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In the [[first-person shooter]] [[computer game]] ''[[Half-Life 2]]'', [[Dr. Eli Vance]] uses a prosthetic leg after losing his own leg below the knee helping his colleague [[Dr. Isaac Kleiner]] over a wall while escaping [[Black Mesa Research Facility|Black Mesa]] in the original "[[Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]" game.
 
In the ''[[Kingpin (1996 film)]]'', Roy Munsen has a prosthetic right hand after break his hand.
 
 
The character [[Rotwang]] from the film ''[[Metropolis (1927 film)|Metropolis]]'' has a black mechanical right hand after losing it for unknown reasons. Because Rotwang is an early "mad scientist" archetype, it is believed that this influenced other characters, such as Dr. Julius No (who, in the novel, had jointed metal claws; in the movie, however, he possessed actual artificial hands).