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* Ayu from ''[[Kanon]]'' is left-handed, which is used for a joke where she's about to run into Yuuichi and he tells her to "move on the direction of the hand you grab chopsticks with!", thinking she'd go right, so he could dodge to the opposite direction. [[Hilarity Ensues|Didn't work well]].
* Ayu from ''[[Kanon]]'' is left-handed, which is used for a joke where she's about to run into Yuuichi and he tells her to "move on the direction of the hand you grab chopsticks with!", thinking she'd go right, so he could dodge to the opposite direction. [[Hilarity Ensues|Didn't work well]].
* While this has no plot bearing, Nanoha from ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' is left-handed.
* While this has no plot bearing, Nanoha from ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' is left-handed.
* This is inverted in those translated manga that are also mirrored to fit with the western reading way (example: ''[[Akira (Manga)|Akira]]''). Then it becomes Everyone Is Left Handed. Can be jarring once you start paying attention to it.
* This is inverted in those translated manga that are also mirrored to fit with the western reading way (example: ''[[Akira]]''). Then it becomes Everyone Is Left Handed. Can be jarring once you start paying attention to it.
* Inverted in ''[[Lucky Star (Anime)|Lucky Star]]''. Almost everyone in that series is left-handed, except for Konata (ambidextrous) and Patty (the one right-handed character).
* Inverted in ''[[Lucky Star]]''. Almost everyone in that series is left-handed, except for Konata (ambidextrous) and Patty (the one right-handed character).
* Zoro, Vivi, Shanks (until he lost his left arm), Tom (who can be seen using his left hand to hold chopsticks), Raleigh, and many other characters (especially swordsmen) from [[One Piece]] are left-handed.
* Zoro, Vivi, Shanks (until he lost his left arm), Tom (who can be seen using his left hand to hold chopsticks), Raleigh, and many other characters (especially swordsmen) from [[One Piece]] are left-handed.
* Averted in ''Gundam00''. Graham Aker and Hallelujah Haptism are both left-handed (despite Allelujah being right-handed) and Setsuna F. Seiei, Soma Peries and Andrei Smirnov are all ambidextrous.
* Averted in ''Gundam00''. Graham Aker and Hallelujah Haptism are both left-handed (despite Allelujah being right-handed) and Setsuna F. Seiei, Soma Peries and Andrei Smirnov are all ambidextrous.
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== Comic Books ==
== Comic Books ==
* [[Hellboy (Comic Book)|Hellboy]] is functionally left-handed, as his [[Right Hand of Doom]] is not much with the fine motor skills. This would have been inverted for the film to avoid inconveniencing the actor playing him, but fortunately it turned out the actor they wanted was also left-handed.
* [[Hellboy (comics)|Hellboy]] is functionally left-handed, as his [[Right Hand of Doom]] is not much with the fine motor skills. This would have been inverted for the film to avoid inconveniencing the actor playing him, but fortunately it turned out the actor they wanted was also left-handed.
* It's never brought up, but in ''[[Watchmen (Comic Book)|Watchmen]]'', Rorschach is left-handed. He's a righty in the movie version, though.
* It's never brought up, but in ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'', Rorschach is left-handed. He's a righty in the movie version, though.




== Film ==
== Film ==
* In ''[[The King's Speech]]'', Prince Albert mentions that he is naturally left handed, but was forced to learn with his right hand.
* In ''[[The King's Speech]]'', Prince Albert mentions that he is naturally left handed, but was forced to learn with his right hand.
* ''[[The Princess Bride (Film)|The Princess Bride]]'': Inigo Montoya would like you to know that -''switches sword to the other hand!''- he is ''not'' left-handed!
* ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'': Inigo Montoya would like you to know that -''switches sword to the other hand!''- he is ''not'' left-handed!
** Unfortunately for him, neither was The Dread Pirate Roberts.
** Unfortunately for him, neither was The Dread Pirate Roberts.
* In ''[[Die Hard (Film)|Die Hard]]'', John McClane is left-handed, but this is never important.
* In ''[[Die Hard]]'', John McClane is left-handed, but this is never important.
* In [[Ocean's Eleven (Film)|Ocean's Twelve]], a security guard exposes a Julia Roberts lookalike (play by Julia Roberts) by asking for her autograph and noticing that she uses her right hand to write when Julia Roberts is left-handed.
* In [[Ocean's Eleven|Ocean's Twelve]], a security guard exposes a Julia Roberts lookalike (play by Julia Roberts) by asking for her autograph and noticing that she uses her right hand to write when Julia Roberts is left-handed.
* The first ''[[High School Musical]]'' film shows Sharpay writing with her left hand.
* The first ''[[High School Musical]]'' film shows Sharpay writing with her left hand.


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== Live Action TV ==
== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[30 Rock (TV)|Thirty Rock]]'''s Liz Lemon is left-handed. You'll see this if you pay close attention whenever she writes anything and in one episode Jack referred to her "left-handedness". Of course, [[Tina Fey]] is left-handed in real life, so this applies to any character played by her. For example, when her character in ''[[Date Night]]'' writes down a phone number, you can see she uses her left hand.
* ''[[30 Rock|Thirty Rock]]'''s Liz Lemon is left-handed. You'll see this if you pay close attention whenever she writes anything and in one episode Jack referred to her "left-handedness". Of course, [[Tina Fey]] is left-handed in real life, so this applies to any character played by her. For example, when her character in ''[[Date Night]]'' writes down a phone number, you can see she uses her left hand.
* Inverted with ''[[The Muppets]]''. Most of the puppeteers use their right hands to work the head, leaving their left hands to work the arms, so almost all Muppets are left-handed.
* Inverted with ''[[The Muppets]]''. Most of the puppeteers use their right hands to work the head, leaving their left hands to work the arms, so almost all Muppets are left-handed.
* ''[[Heroes]]'' works this in a few episodes.
* ''[[Heroes]]'' works this in a few episodes.
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== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==
* Link in is traditionally left-handed. However, Nintendo had to mirror the entire game to change his handedness in the Wii version of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]''. The controller that is used to swing Link's sword is typically held with the right hand, and the game developers felt that the handedness of the player and the avatar needed to match. In addition to that, they couldn't have just reversed Link's model because many of the game's bosses, areas and puzzles were already designed for a left-handed link.
* Link in is traditionally left-handed. However, Nintendo had to mirror the entire game to change his handedness in the Wii version of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]''. The controller that is used to swing Link's sword is typically held with the right hand, and the game developers felt that the handedness of the player and the avatar needed to match. In addition to that, they couldn't have just reversed Link's model because many of the game's bosses, areas and puzzles were already designed for a left-handed link.
** Note that the mirroring cannot be disabled, so if the player happens to be left-handed, the joke is on them.
** Note that the mirroring cannot be disabled, so if the player happens to be left-handed, the joke is on them.
** [[Word of God]] is Link's ambidextrous, but prefers to use his left hand.
** [[Word of God]] is Link's ambidextrous, but prefers to use his left hand.
** The Master Quest in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]] 3D'' also mirrors the game, making Link a righty again.
** The Master Quest in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]] 3D'' also mirrors the game, making Link a righty again.
* ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' listed each character's dominant hand on their status screen, to the only gameplay effect of equipment screen looking slighty different. There's only two left-handed characters: Palom, to contrast with his nicer twin sister Porom, and Kain, to further foreshadow {{spoiler|he [[Heel Face Turn|betrays you]]. [[Heel Face Revolving Door|Twice.]]}} The [[Final Fantasy IV the After Years|sequel]] has a lot of characters, but only one new southpaw: {{spoiler|Golbez}}.
* ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' listed each character's dominant hand on their status screen, to the only gameplay effect of equipment screen looking slighty different. There's only two left-handed characters: Palom, to contrast with his nicer twin sister Porom, and Kain, to further foreshadow {{spoiler|he [[Heel Face Turn|betrays you]]. [[Heel Face Revolving Door|Twice.]]}} The [[Final Fantasy IV the After Years|sequel]] has a lot of characters, but only one new southpaw: {{spoiler|Golbez}}.
** The DS remake of ''Final Fantasy IV'' plays the trope nearly straight; there, even Palom and Kain are right-handed (while, oddly, anyone equipped with a bow suddenly becomes ''left''-handed; the animators apparently forgot that archers hold the bow in their off hand.)
** The DS remake of ''Final Fantasy IV'' plays the trope nearly straight; there, even Palom and Kain are right-handed (while, oddly, anyone equipped with a bow suddenly becomes ''left''-handed; the animators apparently forgot that archers hold the bow in their off hand.)
* All the Sinistrals from ''[[Lufia]] 2: Rise of the Sinistrals'' are left-handed on their battle sprites. [[Meaningful Name|Sinistra is the latin word for left.]]
* All the Sinistrals from ''[[Lufia]] 2: Rise of the Sinistrals'' are left-handed on their battle sprites. [[Meaningful Name|Sinistra is the latin word for left.]]
** A bit of [[Lucky Translation]], then, because the original Japanese version calls them "the Four Mad Gods."
** A bit of [[Lucky Translation]], then, because the original Japanese version calls them "the Four Mad Gods."
* Various ''[[Chrono Cross (Video Game)|Chrono Cross]]'' characters are referred to in-game as left handed or ambidextrous.
* Various ''[[Chrono Cross]]'' characters are referred to in-game as left handed or ambidextrous.
* In ''[[Doom]]'', your character holds his gun in his left hand.
* In ''[[Doom]]'', your character holds his gun in his left hand.
* Quite a few units in ''[[Warcraft III]]'' are all left-handed, making it an inversion.
* Quite a few units in ''[[Warcraft III]]'' are all left-handed, making it an inversion.
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* In a Korean online game called "Thang" the animations for the Kanhoa class's sword and boomerang skills are left hand dominant; however, the animations for the bow are right hand dominant.
* In a Korean online game called "Thang" the animations for the Kanhoa class's sword and boomerang skills are left hand dominant; however, the animations for the bow are right hand dominant.
* In Counter-Strike: Source, the player can change between left-handed and right-handed when he feels like it. The only difference is what side you see your weapon from. Other people still see you as right-handed.
* In Counter-Strike: Source, the player can change between left-handed and right-handed when he feels like it. The only difference is what side you see your weapon from. Other people still see you as right-handed.
* Most of the [[Super Mario Bros]] cast are right-handed. However, Luigi appears to be ambidextrous, as he constantly switches what hand he uses. In addition, Bowser Jr. is left-handed.
* Most of the [[Super Mario Bros.]] cast are right-handed. However, Luigi appears to be ambidextrous, as he constantly switches what hand he uses. In addition, Bowser Jr. is left-handed.
* Samurai are always right-handed, as left-handedness is considered inappropriate for a slew of reasons. Used as somewhat of a plot point in the ''[[Hakuouki]]'' games, especially Reimeiroku. Saitou Hajime's unusual left-handedness has caused him to suffer a lot of discrimination from other samurai, but he refuses to change. Kondou Isami's and Hijikata Toshizou's quick and rather nonchalant acceptance of Saitou's southpaw is pretty much the reason why he later joined the Shinsengumi.
* Samurai are always right-handed, as left-handedness is considered inappropriate for a slew of reasons. Used as somewhat of a plot point in the ''[[Hakuouki]]'' games, especially Reimeiroku. Saitou Hajime's unusual left-handedness has caused him to suffer a lot of discrimination from other samurai, but he refuses to change. Kondou Isami's and Hijikata Toshizou's quick and rather nonchalant acceptance of Saitou's southpaw is pretty much the reason why he later joined the Shinsengumi.


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* An interesting example comes in the form of Captain Hook from ''[[Peter Pan]]''. In the novel and play the hook is on his right hand, making him left-handed by default. When Disney came to do their adaptation, however, they changed this because it was easier for the animators to draw a right-handed character. They even drew attention to it with Wendy's line, "Oh no, John; it [the hook] was the left hand."
* An interesting example comes in the form of Captain Hook from ''[[Peter Pan]]''. In the novel and play the hook is on his right hand, making him left-handed by default. When Disney came to do their adaptation, however, they changed this because it was easier for the animators to draw a right-handed character. They even drew attention to it with Wendy's line, "Oh no, John; it [the hook] was the left hand."
* Ned Flanders on the ''[[The Simpsons]]'' is left-handed and opens a "Leftorium", a shop with items designed for left-handed people. In the [[DVD Commentary]] for that episode, it was revealed that about 1 in 3 of Springfieldans are left-handed, as compared to 1 in 9 in [[Real Life]].
* Ned Flanders on the ''[[The Simpsons]]'' is left-handed and opens a "Leftorium", a shop with items designed for left-handed people. In the [[DVD Commentary]] for that episode, it was revealed that about 1 in 3 of Springfieldans are left-handed, as compared to 1 in 9 in [[Real Life]].
* In ''[[American Dad (Animation)|American Dad]]'', it is revealed that Francine Smith hates left handed people. We discover the reason why is that she was originally left handed but a nun who taught her to write demonized (literally, the nun claimed left handedness was the devil's work) left handedness and forced her to change to be right handed.
* In ''[[American Dad]]'', it is revealed that Francine Smith hates left handed people. We discover the reason why is that she was originally left handed but a nun who taught her to write demonized (literally, the nun claimed left handedness was the devil's work) left handedness and forced her to change to be right handed.
* Averted in ''[[Rugrats]]'', where an entire episode is dedicated to the discovery that Chuckie is left-handed.
* Averted in ''[[Rugrats]]'', where an entire episode is dedicated to the discovery that Chuckie is left-handed.
* Tiana from ''[[The Princess and The Frog]]'' is left-handed at the request of the voice actress, who is also left-handed.
* Tiana from ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'' is left-handed at the request of the voice actress, who is also left-handed.
* [[Mulan]] appears to be ambidextrous. She writes and uses chopsticks left handed, but uses a sword right handed. Reason: For small things like pens and chopsticks right handed animators may use their own hand as a model. For big things like swords, they use a live model who is likely right handed. Incidentally, archery is based on which eye is stronger rather than which hand is stronger.
* [[Mulan]] appears to be ambidextrous. She writes and uses chopsticks left handed, but uses a sword right handed. Reason: For small things like pens and chopsticks right handed animators may use their own hand as a model. For big things like swords, they use a live model who is likely right handed. Incidentally, archery is based on which eye is stronger rather than which hand is stronger.
** Actually, Mulan could just be left-handed, but taught swordsmanship the right-handed way. She uses her left hand to do pretty much everything else in the movie.
** Actually, Mulan could just be left-handed, but taught swordsmanship the right-handed way. She uses her left hand to do pretty much everything else in the movie.
* In [[How to Train Your Dragon (Film)|How to Train Your Dragon]], Hiccup is left-handed, but because it is frowned upon by Viking society we only see him use his left hand only when he is alone, such as when he is designing the new tail fin for Toothless or drawing a picture in the sand, because of the stigma of the left hand (see the Real Life examples below) that sets him apart from the others in his tribe. During the dragon fighting scenes, he is shown fighting with his right hand, however he clearly works best when he is using his left hand.
* In [[How to Train Your Dragon (animation)|How to Train Your Dragon]], Hiccup is left-handed, but because it is frowned upon by Viking society we only see him use his left hand only when he is alone, such as when he is designing the new tail fin for Toothless or drawing a picture in the sand, because of the stigma of the left hand (see the Real Life examples below) that sets him apart from the others in his tribe. During the dragon fighting scenes, he is shown fighting with his right hand, however he clearly works best when he is using his left hand.
* One episode of [[The Simpsons]] showcased the difficulties of being left-handed when Homer injured his right hand and had to depend on his left one for a while.
* One episode of [[The Simpsons]] showcased the difficulties of being left-handed when Homer injured his right hand and had to depend on his left one for a while.
* On ''[[Phineas and Ferb]],'' [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter|Vanessa]] is seen writing with her left hand.
* On ''[[Phineas and Ferb]],'' [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter|Vanessa]] is seen writing with her left hand.
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