History Main / AnArmAndAleg

Compare {{Kneecapping}}, and AgonyOfTheFeet. FakeArmDisarm is a bloodless version of this trope, whereas a LiteralDisarming is this trope done for the explicit purpose of removing someone's ability to fight or wield weapons. If the injury specifically represents or comments upon some aspect of the character it counts as SymbolicMutilation. Doing this on purpose in order to attack is DetachmentCombat. (Doing it with hands is a RocketPunch.)

Compare {{Kneecapping}}, and AgonyOfTheFeet. FakeArmDisarm is a bloodless version of this trope, whereas a LiteralDisarming is this trope done for the explicit purpose of removing someone's ability to fight or wield weapons. If the injury specifically represents or comments upon some aspect of the character it counts as SymbolicMutilation.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' fanfic ''Fanfic/MonsterChronicles'', [[spoiler:Cody ends up losing his right hand to Cedric during the events of the final chapter, and replaces it with the talisman]].

May be the predecessor to ArtificialLimbs, ArmCannon, HookHand, or SwissArmyAppendage. Frequently appears in the backstory of a HandicappedBadass. If played for laughs, it's AmusingInjuries; if there's no lasting damage it's OnlyAFleshWound. Characters with AppendageAssimilation will simply stitch a new appendage on the gaping hole. If it's a severed hand, expect it to be used in a DeadHandShot.

* In "[[Music/ShiaLaBeoufLive Shia LaBeouf]]", you lose your lower leg when it's caught in a bear trap and you have to gnaw it off to escape. You limp everywhere afterward, and the blood loss is a liability when you encounter and end up fighting Shia LaBeouf.

* Stevie gets a call at the end of episode 4 of ''Podcast/SporadicPhantoms'' that her sister Nicole has been taken to the hospital after a car accident caused her hand to get severed. But considering that the show is within the world of ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' and Nicole is a Full Member of The Sharing, it's more likely that it was severed by Ax in a fight.

* In ''VideoGame/Everhood'', Red starts the game with one of the arms stolen. Later another character, Blue Thief, loses both their legs.

* ''ComicBook/MegaMan'':

** The first level of ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsIII'' has the [[PlayerCharacter main character]] get [[CharacterCustomization his/her]] arms and right leg, courtesy of a [[SecondLawMyAss robot grunt]]. It's violent. [[NightmareFuel Very violent.]][[labelnote:*]]So much so [[http://kotaku.com/call-of-duty-black-ops-iiis-most-brutal-scene-haunts-m-1741248996 that many people got nightmares from it]].[[/labelnote]]

* ''[[ComicBook/MegaMan Mega Man Archie Comics]]'':
** When ShadowMan goes on the attack to prove his loyalty to the Ra Moon, CrashMan loses his CrashBomber cannons and [[OhCrap pisses himself]], in addition to screaming in pain. This could be Type II or Type III.
---> '''CrashMan:''' (screams in pain) My non-hands!
** Type II example: MagnetMan is defeated this way due to his powers disorienting his sense of direction during his fight with the Blue Bomber, who severs DWN-018's right arm with a Shadow Blade.
** SparkMan, just like CrashMan, loses his arms, which, in addition to [[OhCrap scaring the daylights out of DWN-023]], leads to his defeat. Unlike the prior two, this is definitely Type III.
---> '''SparkMan:''' No! My arms!

** When ShadowMan goes on the attack to prove his loyalty to the Ra Moon, CrashMan loses his CrashBomber cannons and [[OhCrap pisses himself]], in addition to screaming in pain.

** MagnetMan is defeated this way due to his powers disorienting his sense of direction during his fight with the Blue Bomber.
** SparkMan, just like CrashMan, loses his arms, which, in addition to [[OhCrap scaring the daylights out of DWN-023]], leads to his defeat.

* This is integral to the backstory of Marvel villain Master Pandemonium. Originally a spoiled, rich actor named Martin Preston, a car crash one night after drinking heavily severed one of his arms. Dying and yelling for help, the demon Mephisto appeared and [[DealWithTheDevil offered him a deal, which he accepted]]. Mephisto summoned four demons; one of them wrenched its own arm off and used it to [[AppendageAssimilation replace the lost limb]], whereas the other three repeated the trick with Preston's good limbs. Since then, as Master Pandemonium, the four demons are his servants while in Mephisto's employ, and he can detach any (or all) of his limbs, which causes them to turn into the demons who donated them. He is most often a foe of ComicBook/GhostRider.

* ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead'':

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/{{Jericho}}'': [[FirstPersonSmartass Jericho]] suffers both type type 2 and 3. A half-crab, half-octopus creature in a swamp hacks off a hoof (most of it, at least) and destroys another; this ends up giving Jericho's right foreleg/arm blood poisoning. Then, within days, his right foreleg dies of said blood poisoning, so he has to cut it off. Using only his mouth, a sword, and a bonfire. This prompts C, the [[spoiler:[[BodyHorror Skinwalker]], to [[AppendageAssimilation cut off his own regenerating arm and give it to Jericho]]]]. Jericho's hunt for magic capable of restoring his foreleg/arm, along with his missing eye and horn, drive the plot of Act 2. A few chapters later, to prevent Cherry Berry from [[spoiler:raping him]], Jericho chews off his chained right forehoof. Twice. Because the skinwalker's limb regenerates and is semi-sentient, and actually took mild offense to Jericho's first attempt at chewing part of it off. WordOfGod says that the writing and editing team are very fond of this trope when concerning Jericho himself. Their team motto is even [[spoiler:"Fuck Jericho"]]. WordOfGod also states that the author is a sociopath who simply enjoys making beloved characters suffer.

* Shinobu in ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' has her hand sliced off by Travis after their fight (Type 3).

** At some point in Mercury's past, he lost both of his legs and had them replaced with prosthetic limbs. This eventually becomes extremely useful to the villains. [[spoiler:Mercury is very sensitive to Pyrrha's magnetism Semblance and is able to assess her abilities after only seconds of sparring, allowing him to gather valuable intelligence about her that Cinder can exploit. He is also capable of withstanding Yang's Semblance-empowered attacks and make it appear as though his legs are broken without being genuinely harmed. This allows Emerald to use her powers to frame both Yang and Pyrrha, and by extension Ozpin (as their headmaster), without Mercury being injured or anyone catching on.]]

** In Volume 7, Ironwood is willing to flay the skin off his entire left arm to ensure he defeats Watts, declaring that he is willing to sacrifice anything to achieve his goal of thwarting Salem. He spends the rest of the volume with his arm bandaged in a sling, but the first episode of Volume 8 confirms he's had it amputated and replaced by a cybernetic arm. This sets up the tone of Volume 8. [[spoiler:The right side of his body has always been cybernetic, using pale metal that's integrated with his body, and which he hides behind clothing. However, he sacrifices his left arm to speed up his return to full fitness. The new arm is black and on full display for all to see. This emphasises his descent into villainy where he is willing to sacrifice everything to save Atlas, including his own humanity.]]

** It is revealed in Volume 3 that at some point in his past, James Ironwood [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe lost the entire right side of his body]], including his arm, leg, and half his torso, which have all been replaced with cybernetics. In Volume 7, during his fight with Watts, [[spoiler:he gets his left arm trapped in a HardLight shield and drags it out in order to free himself, burning all the skin off his forearm from the elbow down. He then spends the rest of the volume with his arm bandaged and in a sling.]] By the start of Vol. 8, it's revealed that [[spoiler:his injuries were severe enough that the arm had to be amputated and replaced with a metal prosthetic, leaving him with only one biological limb (his left leg) remaining]].

* Merle loses his right arm in ''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance'' when [[ItMakesSenseInContext god lies to him]] and his arm starts to crystalize, leading to Magnus chopping it off to save him. He gets a sweet wooden arm as a replacement.