History TearJerker / GuiltyCrown

* In Episode 9, we get a real doozy. We have [[spoiler: the death of Yahiro's little brother, Jun]]. We're given a brief flashback to Jun's past, seeing him happily play with Yahiro as a child. And how he makes a clear point of how Lost Christmas is about to happen. You're sitting there, just waiting for the tear jerker to start as Jun explain how [[spoiler: the Apocalypse Virus has given him the ability to see Voids, which is a textbook case of BlessedWithSuck in that it lets him see the darker sides of otherwise kind and friendly people, including his beloved older brother.]] Then, Lost Christmas happens [[spoiler: and we see the memories of Yahiro swearing to protect Jun. As the virus is slowly causing Jun to go insane and crush his brother to death with an Endlave.]] And in the end, [[spoiler: Shu is forced to kill Jun in order to protect Yahiro and end the former's suffering.]] Cue an ''intense'' HeroicBSOD for Shu.
* Following that we have Episode 10, where Shu briefly quits working with the Undertakers and sulks himself. He tries to have a normal day at school but everything he sees reminds him of what happened. The poor kid actually starts having a ''panic attack.'' Inori attempts to show a new song she made, but a frightened Shu destroys it after experiencing another flashback with a similar girl/[[spoiler:Mana]] and called her a monster, Inori sadly leaves Shu's apartment afterwards. His actions almost remind you of that of a war veteran who has severe PTSD.
* In Episode 12, [[spoiler: Gai pulls a HeroicSacrifice, telling Shu to get to Mana through him.]] Shu does so, [[ManlyTears tears streaming down his face.]] [[spoiler: Gai dies]] holding [[spoiler: Mana.]] TogetherInDeath has never been so beautiful...
** The final scene with [[spoiler: Shu and [[EmotionlessGirl Inori]] both crying is so darn sad, but it's worse for Inori because Gai was the one who gave her a name and a world]]...
** When you're watching Episode 12 again, [[spoiler:when Shu calls Gai/Triton his best friend, and stops him from falling on a bridge. You know they don't have much time left together as friends. Made worse by the few seconds where it shows Gai letting go of Shu's hand at the end.]]
* Episode 15. When Shu and Hare are severely injured, [[spoiler: despite bleeding profusely, Hare heals Shu first.]] She details a fairy tale she read as a little girl, about a kind king that gave everything away to the people, how the people wound up hating him for this, and how she didn't hate him at all. She says that the kind king was her first love, [[spoiler: and how she thinks that Shu was this kind king.]] And [[spoiler: a GHQ helicopter flies over and destroys her Void, making it impossible for Hare to heal herself.]] Shu makes it out thanks to Hare, but [[spoiler: Hare suddenly becomes afflicted with the Apocalypse Virus.]] Shu [[spoiler: holds her as the crystal eats her alive and she vanishes into dust, [[DiedInYourArmsTonight right when in Shu's grip]].]] Cue DespairEventHorizon for Shu and a subsequent RoaringRampageOfRevenge complete with DullEyesOfUnhappiness. And you know what's really ironic? None of this probably would have happened had [[spoiler: Souta and the other F-ranked Void users not been so brash]].

-->'''Shu:''' [[spoiler: No one else...believed in me like she did. She saw through all my mistakes. Hare!]]
* Episode 17. Seeing everyone [[spoiler: turn on Shu]] is absolutely heart-wrenching. Especially when you realize how [[HopeSpot favorably and idealistically]] everything began. Then Keido... Or [[ManipulativeBastard Segai]]... Or [[TheManBehindTheMan whoever's really in charge]] starts pulling the strings from behind the scenes and starts screwing with everyone, causing [[spoiler: formerly genuine NiceGuy Shu to go through his StartOfDarkness]] and even causing [[spoiler: his classmates, friends, and comrades who originally appreciated him as a pillar of strength in such unstable times to turn on him.]] And it's all topped off with a [[spoiler: recently revived and clearly evil Gai chopping the poor kid's arm off in order to steal the Void Genome.]] Seeing [[spoiler: ''his best friends'' turn on him]] is just so awful.
** Made worse by the fact that many of his friends seem to ''hate'' doing this to him. Looking at you, [[spoiler:Souta.]]

** Inori's [[spoiler: speech to Shu, where she promises to always be on his side]].

-->'''Inori:''' [[spoiler: Who's]] Shu? (English dub:[[spoiler:Who is...Shu?]])\\
[[spoiler: Gai]]: The name of the man you [[spoiler: loved]] (English dub:[[spoiler:I guess that’s the only man you ever loved.]]).
** That's [[spoiler: love with a D, as in past tense.]]

** When Rowan [[spoiler: [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices himself]] to protect Daryl by pushing him into an elevator while saying "If you get another chance, be more kind to people! Deep down, I know you were a nice guy Daryl!" The expression on Daryl's face made it sadder.]]
** [[spoiler:Watching Gai die a second time is immensely more difficult and heartwrenching, especially when he reveals the reason why he sided with GHQ/Da'ath.]]
** When [[spoiler: Inori returns to herself]] only to revealed to have become [[spoiler: overtaken by the virus and unable to see or feel Shu]] was absolutely heartbreaking. It's even followed by [[spoiler: Shu]] pulling the biggest HeroicSacrifice in the show as [[spoiler: he absorbs the Apocalypse Virus]]. All of it. [[spoiler: However, Inori's subsequent HeroicSacrifice saves him.]]

*** Then there's that moment at the epilogue after the TimeSkip when it looks like Shu may be settling back into a normal life, thanks to a [[ArtificialLimbs replacement arm]]... [[spoiler: and then it's revealed curing the Apocalypse Virus ''cost him his eyesight.'' And even years later, he is still mourning Inori.]]

* In the Lost Xmas OVA, Scrooge [[spoiler: saves the dog that Carol had grown attached to from being hit by a robot's laser]]. How is it a tearjerker? Because [[spoiler: as soon as he touches it, the Apocalypse Virus crystals grow all over its body, killing it. After the battle, Carol has DullEyesOfUnhappiness as she stares at its body]].
* The first opening song "My Dearest". The lyrics literally [[{{Foreshadowing}} spell out]] ''everything'' that will happen in the last quarter of the series, [[spoiler: such as the fact that nearly everyone Shu knows will turn on him, Inori will be the only person left to stand by him, and that she will die saving him, hoping that she will live on in his memories.]]
* The ending of the Lost Christmas VN can almost be classified as a downer ending, if not for [[spoiler:Scrooge and Carol stopping the first Lost Christmas]]. In the climax, [[spoiler:Carol reveals that Yet To Come is their unborn child who Scrooge has been using the Voids of throughout the entire story. And Yet To Come can never be born or die because Carol's uterus was infected with the Apocalypse Virus when Scrooge had sex with her]]. Scrooge has a HeroicBSOD and the game decides to push the YouCantFightFate message to the forefront by giving the player two options. [[spoiler:No matter how many times you choose "Live", the game just taunts you that their story can't be changed. The only way for the story to move forward is for the player to pick "Give Up", meaning Scrooge lost the will to live]].

-->'''Shu:''' [[Spoiler: No one else...believed in me like she did. She saw through all my mistakes. Hare!]]

-->'''Shu:''' [[Spoiler:No one else...believed in me like she did. She saw through all my mistakes. Hare!]]

!The Anime
* Episode 6 shows a flashback of Gai failed to save his squad from the Leukocyte satellite. One of which is a young girl who is so injured in pain that Gai had to MercyKill her.
* In Episode 9 we get a real doozy. We have [[spoiler: the death of Yahiro's little brother, Jun]]. We're given a brief flashback to Jun's past, seeing him happily play with Yahiro as a child. And how he makes a clear point of how Lost Christmas is about to happen. You're sitting there, just waiting for the tear jerker to start as Jun explain how [[spoiler: the Apocalypse Virus has given him the ability to see Voids, which is a textbook case of BlessedWithSuck in that it lets him see the darker sides of otherwise kind and friendly people, including his beloved older brother.]] Then Lost Christmas Happens. [[spoiler: and we see the memories of Yahiro swearing to protect Jun. As the virus is slowly causing Jun to go insane and crush his brother to death with an Endlave.]] And in the end, [[spoiler: Shu is forced to kill Jun in order to protect Yahiro and end the former's suffering.]] Cue an ''intense'' HeroicBSOD for Shu.

* In Episode 12 [[spoiler: Gai pulls a HeroicSacrifice, telling Shu to get to Mana through him.]] Shu does so, [[ManlyTears tears streaming down his face.]] [[spoiler: Gai dies]] holding [[spoiler: Mana.]] TogetherInDeath has never been so beautiful...

* Episode 15. When Shu and Hare are severely injured, [[spoiler: despite bleeding profusely, Hare heals Shu first.]] She details a fairy tale she read as a little girl, about a kind king that gave everything away to the people, how the people wound up hating him for this, and how she didn't hate him at all. She says that the kind king was her first love, [[spoiler: and how she thinks that Shu was this kind king.]] And [[spoiler: a GHQ helicopter flies over and destroys her Void, making it impossible for Hare to heal herself.]] Shu makes it out thanks to Hare, but [[spoiler: Hare suddenly becomes afflicted with the Apocalypse Virus.]] Shu [[spoiler: holds her as the crystal eats her alive and she vanishes into dust, [[DiedInYourArmsTonight right when in Shu's grip]].]] Cue ''DespairEventHorizon'' for Shu and a subsequent RoaringRampageOfRevenge complete with DullEyesOfUnhappiness. And you know what's really ironic? None of this probably would have happened had [[spoiler: Souta and the other F-ranked Void users not been so brash]].

* Episode 17. Seeing everyone [[spoiler: turn on Shu]] is absolutely heart-wrenching. Especially when you realized how [[HopeSpot favorably and idealistically]] everything began. Then Keido... Or [[ManipulativeBastard Segai]]... Or [[TheManBehindTheMan whoever's really in charge]] starts pulling the strings from behind the scenes and starts screwing with everyone, causing [[spoiler: formerly genuine NiceGuy Shu to go through his StartOfDarkness]] and even causing [[spoiler: his classmates, friends, and comrades who originally appreciated him as a pillar of strength in such unstable times to turn on him.]] And it's all topped off with a [[spoiler: recently revived and clearly evil Gai chopping the poor kids arm off in order to steal the Void Genome.]] Seeing [[spoiler: ''his best friends'' turn on him]] was just so awful.

** [[spoiler:Watching Gai die a second time is immensely more difficult and heart wrenching, especially when he reveals the reason why he sided with GHQ/Da'ath.]]

!Others

* The first opening song "My Dearest". The lyrics literally [[{{Foreshadowing}} spell out]] ''everything'' that will happen in the last quarter of the series, [[spoiler: such as the fact that nearly everyone Shu knows will turn on him, Inori will be the only person left to stand by him, and that she will die saving him, hoping that she will live on in his memories.]]

** What makes it even more tragic is that Hare's sacrifice is what lead Shu to become the opposite of what she wanted - a tyrant.

* In Episode 9 we get a real doozy. We have [[spoiler: the death of Yahiro's little brother, Jun]]. We're given a brief flashback to Jun's past, seeing him happily play with Yahiro as a child. And how he makes a clear point of how Lost Christmas is about to happen. You're sitting there, just waiting for the tear jerker to start as Jun explain how [[spoiler: the Apocalypse Virus has given him the ability to see Voids, which is a textbook case of BlessedWithSuck in that it lets him see the darker sides of otherwise kind and friendly people, including his beloved older brother.]] Then Lost Christmas Happens. [[spoiler: and we see the memories of Yahiro swearing to protect Jun. As the virus is slowly causing him to go insane and crush his brother to death with an Endlave.]] And in the end, [[spoiler: Shu is forced to kill Jun in order to protect Yahiro and end the former's suffering.]] Cue an ''intense'' HeroicBSOD for Shu.

* In Episode 9 we get a real doozy. We have [[spoiler: the death of Yahiro's little brother, Jun]]. We're given a brief flashback to Jun's past, seeing him happily play with Yahiro as a child. And how he makes a clear point of how Lost Christmas is about to happen. You're sitting there, just waiting for the tear jerker to start as Jun explain how [[spoiler: the Apocalypse Virus has given him the ability to see Voids, which is a textbook case of BlessedWithSuck in that it lets him see the darker sides of otherwise kind and friendly people, including his beloved older brother.]] Then Lost Christmas Happens. [[spoiler: and we see the memories of Yahiro swearing to protect Jun. As the virus is slowly causing him to go insane and crush his brother to death with an Endlave.]] And in the end, [[spoiler: Shu is forced to kill Jun in order to protect Yahiro and end the former's suffering.]] Cue HeroicBSOD for Shu.
* Following that we have Episode 10, where Shu briefly quits working with the Undertakers and sulks himself. Inori attempts to show a new song she made, but a frightened Shu destroys it after experiencing another flashback with a similar girl/[[spoiler:Mana]] and called her a monster, Inori sadly leaves Shu's apartment afterwards.

-->'''Inori:''' [[spoiler: Who's]] Shu?\\
[[spoiler: Gai]]: The name of the man you [[spoiler: loved]].

* When you're watching Episode 12 again, [[spoiler:when Shu calls Gai/Triton his best friend, and stops him from falling on a bridge. You know they don't have much time left together as friends. Made worse by the few seconds where it shows Gai letting go of Shu's hand at the end.]]
* When Shu and Hare are severely injured, [[spoiler: despite bleeding profusely, Hare heals Shu first.]] She details a fairy tale she read as a little girl, about a kind king that gave everything away to the people, how the people wound up hating him for this, and how she didn't hate him at all. She says that the kind king was her first love, [[spoiler: and how she thinks that Shu was this kind king.]] And [[spoiler: a GHQ helicopter flies over and destroys her Void, making it impossible for Hare to heal herself.]] Shu makes it out thanks to Hare, but [[spoiler: Hare suddenly becomes afflicted with the Apocalypse Virus.]] Shu [[spoiler: holds her as the crystal eats her alive and she vanishes into dust, [[DiedInYourArmsTonight right when in Shu's grip]].]] Cue ''DespairEventHorizon'' for Shu and a subsequent RoaringRampageOfRevenge complete with DullEyesOfUnhappiness. And you know what's really ironic? None of this probably would have happened had [[spoiler: Souta and the other F-ranked Void users not been so brash]].
* Seeing everyone [[spoiler: turn on Shu]] is absolutely heart-wrenching. Especially when you realized how [[HopeSpot favorably and idealistically]] everything began. Then Keido... Or [[ManipulativeBastard Segai]]... Or [[TheManBehindTheMan whoever's really in charge]] starts pulling the strings from behind the scenes and starts screwing with everyone, causing [[spoiler: formerly genuine NiceGuy Shu to go through his StartOfDarkness]] and even causing [[spoiler: his classmates, friends, and comrades who originally appreciated him as a pillar of strength in such unstable times to turn on him.]] And it's all topped off with a [[spoiler: recently revived and clearly evil Gai chopping the poor kids arm off in order to steal the Void Genome.]] Seeing [[spoiler: ''his best friends'' turn on him]] was just so awful.

* When Rowan [[spoiler: [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices himself]] to protect Daryl by pushing him into an elevator while saying "If you get another chance, be more kind to people! Deep down, I know you were a nice guy Daryl!" The expression on Daryl's face made it sadder.]]
* [[spoiler:Watching Gai die a second time is immensely more difficult and heart wrenching, especially when he reveals the reason why he sided with GHQ/Da'ath.]]

** That's [[spoiler: love with a D, as in PAST TENSE!]]

* [[spoiler:Watching Gai die a second time is immensely more difficult and heartwrenching.]]
* The entire last quarter of Episode 22.

* Seeing everyone [[spoiler: turn on Shu]] is absolutely heart-wrenching. Especially when you realized how [[HopeSpot favorably and idealistically]] everything began. Then Keido... Or [[ManipulativeBastard Segai]]... Or [[TheManBehindTheMan whoever's really in charge]] starts pulling the strings from behind the scenes and starts screwing with everyone, causing [[spoiler: formerly genuine NiceGuy Shu to go through his StartOfDarkness]] and even causing [[spoiler: his classmates, friends, and comrades who originally appreciated him as a pillar of strength in such unstable times to turn on him.]] And it's all topped off with a [[spoiler: recently revived and clearly evil Gai chopping the poor kids arm off in order to steal the Void Genome.]] Seeing [[spoiler: ''his best friends'' turn on him]] was just so awful. DAMN YOU, WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE! DAMN YOU!!!

** When [[spoiler: Inori returns to herself]] only to revealed to have become [[spoiler: overtaken by the virus and unable to see or feel Shu]] was absolutely heartbreaking. It's even followed by [[spoiler: Shu]] pulling the biggest HeroicSacrifice in the show as [[spoiler: he absorbs the Apocalypse Virus]]. All of it. '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis EVERY. SINGLE. TRACE OF IT.]]''' [[spoiler: However, Inori's subsequent HeroicSacrifice saves him.]]

*** Then there's that moment at the very end after the TimeSkip when it looks like Shu may be settling back into a normal life, thanks to a [[ArtificialLimbs replacement arm]]... [[spoiler: and then it's revealed curing the Apocalypse Virus ''cost him his eyesight.'' And even years later, he is still mourning Inori.]]

* In episode nine we get a real doozy. We have [[spoiler: the death of Yahiro's little brother, Jun.]] We're given a brief flashback to Jun's past, seeing him happily play with Yahiro as a child. And how he makes a clear point of how Lost Christmas is about to happen. You're sitting there, just waiting for the tear jerker to start as Jun explain how [[spoiler: the Apocalypse Virus has given him the ability to see voids, which is a textbook case of BlessedWithSuck in that it lets him see the darker sides of otherwise kind and friendly people, including his beloved older brother.]] Then Lost Christmas Happens. [[spoiler: and we see the memories of Yahiro swearing to protect Jun. As the virus is slowly causing him to go insane and crush his brother to death with an endlave.]] And in the end, [[spoiler: Shu is forced to kill Jun in order to protect Yahiro and end the former's suffering.]] Cue HeroicBSOD for Shu.
* In episode twelve [[spoiler: Gai pulls a HeroicSacrifice, telling Shu to get to Mana through him.]] Shue does so, [[ManlyTears tears streaming down his face.]] [[spoiler: Gai dies]] holding [[spoiler: Mana.]] TogetherInDeath has never been so beautiful...

** [[spoiler: Didn't she say that Gai gave her a name, and Shu gave her a world?]]
* When you're watching episode 12 again, [[spoiler:when Shu calls Gai/Triton his best friend, and stops him from falling on a bridge. You know they don't have much time left together as friends. Made worse by the few seconds where it shows Gai letting go of Shu's hand at the end.]]
* When Shu and Hare are severely injured, [[spoiler: despite bleeding profusely, Hare heals Shu first.]] She details a fairy tale she read as a little girl, about a kind king that gave everything away to the people, how the people wound up hating him for this, and how she didn't hate him at all. She says that the kind king was her first love, [[spoiler: and how she thinks that Shu was this kind king.]] And [[spoiler: a GHQ helicopter flies over and destroys her Void, making it impossible for Hare to heal herself.]] Shu makes it out thanks to Hare, but [[spoiler: Hare suddenly becomes afflicted with the Apocalypse Virus.]] Shu [[spoiler: holds her as the crystal eats her alive and she vanishes into dust, [[DiedInYourArmsTonight right when in Shu's grip]].]] Cue ''DespairEventHorizon'' for Shu and a subsequent RoaringRampageOfRevenge complete with DullEyesOfUnhappiness. And you know what's really ironic? None of this probably would have happened had [[spoiler: Souta and the other F-ranked Void users not been so brash.]]
* Seeing everyone [[spoiler: turn on Shu]] is absolutely heart-wrenching. Especially when you realized how [[HopeSpot favorably and idealistically]] everything began. Then Keido... Or [[ManipulativeBastard Segai]]... Or [[TheManBehindTheMan whoever's really in charge]] starts pulling the strings from behind the scenes and starts screwing with everyone, causing [[spoiler: formerly genuine NiceGuy Shu to go through his StartOfDarkness]] and even causing [[spoiler: his classmates, friends, and comrades who originally appreciated him as a pillar of strength in such unstable times to turn on him.]] And it's all topped off with a [[spoiler: Recently revived and clearly evil Gai chopping the poor kids arm off in order to steal the Void Genome.]] Seeing [[spoiler: ''his best friends'' turn on him]] was just so awful. DAMN YOU, WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE! DAMN YOU!!!
** Made worse by the fact that many of his friends seem to ''hate'' doing this to him. I'm looking at you, [[spoiler:Souta.]]
* In episode 18, watching Shu look at photos of him and his 'friends' after everything that has happened is ''extremely'' heartwrenching.

* Episode twenty one:
-->'''Inori:''' [[spoiler: Who's]] Shu?
-->[[spoiler: Gai]]: The name of the man you [[spoiler: loved.]]

* The entire last quarter of episode 22.
** When [[spoiler: Inori returns to herself]] only to revealed to have become [[spoiler: overtaken by the virus and unable to see or feel Shu]] was absolutely heartbreaking. It's even followed by [[spoiler: Shu]] pulling the biggest HeroicSacrifice in the show as [[spoiler: he absorbs the Apocalypse Virus.]] All of it. '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis EVERY. SINGLE. TRACE OF IT.]]''' [[spoiler: However, Inori's subsequent HeroicSacrifice saves him.]]

* The first opening song "My Dearest." The lyrics literally [[{{Foreshadowing}} spell out]] ''everything'' that will happen in the last quarter of the series, [[spoiler: such as the fact that nearly everyone Shu knows will turn on him, Inori will be the only person left to stand by him, and that she will die saving him, hoping that she will live on in his memories.]]

* In the Lost Xmas OVA, Scrooge [[spoiler: saves the dog that Carol had grown attached to from being hit by a robot's laser]]. How is it a tearjerker? Because [[spoiler: as soon as he touches it, the Apocalypse Virus crystals grow all over its body, killing it. After the battle, Carol has DullEyesOfUnhappiness as she stares at its body]].

* I'm not going to detail why because it would be too much, but everything in episode 16. A quarter through it, this troper was already crying.
* Seeing everyone [[spoiler: turn on Shu]] is absolutely heart-wrenching. Especially when you realized how [[HopeSpot favorably and idealistically]] everything began. Then [[CompleteMonster Keido]]... Or [[ManipulativeBastard Segai]]... Or [[TheManBehindTheMan whoever's really in charge]] starts pulling the strings from behind the scenes and starts screwing with everyone, causing [[spoiler: formerly genuine NiceGuy Shu to go through his StartOfDarkness]] and even causing [[spoiler: his classmates, friends, and comrades who originally appreciated him as a pillar of strength in such unstable times to turn on him.]] And it's all topped off with a [[spoiler: Recently revived and clearly evil Gai chopping the poor kids arm off in order to steal the Void Genome.]] Seeing [[spoiler: ''his best friends'' turn on him]] was just so awful. DAMN YOU, WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE! DAMN YOU!!!

* In the Lost Xmas OVA, Scrooge [[spoiler: saves the dog that Carol had grown attached to from being hit by a robot's laser]]. How is it a tearjerker? Because [[spoiler: as soon as he does, the Apocalypse Virus crystals grow all over its body, killing it. After the battle, Carol has DullEyesOfUnhappiness as she stares at its body]].

* In the Lost Xmas OVA, Scrooge [[spoiler: saves the dog that Carol had grown attached to]]. How is it a tearjerker? Because [[spoiler: as soon as he does, the Apocalypse Virus crystals grow all over its body, killing it. After the battle, Carol has DullEyesOfUnhappiness as she stares at its body]].

* In the Lost Xmas OVA, Scrooge [[spoiler: saves the dog that Carol had grown attached to]]. How is it a tearjerker? Because [[spoiler: as soon as he does, the Apocalypse Virus crystals grow all over its body, killing it. After the battle, Carol stares at the dog with DullEyesOfUnhappiness]].

* In the Lost Xmas OVA, Scrooge [[spoiler: saves the dog that Carol had grown attached to. How is it a tearjerker? Because as soon as he does, the Apocalypse Virus crystals grow all over its body, killing it. After the battle, Carol stares over the dog with DullEyesOfUnhappiness]].

** When [[spoiler: Inori returns to herself]] only to revealed to have become [[spoiler: overtaken by the virus and unable to see or feel Shu]] was absolutely heartbreaking. It's even followed by [[spoiler: Shu]] pulling the biggest HeroicSacrifice in the show as [[spoiler: he absorbs the Apocalypse Virus.]] All of it. '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis EVERY. SINGLE. TRACE OF IT.]]''' [[spoiler: However, Inori's subsequent HeroicSacrifice saves him.]]