Curated playlist
Fictional amputees
- Luke SkywalkerLuke Skywalker was originally going to be named Starkiller. George Lucas dropped the surname months into filming.
- Darth VaderThe actor inside Darth Vader's suit never knew his voice would be replaced. James Earl Jones voiced him instead.
- Revolver OcelotRecurring character in Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear video game series published by Konami
- Lex LuthorLex Luthor has no superpowers, no secret identity and no alien heritage, yet he has outlasted nearly every other enemy of Superman. Writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster created him, and he first appeared in Action Comics #23 in April…
- Jacen SoloJacen Solo, Han and Leia's son, became the Sith Lord Darth Caedus. His twin sister Jaina killed him in a duel.
- Darth MaulDarth Maul was cut in half in his first film, yet he came back. George Lucas chose to bring him back.
- Captain AhabCaptain Ahab's ivory leg fits into small holes drilled in his ship's deck. He is the whaling captain of Moby-Dick.
- Guts (Berserk)Guts, the hero of the manga Berserk, was born from his hanged mother's corpse. His adoptive father later sold him.
- Pete (Disney)Pete, the cartoon villain also called Peg Leg Pete, Bad Pete and Black Pete, first walked onto a screen on the 15th of February 1925 as Bootleg Pete. The cartoon was Alice Solves the Puzzle. His nickname pointed to his trade, smuggling…
- Rick GrimesRick Grimes is a small-town sheriff's deputy who is shot in the line of duty, falls into a coma, and wakes to a world where the dead walk. He is the central figure of The Walking Dead, a post-apocalyptic story that began as a comic book…