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A character, usually a villain, is injured on multiple occasions and each time will have a prosthetic added, be it mechanical or wooden. In order to qualify as this trope, a character must lose at least two body parts on two separate occasions. The prosthetic can range from a simple [[Eyepatch of Power|eye patch]] and peg leg to the character becoming a [[Hollywood Cyborg|full-blown cyborg]]. Can become a [[Running Gag]] if [[Played for Laughs|used for comedic effect]]. Bonus points if the wounds are self-inflicted.
Compare [[We Can Rebuild Him]], in which a single devastating injury [[Back
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* Starr from ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)]]'', oh so much.
* Deimos in ''[[The Warlord]]''.
* Killboy from ''Deff Skwadron''.
{{quote|35 missions flown, [[Captain Crash|35 replacement fighta-bommerz]] an' 35 major bionik surgery proceedures.}}
== [[Film]] ==
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== [[Literature]] ==
* The backstory for the Tin Man of [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
* Goldeneyes Silverhand Dactylos, one-off character from ''[[Discworld]]'' (the first book, in fact). His backstory consists of him inventing marvels for various royals, only for his employers to mutilate him so that he couldn't repeat the invention for anyone else. When his latest employer asks why he didn't just give it all up and try flower arranging, he replies "I'm good at it."
* This was the eventual fate of [[Edgar Allan Poe|"The Man Who Was Used Up"]]. It's played for bleak laughs when he is shown to be a squeaking heap without his protheses, and his manservant "assembles" him piece by piece in front of the narrator.
* [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]:
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== Music ==
* Not the song itself, but the filmclip to Broken Bells' "The Ghost Inside" is this trope to a nightmarish degree. Also a [[Downer Ending]].
== Tabletop Games ==
* Not unusual in ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' 'verse. to the point that...
** ...''[[Only War]]'' has several advancements with prerequisites "1 or more cybernetic limbs" or "2 or more cybernetics".
== [[Video Games]] ==
* [[Bigger Bad|Deathborn]]'s bio alludes to this in ''[[F-Zero]] GX'', to the point where the only organic part of his body is [[Brain In
== Webcomics ==
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Baxter Stockman in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003
* Major Bludd of ''[[G.I. Joe: Renegades]]'' appears to be heading this way. He lost an eye the first time he ran into the Joes, and his arm the second time. If this keeps up (and if the series continues beyond the first season), he'll practically be a robot down the line.
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[[Category:Disability Tropes]]
[[Category:Serial Prostheses]]
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