History TearJerker / MayaAndTheThree

* The Gran Brujo tells Rico and his daughter, the Gran Bruja, to protect each other before he dies. However, immediately afterwards, the Gran Bruja exiles poor Rico. Gets worse in that there's no doubt she did that out of jealousy on top of what Rico accidentally did. [[AllThereInTheManual The series’ art book reveals]] that Rico is Gran Brujo’s grandson and Gran Bruja’s nephew. This fact alone makes all of this even ''worse''; he accidentally killed his grandfather, and was abandoned and exiled by his aunt, who was probably the only living family he had left.

* The opening flashback. Camazotz and Zatz’s mother Zyanya, with an infant Zatz, are fleeing from something. They reach a boat, and Camazotz tells her to get in. Suddenly, she knocks him out. She places him and Zatz in the boat and lets it go adrift. [[HeroicSacrifice She then goes to fight what was chasing them, giving her husband and child time to escape at the cost of her own life.]] When Camazotz awakens, he realizes he and his son are alone and the woman he loves is gone. He can do nothing but [[SkywardScream wail her name to the heavens]].

-->'''Maya:''' ''Lord Mitclan!'' Murderer of my friends! My family! (voice breaks) And my love... (raises Eagle Claw and grits her teeth) I challenge you...''TO A BATTLE TO THE DEATH!''
* Maya ultimately sacrifices herself to destroy Lord Mictlan, but in the end, all the spirits have a final moment with their loved ones (all of which are, in and of themselves, tear jerking and heartwarming at the same time), and Maya and Zatz eventually spend eternity together as the sun and moon.

!!Series

** The Gran Brujo tells Rico and his daughter, the Gran Bruja, to protect each other before he dies. However, immediately afterwards, the Gran Bruja exiles poor Rico. Gets worse in that there's no doubt she did that out of jealousy on top of what Rico accidentally did.
*** [[AllThereInTheManual The series’ art book reveals]] that Rico is Gran Brujo’s grandson and Gran Bruja’s nephew. This fact alone makes all of this even ''worse''; he accidentally killed his grandfather, and was abandoned and exiled by his aunt, who was probably the only living family he had left.
** It's bad enough seeing the children tease little Rico, but watching as ''full grown adults'' do nothing but further ostracize ''a child'' is just another level of sad.

* In a happier variant, Lady Micte grants Chimi's wish and lets her meet her mother's spirit. Chimi apologizes to her for her dying from childbirth, but her mother assures her that she'd gladly die a thousand times if it meant her daughter could live.

!!Meta
* The Mexican dubbing actor, Miguel Ángel Ghigliazza, who voiced Cabrakan and Xibalba in the Latin dubbing, was found dead on December 21 after 6 months of having disappeared. Let's just hope that The Land of the Remembered be his new home

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* The Mexican dubbing actor, Miguel Ángel Ghigliazza, who voiced Cabrakan and Xibalba in the Latin dubbing, He was found dead on December 21 after 6 months of having disappeared, let's just hope that The Land of the Remembered be his new home

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** As Mitclan prepares to sacrifice Maya, Zatz brokenly begs the war god to spare her [[TakeMeInstead kill him instead]]. Mitclan doesn't even pay the demigod boy a bit of notice as he pleads for the life of his love.