Ling Yao

Ling Yao is the former CEO of Yao Industries who had formed a strong rivalry with Elric Industries. Seeking to improve his own position and attack Edward Elric, Ling worked alongside Senator Stern and attempted to damage the public's own view of Edward, however this backfired and Ling's own public image was highly damaged. Furious at Edward for this failure, Ling recruited Scar, a convicted terrorist, to attempt to replicate Edward's alchemy, but this backfired as well when Scar betrayed Ling, leading into Ling being incarcerated inside Seagate Prison for his involvement in Scar's actions.