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** Hephaestus/Vulcan, the GeniusCripple [[UltimateBlacksmith smith-god]]. One [[http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5070/5673353509_2f015984e5.jpg piece of ancient art depicts]] him in a classical-era flying SuperWheelchair.

* [[WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice If The Emperor Had a Text to Speech Device]] - ''"Khorne: A paraplegic sociopath."''

* ''VideoGame/KidIcarus'': The protagonist, Pit, is an angel and [[WingedHumanoid as such has wings]], however [[WingsDoNothing he can't actually use them to fly]] without Palutena's help, which is [[OurAngelsAreDifferent different from most winged angels, which ''can'' use their wings to fly.]]

* ''VideoGame/KidIcarus'': The protagonist, Pit, is an angel and [[WingedHumanoid as such has wings]], however [[WingsDoNothing he can't actually use them to fly]] without Palutena's help, which is [[OurAngelsAreDifferent different from most winged angels, which ''can'' use their wings to fly.

* ''VideoGame/KidIcarus'': The protagonist, Pit, is an angel and [[WingedHumanoid as such has wings]], however [[WingsDoNothing he can't actually use them to fly]] without Palutena's help.

* VideoGame/KidIcarus: The protagonist, Pit, is an angel and [[WingedHumanoid as such has wings]], however [[WingsDoNothing he can't actually use them to fly]] without Palutena's help.

* "VideoGame/KidIcarus": The protagonist, Pit, is an angel and [[WingedHumanoid as such has wings]], however [[WingsDoNothing he can't actually use them to fly]] without Palutena's help.

* "VideoGame/Kid icarus": The protagonist, Pit, is an angel and [[WingedHumanoid as such has wings]], however [[WingsDoNothing he can't actually use them to fly]] without Palutena's help.

* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'' has two in theElf pantheon:

* In ''Literature/TheCrocodileGod'', Haik, [[CharacterTitle the title's Tagalog crocodile-god]], marries the mortal tribeswoman Mirasol in the newly-colonized Philippines. When she's pregnant and he declares that their daughter will be a god to the Spaniard she works for, [[ImperiledInPregnancy the Spaniard shoots her]]. Haik tries to help, but can only heal Mirasol, and [[RuleOfSymbolism their tiny whale-calf daughter]] ends up stillborn. In modern-day California, Mirasol dreams of going to the Otherworld and finds out the other Tagalog gods managed to bring the whale-goddess back to life as an adult -- but her legs are [[ScarsAreForever heavily scarred]] and she needs a walking stick in the mortal world. She's not too bothered, since [[RuleOfSymbolism she can still SWIM.]]

* In ''Fanfic/WeMakeOurOwnLight'', Dark Sun Gwyndolin was reliant on a nest of snakes carrying him since he was barely able to walk under his own power. After losing them, he has to undergo physical therapy and now can move independantly, but his stamina is still shot to Hell and his lungs are quite vulnerable to cold.

* In ''Manga/RecordofRagnarok'' the gods that win their fights in the tournament often do so with some sort of lost limb or organ. While Zeus, Thor and [[spoiler: Beelzebub]] got off mostly scot-free, Shiva lost three of his four arms against Raiden and [[spoiler: Buddha lost an eye in his fight with Hajun]]. While the divine medics seem to be able to perform miracles when it comes to healing fighters, both gods seem to still be missing their limbs.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Hackmaster}}'' supplement ''Gawds & Demi-Gawds'': In the world of Aldrazar (the ''TabletopGame/{{Hackmaster}}'' campaign setting) the greater gawd Luvia is blind. This gives him a -4 to hit in combat.
* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'' has two in the Eldar/Elf pantheon:
** Morai-heg, goddess of fate and [[GodOfTheDead death]], had her hand cut off in exchange for [[DisabilitySuperpower knowledge of the future]].
** The UltimateBlacksmith Vaul was blinded and crippled by the WarGod Khaine in an ancient DivineConflict, yet still forges weapons for Khaine to [[EvilVersusOblivion fight the forces of Chaos]]. His [[ReligionIsMagic priests]] ritually blind themselves to [[DisabilitySuperpower gain Vaul's skill and insight]].
* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'':
** The GodEmperor of Mankind was in excellent physical condition in his prime, but in the universe's "present" he's been dependent on life support for millennia.
** One of his numerous sons, Roboute Guilliman shares practically the same fate. Ironically enough, despite being seen as inferior physically in-universe, he actually [[RightfulKingReturns returned to lead his troops]], as described in the recent lore. This is partly [[JustifiedTrope justified, as Roboute's body is still mostly preserved]], while his father's... [[WaitingSkeleton not so much.]]

* In ''TabletopGame/TheDarkEye'', [[GodOfEvil The Nameless God]] is a villainous and self-inflicted example. Chained into a breach in the firmament by the other gods as punishment for attempting to conquer all creation, he rages and tears off bits of his own body to free himself. His mortal followers seek to emulate him and sacrifice body parts one by one as they ascend through the ranks of his cult. This doesn't make them any less dangerous, which can make veteran players ''very'' nervous when they encounter a one-eyed NPC.
* In ''TabletopGame/{{Scion}}'', if a god is disabled in myth, they'll also be so in the game. ''Scion: Ragnarok'' introduces the concept of using disabilities as Birthrights (because they've become part of their owner's Legend), allowing the Scion/God to channel a related Purview without any relics... but if the disabled deity in question tries to get around the disability (Tyr getting a prosthetic hand is the example used), it cuts off the mythic connection that allows this to work. Both Odin and Tyr use this option, Odin with his missing eye allowing him to channel Prophecy and Tyr with his missing hand allowing him to channel Justice.
* Autochthon in ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}''. Appropriate, since he's the setting's equivalent of Hephaestus, if Hephaestus were a giant steampunk EldritchAbomination with cyber-organic cancer.

* In ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', God apparently took physical form to go golfing, was seriously injured, and spends most of the movie as an old man on life support.

* The Thunder Dragon Lanayru in ''VideoGame/{{The Legend Of Zelda Skyward Sword}}'' is dead in the present and suffering from a terrible disease in the past. If you do some time warping to save him he'll be back to full health in the present.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' has Odin appear in one episode. {{Subverted}}, however, in that he gets his eye ''back'' at the end. (The Eye of Odin was a recurring ArtifactOfDoom in the series; it turns from a dangerous medallion into an actual eye once Odin puts it back where it belongs.)

* The Wiki/SCPFoundation's Church of the Broken God believes in two deities; Yaldabaoth, a god of organic life, and Mekhane, a god of civilization, technology, and the mind. Yaldabaoth got pissed when Mekhane gave some of his creations minds and free will, and tried to kill them all. Mekhane then made a HeroicSacrifice and broke themself to pieces to imprison Yaldabaoth. The Church of the Broken God wishes to piece Mekhane back together, but unfortunately for them, their last attempt didn't go too well. They're most well known for their belief that various mechanical SCP items are pieces of Mekhane.

* The god Tyr in ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'' is referred to often as "The Maimed God" because he's missing a hand.