The biggest inspiration for the trope is Tommy DeVito from Goodfellas, who has a vicious temper borne from a need to prove he's the world's biggest badass, and can snap at the slightest provocation.
The biggest example is when Emperor Orzone kidnaps her and places her in a special room meant to completely neutralize human magic, but Daine's Wild Magic isn't even the slightest bit inconvenienced by this and she proceeds to escape without much trouble (once she calms down).