Database of Disabled Characters
Leopold Fitz
Source: Agents of SHIELD (TV show)
Condition: cognitive disability
Gary Bell
Source: Alphas (TV show)
Condition: autism
Allen Doyle
Source: Angel (TV show)
Condition: chronic headaches
Ava Starr
Source: Ant-Man and the Wasp (movie)
Condition: chronic pain
Sam Gardner
Source: Atypical (TV Show)
Condition: autism
Teo
Source: Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Show)
Condition: paralyzed
Toph Beifong
Source: Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV show)
Condition: blind
Laura Roslin
Source: Battlestar Galactica (TV show)
Condition: cancer
Read More: “Laura Roslin & Perseverance“
Collem West
Source: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie (novel)
Condition: chronic headaches
Sand dan Glokta
Source: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie (novel)
Condition: chronic pain
Lincoln Rhyme
Source: The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver (novel)
Condition: quadriplegia
Read More: Super Sick chapter 13
Cyra Noavek
Source: Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth (novel)
Condition: chronic pain
Read More: Super Sick chapter 11
Cinder
Source: Cinder by Marissa Meyer (novel)
Condition: she’s a cyborg
Spencer Reid
Source: Criminal Minds (TV show)
Condition: autism, PTSD
Harper
Source: A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (novel)
Condition: cerebral palsy
Amanda Brotzman
Source: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (TV show)
Condition: Pararibulitis
Read More: Super Sick chapter 10
Raistlin Majere
Source: Dragonlance series by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (novels)
Character: Raistlin Majere
Condition: unnamed illness
General Amaya
Source: The Dragon Prince (TV show)
Condition: deaf
Raoden
Source: Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (novel)
Condition: cursed so that injuries never heal
Read More: “Raoden and Chronic Pain“
Cloud Strife
Source: Final Fantasy VII (video game/movie)
Condition: Mako poisoning and Geostigma
Read More: “Cloud Strife and Depression,” Super Sick chapter 6
Dimitri
Source: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (video game)
Condition: PTSD, ageusia, missing eye
Eliwood
Source: Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword & Sword of Seals (video games)
Condition: debilitating illness
Rhys
Source: Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (video game)
Condition: unnamed chronic illness
Read More: Super Sick chapter 5
Inara Serra
Source: Firefly (TV show)
Condition: unnamed illness
Simon Phillips
Source: Fringe (TV Show)
Condition: chronic headaches and nausea
Read More: “Fringe Points Out How Healthy People Ignore Chronic Pain, but You May Have Missed it“
Walter Bishop
Source: Fringe (TV Show)
Condition: mental illness
Alphonse Elric
Source: Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (anime/manga)
Condition: missing a body
Edward Elric
Source: Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (anime/manga)
Condition: missing an arm and a leg
Izumi Curtis
Source: Fullmetal Alchemist & Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (anime/manga)
Condition: chronic illness from missing organs
Paninya
Source: Fullmetal Alchemist & Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (anime/manga)
Condition: missing both legs and an arm
Tyrion Lannister
Source: Game of Thrones (TV show and books by George R.R. Martin)
Condition: dwarfism
Jaime Lannister
Source: Game of Thrones (TV show and books by George R.R. Martin)
Condition: loses a hand
Arizona Robbins
Source: Grey’s Anatomy (TV show)
Condition: PTSD, prosthetic leg
Remus Lupin
Source: Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling (novels and movies)
Condition: lycanthropy (i.e. he’s a werewolf)
Read More: Super Sick chapter 7
Gregory House
Source: House (TV show)
Condition: chronic pain from muscle death
Read More: Super Sick chapter 3
Hiccup
Source: How to Train Your Dragon (movie)
Condition: missing leg
Toothless
Source: How to Train Your Dragon (movie)
Condition: missing wing flap
Raven Reyes
Source: The 100 (TV show)
Condition: chronic pain from nerve damage
Read More: “Raven Reyes & Pressing On“
Callum Hunt
Source: The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare (novel)
Condition: Limp from leg injuries
Frodo Baggins
Source: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (novels)
Condition: chronic pain from a knife wound
Shannon Rutherford
Source: Lost (TV show)
Condition: asthma
Aza Ray
Source: Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley (novel)
Condition: lung disease
Read More: Super Sick chapter 2
Jane Foster
Source: Marvel – The Might Thor (comics)
Condition: cancer
Read More: “Jane Foster and Worthlessness“
Stephen Strange
Source: Marvel – Doctor Strange (movie)
Condition: damaged hands
Read More: Super Sick chapter 1
Thor
Source: Marvel – Thor: Ragnarok and other MCU movies
Condition: missing eye, depression
Tony Stark
Source: Marvel – Iron Man and other MCU movies
Condition: heart condition
David Archer
Source: Mass Effect 2 and 3 (video games)
Condition: autism
Joker Moreau
Source: Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3 (video games)
Condition: Vrolik syndrome (brittle bone disease)
Kaiden Alenko
Source: Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3 (video games)
Condition: chronic migraines
Morinth
Source: Mass Effect 2 (video game)
Condition: a genetic disorder where she kills anyone she mates with
Tali'Zorah
Source: Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3 (video game)
Condition: weak immune system and dextro-amino acid chirality
Thane Krios
Source:Mass Effect 2 and 3 (video games)
Condition: Kepral’s Syndrome
Read More: Super Sick chapter 12
Murderbot
Source: Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells (novels)
Condition: Anxiety
All Might
Source: My Hero Academia (anime)
Condition: respiratory damage
Read More: “All Might and the Importance of Rest“, Super Sick chapter 4
Evianna Talirr
Source: The Outside by Ada Hoffman (novel)
Condition: autism
Yasira Shien
Source: The Outside by Ada Hoffman (novel)
Condition: autism
Fox
Source: RWBY (TV series)
Condition: blind
Maria Calavera
Source: RWBY (TV series)
Condition: uses goggle-like prosthetic eyes to see; uses a cane
Yang Xiao Long
Source: RWBY (TV series)
Condition: missing an arm
Alina Starkov
Source: Shadow and Bone (TV series and book series by Leigh Bardugo)
Condition: chronic illness from suppressing her powers
Read More: “The Chronic Illness of Alina Starkov and Why it Matters“
Kaz Brekker
Source: Shadow and Bone (TV series) and Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (novel)
Condition: uses a cane
Freddy Freeman
Source: Shazam! (movie)
Condition: walking disability
Entrapta
Source: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (TV show)
Condition: autism
Hordak
Source: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (TV show)
Condition: defective clone, needs power suit
Greer Sonnel
Source: Star Wars: Bloodline by Claudia Gray (novel)
Condition: Bloodburn syndrome
Konno Yuuki
Source: Sword Art Online (anime)
Condition: AIDS
Alphys
Source: Undertale (video game)
Condition: depression, anxiety
Rand al'Thor
Source: The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (novels)
Condition: loss of hand
Charles Xavier
Source: X-Men (movies and comics)
Condition: paralyzed
Rogue
Source: X-Men (movies and comics)
Condition: can’t safely touch people
Moon
Source: Wings of Fire series by Tui T. Sutherland
Condition: Headaches from mind-reading powers
Peril
Source: Wings of Fire series by Tui T. Sutherland
Condition: Can’t touch others without burning them