User blog comment:JonTheVGNerd/PE Proposal: Envy (FMA 2003)/@comment-4708882-20191218131622

He's one I'm kind of mixed on as while definitely irredeemable and Heinous enough in that version he also kind of has an excuse given he felt abandoned by his father and his mother was basically abusive with neither being saints. Envy is the homunculus version of Dante and Van Hohenheim from centuries before and later abandoned by Hohenheim not long after Envy was created to in an attempt to resurrect his son. Keep in mind in this version Hohenheim isn't a saint as unlike the original manga and brotherhood he killed a lot of people (villages minimum) to create a philosopher stone solely to live forever, he was the reason Dante even was able to survive but kept how to make it a secret from her and continued to do so until not long before the series making him jack up the heinous standard. Envy grew to hate Hohenheim for showing more care for Edward and Alphonse along with abandoning him. With Dante she makes it clear she sees him as a mere tool vs any affection.

That said he is extremely sadistic and enjoyed killing a lot of people for a pass time, very manipulative and the only one aware of the true purpose Dante has for the stone. The only one that seems to show sympathy or any hint of understanding is Hohenheim which makes it somewhat debatable if it holds up but I lean to very weak "yes" given others don't show anything or care.