History TearJerker / BatmanTheTelltaleSeries

---->'''John''': Look what you've done! (''Voice cracking'') [[FalseFriend You were supposed to be my friend]]!

* [[spoiler: After Joker's arrest, Alfred decides to leave Bruce permanently after realizing that [[EveryoneHasStandards Batman made things worse in both seasons of the game.]] It's heartbreaking that Bruce pleaded for him to stay but he made his mind up. Depending on the player's choice, you can give up Alfred and continue being Batman or [[HeartwarmingMoment you could give up being Batman, to make Alfred reconsider leaving Bruce.]]]]

* Depending on your choices [[spoiler: if Tiffany knows Bruce is Batman, she begins work on updating some of Batman's tech. Her first design is for an ''assault rifle''. One of Bruce's reactions is to all but recoil in horror stating he ''hates'' guns after what happened to his parents. Tiffany quickly apologizes and asks Bruce if he's ever thought about using one in his work as Batman. Bruce can respond that if he ever started down that path, he'd never come back.]]

*** Even worse if Bruce [[spoiler: agrees with Walker in thinking that he'll betray them]].

** Likewise, the Vigilante Ending for the episode has [[spoiler: John betray Harley while sadly commenting that "Bruce showed me how to be good, Harley. In a way you never could." That Waller ''immediately'' fucks things up makes it that much worse.]]

** Of particular note is the [[spoiler: get-well-soon card he gives Bruce at the funeral, in what seems to be a genuine effort to cheer the man up. If Bruce reacts with offense or takes the relatively gentler option of telling John that those kind of cards aren't given at funerals, John takes the card back and crumbles it up, his disappointment and [[NoSocialSkills frustration with his social skills all too evident.]]]]

** Of particular note is the [[spoiler: get-well-soon card he gives Bruce at the funeral, in what seems to be a genuine effort to cheer the man up. If Bruce reacts with offense or takes the relatively gentler option of telling John that those kind of cards aren't given at funerals, John takes the card back and crumbles it up, his disappointment and [[NoSocialSkills frustration with his social skills all too evident.]]

* John Doe isn't taking his newfound freedom well. Now that he's out of Arkham, he has no idea what to do, even going so far as to say that he "misses those padded walls". Even though he's an insane criminal, you can't help but feel bad for him.
** Of particular note is the [[spoiler: get-well-soon card he gives Bruce at the funeral, in what seems to be a genuine effort to cheer the man up. If Bruce reacts with offense or takes the relatively gentler option of telling John that those kind of cards aren't given at funerals, John takes the card back and crumbles it up, his disappointment and frustration with his social skills all too evident.]]

** Hell, the entire fight is one big tearjerker: [[spoiler: The Joker throughout the episode was so enthusiastic about being a hero and partner to Batman, and then he breaks down once his darker urges get the best of him and violently murders the agents trying to arrest him in a bloodbath. He spends the entire fight cry-laughing and you can see the heartbreak on his face whenever Batman punches him. The kicker is at the climax when Batman has him cornered and Joker laments that his desire to be admired by Batman failed and caused Joker to lose himself, and once both fighters are down from exhaustion? The Joker sadly accepts that he can't be a hero and admits he knew Batman used him the entire time, but can't bring himself to hate him because him had so much fun spending time with Batman and asks Bruce if he ever thought of John as a true friend. No matter your answer, it's still sad; if you say yes, Joker, in a fit of self-loathing, declares Batman must be as crazy as him to think of someone as twisted as the Joker as a friend, and if you say no, Joker accepts this and declares that from now on, they are enemies.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:"A tragedy like that, at such a young age, must have been crippling..."]]

[[caption-width-right:350:"A tragedy like that, at such a young age, must have been crippling."]]

[[caption-width-right:350:"A tragedy like that, at such a young age, must have been crippling.]]

* Back in ep 3 John can say he was waiting his whole life to be noticed during the cafe scene and in the vigilante route he picks The Joker as a superhero name and says people are going to remember the name. It turns into this when [[spoiler:Alfred shows Bruce media reports showing the horror of The Joker's rampage and that people associate the name Joker with terror. Looks like John got what he wanted but not in the way he was hoping for.]]

* The look on Batman's face when [[spoiler:Vigilante!Joker finally snaps]].
** Hell, the entire fight is one big tearjerker: [[spoiler:The Joker throughout the episode was so enthusiastic about being a hero and partner to Batman and then he breaks down once his darker urges get the best of him and violently murders the agents trying to arrest him in a blood bath. He spends the entire fight cry-laughing and you can see the heartbreak on his face whenever Batman punches him. The kicker is at the climax when Batman has The Joker cornered and The Joker laments that his desire to be admired by Batman failed and caused The Joker to lose himself, and once both fighters are down from exhaustion? The Joker sadly accepts that he can't be a hero and admits he knew Batman used him the entire time but can't bring himself to hate him because The Joker had so much fun spending time with Batman and asks Bruce if he ever thought of John as a true friend. No matter your answer it's still sad. if you say yes The Joker in a fit of self loathing declares Batman must be as crazy as him to think of someone as twisted as The Joker as a friend and if you say no The Joker accepts this and declares from now on they are enemies.]]

** Hell the entire fight is one big tear jerker[[spoiler:The Joker throughout the episode was so enthusiastic about being a hero and partner to Batman and then he breaks down once his darker urges get the best of him and violently murders the agents trying to arrest him in a blood bath. He spends the entire fight cry laughing and you can see the heartbreak on his face whenever Batman punches him. The kicker is at the climax when Batman has The Joker cornered and The Joker laments that his desire to be admired by Batman failed and caused The Joker to lose himself, and once both fighters are down from exhaustion? The Joker sadly accepts that he can't be a hero and admits he knew Batman used him the entire time but can't bring himself to hate him because The Joker had so much fun spending time with Batman and asks Bruce if he ever thought of John as a true friend. No matter your answer it's still sad. if you say yes The Joker in a fit of self loathing declares Batman must be as crazy as him to think of someone as twisted as The Joker as a friend and if you say no The Joker accepts this and declares from now on they are enemies.]]

[[spoiler: After Joker's arrest, Alfred decides to leave Bruce permanently after realizing that [[EveryoneHasStandards Batman made things worse in both seasons of the game.]] It's heartbreaking that Bruce pleaded for him to stay but he made his mind up. Depending on the player's choice, you can give up Alfred and continue being Batman or [[HeartwarmingMoment you could give up being Batman, to make Alfred reconsider leaving Bruce.]]]]

* [[spoiler: After Joker's arrest, Alfred decides to leave Bruce permanently after realizing that [[EveryoneHasStandards Batman made things worse in both seasons of the game.]] It's heartbreaking that Bruce pleaded for him to stay but he made his mind up. Depending on the player's choice, you can give up Alfred and continue being Batman or [[HeartwarmingMoment you could give up being Batman, to make Alfred reconsider leaving Bruce.]]]]

* [[spoiler: After Joker's arrest, Alfred decides to leave Bruce permanently after realizing that [[EveryoneHasStandards Batman made things worse in both seasons of the game.]] It's heartbreaking that Bruce pleaded for him to stay but he made his mind up. Depending on the player's choice, you can give up Alfred and continue being Batman or [[HeartwarmingMoment you could give up being Batman, to make Alfred reconsider leaving Bruce.]]]].

* The death of [[spoiler: Carmine Falcone]] can come across as this. [[spoiler: Even if most would agrree (and even choose to say in-game) that [[AssholeVictim he had it coming]], his last moments were actually quite nice and calm, and he even could reveal that he had some form of appreciation for Bruce]].

* [[spoiler: After Joker's arrest, Alfred decides to leave Bruce permanently after realizing that [[EveryoneHasStandards Batman make things more worse in both seasons of the game.]] It's heartbreaking that Bruce pleaded for him to stay but he made his mind up. Depending on the player's choice, you can give up Alfred and continue being Batman or [[HeartwarmingMoment you could give up being Batman, to make Alfred reconsider leaving Bruce.]]]].

* [[spoiler: After Joker's arrest, Alfred decides to leave Bruce permanently after realizing that *[[EveryoneHasStandards Batman make things more worse after both season.]] It's heartbreaking that Bruce pleaded for him to stay but he made his mind up. Depending on the player's choice, you can give up Alfred and continue being Batman or [[HeartwarmingMoment you could give up being Batman, to make Alfred reconsider leaving Bruce.]]]].

* [[spoiler: After Joker's arrest, Alfred decides to leave Bruce permanently after realizing that *[[EveryoneHasStandards Batman make things more worse after both season.]] It's heartbreaking that Bruce pleaded for him to stay but he made his mind up. Depending on the player's choice, you can give up Alfred and continue being Batman and renew your relationship with John Doe or [[HeartwarmingMoment you could give up being Batman, to make Alfred reconsider leaving Bruce.]]]].