History TearJerker / ResidentEvil2

* While being chased by the Tyrant, [[spoiler: Claire runs into a zombified Marvin and is saddened by his situation, apologizing to Marvin after killing him.]]

* While being chased by the Tyrant, [[spoiler: Claire runs into a zombified Marvin and is saddened by his situation, apologizing to him after killing him.]]

* While being chased by the Tyrant, [[spoiler: Claire runs into a zombified Marvin and is saddened by his death.]]

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* Sherry meeting her almost dead mother in Claire B.
** Sherry's life before, during and after the game. Her parents do love her, but they spent most of their time engaging in horrific biological experiments so they didn't have much time for their only daughter. In arguably the cannonical version, she gets "impregnated" by her mutated father and never even gets to say goodbye to her mother. THEN, she gets to spend the next 12+ years of her live in government captivity as a test subject, with only occasional visits from Claire to make her feel better.
** While playing one of the saddest pieces of music [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AQICKJNOiw]] in the entire ''series''.

* After Sherry explains to Claire on trying to look for Annete amidst the outbreak, Claire asks Sherry about her father. Sherry hesitates - she ''knows'' what has happened to William.

* After Sherry explains to Claire on trying to look for Anita amidst the outbreak, Claire asks Sherry about her father. Sherry hesitates - she ''knows'' what has happened to William.

** One cannot help but feel a bit teary when meeting [[ZombieInfectee Marvin]] since he's a [[DoomedByCanon dead man walking]] as soon as you see him.

* The first meeting with Officer Branagh, where Leon nearly breaks down when he reports his failure to rescue Officer Elliot. It's already sad in the original, but the {{foreshadowing}} in this version really packs a sting:

* The first meeting with Officer Branagh in the remake, where Leon nearly breaks down when he reports his failure to rescue Officer Elliot.

* The fact that the entire Police Station had prepared a welcoming party for Leon, a new guy that probably none of them had ever met. You can tell that (demented Chief Irons notwithstanding) this cozy small town police station would have been an awesome place to work at just because of the camaraderie. Then of course, the T-Virus happens, and you spend the rest of the game eliminating the walking, cannibalistic carcasses of the very people who were dying to welcome you into the force.

[[caption-width-right:350:"I'm just a woman who fell in love with you. Nothing more."]]

** Which in the A scenario, has probably the saddest piece of music in the game. It captures the utter grief and anguish of Leon perfectly. He holds his head and falls to his knees in complete despair. Before then, he'd promised her many times his duty as a cop compels him to protect her, only to lose her before the end.

* The police station notes and logs mostly combine this and NightmareFuel, as they tell how the police officers make repeated, desperate attempts to escape or fight off the monsters they are facing, with one officer's log ending with him about to commit suicide.
* If you read his file in [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis the third one]] then the death of David, mentioned in a report found in the police station, become this. He was DrivenToSuicide, vowing after a 'staff meeting' (the police officers regrouping to discuss what they're going to do about the zombies) to blow his brains out due to letting a coworker [[HeroicSacrifice who saved his life at his own cost]] die due to being a coward... but the meeting was attacked by the zombies and he was torn to shreds.
* The fact that the entire Police Station had prepared a welcoming party for Leon, a new guy probably none of them had ever met. You can tell that (demented Chief Irons notwithstanding) this cozy small town police station would have been an awesome place to work at just because of the camaraderie. Then of course, T-Virus happens, and you spend the rest of the game eliminating the walking, cannibalistic carcasses of the very people who were dying to welcome you into the force.

** Which in the A scenario, has probably the saddest piece of music in the game. It captures the utter grief and anguish of Leon perfectly. He holds his head and falls to his knees in complete despair, promising her many times his duty as a cop compels him to protect her, only to lose her before the end.

** Which in the A scenario, has probably the saddest piece of music in the game.

* If you read his file in [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis the third one]] then the death of David, mentioned in a report found in the police station, become this. He was DrivenToSuicide, vowing after a 'staff meeting' (the police officers regrouping to discuss what they're going to do about the zombies) to blow his brains out due to letting a coworker [[HeroicSacrifice who saved his life at his own cost]] die due to being a coward... but the meeting was attacked by the zombies and he was torn to shreds.

* The police station notes and logs mostly combine this and NightmareFuel, as they tell how the police officers make repeated, desperate attempts to escape or fight off the monsters they are facing, with one officer's log ending with him about to commit suicide.

** Who then '''dies''' in front of her, while playing one of the saddest pieces of music [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AQICKJNOiw]] in the entire ''series''.

* Sherry meeting her almost dead mother in Claire B.

* Sherry meeting her almost dead mother in Claire B.
* Sherry Birkin. She's left alone, for the most part. Her parents barely spend time with her due to their jobs as Umbrella scientists. She gets a call from her mother, telling her to go to the police station. She goes there, only there's zombies everywhere. She's also being chased by her [[WasOnceAMan G-virus mutated father]], who [[FaceFullOfAlienWingWong wants to]] [[{{Squick}} impregnate her with an embryo]]. She gets infected, later gets cured, only to get stuck in the custody of the U.S. government. Although WordOfGod says that Sherry is in the custody of the US government, {{fanon}} disagrees, saying that she was adopted by Wesker. In short, ''nobody knows what happened to her.''
** Now Wesker [[spoiler: is dead. Quite dead.]] This troper vaguely remembers seeing (very) early screenshots of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' where Chris found a mysterious girl in suspended animation. Obviously, this did not make it into the final game, and the girl in the pod [[spoiler:turned out to be Jill Valentine]], but Sherry will not be happy that the man who promised to not forget/abandon her not only went back on his word, but ([[{{Fanon}} possibly]]) killed her adoptive father. Angst + {{psychic powers}} = very bad for Chris.
*** First off, Leon was the one who dealt with her, Chris never encountered her once. Second, no psychic powers. Third, Wesker's Report said that Wesker had her. No idea when they'll deal with that plot point again.
*** Wesker's Report, or at least that part of it, seems to have been {{Retcon}}ned out of existence. ''Darkside Chronicles'' makes it explicitly clear that Sherry and Leon were captured by the US government after [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 the destruction of Raccoon City]] and the government is basically holding Sherry hostage to keep Leon working for them.
*** Rest assured. Sherry Birkin has TakenALevelInBadass and is now a government agent.
*** [[spoiler: Who's adopted father turns out to be behind the assassination of the President of the United States and the deaths of several thousand people. Her G-Virus infection has also more or less made her {{Transhuman}}]]. For ''God's sake'' Capcom! [[IronWoobie Give the girl a break!]]

* Sherry meeting her almost dead mother in Claire B.