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12	->''I've read several different fics where Elsa's in the hospital, or has SOME sort of condition. Cancer, selective mutism, dissociative personality disorder, PTSD, depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar, etc.''
13	-->-- '''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/r/10387863/0/5/ Wandering Quill]]''', ''Website/FanfictionDotNet''
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15	In adaptations sometimes characters are given disabilities, both physical and mental, that were not in the original work.
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17	The reason for this differs from work to work. One reason could be because the adaptation's writers don't believe the characters should be [[AngstWhatAngst so unscathed]] from their adventures. Another reason could be in order to [[RuleOfDrama provoke more drama.]] In the case of mental illness, this often (but not always) relates to an AdaptationalAngstUpgrade, though it is by no means limited to it. "Disabled [=AUs=]" are a popular type of fan-work as a result. In some rarer cases, it is due to the actor chosen for the role being disabled in real life, causing it to be written into the story.
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19	The inversion would be AbledInTheAdaptation. Sub-trope to AdaptationalDiversity. Compare to WrittenInInfirmity, when a character is given a specific disability because the actor portraying that character has the same condition.
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21	Can also be as minor as wearing glasses, which is often treated as a purely aesthetic choice.
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24	!!Examples:
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26	[[index]]
27	* DisabledInTheAdaptation/FanWorks
28	** ''DisabledInTheAdaptation/WithPearlAndRubyGlowing''
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31	[[foldercontrol]]
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33	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
34	* Coach Daigo Inokuma from ''Manga/AttackNumberOne'' can't use one of his arms in the anime adaptation since he [[TrainingFromHell trained way too hard]] in college. But in the manga, both arms are fine.
35	* ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'' added a few notable ones that weren't present in the [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist source material]]:
36	** In the manga, Paninya lost her legs as a child and had them replaced with automail prosthetics. In the anime, one of her arms was also replaced with a prosthetic in addition to her legs.
37	** The anime has Rose Thomas, as a result of being an AscendedExtra, given a storyline where she suffers from severe depression and anxiety.
38	** Scar loses both of his arms before performing a HeroicSacrifice. In the source material, [[DeathByAdaptation he survives the series]] with his body intact.
39	** Roy Mustang loses [[MoeGreeneSpecial his left eye]] in the anime's GrandFinale. In the manga, he loses his sight for some time, but his eyes remain intact and he regains his sight. Mustang's depression and PTSD are also given more focus, which causes him to have signs of alcoholism.
40	** Edward [[ZigZagged zig-zags]] this. In the anime's GrandFinale, he briefly regains his lost arm and leg before performing a HeroicSacrifice to bring Al back, which results in Ed being sent to an AlternateUniverse where he once again loses his restored limbs. The source material's GrandFinale has Ed [[spoiler:getting his arm restored]]. In the 2003 anime, Edward also has some PTSD symptoms that he mostly lacks in the manga.
41	* Kushana in the original manga of ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' was able-bodied, while in the film she lost both her legs and left arm in an Ohmu attack when she was young.
42	* The non-canon ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' DistantFinale OVA titled ''Reflections'' gives Kenshin a contagious SoapOperaDisease that ultimately [[TheHeroDies kills him]] and [[TogetherInDeath his wife Kaoru]]. In the canonical manga, they lived HappilyEverAfter, in good health and all.
43	* In the original manga and OVA versions of ''Manga/BirdyTheMighty'', Tsutomu didn't need glasses, even before merging with Birdy. In the remake manga and ''Decode'', he's shown to wear glasses when not merged with Birdy. The same applied to his sister Hazumi.
44	* In the ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics'' episode "The Coat of Many Colors", Aleia is deeply traumatized over her [[ParentalIncest father trying to marry her]]. In the original ''Allerleirauh'' (which is a variant on ''Literature/{{Donkeyskin}}''), she isn't as affected.
45	* The ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' manga sees [[spoiler:Roberta coming out of "El Baile De La Muerte" physically intact.]] The anime sees [[spoiler:the climax of its adaptation, "Roberta's Blood Trail", result in Roberta losing her right eye, the index and middle fingers of her right hand, her right leg, and left arm.]]
46	* In ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' Lillie has had a traumatic childhood with her emotionally abusive mother [[spoiler:Lusamine]] but, aside from some anxiety, she is relatively well-adjusted. ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' has Lillie going into a TraumaButton at the thought of her mother and when Sun calls her pretty like a "doll".
47	* In ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' Lillie fears seeing Pokemon be hurt and dislikes battling. In ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon'', Lillie has a phobia of Pokémon themselves. However, her reason why is very different from in the games. [[spoiler:She was attacked by a Pokémon when she was younger. She doesn't remember the incident but remembers the fear]].
48	* ''Anime/PiccolinoNoBoken'': To [[AdaptationalWimp weaken Geppetto,]] he has the need to use a staff and he complains that he is too old to do any trick. The original Master Geppetto had no limp and better physical condition despite his extreme poverty (before being trapped in the Dogfish, that is).
49	* At the start of ''Anime/BloodCTheLastDark'', Saya arrives in Tokyo with her left eye, which was shot by Fumito at the end of [[Anime/BloodC the TV series]], is fully healed thanks to her regenerative abilities as [[OurVampiresAreDifferent an Elder Bairns]]. However in the manga, her eye is covered with a bandage after arriving in Tokyo and she removes it when she's in Watanuki's shop, revealing that her eye is restored.
50	* ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis: Tokyo 2040'':
51	** Slyia in the OVA was, for the most part, sane. Her ''2040'' counterpart, possibly as a result of [[spoiler:her father using her brain in an experiment for the development of Boomer technology]], is shown to suffer from mental instability.
52	** In the OVA Quincy seemed to be perfectly fine (though on two occasions, he was shown using robotic doubles to avoid dangerous situations). His ''2040'' counterpart was hooked up to a throne with life support equipment.
53	* ''Anime/Dororo2019'': An odd case. Hyakkimaru isn't missing any more body parts than his manga counterpart. In fact, he's missing significantly ''fewer'' of them, with the number having shrunk from 47 to 12. However, he also has far less in the way of {{Disability Negating Superpower}}s, so his deafness, blindness, and muteness affect him far more than they did in previous incarnations.
54	* In the anime version of ''Anime/JapanSinks'', Toshio Onodera suffers from near-total paralysis that leaves him unable to communicate outside of Morse Code using his left thumb. This is in contrast to the original novel, in which Onodera is perfectly able-bodied.
55	* Subverted in ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess2016''. Link gets his left arm sliced off by King Bulblin, but fortunately, Ordona uses her powers to heal him.
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58	[[folder:Comic Books]]
59	* ''Comicbook/BillyBatsonAndTheMagicOfShazam'' changes Freddy's disability so that he uses a wheelchair instead of crutches.
60	* DependingOnTheWriter, ComicBook/BlackCanary's [[SuperScream Canary Cry]] actually takes a toll on her body and is oftentimes treated as a DangerousForbiddenTechnique.
61	* ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'': Instead of a damaged heart (a big issue back in the 1960s, but much more easily cured nowadays), Tony Stark's days are numbered because of a brain tumor.
62	* ComicBook/{{Batman}} villain Captain Stingaree was of sound mind prior to flashpoint but the New 52 made him require psychiatric medication to keep from going into episodes where he's a danger to others and commits criminal acts.
63	* ''Comicbook/SpiderGirl'' is set in the Comicbook/MarvelComics2 universe, where [[Comicbook/SpiderMan her father]] eventually retired after losing a leg in battle.
64	* The ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'''s backstory involves ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'s counterpart Weapon X and ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} maiming each other during a battle, respectively losing a hand and an eye.
65	* ''ComicBook/BatmanEarthOne'' reveals [[spoiler:its version of Alfred lost his right leg and replaced it with a prosthetic.]]
66	* ''ComicBook/DisneyKingdoms'': In the first ''[[ComicBook/FigmentDisneyKingdoms Figment]]'' series, Blair Mercurial wears glasses until becoming the Dreamfinder. In the original ''Ride/JourneyIntoImagination'' ride, he has no issues with his eyesight.
67	* The 2008 Creator/IDWPublishing continuity of ''ComicBook/{{GI Joe\|IDW}}'' eventually has Joe Colton lose a hand, when other incarnations of the character remained intact to the end.
68	* ''ComicBook/TeenTitansEarthOne'': Rita Markov and Joshua Clay wear glasses in this continuity, when the standard incarnations of Rita Farr and Joshua Clay do not.
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71	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
72	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnlimitedAnimalInstincts'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnlimitedMechsVsMutants'' sees the Penguin follow in his ''Film/BatmanReturns'' counterpart's footsteps in having fused fingers.
73	* ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' shows Honey Lemon wearing glasses, something her comics counterpart doesn't need.
74	* ''WesternAnimation/DeathstrokeKnightsAndDragons'':
75	** In the comics, ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}'s missing eye was the result of his then soon-to-be ex-wife Adeline being sent into a murderous rage after Joey was kidnapped and rendered mute by the Jackal, an enemy of Slade. Here, Slade's already missing his eye when he underwent the procedure to gain his abilities.
76	** The Bronze Tiger is shown losing an arm in battle with Slade and replacing it with a cybernetic one. In the comics, he still has both arms.
77	* Hiccup loses a foot in ''WesternAnimation/{{How to Train Your Dragon\|2010}}'' as a parallel to Toothless, who likewise lost half his tailfin (and with it his ability to fly unassisted) in the jump from page to screen.
78	* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZimEnterTheFlorpus'' states that Professor Membrane had to replace his arms with cybernetics because of a childhood incident involving sharks. The [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim original series]] had him with his original arms; for example, flesh is visible at his wrists during the "I'm making...TOAST!" scene in "The Nightmare Begins".
79	* In the film adaptation of ''Literature/JamesAndTheGiantPeach'', the Glowworm is slightly deaf, unlike in the book.
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82	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
83	* ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'': Bolivar Trask is able-bodied in the comics but played by Creator/PeterDinklage (who has dwarfism) in the film.
84	* Andy in ''Film/ChildsPlay2019'' is partially deaf, unlike his original counterpart. [[spoiler:This is done to add tension when Chucky talks to him through his hearing aid.]]
85	* Peter Dinklage again in ''Film/{{Cyrano}}'': the title character of the original play, ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'', has a normal size and his lifelong angst is solely about his big nose. That has been changed to [[HeightAngst dwarfism]] for TheMusical this film is based on, which already starred Dinklage.
86	* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
87	** In ''Film/IronMan3'', Tony suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after the events of ''Film/TheAvengers2012''. Tony doesn't suffer PTSD in the comics. They allude in the first two films without mentioning it to the disability Tony has in the comics: he's an alcoholic. (Specifically, in ''Film/IronMan2'', he becomes an alcoholic because of stress from the fact that he's dying. Both problems are fixed by the climax.)
88	** In ''Film/{{Eternals}}'', Makkari is deaf, like [[GenderFlip her]] [[DisabledCharacterDisabledActor actress]] Lauren Ridloff. In the comics, Makkari has no disability.
89	** In ''Film/BlackWidow2021'', Taskmaster is turned from a [[spoiler:male]] mercenary with [[AwesomenessByAnalysis photographic mimicry powers]] to [[spoiler:the daughter of the Red Room's leader, who lost physical mobility when Black Widow attempted to assassinate her father. The Taskmaster suit is what allows her to move and physically mimic her opponents]].
90	** In ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp'', Ghost, instead of inventing a suit that turns them intangible, [[spoiler:is affected with quantum instability, which causes her severe chronic pain and will eventually kill her if not cured. The suit helps her control her condition. Like Taskmaster above, this character is also [[GenderFlip gender-flipped]]]].
91	* A downplayed example in ''Film/Mulan2020'': While Mulan's father Fa Zhou was never the most physically able person (due to being a DentedIron OldSoldier) in the original film, he's even more crippled here, needing to wear a leg brace to walk properly.
92	* In ''Film/PowerRangers2017'', Billy is autistic, something that was not in [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers the original series]].
93	* ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'':
94	** ComicBook/LexLuthor clearly suffers from a form of mental disorder in addition to being a [[TheSociopath sociopath]], which is traditionally what he is in the comics and most media.
95	** In ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' it's implied that ComicBook/HarleyQuinn hears voices in her head. This isn't a characteristic in her comic portrayal.
96	** ''Film/Shazam2019'' makes it so the powerset doesn't cure Freddy's lame leg. Superpowered flight can't ''not'' go a [[DisabilityNegatingSuperpower long way to compensate]], of course.
97	* The ''Film/BatmanFilmSeries'':
98	** Batman himself, when played by Creator/MichaelKeaton and Creator/ValKilmer required glasses to see things up close.
99	** While not focused on, Pat Hingle, who played Commissioner Gordon throughout the movies, was missing his left little finger due to an accident he had in 1959.
100	** ''Film/BatmanReturns'':
101	*** The Penguin has severe syndactyly. While it became a case of DependingOnTheArtist afterward, prior to ''Returns'', he had no such condition in the comics and most media, where he is merely a textbook FatBastard.
102	*** ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} develops [[SplitPersonality dissociative identity disorder]] in her OriginStory and as a result becomes a PsychopathicWomanchild. While prone to crazy shenanigans in the comics and most media, Catwoman is more or less mentally stable.
103	** In ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'', Alfred Pennyworth develops a rare and fatal disease that becomes integral to the plot. He's always been in good health in the comics. Additionally, much like [[Series/Batman1966 Alan Napier's version]], this Alfred is shown wearing glasses.
104	* The MythArc of ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries'' revolves around a terminally-ill ComicBook/NormanOsborn's attempts to keep himself alive, an arc not present in the comics. Additionally, one: the disease is hereditary, meaning Harry's got it, too, and two: a hologram of Norman in the first movie shows him with glasses, something he didn't need in the comics.
105	* ''Film/Joker2019'' sees its version of [[ComicBook/TheJoker the title character]], [[NamedByTheAdaptation Arthur Fleck]], suffer from various psychological and neurological issues, including [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudobulbar_affect Pseudobulbar affect]] and has hallucinations. In the comics, DependingOnTheWriter, the Joker is just ObfuscatingInsanity to avoid actually going to prison or death row. [[spoiler:Turns out it's a possible DoubleSubversion. Arthur's "hallucinations" seem to be {{Imagine Spot}}s that the viewer is merely led to believe are real, and his rant before killing Murray Franklin hints that his apparent [=PBA=] might just be a [[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor bizarre and off-putting sense of humor]]. On the other hand, his apparent depression is never given any other explanation, and it's hinted that Arthur suffers from ChildhoodBrainDamage due to his mother [[AbusiveParents allowing her boyfriend to beat young Arthur unconscious]].]]
106	* Despite his name, Dr. Claw from ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' did not have a claw in the original cartoon. He just wore spiked gauntlets on his hands. In the [[Film/InspectorGadget1999 1999 film]], the explosion Sanford Scolex set off to kill John Brown (the future Gadget) caused a bowling ball in Brown's car to fly into the air and land on Scolex's left hand, crushing it beyond repair. The hand was amputated and replaced by a large, mechanical pincer.
107	* ''Film/GreenLantern2011'' depicts Tom Kalmaku as wearing glasses, when he never had to in the comics.
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110	[[folder:Literature]]
111	* The novelization of ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' shows Dan Turpin slip into a coma as a result of ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} possessing him and the Black Racer's subsequent exorcism of him. The expanded version of the original comics (in the later collected editions) shows Turpin not only survived, but though dazed briefly, he was still awake.
112	* "The Doctor's Case" (a Literature/SherlockHolmes story by Creator/StephenKing) gives Holmes a cat allergy to explain why he doesn't solve the murder of a cat owner as quickly as he otherwise would have.
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115	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
116	* The ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' adaptation ''Series/AnneWithAnE'' depicts Anne as suffering from PTSD after years of childhood abuse. Her CloudCuckooLander nature is turned into maladaptive daydreaming used to deal with her trauma.
117	* ''Series/Bodies2023'': Maplewood's comic counterpart is an able-bodied amnesiac. In the show, she has all her memories, but is paraplegic and relies on special spinal implants to walk.
118	* ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'':
119	** In contrast to many ComicBook/GreenArrow stories and adaptations, Oliver Queen's PTSD from his time away from home is heavily emphasized.
120	** Deadshot's right eye is badly damaged (if not completely blind) in this version and his advanced EyepatchOfPower essentially serves as his [[ArtificialLimbs artificial eye]]. In the comics and most media, his right eye is just fine and the advanced eye patch merely serves as a gadget for his [[ProfessionalKiller job]].
121	** In this version, [[ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} Slade Wilson]] kills his EvilFormerFriend Billy Wintergreen by [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice a brutal]] MoeGreeneSpecial. Wintergreen never lost an eye in the comics.
122	** Slade also chops off Anthony Ivo's right hand. Ivo was never mutilated in the comics.
123	** Quentin Larry Lance suffers from a weakened heart after the battle with Deathstroke and his minions. His comic book counterpart, Larry Lance, had no such illness prior to his death (nor did he fight against Deathstroke).
124	** Jefferson Jackson suffers a CareerEndingInjury thanks to performing a HeroicSacrifice. He remains a healthy high school athlete in the comics.
125	** Felicity Smoak requires glasses and becomes paraplegic later in the story and is only able to walk again thanks to a chip attached to her spine. She wasn't injured that way (if, at all) in the comics, nor did she have poor eyesight. (The page image shows a later comics version, who has glasses because she's [[RetCanon based on the TV incarnation]].)
126	** Oliver chops off Malcolm Merlyn's right hand during their TrialByCombat. In the comics and most media, Merlyn's limbs are all intact. This is mitigated with Merlyn getting an {{Artificial Limb\|s}} shortly after.
127	** While Eliza Harmon/Trajectory is reliant on a speed drug in the comics, a side effect of her gaining SplitPersonality is added in this version.
128	** Subverted by Leonard Snart. Towards the end of ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' Season 1, he freezes his handcuffed right hand and shatters it in order to go after the rogue Mick Rory. However, his team's futuristic CoolAirship has advanced regenerative medical facilities that is eventually used to restore his hand. ''Legends'' also gave its version of [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica Citizen Steel]] hemophilia.
129	** In the comics' BadFuture Flash storyline, the future Wally West is dead. Here, he's SparedByTheAdaptation and becomes paraplegic and shell-shocked. This storyline actually belongs to Iris in the comics, whereas here she's the one who is killed off.
130	** The same BadFuture Flash storyline also features ComicBook/{{Vibe}} losing both of his hands, and then the use of his powers since he can't channel them through his ArtificialLimbs. No such storyline happens to him in the comics.
131	** Savitar is ultimately revealed to have suffered an EyeScream, as shown by his right eye being discolored gray and surrounded by burnt skin. The comics Savitar never had such an injury, and neither did [[spoiler:Future Flash]], Savitar's true self.
132	* ''Series/Batman1966'' sees Alfred needing to wear glasses, whereas in the comics Alfred doesn't.
133	* The Female/Kimiko in ''Series/TheBoys2019'' had selective mutism in [[ComicBook/TheBoys the comic]], but in the series, it was upgraded to full mutism [[AdaptationalAngstUpgrade as a result of psychological trauma from being kidnapped by terrorists]].
134	* In the ''Series/ChildhoodsEnd'' miniseries Milo Rodericks is in a wheelchair when introduced, though the Overlords cure that easily enough. His book equivalent [[AdaptationNameChange Jan]] never was paralyzed.
135	* ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'':
136	** This continuity's interpretations of Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man and Joshua Clay wear glasses when they didn't in the comics.
137	** Steve Dayton/Mento is shown to be confined to a wheelchair since his heyday as a [[AdaptationalEarlyAppearance founding member]] of the Doom Patrol, when he was always able-bodied in the source material.
138	* ''Series/{{Elementary}}'':
139	** Sherlock's drug usage from the books is treated as a serious issue. He meets Joan when he's trying to get sober. Also, in a later season, Sherlock is diagnosed with [[spoiler:post-concussion syndrome.]] There are some implications that Sherlock might be on the autism spectrum, but it's has been kept ambiguous (with much lampshading).
140	** The final episode has a WhamLine that reveals Joan [[spoiler:has cancer, though it's gone into remission by the timeskip]] at the very end of the episode.
141	* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Jorah Mormont gets infected with [[BodyHorror greyscale]] in Season 5 after rescuing Tyrion from Stone Men. In the books, this StoryArc [[CompositeCharacter belongs to Jon Connington while Jorah himself remains healthy]]. Jorah gets cured in Season 7, however.
142	** ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'': While the book only has Viserys lose some of his fingers over time, here, he loses his entire left arm. This later escalates as the first season progresses, until he's barely able to so much as walk. He also loses his right eye.
143	* ''Series/{{The Gifted\|2017}}'': [[Characters/XMen60sMembers Polaris]] is depicted as suffering from bipolar disorder. While her comic book counterpart has suffered some sort of mental disorder, it hasn't been actually specified which one.
144	* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' sees the Penguin walk with a limp because of an injury to his right leg and [[spoiler:its final season sees him lose his right eye and replace it with a fake one]]. [[HandicappedBadass This doesn't slow him down in the slightest]].
145	* Goushi, the Black Ranger from ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'', has a complete set of fingers. While not focused on, Walter Emanuel Jones, who played Goushi's counterpart Zack in ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', was missing his left middle finger.
146	* ''Series/TheLastOfUs2023'': The game's version of Sam is not deaf. [[DisabledCharacterDisabledActor Like his actor]], his character is deaf in the series, forcing him to communicate by writing with anybody but Henry, since they don't know sign language. He is also a [[LittlestCancerPatient leukemia survivor]], where the game's Sam had no hint of ever having any serious illness prior to the game.
147	* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Tar-Miriel never went blind in the source material, but in the show, her retina was burned while trying to save some Southlanders trapped under the flaming lumbers.
148	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse TV shows:
149	** ''Series/ThePunisher2017'': Curtis Hoyle was an able-bodied man in the comics. In the show, however, he's lost his left leg below the knee from an IED and wears a prosthetic. It doesn't really do much to affect Curtis's contributions.
150	** ''Series/Runaways2017'':
151	*** Gert takes medication for anxiety, a condition that she did not have in the comics.
152	*** The adaptation also gives Victor Stein brain cancer, whereas he was perfectly healthy in the original comics.
153	** In the comics, Echo is deaf but otherwise able-bodied. In ''Series/{{Hawkeye\|2021}}'', she also has a prosthetic leg (her actress Alaqua Cox is [[DisabledCharacterDisabledActor an amputee who uses one in real life]]).
154	* ''Series/{{Percy Jackson and the Olympians\|2023}}'': In [[Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians the books]], Chiron is an able-bodied centaur and uses a wheelchair to hide his centaur legs while undercover. Here, he has a brace on his left back leg, so his wheelchair isn't just a cover. The creators have confirmed this is a war injury, though it will just be a detail during Season 1.
155	* ''Series/{{Spartacus\|BloodAndSand}}'':
156	** Oenomaus loses his left eye near the end of Season 2. No historical records prove that this also happened to his RealLife counterpart.
157	** Agron, who is a DecompositeCharacter of the historical Castus, loses the ability to clinch his hands near the end of the FinaleSeason due to [[ImpaledPalm being crucified]]. Like Oenomaus above, no historical records prove that this happened to the historical Castus.
158	* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'':
159	** Two surviving characters from [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead the source material]], [[spoiler:Sophia Peletier]] and [[spoiler: Carl Grimes]], [[DeathByAdaptation both die]] in the show by [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie becoming walkers]].
160	** In the source material, Hershel dies with his entire body intact. In the show, he loses his right leg in the Season 3 premiere before getting beheaded in the following season. Interestingly, both mutilations actually belonged to two different characters in the comics. The left leg amputation actually belonged to Dale (see above), while the beheading belonged to Tyreese.
161	** In the comics, Bob is alive and well. In the show, his left leg was chopped-off by cannibals and he dies a few hours later. Much like Hershel, this arc originally belonged to Dale in the comics.
162	** As mentioned above, Tyreese dies in the comics by getting beheaded. While the mutilation is less severe in the show ([[AnArmAndALeg he got his arm chopped-off instead]]), it was done so because he [[ZombieInfectee got bitten]]. However, said infection, in addition to the pain that was heightened by the LifeOrLimbDecision, directly led to his death.
163	** The show's version of Ron goes through a severe case of SanitySlippage after Rick kills his AssholeVictim of a father. In the comics, Ron is still a LoveMartyr for his father, but more-or-less remains a sane kid till his death.
164	** In the comics, Denise dies because she refuses to have her infected arm chopped off. In the show, she dies due to a [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice severe]] MoeGreeneSpecial.
165	** Denise's aforementioned death in the show actually belonged to Abraham in the source material. So how did Abraham die on the show? By getting his head [[CruelAndUnusualDeath repeatedly whacked by a barbwire-laced baseball bat until it's nothing more than a pile of mush]].
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168	[[folder:Theater]]
169	* In a 2015 production of ''Theatre/SpringAwakening'', many of the major characters were played by deaf performers while hearing people would translate their sign language.
170	* In the stage version of Disney's ''Theatre/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', Quasimodo's deafness from the original novel is brought back. He speaks mostly in broken monosyllables and hand signs; only in his solo songs does he become fully articulate, because they represent his inner emotions.
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173	[[folder:Video Games]]
174	* ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon 2}}'': In the Spanish and French versions, it's mentioned that Pearl wears contacts for her bad eyesight. This isn't mentioned in other versions.
175	* ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'':
176	** Wei Yan has a speech impairment where he tends [[HulkSpeak to talk in phrase]]. There's no evidence in the historical records and ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' (which the games are based on) that he suffers from a speech impairment.
177	** In the games, Guo Huai is portrayed as a sickly man who keeps on coughing. According to WordOfGod, he's very workaholic when fighting loyally for Wei that it exhausts his body. Historically, he was only sick in two major events which are the campaign in Mt. Dingjun and Cao Pi's coronation.
178	** Some games in the series depict Xiahou Dun as always having his EyepatchOfPower, even in events before the battle of Xiapi, where he actually lost his eye.
179	* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'':
180	** The Penguin during the events of ''[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity City]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight Knight]]'' features a vent in his neck and a beer bottle jammed into his left eye in place of his traditional monocle.
181	** The Calendar Man is an EvilCripple, his right leg being shorter than his left and wearing a brace and elevated shoe to compensate.
182	** Much like [[Film/Batman1989 Michael Gough]] and [[Series/Batman1966 Alan Napier]]'s versions, Alfred is shown wearing glasses in ''Knight''.
183	** Like in ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'', Harley argues with voices in her head, as shown in the bonus mission in ''Knight'' where she is playable.
184	* ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'':
185	** Harry Osborn is shown wearing glasses in some pictures. [[spoiler:Additionally, much like in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'', Harry is terminally-ill, which forms the crux of the plot (only in this case, it's the same disease his mother had, though Norman is still trying to cure it).]]
186	** [[spoiler:Also, ComicBook/DoctorOctopus is suffering from a neurological disease which will eventually render his body immobile while his mind will remain functional. Which is why he's desperate to perfect his cybernetic tentacles, and why he's so horrified at the idea of being sent to jail and deprived of them, which will leave him confined to his useless body.]]
187	** ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'':
188	*** Ganke Lee is shown wearing glasses, unlike his comics counterpart.
189	*** Rick Mason is also shown needing to wear glasses, as well as [[spoiler:being afflicted by a condition causing his bone marrow to deteriorate.]]
190	* ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries'': If Bruce decides to [[spoiler:not unmask himself when asked to by Lady Arkham]] in the climax of Season 1, Alfred will lose an eye in the ensuing fight, which carries over to Season 2.
191	* ''VideoGame/SpyroReignitedTrilogy'': A couple of the dragons from ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon1998'' were given prosthetic wings in the remake. One dragon also appears to be blind.
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195	* ''Webcomic/LitterboxComics'': Vincent is a calico, even though calicos in real life are exclusively female unless the male has Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY chromosomes, which leads to infertility, lower testosterone, and mild intersex traits). Chesca Hause simply established that the boy has this condition even though her real-life son does not.
196	* In ''WebComic/DumbingOfAge'' Joyce, who didn't wear glasses in the ''WebComic/{{Walkyverse}}'', ends up getting glasses in the second semester, to her anguish. [[spoiler:Presumably in the Walkyverse the Head Alien corrected her eyesight before it got bad enough to merit glasses.]]
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200	* Due to her having a [[RapePortrayedAsRedemption drastically different]] final StoryArc [[ShotgunWedding from]] [[Literature/PrideAndPrejudice the source material]], Lydia Bennet suffers from severe depression by the end of ''WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries''. WordOfGod even says that she still needed to go to therapy for a few more years after the incident, though she eventually got better.
201	* The ''WebVideo/MyLittlePonyInANutshell'' version of "Student Counsel" portrays Starlight (or [[ParodyNames Stoplight]]) as suffering from memory loss caused by constant teleporting. In the original version of the episode, she was simply distracted by her responsibilities and becoming forgetful in a more mundane manner.
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205	* ''Franchise/GIJoe'':
206	** ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeRenegades'':
207	*** Most versions of General Hawk give him the use of both eyes. In ''Renegades'', [[ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames General Abernathy]] is shown wearing a [[EyepatchOfPower patch over his right eye]], suggesting at the least that he's lost the vision in it.
208	*** As part of [[NonUniformUniform the rather lax dress code]] of [[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel the original team]], Airtight wore a hazmat suit to protect himself. In ''Renegades'', he's infected with an infectious disease by Cobra and wear the suit to protect ''others'' from his condition.
209	*** Most of the time, Cobra Commander is in good health. In ''Renegades'', some of his actions are motivated by the fact he's shown as dealing with a disease and when it's introduced, the series version of his iconic silver faceplate is reimagined as a breathing mask.
210	** In ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeExtreme'', Lt. Stone had both arms. In ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeSigma6'', his left arm, lost in battle with Cobra, was replaced with a cybernetic one.
211	* Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse:
212	** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'':
213	*** The Penguin takes after his ''Film/BatmanReturns'' incarnation in having syndactyly (fused fingers). While the ArtEvolution in ''TNBA'' would see the Penguin have normal hands again, it's unclear if it's just an artistic choice or if the Penguin had corrective surgery at some point.
214	*** While the ''B: TAS'' Mr. Freeze suffers the same condition his comic counterpart had that results in him needing a suit to keep himself below zero to survive, in ''The New Batman Adventures'', it's shown to have taken a toll on his body, resulting in him becoming a disembodied head with robotic legs. In the comics, Freeze's body is still intact.
215	** In the ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' comics, both General Zod and Jax-Ur have the use of both eyes. When both were [[CompositeCharacter fused]] into the Jax-Ur of ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', his design included a patch over his right eye.
216	** ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' would see the Trickster as having a mental illness, being so out of touch with reality, he didn't realize he was in costume until it was pointed out to him.
217	* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003,'' Leonardo loses a chunk of his shell after he is accidentally stabbed by Karai, a wound that never happens to him in the original comics. This is a metaphor for the PTSD he developed- after all, the original name for PTSD was "shell shock".
218	* The failed ''WesternAnimation/ToonMakersSailorMoon'' pilot put Sailor Mercury in a wheelchair. In the original anime and manga, she is able-bodied.
219	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'':
220	** Much like in ''Film/BatmanReturns'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', the Penguin is shown with fused fingers. He is also criminally insane and imprisoned in Arkham Asylum, unlike comics Penguin, who is perfectly sane.
221	** The Cluemaster is so obese that he used a motorized platform to help himself get around.
222	* While less extreme than other examples (more FourFingeredHands in this case), ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction'' sees the Penguin with fused fingers like in ''Film/BatmanReturns''.
223	* In the comics, the accident that turned Otto Octavius into ComicBook/DoctorOctopus only resulted in the grafting of a harness with four robotic tentacles to him and only becoming an EvilCripple through years of battle. ''[[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' sees the accident itself be the cause for Octavius becoming paralyzed, needing his tentacles just for the sake of moving [[spoiler:until season 4, where Ock injects himself with nanites to rebuild his body.]]
224	* In ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', Shiro has a bionic right arm, along with suffering from PTSD in comparison to his [[Anime/{{Voltron}} original series counterpart]] Sven and his [[Anime/{{Golion}} anime]] counterpart having neither.
225	* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'':
226	** In the comics, Paula Crook, the original Huntress[=/=]Tigress, was able-bodied her whole life. In the show, an unspecified event in the backstory led to her being confined to a wheelchair and ending up in prison, which also caused her [[AdaptationalHeroism to give up her life of crime]].
227	** Downplayed with Cassandra Cain. In the ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' comics, her initial inability to talk was the result of her father David Cain refusing to teach her how to do so, but she was still capable of learning and doing so. In the show, Lady Shiva mutilated Cassandra's vocal cords just to ensure she couldn't talk.
228	** Similarly downplayed with Jason Bard. In the comics, he had a bad knee due to his time as a soldier. In the show's fourth season, he's an amputee who's missing the lower half of his right leg and replaced it with a prosthetic.
229	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Scootaloo, despite being a pegasus, is unable to fly, even though it's stated in-show that most pegasi around her age can fly (with her idol, Rainbow Dash, having even [[BeyondTheImpossible performed a]] ''[[BeyondTheImpossible sonic rainboom]]'' around Scoot's age or maybe even younger), with the show indicating that this is due to some disability. In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3'', Scootaloo, [[AdaptationalSpeciesChange who's an earth pony]], was not shown to have any disabilities.
230	* [[spoiler:Della Duck]] from ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' had their left leg amputated and replaced with a prosthetic, something that never happened to their comic counterpart. [[https://www.fox19.com/video/2019/07/09/animation-workshops-kids-duck-tales-screening/ The producers stated a major reason for their inclusion is to raise awareness of amputees.]]
231	* Entrapta, as depicted in ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'', was [[DiagnosisOfGod revealed to be autistic after the series concluded.]] This was not the case in the original ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower''.
232	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jellystone}}'': Minor example. Magilla Gorilla and Bobbie (Baba) Looey wear glasses now.
233	* ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow'' has three characters that wear glasses unlike they did in the book; Miss Whoops, Mr. Nervous and Mr. Persnickety/Pernickety/Fussy (though in the latter's case, he can still see sometimes without them). There was an entire episode dedicated to them "Eyeglasses" due to them being the only ones wearing permanent glasses. This is likely done to show some characters with glasses as the characters brought from the books don't wear them.
234	* ''Toys/MonsterHigh'':
235	** In G1 and G2, Twyla Boogeyman is a neurotypical character, while in G3, she is autistic.
236	** In G1, G2, and the G3 movies, Frankie Stein is depicted with both legs intact, while in the G3 cartoon and dolls, they have a metal prosthetic from the left knee down.
237	* ''WesternAnimation/MyAdventuresWithSuperman'':
238	** The show depicts Jor-El with an [[EyepatchOfPower eyepatch]], a trait that he's never had in other variations.
239	** [[spoiler:Alex, the show's version of Lex Luthor, wears glasses, something his comic self has never been portrayed as needing]].
240	** Vicki Vale wears glasses in this series, despite having never worn glasses in the comics.
241	* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainLaserhawkABloodDragonRemix'': Both [[VideoGame/SplinterCell Sam Fisher]] and [[VideoGame/WatchDogs2 Marcus Holloway]] sport disabilities that they never had in their home franchises. Sam Fisher is a double amputee missing both legs below the knee, while Marcus Holloway is blind in his left eye.
242	* ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcakeBerryInTheBigCity'': Lime Chiffon is visually impaired and cannot see at all without her glasses, while her previous incarnations didn’t. The episode “Following The Recipe” also reveals that Blueberry Muffin is dyslexic, which she never was in her prior incarnations, due to being shown reading something (1980s) or being characterized as a {{Bookworm}} (2003 and ''Berry Bitty Adventures'').
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