History Main / Itsallmyfault

* In ''{{Oglaf}}'' the ghostly Lizard of Guilt [[spoiler: pesters Ivan into lashing out and yelling insults... in the middle of his trial for treason against the Mistress]]. In the last panel, [[spoiler: the guards are posting a new "Apprentice Wanted" sign]], and the Lizard of Guilt has a screaming guilt trip.

* {{House}}'s reponse to this? [[BluntYes Yes it is.]] [[TaughtByExperience And now you won't do it again.]]

May be the result of failing to MustMakeAmends. May end up being a CareerBuildingBlunder. May be uttered by someone laboring under TheChainsOfCommanding. See also MyGodWhatHaveIDone, in which case it typically ''is'' all "my" fault, and "I" have just realized the consequences of "my" actions, and FailureToSaveMurder. When death ensued, see TheseHandsHaveKilled. If a character has so many ItsAllMyFault moments that it becomes almost a character trait, it's a GuiltComplex. Characters may irrationally think of this if IWishedYouWereDead. Contrast GuiltGambit, in which the self-blame is just a gambit to garner pity for the self. The opposite trope is NeverMyFault.

** Hey, Aoshi bears the distinction of being the only swordsman from Kenshin's 'generation'--already active during the revolution and left at loose ends by it--who's younger than Kenshin himself. ChildProdigies are unfun, especially when placed in positions of tremendous responsibility in their mid teens.

** Lisbon and the team do have some sympathy for him, however. It's only his fault to a point, really. Interestingly, he has virtually no guilt over [spoiler: very deliberately killing another man (besides the man who killed his family, which is understandable). Then again, the other man was a serial killer himself.]

* In many of the works by Creator/JimButcher, this is demonstrated. In "CodexAlera", Tavi wishes that [[he could have saved his dead troops when he becomes Captain by necessity.]] Max assures him he could have done nothing, and is an excellent [[captain]].

* In the SlyCooper series, [[TheBigGuy Murray]] blames himself for [[TheSmartGuy Bentley]] [[spoiler: being permanently crippled at the end of the second game]], saying he "just wasn't strong enough" to save him. Bentley repeatedly makes it clear that he doesn't blame Murray in the slightest, but still takes a lot of WalkingTheEarth before Murray stops blaming himself.
* [[VoiceWithAnInternetConnection Bain]] in ''PAYDAYTheHeist'' will usually blame himself or says how he underestimated the cops whenever you fail a heist. He apologizes and even starts working on bailing you out of jail. While the player characters have no reaction to this (being in jail obviously), it makes many players see Bain as quite a nice guy despite the fact that he's the mastermind behind all the heists.

* In the Katherine Paterson novel ''BridgeToTerabithia'', Jesse is invited by his music teacher to the museum. She invites him to bring his friend Leslie as well, but, [[HotForTeacher wanting to spend more time with his teacher]], he doesn't tell Leslie. [[spoiler: Later, Leslie is found dead after the rope swing they used to get to their favorite play spot snaps and she drowns in the river.]] Knowing this all happened because of his adolescent feelings for his teacher hits Jesse very hard.

* ''TheBlindSide'': Michael feels this way after [[spoiler: he is involved in a car accident which injures SJ. It was partially his fault for not paying enough attention while driving, but on the other hand, Michael also saves SJ from suffering more serious injuries or being killed during the accident]].

* Parodied in ''ScaryMovie 4''.

* Nathan in ''RepoTheGeneticOpera'' has this a ''lot'', helped along by guilt trips from the Genterns and Marni's ghost.

* The "it's not your fault" variation was used in an emotionally climactic scene of ''GoodWillHunting'' when Robin Williams' character is finally able to crack through Will's last emotional wall and get him to confront his feelings about the abuse he suffered as a kid by just repeating the phrase over and over with a sincere and forgiving tone. Will recognizes what he's doing right away, but eventually [[TearJerker breaks down and admits that he HAS been blaming himself]].

* Chris in Film/MrsDoubtfire blames himself after his parents decide to split up following the secret birthday party his father Daniel threw for him which lead to Miranda saying she had had enough and wanted a divorce. Daniel of course reassures that Chris did nothing wrong and this was probably going to happen sooner or later.
* ''FourWeddingsAndAFuneral'': The protagonist's brother David (who is deaf) interrupts Charles' wedding because he knows the groom loves someone else. Afterwards:

Parodied in Ghostbusters, during their first call:

May be the result of failing to MustMakeAmends. May end up being a CareerBuildingBlunder. May be uttered by someone laboring under TheChainsOfCommanding. See also MyGodWhatHaveIDone, in which case it typically ''is'' all "my" fault, and "I" have just realized the consequences of "my" actions, and FailureToSaveMurder. When death ensued, see TheseHandsHaveKilled. If a character has so many ItsAllMyFault moments that it becomes almost a character trait, it's a GuiltComplex. Characters may irrationally think of this if IWishedYouWereDead. The opposite trope is NeverMyFault.

* In ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'', [[spoiler: Stefan Levin]] feels this way [[spoiler:about his beloved girlfriend Karen's death -- she was hit by a truck (and it happened when she was ''on her way to his final soccer match in Sweden''!) which led to his mind and soul being completely corrrupted. And he channels this through his signature "Levin Shot" as a way to injure his rivals, which includes Wakabayashi, Muller and Akai.]]

May be the result of failing to MustMakeAmends. May end up being a CareerBuildingBlunder. May be uttered by someone laboring under TheChainsOfCommanding. See also MyGodWhatHaveIDone, in which case it typically ''is'' all "my" fault, and "I" have just realized the consequences of "my" actions, and FailureToSaveMurder. When death ensued, see BloodOnTheseHands. If a character has so many ItsAllMyFault moments that it becomes almost a character trait, it's a GuiltComplex. Characters may irrationally think of this if IWishedYouWereDead. The opposite trope is NeverMyFault.

* TsubasaReservoirChronicle's [[StepfordSmiler Fai D. Flourite]] has it bad. He blames himself for [[spoiler: the death of his twin, the annihilation of Valeria's people, the murder of Celes' people and the "death" of Sakura who [[LikeASonToMe is like a daughter to him]].]] The poor guy is so [[BrokenBird messed up]] that he's just [[DeathSeeker waiting for someone or something to end it all]] but just can't do it himself. Then there is [[IHateYouVampireDad Kurogane]] who just ''[[HoYay won't let him die]]''.

* TsubasaReservoirChronicle's [[StepfordSmiler Fai D. Flourite]] has it bad. He blames himself for [[spoiler: the death of his twin, the annihilation of Valeria's people, the murder of Celes' people and the "death" of Sakura who [[LikeASonToMe is like a daughter to him]].]] The poor guy is so [[BrokenBird broken]] that he's just [[DeathSeeker waiting for someone or something to kill him]] but just can't end it himself and [[IHateYouVampireDad Kurogane]] [[HoYay just won't let him die]].

* In ''CaptainTsubasa'', [[spoiler: Stefan Levin]] feels this way [[spoiler:about his beloved girlfriend Karen's death -- she was hit by a truck (and it happened when she was ''on her way to his final soccer match in Sweden''!) which led to his mind and soul being completely corrrupted. And he channels this through his signature "Levin Shot" as a way to injure his rivals, which includes Wakabayashi, Muller and Akai.]]

** In ''[=SplitxEnd=], Yayoi blames herself for [[spoiler: not saving Haruto from a sword that killed him and then being forced to be resurrected as a CreepyDoll by Damballa]].

* In ''Anime/BloodPlus'' this is Saya's reaction [[spoiler: to remembering that it was ''her'' who set loose [[BigBad Diva]].]] This is one of the major reasons Saya is [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou the only person allowed to kill Diva]], along with the fact she's the only one who has Diva's Kryptonite, and [[spoiler: the major motive behind her DeathSeeker status]].