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* TheGrotesque: A hideous person who means well in spite of being ugly.
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* TheGrotesque: A hideous person who means well in spite of being ugly.ugly, which can especially be tear-jerking if their ugliness tends to turn people away.
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* TwilightOfTheSupers: In a setting where superheroes used to be common, all the superheroes have either been killed, permanently stripped of their powers or forced into retirement.
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* RejectedApology: A character rejecting another's apology can be heartbreaking.
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* RejectedApology: A character rejecting another's apology can be heartbreaking.heartbreaking, especially if the one apologizing truly did want to make up for what they did wrong.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: It's sad that this character had a bad past.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When a character momentarily [[OutOfCharacterMoment breaks away from their normal habits]] to make a point about the seriousness of the situation.
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* TragicAbandonedToy: A sentient toy grieves after being lost or forgotten.
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Well Done Son Guy doesn't require a father and these tropes aren't male-exclusive, if that's what you're getting at,
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* AlasPoorScrappy: The character was unlikable, but it's sad that he died.
* AlasPoorVillain: The character was evil, but it's sad that he died.
* AlasPoorVillain: The character was evil, but it's sad that he died.
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* AlasPoorScrappy: The character was unlikable, but it's sad that he they died.
* AlasPoorVillain: The character was evil, but it's sad thathe they died.
* AlasPoorVillain: The character was evil, but it's sad that
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* TheBadGuyWins: The villain has won, meaning that the heroes' efforts to defeat him and put an end to his evil ways were AllForNothing.
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* TheBadGuyWins: The villain has won, meaning that the heroes' efforts to defeat him them and put an end to his their evil ways were AllForNothing.
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* DoomedHometown: This guy's town was destroyed early in his life.
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* DoomedHometown: This guy's person's town was destroyed early in his their life.
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* EmptyShell: This person's only alive from a base metabolic standpoint. Everything else of him is dead.
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* EmptyShell: This person's only alive from a base metabolic standpoint. Everything else of him them is dead.
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* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: This guy once had everything. Now he has nothing.
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* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: This guy person once had everything. Now he has they have nothing.
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* IJustWantToHaveFriends: This loner wants to have people with him.
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* IJustWantToHaveFriends: This loner wants to have people with him.them.
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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: This guy acts all high and mighty to cover his own insecurities.
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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: This guy person acts all high and mighty to cover his their own insecurities.
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* ProtagonistJourneyToVillain: The story is about a hero gradually turning to the dark side, with tragedy inevitably to occur from watching how the good guy became bad and what he starts doing once he's evil.
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* ProtagonistJourneyToVillain: The story is about a hero gradually turning to the dark side, with tragedy inevitably to occur from watching how the good guy became bad and what he starts they start doing once he's they're evil.
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* TearsOfRemorse: When a character cries over a horrible thing he's done.
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* TearsOfRemorse: When a character cries over a horrible thing he's they've done.
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* TooInjuredToSave: A person who is dying, but no one can do anything to help him now.
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* TooInjuredToSave: A person who is dying, but no one can do anything to help him them now.
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* TheUnwittingComedian: Everyone laughs at this guy even though he wasn't trying to be funny.
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* TheUnwittingComedian: Everyone laughs at this guy person even though he wasn't they weren't trying to be funny.
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* WasTooHardOnHim: A character feels bad when he has to scold another, especially if it's really harsh.
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* WasTooHardOnHim: A character feels bad when he has they have to scold another, especially if it's really harsh.
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* WellDoneSonGuy: It's sad that this person never gets any respect from their father.
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* WellDoneSonGuy: It's sad that this person never gets any respect from their father.parental figure.
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* CannotKillTheirLovedOnes: The inverse of KillTheOnesYouLove. Just as capable of causing tears.
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* EvilAllAlong: A character finds out that someone they believed was on their side and trusted was evil the entire time, manipulating them and never genuinely caring about them.
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* EvilAllAlong: A character finds out that someone they believed was on their side and trusted trusted, was evil the entire time, manipulating them and never genuinely caring about them.
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Rephrasing how End Of Series Awareness can be a Tear Jerker once more.
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* EndOfSeriesAwareness: It can be depressing to see the final installment of a TV, film, comic, book or video game series end with its characters actually acknowledging that the series has ended.
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* EndOfSeriesAwareness: It Depending on how well it is done, it can be very depressing to see the a series' final installment of a TV, film, comic, book or video game series end conclude with its the characters actually acknowledging that the series has ended.
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* EverybodyDiesEnding: ''No one'' survives the events of the story.
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* KillEmAll: ''No one'' survives the events of the story.
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This being one of the YMMV items, one person's Tear Jerker may be another's {{Narm}}, which is often a failed attempt to induce this. Comments such as [[ComplainingAboutPeopleNotLikingTheShow "If you didn't cry at _____, you have no soul"]] are '''not''' welcome here; since this is defined by emotional reaction, what causes someone to burst into tears may cause another to shrug or even laugh, and guilt-tripping people just because they don't experience the emotions you want them to is not cool.
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This being one of the YMMV items, one person's Tear Jerker may be another's {{Narm}}, which is often a failed attempt to induce this. Comments such as [[ComplainingAboutPeopleNotLikingTheShow "If you didn't cry at _____, you have no soul"]] are '''not''' welcome here; since this is defined by emotional reaction, what causes someone to burst into tears may cause another to shrug or even laugh, and guilt-tripping people just because they don't experience the emotions you want them to is not cool.
cool, dude.
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* ExtremeDoormat: It is sad to see someone take constant abuse with barely any resistance,
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* ExtremeDoormat: It is sad to see someone take constant abuse with barely any resistance,resistance.
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* CrisisOfFaith: A person with religious beliefs begins to question the merit of having them after an unpleasant experience.
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* EmptyBedroomGrieving: If the person is deceased, the left-behind loved ones or friends will leave their bedrooms untouched, often as a way to either honor them or conversely as a way of not moving on or being in denial about the death.
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* AdultFear: It's sad to know that adults fear unpleasant circumstances that they can't do anything about.
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* EndOfSeriesAwareness: It can be depressing to see the characters of a television show actually acknowledge that their series has ended.
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* EndOfSeriesAwareness: It can be depressing to see the final installment of a TV, film, comic, book or video game series end with its characters of a television show actually acknowledge acknowledging that their the series has ended.
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* AccidentalChildKillerBackstory: A kid is dead because of one avoidable mistake, and the perpetrator is scarred for life.
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* ExtremeDoormat: It is sad to see someone take constant abuse with barely any resistance,
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* Particularly horrific cases of the MoralEventHorizon
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* Particularly horrific cases of the MoralEventHorizonMoralEventHorizon.
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* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure (if done well)
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* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure (if done well)PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: Even if the plot does mandate it, it can be disheartening to see an established fridnship fail to last.
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* SimpleScoreOfSadness: Slow, soft background music indicates a sad scene.
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* SimpleScoreOfSadness: Slow, soft background music BackgroundMusic indicates a sad scene.
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* KillTheCutie: An adorable and lovable character dies.
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* KillTheCutie: [[TheCutie An adorable and lovable character dies.character]] [[CharacterDeath dies]].
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: A character is consumed with guilt over what he has done.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: A character is consumed with guilt over what he has they have done.
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* BreakTheComedian: A character used to be jokey until something tragic happened to them.
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* CharacterDeath: It's sad to see a character die.
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* CharacterDeath: It's sad to see a character die.die[[note]]Unless they were a villain, RedShirt, or similar[[/note]].
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* CryingAfterSex
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* CryingAfterSexCryingAfterSex: Not always, but it can be sad if they were raped, or are angsting over loss of virginity.
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* ForegoneConclusion: The audience already knows how the story will end even if they've seen it for the first time and haven't heard any spoilers prior to viewing.
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* ForegoneConclusion: The audience already knows how the story will end even if they've seen it for the first time and haven't heard any spoilers prior to viewing. While this is not always sad (the conclusion might be "Alice and Bob have kids" or something), it often involves something tragic.
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* IHaveNoSon: A family member (usually a child) being disowned is heartbreaking.
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* IHaveNoSon: A family member (usually a child) being disowned is heartbreaking.heartbreaking[[note]]Unless they were a villain who was disowned due to their evil.[[/note]].
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* KillTheOnesYouLove
* KillUsBoth
* LastKiss
* KillUsBoth
* LastKiss
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* KillTheOnesYouLove
KillTheOnesYouLove: Someone is forced to kill a loved one.
*KillUsBoth
KillUsBoth: Someone is forced to kill their friend while the friend is subduing the bad guy.
*LastKissLastKiss: A couple kisses one last time before one or both dies.
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* LonelyPianoPiece
* LonersWillStayAlone
* LongLastLook
* LonersWillStayAlone
* LongLastLook
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* LonelyPianoPiece
LonelyPianoPiece: Sad music, usually slow and on a piano, to signify that a character is lonely and/or in a hopeless situation.
*LonersWillStayAlone
LonersWillStayAlone: A character wants to have friends, but being alone makes them too socially-awkward to make any.
*LongLastLookLongLastLook: A character's never going back to a place, so they take a final look.
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* MeaningfulFuneral
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* MeaningfulFuneralMeaningfulFuneral: A well-liked character's funeral is shown for pathos.
* MelancholyMusicalNumber: A sad song.
* MelancholyMusicalNumber: A sad song.
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* MinorInsultMeltdown
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* MinorInsultMeltdownMinorInsultMeltdown: A character who was annoyed by another means to only insult them minorly, but the other character takes it ''very'' badly.
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* OneLastSong
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* OneLastSongOneLastSong: The last thing someone hears before dying is a song.
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* OneWomanWail
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* OneWomanWailOneWomanWail: If the melancholy, wordless singing of a woman or a young boy is heard in the score, things have gone south.
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* PersonalHorror
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* PersonalHorrorPersonalHorror: Low self esteem or similar, PlayedForDrama.
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* PlayingTheHeartStrings
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* PlayingTheHeartStringsPlayingTheHeartStrings: String music used for emotional moments.
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* ReunionVow
* RunningAwayToCry
* RunningAwayToCry
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* ReunionVow
ReunionVow: Someone promises to see another person again, but it seems unlikely they ever will.
*RunningAwayToCryRunningAwayToCry: Someone is too embarrassed to cry in public, so they run away to cry.
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* SayMyName
* SeparatedByTheWall
* SeparatedByTheWall
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* SayMyName
SayMyName: Not always sad, but one reason one character may yell another's name is because something bad happened to the second one.
*SeparatedByTheWallSeparatedByTheWall: Two characters are separated by a wall, which symbolises a serious problem that's keeping them apart.
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* SimpleScoreOfSadness
* SingleTear
* SkywardScream
* SingleTear
* SkywardScream
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* SimpleScoreOfSadness
SimpleScoreOfSadness: Slow, soft background music indicates a sad scene.
*SingleTear
SingleTear: A character has one teardrop.
*SkywardScreamSkywardScream: Sometimes can be sad if the reason the character is screaming is due to despair.
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* SoProudOfYou
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* SoProudOfYouSoProudOfYou: While usually a happy trope, it can be sad if the person was discouraged before being told this, or if something like "Your father [[DisappearedDad would have been]] proud of you" is said.
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* StartsWithTheirFuneral
* StayWithMeUntilIDie
* Finding out someone is a StepfordSmiler, especially if the reason they're sad inside is extremely heartbreaking
* StoodUp
* SurvivorsGuilt
* StayWithMeUntilIDie
* Finding out someone is a StepfordSmiler, especially if the reason they're sad inside is extremely heartbreaking
* StoodUp
* SurvivorsGuilt
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* StartsWithTheirFuneral
StartsWithTheirFuneral: We know the protagonist will die as it begins with their funeral.
*StayWithMeUntilIDie
StayWithMeUntilIDie: Someone knows they're dying and asks another to stay with them.
* Finding out someone is a StepfordSmiler, especially if the reason they're sad inside is extremelyheartbreaking
heartbreaking.
*StoodUp
StoodUp: Two characters try to get together but one never shows up.
*SurvivorsGuiltSurvivorGuilt: A character feels guilty because others died.
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* TakenForGranite: A living life-form is turned to stone by dark magic, frozen forever in time. It's sad when the other characters find out what happened to them. Usually, [[CurseEscapeClause there is a way to return them to normal]], [[FateWorseThanDeath but not always]].
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* TakenForGranite: A living life-form is turned to stone by dark magic, frozen forever in time. It's sad when the other characters find out what happened to them.them (unless they were a villain). Usually, [[CurseEscapeClause there is a way to return them to normal]], [[FateWorseThanDeath but not always]].
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* TenderTears
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* TenderTearsTenderTears: A character cries out of kindness/sensitivity.
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* TragicHero
* TragicKeepsake
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* TragicHero
TragicHero: A flawed character who's doomed to fail.
*TragicKeepsakeTragicKeepsake: Keeping a dead loved one's object.
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* UnrequitedLoveLastsForever
* UnstoppableRage
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* UnrequitedLoveLastsForever
UnrequitedLoveLastsForever: A character never lets go of their unrequited love.
*UnstoppableRageUnstoppableRage: Anger makes a character able to kick butt.
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* {{Utsuge}}
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* {{Utsuge}}{{Utsuge}}: A sad, Japanese video game.
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* YouAreNotAlone
* YouAreWorthHell
* YouCantGoHomeAgain
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* YouAreNotAlone
YouAreNotAlone: A character brightens up a sad character's day.
*YouAreWorthHell
YouAreWorthHell: A character joins their LoveInterest in a terrible situation.
*YouCantGoHomeAgainYouCantGoHomeAgain: A character is destined to never go home.
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulnessYouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: A villain kills an underling due to finding them no longer useful.
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* TearJerker/{{Disney}}
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* TearJerker/{{Film}}
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* TearJerker/{{Film}}[[TearJerker/AnimatedFilms Film - Animation]]
* [[TearJerker/{{Film}} Film - Live-Action]]
* [[TearJerker/{{Film}} Film - Live-Action]]
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* GuiltComplex
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* GuiltComplexGuiltComplex: This character [[ItsAllMyFault blames themselves]] for everything.
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* TheHeroDies
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* TheHeroDiesTheHeroDies: [[CaptainObvious A heroic character dies]]. Can overlap with TheBadGuyWins.
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* HeroicSelfDeprecation
* HeWillNotCrySoICryForHim
* HeWillNotCrySoICryForHim
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* HeroicSelfDeprecation
HeroicSelfDeprecation: In spite of this character's heroic actions, they have a low opinion of themselves.
*HeWillNotCrySoICryForHimHeWillNotCrySoICryForHim: A friend or lover shows their sensitivity and kindness by crying in place of their friend/lover's sadness.
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* HurtingHero
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* HurtingHeroHurtingHero: A character feels awful in spite of their heroic actions.
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* IJustWantToBeBeautiful
* IJustWantToBeLoved
* IJustWantToBeNormal
* IJustWantToBeSpecial
* IJustWantToBeYou
* IJustWantToBeLoved
* IJustWantToBeNormal
* IJustWantToBeSpecial
* IJustWantToBeYou
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* IJustWantToBeBeautiful
IJustWantToBeBeautiful: This person wants to be/stay beautiful.
*IJustWantToBeLoved
IJustWantToBeLoved: Nobody loves this loner, who wants to be loved more than anything.
*IJustWantToBeNormal
IJustWantToBeNormal: This person stands out among the crowd, and they want to fit in among it.
*IJustWantToBeSpecial
IJustWantToBeSpecial: This person fits in among the crowd, and they want to stand out among it.
*IJustWantToBeYouIJustWantToBeYou: A particularly GreenEyedMonster wants to be the person they envy.
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* ItsAWonderfulFailure
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* ItsAWonderfulFailureItsAWonderfulFailure: It's sad that this game shows you the consequences of getting a GameOver.
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* KidsAreCruelKidsAreCruel: It's sad that this society is inhabited by sociopathic children.
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* DesperatePleaForHome: A character pushed to the limits of fear or grief expresses a desire to go home, often being unable to return home at all.
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* EvilFormerFriend: It's a special kind of twist to make the standard good vs. evil conflict more tragic by establishing that the villain used to be the hero's friend.
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* TearDryer: A heartwarming moment comes right after a sad scene.
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-->-- '''Dionne Warwick'''
'''Music/DionneWarwick'''
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* HeroicBSOD
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* HeroicBSODHeroicBSOD: TheHero is so traumatized by an event that they are at a loss for words.
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* VillainousBSODVillainousBSOD: The gravity of the villain's offenses crushes them and they completely shut down as a result.
