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Line 1: {{trope}} One of the most devastating [[Awful Truth~~\|Awful Truths~~]]s a character can recieve. ''"You caused the death of your friend/parent/mentor."'' Often a [[Wham! Line]], there is no more reliable way to send a heroic character [[Heroic BSOD\|spiralling into grief]] than to reveal that they were responsible for the death of someone close to them. The surprise element is the important part here; the character has hitherto been living perfectly happily and innocently, completely oblivious to what they've done. Common consolations include telling the character that obviously, its not their fault if they weren't even ''aware'' of the damage they were causing, but this is often of little comfort to the stunned recipient. Telling someone this with the direct intention of hurting them is one of the cruelest things any character can do. Doubly so if they're [[Blatant Lies]]. Line 12: '''This is a subtrope of [[The Reveal]]. Not to mention a [[Death Tropes\|Death Trope.]] Expect MASSIVE spoilers!!!''' {{deathtrope}} {{examples~~\|Examples~~ }} == Anime and Manga == * In episode 16 of ''[[Code Geass]]'', [[Psychopathic Manchild\|Mao]] calls out Suzaku for the death of his own father, Genbu Kururugi.▼ ▲* In episode 16 of ''[[Code Geass]]'', [[Psychopathic Manchild\|Mao]] calls out Suzaku for the death of his own father, Genbu Kururugi. == Film - Animated == * In ''[[The Lion King]]'', right after murdering Mufasa, Scar tells Simba that he's responsible for Mufasa's "accidental" death. Much later, [[Just Between You and Me\|rescinding his lie]] was one of his last mistakes. ** They did it again in ''The Lion King 2:Simba's Pride''. Zira yells at Kovu. "Nuka is dead because of you. You killed your own brother!" == Film - Live Action ==▼ ▲== Film - Live Action == * Not directly said, per se, but it seems in ''~[[28 Weeks Later~]]'' that the kids realized that they were a tiny bit responsible for the events that tossed the big pile of fecal matter into the air circulation device, leading to the death of just about everybody but them. * ''[[Star Wars]]: [[Revenge of the Sith]]'': {{quote\| '''Darth Vader:''' How is Padme? Is she safe? Is she alright?~~<br />~~ '''Darth Sideous:''' It would [[Exact Words\|appear that ]] in your anger, you killed her. }} * In ''[[~~Memento (Film)\|~~Memento]]'', the main character eventually finds out from Tommy that his wife was a diabetic and that the story he made up about "Sammy Jenkis" killing his wife by giving her too much insulin was actually a self-protecting projection of what he did. == Literature ==▼ ▲== Literature == * ''[[Harry Potter]]'' pulls this a number of different times. It happens twice regarding Harry's parents; first when Harry discovers that Peter Pettigrew sold them out and second when he learns that Snape told Voldemort about the prophecy in the first place, not counting when Harry yells it at Sirius falsely believing him to be the traitor. Line 38 ⟶ 37: At the end of the series, Harry blames himslef for everybody's deaths as they did, essentially, die in his name. == Live Action TV ==▼ ▲== Live Action TV == * Attempted by Rose in ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)\|~~Doctor Who]]'' against the titular Dalek. Doesn't work, because, well, it's a Dalek. {{quote\| '''Rose''': They're all dead because of you!~~<br />~~ '''Dalek''': THEY ARE DEAD BECAUSE OF '''US'''! }} == Video Games == * In ''[[~~Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)\|~~Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]],'' Manfred von Karma tries to convince Miles Edgeworth that he (accidentally) killed his father, Gregory Edgeworth, by getting angry and throwing a gun that went off and hit him. ▼ ▲* In ''[[Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)\|Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]],'' Manfred von Karma tries to convince Miles Edgeworth that he (accidentally) killed his father, Gregory Edgeworth, by getting angry and throwing a gun that went off and hit him. * In ''[[Dragon Age II]]'', Merrill's Act III personal quest ends with this. Anders and Fenris [[You Should Have Died Instead\|remind her cruelly of this]]. == Web Comics ==▼ ▲== Web Comics == * ''[[~~Gunnerkrigg Court (Webcomic)\|~~Gunnerkrigg Court]]'': Delivered in a devastating, defensive rant by {{spoiler\|Rey to Annie.}} The effect is instantaneous, and doubles as a [[Wham! Line]]. * In ''[[~~Universal Compass (Webcomic)\|~~Universal Compass]]'', Two's sadness parallel tells her she died because Two died. This trope has the potential to happen to every character because the empty parallel and emotional parallel's lives are linked. {{reflist}} [[Category:Death Tropes]] [[Category:They Died Because Ofof You]] ~~[[Category:Trope]]~~