History TearJerker / Claymore

** Then when [[spoiler:Teresa is killed right in front of Clare by an awakening Priscilla. The death itself is honestly so much sad as it is shocking seeing as it comes right out of nowhere.]] The tearjerker is right after [[spoiler:Priscilla kills/injures the rest of the group and leaves Clare all alone with her big sister/mother figure's decapitated corpse. There's no dialouge (other than an internal monlouge), just Clare crawling toward Teresa's severed head, tears streaming down her face and finally clutching the head in her arms as she sobs into Teresa's [[http://www.1000manga.com/Claymore/24/24-25/ hair]].]] Finally, Clare [[spoiler:carries the head around with her until she finds an Organization member and demands he use Teresa's head as material to make her a Claymore. Her [[http://www.1000manga.com/Claymore/24/28/ face]] is what sends the image home.]] Now that I think about it, the whole Teresa arc is really just one tearjerker after another with a few [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMOAs]] and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming CMOHs]] thrown in.

* The story of [[spoiler:Cassandra]]. [[AlasPoorVillain Alas, Poor Anti-Villain.]]
** After finally killing [[spoiler:Roxanne]] for good, she just looks at Miria's Claymores and... walks (crawls?) away. It is just so sad, how much the woman has lost by that point: [[spoiler:her dignity, her friend, her life, her last shreds of humanity, and even her ''arch-enemy'']].
*** I doubt she was too upset about that last one.
** In the end, she even loses [[spoiler:her sense of self, as Priscilla's power becomes dominant.]]

* THE RAKI AND CLARE REUNION in Chapter 129! What makes this so beautiful is [[spoiler: that Raki, along with Miria, Devene, Helen, Cynthia, Yuma, and Tabitha are at the outskirts of the Holy City of Rabona where Clare has been encased in a giant blob-like shell (that also has captured Priscilla, who's on the verge of escaping). Deneve decided to bring Raki along to see if he could free Clare (as well as moments before, she showed him the truth about the Claymore's bodies), and when Raki places his hands against the shell, he repeats his famous quote about wanting to be with her forever because she's the only one for him. Miraculously, Clare's hands reach through the hardened shell and clasp Raki's as he pulls her through the blob (she had been encased for almost a month with no way to free her). When Clare sees Raki for the FIRST TIME IN SEVEN YEARS, they both tearfully embrace as Raki screams Clare's name and the six other Claymore's watch with huge smiles that Clare is alive and safe.]]

* THE RAKI AND CLARE REUNION in Chapter 135! What makes this so beautiful is [[spoiler: that Raki, along with Miria, Devene, Helen, Cynthia, Yuma, and Tabitha are at the outskirts of the Holy City of Rabona where Clare has been encased in a giant blob-like shell (that also has captured Priscilla, who's on the verge of escaping). Deneve decided to bring Raki along to see if he could free Clare (as well as moments before, she showed him the truth about the Claymore's bodies), and when Raki places his hands against the shell, he repeats his famous quote about wanting to be with her forever because she's the only one for him. Miraculously, Clare's hands reach through the hardened shell and clasp Raki's as he pulls her through the blob (she had been encased for almost a month with no way to free her). When Clare sees Raki for the FIRST TIME IN SEVEN YEARS, they both tearfully embrace as Raki screams Clare's name and the six other Claymore's watch with huge smiles that Clare is alive and safe.]]

**** That warrior is Raftella, the Organization's Number 10 who designated as the "Anti-Warrior" Claymore (meaning she is specifically designed to fight Claymore's who rebel). [[spoiler: after the Claymore Rebellion begins, Raftella is brought before the Organization leadership to explain why the Claymores did not kill Miria when they had the chance. She explains that each warrior was moved by Miria's compassion for saving their lives because she gave value TO their lives. Everyone else thought of them as monsters, pawns, and experiments and used them as tools to fight and die for their own ends, but Miria dared to fight them and keep them alive despite beating EVERY single digit warrior except the new twins and Raftella when she assaulted the Organization the first time. Raftella explains that Miria's power awed and impressed them, and instead of killing them like an Awakened Being would, she spared them intentionally, which appealed to their hearts as humans...which is why they ALL willingly choose to side with Miria when she attacks the Organization the second and final time. Unfortunately, telling this to the Organization leadership, Raftella is brutally run-through by ten servants of Limt and left for dead.]]

**** That warrior is Raftella, the Organization's Number 10 who designated as the "Anti-Warrior" Claymore (meaning she is specifically designed to fight Claymore's who rebel). [[spoilers: after the Claymore Rebellion begins, Raftella is brought before the Organization leadership to explain why the Claymores did not kill Miria when they had the chance. She explains that each warrior was moved by Miria's compassion for saving their lives because she gave value TO their lives. Everyone else thought of them as monsters, pawns, and experiments and used them as tools to fight and die for their own ends, but Miria dared to fight them and keep them alive despite beating EVERY single digit warrior except the new twins and Raftella when she assaulted the Organization the first time. Raftella explains that Miria's power awed and impressed them, and instead of killing them like an Awakened Being would, she spared them intentionally, which appealed to their hearts as humans...which is why they ALL willingly choose to side with Miria when she attacks the Organization the second and final time. Unfortunately, telling this to the Organization leadership, Raftella is brutally run-through by ten servants of Limt and left for dead.]]

** Then we find out the truth about the yoma. [[spoiler:That really was his brother, driven completely insane with HorroHunger by the yoma parasite in his brain, but still capable of crying for Raki.]]

* The story of [[spoiler:Cassandra]]. [[AlasPoorVillain Alas, Poor Anti-Villain.]]

*** Hearing Clare utter that name as she witnessed her Mother-Sister figure being [[spoiler: decapitated right in front of her]] make me well up each time.

* When a mute Clare sees Teresa's scars for the first time and regains the ability to speak, tearfully asking if it hurts and then going on to say that she knows Teresa is still hurting inside because Clare has the same pain. Teresa, up until now a borderline sociopath, completely breaks down, falling to her knees and clutching Clare to her as they cry together.

* Then when [[spoiler:Teresa is killed right in front of Clare by an awakening Priscilla. The death itself is honestly so much sad as it is shocking seeing as it comes right out of nowhere.]] The tearjerker is right after [[spoiler:Priscilla kills/injures the rest of the group and leaves Clare all alone with her big sister/mother figure's decapitated corpse. There's no dialouge (other than an internal monlouge), just Clare crawling toward Teresa's severed head, tears streaming down her face and finally clutching the head in her arms as she sobs into Teresa's [[http://www.1000manga.com/Claymore/24/24-25/ hair]].]] Finally, Clare [[spoiler:carries the head around with her until she finds an Organization member and demands he use Teresa's head as material to make her a Claymore. Her [[http://www.1000manga.com/Claymore/24/28/ face]] is what sends the image home.]] Now that I think about it, the whole Teresa arc is really just one tearjerker after another with a few [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMOAs]] and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming CMOHs]] thrown in.

* ThisTroper felt tears stinging at her eyes when Undine was killed. I don't think it was intended to be a tearjerker, but I really liked her and was sad to see her die in such a graphic way.

* When the first pair of twins, Alicia and Beth, fight to protect each other. [[spoiler: And subsequently get [[CurbStompBattle curbstomped]] by [[VillainSue Priscilla]]. It's heartbreaking when you watch a supposedly emotionless and mindless battle machine for the Organisation weep for her fallen twin.]]

* For me, it were the deaths of [[spoiler: Isley and Riful.]] EvenEvilHasLovedOnes...

* From Chapter 107, [[spoiler:Miria loses the battle with the new twins after her perception is altered into thinking she's fighting Hilda, the friend she killed after Hilda had awakened (and whos death triggered Miria's near awakening). Miria dies crying, thinking her friend is still alive while the Organizations Claymores [[http://mangastream.com/read/claymore/30234969/31 kill her brutally.]]]]

** [[spoiler: Turns out she survived. Still sad though.]]