Characters with limb loss and limb difference are frequently found in many popular movies.[1] In some cases they illustrate how individuals can thrive after limb loss.[2]
Character
Movie(s)
Type
Cause
Aron Ralston
127 Hours
Right below-elbow
Self-amputation (knife)
Homer Parrish
The Best Years of Our Lives
Bilateral below-elbow
Trauma (fire)
David Della Rocco
The Boondock Saints
Left little finger
Trauma (bullet wound)
King Fergus
Brave
Left below-knee
Trauma (bitten off in battle)
Dr. Julius No
Dr. No
Bilateral below-elbow
Radiation
Ash Williams
Evil Dead franchise
Right hand
Self-amputation (chainsaw)
Lt. Dan Taylor
Forrest Gump
Bilateral above-knee
Trauma (bomb)
Fredrick Sykes
The Fugitive
Right below-elbow
Trauma
Hiccup
How to Train Your Dragon franchise
Left below-knee
Trauma (battle)
Toothless
Left tail fin
Trauma (crash)
Dr. Claw
Inspector Gadget
Left hand
Trauma (car collision)
Don
Joe Dirt
Left above-knee
Trauma (train)
Gazelle
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Bilateral below-knee
(unknown)
Imperator Furiosa
Mad Max: Fury Road
Left below-elbow
(unknown)
Bucky Barnes
Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise
Left arm
Trauma
Nebula
Self-amputation
Black Knight
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Quadrilateral
Trauma (sword)
Ronny Cammareri
Moonstruck
Left hand
Trauma (bread slicer)
Lady Kushana
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Trilateral (left arm and both legs)
Trauma (insect)
Captain Hook
Peter Pan
Left hand
Trauma (knife)
Cherry Darling
Planet Terror
Right above-knee
Mutilation (zombies)
Lady Eboshi
Princess Mononoke
Right arm
Trauma (wolf)
Will Sawyer
Skyscraper
Left below-knee
Trauma (bomb)
Bethany Hamilton
Soul Surfer
Left above-elbow
Trauma (shark)
Luke Skywalker
Star Wars franchise
Right hand
Trauma (lightsaber)
Darth Vader
Quadrilateral
Jeff Bauman
Stronger
Bilateral above-knee
Trauma (bomb)
Terry Fox
The Terry Fox Story
Right above-knee
Cancer
^Moreau, Jordan (2019-03-07). "The Marvel Cinematic Universe's Secret History of Amputations". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
^Cavna, Michael (2019-02-28). "'How to Train Your Dragon' hero strikes a chord among amputees in audience". Valley News. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
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