History TearJerker / Kinnikuman

* The loyalty between Kinnikuman Zebra and pet zebra, Zebra Kid, already mentioned on the Heartwarming page. The flashback of them being together is already sad because it ended with Zebra having to [[IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten kill Zebra Kid in order to enter the Choujin society.]]In the match between Kinnikuman and Zebra, however, it's turns the sadness UpToEleven [[spoiler: we get to see The spirit of none other than Zebra Kid possess Kinnikuman when he's trapped in the Muscle Inferno, in order to show Kinnikuman his side of the story on the day he was killed; he could have ''easily'' escaped the Muscle Inferno, but was so loyal to Zebra that he didn't move and faced his death just so Zebra could get into the society.]] Kinnikuman divulges this information to Zebra after defeating him, which causes Zebra to cry tears of ''blood''. There's a reason why Zebra's last words are quoted at the top of the page.

* Satan Cross dying to the Choushin. Asuraman was forced to see his teacher die at the hands of these gods-turned-mortal.

* Mariquitaman losing against the Full Metal Jackets. [[spoiler:Poor Aristera snapped after that. And to make matters worse, Mariquitaman took the bullet for Aristera when Satan tried to kill Aristera.]]

* While [[spoiler: Wolfman/Rikishiman]]'s death in the Seven Devil Choujin arc might have been somewhat {{Narm}}ful, Kinnikuman's reaction to it...is actually quite sad. Remember, this isn't [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro]] who's prone to ManlyTears, this is Kinnikuman, who is always the guy either cracking jokes or being the butt of a joke (even when it's serious), breaking down in tears and going berserk while saying "ItsAllMyFault!".
* Unlike the example above, in that same arc, [[spoiler: Robin Mask]]'s death was actually a TearJerker, made worse by the fact that [[spoiler: his wife, who was searching for him since he had run off without her had finally found him only to see him die in front of her]].

[[AC: Perfect Numbers arc]]

* Mariquitaman dying against the Full Metal Jackets. [[spoiler:Poor Aristera snapped after that.]]

* The real reason why the Six Spears are invading Earth. [[spoiler:Their home, the Omega Centauri, is dying and they need to get to Earth to use the power discovered by Psychoman to restore it. Kinnikuman fighting Pirateman who revealed this, sympathizes with them after he heard this even when they are on the enemy side.]]

* The real reason why the Six Spears are invading Earth. [[spoiler:Their home, the Omega Centauri, is dying and they need to get to Earth to use the power discovered by Psychoman to restore it. Kinnikuman fighting Pirateman who revealed this, sympathizes with them after he heard this even when they are on the enemy side.

* [[spoiler: The deaths of Teapackman, Canadianman, Curry Cook and Benkiman. Despite learning new tricks, it wasn't enough against these new foes.]]

* While [[spoiler: Wolfman/Rikishiman]]'s death in the Seven Devil Choujin arc might have been somewhat {{Narm}}ful, Kinnikuman's reaction to it...is actually quite sad. Remember, this isn't [[FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro]] who's prone to ManlyTears, this is Kinnikuman, who is always the guy either cracking jokes or being the butt of a joke (even when it's serious), breaking down in tears and going berserk while saying "ItsAllMyFault!".

* [[spoiler: The deaths of Teapackman, Canadianman, and Benkiman. Despite learning new tricks, it wasn't enough against these new foes.]]

* [[spoiler:Ataru Kinniku/Fake Kinnikuman Soldier's death.]] Fortunately, he had an UnexplainedREconvery.

--->''"A...man such as me didn't kn...know these feelings of Kid...forgive me, ki...Kid..."''
---> --- '''Kinnikuman Zebra'''.

---> ''"I wanted to be a Choujin, so I could serve the world and its people...but no matter how hard I tried, I was still only human...but my heroes kept pushing on, and somehow I understood when I defeated Sunshine...Even if you're just a human, you can be even greater than a Choujin, as long as you have the immortal soul of one..."''
---> --- '''The last words of Geronimo''', the greatest human ever to live in this series.

We know what you're thinking and before you say anything, no, this isn't a mistake. An action-comedy manga like {{Kinnikuman}} ''can'' have really sad moments.

* Even the ''Devil Choujin'' have their sad and heartwarming moments, shown when Sunshine stops his "Cursed Roller" technique before Kinnikuman Great goes through it: because Ashuraman's arms ''were stuck between the rollers'', stating that "Devils have friendship too!". Ashuraman calls him an idiot...only for it to be revealed that Ashuraman's in tears because of this kind act. It doesn't just stop there, Ashuraman, still in tears, still asks Sunshine why he would save like him, someone who was raised to be a CompleteMonster. Sunshine says something so tearfully heartwarming that even ''the crowd that were viciously booing the both of them'' is moved to tears.

* [[spoiler:Ataru Kinniku/Fake Kinnikuman Soldier's death.]] Fortunately, HeGotBetter.

* What's even more heartwrenching is Kinnikuman's reaction to [[spoiler: Meat-Kun]]'s presumed death. After he assumes that he was too late to save him, he breaks down in tears. It may not be the half of a Tear Jerker as his prior reaction to[[spoiler: Wolfman/Rikishiman]]'s death but it was depressing enough to make Kinkotsuman, Iwao, Akaiwa/Gobugari, Yosaku and the whole crowd cry in their seats. Fortunately,[[spoiler:NotQuiteDead Meat-Kun wasn't quite dead]]

* What's even more heartwrenching is Kinnikuman's reaction to [[spoiler: Meat-Kun]]'s presumed death. After he assumes that he was too late to save him, he breaks down in tears. It may not be the half of a Tear Jerker as his prior reaction to[[spoiler: Wolfman/Rikishiman]]'s death but it was depressing enough to make the whole crowd cry in their seats. Fortunately, though,[[spoiler: Meat-Kun gets better]]