History DelicateAndSickly / VideoGames

* Ameena from ''StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime'', who's also an Expy of [[FinalFantasyVII another flower-selling girl]]. It ends [[DiabolusExMachina even worse than this implies]].

* The quarians from ''Franchise/MassEffect'' are a ''species'' of Ill People. Since their forced exile from their homeworld 300 years before the events of the games, quarian immune systems (which were already weaker than those other species) have deteriorated to the point that all quarians must wear [[LatexSpaceSuit environmental suits]] at all times just so they don't die. ''Every'' quarian Shepard meets in the games--from WrenchWench party member Tali'Zorah to {{Badass}} marine Kal'Reegar to the valley girl complaining about her boyfriend on Illium--is one suit breach away from potentially deadly sickness. That said, they don't appreciate the stereotype:

** Female Example: Marina from the ''Ride the Lightning'' novel, a crippled young woman who is the sister of [[spoiler: Solaria, a woman who was horribly experimented on and turned into a Gear -- which could have happened to her, too]]. She then accidentally drinks a drug named Vitae, which cures her disability [[spoiler: but in fact is made of Gear cells, which start causing her '''massive''' BodyHorror. She barely survives thanks to Ky and others, and later is reunited with Solaria and given the protection they both need, but [[AnArmAndALeg loses both of her legs]] and has to return to her wheelchair.]]

* Taimi of ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'' is an Asuran child who suffers from a disease similar to multiple sclerosis, rendering it painful to walk for significant distances. She gets around this by riding in a [[HandicappedBadass combat-ready golem chassis]].

* Patchouli Knowledge from ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' is really sick. She suffers from asthma, anemia, and Vitamin A deficiency because of her refusal to leave the library she lives in for ''centuries''[[note]]and also because of all the poisonous chemicals that she uses for her magic[[/note]]. This is used to justify her inconsistent power level; when she's an Extra Boss in one game, she explains beforehand that her asthma has cleared up.

*** Subverted with [[CuteClumsyGirl Sumia]]. In a support with Henry, he notices [[spoiler: after their FreakyFridayFlip]] that her heartbeat is faster than normal and believes she has a heart murmur. It turns out that [[spoiler: since this is their [[RelationshipUpgrade their S level support]], the super fast heartbeat happens because [[LoveTropes Sumia has fallen in love with Henry and is nervous around him]]; when she gives him her LoveConfession, he realizes [[LoveEpiphany that the same thing happens to him]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and then he asks her to marry him]].]]

* Occurs a couple of times in the {{Growlanser}} series:

* Kaoru Watabe from TheKingOfFighters, who is in a wheelchair at the start of KOF'97. She has only started to take her first steps out of it by the time she meets her idols, the Psycho Soldiers. [[spoiler: Around KOF 99 her health has improved dramatically, atleast enough to have her [[BigDamnHeroes help the group out of the NESTS base]].]]

* Miyuki Tanaka from VisualNovel/TrueLoveJunaiMonogatari is, like Mio, anemic and prone to dizzy spells. She even collapses at some point and [[spoiler: her friend Mikae]] has to take care of her.

* In FireEmblem we have ''many'' cases:
** The first one is [[spoiler: [[CrutchCharacter Arran]] ]] from FireEmblemAkaneia. [[spoiler: Who is ''[[YourDaysAreNumbered lethally]]'' [[YourDaysAreNumbered ill]] and joins Marth's group as [[LastSecondChance his last chance]] [[MyGreatestFailure to atone for an horrible mistake from his past]] before his SoapOperaDisease catches up with him.]]

* [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Hanbe Takenaka]] from ''SengokuBasara'' is a villanous version of this, as he spends most of his time proving just how [[EvilerThanThou evil he is]] through sheer [[MagnificentBastard manipulation]] and [[KickTheDog dog-kicking]] despite his [[IncurableCoughOfDeath tuberculosis]].

* Akinari Kamiki, the Sun Arcana from ''{{Persona 3}}'', is a prospect writer who was born ill, thus his days have been numbered ever since birth. Developing his S-Link is about having him learn to enjoy his last days of life. [[spoiler: He will die before the game is over, leaving the children's book he wrote with the MC's help and encouragement as a TragicKeepsake, and if his link is maxed his soul will cheer on you before you take on Nyx.]]

* In both VideoGame/ArtOfFighting and TheKingOfFighters, we have [[{{Bifauxnen}} King]]'s [[PromotionToParent ward and younger brother]] [[CuteShotaroBoy Jean]]. His illness is never specified but it's mentioned that he's very delicate and can only walk short distances, so his older sister's main goal is [[HealthcareMotivation to pay for his surgery and later for his treatment]]. He gets noticeably better around ''[[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/neogeo/a/aof2king.htm AOF 2]]'' ([[spoiler: Robert and Ryo paid for his operation as thanks for King's help when Yuri was kidnapped]]) /[[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/neogeo/b/kof96gor.htm KOF' 96]] ([[spoiler: he was hospitalized and in treatment as his sister, Mai and Kasumi fought around the world, and the other two girls bring him to King's presence in the end]]).

* Yonah from ''NieR'', who is infected with the Black Scrawl Virus, prompting her [[PapaWolf father]]/[[KnightTemplarBigBrother brother]] (depending on which version you buy) to go out and fight his way to finding a cure. Later on, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Kaine]] is also infected.

* [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy Hanbe Takenaka]] from ''SengokuBasara'' is a villanous version of this, as he spends most of his time proving just how [[EvilerThanThou evil he is]] through sheer [[MagnificentBastard manipulation]] and [[KickTheDog dog-kicking]] despite his [[IncurableCoughOfDeath tuberculosis]].

*** Subverted with [[CuteClumsyGirl Sumia]]. In a support with Henry, he notices [[spoiler: after their FreakyFridayFlip]] that her heartbeat is faster than normal and believes she has a heart murmur. [[spoiler: It turns out it's because [[LoveTropes Sumia has fallen in love with Henry himself and is nervous]]; when she explains that, he realizes [[LoveEpiphany the same thing happens to him]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and then he proposes to her]].]]

* In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Fire Emblem: Binding Blade]]'', [[MagicMusic Elphin]] [[spoiler:aka Prince Mildain]] has really bad eyesight. [[spoiler:He once was poisoned to near death, and this partial blindness is the only effect that still remains.]]

* Despite being a [[BadassBookworm genius-level]] [[CastingAShadow dark magic user]], Prince Lyon of Grado from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones'' has a very weak constitution that causes him to feel inferior to his best friends, Ephraim and Eirika, and his stern but gentle father Emperor Vigarde.
* In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance]]'', local [[WhiteMagicianGirl White Magician Guy]] Rhys appears to constantly suffer from one illness or another, with several characters inquiring about his health.
* In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Fire Emblem: Binding Blade]]'', the SpoonyBard Elphin [[spoiler:aka Prince Mildain]] has really bad eyesight. [[spoiler:He once was poisoned to near death, and this partial blindness is the only effect that still remains.]]

** Played straight by Nils. At some point he ''does'' have a seizure and collapses, and his [[PromotionToParent older sister Ninian]] asks the group not to move him from the spot he passed out on. The following mission has protecting him for 15 turns as its goal.

** Earlier than all of them, [[spoiler:Prince Julius of Velthomer/Grannvale]] from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War]]'' is revealed as one of these. In ''Thracia 776'' he catches a high fever, and a conversation between [[spoiler:his half-brother Saias and girlfriend Ishtar]] states that while he was somewhat delicate as a child, his health really declined after [[spoiler:he became the vessel for the Dark God Loptyr.]]
** And even earlier, we have [[spoiler: [[CrutchCharacter Arran]] ]] from FireEmblemAkaneia. [[spoiler: Who is ''[[YourDaysAreNumbered lethally]]'' [[YourDaysAreNumbered ill]] and joins Marth's group as [[LastSecondChance his last chance]] [[MyGreatestFailure to atone for an horrible mistake from his past]] before his SoapOperaDisease catches up with him.]]

* Subverted: Ukyo Tachibana from ''SamuraiShodown'' has tuberculosis (IncurableCoughOfDeath and BloodFromTheMouth included), but he remains quite a {{badass}} fighter.

* Subverted in ''SuperRobotWars: OriginalGeneration'': Ryusei's mother is an adult Ill Girl, but it's due to a military project she used to work on as a psychic destroying her body. Her son has ended up being "recruited" by the same project in exchange for paying for her hospital bills.

** Subverted with [[CuteClumsyGirl Sumia]]. In a support with Henry, he notices [[spoiler: after their FreakyFridayFlip]] that her heartbeat is faster than normal and believes she has a heart murmur. [[spoiler: It turns out it's because [[LoveTropes Sumia has fallen in love with Henry himself and is nervous]]; when she explains that, he realizes [[LoveEpiphany the same thing happens to him]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and then he proposes to her]].]]

** Subverted with [[CuteCumsyGirl Sumia]]. In a support with Henry, he notices [[spoiler: after their FreakyFridayFlip]] that her heartbeat is faster than normal and believes she has a heart murmur. [[spoiler: It turns out it's because [[LoveTropes Sumia has fallen in love with Henry himself and is nervous]]; when she explains that, he realizes [[LoveEpiphany the same thing happens to him]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and then he proposes to her]].]]

** In Henry's supports with Olivia in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', he claims his bloodlust is a genetic nervous disorder. Whether it actually ''is'' or not, eh, it's something else. His profile, on the other hand, says that he actually has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_blood_pressure hypotension aka low blood pressure]], which can potentially be quite serious.

** And even earlier, we have [[spoiler: [[CrutchCharacter Arran]] ]] from FireEmblemAkaneia. [[spoiler: Who is ''[[YourDaysAreNumbered lethally]]'' [[YourDaysAreNumbered ill]] and joins Marth's group as [[LastSecondChance his last chance]] [[MyGreatestFailure to atone for an horrible mistake from his past]] before his illness catches up with him.]]

** In FireEmblemAwakening, [[ShrinkingViolet Noi]][[ArcherType re]] says she's anemic, and some of her lines have her saying she gets tired much easier than the other characters.

* The quarians from ''MassEffect'' are a ''species'' of Ill People. Since their forced exile from their homeworld 300 years before the events of the games, quarian immune systems (which were already weaker than those other species) have deteriorated to the point that all quarians must wear [[LatexSpaceSuit environmental suits]] at all times just so they don't die. ''Every'' quarian Shepard meets in the games--from WrenchWench party member Tali'Zorah to {{Badass}} marine Kal'Reegar to the valley girl complaining about her boyfriend on Illium--is one suit breach away from potentially deadly sickness. That said, they don't appreciate the stereotype:

** In FireEmblemAwakening, [[ShrinkingViolet Noire]] says she's anemic, and some of her lines have her saying she gets tired much easier than the other characters.

* In the ''TokimekiMemorial'' series, there's [[{{Meganekko}} Mio]] [[HotLibrarian Kisaragi]] of Tokimemo 1, who suffers from anemia and thus and can't handle violent physical activities and emotions, and Hotaru Izumi of Tokimemo 3, who had to stay for a long time at the hospital, and still suffers from some aftereffects, due to a car accident a few years prior the game's proper, which also [[spoiler: [[TheMourningAfter cost the life of her dear boyfriend]]]].

* Kaoru Watabe from TheKingOfFighters, who is in a wheelchair at the start of KOF'97. She has only started to take her first steps out of it by the time she meets the Psycho Soldiers. [[spoiler: Around KOF 99 her health has improved dramatically, atleast enough to have her [[BigDamnHeroes help the group out of the NESTS base]].]]

** In Henry's supports with Olivia in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', he claims his bloodlust is a genetic nervous disorder. Whether it actually ''is'' or not, eh, it's something else.

** And even earlier, we have [[spoiler: [[CrutchCharacter Arran]] ]] from FireEmblemAkaneia. [[spoiler: Who is ''[[YourDaysAreNumbered lethally]]'' [[YourDaysAreNumbered ill]] and joins Marth's group as [[LastSecondChance his last chance]] [[MyGreatestFailure to atone for an horrible mistake from his past]].]]

* In the ''YumeNikki'' fangame [[DotFlow .flow]], through the game's symbolism, [[spoiler:it is heavily implied that Sabitsuki, the player character, is dying from some sort of illness]]. This isn't just an EpilepticTree, but almost ''canon''. [[MindScrew Maybe]].

* ''Fire Emblem'' has two cases:

** Subverted by ''Blazing Sword'''s Lucius, who is said to be pale and sickly and apparently has a borderline seizure in his C support with [[spoiler: Renault]]. However, Lucius himself says it's not a physical illness, but one "from the soul". (It ''could'' be some kind of clinical depression or PTSD, as he says he tries to help others with their pain yet he is afflicted too.)

** In Henry's supports with Olivia in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', he claims his bloodlust is a genetic nervous disorder.

** And even earlier, we have [[spoiler: [[CrutchCharacter Arran]] ]] from FireEmblemAkaneia. [[spoiler: Who is ''[[YourDaysAreNumbered lethally]]'' [[YourDaysAreNumbered ill]] and joins Marth's group as his last chance [[MyGreatestFailure to atone for an horrible mistake from his past]].]]

* In both ArtOfFighting and TheKingOfFighters, we have [[{{Bifauxnen}} King]]'s [[PromotionToParent ward and younger brother]] [[CuteShotaroBoy Jean]]. His illness is never specified but it's mentioned that he's very delicate and can only walk short distances, so his older sister's main goal is [[HealthcareMotivation to pay for his surgery and later for his treatment]]. He gets noticeably better around ''[[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/neogeo/a/aof2king.htm AOF 2]]'' ([[spoiler: Robert and Ryo paid for his operation as thanks for King's help when Yuri was kidnapped]]) /[[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/neogeo/b/kof96gor.htm KOF' 96]] ([[spoiler: he was hospitalized and in treatment as his sister, Mai and Kasumi fought around the world, and the other two girls bring him to King's presence in the end]]).