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{{quote|''[[Memetic Mutation|I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee.]]''|'''Guards from ''[[The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim]]'''''}}
A [[Career
Usually this trope involves an athlete getting an injury, but the career can be anything that requires physical and/or mental ability. Likewise, what causes the disability can be something other than an injury (for example, a disease) -- the important point is that it prevents the character from achieving their goals by causing a disability.
A variation is where a previously known condition or illness worsens unexpectedly to a point where the character is no longer fit for his/her career.
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Very much a [[Truth in Television]].
Compare [[White Dwarf Starlet]] and [[I Coulda Been a Contender]], common results of this trope, and [[Sorry, Billy,
This is sometimes set up as a twist or a [[The Reveal|reveal]], so beware of spoilers.
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