History Main / InjuredPlayerCharacterStage

[[/folder]] This isn't just a one-off injury either, it has long lasting repercussions on the plot.

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* This happens in ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' when Joel is [[spoiler: ImpailedWithExtremePrejudice]]. It happens right after a quick time event too, so first time players will probably erroneously think that it's just a NonStandardGameOver.

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* Essentially the entire ''flipping'' game of ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity''. Batman early on is poisoned by The Joker, but due to being TheDeterminator he pushes through everything the city throws at him. His poisoning has little impact upon his abilities until near the end of the game, however.

As this trope is most often invoked near the end of a game, beware of spoilers.

A sister trope of (and often overlapping with) ExpositoryGameplayLimitation. See also ControllableHelplessness and NoGearLevel. Compare/contrast PlotlineDeath, where a playable character is injured so badly, they are no longer playable at all (and dead).

A sister trope of (and often overlapping with) ExpositoryGameplayLimitation. See also ControllableHelplessness and NoGearLevel.

* Ada's portion of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilTheUmbrellaChronicles'' starts with her in critical condition, given that she just barely survived the attack by the Tyrant as shown in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2''.

* Essentially the entire ''flipping'' game of ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity''. Batman early on is poisoned by The Joker, but due to being TheDeterminator he pushes through everything the city throws at him.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX' Garnet is injured *psychologically* after [[spoiler: her home kingdom is attacked and suffers heavy casualties with her unable to do anything to defend it as queen]]. For awhile she will fail to cast spells or do attacks when told because she is to busy replaying the scene in her head. She also does not speak in game at all during this section.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX' Garnet is injured *psychologically* after [[spoiles: her home kingdom is attacked and suffers heavy casualties with her unable to do anything to defend it as queen]]. For awhile she will fail to cast spells or do attacks when told because she is to busy replaying the scene in her head. She also does not speak in game at all during this section.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasIX' Garnet is injured *psychologically* after [[spoilers: her home kingdom is attacked and suffers heavy casualties with her unable to do anything to defend it as queen]]. For awhile she will fail to cast spells or do attacks when told because she is to busy replaying the scene in her head. She also does not speak in game at all during this section.

* ''VideoGame/MegaManZero 2'': The game's intro continues from the ending from the previous game where Zero wanders off and fights a lot of mooks hounding him for a whole year, and it didn't appear that he has himself repaired or even resting. As you're playing in the intro stage, you'll see that he always holds his shoulder (something you normally only see if his health is critical) and his weapon upgrades are lost from the previous game; the Triple Rod weapon from the previous game is also unusable because it's broken during the interim.

InjuredPlayerCharacterStage is a video game trope and a case of GameplayAndStoryIntegration. An injury taken in a cutscene or scripted event has an impact on your abilities in the next scene. Movement is usually reduced to a slow limp, often staggering or collapsing periodically. Most of your abilities are usually locked, especially the ability to run or jump. Pressing one of these buttons might do nothing, or even cause your character to collapse.

** ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'':Edward slashes his arm on a tree while sliding down a slope, leaving him limping towards his crew on a beach before he collapses of blood loss.

* ''VideoGame/InfamousSecondSon''. A relatively minor case in the DLC ''First Light''. Fetch gets blown up near the end. While her movement is slowed, and she starts the sequence with no Neon stored up, she can still jump and use all her powers.

* About halfway through ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'', Laura gets more hurt than usual. Unlike most examples, Laura is not terribly inhibited in this sequence, although she staggers and takes damage whenever she jumps.
* ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' has several segments there the titular character ends up [[AnArmAndALeg breaking all of his arms]]. These instances don't deter him (and the player) from trying to kick and/or headbutt everything that pisses him off, even if it's less convenient.

* ''VideoGame/{{Brothers}}'' invokes this trope in an unusual way. When [[spoiler: the older brother dies, you continue as the younger brother. you are technically in full health, but now must accomplish feats that took both brothers by yourself.]]
* ''VideoGame/MegaManZero 2'': The game's intro continues from the ending from the previous game where Zero wanders off and fights a lot of mooks hounding him for a whole year, and it didn't appear that he has himself repaired or even resting. As you're playing in the intro stage, you'll see that he always holds his shoulder (something you normally only see if his health is critical) and his weapon upgades are lost from the previous game; the Triple Rod weapon from the previous game is also unusable because it's broken during the interim.

** A borderline case happens in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', when you control Joker in a similar style. He hasn't been injured, but his natural delicate state makes it so he can only move slowly, dies the moment he enters combat, and is incapacitated if he falls down.