History Main / DismembermentIsCheap

Not so in this fictional universe. Through magic or advanced science, they have ArtificialLimbs or [[CloningBodyParts cloned parts]] that are as good (or better than) the original, or they're able to regrow lost limbs, just like a lizard. Dismemberment becomes a mere temporary inconvenience, even an opportunity to get an upgrade covered by health insurance.

** Played straight in [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Part 4]] and [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Part 5]], where the two resident protagonists (Josuke Higashikata and Giorno Giovanna) have the ability to heal others. At one point in part 4, Josuke actually heals someone [[ItMakesSenseInContext FROM a hand.]]

* In ''Fanfic/TheEggTeam'', Teddy loses his right arm very quickly after he is first introduced. However, after passing out from his injury, he wakes up with a mechanical arm. Not only does this arm serve as a perfectly functioning replacement, it also allows him to throw orbs of electricity

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* In ''Fanfic/TheEggTeam'', Teddy loses his right arm very quickly after he is first introduced. However, after passing out from his injury, he wakes up with a mechanical arm. Not only does this arm serve as a perfectly functioning replacement, it also allows him to throw orbs of electricity
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** Kuzan, former Admiral Aokiji, who lost half of his right leg during his fight with Akainu for the position of Fleet Admiral, but is able to [[AnIcePerson create a prosthetic one made of ice using his Logia Fruit]].

** During the events of the Whole Cake Island Arc, [[spoiler:Charlotte Perospero loses his right arm when [[SuicideAttack Pedro sacrifices himself in order to allow the Straw Hats to escape]]. He is then seen immediately after with a replacement made from his candy creating Devil Fruit. This ends up being zigzagged when he eventually faints due to the candy arm doing little to staunch the blood loss, but by the Wano Arc his candy arm gives him no real issues]]

** Averted with Shanks. He loses his arm in the first chapter and, despite prosthetics being perfectly feasible in this world, decides to simply accept never having that arm again. This has been mentioned to impact his life in several ways, especially on account of it being his dominant hand he lost.

* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' [[spoiler:Naruto loses his right arm up to the elbow in his final clash with [[TheRival Sasuke Uchiha]], and gets a replacement limb made from Hashirama cells. Sasuke loses his ''left'' arm in the same fight and gets a similar replacement.]]

* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' [[spoiler:Naruto loses his right arm up to the elbow in his final clash with [[TheRival Sasuke Uchiha]], and gets a replacement limb made from Hashirama cells.]]

See also DeathIsCheap, ImmortalLifeIsCheap. Like those tropes, it's a way to show things are serious without having to [[StatusQuoIsGod significantly alter the course of your characters' lives.]]

* In the ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' Season 2 finale, Director Coulson catches a tainted Terrigen Crystal before it can shatter and disperse its toxin. Unfortunately, the crystal turns any non-Inhuman (which Coulson is) to stone. Before it can spread past his hand, Agent Mack chops it off to save his life. Later, Coulson is fitted with several prosthetic hands, each with its own special purpose. There are some psychological after-effects from losing his hand that prevent it from feeling right, he finds it impossible to tie a tie, and even after those problems are overcome, he has no feeling in the hand, but other than that, it would be easy to forget he had a prosthetic hand [[ArtificialLimbsAreStronger if not for the enhanced strength and cool gadgetry]]. During the sixth season, Deke Shaw is captured by Sarge, a genetic clone of Coulson. Shaw stabs him in that hand, proving that it ''isn't'' Coulson [[BackFromTheDead back from the dead]].

* In the ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' Season 2 finale, Director Coulson catches a tainted Terrigen Crystal before it can shatter and disperse its toxin. Unfortunately, the crystal turns any non-Inhuman (which Coulson is) to stone. Before it can spread past his hand, Agent Mack chops it off to save his life. Later, Coulson is fitted with several prosthetic hands, each with its own special purpose. During the sixth season, Deke Shaw is captured by Sarge, a genetic clone of Coulson. Shaw stabs him in that hand, proving that it ''isn't'' Coulson [[BackFromTheDead back from the dead]].

** Played straight in [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Part 4]] and [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Part 5]], where the two resident protagonists (Josuke Higashikata and Giorno Giovanna) have the ability to heal others. At one point in part 4, Josuke actually heals someone [[ItMakesSenseInContext FROM a hand.]]

* In the ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' season 3 finale, Director Coulson catches a tainted Terrigen Crystal before it can shatter and disperse its toxin. Unfortunately, the crystal turns any non-Inhuman (which Coulson is) to stone. Before it can spread past his hand, Agent Mack chops it off to save his life. Later, Coulson is fitted with several prosthetic hands, each with its own special purpose. During the sixth season, Deke Shaw is captured by Sarge, a genetic clone of Coulson. Shaw stabs him in that hand, proving that it ''isn't'' Coulson [[BackFromTheDead back from the dead]].

** [[spoiler: During the events of the Whole Cake Island Arc, Charlotte Perospero loses his right arm when [[SuicideAttack Pedro sacrifices himself in order to allow the Straw Hats to escape]]. He is then seen immediately after with a replacement made from his candy creating Devil Fruit. This ends up being zigzagged when he eventually faints due to the candy arm doing little to staunch the blood loss, but by the Wano Arc his candy arm gives him no real issues]]

** Kuzan, former Admiral Aokiji, who lost half his right leg during his fight with Akainu for the position of Fleet Admiral, but is able to [[AnIcePerson create a prosthetic one made of ice using his Logia Fruit]].

** [[spoiler: During the events of the Whole Cake Island Arc, Charlotte Perospero loses him right arm when [[SuicideAttack Pedro sacrifices himself in order to allow the Straw Hats to escape]]. He is then seen immediately after with a replacement made from his candy creating Devil Fruit.]]

* ''Manga/OnePiece'' has many characters who lose limbs, but can create prosthetic replacements using their Devil Fruit abilities and continue as if they never lost a limb in the first place. Examples include:

** Eustass Kid lost his left arm during a battle against the Red Hair Pirates during the TimeSkip. He was able to create a replacement using his [[MagnetismManipulation Magnetism Fruit]] to gather up a bunch of metal and form it into a [[ArtificialLimbs Mechanical arm]].
** [[spoiler: During the events of the Whole Cake Island Arc, Charlotte Perospero loses him right arm when Pedro blows himself up in order to allow the Straw Hats to escape to the sea. He is seen then seen immediately after with a replacement made from his candy creating Devil Fruit.]]

In the real world, [[AnArmAndALeg losing a limb]] is a life-altering event. There is the emotional trauma, the physical therapy, the newfound difficulty of simple tasks like walking or grabbing objects, the inevitable [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished body image]] [[DontLookAtMe issues]], and possibly a forced career change.

->''I landed the ship safely... for the most part.'' [puts leg on table] ''Eh? Pretty cool robot leg! I'm still workin' on it, maybe add some jets or a can opener...''