History TearJerker / FireEmblemWarriorsThreeHopes

** Dorothea is also saddened by Ingrid’s death when everyone regroups, and Ferdinand has to assure her that she simply had no other choice. If Ashe has been recruited, he will mournfully note in camp that now that his side has killed Ingrid, he knows his relationships with his old friends are dead as well and that he can never hope to be forgiven.

*** On Azure Gleam, Rodrigue dies from getting stabbed in the back, but not before seeing his son Felix getting along with Dimitri and their humorous banter. He does not die to save his King like he does in Azure Moon, but rather dies from Sothis' RoaringRampageOfRevenge. He dies asking Felix, the very same son who can come to love his father again through their supports to continue protecting Dimitri. If there's any consolation, he dies knowing that Felix will always be there for Dimitri as he was for Lambert. Rodrigue's death notably has disturbing parallels with ''Jeralt getting killed by "Monica"/Kronya'' in ''Three Houses'', except this time it's Byleth doing this because ''you'' killed Jeralt first. Even worse, Rodrigue's final moments are shown in a first person view with him looking up at Felix and Dimitri, and [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in his son's arms]].

* If Shez chooses to kill Byleth (and first killing Jeralt). Hey, good for them! They finally got their revenge on the Ashen Demon, so they ''should'' be happy, right? [[VengeanceFeelsEmpty No. They are not happy at all,]] and they wonder if there was another way to resolve the conflict. It doesn't help that killing Byleth locks you out of the GoldenEnding in your chosen route. The story also means Jeralt and at least one other person ends up dying.

** The resulting death that Sothis (through Byleth's body) retaliates with if you kill Jeralt gets special mention especially in context to Three Houses:
*** In Scarlet Blaze, Randolph is shown losing his battle against the Ashen Demon with Fleche right there as he gets cut down, all while she breaks down in agony. Notably, this is the only route where Sothis does not get sudden resistance from Byleth to stop her from continuing: they’re perfectly willing to kill Fleche as well, but after Shez and Hubert arrive they just simply retreat leaving Shez to see just what happened from his choice to kill Jeralt.
*** On Azure Gleam, Rodrigue dies from getting stabbed in the back, but not before seeing his son Felix getting along with Dimitri and their humorous banter. He does not die to save his King like he does in Azure Moon, but rather dies from Sothis' RoaringRampageOfRevenge. He dies asking Felix, the very same son who can come to love his father again through their supports to continue protecting Dimitri. If there's any consolation, he dies knowing that Felix will always be there for Dimitri as he was for Lambert. Rodrigue's death notably has disturbing parallels with ''Jeralt getting killed by "Monica"/Kronya'' in ''Three Houses'', except this time it's Byleth doing this because ''you'' killed Jeralt first.

*** Crossing over into NightmareFuel, Golden Wildfire has Claude correctly surmising that they cannot hope to beat the Ashen Demon. Judith quickly goes to try to defeat them while Claude calls everyone back. The ending result is shown through Shez running past several fallen soldiers, then seeing Judith get cut down as the Ashen Demon flashes a horrifying PsychoticSmirk from the kill. Claude even gets a brief scene of feeling when Judith dies. Judith then asks Shez in her dying moments to look after Claude.

* At the end of the game, the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus is decemated with the Golden Ending implying that Dimitri will surrender to keep the rest of his Kingdom safe. Not only that, Houses Galatea and Gautier lost their heirs with the potential to lose the hair to House Dominic, the Western Lords of the Kingdom successfully defected to the Empire with the knowledge that they will be taken care of, and whatever is left of those that stayed with the Kingdom will probably give their lives defending whatever is left. The Alliance in the Golden Ending will be fine, but the Kingdom as it once was, will never truly recover.

* Margrave Gautier ends up dying to cover Rodrigue and Dimitri's retreat late in the route. Everyone feels guilty about this later, and Sylvain just sounds resigned as he talks about how he has to be the margrave now. Even worse, there's a flashback to just before the previous fight where Matthias apologizes to Sylvain for not being the best dad, which really hammers in the tragedy of the situation.

* While still being the closest one can get to an EverybodyLives route in ''Three Hopes'', Hubert and Ferdinand still vanish in this game's iteration of the Blue Lions route [[labelnote:note]]In ''Three Houses'', Ferdinand can be recruited into other houses and can be saved if you do so, while Hubert is Black Eagles exclusive. In ''Three Hopes'', Ferdinand is "Scarlet Blaze" exclusive together with Hubert[[/labelnote]]. Instead of dying in battle like in ''Three Houses'', the two just vanish into thin air when Thales takes over Edelgard's inner circle to gain another upper hand for the Agarthans. It's never made entirely clear whether they are dead, in hiding, in prison, or what (as no characters in the game who talk about them are sure of what happened to them), but to see two of your comrades in another life meet such ignoble fates is gut-wrenching.

* Rodrigue's death as a result of Shez killing Jeralt is a very devastating moment. As Rodrigue looks on fondly at Dimitri and Felix's funny banter,]] [[JumpScare he's suddenly]] [[MoodWhiplash stabbed in the back]] by a Sothis-possessed Byleth, as an enraged Felix immediately slashes at them. But he and Dimitri can't pursue the Ashen Demon, as they quickly have to run to Rodrigue's side. Rodrigue's dying words are to ask his son to keep protecting Dimitri, and apologizing to Lambert and Glenn before passing away. The aftermath of the battle has everyone in very low spirits, ''especially'' Shez, who blames themselves for Rodrigue's death and swears vengeance on the Ashen Demon. The last scene has Dimitri and Felix look back at a memory from their childhood while Felix notes that they wouldn't "begrudge them a few tears", heavily implying that Felix ''actually cries'' as the screen fades to black.

** Even worse, the other Golden Deer can fight him and Hilda, and [[EtTuBrute none of them are happy at their betrayal.]] Raphael is ''furious'' at Claude for endangering his little sister, and Marianne is completely heartbroken with Hilda, because she thought they were friends. Claude's response to Ignatz in particular is [[KickTheDog incredibly cruel]], saying that they "''were'' classmates" and dismissing him as another "lousy knight" of Gloucester. Lysithea coldly mocks Claude for fighting a losing battle, and laments that he dragged Hilda into his selfish ambitions.