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Yamamoto: If your Research and Development Department had reported and managed it more promptly, this situation may have been avoidable.
Mayuri: That is not true. I foresaw and suggested this situation the moment Uryuu Ishida, the Quincy, infiltrated the Soul Society as a Ryouka. It was you who disregarded that as being absurd. Isn't the principal cause of this situation you, Captain-General?
Mayuri: That is not true. I foresaw and suggested this situation the moment Uryuu Ishida, the Quincy, infiltrated the Soul Society as a Ryouka. It was you who disregarded that as being absurd. Isn't the principal cause of this situation you, Captain-General?
— Bleach
[during Ascot's Motive Rant about everyone accusing him and his monsters of being a nuisance]
Umi: Well, let me ask you something. Do your friends cause that much trouble for everyone?
Ascot: No, they don't! They don't cause trouble anywhere unless I specifically tell them to.
Umi: Well, let me ask you something. Do your friends cause that much trouble for everyone?
Ascot: No, they don't! They don't cause trouble anywhere unless I specifically tell them to.
Aoi: So, um, your phone call yesterday...
Tarou: That's right, Miyamori! Why didn't you listen to anything I was telling you last night over the phone?
Aoi: You didn't say anything about this disaster!
Tarou: [briefly taken aback] It's all your fault!
Aoi: How in the hell is this my fault?
Tarou: [sheepishly] Well, about half your fault, I guess.
Aoi: It's half?
Tarou: [twiddling his fingers] Well, maybe 30%, then.
Aoi: 30%?
Tarou: Well, how about maybe 10%... milady?
Aoi: Not even 10%! And don't call me "milady"!
Tarou: That's right, Miyamori! Why didn't you listen to anything I was telling you last night over the phone?
Aoi: You didn't say anything about this disaster!
Tarou: [briefly taken aback] It's all your fault!
Aoi: How in the hell is this my fault?
Tarou: [sheepishly] Well, about half your fault, I guess.
Aoi: It's half?
Tarou: [twiddling his fingers] Well, maybe 30%, then.
Aoi: 30%?
Tarou: Well, how about maybe 10%... milady?
Aoi: Not even 10%! And don't call me "milady"!
— Shirobako, after Tarou calls Aoi about a problem at work that he caused without telling her any details.
[Asuna has discovered Kyouko tried to set her up in another Arranged Marriage]
Asuna: Your last choice wasn't very good. Did you forget how he made me and how many others suffer? Nobuyuki Sugou nearly bankrupted RECT. He was your choice, Mother.
Kyouko: Enough, young lady! I don't want to hear about him in this house again! And you're wrong; it wasn't my choice, it was your father's. He suggested that crook marry into this family. He's never been a good judge of character.
Asuna: Your last choice wasn't very good. Did you forget how he made me and how many others suffer? Nobuyuki Sugou nearly bankrupted RECT. He was your choice, Mother.
Kyouko: Enough, young lady! I don't want to hear about him in this house again! And you're wrong; it wasn't my choice, it was your father's. He suggested that crook marry into this family. He's never been a good judge of character.
Riho Takahashi: What do we do? Aren’t we done for if that video spreads? It’s all your fault! You guys forced me into this!
Reina Himekawa: What?
Riho Takahashi: It’s true! You two were the only ones who hated her! I honestly didn’t care about her at all!
Reina Himekawa: If you don’t care, then don’t join in!
Riho Takahashi: You guys made it seem like I had to!
Comic Books
Harry Hokum: Those clones were supposed to kill her and those damned rebels! What happened to them?!
Scientist: Most revered one, we told you accelerating the incubation of the clones was a risk. Their cellular matrices were unstable, and like an empty shell—
Harry Hokum: You don't get to tell me anything! You do what I command! And you failed me!
Scientist: Most revered one, we told you accelerating the incubation of the clones was a risk. Their cellular matrices were unstable, and like an empty shell—
Harry Hokum: You don't get to tell me anything! You do what I command! And you failed me!
Inmate 1: "Superman...a hero? He's the rat who put me in here!"
Inmate 2: "That jerk in the long johns got me a life rap for murder!"
Inmate 2: "That jerk in the long johns got me a life rap for murder!"
"My wife, Ardora! Because of Superman, she discovered that I'm a criminal! But now that Super-Rat will pay for breaking her heart!"
He was arrogant. He panicked. Got cocky. And turned himself into a monster. Flash forward to now — he is angry at everyone but himself for what he has done to his home, his company, and his mind.
Spider-Man: Why are you doing this?
Eddie Brock: Because this is where you tried to kill my other. This is where you almost killed me... Almost caused me to take my own life after you destroyed my career.
Spider Man: H-how in a million years did you convince yourself that all that was my fault?
Eddie Brock: It was easy! I just wanted to be the guy that broke the case! It wasn't my fault my source was lying! If you'd stayed out of it, everything would have been fine!
Spider Man: That does sound easy... Easi... er.
Eddie Brock: What?!
Spider Man: Well, it's a lot harder to just admit you're a screwup.
Eddie Brock: Y-you should thank me for this... You should thank me that you won't live to see your life destroyed... Destroyed by someone else... Because of one little mistake!
Eddie Brock: Because this is where you tried to kill my other. This is where you almost killed me... Almost caused me to take my own life after you destroyed my career.
Spider Man: H-how in a million years did you convince yourself that all that was my fault?
Eddie Brock: It was easy! I just wanted to be the guy that broke the case! It wasn't my fault my source was lying! If you'd stayed out of it, everything would have been fine!
Spider Man: That does sound easy... Easi... er.
Eddie Brock: What?!
Spider Man: Well, it's a lot harder to just admit you're a screwup.
Eddie Brock: Y-you should thank me for this... You should thank me that you won't live to see your life destroyed... Destroyed by someone else... Because of one little mistake!
—Venom: Dark Origin
Comic Strips
Considering that my life's in shambles right now, could you at least take the blame?
— Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes, March 15, 1989
Calvin: It's all your fault!
Hobbes: My fault?! I was just sitting here! You broke it!
Calvin: You willed me to break it! You did some subliminal thing! Don't deny it! I know you did! You must have!
Hobbes: Okay, now I'm willing you to go jump in the septic tank.
Hobbes: My fault?! I was just sitting here! You broke it!
Calvin: You willed me to break it! You did some subliminal thing! Don't deny it! I know you did! You must have!
Hobbes: Okay, now I'm willing you to go jump in the septic tank.
Calvin: Nothing I do is my fault. My family is dysfunctional and my parents won't empower me! Consequently, I'm not self-actualized! My behavior is addictive functioning in a disease process of toxic codependency! I need holistic healing and wellness before I'll accept any responsibility for my actions!
Hobbes: One of us needs to stick his head in a bucket of ice water.
Calvin: I love the culture of victimhood.
Hobbes: One of us needs to stick his head in a bucket of ice water.
Calvin: I love the culture of victimhood.
Calvin: Dad, your polls took a big dive this week. Your "overall dad performance" rating was especially low. See? Right about yesterday your popularity went down the tubes.
Calvin's Dad: CALVIN, YOU DIDN'T GET DESSERT YESTERDAY BECAUSE YOU FLOODED THE HOUSE!!
Calvin's Dad: CALVIN, YOU DIDN'T GET DESSERT YESTERDAY BECAUSE YOU FLOODED THE HOUSE!!
Calvin: Boy, dad sure blew his stack that time, didn't he? What a sorehead! Listening to him, you'd think nobody in the world had ever needed to call a plumber before. Dad's got a job. He can afford it. Dad makes such a big deal out of everything.
Hobbes: When he does, I sure wish you'd stop trying to pin your crimes on me.
Calvin: Oh, now you're going to start in on me too, huh?
Hobbes: When he does, I sure wish you'd stop trying to pin your crimes on me.
Calvin: Oh, now you're going to start in on me too, huh?
Calvin: Do you believe our destinies are determined by the stars?
Hobbes: Nah.
Calvin: Oh, I do.
Hobbes: Really? How come?
Calvin: Life's a lot more fun when you're not responsible for your actions.
Hobbes: Nah.
Calvin: Oh, I do.
Hobbes: Really? How come?
Calvin: Life's a lot more fun when you're not responsible for your actions.
Calvin: I've concluded that nothing bad I do is my fault.
Calvin's Dad: Oh?
Calvin: Right! Being young and impressionable, I'm the helpless victim of countless bad influences! An unwholesome culture panders to my undeveloped values and pushes me to maleficence. I take no responsibility for my behavior! I'm an innocent pawn! It's society's fault!
Calvin's Dad: Then you need to build more character. Go shovel the walk.
Calvin's Dad: Oh?
Calvin: Right! Being young and impressionable, I'm the helpless victim of countless bad influences! An unwholesome culture panders to my undeveloped values and pushes me to maleficence. I take no responsibility for my behavior! I'm an innocent pawn! It's society's fault!
Calvin's Dad: Then you need to build more character. Go shovel the walk.
Calvin: This whole business of Santa rewarding good kids and neglecting bad kids really bugs me. ...Not that I have anything to worry about, of course.
Hobbes: A paragon of virtue, that's you.
Calvin: Right! But see, there are certain things a good kid could do that might look bad in a certain light, if one didn't consider all the mitigating circumstances.
Hobbes: Like keeping an incontinent toad in your mom's sweater drawer?
Calvin: Exactly. If I was being raised in a better environment, I wouldn't do things like that.
Hobbes: A paragon of virtue, that's you.
Calvin: Right! But see, there are certain things a good kid could do that might look bad in a certain light, if one didn't consider all the mitigating circumstances.
Hobbes: Like keeping an incontinent toad in your mom's sweater drawer?
Calvin: Exactly. If I was being raised in a better environment, I wouldn't do things like that.
Fan Works
"Lex got to thinking that maybe he was a lamebrain for leaving that door open and not looking after Lena any better than he had. But when he thought harder, he said, he thought Superboy was a lamebrain himself for giving him that alien thing, even after he'd asked him to. He thought Superboy should have had better sense than that. What can I say?"
Starfire thought she might say that her cousin was a guilt-transferring jerk, but she kept her peace.
Starfire thought she might say that her cousin was a guilt-transferring jerk, but she kept her peace.
The Wolf: Not a day ago you were Queen of the Seven Kingdoms, feared throughout most of the continent, and the only hope against the invaders from the east. Now you have less power than a kitchen thrall, surrounded by strangers to whom you are only marginally more useful alive than dead. Whose fault is that? Who started all this?
Cersei Lannister: What? That Targaryen whore! If she even ever was a Targaryen and not a bastard fathered by a stable boy!
The Wolf: And before that? Why did she come to oust you in the first place?
Cersei: Because of Tyrion! He convinced her to return, sold out his own people, his own blood, just to curry favor with the bitch! That vicious little demon, he should have been strangled at birth! Everything is his fault, everything!
[...]
The Wolf: I understand your father was a cruel tyrant whose death was cause for celebration.
Cersei: Is that what he says? Of course it's what he says, you being such good friends. He murdered our father just like he murdered our mother, just to get at me, just so that our House would be broken and ruined. He hates us because he can never be a true man, as if I was responsible for his deformities! He hated my son and plotted his death, he escaped his trial to join that silver-haired whore, he started a war we would have won if he hadn't been pouring his words into her ears, revealing our every weakness to her! Our family's downfall is entirely due to him, the lying, conniving, whoring little shitstain!
Cersei Lannister: What? That Targaryen whore! If she even ever was a Targaryen and not a bastard fathered by a stable boy!
The Wolf: And before that? Why did she come to oust you in the first place?
Cersei: Because of Tyrion! He convinced her to return, sold out his own people, his own blood, just to curry favor with the bitch! That vicious little demon, he should have been strangled at birth! Everything is his fault, everything!
[...]
The Wolf: I understand your father was a cruel tyrant whose death was cause for celebration.
Cersei: Is that what he says? Of course it's what he says, you being such good friends. He murdered our father just like he murdered our mother, just to get at me, just so that our House would be broken and ruined. He hates us because he can never be a true man, as if I was responsible for his deformities! He hated my son and plotted his death, he escaped his trial to join that silver-haired whore, he started a war we would have won if he hadn't been pouring his words into her ears, revealing our every weakness to her! Our family's downfall is entirely due to him, the lying, conniving, whoring little shitstain!
Wind Rider: H-hey, it's nothing to get bent out of shape over. Just a minor setback, that's all. Spitfire made a mistake.
Haymaker: A "mistake?" Is that what you're calling it, Wind Rider? You forged a letter saying that Stormy Flare was sick, sending Spitfire on a wild goose chase. Then you had the gall to pin your crime on an aspiring young private in the Reserves. All because you couldn't let that young private beat your record. After all that, you think Spitfire stripped you of your Wonderbolt status by mistake?!
Haymaker: A "mistake?" Is that what you're calling it, Wind Rider? You forged a letter saying that Stormy Flare was sick, sending Spitfire on a wild goose chase. Then you had the gall to pin your crime on an aspiring young private in the Reserves. All because you couldn't let that young private beat your record. After all that, you think Spitfire stripped you of your Wonderbolt status by mistake?!
Ironbeak: ...L-Look, all these farmers and laborers are undoubtedly intelligent, thoughtful people. But they just can't see the bigger picture! Imagine how much easier it will be for them to provide for their families if we were to, say, open a Tschermamart around here! We could sell food at 50%- nay, 75% cheaper than what local merchants are offering!"
Civilian: Yeah, and drive us all out of business before cranking up your prices! We ain't stupid, old man! We've seen how you people operate 'round Nova Veluti!
Ironbeak: We at Tschermacorp are not responsible for the prices set by individual managers!
Mayor Tuco: Ah yes, how could we forget? Tschermacorp's crimes are never your fault. The Tschermapark on Wysteria 3 where all those kids got hurt on your dangerous rides? Not your fault! That gas mining operation that poisoned Rudesh's Amber Sea? Also not your fault! The extinction of Grandia Prime's Helius Rex population? That was months after you people opened up your Tscherma-Safari agency, but I guess that wasn't your fault either.
Civilian: Yeah, and drive us all out of business before cranking up your prices! We ain't stupid, old man! We've seen how you people operate 'round Nova Veluti!
Ironbeak: We at Tschermacorp are not responsible for the prices set by individual managers!
Mayor Tuco: Ah yes, how could we forget? Tschermacorp's crimes are never your fault. The Tschermapark on Wysteria 3 where all those kids got hurt on your dangerous rides? Not your fault! That gas mining operation that poisoned Rudesh's Amber Sea? Also not your fault! The extinction of Grandia Prime's Helius Rex population? That was months after you people opened up your Tscherma-Safari agency, but I guess that wasn't your fault either.
Film — Animated
Cruella is impervious to outside ideas! (It's "never her fault.")
— Profile on Cruella De Vil from 101 Dalmatians, Disney Dossiers: Files of Characters From the Walt Disney Studios
This is all [Flint's] fault! Get him!
—Mayor Shelbourne, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Someday, you're gonna wind up all alone. And you'll have no one to blame but yourself.
—Pacha, The Emperor's New Groove
It's not my fault, I'm not to blame
It is the gypsy girl, the witch who set this flame!
It's not my fault, if in God's plan,
He made the Devil so much stronger than a man!
It is the gypsy girl, the witch who set this flame!
It's not my fault, if in God's plan,
He made the Devil so much stronger than a man!
—Frollo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Topps: This is all your fault, Longneck! My daughter is gone, and I blame that boy of yours!
Grandpa Longneck: Littlefoot? Why?
Grandpa Longneck: Littlefoot? Why?
Topps: Because... well, uh... Because I have to blame somebody, don't I?
Marty: [To a hyperventilating Melman] Take it easy, Melman. It's gonna be okay. We are gonna be o-kizzay.
Alex: No, we're not gonna be "o-kizzay"! Because of you, we're ruined!
Marty: Because of me? I fail to see how this is my fault.
Gloria: You're kidding, right, Marty?
Rabbit: Well, it all comes from eating too much!
Pooh: It all comes...from not having front doors big enough!
Pooh: It all comes...from not having front doors big enough!
Let's see... take responsibility for my own life, or blame you? Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! 'Blame you' wins hands down!
—Bowler Hat Guy, Meet the Robinsons
Stupid van, you broke my finger!
—Titan/Hal Stewart, Megamind
Titan/Hal Stewart: This is the last time you make a fool out of me!
Megamind: I made you a hero. You did the fool thing all by yourself!
Megamind: I made you a hero. You did the fool thing all by yourself!
— Megamind
We must blame them, and cause a fuss,
Before somebody thinks of blaming us!
Before somebody thinks of blaming us!
— "Blame Canada", South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Film — Live-Action
Nathan: [Referring to her car accident] Well, I can't say I'm surprised. I did tell you to get your tail-lights fixed.
Annie: Yeah, I know.
Nathan: And now here we are.
Annie: Look, I have had a horrible day. I don't need a lecture from you right now, okay? I just... Helen just—
Nathan: [Fed-up] Agh, don't... this didn't happen because of Helen. This happened because you didn't get your tail-lights fixed. It's pretty simple.
Annie: Yeah, I know.
Nathan: And now here we are.
Annie: Look, I have had a horrible day. I don't need a lecture from you right now, okay? I just... Helen just—
Nathan: [Fed-up] Agh, don't... this didn't happen because of Helen. This happened because you didn't get your tail-lights fixed. It's pretty simple.
Cross: As you know, Evelyn was lost to me a long time ago.
Jake: Who do you blame for that, her?
Cross: (thoughtful) I don't blame myself. See, Mr. Gitts, most people never have to face the fact that at the right time and the right place, they're capable of...anything.
Jake: Who do you blame for that, her?
Cross: (thoughtful) I don't blame myself. See, Mr. Gitts, most people never have to face the fact that at the right time and the right place, they're capable of...anything.
Peter: If you're allergic to waffles, don't eat waffles.
Ethan: Then don't take me to a waffle house!
Peter: Shut up!
Ethan: Then don't take me to a waffle house!
Peter: Shut up!
Barry: You can't handle the war, brother. You're having a wobble.
Omar: I've got nothing to have a wobble about, my conscience is clear. YOU'RE the one who killed Faisal!
Barry: I didn’t kill him!
Omar: YES, YOU DID! (Gesturing to Hassan) You brought TV Paki in after you saw him making an arse out of himself, at a public meeting you shouldn’t even have been at! (Gesturing to Hassan) Then, HE blew our cover! And ever since then, you’ve had everybody so paranoid, Barry, poor little Faisal's panicked himself to death.
Barry: …So, really, Hassan killed him.
Omar: I've got nothing to have a wobble about, my conscience is clear. YOU'RE the one who killed Faisal!
Barry: I didn’t kill him!
Omar: YES, YOU DID! (Gesturing to Hassan) You brought TV Paki in after you saw him making an arse out of himself, at a public meeting you shouldn’t even have been at! (Gesturing to Hassan) Then, HE blew our cover! And ever since then, you’ve had everybody so paranoid, Barry, poor little Faisal's panicked himself to death.
Barry: …So, really, Hassan killed him.
Jeff Kohlver: You were coming on to me!
Hayley Stark: Oh, come on. That's what they always say, Jeff.
Jeff Kohlver: Who?
Hayley Stark: Who? The pedophiles! 'She was so sexy. She was asking for it.' 'Oh, she was only technically a girl, she acted like a woman.' It's just so easy to blame a kid, isn't it! Just because a girl knows how to imitate a woman does not mean she's ready to do what a woman does. I mean, you're the grown-up here. If a kid is experimenting and says something flirtatious, you ignore it, you don't encourage it! If a kid says, 'Hey, let's make screwdrivers!', you take the alcohol away, and you don't race them to the next drink!
Hayley Stark: Oh, come on. That's what they always say, Jeff.
Jeff Kohlver: Who?
Hayley Stark: Who? The pedophiles! 'She was so sexy. She was asking for it.' 'Oh, she was only technically a girl, she acted like a woman.' It's just so easy to blame a kid, isn't it! Just because a girl knows how to imitate a woman does not mean she's ready to do what a woman does. I mean, you're the grown-up here. If a kid is experimenting and says something flirtatious, you ignore it, you don't encourage it! If a kid says, 'Hey, let's make screwdrivers!', you take the alcohol away, and you don't race them to the next drink!
Betty Ross: I will never forgive you for what you've done to [Bruce].
General Ross: He's a fugitive...
Betty Ross: You made him a fugitive, to cover your failures and to protect your career. Don't ever speak to me as your daughter again.
General Ross: He's a fugitive...
Betty Ross: You made him a fugitive, to cover your failures and to protect your career. Don't ever speak to me as your daughter again.
Dr. Paul Davis: It's a person who blames the rest of the society for their troubles. Let's say that it's a woman. She randomly chooses her victims because they're prettier, more attractive, and a lot more sophisticated.
Lt. Fred Williams: And if it's a man?
Davis: If the killer is a man, then it's a man involved with a woman whom he loves very much but that there's something wrong with her like she's frigid, unattractive, and less fortunate than this victims.
Lt. Fred Williams: And if it's a man?
Davis: If the killer is a man, then it's a man involved with a woman whom he loves very much but that there's something wrong with her like she's frigid, unattractive, and less fortunate than this victims.
"Damn, man. Fuck! What do you want to know my secret for, man? Well, you are right. It's Lisa. I don't know what to do, man. I'm so depressed. It's HER fault. She's such a manipulative BITCH!"
—Mark on sleeping with his best friend's fiancee, The Room (2003)
Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader: You turned her against me!
Obi-Wan Kenobi: You have done that yourself.
Darth Vader: You will not take her from me!
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Your anger and your lust for power have already done that.
Obi-Wan Kenobi: You have done that yourself.
Darth Vader: You will not take her from me!
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Your anger and your lust for power have already done that.
Thor: What good were you in your cell?
Loki: Who put me there? WHO PUT ME THERE?
Thor: YOU KNOW DAMN WELL WHO! YOU KNOW DAMN WELL!
Loki: Who put me there? WHO PUT ME THERE?
Thor: YOU KNOW DAMN WELL WHO! YOU KNOW DAMN WELL!
Gary: Jesus, I do something right for a change and you fuckers get on my case!
Andy: Wow, that's the first time I've ever heard you admit being wrong!
Gary: I said I did something right!
Andy: Yeah, "for a change"!
Steven: Meaning the rest of the time you're wrong!
Gary: Not necessarily!
All: Argh!
Andy: Wow, that's the first time I've ever heard you admit being wrong!
Gary: I said I did something right!
Andy: Yeah, "for a change"!
Steven: Meaning the rest of the time you're wrong!
Gary: Not necessarily!
All: Argh!
Literature
At singing time she said I sang too loud. At counting time she said I left out sixteen. Who needs sixteen? I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
"Everything is someone else's fault, never his."
— Tam describing her father's attitude towards everything in a nutshell, The Amy Virus
When David gets in trouble, he always says...
"No! It's not my fault!"
— David Gets in Trouble
We are all exceptional cases. We all want to appeal against something! Each of us insists on being innocent at all cost, even if he has to accuse the whole human race and heaven itself.
"Yes, they're very complimentary about you now, Harry," said Hermione, now scanning down the article. "' A lone voice of truth...perceived as unbalanced, yet never wavered in his story...forced to bear ridicule and slander...' Hmmm," said Hermione, frowning, "I notice they don't mention the fact that it was them doing all the ridiculing and slandering, though..."
Ah, some things never change, do they? the Huntsman thought. If it isn't your little brother, it's your ex-husband or your business partner. Everyone else is to blame for your unhappiness. But you show them, don't you? Such a dull and ordinary exterior hiding such a dark and twisted soul. No one suspects a thing. But I do. There has been a miscarriage of justice here. I will fix that. It is my job to fix that.
—Hounded, by Kelley Armstrong
As I have said, everyone in prison is an innocent man. Oh, they read the scripture the way those holy rollers on TV read the Book of Revelations. They were the victims of judges with hearts of stone and balls to match, or incompetent lawyers, or police frame-ups, or bad luck. They read the scripture, but you can read a different scripture in their faces. Most cons are a low sort, no good to themselves or anyone else, and their worst luck was that their mothers carried them to term.
Thanquol paced. The plan was not going well. Surely, thought Thanquol, he was the most potent of mage-rats, the most exalted of the Council's agents. Why, then, did the Lords of Decay keep sending him inferiors to work with? Warlord Skrich of Clan Krik had jeopardised the task of destroying Citadelle La Bouef. True, Thanquol had promised the drawbridges would be down, but that had been the fault of those worthless Gutter Runners. Yes, the poison Thanquol had bought for them turned out to be so watered down as to be safely drinkable, but he had saved many warptokens. Thanquol gnawed his pale, rubbery tail, recalling how the Duke had counter-attacked, sending the Clanrats fleeing. The fool Assassin should have already slain that manling! Of course, Thanquol had reassigned the Assassin to kill several upstart Skaven in his own ranks, a mission from which the Clan Eshin agent had never returned. Such failures could only be devious sabotage! But who, thought Thanquol, would dare match wits with so mighty a personage as himself? The hidden foe must be dangerous indeed.
— Skavenslayer by William King
Live-Action TV
Ward: Look, mistakes were made—
Simmons: By you.
Simmons: By you.
Leona: [...] When Mom and Dad see this mess, you're gonna be in big trouble!
Lionel: Me?! Taking the popper outta the book thing was your idea!
Leona: Why would you listen to me?! You're not supposed to listen to me!
Lionel: Me?! Taking the popper outta the book thing was your idea!
Leona: Why would you listen to me?! You're not supposed to listen to me!
"You know all those years you weren't there, I blamed myself. Sensei Kreese is right. I can't be my worst enemy, but you can be!"
— Robby Keene to his father Johnny Lawrence, Cobra Kai
"I'm the victim here."
— Lester Nygaard, Fargo
Ross: And for the record, it took two people to break up this relationship!
Rachel: Yeah, you and that girl from the copy place!
— Friends
"Men love to blame demons when their grand plans unravel."
— Tywin Lannister, Game of Thrones, "The Old Gods and the New"
"You ever hear the saying, 'you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole; you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole?'"
— Raylan, Justified, "Hole in the Wall"
"Sandra, everyone makes mistakes, but the fact that you're the kind of person who cannot accept blame is egregious."
— Joan, Mad Men, "The Good News"
"It's never your fault is it, when the lift smelt of burning rubber for a fortnight it wasn't your fault, when my mum ended up in a ditch it wasn't your fault, when my aunt Janice could only eat soft fruit for a month it wasn't your fault."
— Tim, Not Going Out, "Art"
Phyllis: (on Stanley having a heart attack as a result of Dwight faking a fire in the building) You almost killed Stanley.
Dwight: Yeah, right. I filled him with butter and sugar for fifty years and forced him not to exercise.
Dwight: Yeah, right. I filled him with butter and sugar for fifty years and forced him not to exercise.
— The Office (US), "Stress Relief Pt. 1"
[after Monica, Cindy's daughter, found out the truth about Cindy via a letter Cindy's former friend, Taystee, sent as revenge for testifying against her]
Cindy "Black Cindy" Hayes: Mom, I swear on the Bible I had nothing to do with this. No, Mom! Please, you gotta believe me! The last thing I want in this world is to bring you trouble!
Lillian Hayes: It's never your fault, is it, Cindy? But somehow, every time you show up, there's a whole new mess I got to clean.
Cindy "Black Cindy" Hayes: Mom, I swear on the Bible I had nothing to do with this. No, Mom! Please, you gotta believe me! The last thing I want in this world is to bring you trouble!
Lillian Hayes: It's never your fault, is it, Cindy? But somehow, every time you show up, there's a whole new mess I got to clean.
— Orange Is the New Black, "The Hidey Hole"
Lister: Rimmer, you can't blame me for your lousy life.
Rimmer: It's not just you, it's been all my bunkmates.
Lister: See? It's never you, is it? It's always someone or something else. 'You never had the right pens for your G&E drawing.' 'Your dividers don't stretch far enough.'
Rimmer: Well, they don't!!
Rimmer: It's not just you, it's been all my bunkmates.
Lister: See? It's never you, is it? It's always someone or something else. 'You never had the right pens for your G&E drawing.' 'Your dividers don't stretch far enough.'
Rimmer: Well, they don't!!
— Red Dwarf, "Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers"
Sisko: So let me get this straight: you're not responsible for what happened during the occupation, the Bajorans are?
Dukat: Yes! Yes, exactly!
Sisko: So, why do you think they didn't appreciate this rare opportunity you were offering them?
Dukat: Because they were blind, ignorant fools. If only they had cooperated with us, we could have turned their world into a paradise. From the moment we arrived on Bajor, it was clear that we were the superior race. But they couldn't accept that. They wanted to be treated as equals when they most certainly were not. Militarily, technologically, culturally, we were almost a century ahead of them in every way. We did not choose to be the superior race. Fate handed us our role. And it would've been so much easier on everyone if the Bajorans had simply accepted their role. But no. Day after day they clustered in their temples and prayed for deliverance, and night after night they planted bombs outside of our homes. Pride. Stubborn, unyielding pride. From the servant girl that cleaned my quarters to the condemned man toiling in a labor camp to the terrorist skulking through the hills of Dahkur Province. They all wore their pride like some twisted badge of honor.
Sisko: And you hated them for it.
Dukat: OF COURSE I HATED THEM! I hated everything about them! Their superstitions and their cries for sympathy, their treachery and their lies, their smug superiority and their stiff necked obstinacy, their earrings and their broken wrinkled noses!
Sisko: You should've killed them all.
Dukat: YES! YES, that's right, isn't it? I knew it! I've always known it! I should have killed every last one of them. I should have turned their planet into a graveyard the likes of which the galaxy had never seen.....I should have killed them all.
Dukat: Yes! Yes, exactly!
Sisko: So, why do you think they didn't appreciate this rare opportunity you were offering them?
Dukat: Because they were blind, ignorant fools. If only they had cooperated with us, we could have turned their world into a paradise. From the moment we arrived on Bajor, it was clear that we were the superior race. But they couldn't accept that. They wanted to be treated as equals when they most certainly were not. Militarily, technologically, culturally, we were almost a century ahead of them in every way. We did not choose to be the superior race. Fate handed us our role. And it would've been so much easier on everyone if the Bajorans had simply accepted their role. But no. Day after day they clustered in their temples and prayed for deliverance, and night after night they planted bombs outside of our homes. Pride. Stubborn, unyielding pride. From the servant girl that cleaned my quarters to the condemned man toiling in a labor camp to the terrorist skulking through the hills of Dahkur Province. They all wore their pride like some twisted badge of honor.
Sisko: And you hated them for it.
Dukat: OF COURSE I HATED THEM! I hated everything about them! Their superstitions and their cries for sympathy, their treachery and their lies, their smug superiority and their stiff necked obstinacy, their earrings and their broken wrinkled noses!
Sisko: You should've killed them all.
Dukat: YES! YES, that's right, isn't it? I knew it! I've always known it! I should have killed every last one of them. I should have turned their planet into a graveyard the likes of which the galaxy had never seen.....I should have killed them all.
— Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Waltz"
"The fuck did I do?"
— Jimmy McNulty's Catchphrase on The Wire (said, more often than not, when he knows perfectly well what he's done)
Sir Humphrey: Five standard excuses. First, there's the excuse we use, for instance, in the Antony Blunt case.
Jim Hacker: Which was?
Humphrey: That there's a perfectly satisfactory explanation for everything, but security forbids its disclosure. Second, there's the excuse we use for Comprehensive Schools: That it only went wrong because of heavy cuts in staff and budget, which stretched supervisory resources beyond their limits.
Hacker: But that's not true, is it?
Humphrey: No, but it's a good excuse. Then there's the excuse we used for Concorde: It was a worthwhile experiment, now abandoned, but not before it had provided much valuable data and considerable employment.
Hacker: But that is true, isn't it? (Beat) Oh, no, of course it isn't.
Humphrey: Fourth, there's the excuse we used for the Munich agreement: It occurred before certain important facts were known, and couldn't happen again.
Hacker: What important facts?
Humphrey: Well, that Hitler wanted to conquer Europe.
Hacker: I thought everybody knew that!
Humphrey: Not the Foreign Office.
Hacker: Five?
Humphrey: Five, there's the Charge of the Light Brigade excuse: It was an unfortunate lapse by an individual, which is now being dealt with under internal disciplinary procedures.
Hacker: And that covers everything?
Humphrey: (crosses fingers) Well, just about everything, so far.
Hacker: Even wars?
Humphrey: Small wars.
Jim Hacker: Which was?
Humphrey: That there's a perfectly satisfactory explanation for everything, but security forbids its disclosure. Second, there's the excuse we use for Comprehensive Schools: That it only went wrong because of heavy cuts in staff and budget, which stretched supervisory resources beyond their limits.
Hacker: But that's not true, is it?
Humphrey: No, but it's a good excuse. Then there's the excuse we used for Concorde: It was a worthwhile experiment, now abandoned, but not before it had provided much valuable data and considerable employment.
Hacker: But that is true, isn't it? (Beat) Oh, no, of course it isn't.
Humphrey: Fourth, there's the excuse we used for the Munich agreement: It occurred before certain important facts were known, and couldn't happen again.
Hacker: What important facts?
Humphrey: Well, that Hitler wanted to conquer Europe.
Hacker: I thought everybody knew that!
Humphrey: Not the Foreign Office.
Hacker: Five?
Humphrey: Five, there's the Charge of the Light Brigade excuse: It was an unfortunate lapse by an individual, which is now being dealt with under internal disciplinary procedures.
Hacker: And that covers everything?
Humphrey: (crosses fingers) Well, just about everything, so far.
Hacker: Even wars?
Humphrey: Small wars.
Rick: Oh, no, the front door's exploded! Vyvyan!
Mike: Vyvyan!
Vyvyan: Vyvyan, Vyvyan, Vyvyan! Honestly! Whenever anything explodes in this house, it's always "Blame Vyvyan"!!
Mike: Well, who do you suggest we blame?
Rick: Thatcher!
Vyvyan: No! Blame whoever rang the front doorbell, 'cuz they obviously triggered off the bomb I set up!
Mike: Vyvyan!
Vyvyan: Vyvyan, Vyvyan, Vyvyan! Honestly! Whenever anything explodes in this house, it's always "Blame Vyvyan"!!
Mike: Well, who do you suggest we blame?
Rick: Thatcher!
Vyvyan: No! Blame whoever rang the front doorbell, 'cuz they obviously triggered off the bomb I set up!
— The Young Ones, "Nasty"
Music
I did it to myself, now somebody's gonna be sorry!
—Devo, "Huboon Stomp"
I can say what I want to say, ain't nothin' to it, gangsta rap made me do it
If I call you a nigga, ain't nothin' to it, gangsta rap made me do it
I can act like an animal, ain't nothin' to it, gangsta rap made me do it
If I eat you like a cannibal, ain't nothin' to it, gangsta rap made me do it
If I call you a nigga, ain't nothin' to it, gangsta rap made me do it
I can act like an animal, ain't nothin' to it, gangsta rap made me do it
If I eat you like a cannibal, ain't nothin' to it, gangsta rap made me do it
—Ice Cube, "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It"
If things don't quite go your way,
You can play the tragic heroine!
The wretched days you brought upon yourself
Just blame them all on others!
You can play the tragic heroine!
The wretched days you brought upon yourself
Just blame them all on others!
—Uisuki P, "Nashimoto-We, Kill Me"
I sued Duracell; they never told me not to shove that AA right up my nose
I sued Home Depot, 'cos they sold me a hammer which they knew I might drop on my toes
I sued Dell Computers, 'cos I took a bath with my laptop; now it doesn't work
I sued Fruit of the Loom, 'cos when I wear their tighty-whities on my head, I look like a jerk
I sued Home Depot, 'cos they sold me a hammer which they knew I might drop on my toes
I sued Dell Computers, 'cos I took a bath with my laptop; now it doesn't work
I sued Fruit of the Loom, 'cos when I wear their tighty-whities on my head, I look like a jerk
— "Weird Al" Yankovic, "I'll Sue Ya"
Tabletop Game
After all, if something does go wrong, it can’t be your fault, because you are the greatest Skaven who has ever lived. The only other explanation, then, is that one of your superiors or inferiors is working against you.
Any setback, therefore, may start a Skaven into a long and detailed whine about how the cause of this and every other problem is his Skaven enemies. If a squad is routed, it is the fault of the Clanrats’ cowardice, or the cheating Pawleader from whom they were purchased. If a tunnelling party gets lost, it is the fault of the foolish Lords of Decay for providing a poor map in an attempt to lead you to your doom. If it rains too much, or the wells dry up, or it is too hot, or too cold, it is the fault of meddling Grey Seers, trying to crush your spirit with black magic.
Everything is a plot, a scheme designed by your legion of enemies, for the sole goal of hurting you, personally.
—Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Children Of The Horned Rat - A Guide To Skaven
Theatre
There are certain men in the world who rather see everybody hung before they'll take blame.
—Joe Keller hypocritically blaming Steve in All My Sons
There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the faults of his feet.
Video Games
Franziska von Karma: If it weren't for traitors like you...
Miles Edgeworth: "I would've won." Is that what you want to say?
Miles Edgeworth: "I would've won." Is that what you want to say?
Nightwarden Minthara: I will not be slandered! General, you saw my reports - you know it's not my fault.
Disciple Z'rell: The facts suggest otherwise. You were ordered to retrieve the artifact - you failed to do so.
Nightwarden Minthara: If I had been given drow warriors instead of goblin trash!
[...]
Disciple Z'rell: Let me make sure I understand this - you're claiming that General Thorm gave you the wrong soldiers?
Nightwarden Minthara: Yes - no!
Disciple Z'rell: You blame the Absolute's Chosen for your failure?
Nightwarden Minthara: Of course it is not the General's fault.
Disciple Z'rell: Whose, then?!
Nightwarden Minthara: The goblins! They failed me. They failed us all.
Disciple Z'rell: And what would you do to those that have failed you?
Nightwarden Minthara: They are put to death, obviously.
General Ketheric Thorm: True. Ultimate failure must earn ultimate punishment... Nightwarden Minthara, your crime is incompetence, and your sentence is death.
Nightwarden Minthara: NO!
Disciple Z'rell: The facts suggest otherwise. You were ordered to retrieve the artifact - you failed to do so.
Nightwarden Minthara: If I had been given drow warriors instead of goblin trash!
[...]
Disciple Z'rell: Let me make sure I understand this - you're claiming that General Thorm gave you the wrong soldiers?
Nightwarden Minthara: Yes - no!
Disciple Z'rell: You blame the Absolute's Chosen for your failure?
Nightwarden Minthara: Of course it is not the General's fault.
Disciple Z'rell: Whose, then?!
Nightwarden Minthara: The goblins! They failed me. They failed us all.
Disciple Z'rell: And what would you do to those that have failed you?
Nightwarden Minthara: They are put to death, obviously.
General Ketheric Thorm: True. Ultimate failure must earn ultimate punishment... Nightwarden Minthara, your crime is incompetence, and your sentence is death.
Nightwarden Minthara: NO!
Hugo Strange: You failed to kill Ferris Boyle, though, didn't you?
Mr. Freeze: Yes.
Strange: Why?
Mr. Freeze: You know why. Batman. Though he did return Nora to safety - until you got her.
Strange: See, there you go. Blame me. Blame your parents because you failed to revive the neighbors' pets. Blame Ferris Boyle for spoiling your plans to cure Nora. Blame Batman for stopping your revenge against Boyle. And now your Nora is in danger...
Mr. Freeze: Because of you.
Strange: No, Victor. Because of you. You have always had a heart of ice. You stole peoples' pets, you stole GothCorp resources, and since then you've stolen so much more for your own selfish scientific inquiries. If you had shared your genius with others, devoted your energy to medicine instead of crime, perhaps your ice princess would be at home now. Preparing you a hot meal - instead of being delivered to the Joker.
Mr. Freeze: No...
Strange: You could have saved Nora a long time ago, Victor.
Mr. Freeze: Yes.
Strange: Why?
Mr. Freeze: You know why. Batman. Though he did return Nora to safety - until you got her.
Strange: See, there you go. Blame me. Blame your parents because you failed to revive the neighbors' pets. Blame Ferris Boyle for spoiling your plans to cure Nora. Blame Batman for stopping your revenge against Boyle. And now your Nora is in danger...
Mr. Freeze: Because of you.
Strange: No, Victor. Because of you. You have always had a heart of ice. You stole peoples' pets, you stole GothCorp resources, and since then you've stolen so much more for your own selfish scientific inquiries. If you had shared your genius with others, devoted your energy to medicine instead of crime, perhaps your ice princess would be at home now. Preparing you a hot meal - instead of being delivered to the Joker.
Mr. Freeze: No...
Strange: You could have saved Nora a long time ago, Victor.
Boxxyfan: ...You. You did this... My plans, my revenge, my last chance at happiness... They've all been ruined thanks to you! Why do you do this, Catie?!
Catie: ...what are you saying? you're the one who fired that pulse, not me!
Boxxyfan: I only did it because you destroyed my mask! This is your fault; don't deny it!
Catie: ...what are you saying? you're the one who fired that pulse, not me!
Boxxyfan: I only did it because you destroyed my mask! This is your fault; don't deny it!
Eliphas the Inheritor: They reject the Word of Chaos, my lord. The faithful here are not strong enough.
Daemon Prince: It is a poor shepherd who blames his flock, Apostle. This failure is yours, and yours alone!
Eliphas (shooting the daemon): No! I will not go to the Basilica of Torments again!
Daemon: Fear not, Apostle. The Basilica is reserved for those who may redeem themselves.
Eliphas (clutching his head and floating in the air): No... no!
Daemon (as Eliphas explodes in a shower of gore): You will have no such chance.
Daemon Prince: It is a poor shepherd who blames his flock, Apostle. This failure is yours, and yours alone!
Eliphas (shooting the daemon): No! I will not go to the Basilica of Torments again!
Daemon: Fear not, Apostle. The Basilica is reserved for those who may redeem themselves.
Eliphas (clutching his head and floating in the air): No... no!
Daemon (as Eliphas explodes in a shower of gore): You will have no such chance.
— Chaos stronghold ending, Dawn of War: Dark Crusade
"What are you looking at?... What's your fuckin' problem? Not the life you dreamed of, eh? Maybe you think this is easy? Maybe you think it's my fault we live in this fuckin' shithole, my fault your fuckin' mother took off? "You should stop takin' drugs, Todd". "Sometimes you really scare me, Todd". Fuckin' bitch took off without a word. Fuckin' whore walked out on me for a fuckin' accountant! It's all your fault! It's all your fucking fault!"
— Todd Williams, Detroit: Become Human
Anora: Did you kill Cailan?
Loghain: [looking away] Cailan's death was his own doing...
Loghain: [looking away] Cailan's death was his own doing...
Suddenly, I noticed that Picky was gone. I blame the cops... it certainly wasn't my fault at all.
—Pokey Minch on misplacing his little brother, EarthBound (1994)
Blame someone else for your sins
You were led astray by ne'er-do-wells and scoundrels. You were despoiled! Hoodwinked! It certainly, definitely wasn't your fault.
You were led astray by ne'er-do-wells and scoundrels. You were despoiled! Hoodwinked! It certainly, definitely wasn't your fault.
Genevieve,
The Board of Directors has reviewed your report on this morning's massacre at the Perseus Compound and the crisis unfolding at our Fairport HQ. Frankly, it's exactly the sort of transparent finger-pointing we've come to expect from you ever since you went behind our backs and reopened the Vault.
The cost of your monumental stupidity and arrogance can't be calculated at this juncture. It's the Board's view that the entirety of our Fairport operations is a total loss and that you're solely responsible. Your excuses and scapegoating do nothing to change the fact that you personally instigated this disastrous course of action.
Expect your official notice of your termination shortly.
Carson Saylers
Chairman of the Board
Armacham Technology Corporation
The Board of Directors has reviewed your report on this morning's massacre at the Perseus Compound and the crisis unfolding at our Fairport HQ. Frankly, it's exactly the sort of transparent finger-pointing we've come to expect from you ever since you went behind our backs and reopened the Vault.
The cost of your monumental stupidity and arrogance can't be calculated at this juncture. It's the Board's view that the entirety of our Fairport operations is a total loss and that you're solely responsible. Your excuses and scapegoating do nothing to change the fact that you personally instigated this disastrous course of action.
Expect your official notice of your termination shortly.
Carson Saylers
Chairman of the Board
Armacham Technology Corporation
— Termination notice intel item, FEAR 2: Project Origin
???: I was murdered! By ALL OF YOU! Detective Jowd, who chased me down and forced me into a corner, even though I was innocent. Lynne, that girl who was right there as I was running.
Cabanela: Lynne? She was just an innocent little girl playing in the park!
???: If that brat hadn't been there, I never would've thought of taking a hostage!
Cabanela: That's the most self-centered garbage I've ever heard.
???: And, finally, you, Inspector Cabanela!
Cabanela: Me...?
???: If you hadn't done what you did...I never would've pointed a gun at that kid.
Cabanela: Lynne? She was just an innocent little girl playing in the park!
???: If that brat hadn't been there, I never would've thought of taking a hostage!
Cabanela: That's the most self-centered garbage I've ever heard.
???: And, finally, you, Inspector Cabanela!
Cabanela: Me...?
???: If you hadn't done what you did...I never would've pointed a gun at that kid.
Must she always play the victim? As if she has no hand in the shaping of her fate. In her eyes, her brother abandoned her because of his selfishness... not because she was domineering and controlling. She was exiled from her own realm because her husband was evil... not because she was caught conspiring behind his back. Her son was unjustly killed because of a vengeful foreigner... not because she drove her own son to madness. And when I kill her, Freya will tell whomever will listen to her in Hel that it was because her former handmaiden betrayed her... and not because she deserved every single thing that's happened to her.
—Gná's Journal, God of War Ragnarök
Don't blame me. Blame society.
—Carl "CJ" Johnson, committing one of his many carjackings, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Superman: I turned to you when Lois died. You took advantage. Manipulated my grief... Turned me into someone I wasn't meant to be!
Wonder Woman: That's not true. My love made you stronger.
Superman: Is that what you tell yourself?
Wonder Woman: That's what Superman told me, Scarecrow.
The Scarecrow: You're not afraid of Superman, you're afraid you corrupted him. Brave hero. Your worst fear is becoming the villain of the story.
Wonder Woman: To Hades with your mind games.
Scarecrow: Classic anger displacement. We should continue your therapy...
Wonder Woman: That's not true. My love made you stronger.
Superman: Is that what you tell yourself?
Wonder Woman: That's what Superman told me, Scarecrow.
The Scarecrow: You're not afraid of Superman, you're afraid you corrupted him. Brave hero. Your worst fear is becoming the villain of the story.
Wonder Woman: To Hades with your mind games.
Scarecrow: Classic anger displacement. We should continue your therapy...
There's nothing wrong with my design, it's flawless. There must be something wrong with the parts those imbeciles brought me. I need to find better assistants.
"Only the truly weak try to blame others for their own failings."
— Jusis Albarea, The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie
"I gotta blame somebody, otherwise it's all my fault. Fuck that."
— Chloe Price, Life Is Strange
Wei Long: Your daughter's death, your wife's paralysis, it was all your fault!
Zixu: What did you say?
Wei Long: That car accident, I set it up! At first I only wanted to kill you. But five years ago, you just wouldn't let me go. I'm warning you, if you don't piss off right now... that paralyzed wife of yours is going to die and even more painful death!
Zixu: What did you say?
Wei Long: That car accident, I set it up! At first I only wanted to kill you. But five years ago, you just wouldn't let me go. I'm warning you, if you don't piss off right now... that paralyzed wife of yours is going to die and even more painful death!
"They ALL missed?! No...my missiles are flawless! It's the TARGET that's all wrong!!"
— Jean-Pierre Colored Pencils the XIIth, Paper Mario: The Origami King
Elle: It's all your fault, Jay!
Jay: It's all your fault, Elle!
Jay: It's all your fault, Elle!
—Puyo Puyo Tetris, after they lose a round
I'm here because you can't accept what you've done. It broke you. You needed someone to blame, so you cast it on me, a dead man.
— Konrad, Spec Ops: The Line
Second Officer Keen: The way I see it, no one's to blame here.
Crewman 1: He gave me the wrong co-ordinates!
Crewman 2: She didn't give me clear instruction!
Keen: Okay, I'll rephrase: you've been equally incompetent.
Crewman 1: He gave me the wrong co-ordinates!
Crewman 2: She didn't give me clear instruction!
Keen: Okay, I'll rephrase: you've been equally incompetent.
But I didn't know anything about it, so it's not my fault. Everybody keeps on blaming me — it's not my fault! I didn't make this happen! Master Van said to do it, after all. I was just trying to help! It's not my fault! Why is everybody leaving me? It's not my fault...
— Luke fon Fabre, Tales of the Abyss Synopsis
Jude...! This is your fault!
—Alvin, after he himself shot Leia In the Back, Tales of Xillia
Starscream: Congratulations, Onslaught. As a result of your failure to obey my orders, you and your Combaticons destroyed half of the Energon supply in that crash!
Onslaught: Are you kidding, Starscream? The Autobots would have taken it all! My team salvaged an operation that YOU screwed up from the get-go!
Starscream: No one addresses the leader of the Decepticons in such a manner! Arrest them!
Onslaught: Are you kidding, Starscream? The Autobots would have taken it all! My team salvaged an operation that YOU screwed up from the get-go!
Starscream: No one addresses the leader of the Decepticons in such a manner! Arrest them!
"Starscream’s stepped in it this time. He’s pressing charges against us? Like this whole thing was our fault? It’s a true scientific marvel that guy can spew that much scrap without running dry."
— Onslaught, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Zeta Prime: Surrender now, Megatron, and I will consider sparing your life.
Megatron: You dare threaten me?! ME?!?
Zeta Prime: So be it, Megatron. I will leave you to your own... futility.
Breakdown: Oh great -- here we go...
Megatron: Brawl, call in the Dark Energon bombers!
Brawl: But Megatron, there's too much firepower-
Megatron: DO AS I HAVE ORDERED, BRAWL!
Brawl: Yes, Megatron. Bombers, target these coordinates! Everyone else — CLEAR THE STREET!
[The bombers arrive and get shot down by anti-aircraft guns]
Breakdown: Well, THAT was a complete disaster.
Megatron: Silence! Obviously, our bombers are incompetent!
Brawl: Lord Megatron — if I may make a suggestion? Disabling the anti-aircraft guns would open the way for our air support...
Megatron: An excellent thought, Brawl. Carry it out.
Megatron: You dare threaten me?! ME?!?
Zeta Prime: So be it, Megatron. I will leave you to your own... futility.
Breakdown: Oh great -- here we go...
Megatron: Brawl, call in the Dark Energon bombers!
Brawl: But Megatron, there's too much firepower-
Megatron: DO AS I HAVE ORDERED, BRAWL!
Brawl: Yes, Megatron. Bombers, target these coordinates! Everyone else — CLEAR THE STREET!
[The bombers arrive and get shot down by anti-aircraft guns]
Breakdown: Well, THAT was a complete disaster.
Megatron: Silence! Obviously, our bombers are incompetent!
Brawl: Lord Megatron — if I may make a suggestion? Disabling the anti-aircraft guns would open the way for our air support...
Megatron: An excellent thought, Brawl. Carry it out.
Neku Sakuraba: That Reaper tricked us.
Sanae Hanekoma: You mean she tricked YOU. You ignored the young lady, fell into a trap, and very nearly snuffed her for good.
Sanae Hanekoma: You mean she tricked YOU. You ignored the young lady, fell into a trap, and very nearly snuffed her for good.
— The World Ends with You, regarding an incident in which Uzuki tricked Neku into trying to kill Shiki, only for Hanekoma to stop him.
Visual Novels
Jocelyn: You lied to me! It was you. It was you all along! You used me! Just like you used Jessica! Just like you want to use Rowan!
Matthias: If you didn't want to be used, then maybe you shouldn't have been so easy to manipulate.
Matthias: If you didn't want to be used, then maybe you shouldn't have been so easy to manipulate.
Web Animation
Every time we get a bad result, I take a hard look in the mirror...and I blame the officials, the wind, the cut of the grass, the smells of the stadium...
—Jurgen Klopp, The Champions
Blitzo: Hi, I'm Blitzo -the "O" is silent- and I am the founder of I.M.P.! Are you a piece of shit who got yourself sent to Hell, or are you an innocent soul who got FUCKED over by someone else?
Previous demon client: After lovingly killing my wife for FUCKING THE DELIVERYMAN, you can imagine my surprise when I wound up here, after the state of Ohio killed me! I really wish I could stick it to that YAPPY JOGGER who saw me hiding the body!
Blitzo: Well luckily for you, thanks to our company's special access to the living world, we can help take care of your unfinished business by taking out anyone who screwed you over when you were alive!
Previous demon client: After lovingly killing my wife for FUCKING THE DELIVERYMAN, you can imagine my surprise when I wound up here, after the state of Ohio killed me! I really wish I could stick it to that YAPPY JOGGER who saw me hiding the body!
Blitzo: Well luckily for you, thanks to our company's special access to the living world, we can help take care of your unfinished business by taking out anyone who screwed you over when you were alive!
—I.M.P.'s TV ad, Helluva Boss Pilot
"Once again, Salem was alone. She cursed the gods. She cursed the universe. She cursed everything... everything but herself."
— Jinn, RWBY
Web Comics
Red Mage: You're a mass murdering psycho!
Black Mage: If you think about it, that's really their problem.
Black Mage: If you think about it, that's really their problem.
Black Mage: I fail to see how that's my problem, or fault in any way.
Garland: How?
Black Mage: Oh, by choice.
Garland: How?
Black Mage: Oh, by choice.
Tavros: Sorry for what?
Vriska: For being crippled, you ass!
Tavros: You want me to apologize for being paralyzed?
Vriska: Yes. Say you're sorry.
Vriska: For being crippled, you ass!
Tavros: You want me to apologize for being paralyzed?
Vriska: Yes. Say you're sorry.
(Logan, who Heather forced to race Ash, has just crashed)
Heather: This… this isn't my fault…
Emily: For God's sake, OWN UP TO THIS.
Heather: This… this isn't my fault…
Emily: For God's sake, OWN UP TO THIS.
Gannji: YOU! We wouldn't be here if you hadn't —
Roy: — asked you an entirely reasonable question, to which you responded with violence?
Gannji: Yes! Exactly! What were you possibly thinking???
Roy: — asked you an entirely reasonable question, to which you responded with violence?
Gannji: Yes! Exactly! What were you possibly thinking???
Web Original
Captain Hero: This is so unfair! Just because I egged the fraternity houses, set fire to the swimming pool, and peed in the water fountains doesn't mean that I can't be trusted!
Toot: I wonder why they didn't want you to come back, you seem like such a cherub.
— Re-imagining
of Drawn Together's "Freaks & Greeks"
of Drawn Together's "Freaks & Greeks"(dies) Healers, why didn't you adjust?
—a Running Gag in Basically, Black Mage.
.So, according to Joss, putting Michael Wincott, Ron Perlman, Brad Dourif, J. E. Freeman, and Sigourney Weaver in your ALIEN movie is horrible casting. And the director, who also directed City Of Lost Children, might as well be Helen Keller. But the writer, the guy who gave Ripley a robovag sidekick more annoying than C-3P0, and made the main villain a fucking Muppet Baby? You insult him in a dream, you better wake up and apologize.
Following on from the cheapness laws, you will soon get to learn that nothing is ever your fault when it comes to gaming.
— Destructoid, "Ten Golden Rules of Online Gaming"
"Sure yes, the people in charge of both the sport and the country as a whole could have an ironclad, coherent policy to prevent mass infection. Or, and hear me out on this: We just blame anyone who gets the rona for getting the rona. That way, no one in charge can feel bad if you do! It’s the right approach. So yeah, don’t be that guy who, like, breathes. THIS IS A BROTHERHOOD. Mike Tomlin is a meathead in highly specific ways and will never fix any of it. You are not allowed to be a member of this organization unless you’re willing to blame other people for your own fuck-ups.
—Drew Magary, "Why Your Team Sucks 2020: Pittsburgh Steelers"
, "Why Your Team Sucks 2020: Pittsburgh Steelers"That didn't happen.
And if it did, it wasn't that bad.
And if it was, that's not a big deal.
And if it is, that's not my fault.
And if it was, I didn't mean it.
And if I did ...
You deserved it.
And if it did, it wasn't that bad.
And if it was, that's not a big deal.
And if it is, that's not my fault.
And if it was, I didn't mean it.
And if I did ...
You deserved it.
By far the most derogatory stories are about people who are ignorant and belligerent about their ignorance. There are a lot of stories about people who are not simply clueless but insist that they are not. When things go wrong that are their own faults, they call up tech support personnel and yell at them and threaten to sue and insist that everybody in the world is at fault but themselves. I have no respect for such people. They aren't on the road to learning; they're actively refusing to tread upon it. Worse, they are insulting and disrespectful to others in the process. Any derogatory slant in these stories, I am utterly unapologetic about.
Web Video
Somehow this is your fault!
—Seto Kaiba, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series
No, you see, I didn't f**k up! I just underestimated her! I went in a little too overconfident. But of course I was a little overconfident! I mean, have you ever met me?! I'm ME! I'm a big deal! And you know who's really at fault here?! The boy. "Oh, the future is so bad!" Well maybe it wouldn't be, if YOU weren't such a pansy-ass!
— Vegeta, Dragon Ball Z Abridged
Western Animation
Cruella: This is all your fault. All my clothes, everything lost!
Jasper: But you were the one driving.
Cruella: (slaps Jasper) Don't interrupt me when I'm reassigning blame.
Jasper: But you were the one driving.
Cruella: (slaps Jasper) Don't interrupt me when I'm reassigning blame.
Robotnik: Coconuts! I was bamboozled by Sonic, and it's all your fault!
Coconuts: What are you talking about? I wasn't even there!
Robotnik: Shut up! I'm the boss, I can blame whoever I want!
Coconuts: What are you talking about? I wasn't even there!
Robotnik: Shut up! I'm the boss, I can blame whoever I want!
Mad Hatter: I'll cut that cowl off your neck before you take her! I've waited my whole lonely life for her!
Batman: Then all you've waited for is a puppet. A soulless little doll.
Mad Hatter: It didn't have to be this way! You made me do this to her!
Batman: Then all you've waited for is a puppet. A soulless little doll.
Mad Hatter: It didn't have to be this way! You made me do this to her!
Van Driessen: Guys, I'd like you to come with me to visit Mr. McVicker at the mental hygiene center, so you can see for yourself the effects your actions have had on him.
Beavis: How come you're asking us?
Butt-Head: Yeah, it's not our fault he's screwed up.
Van Driessen: Uh, I think it is, Butt-Head.
Beavis: How come you're asking us?
Butt-Head: Yeah, it's not our fault he's screwed up.
Van Driessen: Uh, I think it is, Butt-Head.
Kevin: You trapped me in the Null Void all those years!
Ben: You did that to yourself.
Ben: You did that to yourself.
Butterscotch: Ahem, uh, um... Beatrice?
Beatrice: What?
Butterscotch: I, uh... I gummed things up... heh.
Beatrice: Oh?
Butterscotch: It's Henrietta, the girl went and got herself pregnant.
Beatrice: Oooohhhh, she got herself pregnant?
Butterscotch: Can you talk to her? Just woman to woman? She wants to have the baby, I can’t talk her out of it.
Beatrice: What do want me to say?
Butterscotch: I’m out of options, Bea! You think I enjoy grovelling to my own wife, hat in hand? If you weren’t so neglectful of your wifely duties—
Beatrice: Don't you dare.
Beatrice: What?
Butterscotch: I, uh... I gummed things up... heh.
Beatrice: Oh?
Butterscotch: It's Henrietta, the girl went and got herself pregnant.
Beatrice: Oooohhhh, she got herself pregnant?
Butterscotch: Can you talk to her? Just woman to woman? She wants to have the baby, I can’t talk her out of it.
Beatrice: What do want me to say?
Butterscotch: I’m out of options, Bea! You think I enjoy grovelling to my own wife, hat in hand? If you weren’t so neglectful of your wifely duties—
Beatrice: Don't you dare.
Bishop: You cannot enter the house of God.
Blue Fangs: God is not here. This is an empty box.
Bishop: God is in all His churches.
Blue Fangs: Your God's love is not unconditional. He does not love us, and He does not love you.
Bishop: I have done His bidding! My life's work is in His name!
Blue Fangs: Your life's work makes Him puke.
Bishop: I... am the Bishop of Gresit!
Blue Fangs: Your God knows we wouldn't be here without you. This is all your fault, isn't it?
Bishop: SHE WAS A WITCH!
Blue Fangs: Lies? In your house of God? No wonder He has abandoned you.
Blue Fangs: God is not here. This is an empty box.
Bishop: God is in all His churches.
Blue Fangs: Your God's love is not unconditional. He does not love us, and He does not love you.
Bishop: I have done His bidding! My life's work is in His name!
Blue Fangs: Your life's work makes Him puke.
Bishop: I... am the Bishop of Gresit!
Blue Fangs: Your God knows we wouldn't be here without you. This is all your fault, isn't it?
Bishop: SHE WAS A WITCH!
Blue Fangs: Lies? In your house of God? No wonder He has abandoned you.
Trevor: I'm a nice person. I am! I know how to be nice!
Sypha: No, you don't.
Trevor: I do! I'm nice to everyone!
Sypha: Then why are most of the stories you've told me in the last few days been about you arriving somewhere and then getting punched in the face?
Trevor: ...that's because... everyone else is a horrible piece of shit!
Sypha: See?
Trevor: What?
Sypha: No, you don't.
Trevor: I do! I'm nice to everyone!
Sypha: Then why are most of the stories you've told me in the last few days been about you arriving somewhere and then getting punched in the face?
Trevor: ...that's because... everyone else is a horrible piece of shit!
Sypha: See?
Trevor: What?
I'm gonna get us out of here, Ms. This-is-probably-all-your-fault.
—Bitsy from Central Park
OW! What did I do?
—Eustace Bagge, typically after Muriel gives him a good smack upside the head for harassing Courage, Courage the Cowardly Dog
It was all a setup. That hack put my fan in danger to steal the glory and humiliate me!
—Jim Starling ultimately losing his mind, DuckTales (2017)
Glomgold: This is all your fault, Scrooge!
Scrooge: You shackled us together! You poured gasoline into the fire with no sense of consequence! What was I supposed to do?
Glomgold: Make me...not do that?
Scrooge: You shackled us together! You poured gasoline into the fire with no sense of consequence! What was I supposed to do?
Glomgold: Make me...not do that?
Esteban: I was wrong, Naomi. You are a great leader. You are leading thousands of Duendes right into our kingdom! And this is what we get for following her.
Elena: But you haven't been following her, Esteban. You were the one who let the first Duende out, you ignored Naomi at the park, and you sprung the trap too early! The problem hasn't been Naomi. It's been you!
Elena: But you haven't been following her, Esteban. You were the one who let the first Duende out, you ignored Naomi at the park, and you sprung the trap too early! The problem hasn't been Naomi. It's been you!
I can't help feeling that this is somehow Meg's fault.
—Peter Griffin after accidentally running over Brian, Family Guy
Well, Kif, stand by to take the blame. Steady... Steady ... Now!
— Zapp Brannigan, Futurama
Stone? At night? How can this be? Oh, my love... What have I— What have they done to you?!
—Demona, Gargoyles
Demona: You tricked me! You had me under a spell! None of this was my fault! It was the humans, always the humans!
Goliath: You have learned nothing.
Goliath: You have learned nothing.
Shendu: Where is my archive!?
Ratso: Ah... Chan's got it.
Chow: But it wasn't our fault.
Finn: Yeah. The Shadowkhan were there too.
Shendu: The Shadowkhan are my puppets. They do only what I command. Are you suggesting this is MY FAULT!?
Ratso: Ah... Chan's got it.
Chow: But it wasn't our fault.
Finn: Yeah. The Shadowkhan were there too.
Shendu: The Shadowkhan are my puppets. They do only what I command. Are you suggesting this is MY FAULT!?
Uncle: JACKIE!!! (a startled Jackie accidentally drops the armor behind him) You are too loud!
Jackie: (quietly) Uncle, you are the one who is yelling!
Uncle: (gasps upon seeing the armor on the floor) You dishonor the only known existing relic of the Eight Immortals!
Jackie: Eh uh — You caused me to drop it!
Uncle: (gasps) You dishonor your Uncle!
Jackie: (quietly) Uncle, you are the one who is yelling!
Uncle: (gasps upon seeing the armor on the floor) You dishonor the only known existing relic of the Eight Immortals!
Jackie: Eh uh — You caused me to drop it!
Uncle: (gasps) You dishonor your Uncle!
Johnny's Mouth: Why'd you say that to her?
Johnny's Honest Mouth: Because it's the truth. That's why.
Johnny's Mouth: Yeah, but it hurt her feelings!
Johnny's Honest Mouth: So what should I do, lie like you always do?
Johnny's Mouth: No, but if you don't have anything nice to say, maybe you shouldn't say anything at all even if it's the truth! How about that?!
Johnny's Honest Mouth: Blah, Blah, Blah, not my fault if people can't handle the truth. They'll just have to get over it.
— Johnny Test, "Johnny Two Face"
Mikey: Don't look at me! I've been a model of actoristic professionality all day.
Mitsuki: Are you kidding? You put farting powder in my ice cream!
Mikey: Actually, that was Gonard's ice cream.
Mitsuki: And you let me eat it!note
Mitsuki: Are you kidding? You put farting powder in my ice cream!
Mikey: Actually, that was Gonard's ice cream.
Mitsuki: And you let me eat it!note
— Kappa Mikey, "Live LilyMu"
You did follow my advice, kiddo, so punishing you would be an admission of wrongness on my part. And believe me, that ain't gonna happen.
—Clay Puppington, Moral Orel, "Turn the Other Cheek"
We now return to My Kids are Bad and I Want to Blame Others.
—Morty Williams, Phineas and Ferb, "Phineas and Ferb Get Busted"
Prince Nebulon: How did this happen?! Where's the Abductions Department?
"Abductions": Hey, man, Abductions just follows the acquisition order.
"Acquisitions": Don't put this on Acquisitions! We only acquire humans that haven't been simulated!
"Simulations": Well, Simulations doesn't simulate anybody that's been abducted, so...
Prince Nebulon: Oh, I see! Oh, oh! It was no one's fault. Oh, okay. I'm sorry. Well, then, problem solved. Oh, wait no. There's still another human in here!
"Abductions": Hey, man, Abductions just follows the acquisition order.
"Acquisitions": Don't put this on Acquisitions! We only acquire humans that haven't been simulated!
"Simulations": Well, Simulations doesn't simulate anybody that's been abducted, so...
Prince Nebulon: Oh, I see! Oh, oh! It was no one's fault. Oh, okay. I'm sorry. Well, then, problem solved. Oh, wait no. There's still another human in here!
You lied, you cheated, you stole, and you're blaming me for you getting caught? Snap out of it, you two!
This is everybody's fault but mine.
—Homer Simpson, The Simpsons
Heidi, people like Cartman, they always make things someone else's fault. We all wrongly see ourselves as the victims sometimes, but Cartman sees himself as the victim all the time. He'll always find someone to blame for his shortcomings, and because of that, he's never gonna change.
— Kyle on Eric Cartman, South Park
(After SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs believe they killed the health inspector)
SpongeBob: Mr. Krabs, what are we gonna do?!
Mr. Krabs: What's this "we" stuff?! You fed him the tainted patty! Looks like it's the stony lonesome for you!
SpongeBob: But you told me to give it to him!
Mr. Krabs: Well, you could've talked me out of it!
SpongeBob: Mr. Krabs, what are we gonna do?!
Mr. Krabs: What's this "we" stuff?! You fed him the tainted patty! Looks like it's the stony lonesome for you!
SpongeBob: But you told me to give it to him!
Mr. Krabs: Well, you could've talked me out of it!
(Duncan is stuck in Rheneas Tunnel because his uneven drive — nicknamed "rock and roll" — has destabilised the stonework, causing the tunnel to partially collapse on him.)
Duncan: I'm a plain, blunt engine; I speak as I find. Tunnels should be tunnels and not rabbit holes! This railway is no good at all!
Duncan's driver: Don't be silly! This tunnel is quite big enough for engines who don't rock and roll!
Duncan: I'm a plain, blunt engine; I speak as I find. Tunnels should be tunnels and not rabbit holes! This railway is no good at all!
Duncan's driver: Don't be silly! This tunnel is quite big enough for engines who don't rock and roll!
