Examples of failed self-control rolls in fiction

[Evil Roy Slade]

Originally Posted by Donny Brook

Murtagh is 'getting too old for this s...' but keeps failing his Sense of Duty control rolls.

Riggs is almost a canonical examples of a long series of failed control rolls.

Incidentally, as a side note: I'm not sure we ever learn explicitly how old Murtaugh is, but presumably not too terribly different from the age of the actor. Depending on where in the shooting schedule this was, Danny Glover was either 39 or 40 when he said the line. By comparison, Donald Glover will be 38 this fall.

[Icelander]

Originally Posted by Evil Roy Slade

Incidentally, as a side note: I'm not sure we ever learn explicitly how old Murtaugh is, but presumably not too terribly different from the age of the actor. Depending on where in the shooting schedule this was, Danny Glover was either 39 or 40 when he said the line. By comparison, Donald Glover will be 38 this fall.

I'm getting too old for this ----.

[ajardoor]

Originally Posted by Evil Roy Slade

Riggs is almost a canonical examples of a long series of failed control rolls.

Riggs is the poster child for On the Edge.

[Varyon]

Originally Posted by Evil Roy Slade

Riggs is almost a canonical examples of a long series of failed control rolls.

Incidentally, as a side note: I'm not sure we ever learn explicitly how old Murtaugh is, but presumably not too terribly different from the age of the actor. Depending on where in the shooting schedule this was, Danny Glover was either 39 or 40 when he said the line. By comparison, Donald Glover will be 38 this fall.

Looking at his Wikipedia entry, Murtaugh celebrates his 50th birthday party at the start of Lethal Weapon.

[The Colonel]

Inevitable Song of Ice and Fire: The Red Viper continually pushing The Mountain's Bad Temper until he confesses to killing Elia.

Various Stark related examples may be more Code of Honour conflicts than self-control problems.

Joffrey rarely passes a self control roll, and may not even be attempting them.

Tyrion regularly fails to restrain his smart-assery ... but this may be an OPH...

[cvannrederode]

Originally Posted by talonthehand

Roger Rabbit - Compulsive Behavior "Shave and a Haircut..."

I can't imagine it's more than quirk level, but it did almost get him killed, so, yknow.

It appears to be a racial trait.