Line #81 DisabledInTheAdaptation/FanWorks


1	DisabledInTheAdaptation in FanWorks.
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3	!!Works with their own pages:
4	[[index]]
5	* ''DisabledInTheAdaptation/WithPearlAndRubyGlowing''
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9	[[AC:Crossovers]]
10	* ''Fanfic/ArsGoetia'': [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses Byleth]]'s glasses are a permanent part of her wardrobe, implying that she has some kind of vision problem.
11	* ''Fanfic/BlazBlueAlternativeRemnant'':
12	** Adam slices off his left arm in Chapter 69 when he's pinned down by it, in contrast to the main series, where he kept both arms throughout his entire story.
13	** Ruby's confrontation with Terumi ends with [[spoiler:him ripping out her right eye. This contrasts canon, where she still has both eyes throughout the series]].
14	* ''Fanfic/CodexEquus'': Many Codexverse characters have been given mental and/or physical disabilities that their canon selves didn't have originally.
15	** Gotaro Kujo of the Stardust Crusaders is autistic, giving him quirks like [[EyesAlwaysAverted avoidance of eye contact]], fixation on certain details, social awkwardness, [[LiteralMinded literal-mindedness]], and the tendency to stim. This is based on fan interpretation of [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Jotaro Kujo]] as being autistic, owing to his NoSocialSkills, his [[TheStoic perpetual stoicism]], and his ClosetGeek hobbies. He also suffered from PTSD -- whether from his foalhood bullying, his social marginalization, or having to kill people during and after his trip to Neighgypt.
16	** Unlike his canon counterpart, [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Radiant E. O. Speedwagon]] suffers from a load of psychological issues here -- including [[ShellShockedVeteran PTSD]] from fighting various threats like Dio Brando and the Abyssal Ones, [[HeroicSelfDeprecation low self-esteem]], and a notable GuiltComplex over his perceived failures to save his loved ones from the aforementioned threats. He also has lingering baggage from his broken upbringing, which led to him [[HatesRichPeople despising corrupt, elitist nobles]] as well as AbusiveParents.
17	** The Codexverse version of Hol Horse suffered from intense PTSD from his time as one of Godly Brand's [[ProfessionalKiller Tarot Assassins]], including having panic attacks whenever he is triggered by reminders of his former boss (an element taken from the spinoff manga ''Manga/CrazyDiamondsDemonicHeartbreak'') and being afraid of failure even in the smallest things. Unlike his manga/anime canon counterpart or even his ''CDDH'' counterpart, however, he also has trauma from being frequently [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/974573079/5076050854 molested]] and [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/974573079/5083499066 raped]] by Dio Brando/Godly Brand when the latter was alive.
18	** Played with in regards to Prince Crimson Star, who is based on [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Magnus the Red]]. Magnus's loss of one of his eyes in canon [[DependingOnTheWriter depended on who wrote him]] -- either he was a mutant born with only one eye, or he once had two eyes but gave one away when he made a [[DealWithTheDevil pact]] with the Chaos god Tzeentch. Here, Crimson Star starts off with perfect sight, then becomes completely blind after saving a classmate in a carriage accident that left him horribly injured.
19	** Unlike her canon counterpart, [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends Masquerade]] was badly affected by her time as one of the Jewel Wizard's slaves here, developing claustrophobia that went beyond a Pegasus' dislike of closed spaces. Due to this, she has panic attacks whenever something triggers her PTSD. This worsened after she Ascended to godhood as Princess [[MeaningfulRename Maya Dolos Ponyland]], as she became a StepfordSmiler who used her domains of Disguise and Theater to hide her trauma for four Ages (i.e. tens of thousands of years). It's only by meeting Mentálne that she finally gets help.
20	** Unlike [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Okuyasu Nijimura]], Sacred Peace Zeppelin-Goldstar was blinded by Vanilla Ice and suffers from PTSD from both his abusive upbringing and fighting evil Stand users like [[SerialKiller Fortunate Shadow]]. He also has a huge GuiltComplex believing that he is guilty of his older brother's crimes by proxy, since Blessed Wealth's misuse of the Stand Arrow caused multiple deaths and Sacred Peace helped him find targets to shoot at. He even [[ItsAllMyFault blamed himself]] for Gosuke's grandfather dying to another serial killer Blessed Wealth had empowered.
21	** In this setting, Gosuke Goldstar went deaf trying to heal his friends from grievous injuries inflicted by [[HavingABlast Killer Queen]]'s bombs. This didn't happen to Josuke Higashikata in ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]''.
22	* ''Fanfic/PersonaEG'': Fan character Button Mash is portrayed as mentally disabled while most works have him being at least average intelligence. Vinyl Scratch also ends up going blind over the course of the story.
23	* ''Fanfic/PokemonCrossing'': In this series, Tank has ADD and it impacted his education to the point of failing his entrance exams.
24	* ''Fanfic/TheRWBYLoops'': Weiss initially seemed focused on the well-being of others before her own, so other characters assumed she was a workaholic until Alucard became her therapist. Her self-worth is based on being Remnant's Second Looper, she has OCD, PTSD, and overall anxiety. Her Jedi training has reinforced her flaws, she's struggling with suppressing her sexuality and she suffers from a GuiltComplex.
25	* ''Fanfic/ThereWasOnceAnAvengerFromKrypton'' series:
26	** Julie ends up losing her arm when she and Ben were confronted by Sixsix.
27	** Bardock was paralyzed from the waist down prior to leaving Planet Vegeta.
28
29	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'']]
30	* ''Fanfic/KedaborysElmoreChronicles'': In canon, Mr. Small, while being rather thin and bony, was otherwise considered perfectly healthy. Here, after a stay in the hospital, [[AdaptationalGenderIdentity they]] have a chronic cough that requires an inhaler to deal with.
31
32	[[AC: ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'']]
33	* ''Fanfic/EverythingSheDeserved'': The [[WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} Calamity Trio]] all have disabilities here that they didn't have in canon.
34	** Anne has a prosthetic arm and has PTSD.
35	** Sasha is missing an eye and has chronic pain from his back injury, so he needs to use crutches or a cane during a flare-up. He also has [[UsefulNotes/PersonalityDisorders PTSD and BPD]].
36	** Marcy is explicitly autistic here, while she was only confirmed to be so in canon. They [[note]] Marcy uses they/them pronouns in this fic. [[/note]] also use a wheelchair and have [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia synesthesia]].
37
38	[[AC:''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'']]
39	* One chapter of ''Fanfic/AllAssortedAnimorphsAUs'', "What if Marco was Deaf?", is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. His dad is deaf, too, and it can't be [[HealingFactor healed by morphing]] because it's genetic.
40
41	[[AC:''Manga/{{Bleach}}'']]
42	* ''Fanfic/VowOfTheKing'': Senjumaru Shutara lost her arms fighting Baraggan centuries ago and has to use the ArtificialLimbs granted by her shikai instead. In canon, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with her arms.
43
44	[[AC:''Franchise/DanganRonpa'']]
45	* Junpei in ''Roleplay/{{Airlocked}}'' loses an arm during the second round and has it replaced with a robotic one. (An OriginalCharacter also loses an eye and later becomes a {{Cyborg}}.) As well, ''all'' the characters develop moderate to severe PTSD over their experience in the DeadlyGame.
46	* ''Fanfic/DanganronpaParadiseLost'': [[spoiler:Monaca]] is eventually revealed to have [[ArtificialLimbs prosthetic legs]]. A major plot twist in canon involved her [[ObfuscatingDisability being able-bodied]], and she still had her organic legs by the time of her final appearance.
47	* ''Fanfic/EverydayLifeWithUltimateGirls'': In canon, Mahiru's father was simply a lazy bum, which led to her taking care of him and having higher expectations for men. Here, the fanfic has him suffer [[spoiler:from an anxiety disorder, brought on by learning that his war photographer wife was injured due to a bomb explosion, losing his job after he suffered an anxiety attack. Because of Japan's conservative beliefs about the mentally unwell, he hides his condition from his daughter, remembering how sad she was when she tried to tell her peers her mother wasn't there because of her job and they instead said Mahiru's mother abandoned her, making him feel that it would worsen if she found out he was "crazy"]].
48	* In canon, Himiko was shown to be perfectly healthy. In ''Fanfic/ANewHopeDanganronpa'', she's confirmed to be a hemophiliac.
49
50	[[AC:''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'']]
51	* In canon, Harley Quinn wore PurelyAestheticGlasses as a psychologist but otherwise doesn't wear glasses. In ''Fanfic/PsalmOfTheLark'' it's specified that she's near-sighted and normally wears contacts.
52
53	''[[AC:Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba]]''
54	* ''Webcomic/WhatIfIKnowTooManyReasonsICanBeStrong'': Tanjiro loses his right eye and left forearm earlier than in the original manga.
55
56	[[AC:''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'']]
57	* ''Fanfic/WolfInTheStreetsSardineInTheSheets'': Valvatorez goes from a VegetarianVampire to a human with a liver condition. His refusal to drink blood is translated to refusing to take 'unnecessary' blood transfusions, preferring to manage his condition through other means out of a belief that getting transfusions would take those resources away from others who need them more.
58
59	[[AC:''Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon'']]
60	* ''Webcomic/DisneyHighSchool:'' A few characters, most notably [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], wear glasses when they didn't in canon. WordOfGod also confirms that Adam is supposed to be [[LIsForDyslexia dyslexic]].
61
62	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'']]
63	* ''Fanfic/DearJournalImCrazy'':
64	** In the show proper, Doug seemed like a normal kid, albeit painfully shy. Here, it's heavily implied that he is schizophrenic and is taking medication to help with his symptoms.
65	** Also, Roger has no physical disabilities in the show, and his knees being bent most of the time is only part of his character. Here, it's revealed that his bent legs are a result of rickets from a Vitamin D deficiency. Even Doug can't help but feel bad for him.
66
67	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'']]
68	* Since Julieta couldn't heal him, Agustín in ''Fanfic/HowFarDoTheseRootsGoDown'' walks with a limp until Dolores can heal him.
69
70	[[AC:''Manga/FoodWars'']]
71	* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11888601/1/Shokugeki-no-S%C5%8Dma-Nashi-Saito-de-Ch%C4%ABfu Shokugeki no Sōma: Nashi Saito de Chīfu]]'', Soma is blind from birth.
72
73	[[AC:''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'']]
74	* ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinSoft'':
75	** While Benjamin has autism and ADHD like the canon Boyfriend, he also has anxiety and PTSD, likely as a result of his parents' abuse towards him, things that the canon Boyfriend does not have.
76	** Comments by Benjamin and statements from WordOfGod heavily imply Grace has body image issues if not outright body dysmorphia, something the canon Girlfriend is never implied to have. [[invoked]]
77
78	[[AC:''Franchise/{{Frozen}}'']]
79	* ''Fanfic/AnArmAndALeg'' revolves around Elsa and Anna both being injured at the end of ''Frozen''. Elsa becomes paralyzed from the waist down and Anna loses [[AnArmAndALeg her right arm]].
80	* In the fanfic ''Fanfic/CafeLiegeois'', Elsa was born blind. However, she [[AbledInTheAdaptation lacks]] the depression and anxiety of canon Elsa.
81	* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10387863/1/An-Only-Child An Only Child]]'', Elsa has a vaguely-defined disability that means she can only say a few words and has trouble remembering to even [[ForgetsToEat eat]] and [[SleepDeprivation sleep]].
82
83	[[AC:''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'']]
84	* In ''[[Fanfic/KaedeharaKazuhasFoolproofGuide Kaedehara Kazuha's Foolproof Guide to Accidental Kidnapping]]'', Yoimiya has a prothetic leg. That's because the author believed she had one when they first saw her design, and being physically disabled themselves liked the idea too much to follow canon.
85
86	[[AC:''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'']]
87	* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/53471299 Co-Regulation]]'', Egon is autistic, to the point of having meltdowns.
88	* In ''[[https://www.tumblr.com/idontticwhen-i-bustghosts/677407766288138240/dont-be-sorry Don't Be Sorry]]'', Egon seems to have some sort of anxiety disorder, since the episode he has is described as a "panic attack".
89	* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/53381209 Hyperfantasia]]'', Ray has ADHD and Egon is autistic.
90	* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/32957821 Meltdown Moment]]'', Egon has a combination of PTSD and sensory integration issues.
91
92	[[AC:''Literature/HarryPotter'']]
93	* In ''Fanfic/FormerlyKnownAsHarryPotter'', Lily Evans-Granger (Harry Potter's identity after transitioning) is bipolar, epileptic, dyslexic, and she also has attention deficit disorder. Canon Harry Potter, aside from PTSD, had none of the aforementioned mental disorders.
94	* In ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'', Harry has a disorder that results in his sleep cycles being 26 hours long, which has made it impossible for him to keep to a normal daily schedule. It seems to exist as a convenient excuse to give him a Time-Turner. [[spoiler:This is, in fact, the ''in-universe'' reason; on the guidance of every prophecy ever, Dumbledore had secretly dosed him with potions to lengthen his sleep cycle.]]
95
96	[[AC:''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'']]
97	* Link in ''Fanfic/BlindCourage'' is mute. Other than traditionally being a HeroicMime, no canon version of Link has been mute.
98	* In ''Fanfic/HyruleCastleHigh'', Link's sister Aryll is autistic. In ''The Wind Waker'' she doesn't seem to be.
99	* ''Fanfic/TheirBond'': Both Link and Zelda have largely untreated mental illness, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, from their years as ChildSoldiers.
100
101	[[AC:''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'']]
102	* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14354760/chapters/33133689 With Words Unspoken]]'', Legolas can't speak.
103
104	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'']]
105	* In ''[[https://www.wattpad.com/267462649-the-loud-house-the-birth-of-11-children-leni-and The Birth of 11 Children]]'', Leni [[ChildhoodBrainDamage was dropped as a baby]].
106	* In ''Fanfic/TheBrokenHouse'', Lynn uses a wheelchair.
107	* Subverted in ''[[https://www.deviantart.com/mrtyedye/art/Peeking-Through-the-Fourth-Wall-AD-Episode-4-761205627 The Edgy House]]'' -- Leni's apparently brain damaged due to a fever she had as a child, but then it turns out that [[spoiler:none of the story's events were real]].
108	* ''Fanfic/MySisterLeni'':
109	** The fic portrays Leni as being on the autistic spectrum rather than merely being just a DumbBlonde as in canon.
110	** [[spoiler:Lisa]] is also later revealed to be autistic.
111
112	[[AC:''Franchise/LoveLive'']]
113	* Due to the premise of the fic ''Fanfic/WhenOneBecomesMany'', all of the systems involved have either DID or OSDD, in addition to other mental disorders or disabilities (autism, PTSD, psychosis, etc.)
114
115	[[AC:''Manga/LuckyStar'']]
116	* In the ''Lucky Star'' comic ''Webcomic/LonelyKagamin'', Konata inherited her mother's mysterious illness and she is also depressed.
117
118	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'']]
119	* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/45523039/chapters/114545428 All That Is Necessary]]'' does this with two characters from the series as they correspond to specific characters from ''Literature/{{Gone}}''
120	** Manon Chamack, in the role of Little Pete, is autistic.
121	** While she hasn't yet appeared, cover art at the end of chapter 4 shows that Lila Rossi will lose her left arm like Drake Merwin. [[spoiler:Though like Drake, her missing arm will be replaced by a [[CombatTentacles whip made of flesh]]]].
122	* ''Fanfic/{{Lady Fairy\|IDontKnowWhatsGoingOnEither}}'': Marinette is blind in this version of the story. Ironically, her adept hearing as compensation [[spoiler:and her innate magic]] makes her much more graceful than canon.
123	* ''Fanfic/NymphAndTheCorruptedMiraculous'': Marinette ends up permanently in a wheelchair after pushing Chloé out of the way of a speeding truck, taking the blow in the process. In canon, Marinette is perfectly able to walk ([[CuteClumsyGirl coordination aside]]).
124	* ''Fanfic/OhYouDontHaveToDoThatCommunication'': Marinette [[spoiler:has partial ageusia and can't taste sour things]]. This turns out to be critical for [[SpotTheImpostor distinguishing her from Lila in disguise]].
125	* ''Fanfic/StammeringAdrien'':
126	** Adrien was born with a stammering speech disorder. Both he and Nathalie also suffer from depression.
127	** Marinette has ADHD in this setting.
128
129	[[AC:''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'']]
130	* Bakugou is left mute following Izuku's suicide in ''Fanfic/NumberFourteenMHA''.
131	* Ochako Uraraka in canon has perfect eyesight. In ''Fanfic/ConstantsAndVariablesAliandris'' she wears glasses due to being BlindWithoutEm.
132	* ''Fanfic/{{Dermabrasion}}'': Dabi does have carsickness and his burns in canon, but this fic takes things a step further. Here he has a weak stomach in general, which means that he is under several dietary restrictions (normal-sized portions, fatty food, anything fried, alcohol, cafeine, and other things are out of the question), he has to take vitamins, and a doctor warns him that he already has permanent brain damage which has shortened his lifespan by a few decades.
133	* ''Fanfic/TheGunslingerHeroFlintlock'': Izumi, as of the start of the story, is missing an arm and an eye, both of which have been replaced with technology.
134	* In canon, Izuku Midoriya is perfectly healthy, just Quirkless. In ''FanFic/IfIOnlyHadAHeart'', Izuku Midoriya is missing an eye and an arm on top of suffering from a damaged spine after a villain attack wrecked a shop he was visiting. Luckily for him, he also got a heaping dose of AdaptationalIntelligence, using his knack for inventing to help remove his disabilities over time through mechanical implants of his own design, though they don't always work quite as anticipated.
135	* Izuku in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/22304056/chapters/53873806 My Name's Deku, It Means Business]]'' is partially mute due to Bakugo apparently setting off his explosions while strangling him, leaving Izuku's vocal cords damaged.
136	* ''Fanfic/MyHeroAcademiaMechanicalGreen'':
137	** [[spoiler:Denki]] ends up losing an {{eye\|Scream}} following the USJ, necessitating they get an artificial eye and take some time off so that their body doesn't reject it.
138	** [[spoiler:Eri had her vocal cords removed by Overhaul after he got sick of her crying. She can still communicate via her {{telepathy}}, but she is physically mute now.]]
139	* ''Fanfic/PeacesApprentice'': [[spoiler: Shinsou gets his throat badly burned and scarred in the USJ attack, leaving him mute and unable to use his Quirk.]]
140	* The plot of ''Fanfic/WaitingIsWorthIt'' is about Izuku manifesting a quirk after [[spoiler:becoming crippled and ending up in a wheelchair]]. It is also mentioned that Shota Aizawa was partially blind in his youth while Hizashi Yamada had hearing difficulties. Disabilities due to one's own quirk seem to be more common than one thinks, with [=UA=] having a program to help their students with these problems.
141
142	[[AC:''Franchise/MyLittlePony'']]
143	* ''Fanfic/WishingWell'': Rainbow Dash, now a [[GenderFlip male instead of a female]], suffers from short-term memory loss. In canon, she has no such issue.
144
145	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'']]
146	* ''Fanfic/{{Bubbles}}'': While canonically, Derpy is implied to have some sort of disability, the evidence points to it being her eyes. In the fanfic, however, she has a brain condition.
147	* Octavia in the fanfic ''Fanfic/ClaroDeLuna'' is mute and communicates through sign language. She was a voiceless extra in her scenes in season 1, but later episodes revealed that she could speak.
148	* ''Fanfic/SunsetsRecoveryArc'' depicts Sunset Shimmer having manic periods and periods of depression (though no disorder is mentioned in-series).
149
150	[[AC:''Manga/{{Naruto}}'']]
151	* ''Fanfic/TheWoundsStillBleeding'':
152	** Kushina survives but she's still weakened from having Kyuubi removed.
153	** Obito suffers from [[ShellShockedVeteran PTSD]]. His time in a coma also meant he had to give up his dream of becoming Hokage.
154
155	[[AC:''VideoGame/{{OMORI}}'']]
156	* Nothing in canon suggests that Mari is neurodivergent. In ''Fanfic/TimeToDisinfect'', however, she's explicitly on the autism spectrum.
157
158	[[AC:''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'']]
159	* ''Fanfic/CeladonsNewBlossom'':
160	** Erika's {{sleepyhead}} trait from the games is explained by her being narcoleptic.
161	** More emphasis is put on Sabrina's SplitPersonality being a psychological issue than in canon.
162	* ''Fanfic/GymLeaderWiki'':
163	** It's implied that Lt. Surge suffers from [[ShellShockedVeteran PTSD]] due to his military experience.
164	** Erika is narcoleptic, explaining why she's such a {{sleepyhead}}.
165	** At age ten, Will was blinded in his left eye due to an Onix attack. This is why he covers that eye.
166	* ''Fanfic/GuysBeingDudes'': It's only mentioned once, but Candela and Arlo both are reimagined as having ADHD.
167	* ''Fanfic/OnlyFlowersFall'' is a ''Pokémon Sun and Moon'' oneshot where Lillie has Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of her abusive mother.
168	* ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'':
169	** Anabel is [[CuteMute unable to talk]], due to losing her voice after her parents died in a car accident. Somewhat subverted by the fact that she has developed {{telepathy}} to communicate with people.
170	** In canon, it's never explained why Erika is a {{Sleepyhead}} who falls asleep so often (even mid-sentence). It might be a disorder or it might be related to her grass-type Pokémon. In ''Reset Bloodlines'' she is explicitly narcoleptic.
171
172	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'']]
173	* In ''Webcomic/ThePowerpuffGirlsReImagined'', Professor Utonium is seeing a therapist for Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder. This isn't in the original ''Powerpuff Girls'' canon. His mental illness plays a huge role in the Powerpuff Girl's and Mojo Jojo's origin stories.
174
175	[[AC:''Anime/RollingGirls'']]
176	* {{Creator/Amoridere}} plays with this in Nozomi Moritomo's case, where a {{Toys/Nendoroid}} of her is shown in a wheelchair, though she doesn't use one in the anime. Apparently, according to the photo descriptions, Amoridere found her easier to pose for photos that way. This still carries over in Nendoroid doll form, as Nozomi is still using a wheelchair. One tweet says she's an ambulatory wheelchair user.
177
178	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'']]
179	* ''Fanfic/TheRugratsTheory'':
180	** Angelica has neonatal abstinence syndrome, which results in her SanitySlippage (she begins hallucinating that her {{Imaginary Friend}}s are real).
181	** Dil's [[CloudCuckoolander eccentricity]] come ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp'' is explained as him having been hit by Angelica as a baby.
182
183	[[AC:''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'']]
184	* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/6045724/chapters/13861744 Going Down Swinging]]'', Neo is mute because she's missing her tongue. In ''RWBY'' canon, Neo doesn't speak and it's vague why she doesn't speak.
185	* The reason why Yang hates Panthers so much in ''Fanfic/{{Pawprints}}'' is that her sister Ruby was mauled by one and left wheelchair-bound. In ''RWBY'' canon, Ruby has no such injury.
186	* ''Fanfic/ReactWatchBelieveYikes'': Ruby has Multiple Personality Disorder. Played for laughs due to how radically different it makes her interactions with the cast.
187	* Downplayed in ''RWBY'' fic ''Fanfic/ReBoundRWBY''. Neo's muteness comes from her tongue having been cut out. In canon she's mute, but she has her tongue.
188	* ''Fanfic/RWBYScars'':
189	** While she has a scar around her left eye, Weiss can see just fine. ''Scars''' depiction of Weiss has the event that led to the scar also affect her sight in that eye, rendering it slightly near-sighted. The Weiss from ''Scars'' also suffers from mental health issues, including [[spoiler:multiple suicide attempts and SelfHarm (said scar around her eye in ''Scars'' being the result of Weiss cutting herself rather than it being a DuelingScar as in canon)]], something the Weiss of canon doesn't.
190	** Ren is shown to be suffering from PTSD related to his DarkAndTroubledPast.
191	** Weiss's mother is [[spoiler:schizophrenic]], with her alcoholism partly being self-medication.
192	** Whitley Schnee is depicted with [[TheSociopath Antisocial Personality Disorder]].
193	** Coco Adel is shown suffering from PTSD and leg pains due to an injury.
194	** Downplayed with both Fox and Neo, as ''Scars'' has them as respectively blind and mute before it was confirmed that these respective conditions were canon as well.
195	* Roman Torchwick of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' was an experienced fighter. Torchwick in ''Fanfic/ValesUnderground'' suffered an injury to his knee that renders him unable to fight and he now needs the assistance of his cane to walk.
196
197	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'']]
198	* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13341869/1/The-Simpsons-Baby-Seymour Baby Seymour]]'', Skinner (who canonically has PTSD but otherwise functions fine) has a delusion that he is a toddler.
199
200	[[AC:''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''/''Series/GameOfThrones'']]
201	* ''Fanfic/ADragonsRoar'': Tywin contracts [[ThePlague the flux]] during an outbreak that occurs during the CivilWar, and while he survives he's so severely weakened that he needs a wheelchair to move around at all.
202	* In the ModernAUFic ''Fanfic/AViciousVengefulSea'', Asha Greyjoy has cerebral palsy and walks with crutches. [[WriteWhoYouKnow She's based on one of the author's friends]].
203
204	[[AC:''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'']]
205	* ''Fanfic/LittleHandsBigAttitude'': Prior to being put to cryostasis for fifty years, Shadow was shot on the leg. Nobody ever removed the bullet fragments, so when he comes out of the ice, he's in extreme pain from that leg and has to rely on a makeshift cane to walk. This also means that he loses his signature SuperSpeed. When Maddie and Alisson finally get the chance to X-Ray his leg and discover the bullet fragments, they're afraid that they'll have to amputate it if a proper surgeon doesn't operate on Shadow, and even then there may be nerve damage.
206	* ''Webcomic/SonicTheComicOnline'': In the games, Tikal ascended with Chaos at the end of ''Adventure'' and hasn't appeared since. In ''Sonic the Comic Online'', Tikal is physically transported to the present, but she is so traumatized by [[AndIMustScream 8000 straight years of mental torture]] that Ebony mind-wipes her.
207
208	[[AC:''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'']]
209	* After [[spoiler:being saved from her kidnappers]] after the story in ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'', Callie [[AngstWhatAngst suffers no apparent issue]] and is back to her normal GenkiGirl self. In the fanfic ''Fanfic/HerFracturedSpirit'', she's clearly traumatized (even if she tries to [[StepfordSmiler play it off]]) and has PTSD.
210	* In ''Fanfic/IveGotYourBack'', Pearl's back is covered in AcheyScars from an unspecified incident in her youth, which occasionally sends bursts of pain through her whole body. It also halted her puberty, which feeds into her ACupAngst in the fic. Marina also tears a horrible gash across her chest on a jagged handrail, which leaves her enfeebled for several weeks.
211
212	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'']]
213	* In the fan series ''FanFic/{{Connieswap}}'', Steven needs hearing aids.
214
215	[[AC:''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'']]
216	* In ''Fanfic/NotAMonster'', Bowser's son Lemmy is described as having an intellectual disability.
217	* In ''Fanfic/TheSeaShadow'', Vivian is missing an eye when in canon, she still had both eyes and could see perfectly fine.
218
219	[[AC:''VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria'']]
220	* In ''Fanfic/LoveFeelsLikeHome'', Sorey and Muse are autistic, whereas in the original game, there's no indications that they are.
221
222	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'']]
223	* ''Fanfic/SnowBlind'': The Purple Dragons acquire a device that blinds it's target, and test it out by ambushing Donatello. Donnie spends most of the fic blinded. Downplayed in that the blindness isn't permanent, wearing off after about a week. However, it's the reason why he was caught off guard and stabbed during the fight in the first chapter and why he was so easily [[TheKindnapper kidnapped]] by the Nightwatcher[[note]] aka [[KidnappedByAnAlly Raphael]] [[/note]].
224
225	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'']]
226	* ''Fanfic/TheChroniclesOfKaraiGettingHerShitTogether'':
227	** Downplayed in Leo's case. While in his coma, Donatello believes that Leo might never walk again, and when he wakes up he is unable to move or feel his legs and is forced to rely on a wheelchair and Karai to get around. When given time to heal (more so than in canon) and doses of Donatello's experimental medicine, he eventually regains feeling in his feet and is able to walk again.
228	** When the turtles face off the Creep in-canon, they survive it virtually unscathed. Here, the experience leaves Raphael missing an eye. While his brothers are off-put by it, Casey and Raph [[RuggedScar think it makes him look cool]].
229
230	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'']]
231	* In canon, Duncan is implied to be perfectly healthy. In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/42633579 Privilege]]'', he's a type 1 diabetic.
232
233	[[AC:''Series/TheToyCastle'']]
234	* In canon, the Goblin is simply a {{keet}}. In ''Fanfic/TheHospitalToys'', he has ADHD.
235
236	[[AC:''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'']]
237	* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12652830/chapters/28835313 Repair the Damage]]'', Soundwave is blind and has to rely on his cassetticons to be able to see.
238
239	[[AC:''Literature/WarriorCats'']]
240	* In ''Fanfic/BloodRustyAU'', upon exiling him, Scourge blinds Boulder in one eye as AScarToRemember. In ''Warriors'' canon Boulder is not vision impaired.
241	* In ''Warriors'' canon, Snowtuft isn't deaf. ''WebAnimation/ASadnessRunsThroughHimCOMPLETESnowtuftWarriorsAUMap'' turns him deaf so that he can be Snowkit all grown up.
242	* In ''Warriors'', it's mentioned that Willowpelt has "unusual eyes". What this means is never clarified. In ''Fanfic/WarriorsRewrite'', she has clouded eyes due to being near-completely blind.
243
244	[[AC:''Series/TheXFiles'']]
245	* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/2064690/chapters/4488141 #TrustNo1]]'', Fox Mulder is mute.
246
247	[[AC:''Anime/YukiYunaIsAHero'']]
248	* ''Fanfic/{{Endings}}'': The Hero Club learns to live with their disabilities rather than their bodies being fixed (or as shown in the second season, [[spoiler:recreated]]) by Shinju-sama.

Context DisabledInTheAdaptation / FanWorks