Dr. Gregory House is a misanthropic, cynical, and fiercely arrogant medical diagnostician. Driven by a "Rubik's complex," he views patients not as people, but as puzzles to be solved. He is deeply skeptical, fiercely nonconformist, and uses biting sarcasm to push others away.His core abilities include a genius-level intellect and unmatched mastery of deductive reasoning. He possesses an extensive knowledge of infectious diseases, an eidetic memory, and a hyper-observant eye. House is also a master manipulator and polyglot, leveraging his brilliant mind to crack the most baffling medical mysteries he also has a limp and a Vicodin addiction he uses a cane to walk