she require knowledge that only Hohenheim had or was she simply not strong
enough to do it? Because in a flash backs of Dante and Hohenheim's history, he
did all the work, which would suggest that maybe she needed knowledge or
strength or both, such as what Transmutation requires, but I'm not sure.

An answer would greatly be appreciated.


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Why couldn't Dante create a Philosophers Stone by herself?


The reason she couldn't is simply because of the risk. **Unmarked spoilers
follow.**

Recall that, during their first attempt to create a Philosopher's Stone,
Hohenheim was nearly killed by the process. In order to keep Hohenheim from
dying, Dante used alchemy to fix his soul to another body.

[![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UrLTb.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UrLTb.png)

Because of this risk, Dante knew that, in order to create another
Philosopher's Stone, she needed a way to survive the process. That meant that
she either needed someone else who would complete the process—so that she
would not die—or someone who could save her after the process was complete.

Since alchemists of the aforementioned skill levels are rare, and those who
possess such abilities would likely not have helped a suspicious old lady (or
young lady, by the end of _FMA_ ), Dante needed (and trusted) only Hohenheim
to help her complete the process.


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