Sorry, Billy, But You Just Don't Have Legs: Difference between revisions

== Anime and Manga ==

* ''[[Full Moon o Sagashite]]'' Mitsuki wants to become an [[Idol Singer]] but can't because she has throat cancer and to live she'll have to have her larynx removed... she puts this off so she can still sing, but it means she'll die before she's really going to be old enough to achieve her dream. But then she gets to do it via magic.

** Filler character Yakumo wants to become a ninja, but [[Ill Girl|tires easily after routine exercises]]. She says she wants to become a ninja who can use genjutsu, but Kurenai refuses to let her, as she would have to rely on the Id within her, and seals away her ability to use genjutsu. After Yakumo's Id kills her parents when they try to console her that there are other paths to take in life, she seeks revenge on Kurenai, believing her to be responsible, but the two eventually reconcile.

* Subverted with Kyousuke in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]''; at first he was a crippled violinist whose right hand couldn't be used anymore but thanks to Sayaka's wish, he is able to soon make a full recovery.

* ''[[No Ordinary Family]]'' seems to be trying to subvert this with the son's [[Applied Phlebotinum|super-smarts]] canceling out his learning disability. His teacher has a particular awkward moment where he repeatedly calls him too stupid to have passed a quiz without cheating. Although the jury is still out on whether using a power that reveals the answers to you is cheating.

* ''[[Father Ted]]'': Played for laughs: when the theft of a whistle is pinned on Ted due to a misunderstanding with Dougal, Ted tries to justify stealing it by improvising a story about a boy who is paralyzed except for his eyes, and needs the whistle to achieve his lifelong dream of training horses.

** A similar incident happened to [[Cloudcuckoolander|Kaidou]] in ''[[Kamen Rider Faiz]]'', although it takes place before the series. He's seen coming to terms with it, but it's implied that this is the reason for his [[Jerkass]] attitude.

 

* [http://www.qwantz.com/archive/000068.html T-rex's desire to play the piano, thwarted.]

** "[http://spamusement.com/index.php/comics/view/243 Stop Wasting Your Time]"

* One of the basic concepts behind ''[[Warbot in Accounting]]'' is the titular character's [[The Woobie|tragic]] ([[Black Comedy|yet hilarious]]) inability to perform many of the functions of daily life because he's a huge freaking robot with claws instead of hands.

* ''[[The Pig's Ear]]'' does this multiple times in one arc - it's always one of these that keeps the Barkeep from hiring the applicant of the week until Gwen shows up. They include:

[[Category:Medical Tropes]]

[[Category:Disability Tropes]]