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{{trope}}
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{{quote|''"The wheelchair is for respect."''|'''Guy Caballero''', ''[[SCTV]]''}}
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'''Spoilers Ahoy!'''
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== Anime &and Manga ==
* The first criminal seen in ''[[Detective Conan]]''. To be precise, the villain claimed to have a broken leg and couldn't walk. Just a check of hospital records revealed otherwise.
* Rachel from ''[[Tower of God]]'' was supposedly paraplegic after Ho stabbed her in the back and Yu Han Sung prevented any treament to stop Baam from climbing the tower. {{spoiler|Then she stands up and pushes Baam down the "The Wineglass", the lake their test takes place in. This is only the beginning of the [[Wham! Episode]].}}
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* In ''[[Red Robin]]'', Tim Drake has faked getting shot through the spine to prove he isn't the title character.
* Richard Dragon in ''[[The Question]]''.
* Charles Xavier in ''[[Twisted ToyfareToyFare Theatre]]'' has been shown to do this a few times; like jumping up and running when he was caught using his mental powers to cheat at Blackjack.
* In one [[EC Comics]] story, a woman pretend to have paralyzed in an accident, so as to gain control over her husband. She plays the role for three months flawlessly{{spoiler|, then when a fire breaks out in her house when she's alone, she learns that her legs have become atrophied.}}
 
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