Heroic Blame

During a Heroic Blame, you see characters blaming themselves for major messes fairly often, especially when they're not the only ones who are suffering as a result. It's a universal phrase used in every genre and medium.

Examples

 * Aladdin blames himself for getting the both lamp and Agrabah in Jafar's wrath.
 * Peaches blames herself for getting separated for her father since the last thing she did to him was disown him.
 * King Triton blames himself for getting his daughter Ariel to search for Ursula the Seawitch after he destroyed her grotto, her human collection things and the statue of Prince Eric with his trident.
 * Lenny blames himself for Frankie getting crushed to death by a falling anchor. Later, Oscar blames himself for Angie getting kidnapped by Don Lino, especially since they last thing they did was argue about his Sharkslayer sham.
 * Rapunzel blames herself for getting trapped in a flooding cave along with Flynn Rider.
 * Simba, thanks to Scar's manipulation, blames himself for Mufasa's death until he learns the truth about how his father died and that it was Scar who was really responsible.
 * Steven Universe blames himself for going to Homeworld after letting the Gems get poofed by Yellow Diamond.
 * Cloud Strife blames himself for Aerith's death at the hands of Sephiroth and Zack's death at the hands of Shinra soldiers and exiles himself on Aerith's church.

Quotes
"Oh, this is all my fault. I should have freed the genie when I had the chance."

- Aladdin, blaming himself for Jafar's wrath "(Sally: I'll get the mop and bucket. Conrad, you might want to get out of here until Mom has a chance to calm down.) Conrad: No. This was my fault. I'll take the blame. Look, Mom will be home any second. Why don't you go upstairs? (Sally: I'm not going upstairs. I'm staying with you.) Conrad: Really? Why? (Sally: Two reasons. One, the stairs are destroyed. Two, this is just as much my fault as yours. We should share the blame.)"

- Conrad and Sally Walden, admitting responsibility for their wrecked home, after their misadventures with the Cat in the Hat "(Flanders: You know, ever since that barbecue, nothing's gone right. It's like there's been a curse on me) Homer: [ Sobbing ] It's all my fault. (Flanders: No, it's not.) Homer: Yes, it is. (Flanders: You tried to warn me about gambling my family's future on some pig in a poke. I didn't listen. Homer, you were a true friend.) Homer: No, I was a swine."

- Homer Simpson, sad to think it was his fault for getting Ned Flanders in trouble with the Leftorium "(Peaches helplessly watches her father bing separated from her by the landmass) DADDY! (Manny: STAY ALIVE! No matter how long it takes, I WILL FIND YOU!) (sobbing) Mom, this is all my fault! If I had just-- (Ellie: Peaches! This is not your fault, okay?) What if I never see him again? And the last thing we did was fight! (Ellie: Hey, your father is the toughest, most stubborn mammoth I've ever met! He'll come back for us. (wraps her trunk around Peaches) That's a promise.)"

- Peaches blaming herself when her father gets separated from her by an earthquake, after a harsh argument with him that resulted in her disowning him

"(Lenny sees Frankie lying on the ground, having just got crushed by an anchor. He gasps at the sight of his brother in this state.) Frankie! (Using his powerful jaws, Lenny bites the anchor's chain clean off, then lifts it off of Frankie and tosses it away.) (Frankie: Lenny... [coughing] Lenny, is that you?) I'm here, Frankie. (Frankie: Come here.) Yes, what is it, Frankie? (Frankie: I'm so cold.) That's just because we're cold-blooded. (Frankie slaps Lenny with his fin.) Ow! (Frankie: Moron.) (With a final cough, Frankie lays still and dies. Lenny is absolutely devastated.) Frankie, no. NOOO!!! [sobbing] This is all my fault! I'm so sorry, Frankie! How am I going to explain this to Pop? Oh, no! (He swims away in grief and passes Oscar, who squeaks and lands in front of the now-deceased Frankie.)"

- Lenny blaming himself for Frankie getting killed by a falling anchor.

"(Oscar finds out from Luca that Don Lino had captured Angie in order to force a sit-down.) They got Angie. And they want a sit-down. I never meant for anybody to get hurt, especially not Angie. This is all my fault."

- Oscar blaming himself for Angie getting kidnapped by Don Lino, especially since the last thing they did was argue about his Sharkslayer sham.

"(Rapunzel, Flynn, and Pascal are trapped in a dark and quickly flooding cave.) (Flynn comes up for air.) (Flynn: It's no use! I can't see anything!) (Rapunzel takes a deep breath and dives underwater. Flynn dives after her and pulls her back to the surface.) (Flynn: Hey! There's no point! It's pitch black down there.) This is all my fault. She was right, I never should have done this. [sniffs] I'm so... I'm so sorry, Flynn. [sobs]"

- Rapunzel blaming herself for getting trapped in a flooding cave along with Flynn Rider.