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* IAmAMonster: It's really heartbreaking to hear someone call themselves a monster to show just how much they hate themselves for [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone what they've done]].
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Tear Jerker is Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease and examples for real events reported in {{documentar|y}}ies or other non-fiction works aren't normally permitted. Examples for {{docudrama}}s and historical fiction are allowed, but must focus on things as they're presented within the work, not the real events they adapt.

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* SpurnedIntoSuicide: Someone takes being rejected by their object of affection so poorly that they kill themselves over it.



* SpurnedIntoSuicide: Someone takes being rejected by their object of affection so poorly that they kill themselves over it.
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* SpurnedIntoSuicide: Someone takes being rejected by their object of affection so poorly that they kill themselves over it.
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* TheyDiedBecauseOfYou: Knowing that you unwittingly caused the death of a friend or family member is a gut-wrenching feeling.
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* SorrowfulStutter: A grieving person chokes up while speaking about a deceased loved one.
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* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: Even if the plot does mandate it, it can be disheartening to see an established fridnship fail to last.

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* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: Even if the plot does mandate it, it can be disheartening to see an established fridnship friendship fail to last.
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* HurtingHero: A character feels awful in spite of their heroic actions.


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*TraumaCongaLine: A characters goes through trauma after trauma.

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* IDieFree: A slave takes solace in the fact that dying means they no longer have to live in enslavement.



* IDieFree: A slave takes solace in the fact that dying means they no longer have to live in enslavement.
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* IHaveAFamily: Seeing someone get their life threatened is already unpleasant to see, but it's even worse when the person tries to persuade their attacker to spare them by bringing up they have a spouse and children (and is especially heartbreaking if this plea doesn't deter the attacker at all).
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* InjuredSelfDrag: Watching a character struggle for their survival by trying to move while suffering the intense pain of their wounds is likely to break the hearts of the audience.
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* DelusionsOfParentalLove: It's very heartbreaking to see a child so desperate for their parents' love that they'd rather delude themselves rather than acknowledge that their parents don't actually care for them.
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* DevastatingRemark: Someone says something that leaves another person an emotional wreck.
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* KarmaHoudini, if their crimes were [[MoralEventHorizon especially atrocious]], and their victims have been denied justice.

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* KarmaHoudini, if their the villain’s crimes were [[MoralEventHorizon especially atrocious]], and their victims have been denied justice.
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* PreSacrificeFinalGoodbye: TheHero tells their loved ones or TrueCompanions goodbye before making their HeroicSacrifice.
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* ABirthdayNotABreak: It can be quite melancholy to see someone suffer misfortunes even on their birthday.
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* DeathSeeker: A character desperately wanting to get killed can be very disheartening.

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* DeathSeeker: A character so distraught by their situation that they desperately wanting want to get killed can be very disheartening.
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* DeathSeeker: A character desperately wanting to get killed can be very disheartening.
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* KarmicOverkill: This character deserved [[LaserGuidedKarma karmic retribution]], but the way they were punished was ''way'' too harsh.
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* DirtyBusiness: A character does something [[ShootTheDog morally ambiguous]] at best and is [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone regretful]] about it.
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** LoserArchetype



* SwanSong: It's sometimes upsetting that the work is the last work a creator did before they died.
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* [[TearJerker/AnimatedFilms Film - Animation]]
* [[TearJerker/{{Film}} Film - Live-Action]]

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* [[TearJerker/AnimatedFilms Film - Films — Animation]]
* [[TearJerker/{{Film}} Film - Films — Live-Action]]
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* UnstoppableRage: Anger makes a character able to kick butt.

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* UnstoppableRage: Anger makes a A character able to kick butt.goes on a destructive rampage after being significantly angered, which can be caused by seeing a loved one get harmed.
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* CynicismTropes
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* SwanSong: It's sometimes upsetting that the work is the last work a creator did before they died.
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Many {{Downer Ending}}s and {{Bittersweet Ending}}s include tearjerking moments. Either way, make sure to bring the Kleenex. If you want to avoid them altogether, then you might want to consider heeding the SnicketWarningLabel. [[noreallife]]

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Many {{Downer Ending}}s and {{Bittersweet Ending}}s include tearjerking moments. Either way, make sure to bring the Kleenex. If you want to avoid them altogether, then you might want to consider heeding the that SnicketWarningLabel. [[noreallife]]

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** [[TearJerker/PublicServiceAnnouncement Public Service Announcements & Public Information Films]]
* TearJerker/AnimeAndManga and Light Novels

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** [[TearJerker/PublicServiceAnnouncement Public Service Announcements & Public Information Films]]
* TearJerker/AnimeAndManga and Light NovelsTearJerker/AnimeAndManga
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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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* TwilightOfTheSupers: In a setting where superheroes used to be common, all the superheroes have either been killed, permanently stripped of their powers powers, or forced into retirement.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: A parent ends up outliving their child.

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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: A Seeing a parent ends up outliving outlive their child.child is seldom anything besides tragic.

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