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** AcademicAlphaBitch [[Characters/TheOwlHouseAmityBlight Amity Blight]] blames Luz for embarrassing her and getting her in trouble. While Luz was involved in those situations, they were ultimately caused by Amity's antagonistic, self-centered, and patronizing behavior. [[ItsAllAboutMe She put Luz in life-threatening danger just to maintain her status or to show superiority over her]], and [[PsychologicalProjection she even called Luz a bully]] when the latter was [[EvilCannotComprehendGood making clear attempts to make amends and befriend her]]. Amity was [[NoSocialSkills unable to understand simple, general, and genuine acts of compassion]]. It doesn't really help matters that Luz's GuiltComplex keeps her from calling Amity out, thinking that [[ItsAllMyFault she really is to blame]], and [[SureLetsGoWithThat she goes along with it]]. Thankfully, Amity does have a HeelRealization with this when Luz tries to save her life, making Amity see that she didn't actually take the time to get to know her as a person.

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** AcademicAlphaBitch [[Characters/TheOwlHouseAmityBlight Amity Blight]] Blight blames Luz for embarrassing her and getting her in trouble. While Luz was involved in those situations, they were ultimately caused by Amity's antagonistic, self-centered, and patronizing behavior. [[ItsAllAboutMe She put Luz in life-threatening danger just to maintain her status or to show superiority over her]], and [[PsychologicalProjection she even called Luz a bully]] when the latter was [[EvilCannotComprehendGood making clear attempts to make amends and befriend her]]. Amity was [[NoSocialSkills unable to understand simple, general, and genuine acts of compassion]]. It doesn't really help matters that Luz's GuiltComplex keeps her from calling Amity out, thinking that [[ItsAllMyFault she really is to blame]], and [[SureLetsGoWithThat she goes along with it]]. Thankfully, Amity does have a HeelRealization with this when Luz tries to save her life, making Amity see that she didn't actually take the time to get to know her as a person.

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* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': In "The Duck Knight Returns!", Jim Starling, in his twisted mind, ultimately blames the actor that replaced him for endangering everyone in the studio (when it was really his own refusal to be replaced in [[WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck his most famous role]] that caused all the problems), which serves as his motivation for [[spoiler:becoming [[CanonCharacterAllAlong Negaduck]]]].

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In "The Duck Knight Returns!", Jim Starling, in his twisted mind, ultimately blames the actor that replaced him for endangering everyone in the studio (when it was really his own refusal to be replaced in [[WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck his most famous role]] that caused all the problems), which serves as his motivation for [[spoiler:becoming [[CanonCharacterAllAlong Negaduck]]]].Negaduck]]]].
** Flintheart Glomgold tends to blame everyone but himself for the consequences of his own stupidity and poor decision-making, especially his ArchEnemy Scrooge [=McDuck=].
--> '''Glomgold:''' This is all your fault, Scrooge!\\
'''Scrooge:''' ''You'' shackled us together! ''You'' [[TooDumbToLive poured gasoline into the fire with no sense of consequence]]! What was ''I'' supposed to do?\\
'''Glomgold:''' Make me...not do that?
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** This is one of Eric Cartman's '''defining''' traits. He just ''refuses'' to take any responsibility for anything bad that happens, even when it bites him in the butt.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/MyAdventuresWithSuperman'', NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Amanda Waller is a TautologicalTemplar who refuses to entertain the idea that she could ever be in the wrong. When GeneralRipper Sam Lane points out the flaws in her logic regarding ComicBook/{{Superman}}, she simply says that they don't make mistakes and [[TheStarscream betrays him for it]].

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NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Amanda Waller is a TautologicalTemplar who refuses to entertain the idea that she could ever be in the wrong. When GeneralRipper Sam Lane points out the flaws in her logic regarding ComicBook/{{Superman}}, she simply says that they don't make mistakes and [[TheStarscream betrays him for it]].it]].
** Anthony Ivo / Parasite has this as his FatalFlaw. He constantly makes immoral and self-destructive decisions, and blames the fallout for them on Superman while doubling down on his terrible life choices. It reaches its apex in the "Zero Day" two-parter, where Ivo transforms himself into a grotesque monster and rampages through Metropolis, endangering countless innocent lives, all the while ranting about how it's all Superman's fault.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'': Officer X keeps blaming the Penguins for getting him fired from Animal Control, despise the fact that he was actually fired for causing a vandalism spree out of frustration rather that anything that the Penguins did.
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** In the 2015 special ''WesternAnimation/SodorsLegendOfTheLostTreasure'' Thomas causes a lot of accidents in the span of two days and lies about it claiming "it's not my fault!" when it clearly was, which seems to infuriate his Controller. He eventually learns his lesson by the end of the special.
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* ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'': After [[Characters/BigCityGreensChipWhistler Chip Whistler]] inadvertently eats one of the Greens' fake produce, he chips his tooth from it and becomes their enemy. Why? Because he is not happy with what the produce did and blames them for it, when it was his own fault in the first place for ignoring Cricket's warning about the food being fake. Naturally, this was what Bill predicted.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'': After [[Characters/BigCityGreensChipWhistler Chip Whistler]] Whistler inadvertently eats one of the Greens' fake produce, he chips his tooth from it and becomes their enemy. Why? Because he is not happy with what the produce did and blames them for it, when it was his own fault in the first place for ignoring Cricket's warning about the food being fake. Naturally, this was what Bill predicted.
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->'''Mysterio:''' It's payback time.\\
'''Spider-Man:''' [[LampshadeHanging Payback? For what?! You did it all to yourself!]]\\
'''Mysterio:''' Yes, that's what my psychiatrist said, but you know what? His sessions never made me feel this good.

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->'''Mysterio:''' --->'''Mysterio:''' It's payback time.\\
'''Spider-Man:'''
time.
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[[LampshadeHanging Payback? For what?! You did it all to yourself!]]\\
'''Mysterio:'''
yourself!]]
--->'''Mysterio:'''
Yes, that's what my psychiatrist said, but you know what? His sessions never made me feel this good.
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** Quentin Beck blames Spider-Man for getting him send to prison because he intervened and caught him, so he becomes Mysterio to take revenge on him. He completely ignores the fact that his careless use of explosives is the reason he got send to prison. If anything, Spider-Man saving people from the explosives is the reason Beck didn't get a longer prison term.
->'''Mysterio:''' It's payback time.\\
'''Spider-Man:''' [[LampshadeHanging Payback? For what?! You did it all to yourself!]]\\
'''Mysterio:''' Yes, that's what my psychiatrist said, but you know what? His sessions never made me feel this good.



** "The Spider Slayer": Eddie Brock announced on Jameson's TV network that Spider-Man was Flash Thompson. Sure, Flash might have decided to dress himself like Spidey to scare ''Peter Parker'' but it was Spidey's fault Jameson became a laughingstock for all his competitors (even FOX). Jameson agreed it was Spidey's fault but fired Brock because he (as far as he knew) couldn't fire Spidey.
** "Return of the Spider Slayers": Eddie Brock had just got another job as a journalist when a Spider Slayer sent after him by someone who put him (and several others) in the trope's other end. Alistair Smythe blamed Spidey, Eddie, Jameson and Norman for his father's "death" despite it being his father's fault for sending the first Spider Slayer after Spidey and the Kingpin's for being TheManBehindTheMan in that case. (Ironically, the Kingpin was sponsoring this revenge) The incident caused Eddie's new boss to believe him to be the trouble Jameson described him to be and fired him. Eddie blamed Spidey for losing this other job despite Spidey's only role in the whole thing was ''saving'' Eddie.
** In the three-part episode "The Alien Costume", Eddie Brock was near the site where a space shuttle crashed and had the chance to photograph Rhino stealing something and Spidey trying to catch him. When Jameson arrived there out of concern for his son (who was one of the astronauts), Brock didn't mention Rhino and lied that Spidey stole something from there and offered photos to prove it if Jameson rehired him. Spider would later confront Eddie and Jameson, telling the truth and demanding Jameson to call off the reward. Jameson didn't believe there was a man in a rhinoceros suit. When Jameson's son recovered consciousness and confirmed Spidey's version, Brock was fired, lost his reputation, his health (he sneezed while muttering about everything he lost), and his apartment (he found a notice of eviction at the door) and blamed Spidey for all those losses.

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** *** "The Spider Slayer": Eddie Brock announced on Jameson's TV network that Spider-Man was Flash Thompson. Sure, Flash might have decided to dress himself like Spidey to scare ''Peter Parker'' but it was Spidey's fault Jameson became a laughingstock for all his competitors (even FOX). Jameson agreed it was Spidey's fault but fired Brock because he (as far as he knew) couldn't fire Spidey.
** *** "Return of the Spider Slayers": Eddie Brock had just got another job as a journalist when a Spider Slayer sent after him by someone who put him (and several others) in the trope's other end. Alistair Smythe blamed Spidey, Eddie, Jameson and Norman for his father's "death" despite it being his father's fault for sending the first Spider Slayer after Spidey and the Kingpin's for being TheManBehindTheMan in that case. (Ironically, the Kingpin was sponsoring this revenge) The incident caused Eddie's new boss to believe him to be the trouble Jameson described him to be and fired him. Eddie blamed Spidey for losing this other job despite Spidey's only role in the whole thing was ''saving'' Eddie.
** *** In the three-part episode "The Alien Costume", Eddie Brock was near the site where a space shuttle crashed and had the chance to photograph Rhino stealing something and Spidey trying to catch him. When Jameson arrived there out of concern for his son (who was one of the astronauts), Brock didn't mention Rhino and lied that Spidey stole something from there and offered photos to prove it if Jameson rehired him. Spider would later confront Eddie and Jameson, telling the truth and demanding Jameson to call off the reward. Jameson didn't believe there was a man in a rhinoceros suit. When Jameson's son recovered consciousness and confirmed Spidey's version, Brock was fired, lost his reputation, his health (he sneezed while muttering about everything he lost), and his apartment (he found a notice of eviction at the door) and blamed Spidey for all those losses.losses.
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* ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'': It takes a lot for [[Characters/HarleyQuinn2019TheCharacter Harley Quinn]] to accept how her flaws and mistakes cause trouble for her and her personal relationships. All her crew leaves her because she ignored them and failed to keep her promises to help them in favor of letting herself fall into the Joker's game of abuse. Afterwards, Harley complains about them abandoning her without acknowledging how her choice to hang out with the Joker instead of her friends got her into that mess. One of the biggest parts of her CharacterDevelopment is learning to own up to her actions and take responsibility to become a better person [[spoiler:who can have a healthy relationship with Ivy.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'': It takes a lot for [[Characters/HarleyQuinn2019TheCharacter Harley Quinn]] to accept how her flaws and mistakes cause trouble for her and her personal relationships. All her crew leaves her because she ignored them and failed to keep her promises to help them in favor of letting herself fall into the Joker's game of abuse. Afterwards, Harley complains about them abandoning her without acknowledging how her choice to hang out with the Joker instead of her friends got her into that mess. One of the biggest parts of her CharacterDevelopment is learning to own up to her actions and take responsibility to become a better person [[spoiler:who can have a healthy relationship with Ivy.]]]] Flashbacks also show her that she jumped willingly into Joker's toxin rather than being pushed as she believes (and as is true in some variations of her origin story).

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