History TearJerker / SailorMoon

* Episode 194 with Usagi [[spoiler: breaking down because Seiya threw a rose during the battle and saying that she didn't want to be alone.]] Made all the better by [[spoiler: Seiya asking her quietly if he's good enough.]] It's hard to make words do justice-- KotonoMitsuishi's performance is just gut-wrenching. [[http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=RGkWwOWbmLc "Am I... not good enough?"]]

** Although [[spoiler: Uranus and Neptune]] also could pull that off in episode 90. Which is tied with ''another'' TearJerker: [[spoiler: right before that, Rei had her Heart Crystal stolen and not only the other girls ([[MyFriendsAndZoiberg and Mamoru]]) were powerless since they got caught before transforming, but Usagi had been BroughtDownToNormal after her brooch was damaged by the MonsterOfTheWeek. As Usagi watched Rei being stripped of her Crystal, she had flashbacks to a conversation that she and Rei had earlier, and since she couldn't do anything to save her, she was crying and begging for help for Rei...]] Then came [[spoiler: the BigDamnHeroes, the destruction of the monster and the girls being rescued]], but the TearJerker remained here and there.

** Although [[spoiler: Uranus and Neptune]] also could pull that off in episode 90. Which is tied with ''another'' TearJerker: [[spoiler: right before that, Rei had her Heart Crystal stolen and not only the other girls ([[AndZoiberg and Mamoru]]) were powerless since they got caught before transforming, but Usagi had been BroughtDownToNormal after her brooch was damaged by the MonsterOfTheWeek. As Usagi watched Rei being stripped of her Crystal, she had flashbacks to a conversation that she and Rei had earlier, and since she couldn't do anything to save her, she was crying and begging for help for Rei...]] Then came [[spoiler: the BigDamnHeroes, the destruction of the monster and the girls being rescued]], but the TearJerker remained here and there.

* The deaths of a few of the Witches Five also qualify as well. [[spoiler: Eudial]], simply because she was [[spoiler: Mimette]]'s ''butt monkey'' and was the victim of many a prank. [[spoiler: Viluy]], because she devoted her life to her machines, even as she vanishes, Mercury says "Poor girl..." and lastly, [[spoiler: Mimette]], who even had a brief HeelFaceTurn when thinking of not being a bad person anymore. Although she technically didn't die, she's simply stuck inside a giant tv. Which is a FateWorseThanDeath.

* The Sailor Moon R episode where Usagi/Serena thinks Mamoru/Darien dumped her for another girl (this was around the time that Mamoru/Darien had recurring nightmares of marrying Serena and a voice telling Mamuro/Darien to stay away from her or the universe would be destroyed), there's a part where Usagi/Serena is in front of the refrigerator, stuffing her face out of depression, though that's nothing compared to the scene in a previous Sailor Moon R episode where after Usagi/Serena fails at getting back together with Mamoru/Darien, she then walks down the street, stops at a phone booth, locks herself in it, and breaks down crying.

* The deaths of a few of the Witches Five also qualify as well. [[spoiler: Eudial]], simply because she was [[spoiler: Mimette]]'s ''butt monkey'' and was the victim of many a prank. [[spoiler: Byruit]], because she devoted her life to her machines, even as she vanishes, Mercury says "Poor girl..." and lastly, [[spoiler: Mimette]], who even had a brief HeelFaceTurn when thinking of not being a bad person anymore. Although she technically didn't die, she's simply stuck inside a giant tv. Which is a FateWorseThanDeath.

** Oh, it's more than that. ''Much more''. [[spoiler: Fish starts to wonder who they really are, even attacking Tiger and seeing that they have no Dream Mirrors]]; later, [[spoiler: Fish has a VillainousBSOD and just sits under the rain until Usagi comes to his rescue]], and then we hsve the worst/best part: [[spoiler: Usagi being captured, {{Mind Rape}}d by the MonsterOfTheWeek (which was NOT sent by the Trio) and ''having her Mirror shattered'', letting out a yell of pain and almost becoming an EmptyShell. Fish's scream of utter horror and despair is heartbreaking]]. This is followed by [[spoiler: Hawk TakingTheBullet for Fish, Fish and Tiger pulling an HeroicSacrifice to save Usagi and retrieve Chibi-Usa so they can defeat the monster, and then Helios rescuing their souls after they die.]] Really, that two-parter was MADE of this trope, and it was one of the best parts of the otherwise SoOkayItsAverage ''Super S'' season.

* Nehelenia throws Chibi-Usa off the cliff and Usagi dives after her, first desperate but calm, until she's in her arms and falling past skyscrapers and Usagi begs, "Please, Chibi-Usa! I want us to become adults together..." The scene was animated just beautifully and really expressed the mother/daughter love between the two.
* I can't believe no mention's been made of [[spoiler: Saphir's death! The guy, who's been nothing but duitful towards his brother, Demando, finds out about Wiseman's true intentions, and tries to warn him. But because HeKnowsTooMuch, Wiseman attempts to kill him. Saphir escapes, ends up back in the hands of the sisters, but still tries to warn Demando of the danger they're in. In the end, Wiseman kills Saphir off (in front of Demando no less) before he can spill the beans. And then the bandages on Saphir's head fall off, revealing he's truly [[HeelFaceTurn turned good/been purified on his own free will]].]] And to drive it further, [[spoiler: there's a flashback of Demando and Saphir as kids looking at flowers, and Demando promising his little brother that one day they'll see flowers on Earth and live there. Saphir's death was every bit as painful for Demando as it was for the audience, since this means he'll never get to fulfill his promises to Saphir. Also at the moment of his death, the jacket he left with Petz from where it's hanging on the wall and she realizes he's died.]] Damn, it's just heartbreaking.

* Usagi's dream in episode 62: The friendship of the Sailor Warriors, goodbye Ami!

** The Latin-American VA's made it just as heartwretching. Cristina Camargo's "[[spoiler: Nephrite]]... no... don't leave me, no! Don't die, [[spoiler: Nephrite]], I beg you..." * sob* "[[spoiler: NEPHRIIIIIIITEEEE!]]" still makes this troperette cry like the first time, several years later.

* Third season finale: Hotaru's just overcome Mistress' Nine and tranforms into Sailor Saturn. She explains to Sailor Moon that she is, indeed, the "Soldier of Destruction" that Uranus and Neptune feared, and calmy states that when she use her power, she will be destroyed. She then goes off to battle Pharaoh 90. Sailor Moon is aghast, tries to power up into Super Sailor Moon--and her transformation fails because the Grail was Destoryed. She keeps trying, and each time she shouts "CRISIS MAKE-UP!" she sounds more and more desprate. Just thinking about Sailor Moon on all fours, sobbing "Why?" is making this troper tear up all over again. At the brink of hysterics she tries one last time and the powers of the Other Senshi combine and her pure heart crystal forces hitself out of her body to allow her to transform. When finished her eyes are blank with tears streaming down her face and goes to join Sailor Saturn in battle.

* Usagi's dream in episode 62: The friendship of the Sailor Warriors, goodbye Ami! Caused this troper to cry the first three times it was seen.

* Kaorinite's Death in the Sailor Moon S series always saddens this troper. She did ''everything'' for that Tomoe, or at least she thought she did. Getting thrown back into an electric barrier would also probably hurt very much. It doesn't make it any better when you realize that Kaorinite even ''sacrificed'' herself attempting to defeat the senshi, only to be ressurected, only to be disposed of by Mistress Nine simply because "her job was now over."

* Episode 24 ([[spoiler: Nephrite's death and Naru's reaction to it]]).

** Not really, [[spoiler: Uranus and Neptune]] also could pull that off in episode 90. Which is tied with ''another'' TearJerker: [[spoiler: right before that, Rei had her Heart Crystal stolen and not only the other girls ([[AndZoiberg and Mamoru]]) were powerless since they got caught before transforming, but Usagi had been BroughtDownToNormal after her brooch was damaged by the MonsterOfTheWeek. As Usagi watched Rei being stripped of her Crystal, she had flashbacks to a conversation that she and Rei had earlier, and since she couldn't do anything to save her, she was crying and begging for help for Rei...]] Then came [[spoiler: the BigDamnHeroes, the destruction of the monster and the girls being rescued]], but the TearJerker remained here and there.

* Usagi's dream in episode 62: The friendship of the Sailor Warriors, goodbye Ami! Caused this trooper to cry the first three times it was seen.

* Episode 110. The Death of Neptune. CrowningMusicOfAwesome.
* Just every Ami-centric episode. Having lived through the same thing, it's even more depressing.

* The end of SuperS Anime. Chibiusa and Helios promising to meet each other again, all very cute. From Helios' point of view, though, Chibiusa travelled from the 30th Century to the 20th Century .. [[FridgeHorror and you realize he has to wait a century or longer to see her again]].

* Episode 194 with Usagi [[spoiler: breaking down because Seiya threw a rose during the battle and saying that she didn't want to be alone.]] Made all the better by [[spoiler: Seiya asking her quietly if he's good enough.]] This troper was a pretty firm Usagi and Mamoru shipper but...this moment was enough to make me think otherwise.

* [[http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=RGkWwOWbmLc "Am I... not good enough?"]]

* The whole finale of the Nehelenia arc, but especially Hotaru's battle. "Those eyes again... [[DontYouDarePityMe DON'T LOOK AT ME]] [[FearLeadsToAnger WITH SUCH EYES]]!" And Chibiusa [[spoiler: trying to revive her father in the background was painful.]] As well as [[spoiler: her ''disappearing out of existence'' in the arms of an injured, exhausted, almost defeated Usagi.]]
*** Lest we forget [[spoiler: Usagi telling Nehelenia that she can't imagine living as lonely and sad as she did (after Nehelenia explains her FreudianExcuse and StartOfDarkness), then sweetly begging her to let go of the others and focus only on her, if she truly wants revenge. And then we see the {{Magic Mirror}}s the Senshi are trapped in and ''every single one'' (even the ''Outers'') are ''weeping'' as they foresee Usagi's upcoming HeroicSacrifice. Heck, ''even the brainwashed Mamoru cries'', which saves him from his brainwashing]]

** Oh, it's more than that. There's [[spoiler: Fish Eye starting to wonder who they really are, even attacking Tiger's Eye and seeing that they have no Dream Mirrors]]; later, there's [[spoiler: Fish Eye having a VillainousBSO and just sitting under the rain until Usagi comes to his rescue]], and ''specially'' [[spoiler: Usagi being captured, {{Mind Rape}}d by the MonsterOfTheWeek (which was NOT sent by the Trio and ''having her Mirror shattered''. Fish Eye's scream of utter horror and despair is absolutely heartbreaking]]. This is then followed by [[spoiler: Hawk Eye TakingTheBullet for Fish Eye, Fish and Tiger pulling an HeroicSacrifice to save Usagi, and then Helios rescuing their souls.]] Really, that two-parter was MADE of this trope, and it was one of the best parts of the otherwise SoOkayItsAverage ''Super S'' season.

* The deaths of a few of the Witches Five also qualify as well. Eudial, simply because she was Mimette's ''butt monkey'' and was the victim of many a prank. Byruit because she devoted her life to her machines, even as she vanishes, Mercury says "Poor girl..." and lastly, Mimette, who even had a brief heel face turn when thinking of not being a bad person anymore. Although she technically didn't die, she's simply stuck inside a giant tv. Which is a FateWorseThanDeath.

* The deaths of a few of the Witches Five also qualify as well. Eudial, simply because she was Mimette's ''butt monkey'' and was the victim of many a prank. Byruit because she devoted her life to her machines, even as she vanishes, Mercury says "Poor girl..." and lastly, Mimette, who even had a brief heel face turn when thinking of not being a bad person anymore. Although she technically didn't die, she's simply stuck inside a giant tv.

* The death of the Amazon Trio.

** To twist the knife even more, [[spoiler: Beruche]]'s own VB is a bit more restrained, but it's still very depressing to [[spoiler: have her abandoned by Cadaveras and Petz after her loss to Mercury, then see her [[StepfordSmiler smile softly]] ''as tears roll down her face'' and then try to [[HumanPopsicle freeze herself]] [[DrivenToSuicide to death]] since she doesn't believe in anything else]] Fortunately, [[spoiler: Cooan [[IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight talks her out of it]] and she's purified too.]] [[EarnYourHappyEnding Aw, so good.]]

* In Sailor Moon R, there's a scene where Usagi is seen raiding the fridge in the middle of the night, crying that it doesn't matter what she looks like because the love of her life rejected her. It always tears me up.