disabled characters in media bracket

disabled characters in fictional media!

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Welcome to Disabled Character Bracket!

Hello, hello! This has probably been done before, but I wanted to do polls for disabled fictional characters because I could. This includes physical, mental, and temporary disabilities, as well as chronic illness!

Below the cut is the official bracket!!

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Round One, Right Side: Johnny Joestar (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) VS Gregor Samsa (Limbus Company)

Johnny

Gregor

Voting ended onMay 14

Propaganda under the cut:

Johnny:

Paralysis + Wheelchair User: After being shot in the spine, Johnny was paralyzed from the waist down. Before the start of the Steel Ball Run, he uses a wheelchair, but once the race starts, he's usually on his horse, Slow Dancer.

Gregor:

Prosthetic Arm: As a result of experiments done on Gregor and several others, his right arm has been replaced with an insectoid arm. It renders him unable to use his arm outside of combat most of the time. In several of his Mirror Identities, his arm is shown to be a proper prosthetic instead of just an insectoid arm.

PTSD: As he was a soldier in the Smoke War, alongside the experients done on his arm, he has PTSD from all of that trauma.

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I feel the need to mention the Canto IX incident here

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Round One, Right Side: Eichi Tenshouin (Ensemble Stars) VS Dr. Jack Hodgins (Bones)

Eichi

Hodgins

Voting ended onMay 14

Propaganda under the cut:

Eichi:

Chronic Illness: Eichi was born with an unspecified chronic illness that often left him sickly and hospitalized. Despite this, he is still the leader of fine. (There are other things but my hands are hurting so take this)

Hodgins:

This was a submission.

n the last 1 (2?) seasons he develops a traumatic SCI and becomes an obligate wheelchair user with paraplegia. The show nearly goes the awful cure route but in the final season he has fully come to terms with it :)) also he's just awesome lol

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Round One, Right Side: Ryland Grace (Project: Hail Mary) VS Eli Vance (Half Life 2)

Grace

Eli

Voting ended onMay 14

Propaganda under the cut:

Grace:

This was a submission.

Lives on a planet with double gravity. Joint hurty

Eli:

This was a submission.

Prosthetic leg in game

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Round One, Right Side: Ciel Phantomhive (Black Butler) VS Scootaloo (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)

Ciel

Scootaloo

Voting ended onMay 14

Propaganda under the cut:

Ciel:

Asthma: Ciel has had asthma since he was younger, and as much as he tries to hide it, it flares up every now and again.

Vision Impairment: While it is uncertain whether or not the Contract Seal actually blocks his vision, he uses an eyepatch most of the time to hide it. He had to learn to navigate seeing through one eye.

Scootaloo:

Undeveloped Limb: Scootaloo's wings are underdeveloped, meaning she will never be able to properly fly like her pegasus peers. However, she can use her wings to propel herself forward on her scooter.

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Round One, Right Side: Silver Lady/Silky (The Ancient Magus Bride) VS Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)

Silky

Annabeth

Voting ended onMay 14

Propaganda under the cut:

Silky:

Mute: While Silver Lady was once a Banshee, she found herself unable to wail anymore, as she lost her home. Spriggan, Queen Titania's trusted knight, transformed her into a Brownie and gave her the home that would eventually become Elias Ainsworth and Chise Hatori's home. She still does not speak, uncertain of whether or not it's out of choice or if she is physically unable to.

Annabeth:

This was a submission.

Screams gifted kid burnout, ankle injury that didn’t heal right, major physical trauma during formative years

Additionally, she, like all children of the Gods, has ADHD and dyslexia.

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Round One, Right Side: Isha (Arcane) VS Dr. Miranda Jones (Star Trek: The Original Series)

Isha

Miranda

Voting ended onMay 14

Propaganda under the cut:

Isha:

Mute: In Season 2 of Arcane, Isha is a young girl from the Undercity who is mute, and was essentially adopted as a younger sister of Jinx. Isha uses sign to communicate.

Miranda:

This was a submission.

She's blind and wears a sensor web to navigate

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Round One, Right Side: Sarina Tendouji (Oshi No Ko) VS Shoko Nishimiya (A Silent Voice)

Sarina

Shoko

Voting ended onMay 14

Propaganda under the cut:

Sarina:

Cancer: Sarina was sick from, and notably died from, an anaplastic astrocytoma, an outdated term for a rare type of brain cancer.

Shoko:

Deaf/Hard of Hearing: Shoko is shown to be deaf, likely born so, and is shown using hearing aids throughout her life. She had to move schools due to aggressive bullying in her youth.

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Round One, Right Side: Luka Strongarm (Honkai: Star Rail) VS Ballister Boldheart (Nimona)

Luka

Ballister

Voting ended onMay 14

Propaganda under the cut:

Luka:

Prosthetic Arm: After protecting a child from a monster attack, Luka lost his right arm. He has it replaced with a mechanical prosthetic.

Ballister:

Prosthetic Arm: After he was framed for killing the Queen, his boyfriend, Ambrosius, attacks to deal with the modified weapon, cutting off Ballister's right arm in the process. Ballister has his right arm replaced with a prosthetic.

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Round One, Right Side: Tomura Shigaraki (My Hero Academia) VS Kaori Miyazono (Your Lie In April)

Shigaraki

Kaori

Voting ended onMay 14

Propaganda under the cut:

Shigaraki:

His Quirk, Decay, prevents him from touching solid objects or organic matter with all five fingers without disintegrating it.

(There is more to it but there are seasons I have not seen yet.)

Kaori:

Unspecified Terminal Illness: Kaori has always been physically weak, undergoing multiple surgeries. Eventually, she learns that she doesn't have much time left to live, and she is recurrently hospitalized.

Paralysis: Eventually, her illness deteriorated to the point where it would cause bouts of paralysis in her legs.

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Round One, Right Side: Barbara Shadow (Shadows House) VS Nessarose Thropp (Wicked)

Barbara

Nessarose

Voting ended onMay 14

Propaganda under the cut:

Barbara:

Chronic Pain: Due to her body outputting too much soot, her body is constantly in a lot of pain.

Seizures: Barbara has "soot seizures" when her body has produced too much soot for her to handle, and when this happens, her Living Doll, Barbie, has to insult her and yell at her to get her to let it all out.

Nessarose:

Wheelchair User: Nessarose was born without use of her legs due to her mom chewing milkweed in an attempt to prevent her child from turning out green like Elphaba had been. She uses a wheelchair because of this.

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Round One, Right Side: Peeta Mellark (The Hunger Games) VS Izumi Curtis (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Peeta

Izumi

Voting ended onMay 14

Propaganda under the cut:

Disclaimer: Mod has not seen or read The Hunger Games.

Peeta:

This was a submission.

Lost a leg

I did more research, and Peeta lost his leg due to an infection caused by blood poisoning, gangrene, and a deep cut by Cato. The Capitol deemed his leg unable to be saved, and thus amputated it and replaced it with a prosthetic.

Izumi:

Missing Organs: After attempting to revive her stillborn child with Human Transmutation, she lost some of her internal organs in the process, leaving her prone to fits of coughing up blood and rendering her physically unable to become pregnant again.

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Round One, Right Side: Phosphophyllite (Houseki no Kuni) VS Beldaruit (Witch Hat Atelier)

Phosphophyllite

Beldaruit

Voting ended onMay 14

Propaganda (and Houseki no Kuni spoilers) under the cut:

Phos:

Memory Loss: In this series, losing parts of your body means that you lose the memories that were in those limbs. Phos lost both arms, both legs, and even their head, as well as one of their eyes. They do not have a lot of memories left by the end of the series.

Multiple Amputee / Multiple Limb Replacements: As mentioned above, Phos has lost all of their limbs, as well as their head, and one of their eyes. All of these have been replaced by something else.

PTSD: While their memories are scattered these days, Phos has PTSD from all of the trauma they have suffered over the years; between losing multiple close friends (including Ghost Quartz and Antarcticite) to the Lunarians, and their inability to help due to their weak constitution.

Weak Constitution: Due to their Hardness Level being 3.5, one of the weakest, Phos is unable to wield a sword and fight like the rest of the Gems. In fact, even their teacher, Kongo, yelling causes Phos to shatter. While things change as their limbs get replaced, this is how they start.

Hallucinations: Phos has been shown hallucinating Antarcticite, reliving the moment where they died in front of them over and over.

Beldaruit:

Chronic Health Issues: Beldaruit usually stays in bed unless he has to leave it, due to his chronic health issues that leave him bedbound.

Wheelchair User: Beldaruit uses a magical equivalent of a wheelchair to get around, as he cannot walk otherwise.

Hypermobility: Beldaruit has hypermobile joints and brittle bones. His Wiki page states that his mobility aids are indicative of him possibly having Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS).

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Round One, Right Side: Toshinori Yagi/All Might (My Hero Academia) VS Yang Xiao Long (RWBY)

All Might

Yang

Voting ended onMay 14

Propaganda under the cut:

All Might:

Respiratory/Stomach Injuries: After defeating All For One for the first time in the past, he suffered critical injuries that affected both his stomach and respiratory system. This created a time limit on how long he could stay transformed, preventing him from being the Symbol of Peace for as long as he was able to before the incident.

Yang:

Amputee: During her fight with Adam Taurus in Volume 4, Yang lost her right arm while attempting to protect Blake Belladonna, her teammate and future girlfriend. Thanks to Pietro Polendina, Penny's father and creator, she was able to get a robotic prosthetic arm to replace it.

PTSD: For a long time after the above incident, Yang developed PTSD due to the trauma it all caused. She would get flashbacks, nightmares, and would even hallucinate Adam.

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Round One, Right Side: Luka (Alien Stage) VS Nene Kusanagi (Project Sekai)

Luka

Nene

Voting ended onMay 14

Propaganda under the cut:

Luka:

Congenital Heart Disease: Due to his artificial creation by Heperu, Luka is confirmed to have congenitial heart disease, with the primary visual indicator/symptom being peripheral cyanosis, or his purple fingertips, due to low blood flow and oxygen reaching his extremities.

Chronic Migraines: Alongside the above, Luka suffers from chronic migraines due to his artificial creation.

Age Regression: Not necessarily a disability, but important to note, as he likely uses age regression in order to cope with the various traumas he has suffered from since his creation at the hands of Heperu.

Nene:

Social Anxiety/Stage Fright: Nene's social anxiety and stage fright has been shown to disable her, to the point where, in the main WonderlandsxShowtime story, Nene had to use Nene-Robo, a robot Rui created for her, in order to communicate with others and even perform on stage. While she's slowly getting better at it, this has been indeed shown to disable her in the past.

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Round One, Right Side: Johnny Joestar (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) VS Gregor Samsa (Limbus Company)

Johnny

Gregor

Voting ended onMay 14

Propaganda under the cut:

Johnny:

Paralysis + Wheelchair User: After being shot in the spine, Johnny was paralyzed from the waist down. Before the start of the Steel Ball Run, he uses a wheelchair, but once the race starts, he's usually on his horse, Slow Dancer.

Gregor:

Prosthetic Arm: As a result of experiments done on Gregor and several others, his right arm has been replaced with an insectoid arm. It renders him unable to use his arm outside of combat most of the time. In several of his Mirror Identities, his arm is shown to be a proper prosthetic instead of just an insectoid arm.

PTSD: As he was a soldier in the Smoke War, alongside the experients done on his arm, he has PTSD from all of that trauma.

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Round One, Right Side: Saki Tenma (Project Sekai) VS Black Raisin Cookie (Cookie Run: Kingdom)

Saki

Black Raisin

Voting ended onMay 14

Propaganda under the cut:

Saki:

Unspecified Chronic Illness: Saki canonically has an unspecified chronic illness. While I personally headcanon it to be fibromyalgia or something akin to it, the game has provided no actual name for the illness in question. She has previously been hospitalized because of it. She has to be careful not to push herself, as she gets fevers if she overdoes it. However, she pushes herself regardless so she doesn't worry her friends.

Black Raisin Cookie:

Missing Limb: Black Raisin Cookie, for unspecified reasons, does not have one of her arms.