To take any situation and then murder all the participants except the protagonist for no reason other than a lust for bloodshed and violence. The protagonist is in no way at fault for murdering, or through action or inaction causing all the other participants to be murdered, maimed or otherwise have harm come to their persons.
Mat: "Gaz why did you just disarm those weak starving villagers and send them through the choke point to fight a squad of well trained battle hardened, armed to the teeth dark elf warriors? Their blood is on your hands"

Gaz: "It's not my fault man, I was just making the best of a bad situation"
by William of the Wet Willie August 13, 2006
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