History TearJerker / MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater

* The Fury initiating "mission control" after his defeat:

** And the later revelation that [[spoiler:The Boss was a FakeDefector committing what she knew to be a SuicideMission at the sacrifice of her honor for all time. One of the greatest heroes in American history will forever be regarded as one of the worst traitors.]] The last scene of the game is punctuated by the now-iconic image of [[http://www.inretrospectpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Big-Boss-Salute-688x230.jpg Naked Snake's salute]].

* The ending of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'' and the death of [[spoiler:The Boss]] was a very intentional example designed to show [[spoiler:Naked Snake, aka Big Boss']] StartOfDarkness. [[spoiler:When she is defeated and asks Snake to kill her, he aims a gun at her head and the game waits for you to press the fire button]]. It is quite possibly the biggest PlayerPunch in the entire series.

* The ending of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'' and the death of [[spoiler:The Boss]] was a very intentional example designed to show [[spoiler:Naked Snake, aka Big Boss']] StartOfDarkness. [[spoiler:When she is defeated and asks Snake to kill her, he aims a gun at her head and the game waits for you to press the fire button]].

* There's something about The Fury's last words, especially the melancholy delivery, that are incredibly touching:

* The Boss' speech before the fight against her, where she gives her backstory and a deeper understanding of her motivations. Even before finding out she's a [[spoiler:FakeDefector]], all of your thoughts that she's anything but a good woman should disappear at that point. Only making the fight against her and its aftermath more gutwrenching.

* The flower petals in [[spoiler: The Boss']] death scene were extremely poignant, especially considering the different cultural connotations of the color white. In Western culture, white symbolizes purity and innocence, and is worn by the bride at weddings. In Eastern culture, it symbolizes death, and is worn at funerals. Red is also subject to such duality. Western culture views red as bloody and impure, while Eastern culture views it as a color of celebration. So the petals turning from white to red actually has two meanings: the first is that it symbolizes Naked Snake's loss of innocence as he inherits the title of "Boss" and becomes Big Boss; the second being that while [[spoiler: The Boss']] death is sad, she's moved on to a better place.

** And the later revelation that [[spoiler:The Boss was a FakeDefector committing what she knew to be a suicide mission at the sacrifice of her honor for all time. One of the greatest heroes in American history will forever be regarded as one of the worst traitors.]] The last scene of the game is punctuated by the now-iconic image of [[http://www.inretrospectpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Big-Boss-Salute-688x230.jpg Naked Snake's salute]].

--> '''EVA:''' Snake... the world will never know what she did.

** Snake Eater too. Despite being surprisingly fun and upbeat, the song also foreshadows many events in the game including the demise of The Boss.

** You don't see EVA's face for any of the last portion of the ending scene, but you hear her start to break down and sob. Listening to her voice cracking on the last part of her voiceover, coupled with the visual on-screen at that moment, makes it very hard to not get choked up along with her.

Snake Eater too. Despite being surprisingly fun and upbeat, the song also foreshadows many events in the game including the demise of The Boss.

* At the beginning of the game when Snake and the Boss have their Codec conversation. When you know all of what is about to happen, there is something heartbreaking about hearing Snake say, "it's good to hear your voice again."

-->'''The Fury:''' Mission Control, do you read me? I'm Coming Home!!

While I suffer...

** And the later revelation that [[spoiler:The Boss was a FakeDefector committing what she knew to be a suicide mission at the sacrifice of her honor for all time. One of the greatest heroes in American history will forever be regarded as one of the worst traitors.]] The scene is punctuated by the now-iconic image of [[http://www.inretrospectpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Big-Boss-Salute-688x230.jpg Naked Snake's salute]].

** Or how about the fact that the Boss, one of the heroes of WWII in the MGS universe, would forever go down in history as one of the biggest traitors in United States history akin to the likes of Benedict Arnold, even though [[spoiler:she was a good guy the whole time she had supposedly "betrayed" the United States]]?
*** Just to drive the point home, [[spoiler: the Boss knew this was going to happen to her. She knew her only pupil, a man who was like a son to her, would have to be the one to kill her. She knew she was going to have to do terrible things to turn him against her. She knew that her closest comrades, who she'd fought alongside for decades, would die too, because they were too dedicated to the Boss to let her do it alone. She knew that her own government, who was ordering her to do these things, would forever vilify her as a traitor and a monster for it, to prevent nuclear retaliation. And she did it anyway. That is how much she ''loved her country''.]]
*** Couple that with the tragic irony of it all: the woman who fought to help end World War 2 [[spoiler: willingly dies to prevent World War 3.]] The greatest warrior spent her life stopping wars, but who will ever know it?
*** The ending takes on an interesting (and somewhat darker) twist if you consider [[spoiler: whether the Boss always intended for Snake to know the truth (she obviously knew EVA would eventually tell him), or if she did it impulsively toward the end, unable to die thinking he'd always see her as a traitor. If it's the latter, then it begs the question of what would have happened had she not said anything. Would Big Boss have still lashed out against the world and tried to create his warrior's heaven, or would he have simply become disillusioned but ultimately harmless? It was the outrage and sense of injustice that drove him all that time - would it have been such a powerful motivation if he didn't have to live alone with the truth? Could the Boss's one moment of weakness regarding her legacy - or at least her overestimation of her protege's ability to cope with it - have been the thing that started all of this?]]
**** Confirmed, essentially, in MGS4: [[spoiler: The feud between Big Boss and Zero, fragmenting the Patriots with further events down the line only widening the gap between them, is stated to have started because both of them interpreted her ideology different, and both ''got it wrong''. So for everything she tried to impart, for all her wisdom, they got it all wrong, and they did so, in part, in ''her name'']].

** Another thing related to the flower petal turing white from red. Before the fight with her, the boss said something along the lines of how her blood turned as white as snow while she was in Nevada. Red to white. Make what you will of it.

*** You know it's a real tear jerker when just seeing those nine words is enough make your own vision blur too.
*** You also know it's a real tear jerker when you choke up in every scene the character appears in.
*** [[spoiler: You can press R1 to see through Snake's eyes. His vision is swimming with tears as he tries to hold his focus]].

*** Just to drive the point home, [[spoiler: the Boss knew this was going to happen to her. She knew her only pupil, a man who was like a son to her, would have to be the one to kill her. She knew she was going to have to do terrible things to turn him against her. She knew that her closest comrades, who she'd fought alongside for decades, would die too, because they were too dedicated to the Boss to let her do it alone. She knew that her own government, who was ordering her to do these things, would forever vilify her as a traitor and a monster for it, to prevent nuclear retaliation. '''And she did it anyway'''. That is how much she ''loved her country''.]]

** Meta example: The ending is so sad that {{Hiimdaisy}}, who [[CrossesTheLineTwice happily parodies]] [[TearJerker/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty Emma's death,]] [[DudeNotFunny can't make or unwilling to make parody of this scene.]]

** Anyone who has a caring heart will think to themselves, "No, I can't do this..." during that part. I (MGC) am one of those many. When I first played through the game, I kept thinking, "I can't do this, I can't do this, I can't do this..." but the game wanted me to, so...I did. And then I cried so much.

*** Just to drive the point home, [[spoiler: the Boss knew this was going to happen to her. She knew her only pupil, a man who was like a son to her, would have to be the one to kill her. She knew she was going to have to do terrible things to turn him against her. She knew that her closest comrades, who she'd fought alongside for decades, would die too, because they were too dedicated to the Boss to let her do it alone. She knew that her own government, who was ordering her to do these things, would forever vilify her as a traitor and a monster for it, to prevent nuclear retaliation. '''And she did it anyway'''. THAT is how much she ''loved her country''.]]

* I can't help but tear up when I hear the Boss' monologue prior to the fight, in which she explains everything she has lost in service to her country and its pointless Cold War (most poignantly, having her child taken away from her, and having to kill her Russian former comrade and lover), as well as her dream of uniting the world. Its bad enough when it just seems like a non-ranting version of a MotiveRant. [[spoiler: It's even worse when you realise that her speech is to explain her [[FakeDefector continuing loyalty]] ''in spite'' of everything she's lost]].

* The ending of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'' and the death of [[spoiler:The Boss]] was a very intentional example designed to show [[spoiler:Naked Snake, aka Big Boss']] StartOfDarkness. [[spoiler:When she is defeated and asks Snake to kill her, he aims a gun at her head and the game waits for you to press the fire button]], which is probably the cruelest thing a video game developer has done. Ever.

* At the beginning of the game when Snake and the Boss have their Codec conversation. When you know all of what is about to happen, there is something sorrow-inducing about Snake saying, "it's good to hear your voice again."

-->'''The Fury:''' Mission Control, do you read me? I'm Coming Home!!

* The End's last words and death.
* The ending of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'' and the death of [[spoiler:The Boss]] was a very intentional example designed to show [[spoiler:Naked Snake, aka Big Boss']] StartOfDarkness. [[spoiler:When she is defeated and asks Snake to kill her, he aims a gun at her head and the game waits for you to press the fire button]], which is probably the cruelest thing a video game developer has done. Ever.
** Anyone who has a caring heart will think to themselves, "No, I can't do this..." during that part. I (MGC) am one of those many. When I first played through the game, I kept thinking, "I can't do this, I can't do this, I can't do this..." but the game wanted me to, so...I did. And then I cried so much.
** Or how about the fact that the Boss, one of the heroes of WWII in the MGS universe, would forever go down in history as one of the biggest traitors in United States history akin to the likes of Benedict Arnold, even though [[spoiler:she was a good guy the whole time she had supposedly "betrayed" the United States]]?
*** Just to drive the point home, [[spoiler: the Boss knew this was going to happen to her. She knew her only pupil, a man who was like a son to her, would have to be the one to kill her. She knew she was going to have to do terrible things to turn him against her. She knew that her closest comrades, who she'd fought alongside for decades, would die too, because they were too dedicated to the Boss to let her do it alone. She knew that her own government, who was ordering her to do these things, would forever vilify her as a traitor and a monster for it, to prevent nuclear retaliation. '''And she did it anyway'''. THAT is how much she ''loved her country''.]]
*** Couple that with the tragic irony of it all: the woman who fought to help end World War 2 [[spoiler: willingly dies to prevent World War 3.]] The greatest warrior spent her life stopping wars, but who will ever know it?
*** The ending takes on an interesting (and somewhat darker) twist if you consider [[spoiler: whether the Boss always intended for Snake to know the truth (she obviously knew EVA would eventually tell him), or if she did it impulsively toward the end, unable to die thinking he'd always see her as a traitor. If it's the latter, then it begs the question of what would have happened had she not said anything. Would Big Boss have still lashed out against the world and tried to create his warrior's heaven, or would he have simply become disillusioned but ultimately harmless? It was the outrage and sense of injustice that drove him all that time - would it have been such a powerful motivation if he didn't have to live alone with the truth? Could the Boss's one moment of weakness regarding her legacy - or at least her overestimation of her protege's ability to cope with it - have been the thing that started all of this?]]
** You don't see EVA's face for any of the last portion of the ending scene, but you hear her start to break down and sob. Listening to her voice cracking on the last part of her voiceover, coupled with the visual on-screen at that moment, makes it very hard to not get choked up along with her.
* The flower petals in [[spoiler: The Boss']] death scene were extremely poignant, especially considering the different cultural connotations of the color white. In Western culture, white symbolizes purity and innocence, and is worn by the bride at weddings. In Eastern culture, it symbolizes death, and is worn at funerals. Red is also subject to such duality. Western culture views red as bloody and impure, while Eastern culture views it as a color of celebration. So the petals turning from white to red actually has two meanings: the first is that it symbolizes Naked Snake's loss of innocence as he inherits the title of "Boss" and becomes Big Boss; the second being that while [[spoiler: The Boss']] death is sad, she's moved on to a better place.
** [[spoiler: IN MEMORY OF A PATRIOT WHO SAVED THE WORLD 192X-1964]]
*** You know it's a real tear jerker when just seeing those nine words is enough make your own vision blur too.
* I can't help but tear up when I hear the Boss' monologue prior to the fight, in which she explains everything she has lost in service to her country and its pointless Cold War (most poignantly, having her child taken away from her, and having to kill her Russian former comrade and lover), as well as her dream of uniting the world. Its bad enough when it just seems like a non-ranting version of a MotiveRant. [[spoiler: It's even worse when you realise that her speech is to explain her [[FakeDefector continuing loyalty]] ''in spite'' of everything she's lost]].
* The song "Way to Fall," which plays during the credits, is a very sad song, especially because the lyrics go so well with [[spoiler:The Boss' death and how Big Boss feels]].
--> Son, you've got a way to fall,\\
They'll tell you where to go,\\
But they won't know...\\
Son, you'd better take it all,\\
They'll tell you what they know,\\
But they won't show...\\
Ohhhhhh...\\
I've got something in my throat...\\
I need to be alone...\\
While I suffer...
* There's something about The Fury's last words, especially the melancholy delivery, that are incredibly touching:
-->'''The Fury:''' Mission Control, do you read me? I'm Coming Home!!

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