History TearJerker / MonsterRancher

** And then Tiger howls in grief.

* The aptly named "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tears]]", which leads directly into the second season finale.

* The season two DownerEnding was a killer, especially for a children's series. In the space of a single episode [[spoiler: all the Mons sacrificed themselves to resurrect the Phoenix, the Phoenix sacrificed itself to kill the BigBad and the resulting explosion threw the main character off the back of the dragon he was sitting on... to collapse straight onto his back in the real world once again, rain falling onto grey streets]]. The sight of the AngstWhatAngst main character breaking down into tears over the trauma had this troper crying along with him.
** This troper was able to hold it together until we saw [[spoiler: the spirits of the Monsters saying goodbye to Genki, before they fused]]. What really nails it is Mocchi's "I love you, Genki..."
*** And before that, we had [[spoiler: the Monsters resolving to fuse in the first place]] and encouraging Genki despite his heartbreak over the situation.
--->'''Tiger:''' You said you were going to destroy Moo and make this world a peaceful place again. I came all this way because I believed in what you said, Genki.
--->'''Golem:''' Golem feels the same. Your determination gave Golem ''hope''!
--->'''Hare:''' You know, you were the best motivation ever, Genki!
--->'''Genki:''' ...You guys...really?
--->'''Tiger:''' So even if it means [[spoiler: that we disappear...]]
--->'''Suezo:''' HOLD ON! I WANNA BE THE ONE TO SAY IT! ...We'll have no regrets [[spoiler:if we can become the Phoenix.]]
--->'''Mocchi:''' Mocchi, too!
* The aptly named "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tears]]", which leads directly into said season finale.

* "Goodbye, Baku". Even if you're not a dog-lover, you will be BAWLING by the end. Basically, Genki and company found a Baku, a monster who's like a big friendly dog. It latched onto Genki immediately, protecting him from harm. As it turns out, the Baku's owner had been killed by Moo's forces. And his owner looked like Genki. As a puppy, he tried to fight them off, but failed...
** It gets sadder. The Centaur monster that destroyed the village Baku lived in came back to attack the heroes. [[spoiler: Baku defeated him, but was mortally wounded in the fight. So he went back to the house and curled up in front of a picture of his owner before dying.]] The last image we see in that episode is a flashback of him and his owner, happily playing...
* Tiger's reunion with his brother Gray Wolf, only for them [[spoiler: to have a battle to the death.]] At one point, as Gray Wolf was telling him to join him, Tiger refused, replying that he would lose something too important. And for the first time, [[spoiler: we see Tiger shedding a single tear.]] And as [[spoiler: Gray Wolf was dying]]:
--> [[spoiler: Gray Wolf]]: "I wish we could just go back to when we were pups..."
** And then Tiger howls in grief.

* "Tiger Meets His Match" is a pretty big tearjerker thanks to Jagged Hound's {{Backstory}} and [[spoiler: the others being led to think Tiger was killed]].
* A dub-induced one in "Battle With the Big Bad Four". In the uncut Japanese version, Suezo sees visions of his lost friends and gets the HeroicResolve to attack Naga one last time, biting his arm so hard it's rendered immobile. In the dub, his attack was cut out, but not the scene leading up to it, making it seem as if he asked for strength...and failed.

* Captain. Astro. He tells Genki and Holly of how the ancient people ran out of resources and forced the Astros to look for more, working them well past their breaking points. Many of the Astros died, and now the Captain accuses humans of being evil and destructive. Genki tells him that not ''all'' humans are like that, but he won't listen...until Genki risks everything to save his life as they're about to go down a waterfall. With Suezo's grip on them weakening, Astro shoots his rocket fist to save Genki, finally realizing not all humans are bad. He meets with his troops and tells them to call off their war on the humans...and then dies.

* Captain. Astro. He tells Genki and Holly of how the anicent people ran out of resources and forced the Astros to look for more. Many of the Astros died, and now the Captain accuses humans of being evil and destructive. Genki tells him that not ''all'' humans are like that, but he won't listen...until Genki risks everything to save his life as they're about to go down a waterfall. With Suezo's grip on them weakening, Astro shoots his rocket fist to save Genki, finally realizing not all humans are bad. He meets with his troops and tells them to call off their war on the humans...and then dies.

---> [[spoiler: Gray Wolf]]: "I wish we could just go back to when we were pups..."

* The episode that introduced Golem had one, too, when it was revealed why he was in the lonely castle. He was guarding the Lost Disks of monsters that couldn't be revived.

* The episode 'Eternal Worm' had one, too. For the most part, Allan came across as an AntiHero at best and a jerk at worst, abusing and insulting his Worm monster. It got so bad that when the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters Of the Week]] asked Worm if it wanted to join the baddies, it accepted. However, it cut Genki and the others free instead, still loyal to its master. Enraged at being tricked, the enemies sucked the life out of the Worm and made it a Lost Disk...and Allan realized just how much he'd done with the Worm and how much he loved it.

* After watching the second season finale, the ending theme can cause one to tear up.

-->'''Tiger:''' Tigers, ''run!'' '''''I said run!'''''

* The slaying of Tiger's pack in his introductory episode. Brian Drummond's voice actin nails it.
-->'''Tiger:''' Tigers, ''run!'' '''I said run!'''

* When the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7GzGStOXzo third opening]] has a montage of characters crying, you know it has plenty of these.

* The season two DownerEnding of the ''Anime/MonsterRancher'' Anime was a killer, especially for a children's series. In the space of a single episode [[spoiler: all the Mons sacrificed themselves to resurrect the Phoenix, the Phoenix sacrificed itself to kill the BigBad and the resulting explosion threw the main character off the back of the dragon he was sitting on... to collapse straight onto his back in the real world once again, rain falling onto grey streets]]. The sight of the AngstWhatAngst main character breaking down into tears over the trauma had this troper crying along with him.

--->'''Tiger:''' You said you were going to destroy Moo and make this world a peaceful place again. I came all this way here because I believed in what you said, Genki.
--->'''Golem:''' Golem feels the same. Genki, your determination gave Golem ''hope''!

*** And before that, we had [[spoiler: the Monsters resolving to fuse in the first place]] despite Genki's heartbreak over the situation.

** The aptly named "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tears]]", which leads directly into said season finale.

** The episode that introduced Golem had one, too, when it was revealed why he was in the lonely castle. He was guarding the Lost Disks of monsters that couldn't be revived.
*** Later, in an UnstoppableRage, Golem destroys some Jell troops, including one that begged for mercy. When he finally snaps out of it and realizes what he's done, he starts crying...and a tear lands on a flower and makes it bloom.
** The episode 'Eternal Worm' had one, too. For the most part, Allan came across as an AntiHero at best and a jerk at worst, abusing and insulting his Worm monster. It got so bad that when the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters Of the Week]] asked Worm if it wanted to join the baddies, it accepted. However, it cut Genki and the others free instead, still loyal to its master. Enraged at being tricked, the enemies sucked the life out of the Worm and made it a Lost Disk...and Allan realized just how much he'd done with the Worm and how much he loved it.
*** After defeating the baddies, Allan placed flowers on the Worm's grave, still remembering the good times he'd shared with it. Then, Genki and the others walked up and showed him the monster they'd just unlocked...It was a baby Worm, and they said he could keep it--as long as he treated it right.
** "Goodbye, Baku". Even if you're not a dog-lover, you will be BAWLING by the end. Basically, Genki and company found a Baku, a monster who's like a big friendly dog. It latched onto Genki immediately, protecting him from harm. As it turns out, the Baku's owner had been killed by Moo's forces. And his owner looked like Genki. As a puppy, he tried to fight them off, but failed...
*** It gets sadder. The Centaur monster that destroyed the village Baku lived in came back to attack the heroes. [[spoiler: Baku defeated him, but was mortally wounded in the fight. So he went back to the house and curled up in front of a picture of his owner before dying.]] The last image we see in that episode is a flashback of him and his owner, happily playing...
** Tiger's reunion with his brother Gray Wolf, only for them [[spoiler: to have a battle to the death.]] At one point, as Gray Wolf was telling him to join him, Tiger refused, replying that he would lose something too important. And for the first time, [[spoiler: we see Tiger shedding a single tear.]] And as [[spoiler: Gray Wolf was dying]]:

** The episode "After the Rain", where we learn how Holly and Suezo got started on their quest.
** After watching the second season finale, the ending theme can cause one to tear up.
** "Tiger Meets His Match" is a pretty big tearjerker thanks to Jagged Hound's {{Backstory}} and [[spoiler: the others being led to think Tiger was killed]].

* A dub-induced one in "Battle With the Big Bad Four". In the uncut Japanese version, Suezo sees visions of his lost friends and gets a HeroicResurgence to attack Naga one last time, biting his arm so hard it's rendered immobile. In the dub, his attack was cut out, but not the scene leading up to it, making it seem as if he asked for strength...and failed.

* [[http://lparchive.org/Monster-Rancher-2/ This]] LetsPlay of ''Monster Rancher 2'' has one with [[spoiler: whatthef the Ducken's death]] right after winning the S Cup. It hits even harder when in the authour's previous ''Monster Rancher 1'' LP, he deliberately worked Bongo the Naga to death. In this, both Colt ''and'' the author are distraught.

* The death of Monsters in general was so sad that ''4'' and the Advance games took out the death feature.

** This troper did her best to avoid it by mixing her monsters into new creations the moment they started showing signs of old age, but to unlock the Ghost, you ''have'' to let at least one monster die. Harsh stuff. Monster Rancher 3 is both better and worse in this area--better because when your monster dies, you get their "Monster Heart", full of their spirit (and stats) which you can give to your new monster to help them live on, worse because ''you have to watch the death scene every damned time to get it''. Guilt abounding. And speaking of guilt, she'll never forgive herself for not researching what the Stimulants do to the monsters in Monster Rancher 2--specifically, up your monster's stats, but dramatically reduce their lifespan. The moment of shock when she realized she essentially drove one monster to her ludicrously premature grave for the sake of the fight was a very, very unhappy moment.

!! The Game series

!!The anime series

** But it returned. In Monster Farm DS 2(Monster Rancher DS), the death of a monster is quite similar to Monster Rancher 2.

* The death of one of your monsters in ''MonsterRancher'' can be pretty upsetting--especially if you happen to be a little kid. All the effort you've put into raising your monster makes it even more personal. ''MonsterRancher 2's'' is the worst, in this troper's opinion--when you see shooting stars, you know your monster's going to go. In your barn, they keel over, and their pale, translucent ghost ascends to monster heaven. This isn't so bad in and of itself, but your assistant Holly's reaction ''is.'' The sad music doesn't help. If you hold a funeral for your monster, Holly ends the entire affair by saying, "Let's come visit sometime..." This troper must've spent an inordinate amount of time mourning poor Pamela the Pixie and Deuce the Hopper, who were far too young to go. Yes, this troper was an easily upset child--why do you ask?