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** In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', we have the Red Lotus [[MakingASplash waterbender]] Ming-Hua. Though she has no arms (according to WordOfGod, it's a birth defect), she has the ability to create [[ArtificialLimbs arms/tendrils made out of water]] with her bending, which she can control pretty much psychically. And she [[IAmNotLeftHanded isn't limited to two, either]]. She was put in a TailorMadePrison designed just for her for a ''reason'', she's one of the most dangerous benders alive. And, just like, Toph, her powerful abilities have an AchillesHeel: [[spoiler:As dangerous as her water limbs are, connecting them to herself leaves her vulnerable to an electrical current and Mako kills her by shooting lightning at them]].

* Toph from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. She's a great Earthbender, both because of natural talent and because she's blind: She learned how to use earthbending to sense her surroundings by registering vibrations in earth from the giant badgermoles she played with when she was young. She's so skilled with it that she can even act as a LivingLieDetector by monitoring people's pulse like a polygraph. She also pioneered the art of metalbending, as metal was previously thought to be too refined to be affected by earthbenders. She does have some logical limitations, however: she hates flying and boating, sand makes everything "blurry," and since there's no braille in this world, she NeverLearnedToRead. But when conditions are ideal for her, her power is so effective it [[RunningGag frequently]] [[ForgotTheDisability makes her friends forget she's blind]].

* Toph from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. She's a great Earthbender, both because of natural talent and because she's blind: She learned how to use earthbending to sense her surroundings by registering vibrations in earth from the giant badgermoles she played with when she was young. She's so skilled with it that she can even act as a LivingLieDetector by monitoring their pulse like a polygraph. She also pioneered the art of metalbending, as metal was previously thought to be too refined to be affected by earthbenders. She does have some logical limitations, however: she hates flying and boating, sand makes everything "blurry," and since there's no braille in this world, she NeverLearnedToRead. But when conditions are ideal for her, her power is so effective it [[RunningGag frequently]] [[ForgotTheDisability makes her friends forget she's blind]].
-->'''Toph (on being shown a wanted poster with her face on it):''' It ''sounds'' like a sheet of paper but I guess you're referring to what's ''on'' the sheet of paper.\\
''Later, when Katara learns about the poster''\\

* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'', General Amaya is Princes Callum and Ezran's aunt. She is deaf. Amaya is a capable warrior, having matched and beaten Sunfire elves in 3v1 combat. She has been portrayed as a well-respected military leader, as well as a very intelligent person. Amaya utilizes what appears to be American Sign Language to communicate. Her assistant, Commander Gren translates for her, most of the time. She had harbored a bigoted hatred for all elves throughout the series, but this seems to lessen by the end of Book Three.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'':
** After the events of the episode "The Price," Owen's left hand has been turned to stone in the shape of a clenched fist; naturally, a fist made of stone hurts more than a fist made of flesh and blood. Xanatos even remarks that he's "making good use of his handicap."
** Another time, after the entire city had been turned to stone by a spell broadcasted over television, the Manhattan clan met with a blind man who had been unaffected. Turns out you need to both see and hear Earth Magic for it to have an effect on you.

* In the ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' episode "[[Recap/FarscapeS02E04CrackersDontMatter Crackers Don't Matter]]", the Moya crew are exposed to a type of light that's driving them insane. Crichton is less affected because, as a human, he has weaker eyesight than the others.
-->'''Chiana:''' You've got the worst eyes out of all of us. That's why your optic nerves aren't being affected.\\
'''Crichton:''' I got GREAT eyes! They're better than 20/20 and they're BLUE!\\
'''Chiana:''' Okay, so can you read the symbols on the basin over there?\\
'''Crichton:''' (''looks'') There's nothing there.\\
'''Rygel:''' (''reading'') Warning...\\
'''D'Argo:''' ....don't flush corrosives...\\
'''Aeryn:''' (''with a hand over one eye'') ...down the waste tunnel.

* Thanks to Fry from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' having an *ahem* [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} 'special']] mind, he is immune to all psi attacks. His lacking the Delta Brain Wave, which all animals, robots, and even some ''plants'' have, means the Brain Spawn can't afflict him with their "Stupifaction Ray" that renders its victims even more stupid than Fry. A later episode even shows that, so long as he avoids thinking too hard (by his standards), the Brain Spawn can't even see him. He also fell victim to a Brain Slug once, a PuppeteerParasite that controls and feeds off of the brain of its victims: while it could control him it couldn't feed off of him and quickly starved to death. Finally, not even The Dark One was to read his mind, allowing Fry to once again save the universe from it. Anybody can be an idiot, but not everybody is his own grandfather...

* Thanks to Fry from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' having an *ahem* [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} 'special']] mind, he is immune to all psi attacks. Anybody can be an idiot, but not everybody is his own grandfather...

-->'''Crichton:''' [[HumanityIsSuperior Humans are SUPERIOR!]]

* ''In Dark Alleys'': One the PC options in this urban horror game are Cannibals. A Gnostic sect that rejects the illusion of the physical world and their own flesh, going so far as to remove their own body parts over time. But through meditation, they can force their souls to act as invisible replacements. These phantom limbs are more powerful than the original and grant supernatural abilities. Removing an eye allows them to see the invisible, etc.

* Toph from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. She's a great Earthbender, both because of natural talent and because she's blind: She learned how to use earthbending to sense her surroundings by registering vibrations in earth from the giant badgermoles she played with when she was young. She's so skilled with it that she can even act as a LivingLieDetector by monitoring their pulse like a polygraph. She does have some logical limitations, however: she hates flying and boating, sand makes everything "blurry," and since there's no braille in this world, she NeverLearnedToRead. But when conditions are ideal for her, her power is so effective it [[RunningGag frequently]] [[ForgotTheDisability makes her friends forget she's blind]].

** In an unusual take, this power isn't limited to her and it doesn't require blindness, as she eventually taught it to the fully sight-capable Aang. [[spoiler: It proved a decisive factor in helping beat Ozai.]] Her daughter Lin in the SequelSeries also uses vibration sensing in her role as a police chief, and there are 'truth seers' who have learned her ability to act as a LivingLieDetector. Mostly, she's just an incredible earthbender, although it's unclear how much is natural talent and how much is just because she's using her Earthbending 24/7. It's definitely not one of the usual InspirationallyDisadvantaged cases where being blind is magic.

* Toph from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. She's a great Earthbender, both because of natural talent and because she's blind: She learned how to use earthbending to sense her surroundings by registering vibrations in earth from the giant badgermoles she played with when she was young. She's so skilled with it that she can even act as a LivingLieDetector by monitoring their pulse like a polygraph. She does have some logical limitations, however: she hates flying and boating since her senses are limited when she's not on solid ground, sand makes everything "blurry," and since there's no braille in this world, she NeverLearnedToRead. But when conditions are ideal for her, her power is so effective it [[RunningGag frequently]] [[ForgotTheDisability makes her friends forget she's blind]].

* Creator/LarryNiven's ''Literature/KnownSpace'' character Gilbert Gilgamesh Hamilton (Gil the Arm) develops a telekinetic replacement arm when his original is lost in an asteroid mining accident. It's very weak (barely able to lift a full shot glass in Earth gravity) and due to Gil's lack of imagination is restricted to the range of the original... however, he manages to keep it when the meat arm is finally [[{{Organlegging}} replaced]], it has its own sense of touch which can feel ''inside'' things (including people), and he can reach through a videophone screen in two ways -- to touch the electronics inside, or to touch the person on the other end of the call...

** [[BareFistedMonk Lee Sin]] is blind, but he makes up for it with his SupernaturalMartialArts and generally heightened senses. One of his signature abilities is [[MakeMeWannaShout to shout out a "Sonic Wave"]] that locates and marks an enemy, which he can then follow up on with a ''homing'' [[DivingKick divekick]].

* In ''Webcomic/{{Pacificators}}'', one of the main characters, [[BlowYouAway Taffe]] [[MakeMeWannaShout Torbern]] is [[spoiler: deaf. People don't know because she uses her power to amplify sounds.]] She uses it [[CombatPragmatist to her advantage]] twice [[WizardDuel against Gincoi]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'', OneSceneWonder the blind {{Catfolk}} soldier Lynx-O displays these when he [[TheNoseKnows detects the scent]] of an invading {{Lizard|folk}} army that's out of sight of his fellow sentries.
* Phantom Limb from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' was born with withered arms and legs. A laboratory accident replaced these with fully-developed but invisible ones, with which he can kill by touch.
** Subverted however with the Impossible family, a parody of the ComicBook/FantasticFour. Other than the Reed Richards {{expy}}, they got the sucky aspects of the Four's superpowers without any of the benefits. Sally has to concentrate at all times or else her skin (and only her skin) will turn invisible, Cody bursts into flames whenever he is exposed to oxygen (and feels the same way any of us would if we were on fire), and Ned is a walking callus.

** In [[Film/IronMan the movie]] it was only the power source that kept him alive and the suit was something he made later. By ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' he considers it as much a part of himself as his heart.

** In "The Toys of Caliban", Toby Ross was born with a severe intellectual impairment which also allows him to [[YourMindMakesItReal manifest objects that he sees in pictures]].
** In "Love is Blind", the [[BlindMusician musician]] gained the [[BlindSeer ability to see the future]] after he was shot in the head by his lover's jealous husband and lost his sight [[spoiler:[[DeadAllAlong and possibly his life]]]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Killer7}}''