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*** To put it bluntly, God does it himself when blaming Adam and Eve for their transgressions. He put the tree there, let the snake in and didn't bother giving Adam and Eve the mental capacity to fathom the consequences or to grasp good and evil (they only knew it after eating the fruit). Did he take responsibility. No! He put the blame on Adam and Eve. And everyone who came after them. And somehow on all the animals, too.
*** Averted in Sacred Tradition, as it was a test which first humans failed, and because humans were supposed to be kings of the world (after God), the reality changed too.

*** Wasn't it God's plan all along to have Jesus suffer and die? If someone hatches a plan, executes it and everything turns out this way, isn't that exactly what we call wilful intent? Everyone blames everyone else and no one puts the blame where it belongs.

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* The person [[BlamingTheirTools blames their tools]] for being defective rather than considering the problem may be their own lack of skill.

SubTrope of PsychologicalProjection. This is a frequent component of ComedicSociopathy and RevengeMyopia. The [[OppositeTropes diametric opposite]] of ItsAllMyFault or AtLeastIAdmitIt. A character prone to this will likely try GladIThoughtOfIt, too. Compare HypocriticalHumor, which can involve a similar denial of one's own flaws, and ImplausibleDeniability. See also ItsAllAboutMe and {{Narcissist}}, which are key reasons why a character would fall into any of the above. Also compare BackhandedApology, an insult disguised as an "apology" where the perpetrator attempts to shift blame onto their victim e.g. I am sorry you were so stupid as to fall for my deception. If the character doesn't blame others, but isn't sorry for what they've done, see TheUnapologetic (however, the two tropes can overlap, generally when the character says "IDidWhatIHadToDo"). This trope is the defining characteristic of TheUnfairSex. Can overlap with EverythingIsRacist, when the person blames their failings which are clearly their own fault on societal prejudice and hatred towards people of their race/gender/sexual orientation/taste in music/whatever. If the person is upset that their victims dare to fight back, they are likely FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence. A rebuttal to this trope would involve StoppingTheBlameGame.

* The person stuck with the blame fails to defend himself, perhaps out of sheer dumbfoundedness at [[RefugeInAudacity the other person's gall]].

SubTrope of PsychologicalProjection. This is a frequent component of ComedicSociopathy and RevengeMyopia. The [[OppositeTropes diametric opposite]] of ItsAllMyFault or AtLeastIAdmitIt. A character prone to this will likely try GladIThoughtOfIt, too. Compare HypocriticalHumor, which can involve a similar blindness to one's own flaws, and ImplausibleDeniability. See also ItsAllAboutMe and {{Narcissist}}, which are key reasons why a character would fall into any of the above. Also compare BackhandedApology, an insult disguised as an "apology" where the perpetrator attempts to shift blame onto their victim e.g. I am sorry you were so stupid as to fall for my deception. If the character doesn't blame others, but isn't sorry for what s/he's done, see TheUnapologetic (however, the two tropes can overlap, generally when the character says "IDidWhatIHadToDo"). This trope is the defining characteristic of TheUnfairSex. Can overlap with EverythingIsRacist, when the person blames their failings which are clearly their own fault on societal prejudice and hatred towards people of their race/gender/sexual orientation/taste in music/whatever. If the person is upset that their victims dared to fight back, s/he is likely FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence. A rebuttal to this trope would involve StoppingTheBlameGame.

Compare with MamaDidntRaiseNoCriminal, for parents that try to shift blame off of their kids, rather than themselves. Subtrope of the [[SevenDeadlySins Sin]] of {{Pride}}.

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* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'': Skaven are noted InUniverse to be incapable of feeling guilt or shame. The concept of "something is my fault" is inconceivable to them; ''anything'' that goes wrong ''must'' be because of someone else's incompetence or malice; usually the closest TheScapegoat the Skaven in question can pin it onto. This also means it is impossible for them to learn ALessonInDefeat and explains why, despite their industrial, magical and population superiority to most other species in the setting, the Skaven are almost incapable of realising their long-term goals.
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*** To put it bluntly, God does it himself when blaming Adam and Eve for their transgressions. He put the tree their, let the snake in and din't bother giving Adam and Eve the mental capacity to fathom the consequences or to grasp good and evil (they only knew it after eating the fruit). Did he take responsible. No! Adam and Eve were to blame. And everyone who came after them. And somehow all the animals, too.

It should be noted that in fairness, many times this can be partially justified (not entirely, but partially) by the other person they are deflecting the blame onto having at least contributed to their mistake or not done anything to prevent it. From a certain point of view, the other person may be just as guilty or even more.

** In the book of Genesis, after Adam and Eve eat from the tree, God finds them hiding under a bush, and he asks what happened. Instead of fessing up, Adam blames Eve for their sin, and Eve blames the serpent. And Adam doubles down, blaming her in a way that implies that ''God'' should ultimately take the responsibility: "The woman ''you put here with me'' -- she gave me the fruit, and I ate it." Never mind Adam was older than her by a good bit. [[SarcasmMode Good thing God couldn't see through that one]]...

* UsefulNotes/OrthodoxChristianity states that this trope is the reason why Adam and Eve were banished from the Paradise by God, as they rejected repentance and blamed other beings: the serpent, Eve, and God himself. Orthodox Church states that if they had repented, the sin would have been forgiven.

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* This, alongside KillAllHumans, is the major trademark of the Red Talons in ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse''. Every single wrong choice they've made over their existence - and there are a ''lot'' of them - is blamed on, in decreasing order of likelihood, humanity, other tribes, or the Wyrm. In one of the ''Time of Judgment'' scenarios, the Red Talons take to devouring human flesh, which causes them to contract a prion disease that then is passed on to their wolf Kinfolk, resulting in the death of 90% of the world's wolves and essentially condemning the Red Talons to extinction. Somehow, despite this being ''entirely and inescapably their fault'', they '''''still''''' find a way to blame humanity for it and set out to destroy the world as "revenge".
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* ''WebAnimation/RevengeFilms'': In this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKVCoQAtwqU story]], a new wedding planner messed up a wedding by forgetting to get a bus for the guests and didn't hire a caterer. Despite the bride's family getting upset at her, she refused to take responsibility and apologize until the bride's friend (another wedding planner) snapped at her and tore her a new one.
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* ''WebAnimation/RevengeFilms'': In this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKVCoQAtwqU story]], a new wedding planner messed up a wedding by forgetting to get a bus for the guests and didn't hire a caterer. Despite the bride's family getting upset at her, she refused to take responsibility and apologize until the bride's friends (another wedding planner) snapped at her and tore her a new one.