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Since: Dec, 1969
Freezer
Since: Jan, 2001
2011-07-23 23:11:13
Can't: Muggle Born of Mages
Could, but not anymore: Brought Down to Normal
Can, but won't: Defector from Decadence

Is there a trope about a character being unable/unwilling to do what their species/race/class/whatever are known for? Like a fish that does not swim, or a wolf who won't howl, or a witch that can't use magic?
Edited by fawn