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* ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'': Uldren Sov reacts to his sister Mara's continued enabling of the Guardian's quest to find the Black Garden with annoyance, eventually saying that if she wants the Guardian dead, he can just kill them now and be done with it. She answers that "Often when we guess at another's motives, we reveal only our own."
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* ''VideoGame/OuterWilds'': In ''Echoes of the Eye'' this is a CentralTheme and the FatalFlaw of the inhabitants of [[TheArk The Stranger]]. [[spoiler:They came to the solar system seeking the Eye of the Universe, but when they found it they perceived it as destructive. Now they mourn and grieve their lost homeworld, blinded by rage against the Eye for leading them to this misery, locked in their determination to block the Eye's signal so that no other species can be led to same fate]]. However, the AwfulTruth is that [[spoiler: their doom is entirely self-inflicted: the reason they [[YouCantGoHomeAgain Can't Go Home Again]] is that they [[GreenAesop pillaged and destroyed]] their planet to build The Stranger. They assume the Eye is destructive, but they are perceiving their own destructive nature. And when they decide to prevent anyone else from receiving the signal, they seem to ignore the possibility that others ''would not'' go to the same horrible extremes they did]]. This becomes a VisualPun as you discover the inhabitants' favorite medium for art and communication: slide reels viewed through projectors. They also have "vision torches" that can project directly from one psyche to another. Sometimes, you must darken or turn off a projection to reveal the truth it was concealing, something they seem unwilling to do themselves.
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* ''VideoGame/OuterWilds'': In ''Echoes of the Eye'' this is a CentralTheme and the FatalFlaw of the inhabitants of [[TheArk The Stranger]]. [[spoiler:They came Stranger. They seem to the solar system seeking believe [[spoiler: the Eye of the Universe, but when they found Universe is destructive, blame it they perceived it as destructive. Now they mourn and grieve their lost homeworld, blinded by rage against the Eye for leading them to this misery, locked in their determination a terrible fate, and decide to block the Eye's its signal so that no to protect other species can be led to same fate]]. people from its evil influence]]. However, the AwfulTruth is that [[spoiler: their doom is entirely self-inflicted: ''they'' are the reason ones who are destructive: they [[YouCantGoHomeAgain Can't Go Home Again]] is that they [[GreenAesop pillaged and destroyed]] killed their planet to build The Stranger. world. They assume the Eye is destructive, but they are perceiving responsible for their own destructive nature. fate. ''Their'' influence is evil. And when they decide to prevent anyone else from receiving the signal, they seem to ignore overlook the possibility that others ''would ''others would not'' go to the same horrible extremes they did]]. awful extremes]]. This becomes a VisualPun as you discover the inhabitants' their favorite medium for art and communication: slide reels viewed through projectors. They also have "vision torches" "[[ExpositionBeam vision torches]]" that can project directly from one psyche to another. Sometimes, you must darken or turn off a projection to reveal the truth it was concealing, something they seem unwilling to do themselves.
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* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII'': Anomen (who is a HolierThanThou character) will state that Keldorn (really a CoolOldGuy and HumbleHero) is a "fine warrior... if somewhat arrogant and over-pious."
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* ''VideoGame/OuterWilds'': In ''Echoes of the Eye'' this is a CentralTheme and the FatalFlaw of the inhabitants of [[TheArk The Stranger]]. [[spoiler:They came to the solar system seeking the Eye of the Universe, but when they found it they perceived it as destructive. Now they mourn and grieve their lost homeworld, blinded by rage against the Eye for leading them to this misery, locked in their determination to block the Eye's signal so that no other species can be led to same fate]]. However, the AwfulTruth is that [[spoiler: their doom is entirely self-inflicted: the reason they [[YouCantGoHomeAgain Can't Go Home Again]] is that they [[GreenAesop pillaged and destroyed]] their planet to build The Stranger. They assume the Eye is destructive, but they are perceiving their own destructive nature. And when they decide to prevent anyone else from receiving the signal, they seem to ignore the possibility that others ''would not'' go to the same horrible extremes they did]]. This becomes a VisualPun as you discover the inhabitants' favorite medium for art and communication: slide reels viewed through projectors. [[spoiler: They also have "vision torches" that can project directly from one mind to another.]] Sometimes, [[spoiler: you must turn off a projection to reveal the truth it was concealing]], something they seem unwilling to do.
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* ''VideoGame/OuterWilds'': In ''Echoes of the Eye'' this is a CentralTheme and the FatalFlaw of the inhabitants of [[TheArk The Stranger]]. [[spoiler:They came to the solar system seeking the Eye of the Universe, but when they found it they perceived it as destructive. Now they mourn and grieve their lost homeworld, blinded by rage against the Eye for leading them to this misery, locked in their determination to block the Eye's signal so that no other species can be led to same fate]]. However, the AwfulTruth is that [[spoiler: their doom is entirely self-inflicted: the reason they [[YouCantGoHomeAgain Can't Go Home Again]] is that they [[GreenAesop pillaged and destroyed]] their planet to build The Stranger. They assume the Eye is destructive, but they are perceiving their own destructive nature. And when they decide to prevent anyone else from receiving the signal, they seem to ignore the possibility that others ''would not'' go to the same horrible extremes they did]]. This becomes a VisualPun as you discover the inhabitants' favorite medium for art and communication: slide reels viewed through projectors. [[spoiler: They also have "vision torches" that can project directly from one mind psyche to another.]] another. Sometimes, [[spoiler: you must darken or turn off a projection to reveal the truth it was concealing]], concealing, something they seem unwilling to do.do themselves.
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* ''VideoGame/OuterWilds'': In ''Echoes of the Eye'' this is a CentralTheme and the FatalFlaw of [[spoiler: the inhabitants of [[TheArk The Stranger]]. They came to the solar system seeking the Eye of the Universe, but when they found it they perceived it as destructive. Now they mourn and grieve their lost homeworld, blinded by rage against the Eye for leading them to this misery, locked in their determination to block the Eye's signal so that no other species can be led to same fate]]. However, the AwfulTruth is that [[spoiler: their doom is entirely self-inflicted: the reason they [[YouCantGoHomeAgain Can't Go Home Again]] is that they [[GreenAesop pillaged and destroyed]] their planet to build The Stranger. They assume the Eye is destructive, but they are perceiving their own destructive nature. And when they decide to prevent anyone else from receiving the signal, they seem to ignore the possibility that others ''would not'' go to the same horrible extremes they did]].
** This becomes a VisualPun as you discover [[spoiler: the inhabitants']] favorite medium for art and communication: slide reels viewed through projectors. [[spoiler: They also have "vision torches" that can project directly from one mind to another.]] Sometimes, [[spoiler: you must turn off a projection to reveal the truth it was concealing]], something they seem unwilling to do.
** This becomes a VisualPun as you discover [[spoiler: the inhabitants']] favorite medium for art and communication: slide reels viewed through projectors. [[spoiler: They also have "vision torches" that can project directly from one mind to another.]] Sometimes, [[spoiler: you must turn off a projection to reveal the truth it was concealing]], something they seem unwilling to do.
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**did]]. This becomes a VisualPun as you discover [[spoiler: the inhabitants']] inhabitants' favorite medium for art and communication: slide reels viewed through projectors. [[spoiler: They also have "vision torches" that can project directly from one mind to another.]] Sometimes, [[spoiler: you must turn off a projection to reveal the truth it was concealing]], something they seem unwilling to do.
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* ''VideoGame/OuterWilds'': In ''Echoes of the Eye'' this is a CentralTheme and the FatalFlaw of [[spoiler: the inhabitants of [[TheArk The Stranger]]. They came to the solar system seeking the Eye of the Universe, but when they found it they perceived it as destructive. Now they are mouthful and grieving their lost homeworld, blinded by rage against the Eye for leading them to this misery, and locked in their determination to block the Eye's signal so that no other species can be led to same fate]]. However, the AwfulTruth is that [[spoiler: their doom is entirely self-inflicted: the reason they [[YouCantGoHomeAgain Can't Go Home Again]] is that they [[GreenAesop pillaged and destroyed]] their planet to build The Stranger. They assume the Eye is destructive, but they are perceiving their own destructive nature. And when they decide to prevent anyone else from receiving the signal, they seem to ignore the possibility that others ''would not'' go to the same horrible extremes they did]].
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* ''VideoGame/OuterWilds'': In ''Echoes of the Eye'' this is a CentralTheme and the FatalFlaw of [[spoiler: the inhabitants of [[TheArk The Stranger]]. They came to the solar system seeking the Eye of the Universe, but when they found it they perceived it as destructive. Now they are mouthful mourn and grieving grieve their lost homeworld, blinded by rage against the Eye for leading them to this misery, and locked in their determination to block the Eye's signal so that no other species can be led to same fate]]. However, the AwfulTruth is that [[spoiler: their doom is entirely self-inflicted: the reason they [[YouCantGoHomeAgain Can't Go Home Again]] is that they [[GreenAesop pillaged and destroyed]] their planet to build The Stranger. They assume the Eye is destructive, but they are perceiving their own destructive nature. And when they decide to prevent anyone else from receiving the signal, they seem to ignore the possibility that others ''would not'' go to the same horrible extremes they did]].
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* ''VideoGame/OuterWilds'': In ''Echoes of the Eye'' this is a CentralTheme and the FatalFlaw of [[spoiler: the inhabitants of The Stranger. They came to the solar system seeking the Eye of the Universe, but when they found it they perceived it as destructive. Now they are consumed by grief and longing for their lost homeworld, rage against the Eye for leading them to this misery, and determination to block the Eye's signal so that no other species meet the same fate]]. However, the AwfulTruth is that [[spoiler: their doom is entirely self-inflicted: the reason they CantGoHome is that they pillaged and destroyed their planet to build The Stranger. When they erroneously assume the Eye is destructive, they are perceiving their own destructive nature. And when they decide to prevent anyone else from receiving the signal, they seem to ignore the possibility that others ''would not'' go to the same horrible extremes they did]].
** Any ambiguity fades as you discover [[spoiler: the inhabitants']] favorite medium for art and communication: slide reels viewed through projectors. [[spoiler: They also have "vision torches" that can project directly from one mind to another.]] Psychological Projection becomes a VisualMetaphor.
** Any ambiguity fades as you discover [[spoiler: the inhabitants']] favorite medium for art and communication: slide reels viewed through projectors. [[spoiler: They also have "vision torches" that can project directly from one mind to another.]] Psychological Projection becomes a VisualMetaphor.
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* ''VideoGame/OuterWilds'': In ''Echoes of the Eye'' this is a CentralTheme and the FatalFlaw of [[spoiler: the inhabitants of [[TheArk The Stranger.Stranger]]. They came to the solar system seeking the Eye of the Universe, but when they found it they perceived it as destructive. Now they are consumed by grief mouthful and longing for grieving their lost homeworld, blinded by rage against the Eye for leading them to this misery, and locked in their determination to block the Eye's signal so that no other species meet the can be led to same fate]]. However, the AwfulTruth is that [[spoiler: their doom is entirely self-inflicted: the reason they CantGoHome [[YouCantGoHomeAgain Can't Go Home Again]] is that they [[GreenAesop pillaged and destroyed destroyed]] their planet to build The Stranger. When they erroneously They assume the Eye is destructive, but they are perceiving their own destructive nature. And when they decide to prevent anyone else from receiving the signal, they seem to ignore the possibility that others ''would not'' go to the same horrible extremes they did]].
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** Any ambiguity fades as you discover [[spoiler: the inhabitants']] favorite medium for art and communication: slide reels viewed through projectors. [[spoiler: They also have "vision torches" that can project directly from one mind to another.]] Psychological Projection becomes a VisualMetaphor.
** Any ambiguity fades as you discover [[spoiler: the inhabitants']] favorite medium for art and communication: slide reels viewed through projectors. [[spoiler: They also have "vision torches" that can project directly from one mind to another.]] Psychological Projection becomes a VisualMetaphor.
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* ''VideoGame/ProjectWingman'': Crimson 1. Holy Hannah on a pogostick, Crimson 1. [[spoiler: After bathing Cascadia in cordium fire, he turn around and blames Monarch for the event because they fight against TheFederation, "the only order that can guarantee the safety of [Cascadia's] people", in spite of the fact that he was acting in direct defiance of orders. He then tries to shame Monarch for fighting a pointless battle ''he'' initiated, and accusing Monarch of being a warmonger when it's abundantly clear Crimson 1 is the only one with any interest in still fighting. He also tries to guilt trip Monarch over the deaths of Crimson squadron when he was the one who pushed them into fighting, and they were actively trying to kill Monarch.]] Let's just say that by this stage, Crimson 1's guilt and obsession with Monarch have driven him well and truly insane.
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* ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'': Kratos has a tendency to blame pretty much all of his problems on the gods or on others, when it's perfectly clear to everyone and especially ''himself'' that [[NeverMyFault his own actions are largely to blame for why his life has been as awful as it is]]. Naturally, he can't forgive himself for the things he's done, because that would actually mean facing his failures head-on, so he ends up causing way more trouble to others than he's worth.
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* ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'': Kratos has a tendency to blame pretty much all of his problems on the gods or on others, when it's perfectly clear to everyone and especially ''himself'' that [[NeverMyFault his own actions are largely to blame for why his life has been as awful as it is]]. Naturally, he can't forgive himself for the things he's done, because that would actually mean facing his failures head-on, so he ends up causing way more trouble to others than he's worth. Notably, some of his problems really ''are'' the fault of JerkassGods and not himself (he didn't turn his own mother into a monster, nor unjustly imprison his brother)... but Kratos uses those real grievances as an excuse to legitimize blaming the gods for things that were ''absolutely'' his fault and taking vengeance for the whole lot, and then blaming the gods ''again'' for the consequences of his latest rampage.
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* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'': Marjolaine has this ''bad'' about her former pupil Leilana. Basically everything she does is because she assumes that 1) Leilana is just like her, and 2) she's the center of the universe.
** [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Betraying Leilana]]? Well, if Marjolaine was thinking of betrayal then clearly Leilana would've also been thinking the same way, so it's totally justified for Marjolaine to go through betraying Leilana before Leilana could betray Marjolaine for thinking of betraying Leilana. Marjolaine also ''never'' gets it through her head that Leilana was ''genuinely'' devout and loved her, because Marjolaine herself wouldn't enter ''any'' sort of relationship without selfish motives.
** She simply cannot comprehend that Leilana is prioritizing ending the blight over revenge on her because if somebody screwed ''her'' over, she'd gladly let Thedas burn to make sure whoever it was got theirs, so she obsesses over the possibility- which in turn convinces her even more deeply that Leilana is out to get her, because if Marjolaine would spend years obsessed with what Leilana was doing, then clearly Leilana would be obsessed with what Marjolaine was doing.
** In a more petty but also more squicky version, it's made clear that Leilana and Marjolaine's "relationship" on Marjolaine's end was Marjolaine projecting so hard on Leilana that she was basically [[ScrewYourself banging herself]] the whole time. Any time Leilana demonstrated her own identity was either ignored or shut down hard, because Marjolaine was such a {{Narcissist}} that she was only ever attracted to herself.
** [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Betraying Leilana]]? Well, if Marjolaine was thinking of betrayal then clearly Leilana would've also been thinking the same way, so it's totally justified for Marjolaine to go through betraying Leilana before Leilana could betray Marjolaine for thinking of betraying Leilana. Marjolaine also ''never'' gets it through her head that Leilana was ''genuinely'' devout and loved her, because Marjolaine herself wouldn't enter ''any'' sort of relationship without selfish motives.
** She simply cannot comprehend that Leilana is prioritizing ending the blight over revenge on her because if somebody screwed ''her'' over, she'd gladly let Thedas burn to make sure whoever it was got theirs, so she obsesses over the possibility- which in turn convinces her even more deeply that Leilana is out to get her, because if Marjolaine would spend years obsessed with what Leilana was doing, then clearly Leilana would be obsessed with what Marjolaine was doing.
** In a more petty but also more squicky version, it's made clear that Leilana and Marjolaine's "relationship" on Marjolaine's end was Marjolaine projecting so hard on Leilana that she was basically [[ScrewYourself banging herself]] the whole time. Any time Leilana demonstrated her own identity was either ignored or shut down hard, because Marjolaine was such a {{Narcissist}} that she was only ever attracted to herself.
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* ''Videogame/AsurasWrath'': Augus projects his own BloodKnight nature on Asura. Asura, who is fighting to save his daughter and not for fun, is not amused and keeps telling Augus to shut up whenever he tries to [[NotSoDifferentRemark claim they aren't so different]] during their boss battle. In the end, Asura's desire to protect his daughter gives him the strength to defeat Augus. As Augus lays dying, he finally acknowledges that he was wrong about Asura and encourages him to walk his own path.
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* ''VideoGame/Infamous2'': Joseph Bertrand III views all [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual Conduits]] as monsters and demons, deeming them not part of the "divine plan." In reality, [[BoomerangBigot he's a Conduit himself]], and was more than happy to be one until he discovered his powers were {{Lovecraftian Superpower}}s in the form of transforming into an EldritchAbomination and converting other people into the Corrupted. In Bertrand's mindset, since he became a monster by activating his powers, then that means ''all'' Conduits, active or otherwise, are monsters.
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* ''VideoGame/Infamous2'': ''VideoGame/InFamous2'': Joseph Bertrand III views all [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual Conduits]] as monsters and demons, deeming them not part of the "divine plan." In reality, [[BoomerangBigot he's a Conduit himself]], and was more than happy to be one until he discovered his powers were {{Lovecraftian Superpower}}s in the form of transforming into an EldritchAbomination and converting other people into the Corrupted. In Bertrand's mindset, since he became a monster by activating his powers, then that means ''all'' Conduits, active or otherwise, are monsters.
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* ''VideoGame/Persona4'': The Investigation Team project all of their feelings of grief and guilt [[spoiler: over Nanako's death onto to Namatame]], who they assume to be the killer throwing victims into the TV World at that point. Depending on the player's choices, they could either kill him by throwing him back into the TV World, or they can calm down and realize their mistake, which leads to [[spoiler: Nanako miraculously coming back to life]], and leading them on the right track to finding the true killer.
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* ''VideoGame/Persona4'': The Investigation Team project all of their feelings of grief and guilt [[spoiler: over [[spoiler:over Nanako's death onto to Namatame]], who they assume to be the killer throwing victims into the TV World at that point. Depending on the player's choices, they could either kill him by throwing him back into the TV World, or they can calm down and realize their mistake, which leads to [[spoiler: Nanako [[spoiler:Nanako miraculously coming back to life]], and leading them on the right track to finding the true killer.
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* ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'': [[spoiler: [[BigBad Ghetsis Harmonia]]]] seems to believe that HumansAreBastards and that everybody in the world ''must'' secretly be just as [[ItsAllAboutMe bad]] as he is. He honestly can't [[EvilCannotComprehendGood wrap his brain around the fact]] that most people treat their Pokémon ''and'' each other pretty well, and very few people are anything like him. The fact that he's wrong is a big reason why his EvilPlan fails, as he honestly never expected [[spoiler: N]] to start questioning the beliefs he was raised with.
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** In the finale, he accuses John of shooting at him, betraying him and only looking after himself. John did ''none'' of those things and was looking after his family while Dutch did ''everything'' he was accusing John of doing.
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** In the finale, he accuses John of shooting at him, betraying him and only looking after himself. John did ''none'' of those things and was looking after his family while Dutch did ''everything'' he was accusing John of doing.
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* ''Videogame/AsurasWrath'': Augus projects his own BloodKnight nature on Asura. Asura, who is fighting to save his daughter and not for fun, is not amused and keeps telling Augus to shut up whenever he tries to [[NotSoDifferentRemark claim they aren't so different]] during their boss battle. In the end, Asura's desire to protect his daughter gives him the strength to defeat Augus. As Augus lays dying, he finally acknowledges that he was wrong about Asura and encourages him to walk his own path.
* ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'': [[EstablishingCharacterMoment When you meet Spamton in Chapter 2]], he seems to be under the impression that Kris is in the same situation he is, a down-on-their luck salesman abandoned by their friends.
-->LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE [[All Alone On A Late Night?]]\\
ALL YOUR FRIENDS, [[Abandoned you for the slime]] YOU ARE?\\
SALES, GONE DOWN THE [[Drain]] [[Drain]]??\\
LIVING IN A GODDAMN GARBAGE CAN???
** If you go for the [[EarnYourBadEnding Weird Route]], Spamton will fight you as the FinalBoss. When you try to call your friends for help, Spamton starts mocking you, but just ends up projecting himself onto Kris yet again, giving away his downfall through his increasingly furious rant.
--->WHAT!? YOU'RE CALLING FRIENDS!? YOU THINK YOU CAN BEAT ME WITH YOUR FRIENDS' [Magic]!? GO AHEAD, [Kid]... CALL ALL YOU WANT! NO ONE WILL EVER PICK UP\\
GO AHEAD AND [Scream] INTO THE [Receiver]. THE [Voice] RUNS OUT EVENTUALLY. YOUR [Voice] THEIR [Voice]. UNTIL YOU REALIZE YOU ARE ALL ALONE\\
THERE WILL BE NO MORE [Miracles] NO MORE [Magic]. YOU LOST IT WHEN YOU TRIED TO SEE TOO FAR.... ... YOU LOST IT...\\
YOU MAKE ME [Sick]! MUTTERING YOUR [Lost Friends] NAMES AT THE BOTTOM OF A [Dumpster]! NO ONE'S GONNA HELP YOU!!! GET THAT THROUGH YOUR [Beautiful Head], YOU LITTLE [Worm]!
* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': Boudica really hates the Romans because in life they invaded Britain, had her whipped, and her daughters raped. Her problem is that she tends to assume the other British Servants hate the Romans just as much as she does. In the "Dead Heat Summer Race", Altria Alter defends Nero from her. Boudica asks why; since Altria fought the Romans in life, she must hate them too. She is thrown for a loop when Altria says she doesn't hate the Romans.
* ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'': Kratos has a tendency to blame pretty much all of his problems on the gods or on others, when it's perfectly clear to everyone and especially ''himself'' that [[NeverMyFault his own actions are largely to blame for why his life has been as awful as it is]]. Naturally, he can't forgive himself for the things he's done, because that would actually mean facing his failures head-on, so he ends up causing way more trouble to others than he's worth.
* ''VideoGame/Infamous2'': Joseph Bertrand III views all [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual Conduits]] as monsters and demons, deeming them not part of the "divine plan." In reality, [[BoomerangBigot he's a Conduit himself]], and was more than happy to be one until he discovered his powers were {{Lovecraftian Superpower}}s in the form of transforming into an EldritchAbomination and converting other people into the Corrupted. In Bertrand's mindset, since he became a monster by activating his powers, then that means ''all'' Conduits, active or otherwise, are monsters.
* In ''VideoGame/TheMagicCircle'', this is perhaps the crux of a character's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech [[NoFourthWall directed at the player]]. [[spoiler:Ishmael angrily declares that gamers are obsessed with control because they feel they have none in their real lives. He himself is an unquenchable ControlFreak driven by inadequacy and overwhelming fear of failure provoked by his personal issues.]]
* ''VideoGame/MugenSouls'' Z:
** The tired and relaxed Syrma assumes everyone will take the relocation of their planet calmly and Nao [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] her projection: "You seriously think everyone is as dopey as you? You are in for a big surprise!".
** Ryuto assumes everyone loves lady Chou Chou, but the others are quick to point out that is only him.
* ''VideoGame/Persona4'': The Investigation Team project all of their feelings of grief and guilt [[spoiler: over Nanako's death onto to Namatame]], who they assume to be the killer throwing victims into the TV World at that point. Depending on the player's choices, they could either kill him by throwing him back into the TV World, or they can calm down and realize their mistake, which leads to [[spoiler: Nanako miraculously coming back to life]], and leading them on the right track to finding the true killer.
* ''VideoGame/Persona5'': When she finds out that Makoto had suspected [[DirtyOldMan Kamoshida's]] [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil abuse of his female students]] for some time, but [[AccompliceByInaction never said or did anything about it]], Ann furiously lashes out at her and chews her out for it. When Makoto later apologizes and acknowledges it was most likely her fault that Kamoshida got away with his actions for as long as he did, Ann acknowledges that the same could be said of herself and confesses she'd been projecting her own feelings of guilt onto Makoto.
* In ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemptionII'':
** Dutch calls the gang members who left traitors, ignoring that [[spoiler: he himself willingly abandoned John and Arthur multiple times in their time of need.]]
** In the finale, he accuses John of shooting at him, betraying him and only looking after himself. John did ''none'' of those things and was looking after his family while Dutch did ''everything'' he was accusing John of doing.
* ''VideoGame/ShadowrunReturns'': TheDragon of the main campaign projected her SanitySlippage onto her step-brother, who cut up his mother to sell her organs for booze money (and a new liver), by claiming he was a ruthless junkie who infested everything he touched, and that the organ donors he helped were diseased and had to be erased. When she starts ranting about her newfound addiction to the all-consuming hive, you can call her out for having the same self-destructive tendencies as her brother but to an extreme, claiming that she used her brother and the organ donors as scapegoats to blame for her own repulsive behavior, and then ordered their assassinations to vindicate herself. [[HeelRealization This gives her a single moment of clarity to realize what a monster she has become]], [[IveComeTooFar but she shrugs it off]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'': When you fight Papyrus on a route that you've tried to befriend him, he'll open up to you in his pre-battle speech, talking about the complex feelings you must be having -- the joy of finding another pasta-lover, admiration for a WorthyOpponent in solving puzzles, the desire to have a cool, smart person think you're cool... He then quickly says how much he pities you for that sort of loneliness.
-->''"[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial I CAN HARDLY IMAGINE WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE TO FEEL THAT WAY.]] AFTER ALL, I AM VERY GREAT. [[IJustWantToHaveFriends I DON'T EVER WONDER WHAT HAVING LOTS OF FRIENDS IS LIKE.]]"''
* Illidan Stormrage and Maiev Shadowsong in ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'' and ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft The Burning Crusade''. They hate each other precisely ''because'' they are so similar: they are both self-centered, self-aggrandizing, obsessive {{Knight Templar}}s. Although they spent 10,000 years literally locked up together, neither seems to realize how hypocritical they are. Their relationship is quite mutually destructive, as both of them end up hurting people they care about and absolutely bring out the worst in each other. Illidan manages to estrange his ''twin'' brother AND his crush, while Maiev almost kills her younger brother Jared when he had the temerity to point out that TheExtremistWasRight. Only because Jared [[LoveMartyr refuses to fight her]] does she realize that [[KinslayingIsASpecialKindOfEvil she almost crossed the line]]. Maiev does become less hypocritical, to the point where she grudgingly releases Illidan from prison during ''Legion''. She still despises him, but realizes that he is in fact well-intentioned. Illidan though, is just as hypocritical as ever when he's released: killing the Prime Naaru X'era for basically the same reasons he always hated Maiev.
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* ''Videogame/AsurasWrath'': Augus projects his own BloodKnight nature on Asura. Asura, who is fighting to save his daughter and not for fun, is not amused and keeps telling Augus to shut up whenever he tries to [[NotSoDifferentRemark claim they aren't so different]] during their boss battle. In the end, Asura's desire to protect his daughter gives him the strength to defeat Augus. As Augus lays dying, he finally acknowledges that he was wrong about Asura and encourages him to walk his own path.
* ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'': [[EstablishingCharacterMoment When you meet Spamton in Chapter 2]], he seems to be under the impression that Kris is in the same situation he is, a down-on-their luck salesman abandoned by their friends.
-->LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE [[All Alone On A Late Night?]]\\
ALL YOUR FRIENDS, [[Abandoned you for the slime]] YOU ARE?\\
SALES, GONE DOWN THE [[Drain]] [[Drain]]??\\
LIVING IN A GODDAMN GARBAGE CAN???
** If you go for the [[EarnYourBadEnding Weird Route]], Spamton will fight you as the FinalBoss. When you try to call your friends for help, Spamton starts mocking you, but just ends up projecting himself onto Kris yet again, giving away his downfall through his increasingly furious rant.
--->WHAT!? YOU'RE CALLING FRIENDS!? YOU THINK YOU CAN BEAT ME WITH YOUR FRIENDS' [Magic]!? GO AHEAD, [Kid]... CALL ALL YOU WANT! NO ONE WILL EVER PICK UP\\
GO AHEAD AND [Scream] INTO THE [Receiver]. THE [Voice] RUNS OUT EVENTUALLY. YOUR [Voice] THEIR [Voice]. UNTIL YOU REALIZE YOU ARE ALL ALONE\\
THERE WILL BE NO MORE [Miracles] NO MORE [Magic]. YOU LOST IT WHEN YOU TRIED TO SEE TOO FAR.... ... YOU LOST IT...\\
YOU MAKE ME [Sick]! MUTTERING YOUR [Lost Friends] NAMES AT THE BOTTOM OF A [Dumpster]! NO ONE'S GONNA HELP YOU!!! GET THAT THROUGH YOUR [Beautiful Head], YOU LITTLE [Worm]!
* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': Boudica really hates the Romans because in life they invaded Britain, had her whipped, and her daughters raped. Her problem is that she tends to assume the other British Servants hate the Romans just as much as she does. In the "Dead Heat Summer Race", Altria Alter defends Nero from her. Boudica asks why; since Altria fought the Romans in life, she must hate them too. She is thrown for a loop when Altria says she doesn't hate the Romans.
* ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'': Kratos has a tendency to blame pretty much all of his problems on the gods or on others, when it's perfectly clear to everyone and especially ''himself'' that [[NeverMyFault his own actions are largely to blame for why his life has been as awful as it is]]. Naturally, he can't forgive himself for the things he's done, because that would actually mean facing his failures head-on, so he ends up causing way more trouble to others than he's worth.
* ''VideoGame/Infamous2'': Joseph Bertrand III views all [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual Conduits]] as monsters and demons, deeming them not part of the "divine plan." In reality, [[BoomerangBigot he's a Conduit himself]], and was more than happy to be one until he discovered his powers were {{Lovecraftian Superpower}}s in the form of transforming into an EldritchAbomination and converting other people into the Corrupted. In Bertrand's mindset, since he became a monster by activating his powers, then that means ''all'' Conduits, active or otherwise, are monsters.
* In ''VideoGame/TheMagicCircle'', this is perhaps the crux of a character's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech [[NoFourthWall directed at the player]]. [[spoiler:Ishmael angrily declares that gamers are obsessed with control because they feel they have none in their real lives. He himself is an unquenchable ControlFreak driven by inadequacy and overwhelming fear of failure provoked by his personal issues.]]
* ''VideoGame/MugenSouls'' Z:
** The tired and relaxed Syrma assumes everyone will take the relocation of their planet calmly and Nao [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] her projection: "You seriously think everyone is as dopey as you? You are in for a big surprise!".
** Ryuto assumes everyone loves lady Chou Chou, but the others are quick to point out that is only him.
* ''VideoGame/Persona4'': The Investigation Team project all of their feelings of grief and guilt [[spoiler: over Nanako's death onto to Namatame]], who they assume to be the killer throwing victims into the TV World at that point. Depending on the player's choices, they could either kill him by throwing him back into the TV World, or they can calm down and realize their mistake, which leads to [[spoiler: Nanako miraculously coming back to life]], and leading them on the right track to finding the true killer.
* ''VideoGame/Persona5'': When she finds out that Makoto had suspected [[DirtyOldMan Kamoshida's]] [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil abuse of his female students]] for some time, but [[AccompliceByInaction never said or did anything about it]], Ann furiously lashes out at her and chews her out for it. When Makoto later apologizes and acknowledges it was most likely her fault that Kamoshida got away with his actions for as long as he did, Ann acknowledges that the same could be said of herself and confesses she'd been projecting her own feelings of guilt onto Makoto.
* In ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemptionII'':
** Dutch calls the gang members who left traitors, ignoring that [[spoiler: he himself willingly abandoned John and Arthur multiple times in their time of need.]]
** In the finale, he accuses John of shooting at him, betraying him and only looking after himself. John did ''none'' of those things and was looking after his family while Dutch did ''everything'' he was accusing John of doing.
* ''VideoGame/ShadowrunReturns'': TheDragon of the main campaign projected her SanitySlippage onto her step-brother, who cut up his mother to sell her organs for booze money (and a new liver), by claiming he was a ruthless junkie who infested everything he touched, and that the organ donors he helped were diseased and had to be erased. When she starts ranting about her newfound addiction to the all-consuming hive, you can call her out for having the same self-destructive tendencies as her brother but to an extreme, claiming that she used her brother and the organ donors as scapegoats to blame for her own repulsive behavior, and then ordered their assassinations to vindicate herself. [[HeelRealization This gives her a single moment of clarity to realize what a monster she has become]], [[IveComeTooFar but she shrugs it off]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'': When you fight Papyrus on a route that you've tried to befriend him, he'll open up to you in his pre-battle speech, talking about the complex feelings you must be having -- the joy of finding another pasta-lover, admiration for a WorthyOpponent in solving puzzles, the desire to have a cool, smart person think you're cool... He then quickly says how much he pities you for that sort of loneliness.
-->''"[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial I CAN HARDLY IMAGINE WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE TO FEEL THAT WAY.]] AFTER ALL, I AM VERY GREAT. [[IJustWantToHaveFriends I DON'T EVER WONDER WHAT HAVING LOTS OF FRIENDS IS LIKE.]]"''
* Illidan Stormrage and Maiev Shadowsong in ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'' and ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft The Burning Crusade''. They hate each other precisely ''because'' they are so similar: they are both self-centered, self-aggrandizing, obsessive {{Knight Templar}}s. Although they spent 10,000 years literally locked up together, neither seems to realize how hypocritical they are. Their relationship is quite mutually destructive, as both of them end up hurting people they care about and absolutely bring out the worst in each other. Illidan manages to estrange his ''twin'' brother AND his crush, while Maiev almost kills her younger brother Jared when he had the temerity to point out that TheExtremistWasRight. Only because Jared [[LoveMartyr refuses to fight her]] does she realize that [[KinslayingIsASpecialKindOfEvil she almost crossed the line]]. Maiev does become less hypocritical, to the point where she grudgingly releases Illidan from prison during ''Legion''. She still despises him, but realizes that he is in fact well-intentioned. Illidan though, is just as hypocritical as ever when he's released: killing the Prime Naaru X'era for basically the same reasons he always hated Maiev.
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