History Main / SorryIFellOnYourFist

* It's almost universal in Britain for someone who's been bumped into to begin to apologise profusely. We don't like confrontation...

* Used sarcastically by Lando Calrissian in one of the ''StarWarsLegends'' novels; some corrupt cops rough him up, then drag him to the equally corrupt governor, where he is charged with many crimes, including assault on a law officer. Lando snarkily admits yes, he attacked the officer's fist with his stomach.

* Used sarcastically by Lando Calrissian in one of the StarWars ExpandedUniverse novels; some corrupt cops rough him up, then drag him to the equally corrupt governor, where he is charged with many crimes, including assault on a law officer. Lando snarkily admits yes, he attacked the officer's fist with his stomach.

* She's not directly apologizing to her attacker, but after Lady Sybil is briefly taken hostage in ''Discworld/TheFifthElephant'', she apologizes to her husband for "letting him down." It's more an apology for being tearful and shaken about it than an apology for being taken hostage, but it's enough to seriously freak him out.

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* A rather repugnant example: Whenever terrorists and the murder people for criticizing their religion (as with Charlie Hebdo) there are always some people who sympathize with the terrorists and have the attitude of "we're so sorry we offended you" [[SarcasmMode since being offended totally justifies murder.]]

* A rather repugnant example: Whenever terrorists and the murder people for criticizing their religion (as with Charlie Hebdo) there are always some people who sympathize with the terrorists and have the attitude of "we're so sorry we offended you" [[SarcasmMode Since being offended totally justifies murder.]]

* Sakura from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' did this before she TookALevelInBadAss.

'''Note:''' This is '''not''' when a character merely comments that [[Film/AmericasSweethearts "I hit him in the tray with my face."]] This is when the person being attacked apologizes for being attacked.

* In ''FireEmblem: Radiant Dawn'', the heron prince Rafiel is like this. He's exceptionally weak in combat (he seriously can't even do damage (without [[CherryTapping using spell imitating items]]) but has a [[SquishyWizard fantastic support ability]]), [[spoiler: due to a paralyzing illness, which leaves him unable to fly, despite his massive wings]] and so soft-spoken that Ike says he's "afraid that he'll kill him if he shouts too loud." He apologizes when Ike calls him out for it. (If his allies fail to protect him in combat and he falls, he apologizes for that, too...but then, several of the characters do that, [[RuleOfDrama very dramatically.]])

* From Music/WeirdAlYankovic's "[[Music/CanadaEh Canadian]] [[Music/AmericanIdiot Idiot]]":

* Billy Burmingham's ''Wired World of Sports 2'' includes Rugby League commentary in which a player is "headbutted in the elbow". The commentators sympathise with the player as he falls over in agony, blood pouring profusely from his elbow.

* Inverted in ''PunchOut'' for the Wii, where one of Mr. Sandman's lines is "Tell your face... to leave my fists alone."

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' has Audino. Many players go out of their way to hunt down these pokemon, as they give insane amounts of experience when [[NonLethalKO knocked out]]. At level 35 and above, some Audino will actually ''heal'' the player's pokemon while getting the tar beaten out of them by said pokemon. [[WhatTheHellPlayer Several]] [[WhatTheHellHero tropes come]] [[{{Hypocrite}} to mind]].

* In ''DeptHeavenApocrypha'', Nessiah's lack of self-confidence makes him apologize to Milanor incessantly (read: whenever the topic arises) for Milanor having to take care of him, no matter how many times Milanor insists that he's doing it because he wants to. Nessiah also still blames himself for the abuse he's suffered at Hector's hands, which isn't helping him too much mentally...

* ''PetShopOfHorrors'' has Chris, who often apologizes for his very existence (his mother was a DeathByChildbirth case) and feels that he's a burden on his family, even when he's been rendered psychologically damaged and unable to speak.

* ''ScrappedPrincess''... the title character does this quite often. Apologizing to her older siblings for always having to protect her, wondering if the world would be better off without her, etc. And, of course, she's never really done anything wrong - apparently, she threatens the continued existence of the world simply by ''living''. And, apparently, [[spoiler:by dying]]. Girl just can't catch a break.

* Chris from DanVs has so far apologized for being drugged, and therefore needing to be carried, more than once. He also apologizes for being heavy...and eating.

* In the first episode of the third series of ''BlackBooks'' Manny has fallen out with Bernard after an argument that led to his hand being shut in a sandwich toaster and as a result, Manny is now working in their competitor, Goliath Books. When things go wrong with his new job, Manny comes home crying to Bernard that "It's my fault you toasted my hand!"

Compare and contrast GuiltGambit. Compare WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou and ApologizesALot. MyFistForgivesYou is the inverse of this.

* ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}!'''s Jacuzzi Splot is prone to this due to his tendency to be a MartyrWithoutACause. On the low scale, he'll [[ApologizesALot apologize for pretty much anything]], up to and including being shoved. At the other side of the spectrum, he's blamed himself personally for the death of three men he encountered the day before -- not because he killed them, but because his gang took them down (against his protests) while they were trying to murder ''him''.

* [[TheChick Princess Sakura]] in ''TsubasaChronicle''. She can't fairly be held accountable for the burden she imposes on [[HeroSecretService the crew]], as she didn't choose to go on a dimension-hopping quest and can't help her drowsiness seeing as her heart literally broke into pieces and flew away. Her lack of combat ability is also understandable, given that she was a princess with an [[BigBrotherInstinct overprotective big brother]]. Later on she does get to kick some ass, until her soul leaves her body ''again''.

* Tohru Honda of ''FruitsBasket'' does this quite a bit too, not wanting to burden anyone with her troubles despite those troubles being pretty drastic. This is best seen in the beginning of the series, where while her grandfather's house is being renovated, she resorts to living in a tent, rather than bother any of [[TrueCompanions her friends]] by staying with them.

* Keitaro of ''LoveHina'' has been known to do this at times.

* ''DesperateHousewives'': Gabby finds evidence suggesting her soon-to-be ex husband, Carlos, could be on the verge of getting a very well-paying job. She decides she's going to woo him back so she can take him for even more money. They sleep together. He then reveals that he planted the fake evidence with the full knowledge that she'd steal it, read it, and then try to rob him blind. Outraged that she's been proven beyond all reasonable doubt to be a lying, manipulative, whorish bitch, she pushes Carlos out of the upstairs window. He survives with no damage lasting beyond the end of the episode. The closing narration ''still'' tries to suggest that [[DesignatedVillain Carlos]] was in the wrong, and that he feels guilty for being so cruel to [[DesignatedHero Gabby]].
* ''DowntonAbbey'': Daisy often apologizes for Mrs. Patmore's mistakes.

As CollateralAngst states, "Some stories make things even worse by having the casualty apologize for being hurt. They will use phrases such as "being a burden" or "letting you down" to express their guilt.