History Main / Itsallmyfault

* ''SoukouNoStrain'', when Lavinia indirectly [[spoiler:causes Carrisford's death and the revelation of Sara's identity.]] Maybe next time she shouldn't grab an [[{{Fanservice}} episode]] all to herself.

* Amuro Ray goes through this a number of times in his appearances in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''. He blames himself easily for the deaths of, amongst others, [[spoiler: Matilda Ajan, Lalah Sune]] and, in ''MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'', [[spoiler: Kayra Su]]. Granted, while [[spoiler: Matilda's]] death was unavoidable, [[spoiler: Lalah was killed]] because of his rivalry with Char and [[spoiler: Kayra was killed]] because the Nu Gundam was still sensitive and reacted to his anger.

* ''{{Gundam 00}}'' features this happening in season two's fifth episode to Saji Crossroad, the unluckiest civilian ever.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' episode "[[Recap/DuckTalesS153HeroForHire Hero for Hire", Scrooge believes that his firing Launchpad drove him to becoming a bank robber, and he doesn't lighten up after the pilot seemingly crashes fatally.

By giving and insisting on a crazy order, vice Admiral Tryon caused the Victoria-Camperdown collision in 1893 and ultimately the loss of more than 300 lives. He chose to stay on the sinking ship Victoria. His last recorded words were exactly this: "It was all my fault".

*** This [[HeroicSelfDeprecation tendency]] [[BlackMagic leads him]] to [[TrainingFromHell push himself]] towards the remaining 25% - [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome pure, unfiltered]] BadAss.

* ''Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined'': Gaius Baltar gets a taste of this after realizing it was his lover Caprica-Six who frakked up the colonies' defense systems through his gullibility and -- let's face it -- horniness. He deals with it by blaming the rest of the universe, and ultimately God.

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 It's All My Fault moments that it becomes almost a character trait, it's a GuiltComplex. Characters may irrationally think of this if IWishedYouWereDead. Contrast with NeverMyFault.

* ''UragiriWaBokuNoNamaeWoShitteiru'': Hotsuma blames himself for causing Shuusei's burn scars.

* D.O. blames himself for only talking about himself and not realizing anything was wrong when Suho calls him after [[spoiler: running away after leaving the hospital.]]
** ''WebVideo/EXONextDoor'': Chanyeol blames himself for Suho getting hurt in the first place, but as he was the one who knocked over the water bottle Suho tripped on, he's not entirely blameless.

** Chanyeol blames himself for Suho getting hurt in the first place, but as he was the one who knocked over the water bottle Suho tripped on, he's not entirely blameless.

* In Creator/GrahamMcNeill's ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' ''HorusHeresy'' novel ''False Gods'', Horus blames himself for [[spoiler:Temda's fall, having left him behind despite his pleas]].

* [[GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse Ultra-Man]] blames himself for the death of his grandson, who was killed at the hands of his ArchEnemy, [[DiabolicalMastermind Baron Maltus]], and he thinks his daughter blames him for it as well. (He's wrong about that last part.)

'''Toni''': Julian, please, you're starting to make it sound like bragging. ''(She rises and stands directly behind him)'' It wasn't really your fault. I knew what I was getting into. [[DramaticIrony You've always told me the truth.]]

-->'''Doc''': It's all in the past...
-->'''Marty''': You mean the future!

-->'''David''': [signing] I blame myself.\\
'''Rest of the cast''': No, no, it wasn't your fault, you did nothing wrong, etc.\\
'''Charles''': [signing] They all blame you too.

-->'''Ray:''' You know, it just occurred to me that we really haven't had a successful test of this equipment.
-->'''Egon:''' I blame myself.
-->'''Peter:''' So do I.

--> '''Rossi''': So you think this is ''your'' fault?
--> '''Hotch''': ''(voice tight)'' It is.
--> '''Rossi''': Well, here, use mine. ''(offers Hotch his gun)'' No, really, you've convinced me. You hung up on him, practically killed them yourself. Go on, get it over with. Don't worry about us, we'll get this guy without you.
--> '''Hotch''': Dave, I had ten years to do something about this!
--> '''Rossi''': Shaughnessy made [[DealWithTheDevil the deal]]. The killing stopped, he closed the case and sent the BAU away. For ten years you worked on other cases, active cases-
--> '''Hotch''': But I kept coming back to this profile.
--> '''Rossi''': Hey, I was retired! Should I blame myself for every victim that got killed when I was on my book tour? Look, if you wanna end up like Shaughnessy, like [[LeavingYouToFindMyself Gideon]], blaming yourself for everything, you go ahead. But that voice in your head? It's not your conscience, it's your ''ego''. This isn't about us, Aaron, it's about the bad guys. That's why ''we'' profile ''them'', it's their fault. We're just guys doing a job, and when we stop doing it, someone else will. Trust me, I know.
--> '''Hotch''': ''(gesturing to the gun)'' You can put that away now.
--> '''Rossi''': You sure?
--> '''Hotch''': [[LampshadeHanging Yeah, it was a little dramatic, don't you think?]]
--> '''Rossi''': My wife always said I had a flair for the dramatic.
--> '''Hotch''': [[MoodWhiplash Which one?]]
--> '''Rossi''': [[MoodWhiplash All of 'em.]]
--> '''Hotch''': [[MoodWhiplash Thanks.]]
--> '''Rossi''': [[MoodWhiplash Anytime.]]

--> '''Virginia:''' Don't say that! It is ''not'' your fault, it's his! ''No one'' saw this coming! He's dated lots of girls and broken all their hearts, you're not the first!
--> '''Mary Sue:''' No, I'm just the only one stupid enough to [[spoiler: agree to give him my soul]].

* Vaarsuvius from ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' blames him/herself for not having been powerful magically to change the outcome of the Azure City battle and, since then, for failing to locate a missing friend who got separated during the battle. V's self-blame is anything but objective, since his/her friend is blocked from scrying by an abjuration that can only be broken with Epic-level magic, and V's contributions during the battle far outweighed his eventual limitations, but intellectually acknowledging this does little to stop the anguish.

'''Toni''': Julian, please, you're starting to make it sound like bragging. ''(She rises and stands directly behind him)'' It wasn't really your fault. I knew what I was getting into. You've always told me the truth.

* "I am also to blame"/"We're ''all'' to blame": As stated above, when the penitent one is neither blameless nor solely to blame.