History TearJerker / BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker

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-->'''Bruce:''' ''[looks at the case holding the Bat-Family suits]'' I had no right to force this life on you or anyone else.

* The scene where Terry returns to find the Batcave completely trashed, "HA-HA"s spray painted everywhere. [[CallBack It’s almost]] ''[[CallBack an exact parallel of the crime scene of his father’s murder.]]'' Terry’s whispered "Please, God, no..." says it all.
* In a way, Joker shooting Bonk in front of the other Jokerz. Normally you'd think nothing of a BigBad offing an incompetant minion, but the others are ''terrified'' not just of the Joker himself, but for their friend's sake. Chucko actually tries to stop Bonk from going through on his rant, [[VillainousFriendship which says a lot for how close these guys still are.]] Worse, Bonk gets shot for standing up to the guy verbally abusing his friends, further establishing what a bastard Joker is. It's brief, but it does serve to humanize these kids.

** Going off of that and taking it even worse, she casually tells Batgirl that she'll "make it right", in regards to Robin being tortured and completely screwed-up. She herself was twisted to think that she could take a kid that underwent MindRape and somehow salvage him into an adopted kid.

* The scene where Terry returns to find the Batcave completely trashed, “HA-HA”s spray painted everywhere. [[CallBack It’s almost]] ''[[CallBack an exact parallel of the crime scene of his father’s murder.]]'' Terry’s whispered "Please, God, no..." says it all.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[BreakTheCutie Cutie officially broken]].]]

* A small one near the end. When an aged Harley comes to get her granddaughters, the [=DeeDee=] twins (real names Deirdre and Delia Dennis). Harley is now fully reformed from her old villainous days and, if going by her dialogue is correct, has been raising her two granddaughters since they were young. And now they're both heading down the same dark path she did all those years ago. There's no clear indication if the twins will fully reform or not.
* The scene where Terry returns to find the Batcave completely trashed, “HA-HA”s spray painted everywhere. [[CallBack It’s almost]] ''[[CallBack an exact parallel of the crime scene of his father’s murder.]]'' Terry’s whispered "Please, God, no…" says it all.

** Although it's not stated, it can be implied that this event was what forced Batman to cut ties to not only his sidekicks but to the Justice League as well, including Wonder Woman.

** In a FreezeFrameBonus, Batman's reaction to Joker showing him Tim's torture is horror and sadness.

* The scene where Terry returns to find the Batcave completely trashed, “HA-HA”s spray painted everywhere. [[CallBack It’s almost]] ''[[CallBack an exact parallel of the crime scene of his father’s murder.]]'' Terry’s whispered "Please, God, no" says it all.

* A small one near the end. When an aged Harley comes to get her granddaughters, the [=DeeDee=] twins (real names Deirdre and Delia Dennis). Harley is now fully reformed from her old villainous days and, if going by her dialogue is correct, has been raising her two granddaughters since they were young. And now they're both heading down the same dark path she is. There's no clear indication if the twins will fully reform or not.

* The last part of [[spoiler:the original Joker's death scene in the un-cut version]]. Not because of who died, but because of how the events that led up to it completely ''destroyed'' the Bat-family. [[spoiler:Especially when the de-brainwashed Tim [[CryLaughing starts laughing madly after the Joker's death... then he starts crying and whimpering]], and poor Batgirl can only hug him...]]
** YMMV, but [[spoiler: the Joker]]'s last words in the uncut version:
-->'''[[spoiler: The Joker]]:''' That's not funny... That's not... *chokes on his blood as he falls to the ground, [[spoiler: the flag impaled in his chest]]*
** Batgirl's reaction and her attempt to comfort [[spoiler:Tim]].
--->'''Batgirl:''' It's okay, [[spoiler:Tim]]. It's okay.
** [[spoiler:Tim]] LaughingMad and then breaking down into BrokenTears in Batgirl's arms.
* And to drive home the TearJerker in this scene, imagine what's going through Bats' head at that moment. Over the course of B:TAS, Batman's sense of empathy has become impaired by his personal scars and years of battling personal tragedy after personal tragedy. By this point in his career, it's doubtful that Bats can feel much emotion at all without being driven to his breaking point. Now which is the greater TearJerker in this scenario: the Joker mindraping poor [[spoiler:Robin]] through sheer torture, or Batman knowing he SHOULD feel something, but feeling nothing, and spending the rest of his life feeling even MORE helpless to save the people he cares about?
** Batman might have felt UnstoppableRage during that scene, considering he throws a knife at the Joker's ''head'' which Joker barely dodges and threatens to break Joker in two.
* And it's not just [[spoiler: young Tim in the flashback]] who's messed up by what happened. Consider how [[spoiler: adult Tim]] feels just before going under, at the end:
-->'''[[spoiler:Tim Drake]]:''' Fun and games. [[spoiler: Boy Wonder]] playing the hero. Fighting the bad guys, and no one ever gets... Oh, ''God''. [[spoiler: ''I killed him''.]] I didn't mean to.
* While some consider Harley Quinn going along with the Joker's experiments on [[spoiler:Tim]] her crossing the MoralEventHorizon, think for a moment. This woman started out as a psychologist, and, despite her being drawn to Arkham for the thrill of the more 'extreme personalities,' she couldn't have entered the field without some kind of desire to help people. And now, she is the Joker's accomplice as he [[spoiler: tortures and [[MindRape Mind Rapes]] Tim into Little J.]] It's yet another painful note on their twisted sad relationship and another display of how the Joker destroys anything that he touches.
** Going off of that and taking it even worse, she casually tells Batgirl that she'll "make it right", in regards to [[spoiler:Robin being tortured and completely screwed up.]] She herself was twisted to think that she could take a kid that underwent MindRape and somehow salvage him into an adopted kid.

** The fact that the Joker dies for good. As utterly twisted as their relationship may be, by this point in the series, they've been together for years. Harley has watched him cheat death before on multiple occasions, and been distraught, only to have him pull through. But not this time. This time, she's going to be hit with the realization that her Puddin' isn't coming back.
* Watching Dana getting hurt when the Jokerz attack her and Terry. Poor girl is nearly killed and has absolutely no idea why.
* When Bruce forces Terry to give up the bat-suit, he's trying to protect the boy but he's so lousy at relating to people that he can't say what he wants.
--> '''Bruce''': (''looks at the case holding the bat-family suits'') I had no right to force this life on you or anyone else.
--> '''Terry''': Hey, I was the one who broke in and swiped the suit, remember? Yes, there was my dad's murder, but we come from two different worlds, Mr. Wayne. I wasn't like you or the kids you took in. I was a pretty bad kid once. [[DarkAndTroubledPast Ran with a rough crowd, broke a lot of laws, to say nothing of my folks' hearts]]. The kind of punk you wouldn't have wasted a second punch on back in the day.
--> '''Bruce''': Your point?
--> '''Terry''': I'm trying to make up for past sins. The state says my three months in juvie wiped me clean, but my soul tells me different. Every time I put on that suit it's my chance to help people that are in trouble. I guess on a personal level, it's a chance to look like a worthwhile human being again. In my eyes, if no one else's! It's what I want, Bruce.
--> '''Bruce''': ...Stupid kid, you don't know what you want. None of you ever did.
--> '''Terry''': (''shocked, Terry angrily throws the suit at Bruce's feet'')
** The script reveals some additional info: Dana's father [[DatingWhatDaddyHates disapproving of her going out with Terry]] is another reminder that he hasn't completely put his past behind him.
* A small one near the end. When [[spoiler:an aged Harley comes to get her granddaughters, the [=DeeDee=] twins, (real names Deirdra and Delia). Harley is now fully reformed from her old villainous days and, if going by her dialogue is correct, has been raising her two grandkids since they were young. And now they're both heading down the same dark path she is. There's no clear indication if the twins will fully reform or not.]]

-->'''[[spoiler: The Joker]]:''' That's not funny... That's not... *gurgles as he falls to the ground, [[spoiler: the flag impaled in his chest]]*

-->'''[[spoiler:Tim Drake]]:''' Fun and games. [[spoiler: Boy Wonder]] playing the hero. Fighting the bad guys, and no one ever gets... Oh, God. ''[[spoiler: I killed him.]]'' I didn't mean to.

-->'''[[spoiler:Tim Drake]]:''' Fun and games. [[spoiler: Boy Wonder]] playing the hero. Fighting the bad guys and no one ever gets... Oh, God. ''[[spoiler: I killed him.]]'' I didn't mean to.

-->'''[[spoiler:Tim Drake]]:''' Fun and games. [[spoiler: Boy Wonder]] playing the hero. Fighting the bad guys and no one ever gets....
-->Oh, God.
-->[[spoiler: I killed him.]]
-->I didn't mean to.

-->Fun and games. [[spoiler: Boy Wonder]] playing the hero. Fighting the bad guys and no one ever gets....

-->Fun and games. Boy Wonder playing the hero. Fighting the bad guys and no one ever gets....