Remorseful

"I did it! I'm the Grinch who stole Christmas and I'm...sorry."

• The Grinch apologize to the Whos for stealing Christmas.

"I couldn't control my actions, oh, but God I was still aware. Oh, forgive me."

• Jill Valentine admitting to Chris Redfield and his new partner, Sheva Alomar about attacking them as a brainwashed servant to Albert Wesker.

"I'm a Jedi! I know I'm better than this..."

• Anakin Skywalker regretting his massacre of the Sand People.

"All the tragedy that has befallen Hyrule was my doing... I was so young...I could not comprehend the consequences of trying to control the Sacred Realm. I dragged you into it, too. Now it is time for me to make up for my mistakes.."

• Princess Zelda: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, feeling remorseful about what she did to Link and her people

Heroes or heroines who feel sorry for their past actions. This also includes heroes who feel sorry of what they're doing at this moment and learn from their wrongdoings. They also apologize for getting aggressively angry, (see Obstacles) otherwise testing their friendships, insulting the people they've whether cared about, or destroying their belongings. After successfully coping with their aggressive anger, they'll attend to apologize, which is exactly the case.