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[-[[caption-width-right:350:[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:REPIN_Ivan_Terrible%26Ivan.jpg Ivan the Terrible has just murdered his son in the heat of the moment]]. [[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ivan_the_Terrible_%26_son_-_detail.jpg Look at his eyes.]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis LOOK. AT. THEM.]]]]-]

* ''{{Warhammer40000}}'': A lot of people who are being [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind-controlled by the Chaos gods]] are only able to break free immediately after they've done something they really shouldn't have, such as [[Literature/HorusHeresy betraying their adopted father and dooming the galaxy to an eternity of war]] or [[DarkAngels betraying their entire legion and mortally wounding their adopted son.]]

* ''{{Warhammer40000}}'': A lot of people who are being [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind-controlled by the Chaos gods]] are only able to break free immediately after they've done something they really shouldn't have, such as [[HorusHeresy betraying their adopted father and dooming the galaxy to an eternity of war]] or [[DarkAngels betraying their entire legion and mortally wounding their adopted son.]]

Sometimes followed by MustMakeAmends, other times by an IgnoredEpiphany.

** Corax, the Raven Guard Primarch, went through a catastrophic moment like this. After the Isstvan drop site massacre, most of his legion was decimated, so he ordered some questionable methods to rebuild the legion. His orders left a lot of the recruits as mutated monstrosities. He personally {{Mercy Kill}}ed them, locked himself away for an entire year praying for their souls and his, and in the end, he took his ship and flew it straight into the Eye of Terror, his last words being simply "[[ShoutOut never more]]".

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* Part of the meltdown of [[spoiler: Acro]] in ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney''. You don't actually see the moment onscreen but the aftereffects are obvious during his breakdown. [[spoiler: In attempting to murder Regina he accidentally killed her father, to whom Acro and his brother owed everything.]] As [[SympatheticMurderer Sympathetic Murderers]] go he's high on the list.

[-[[caption-width-right:350:[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:REPIN_Ivan_Terrible%26Ivan.jpg Ivan the Terrible has just murdered his son in the heat of the moment]]. [[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ivan_the_Terrible_%26_son_-_detail.jpg Look at his eyes.]]]] [[PuctuatedForEmphasis LOOK. AT. THEM.]]-]

[-[[caption-width-right:350:[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:REPIN_Ivan_Terrible%26Ivan.jpg Ivan the Terrible has just murdered his son in the heat of the moment]]. [[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ivan_the_Terrible_%26_son_-_detail.jpg Look at his eyes. Look at them.]]]]-]

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That nothing remains but the cry of my hate?''

Well-intentioned but misguided character -- very likely a TragicHero, a TragicVillain or AntiVillain -- [[OhCrap comes to realize that]] [[WhatTheHellHero his actions have caused incredible damage]], [[KickTheMoralityPet physical pain, emotional pain, or even loss of life]]. The usual line that comes after this is the title of the article (sometimes, without the "My God"). TearsOfRemorse may accompany it.

Well-intentioned but misguided character -- very likely a TragicHero or AntiVillain -- [[OhCrap comes to realize that]] [[WhatTheHellHero his actions have caused incredible damage]], [[KickTheMoralityPet physical pain, emotional pain, or even loss of life]]. The usual line that comes after this is the title of the article (sometimes, without the "My God"). TearsOfRemorse may accompany it.

** In ''PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'', in the DLC case, [[spoiler:Marlon Rimes]] is quite similar to [[spoiler:Acro]]. [[spoiler:His girlfriend died during a performance a year ago, and he believed Orla the orca whale was responsible, not knowing that 1)His girlfriend had a heart condition and 2)it was an entirely different orca. He tried to kill Orla by draining the water, but Jack Shipley, the owner of the aquarium and his boss, rushed out to save her, slipping and falling in the process despite Marlon's attempt to save him. Marlon tried to frame Orla for Jack's murder, but ultimately realized the truth of things and had this reaction. Thankfully, after it's pointed out that he tried to save her, he decides to make amends, however long it takes]].

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* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': In ''MagicTheGathering/{{Judgment}}'', Kamahl pulls a "Dear [[FantasyPantheon Fiers]], what have I done?" (with a nice, hearty BigNo) after mortally wounding his sister Jeska in a fit of [[ArtifactOfDoom Mirari]]-induced temper.

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->''"What have I done? Sweet Jesus, what have I done? Become a thief in the night, become a dog on the run? Have I fallen so far, and is the hour so late, that nothing remains but the cry of my hate?''
-->-- '''Jean Valjean''', after attempting to rob a priest who had just given him shelter, ''Theatre/LesMiserables''

Well-intentioned but misguided character -- very likely a TragicHero or AntiVillain-- [[OhCrap comes to realize that]] [[WhatTheHellHero his actions have caused incredible damage]], [[KickTheMoralityPet physical pain, emotional pain, or even loss of life]]. The usual line that comes after this is the title of the article (sometimes, without the "My God"). TearsOfRemorse may accompany it.