History TearJerker / Class78thWatchesTheFuture

It's a ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' fanfic that has Class 78 watching their deadly [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc future]]. Gut-wrenching moments are 100% guaranteed to be present.

* Remember how broken LetsPlay/{{Lucahjin}} was [[TearJerker/{{Lucahjin}} when she found Sakura dead]]? Aoi's reaction is very similar here. First, she goes through denial, believing that Sakura's just unconscious and that they can help her. However, when it comes to pass that the Ultimate Martial Artist is dead, BreakTheCutie doesn't even describe her reaction. The most cheerful, kind-hearted girl in the class is reduced to a sobbing wreck, collapsing and demanding to know why her friend had to die and who did it as Sakura gives her a CooldownHug.

!!! General:
* Mukuro's situation over the course of watching the game is painful to see. While at first she thinks she'll remain with her sister, watching her sister's actions and their effects on her classmates cause her to start wavering in loyalty, but her own BigSisterInstinct, guilt for abandoning Junko, and her fear of the repercussions of her alignment keeps her from revealing the truth to Makoto, and it's shown that she hates that she can't tell him the truth. Seeing her classmates and especially [[LoveInterest Makoto]], a person who showed her nothing but kindness, suffer because of her inaction only further fuels her self-loathing.

!!! Chapter 1: To Survive

* Sayaka being revealed as an attempted killer attempting to frame Makoto. Over the course of the trial, Sayaka sees more and more proof that she's less of an innocent victim, and she is absolutely horrified with her actions. Makoto himself tries his best to keep that possibility out of her mind, but when definitive proof is shown that she was using him, he slips out of her armhold, and she breaks down crying.
* Leon finding out that his future self was the killer. He tries to protect himself, but unlike in the future where it's to survive, here it's out of disbelief that he could have been the killer. With each of piece of evidence, though, he finds it harder and harder to deny the truth, and eventually, while his future self keeps trying to argue, he tells him that it's over.

** Leon, being the one executed and having had to watch himself get killed by the symbol of his career, is understandably distraught. Even afterwards, he does have some time where he finds the baseballs heavier than normal.

!!!Chapter 2: Boys' Life of Despair

!!!Chapter 3: A Next Generation Legend! Stand Tall, Galactic Hero!
* Taka's death, just when he was starting to move past Mondo's death. Mondo is, for once, pushed into a TranquilFury compared to his more outspoken outbursts, starting slow before going into a much more enraged state than normal. Chihiro is still [[TraumaButton shown to have lingering fear of Mondo's anger]], and Makoto pointing this out to the Ultimate Biker Gang Leader causes guilt to mix in.
* Future Aoi's breakdown when she finds Hifumi's body in the repository. It leads to not only the current Aoi breaking down, but also Chihiro and Sayaka.
* Celeste finds herself through the wringer when her motivation for murdering Taka and Hifumi was revealed. Sayaka verbally yet viciously rips into her for being so selfish (outright calling her a [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch]]), and when Celeste tries to avert guilt by trying to accuse Sayaka and Mondo of being the same as she was, Aoi points out that Sayaka's dream was the result of hard work along with close friends while Mondo had genuinely felt guilty for killing Chihiro. As the Ultimate Swimming Pro tears into her, Taeko can't deny the truth while internally begging her to stop before Makoto intervenes.

!!!Chapter 4: All Star Apologies
* Remember how broken LetsPlay/{{Lucahjin}} was [[TearJerker/{{Lucahjin}} when she found Sakura dead]]? Aoi's reaction is very similar here. First, she goes through denial and that Sakura's just unconscious, believing that they can help her. However, when it comes to pass that the Ultimate Martial Artist is dead, BreakTheCutie doesn't even describe her reaction. The most cheerful, kind-hearted girl of the class is reduced to a sobbing wreck, collapsing and demanding to know why her friend had to die and who did it as Sakura gives her a CooldownHug.

* Kyoko realizing the implication behind the locked door and the possibility that Sakura committed suicide. She's in disbelief.
* All throughout the fanfic, one of Hina's greatest fears is that she'll end up killing Sakura, so when, during the fourth trial, her future self seemingly confesses to murdering Sakura, she is completely horrified.
* The moment the class realizes the AwfulTruth of Sakura's death. Almost none of them can believe that the strongest member of their class was DrivenToSuicide. Hina herself is completely lost, unable to understand why her future self tried to get the rest of her classmates to vote for the wrong culprit and result in a TotalPartyKill.
* Chapter 84 may as well be ''Tear Jerker: The Chapter''. There's a lot of painful moments in this one.

** Everyone gets to see how much Sakura blamed herself for inciting discord, and Sayaka and Mondo show the most sympathy.
** This is the moment that Toko and Hiro have a massive HeelRealization. The fact that, despite their distrust, Sakura still saw them as friends utterly breaks them, especially the fact that they were the ones that rejected her attempts to send an olive branch. While Hiro's defenses falter, it's Toko who shows a sadder side. She realizes that Sayaka was right about [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech how pathetic she was]], and that while the Ultimate Writer believed that everyone was out to get her, there are still those who legitimately see her as a friend.

** All throughout the story, Byakuya has been shouldering the blame of his future counterpart's awful actions, and seeing everyone defend Hina leads him to erupt, ranting how he had been demonized, mocked, and even physically attacked by the rest of his class. Mondo, Taka, Leon, and Chihiro are all shown with various expressions of guilt and shame for their own mistreatment of him.

* Three words: Alter Ego's execution. The entire class is devastated to various degrees, but Chihiro is the most visibly affected, understandably as Alter Ego was his creation. Just before the execution begins, he goes into a RapidFireNo phase. Afterwards, he's left pale and sobbing, since Alter Ego was meant to help the rest of his class find a way out, and Monokuma cruelly smashed it to little pieces. He clings to Mondo for comfort, and the Ultimate Biker Gang Leader can only attempt to comfort the Ultimate Programmer. Chihiro even wonders if the world simply wants him to remain weak.
** The other classmates have no less heart-rending reactions. Sayaka begins to cry, Hina breaks down onto Makoto's shoulder, Leon and Taka can only grit their teeth, Hifumi is devastated even despite getting over most of his infatuation with the AI, Sakura can only give a DueToTheDead, and even Hiro and Toko are saddened by Alter Ego's death.

-->'''Hina''': [''[[StepfordSmiler putting on a forced smile]].''] I-If you're here to check on me, don't worry. I-I'm okay. Just need to get some rest, and-\\

!!! Chapter 5: 100 Miles; Pain of a Junk Food Junkie:

** This is the moment that Toko and Hiro have a massive HeelRealization. The fact that, despite their distrust, Sakura still saw them as friends utterly breaks them, especially the fact that they were the ones that rejected her attempts to send an olive branch. While Hiro's defenses falter, it's Toko who shows a sadder side. She realizes that Sayaka was right about [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech how pathetic she was]], and that while she believed that everyone was out to get her, there are still those who see her as a friend.

* Remember how broken LetsPlay/{{Lucahjin}} was [[TearJerker/Lucahjin when she found Sakura dead]]? Aoi's reaction is very similar here. First, she goes through denial and that Sakura's just unconscious, believing that they can help her. However, when it comes to pass that the Ultimate Martial Artist is dead, BreakTheCutie doesn't even describe her reaction. The most cheerful, kind-hearted girl of the class is reduced to a sobbing wreck, collapsing and demanding to know why her friend had to die and who did it as Sakura gives her a CooldownHug.

* Remember how broken LetsPlay/{{Lucahjin}} was when she found Sakura dead? Aoi's reaction is very similar here. First, she goes through denial and that Sakura's just unconscious, believing that they can help her. However, when it comes to pass that the Ultimate Martial Artist is dead, BreakTheCutie doesn't even describe her reaction. The most cheerful, kind-hearted girl of the class is reduced to a sobbing wreck, collapsing and demanding to know why her friend had to die and who did it as Sakura gives her a CooldownHug.

-->'''Hina''': [''[[StepfordSmile putting on a forced smile]].''] I-If you're here to check on me, don't worry. I-I'm okay. Just need to get some rest, and-\\

* Mukuro's situation over the course of watching the game. While at first she thinks she'll remain with her sister, watching her sister's actions and their effects on her classmates cause her to start wavering in loyalty, but her own BigSisterInstinct, guilt for abandoning Junko, and her fear of the repercussions of her alignment keeps her from revealing the truth to Makoto, and it's shown that she hates that she can't tell him the truth. Seeing her classmates and especially [[LoveInterest Makoto]], a person who showed her nothing but kindness, suffer because of her inaction only further fuels her self-loathing.

* Junko also starts targeting Makoto directly after seeing his HopeBringer status. She begins planting seeds of betrayal and guilt into Makoto's head, and Mukuro witnesses her sister beginning to manipulate her crush. Once again, however, the dilemma of sisterly loyalty to Junko and honest love to Makoto results in her inaction, only able to listen and cry over her sister's actions.

-->'''Hina''': [''putting on a forced smile.''] I-If you're here to check on me, don't worry. I-I'm okay. Just need to get some rest, and-\\

!!! 100 Miles; Pain of a Junk Food Junkie: