If I could explain why I am having problems with this idea, I would. I think any reasoning I can find involves Rule 34 and I'd rather not pursue that line of thought.
But if I were picking disabled characters from the 80s, those two would probably hit the top of my list. Starscream from the 80s cartoon is written horribly, and an argument could be made he suffers from mental illness. (Despite fond memories of the Transformers cartoon, I'd be hard pressed to find any example of good writing from it.)
Destro, on the other hand, hides his scarred face behind a silver mask. It's too bad he was one of the villains. He was actually one of the more interesting characters on the show. In one episode, they go into a parallel universe and you find Destro and the Baroness leading the "good guys."
The last two items were only tangentially related. I would not be able to find any positive transgender characters from the 80s. It would have been easier for me if the first examples of transgender people I ever heard about came from Maury Povich and Jerry Springer.
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But if I were picking disabled characters from the 80s, those two would probably hit the top of my list. Starscream from the 80s cartoon is written horribly, and an argument could be made he suffers from mental illness. (Despite fond memories of the Transformers cartoon, I'd be hard pressed to find any example of good writing from it.)
Destro, on the other hand, hides his scarred face behind a silver mask. It's too bad he was one of the villains. He was actually one of the more interesting characters on the show. In one episode, they go into a parallel universe and you find Destro and the Baroness leading the "good guys."
The last two items were only tangentially related. I would not be able to find any positive transgender characters from the 80s. It would have been easier for me if the first examples of transgender people I ever heard about came from Maury Povich and Jerry Springer.