History Main / GameBreakingInjury

** Played straight, subverted, [[spoiler:DoubleSubverted, and [[BeyondTheImpossible Triple Subverted]]]] by Oishi, who [[spoiler:helped save a pregnant woman but injures himself in the process. Unable to play, he instead asks Momoshiro (who had just been kicked out of the regulars) to take his place]]. This injury [[spoiler:[[DoubleSubverted shows up again during the Nationals]] when Oishi challenges Ryoma for the final regular spot. He gets better by the time of the National Finals.]]

** Slightly averted by Oishi, who [[spoiler:helped save a pregnant woman but injures himself in the process. Unable to play, he instead asks Momoshiro (who had just been kicked out of the regulars) to take his place]]. This injury [[spoiler:shows up again during the Nationals when Oishi challenges Ryoma for the final regular spot. He gets better by the time of the National Finals.]]

** Slightly averted by Oishi, who [[spoiler:helped save a pregnant woman but injures himself in the process. Unable to play, he instead asks Momoshiro (who had just been kicked out of the regulars) to take his place]].

* Near the end of the tournament in ''TheKarateKid'', the evil karate instructor orders one of his students to [[OrderedToCheat break Daniel's leg]], which he does, disqualifying himself. Mr. Miyagi sets the injury and he fights the last bout with his bullying nemesis trying to hit the fracture... until Daniel [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnvXpLOzKeQ&feature=related does the kicking equivalent]] of a [[/folder]]

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* Near the end of the tournament in ''TheKarateKid'', the evil karate instructor orders one of his students to [[OrderedToCheat break Daniel's leg]], which he does, disqualifying himself. Mr. Miyagi sets the injury and he fights the last bout with his bullying nemesis trying to hit the fracture... until Daniel [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnvXpLOzKeQ&feature=related does the kicking equivalent]] of a [[AC:FALCON PUNCH!]]

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* ''{{Monster}}'', in the battle between Inspector Lunge and [[spoiler: Roberto]], where Lunge forces his thumb into a bullet wound his opponent has taken in order to subdue him. Very rare in that Lunge was a Face at the time, and it was one of the more cringe-worthy versions of it, especially in the anime.
* In the TalesOfSymphonia manga, Lloyd claims that he didn't truly win in his last duel with [[spoiler:Kratos]] because he was weakened from the injury he received defending him.
* According to Jugo, Sasuke had trouble facing Killerbee because the wounds he sustained fighting [[spoiler:Itachi]] hadn't properly healed. Earlier on, the curse mark serves as a GameBreakingInjury, popping up whenever Sasuke uses too much chakra, and causing him to double over in pain.
* Gundam00 has the [[EyeScream eye injury]] sustained by Lockon Stratos in an earlier battle become a significant factor in [[spoiler: his death at the hands of Ali Al Saachez, who takes advantage of the blind spot it creates to deal a crushing blow to his mech.]]

A type of DramaPreservingHandicap. A specific type (relating only to the Hero) of MortalWoundReveal.

A type of DramaPreservingHandicap.

But wait, what's this? Instead of performing the signature [[FinishingMove finishing blow]], The Hero has doubled-over in pain clutching their side! What gives?

* This is OlderThanDirt. In KingArthur legends, this is how Sir Gawain of Orkney dies. He had an old head wound that was nearly fatally reopened in a fight with Sir Lancelot. Lancelot refused to fight him while he was wounded and sent him to his tent to recover. Ironically, he was nearly healed when news that Mordred had taken over Camelot came. He insisted on going to war with his king, but had his head wound reopened AGAIN in a small skirmish with a bunch of untrained peasants on his way to a ship. He dead minutes after the fight was over.

* In {{Transformers The Movie}} during Optimus Prime and Megatron's final battle, Megatron aware he is losing the fight starts tossing rocks at Optimus he then throws a shard of metal from a ship at him cutting his side open, taking advantage of the injury he makes it worse by slicing open the wound with an energon sword, and later on while holding Hot Rod hostage he shoots him in the wound and also in the chest and face fatally wounding him, but just before he passes out he manages to knock Megatron off a cliff severely wounding him.

* In ''TheGodfather'' game you can shoot someone in the knee to drop him to a kneel. A second shot there is almost always a kill.

* Van Damme's character in ''Lionheart'' sustained an injury to his side during a fight. In the final tournment, his opponent uses this to his advantage.

* Football player Franz Beckenbauer played The "Game of the Century" against Italy in the 1970 World Cup semi-finals with his arm in a sling, because Germany had already used their two player substitutions

* In ''{{Eyeshield 21}}'', Ichiro Takami's athletic level is below average due to an injury sustained in a traffic accident as a child; This doesn't keep him from being a grade-A {{Determinator}} and a great player anyway.
** Hiruma was forced to play the second half of the Deimon-Hakushuu game with a ''broken right arm'' after a fateful run-in with Hakushuu lineman Rikiya Gaou. Hiruma, who is right handed and the ''quarterback'' of his team, still manages to pull the Devil Bats through for the win.

* ''{{Monster}}'', in the battle between Inspector Lunge and [[spoiler: Roberto]], where Lunge forces his thumb into a bullet wound his opponent has taken in order to subdue him.

* Near the end of the tournament in ''TheKarateKid'', the evil karate instructor orders one of his students to [[SweepTheLeg break Daniel's leg]], which he does, disqualifying himself. Mr. Miyagi sets the injury and he fights the last bout with his bullying nemesis trying to hit the fracture... until Daniel [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnvXpLOzKeQ&feature=related does the kicking equivalent]] of a [[AC:FALCON PUNCH!]]

* A variation of this is when a wrestler (almost always a face) is injured days (or even weeks) before the match begins and is clearly not 100%. The heel will then target that particular body part in the hopes of permanently damaging that foe to the point that they can't continue. This happened A LOT with [[DwayneJohnson the Rock]] for some reason. In 1999, he fought several matches with a supposedly broken arm after TripleH attacked him. In late 2000, during his feud with Rikishi, the Rock had been Rikishi with a sledgehammer in the chest. In 2002, during his feud with Hogan, the Rock's ribs were injured causing his to have them taped.