History TearJerker / AvengersInfinityWar

** And while Tony is still standing at the end of ''Infinity War'', nothing shown in the movie so far guarantees that Pepper [[FridgeHorror wasn't the part of the unlucky half of the universe]].

*** '''Even worse:''' According to the trailer for ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' and the "Avenge the Fallen" posters, Shuri is counted among the dead. Wakanda has lost ''both'' of its heirs.

*** And then, two years after the release of Infinity War, Chadwick Boseman himself [[AuthorExistenceFailure passed away]] from cancer.

*** And then, two years after Endgame, Chadwick Boseman himself [[AuthorExistenceFailure passed away]] from cancer.

*** After Creator/ChadwickBoseman's death in August of 2020. T'Challa's line hits the fans differently now.

*** After Creator/Chadwick Boseman's death in August of 2020. T'Challa's line hits the fans differently now.

*** After https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/ChadwickBoseman's death in August of 2020. T'Challa's line hits the fans differently now.

** A {{meta}} example: The Asgardian distress call you hear? That's Creator/KennethBranagh, the director of [[Film/{{Thor}} Thor's debut film]]. It seems tragically fitting that the man who directed the first adventure of the God of Thunder in the MCU would be there at the end. Whether his character survived or not is up in the air.

*** Very much HarsherInHindsight following Chadwick Boseman’s sudden death in August 2020.

*** Very much HarsherInHinsdight following Chadwick Boseman’s sudden death in August 2020.

*** Very much [[HarsherInHinsdight]] following Chadwick Boseman’s sudden death in August 2020.

*** Made even worse now following Chadwick Boseman’s sudden death in August 2020.

*** '''Still worse:''' In 2020, Chadwick Boseman tragically passed away due to colon cancer, and he was aware of his illness even as his character died. One wonders what must have been going through his head as he played that scene. It is to Boseman's lasting credit that he kept in-character and never let it degrade his acting.

* On a meta level, seeing Black Panther fall victim to the Snap can become ''far'' harder to watch in light of the sudden passing of Creator/ChadwickBoseman in 2020 due to colon cancer.

** When Thanos taunts Thor over his mistake of not "going for the head", he slowly raises the Gauntlet up, ready to do the Snap. At first, the viewer can tell that Thor doesn't know what the Titan meant, but then looks at the Gauntlet and slowly realizes what's going to happen...and then, just ''when'' Thanos snaps his fingers, all Thor can say is a quick BigNo, as a last-second plead for Thanos to spare the universe. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero But, it was already too late.]]

** Just before that scene, and right after Thanos snaps his fingers, Thor, who currently has Thanos impaled on his weapon, just manages to utter a ''horrified'' "What did you do?". Remember, he was on ''Benatar'' when Gamora explained what this finger snap would do, so he knows something is going to turn ''very wrong'' soon, even if in that moment nothing is ''yet'' happening. You know how bad this will be if someone who recently lost his mother, father, (adopted) brother, best friend, homeland, half of his people, his hammer, and his eye, is still horrified about what is to come. Earlier in discussion with Rocket he says he has nothing to lose. Turns out he was wrong.

*** Despite Drax's consistant [[BrutalHonesty quips against Quill]]. He considers him a smart guy with all the answers, whether its the little things which confuse him or the big problems they face. His last breath is spent vainly turning to Quill for a solution.

** Just before that scene, and right after Thanos snaps his fingers, Thor, who currently has Thanos impaled on his weapon, just manages to say ''horrified'' "What did you do?". Remember, he was on ''Benatar'' when Gamora explained what this finger snap would do, so he knows something is going to turn ''very wrong'' soon, even if in that moment nothing is ''yet'' happening. You know how bad this will be if someone who recently lost his mother, father, (adopted) brother, best friend, homeland, half of his people, his hammer, and his eye, is still horrified about what is to come. Earlier in discussion with Rocket he says he has nothing to lose. Turns out he was wrong.

Without a doubt, ''Avengers: Infinity War'' is second only to ''[[Film/AvengersEndgame Avengers: Endgame]]'' as '''the''' saddest film in the MCU, with many a CharacterDeath, emotional turmoils and traumas plaguing many characters; and the single biggest DownerEnding with a TragicVillain at the helm.

*** And then you hear that that scene wasn't scripted. Tom Holland was told to develop his own death scene, and the results were... ugh.

Without a doubt, ''Avengers: Infinity War'' is '''the''' saddest film in the MCU, second only to ''[[Film/AvengersEndgame Avengers: Endgame]]'', with many a CharacterDeath, emotional turmoils and traumas plaguing many characters; and the single biggest DownerEnding with a TragicVillain at the helm.

[[caption-width-right:348:''"[[MeaningfulEcho And if you died... I feel like that's on me. I don't need that on my conscience]]."'']]

Without a doubt, ''Avengers: Infinity War'' is '''the''' saddest film in the MCU, with many a CharacterDeath, emotional turmoils and traumas plaguing many characters; and the single biggest DownerEnding with a TragicVillain at the helm.

** Tony trying desperately to talk Quill down. He's only known this man for hours, not particularly been a fan, but he knows this rage all too well. He [[Film/IronMan burned men alive after losing Yinsen]], [[Film/IronMan3 blew up Killian for threatening Pepper]] (not his fault it didn't take), and [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar tried to kill Bucky to avenge his parents, putting him in near-lethal combat with Steve.]] Tony knows all about losing it in the clutch, so his noble attempt to keep Quill from the same is devastating in its failure.

** He never actually meant it, but Thor's frustrated reaction when Loki reveals that he took the Tesseract from Asgard are his last words to him, since Thor gets gagged by Ebony Maw shortly after.

** The look of utter dread on Thor's face when he sees the hidden dagger appearing in Loki's hand. He has seen what Thanos is capable of, so he knows that Loki's chance at success is extremely slim, but he cannot react and try to communicate to Loki to refrain from doing it for fear that Thanos will notice and eliminate all last glimmer of hope for his little brother.

** A {{meta}} example: The Asgardian distress call you hear? That's Creator/KennethBranagh, the director of [[Film/{{Thor}} Thor's debut film]]. It's seems tragically fitting that the man who directed the first adventure of the God of Thunder in the MCU would be there at the end. Whether his character survived or not is up in the air.

* Bruce reuniting with the other earthbound Avengers at the Avengers Facility is heartwarming at first... then he and Natasha directly meet for the first time since he fled Earth as the Hulk. Bruce starts by complimenting Natasha on her looks, and Natasha actually does get a brief resurgence of happiness when she sees her old flame... but the happiness dies down, as Bruce realizes that Natasha has moved on from him. He didn't get the chance to, since Hulk had been in control since ''Age of Ultron'', but his words from that movie have indeed come to pass: "Looks like we missed our window." This exchange barely lasts a minute, and only consists of three words between the two ("Hey, Bruce" and "Nat"), and while the pairing wasn't popular with audiences and fans, it's still saddening that the pair lost their chance at happiness with each other.

*** If you pay attention, Quill lost it so bad that he actually hits Mantis' hands, making her lose her grip on Thanos.

** Just before that scene, and right after Thanos snaps his fingers, Thor, who currently has Thanos impaled on his weapon, just managed to say ''horrified'' "What did you do?". Remember, he was on ''Benatar'' when Gamora explained what this finger snap would do, so he knows something is going to turn ''very wrong'' soon, even if in that moment nothing is ''yet'' happening. You know how bad this will be if someone who recently lost his mother, father, (adopted) brother, best friend, homeland, half of his people, his hammer, and his eye, is still horrified about what is to come. Earlier in discussion with Rocket he says he has nothing to lose. Turns out he was wrong.