History TearJerker / ResidentEvil4Remake

--> '''Ashley:''' (''[[LastGraspAtLife reaching out to Leon/the player]]'') LEON!

---> '''Ashley (in between sobs):''' I'm so scared. When that happened... I wasn't myself anymore. I was something else.

* Go ahead, [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential try killing Ashley in this game]]. At first, nothing changes aside from Ashley’s bloodcurdling scream, and Leon slumping down, only this time Nick Apostolides' performance calling out to Ashley as she dies is absolutely heartwrenching, as Leon [[HistoryRepeats has to relive]] [[MyGreatestFailure failing to save Ada once more]] way back during his tenure in Raccoon City.

** To elaborate on the first point, Luis runs into a burning lab, forcing Ada to run in and save him, once he finally gets to where the medicine is supposed to be, he is pulled out by Ada. The poor spainard sounds on the verge of tears crying that he has things that he needs to set right.

** To elaborate on the first point, Luis runs into a burning lab, forcing Ada to run in and save him, once he finally gets to where the medicine is supposed to be, he is pulled out by Ada. The poor spainard sounds on the vergeof tears.

* At the beginning of Chapter 3, Ada watches as Leon leaves Mendez's house and goes ''directly'' to the gate... implying that instead of saving the dog in canon, he actually ''leaves it in the bear trap''.[[note]]You could presume Leon freed him in the break between chapters, because the poor doggo isn't down there at all when Ada has to traverse the same area shortly afterward. Hopefully, it's just one of those things the creators didn't want us to think too hard about.[[/note]]

* At the beginning of Chapter 3, Ada watches as Leon leaves Mendez's house and goes ''directly'' to the gate... implying that instead of saving the dog in canon, he actually ''leaves it in the bear trap''.

* If you return to the Village manor with Ashley, you can get access to the attic which has Village Records Volume 1 and 2. Volume 3 can be found in the manor's bedroom and speaks of the typical life of human sacrifices in a Los Illuminados cult society. However, Volume 1 and 2 are written in a different manner, with Volume 2 recording various snapshots of life in the village, and improvements that clearly raised quality of life. The author? ''Bitores Mendez''. That's right - the fanatical cultist who executed Saddler's will without hesitation [[FaceHeelTurn used to be a compassionate, kind man who truly cared for his villagers.]]

* Sure, Salazar is thoroughly unpleasant, but during his boss battle, he starts screeching pretty devastating verbal abuse at Leon that clearly was originally said to Salazar himself during his childhood. It very much seems like he was treated like a freak, an outcast, and an abomination from birth, probably even by his own father. His fanatical devotion to the Los Illuminados may very well just be a manifestation of him wanting to be accepted somewhere.

* Krauser makes a big show that his devotion to Los Illuminados is to gain unlimited power. However, an examination of his tent before the boss battle shows that he still holds onto the dogtags of his fallen men from Operation Javier, as well as a report by an American journalist that attempted to blow the whistle on Operation Javier, with the redacted notes implying that it was Krauser himself who attempted to release the story to the press before the journalist was "taken care of", showing that even in his Plagas-infected time with Los Illuminados, [[AFatherToHisMen he still remembers his fallen men and continues to fight to make sure they're remembered]].

* Go ahead, [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential try killing Ashley in this game]]. At first, nothing changes aside from Ashley’s bloodcurdling scream, and Leon slumping down, only this time Nick Apostolides' performance calling out to Ashley as she dies is absolutely heartwrenching, as Leon [[HistoryRepeats has to relive]] [[MyGreatestFailure failing to save Ada once more]] way back during his tenure during Raccoon City.

* Go ahead, [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential try killing Ashley in this game]]. At first, nothing changes aside from Ashley’s bloodcurdling scream, and Leon slumping down, only this time Leon’s voice calling out to Ashley as she dies is absolutely heartwrenching, as Leon [[HistoryRepeats has to relive]] [[MyGreatestFailure failing to save Ada once more]] way back during his tenure during Raccoon City.

* Seeing Leon's physical, mental, ''and'' emotional struggle while trying to get himself and Ashley to Luis' lab. Not only is the infection is at it's ''worst'' and is being [[MindRape mindraped]] by Saddler at the same time (while also having to carry an unconscious Ashley), it's clear that he's reliving [[TraumaButton his trauma]] leftover from [[SamaritanSyndrome failing to save people in Raccoon City]]. In the end, despite the pain and mental stress, what matters to him the most is getting the parasite out of Ashley. He holds on ''just'' long enough to make sure she's okay before he passes out with a small smile on his face, thankful that at least this time he actually managed to save someone.
-->'''Leon''': This time...it ''has'' to be different...

* Just like the original game, the ending credits initially play over a series of pictures showing life in the village; people fishing, a man playing guitar for a small crowd, just ordinary people just going about their daily lives... And then Saddler happened and it all went to hell. They were victims just like the people in Raccoon City, ''and they didn't deserve any of it.''

* There’s a diary that can be found in the cabin, the one you first found Luis in during Chapter 1, written by an old man who’s raising his grandson after his daughter died in childbirth, in the same house as a picture of an old man and his grandson. In it, he talks about how bright his grandson is, how much he loves stories—in particular Don Quixote—and prays for God to protect the boy after he falls ill. Later on in Chapter 5, in the attic of Méndez’s house, you find a file detailing that the old man’s house was burnt down after he died, while the little boy vanished soon afterward. You also find a second copy of the photo from earlier. On the back, it says the family depicted is the Navarro family. That would be sad enough, but what makes it worse is the realization that, in this game, Luis’ full name is Luis Serra ''Navarro'', and he repeatedly references Don Quixote. That’s right, Luis is ''from'' the village, and had to watch his grandfather die of illness.

** One of the files you can find in the Village Chief's Manor in Chapter 5 adds to this. Village Records Vol. 2 records various snapshots of life in the village, and improvements that clearly raised quality of life. The author? ''Bitores Mendez''. That's right - the fanatical cultist who executed Saddler's will without hesitation [[FaceHeelTurn used to be a compassionate, kind man who truly cared for his villagers.]]
*** Made all the sadder in that, if you search the attic of Mendez's home, you can find a photo of a kindly-looking old man in a similar beard and robe- almost certainly his father, along with a note from him to his son hoping that "smiles will always find you in photographs." Whether by brainwashing or by choice, the apple sadly ended up very far from the tree.