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== [[Anime and Manga]] == |
== [[Anime and Manga]] == |
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* ''[[Hyakujitsu no Bara]]'': Klaus exhibits the [[Deconstructed Trope|Descontructed]] form of this trope. He is implied to have been addicted to morphine in the past, so that once he is injured and needs it to help enhance his performance it's not very effective and he has to increase dosages. As one would expect, he doesn't stop using it after that and it's still up in the air whether he'll be able to curb the addiction again or not. |
* ''[[Hyakujitsu no Bara]]'': Klaus exhibits the [[Deconstructed Trope|Descontructed]] form of this trope. He is implied to have been addicted to morphine in the past, so that once he is injured and needs it to help enhance his performance it's not very effective and he has to increase dosages. As one would expect, he doesn't stop using it after that and it's still up in the air whether he'll be able to curb the addiction again or not. |
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== [[Comics]] == |
== [[Comics]] == |
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* In ''[[Cruelty]]'', Reis Northcotte's mother is definitely dysfunctional, but Reis himself fits the bill. The facade is beginning to crack, however. |
* In ''[[Cruelty]]'', Reis Northcotte's mother is definitely dysfunctional, but Reis himself fits the bill. The facade is beginning to crack, however. |
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* Despite his [[Never Live It Down|far more well-known breakdowns]], [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]] actually spent a lot of time beforehand as a ''functioning'' alcoholic. Of course, as typical of works of fiction, [[It Got Worse|that went downhill so steeply]] that he [[Despair Event Horizon|slammed straight into rock bottom]]. '''''[[Death Seeker|H]][[Heroic BSOD|a]][[Survivor Guilt|r]][[Drowning My Sorrows|d]]'''''. Granted, Tony's gone through [[Trauma Conga Line|a lot of awful shit]], so his descent into [[The Alcoholic|full-blown alcoholism]] wasn't unjustified. |
* Despite his [[Never Live It Down|far more well-known breakdowns]], [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]] actually spent a lot of time beforehand as a ''functioning'' alcoholic. Of course, as typical of works of fiction, [[It Got Worse|that went downhill so steeply]] that he [[Despair Event Horizon|slammed straight into rock bottom]]. '''''[[Death Seeker|H]][[Heroic BSOD|a]][[Survivor Guilt|r]][[Drowning My Sorrows|d]]'''''. Granted, Tony's gone through [[Trauma Conga Line|a lot of awful shit]], so his descent into [[The Alcoholic|full-blown alcoholism]] wasn't unjustified. |
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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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* ''[[Carlitos Way]]'': Sean Penn's character David Kleinfeld |
* ''[[Carlitos Way]]'': Sean Penn's character David Kleinfeld |
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* ''[[The Expendables]]'': Gunnar is heavily suggested to be a junkie (a heroin addiction, presumably, based on the typical understanding of the word "junkie", but his exact addiction is a mystery), which heavily clouds his sense of better judgment and seriously afflicts his personality, yet he was still able to take on Ying Yang, and would have beaten him in one-on-one combat had Barney not interfered. |
* ''[[The Expendables]]'': Gunnar is heavily suggested to be a junkie (a heroin addiction, presumably, based on the typical understanding of the word "junkie", but his exact addiction is a mystery), which heavily clouds his sense of better judgment and seriously afflicts his personality, yet he was still able to take on Ying Yang, and would have beaten him in one-on-one combat had Barney not interfered. |
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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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* [[Sherlock Holmes]] is a cocaine addict, but there was [[Values Dissonance|nothing wrong with it back in Victorian times]]. He apparently needs his fixes only when there aren't any interesting cases to solve. |
* [[Sherlock Holmes]] is a cocaine addict, but there was [[Values Dissonance|nothing wrong with it back in Victorian times]]. He apparently needs his fixes only when there aren't any interesting cases to solve. |
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** Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] was actually ahead of his time when he had Watson give Holmes a tongue-lashing over his habit in ''Sign of the Four''. |
** Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] was actually ahead of his time when he had Watson give Holmes a tongue-lashing over his habit in ''Sign of the Four''. |
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== [[Live Action TV]] == |
== [[Live Action TV]] == |
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* [[24]]: Jack Bauer battles a heroin addiction after having to go under a cover as a Junkie just before season 3, but remains functional. |
* [[24]]: Jack Bauer battles a heroin addiction after having to go under a cover as a Junkie just before season 3, but remains functional. |
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* ''[[Southland]]'': John Cooper is originally a functional addict, but {{spoiler|is barely functional by the end of season three is given an ultimatum by Ben: check in to rehab or he'll expose him.}} |
* ''[[Southland]]'': John Cooper is originally a functional addict, but {{spoiler|is barely functional by the end of season three is given an ultimatum by Ben: check in to rehab or he'll expose him.}} |
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== Newspaper Comics == |
== Newspaper Comics == |
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* ''[[Doonesbury]]'': Duke has consumed an enormous amount of alcohol and drugs throughout his life, in accordance with the [[Hunter S. Thompson]] caricature he was originally. While few of his many schemes and high-profile jobs have proved successful in the end, that hasn't been due to Duke's substance abuse so much as his arrogance, [[ |
* ''[[Doonesbury]]'': Duke has consumed an enormous amount of alcohol and drugs throughout his life, in accordance with the [[Hunter S. Thompson]] caricature he was originally. While few of his many schemes and high-profile jobs have proved successful in the end, that hasn't been due to Duke's substance abuse so much as his arrogance, [[jerkass]]ery and poor judgment even when sober. |
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== Video Games == |
== Video Games == |
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* ''[[The Elder Scrolls Four]]'': Being turned into a vampire could be considered this. The [[Player Character]] is just fine as long as he feeds once every few days. |
* ''[[The Elder Scrolls Four]]'': Being turned into a vampire could be considered this. The [[Player Character]] is just fine as long as he feeds once every few days. |
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* ''[[Heavy Rain]]'': Norman Jayden is apparently a functional addict of Triptocaine {{spoiler|(however, ARI is what's actually causing the withdrawal effects)}}, though he can die from overuse. |
* ''[[Heavy Rain]]'': Norman Jayden is apparently a functional addict of Triptocaine {{spoiler|(however, ARI is what's actually causing the withdrawal effects)}}, though he can die from overuse. |
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== Western Animation == |
== Western Animation == |
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* ''[[Futurama]]'': Bender is essentially a commentary on functional alcoholism, as he [[Exaggerated Trope|literally needs alcohol in order to function]], or else his fuel cells run dry, even though it makes him surly and he could actually survive on mineral oil. |
* ''[[Futurama]]'': Bender is essentially a commentary on functional alcoholism, as he [[Exaggerated Trope|literally needs alcohol in order to function]], or else his fuel cells run dry, even though it makes him surly and he could actually survive on mineral oil. |
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** Futurama robots could be an inverse; without alcohol, they get uncoordinated, have difficulty speaking, and are prone to erratic behavior. In other words, sobriety is to robots as drunkenness is to humans. Also, alcohol doesn't make Bender surly, he's always like that; now, having to drink mineral oil instead of liquor, ''that'' makes Bender surly. |
** Futurama robots could be an inverse; without alcohol, they get uncoordinated, have difficulty speaking, and are prone to erratic behavior. In other words, sobriety is to robots as drunkenness is to humans. Also, alcohol doesn't make Bender surly, he's always like that; now, having to drink mineral oil instead of liquor, ''that'' makes Bender surly. |
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