Database of Disabled Characters

fitz-shield

Leopold Fitz

Source: Agents of SHIELD (TV show)
Condition: cognitive disability

gary bell

Gary Bell

Source: Alphas (TV show)
Condition: autism

doyle

Allen Doyle

Source: Angel (TV show)
Condition: chronic headaches

ghost-ant-man

Ava Starr

Source: Ant-Man and the Wasp (movie)
Condition: chronic pain

sam-atypical

Sam Gardner

Source: Atypical (TV Show)
Condition: autism

teo-avatar

Teo

Source: Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Show)
Condition: paralyzed

toph-avatar

Toph Beifong

Source: Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV show)
Condition:
blind

laura roslin

Laura Roslin

Source: Battlestar Galactica (TV show)
Condition:
cancer
Read More: Laura Roslin & Perseverance

the blade itself

Collem West

Source: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie (novel)
Condition: chronic headaches

the blade itself

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

carve the mark

Cyra Noavek

Source: Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth (novel)
Condition: chronic pain
Read More: Super Sick chapter 11

cinder

Cinder

Source: Cinder by Marissa Meyer (novel)
Condition: she’s a cyborg

spencer-reid

Spencer Reid

Source: Criminal Minds (TV show)
Condition: autism, PTSD

curse so dark

Harper

Source: A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (novel)
Condition: cerebral palsy

deadpool

Wade Wilson

Source:Deadpool (movie and comics)
Condition: cancer
Read More: Wade Wilson and Shame

amanda brotzman

Amanda Brotzman

Source: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (TV show)
Condition: Pararibulitis
Read More: Super Sick chapter 10

dragons of autumn

Raistlin Majere

Source: Dragonlance series by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (novels)
Character:
Raistlin Majere
Condition: unnamed illness

general-amaya

General Amaya

Source: The Dragon Prince (TV show)
Condition: deaf

elantris

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-fire emblem

Dimitri

Source: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (video game)
Condition:
PTSD, ageusia, missing eye

eliwood

Eliwood

Source: Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword & Sword of Seals (video games)
Condition:
debilitating illness

rhys

Rhys

Source: Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (video game)
Condition:
unnamed chronic illness
Read More: Super Sick chapter 5

inara-serra

Inara Serra

Source: Firefly (TV show)
Condition: unnamed illness

simon-fringe

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

Alphonse Elric

Source: Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (anime/manga)
Condition: missing a body

edward elric

Edward Elric

Source: Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (anime/manga)
Condition: missing an arm and a leg

izumi curtis

Izumi Curtis

Source: Fullmetal Alchemist & Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (anime/manga)
Condition:
chronic illness from missing organs

paninya-fma

Paninya

Source: Fullmetal Alchemist & Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (anime/manga)
Condition:
missing both legs and an arm

tyrion

Tyrion Lannister

Source: Game of Thrones (TV show and books by George R.R. Martin)
Condition:
dwarfism

jaime

Jaime Lannister

Source: Game of Thrones (TV show and books by George R.R. Martin)
Condition:
loses a hand

arizona-robbins

Arizona Robbins

Source: Grey’s Anatomy (TV show)
Condition:
PTSD, prosthetic leg

remus-lupin

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

Gregory House

Source: House (TV show)
Condition: chronic pain from muscle death
Read More: Super Sick chapter 3

hiccup

Hiccup

Source: How to Train Your Dragon (movie)
Condition:
missing leg

toothless

Toothless

Source: How to Train Your Dragon (movie)
Condition:
missing wing flap

raven-reyes

Raven Reyes

Source: The 100 (TV show)
Condition:
chronic pain from nerve damage
Read More: Raven Reyes & Pressing On

irontrial

Callum Hunt

Source: The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare (novel)
Condition:
Limp from leg injuries

frodo-baggins

Frodo Baggins

Source: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (novels)
Condition: chronic pain from a knife wound

shannon-lost

Shannon Rutherford

Source: Lost (TV show)
Condition: asthma

magonia

Aza Ray

Source: Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley (novel)
Condition:
lung disease
Read More: Super Sick chapter 2

jane-foster-mighty-thor

Jane Foster

Source: Marvel – The Might Thor (comics)
Condition: cancer
Read More: Jane Foster and Worthlessness

stephen-strange

Stephen Strange

Source: Marvel – Doctor Strange (movie)
Condition: damaged hands
Read More: Super Sick chapter 1

thor-eye

Thor

Source: Marvel – Thor: Ragnarok and other MCU movies
Condition: missing eye, depression

tony-stark

Tony Stark

Source: Marvel – Iron Man and other MCU movies
Condition: heart condition

david

David Archer

Source: Mass Effect 2 and 3 (video games)
Condition: autism

joker

Joker Moreau

Source: Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3 (video games)
Condition: Vrolik syndrome (brittle bone disease)

kaiden

Kaiden Alenko

Source: Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3 (video games)
Condition: chronic migraines

morinth

Morinth

Source: Mass Effect 2 (video game)
Condition: a genetic disorder where she kills anyone she mates with

tali-zorah

Tali'Zorah

Source: Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3 (video game)
Condition: weak immune system and dextro-amino acid chirality

thane-krios

Thane Krios

Source:Mass Effect 2 and 3 (video games)
Condition: Kepral’s Syndrome
Read More: Super Sick chapter 12

murderbot

Murderbot

Source: Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells (novels)
Condition: Anxiety

all-might

All Might

Source: My Hero Academia (anime)
Condition:
respiratory damage
Read More: All Might and the Importance of Rest“, Super Sick chapter 4

the outside

Evianna Talirr

Source: The Outside by Ada Hoffman (novel)
Condition: autism

the outside

Yasira Shien

Source: The Outside by Ada Hoffman (novel)
Condition: autism

fox-rwby

Fox

Source: RWBY (TV series)
Condition: blind

maria-rwby

Maria Calavera

Source: RWBY (TV series)
Condition: uses goggle-like prosthetic eyes to see; uses a cane

yang-rwby

Yang Xiao Long

Source: RWBY (TV series)
Condition: missing an arm

alina

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

Kaz Brekker

Source: Shadow and Bone (TV series) and Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (novel)
Condition: uses a cane

freddy-shazam

Freddy Freeman

Source: Shazam! (movie)
Condition: walking disability

entrapta

Entrapta

Source: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (TV show)
Condition: autism

hordak-she-ra

Hordak

Source: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (TV show)
Condition: defective clone, needs power suit

bloodline

Greer Sonnel

Source: Star Wars: Bloodline by Claudia Gray (novel)
Condition: Bloodburn syndrome

konno-yuuki

Konno Yuuki

Source: Sword Art Online (anime)
Condition: AIDS

alphys-undertale

Alphys

Source: Undertale (video game)
Condition: depression, anxiety

rand-althor

Rand al'Thor

Source: The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (novels)
Condition: loss of hand

professor-x

Charles Xavier

Source: X-Men (movies and comics)
Condition:
paralyzed

rogue-x-men

Rogue

Source: X-Men (movies and comics)
Condition:
can’t safely touch people

moon

Moon

Source: Wings of Fire series by Tui T. Sutherland
Condition:
Headaches from mind-reading powers

peril

Peril

Source: Wings of Fire series by Tui T. Sutherland
Condition:
Can’t touch others without burning them