Throwing Off the Disability: Difference between revisions

* In one of the last episodes of the second season of ''[[Code Geass]]'', Nunnally {{spoiler|overpowers the memory geass the Emperor had put on her}} and opens her eyes through sheer force of will, after being blind from psychological trauma for years. (Her legs still don't work, though.)

** In the [[Alternate Continuity]] manga ''[[Nightmare of Nunnally]]'', she is healed of her blindness and inability to walk by the end.

* This happens to Coco in the finale of ''[[Basquash]]'', as one of the last shots is her getting out of her wheelchair. Considering everything else in the series, it's very likely this was the phlebotinum version.

* In ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', one of the Nanto Roku Seiken, Shuu, recovers his eyesight at the brink of death, for a [[Tear Jerker]] moment where his greatest wish, seeing Kenshiro's grown-up face, is fulfilled, allowing him to die at peace, knowing the guidance of his star was not wrong.

* In ''[[Alpine Rose]]'' (manga) Marie was paralyzed until she met Lundi, and then miraculously rose from her wheelchair to help him, after which he's limping on crutches and she's apparently fine.

 

* [[Older Than Feudalism]]: Happens a lot in ''[[The Bible]]'' with various miracles. One example that is probably closest to this trope is the story of Samson. Samson was captured and blinded and had his hair, the source of his power, cut off as well. Eventually, the hair grew back, causing his strength to return and allowing him to pull [[Taking You with Me]] on his captors.

** Which really shouldn't work, since the common interpretation is that he derived his strength from being a Nazarite (a holy man who, among other things, is prohibited from having his hair cut). He lost his strength due to breaking the vow - having it grow back doesn't exactly unbreak the vow.

* Grandpa Joe does this in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and the rest of Charlie's grandparents accomplish it by the end of the sequel.

** It never actually says they ''can't'' walk, it's just that they're really old and have stayed in bed 24/7 for years. They're out of practice. All it takes is the right motivation (for Grandpa Joe, the chance to visit Wonka's factory; for the others, {{spoiler|being told that if they ''don't'' get out of bed, they won't fit into the glass elevator}}).

* [[Star Trek]] gives us Captain Christopher Pike, who's stuck in a wheelchair and unable to express himself other than by flashing a light "Yes" or "No." Captain Pike's mind is still alive in there, but nobody's figured out a way for him to use Morse code, or translate his brain activity into speech. So Spock takes matters into his own hands, risking his own career and Captain Kirk's command to help Captain Pike return to Talos IV, the planet of the obscene craniums. There, Captain Pike can live in a kind of dreamworld for the amusement of the sterile Talosians, but at least he'll be perfectly healthy.

* A ''[[Taxi]]'' episode has Louie taken to court by an old lady who he hit with his cab. When he learns that the woman is a notorious scam artist with a history of phony lawsuits, he decides to "prove" she's not really hurt during the trial by shoving her wheelchair toward a staircase so she'll jump out. Unfortunately for him, it turns out that in this particular case he really ''had'' injured her.

* In the BBC series [[Sherlock]], army doctor Watson returns after being wounded in Afghanistan, now walking with a limp and cane. But, as pointed out by others, the limp and pain are not constant, and disappear when he is occupied otherwise, letting them conclude it's mostly psychosomatic. They are right, and during the first episode it happens more and more often for extended periods until limp and cane disappear entirely.

** Particularly when it's noted that Watson was shot in the ''shoulder'', yet his limp and pain come from his ''leg.''

* Averted on ''[[Picket Fences]]'' for realism's sake, when the older brother recouperates after getting shot. The gradual reduction of his spinal cord's swelling, that restores his ability to walk, takes up a good part of that season, and his getting out of his wheelchair is preceded by episodes where he regains a sense of touch in his feet and the ability to urinate without a catheter.

** Although given that his mother actively tried to thwart their attempts to return to their correct timeline, as she prefers him this way, might lend itself to some [[Unfortunate Implications]].

* ''[[Seven Days]]'': Wheelchair-bound Dr. Ballard is given a chip that allows him to walk again. Unfortunately, said chip contains an alien consciousness that makes him homicidal, forcing Parker to back-step to prevent him from receiving the implant, leaving him in the wheelchair.

* Lionel Luthor in ''[[Smallville]]''. He is inflicted with genuine - albeit temporary - blindness, and eventually regains his sight. But, Lionel being Lionel, he turns this into [[Obfuscating Disability]].

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