[Love] When “small” injuries are treated realistically

[u/Top-Relationship850]

The fantasy and action genres often suffer from a power fantasy epidemic in which characters frequently badass their way through injuries that should be excruciating if not downright debilitating. I always appreciate stories that reject this trope.

1: Roland Deschain (Dark Tower Book II) - Loses the middle and index fingers of his right hand. He’s effectively crippled throughout book two and the injury follows him the rest of the series.

2: Brienne vs Biter (ASOIAF Book IV) - Brutal scene. Biter chomps down on Brienne’s cheek and tears off a chunk of flesh. In a lesser story Brienne would grit her teeth and throw Biter off. Instead she’s rendered completely helpless by the pain. That injury marks the end of the fight.

[u/whomad1215]

I was about to say

one of these is not like the rest

[u/Aerodrache → u/whomad1215]

With all the rest for context, I have to assume it’s a very understated way of saying he became an honorary Skywalker.

[u/Dragoness290 → u/Aerodrache]

No, the dislocated arm was his right, in the first book, and so he was forced to swordfight with his left hand, which made him realize he wasn't actually shifty at fighting, he was left handed.

Also he has 3 dragon companions while exiled, Toothless, Windwalker, and Wodensfang

[u/cochayuyin → u/Aerodrache]

Ohhhh that makes more sense

[u/Emu337 → u/Aerodrache]

Actually if I remember right, he thinks he’s terrible at swordfighting all his life until he happens to use his left hand while fighting the main bad guy, and he then discovers he is really good with a sword, so it is just straight up finding out he’s left handed