History TearJerker / SonicTheHedgeHog2006

*** The way Knuckles' voice cracks when he shouts Sonic's name is surprisingly tear-jerking. Even as one of Sonic's biggest rivals, [[VitriolicBestBuds he's still been one of his best friends since the early days]]; he knows what has happened immediately, and he's clearly devastated. In the Japanese dub, he said Sonic's name in a quiet tone but it's just as heartbreaking.

*** The way Knuckles' voice cracks when he shouts Sonic's name is surprisingly tear-jerking. Even as one of Sonic's biggest rivals, [[VitriolicBestBuds he's still been one of his best friends since the early days]]; he knows what has happened immediately, and he's clearly devastated. In the Japanese dub, he said Sonic's name in a heartbreakingly quiet tone.

*** The way Knuckles' voice cracks when he shouts Sonic's name is surprisingly tear-jerking. Even as one of Sonic's biggest rivals, [[VitriolicBestBuds he's still been one of his best friends since the early days]]; he knows what has happened immediately, and he's clearly devastated.

-->'''Elise:''' (''[[PleaseWakeUp desperately shakes Sonic's body]]'') Sonic! ''Sonic!'' Oh... no... no... [[BigNO NOOOOOOOOO!]]

!!Game examples:

!!LetsPlay examples:
* This moment when [[TenMinuteRetirement pokecapn simply gives up near the end.]] It's made even more of a gut-punch in how he doesn't even sound angry any more; just resigned and utterly ''defeated''.
-->'''pokecapn''': (''as he falls into a quicksand pit and loses his last life [[RageBreakingPoint again]] with Silver'') I'm done. I'm done. I can't play a game this fundamentally broken. This is completely ''done''.
** And later, when pokecapn considers admitting defeat and ending their run entirely if they can't complete [[FakeDifficulty End Of The World]] in a certain number of tries. At that point, everyone else in the team simultaneously yells out '''''[[BigNo "NO!"]]''''' and urge him and themselves to carry on; which shows [[ThePowerOfFriendship just how close-knit and determined they've become to win]] despite the sleep deprivation and despair from constantly being screwed over by the game.

--->'''Elise:''' (''[[PleaseWakeUp desperately shakes Sonic's body]]'') Sonic! ''Sonic!'' Oh... no... no... [[BigNO NOOOOOOOOO!]]

* It's quite clear that because of her royal duties Elise has had very few friends in her life -- if any at all -- so seeing her only friend die in front of her is a bit much, but then she realizes that the only way to set things right is to lose the one person who likes her for who she is, not what. And she's spent a better part of her life trying not to cry to uphold her father's last wish, and in that last scene she's crying and Lacy Chabert actually does a convincing job that any player will feel bad for her.

* The scene with Team Dark on the beach. Despite Mephiles' attempts to turn Shadow against his friends, Shadow holds no ill will towards Omega, and Rouge comments that she'll always stand by his side. For a group of loners they really are tight knit.

* Sonic leaving Elise.
* Sonic's murder by Mephiles. Sure, it may be {{Narm}} to some, but just the very fact our childhood hero was killed, and so easily...
--->'''Elise:''' Oh... no... no... [[BigNO NOOOOOOOOO!!!!]]
** It's more depressing when the other characters see the deceased blue hedgehog in front of them. A sad theme-tuned version of "His World" starts playing as Sonic's friends and allies, even both [[TheRival Shadow]] and [[AntagonistInMourning Dr. Eggman]] mourn.
--->'''Eggman:''' (''grieving'') Mephilles played us all for fools! His plan all along was to cause the princess to be so consumed with despair that she'd cry.
*** Amy's reaction is a particular gut punch. Starts with her calling Sonic's name in disbelief (which cracks towards the end), after which she numbly falls to her knees, before burying her face in her hands. If she's crying or not is up in the air due to a lack of graphics and the absence of sound, so all you can see is her just shuddering violently. It's much more effective than screaming and blubbering; that's ''anguish'' right there. [[FromBadToWorse To make things even worse for her]], she's the one who finds the '''''blue''''' Chaos Emerald during the last story... ''[[PlayerPunch Ouch!]]''

** It's more than just them mourning. Throughout the series, Sonic's always been the one to inspire others to take action. He's always been the one to say "we can do this!" or "let's go get 'em!" when things looked the bleakest. With Sonic dead, there's no one to keep up a positive attitude, no one to say everything's gonna be fine...''nothing.'' And with the exceptions of Silver and Elise, everyone else starts to cross the DespairEventHorizon at the sight of their leader, their ally, their ''friend'' having kicked it. Couple this with [[TheBadGuyWins Solaris successfully forming]] and going on to destroy time itself, with seemingly no one left to stop it, and this genuinely feels like one of, if not ''the'' DarkestHour of the entire franchise.

** Knuckles' theme[[note]]Bargaining[[/note]] [[https://youtu.be/kb9TKKhUKwg has the least amount of revisions,]] though [[OminousPipeOrgan an eerie, funereal organ]] plays constantly alongside many, many drums. Knuckles has more at stake here than everyone else. Not only are the Chaos Emeralds he's been charged with protecting in danger of being lost ''permanently to time itself'', but [[VitriolicBestBuds one of the people Knuckles values most]] has [[ItsPersonal been murdered.]] This is his last chance to right the wrongs that have been done. If he can't, then reality itself will end; and it will end because he couldn't live up to his duty as Guardian of the Emeralds. He's angry, sad, and confused; the three worst traits to be approaching a problem with. But it's all he's got. And he'll dig to the depths of the Earth itself to save all of existence.... [[LastStand or die fighting back.]] The fact that his emerald is '''Cyan''' doesn't help, as it most likely reminds him of his failure of protecting the Master Emerald, which is green.

* [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon End of the World]] plays music that reflects the mental state of each of the characters. While all are major tear jerkers in at least some way, the closest people to Sonic have [[UpToEleven especially painful implications all-round]] in the pace and instrumentation. They in particular are, [[OurHeroIsDead fittingly]], very reminiscent of the FiveStagesOfGrief:

** Knuckles' theme[[note]]Bargaining[[/note]] [[https://youtu.be/kb9TKKhUKwg has the least amount of revisions,]] though [[OminousPipeOrgan an eerie, funereal organ]] plays constantly alongside many, many drums. Knuckles has more at-stake here than everyone else. Not only are the Chaos Emeralds he's been charged with protecting in danger of being lost ''permanently to time itself'', but [[VitriolicBestBuds one of the people Knuckles values most]] has [[ItsPersonal been murdered.]] This is his last chance to right the wrongs that have been done. If he can't, then reality itself will end; and it will end because he couldn't live up to his duty as Guardian of the Emeralds. He's angry, sad and confused; the three worst traits to be approaching a problem with. But it's all he's got. And he'll dig to the depths of the Earth itself to save all of existence.... [[LastStand or die fighting back.]]

-->'''Eggman:''' (''grieving'') Mephilles played us all for fools! His plan all along was to cause the princess to be so consumed with despair that she'd cry.

*** In a CallBack to ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'', if Tails is killed by an enemy or obstacle, he weakly mutters "So...nic..." as he tries and fails to get back up. Hearing this in [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon End of the World]] ''hurts,'' just like losing to Eggman (or beating Tails ''as'' Eggman) back in that game.

*** In a CallBack to ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'', if Tails is killed by an enemy or obstacle, he weakly mutters "So...nic..." as he weakly tries to push himself back to his feet. Hearing this in [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon the End of the World]] ''hurts,'' just like losing to Eggman (or beating Tails ''as'' Eggman) back in that game.

*** It's more than just them mourning. Throughout the series, Sonic's always been the one to inspire others to take action. He's always been the one to say "we can do this!" or "let's go get 'em!" when things looked the bleakest. With Sonic dead, there's no one to keep up a positive attitude, no one to say everything's gonna be fine...''nothing.'' And with the exceptions of Silver and Elise, everyone else starts to cross the DespairEventHorizon at the sight of their leader, their ally, their ''friend'' having kicked it. Couple this with [[TheBadGuyWins Solaris successfully forming]] and going on to destroy time itself, with seemingly no one left to stop it, and this genuinely feels like one of, if not ''the'' DarkestHour of the entire franchise.

*** It's more than just that. Throughout the series, Sonic's always been the one to inspire others to take action. He's always been the one to say "we can do this!" or "let's go get 'em!" when things looked the bleakest. With Sonic dead, there's no one to keep up a positive attitude, no one to say everything's gonna be fine...''nothing.'' And with the exceptions of Silver and Elise, everyone else starts to cross the DespairEventHorizon at the sight of their leader, their ally, their ''friend'' having kicked it. Couple this with [[TheBadGuyWins Solaris successfully forming]] and going on to destroy time itself, with seemingly no one left to stop it, and this genuinely feels like one of, if not ''the'' DarkestHour of the entire franchise.

** Tails' version is [[https://youtu.be/Q2DaIZBRP5w extremely bleak and empty,]] lacking anything in the background other than [[HellIsThatNoise a low, harsh buzzing hum.]] This, what he says (and ''how'' he does so) when starting the level[[note]]''"Sonic... we have to find the Chaos Emeralds soon!"''[[/note]] and obtaining the Emerald[[note]]''"Sonic, I'm coming!"''[[/note]], and the fact that his stage is '''Crisis City''' shows that [[HeroicBSOD Sonic dying has unhinged his long-time best friend massively.]] Even while trying to save him, it's [[BreakTheCutie left Tails feeling hopeless, frightened, and just completely ]] ''[[BreakTheCutie lost]]'' without [[HeterosexualLifePartners Sonic's usual kindness, support and encouragement]] even at the lowest of times.
** Although not as creepy as Tails', Silver's theme [[https://youtu.be/kCAeRQbefS8 just feels... dead inside.]] Considering Solaris just, in one fell swoop, [[DiabolusExMachina took away his ultimate victory over Iblis]], killed his new friend who helped him successfully do it -- and whom Solaris' previous form also [[CheatedDeathDiedAnyway nearly succeeded at tricking Silver into murdering]] -- and [[AllForNothing rendered Blaze's sacrifice ultimately for nothing,]] it can be assumed that Silver's [[TranquilFury pretty furious to say the least]] about all this. The emptiness of his theme implies [[DespairEventHorizon it may have gone even further.]]
** Knuckles' theme [[https://youtu.be/kb9TKKhUKwg has the least amount of revisions,]] though [[OminousPipeOrgan an eerie, funereal organ]] plays constantly alongside many, many drums. Knuckles has more at-stake here than everyone else. Not only are the Chaos Emeralds he's been charged with protecting in danger of being lost ''permanently to time itself'', but [[VitriolicBestBuds one of the people Knuckles values most]] has [[ItsPersonal been murdered.]] This is his last chance to right the wrongs that have been done. If he can't, then reality itself will end; and it will end because he couldn't live up to his duty as Guardian of the Emeralds. He's angry, sad and confused; the three worst traits to be approaching a problem with. But it's all he's got. And he'll dig to the depths of the Earth itself to save all of existence.... [[LastStand or die fighting back.]]
** Amy's theme is [[https://youtu.be/01Abi1xZN7Q especially strained and downbeat]], mostly consisting of slow, hollow techno and [[OneWomanWail heartbroken female singing in the background.]] Seeing her long-time crush's dead body and [[MyGreatestFailure living with the knowledge that she couldn't protect him when she most needed to]] clearly hasn't helped her at all; especially not going by her searching for the '''blue''' Chaos Emerald in [[SnowMeansDeath the cold, lonely wastes of White Acropolis.]]

* End of the World plays music that reflects the mental state of each of the characters. While all are major tear jerkers in at least some way, the closest people to Sonic have [[UpToEleven especially painful implications all-round]] in the pace and instrumentation. They in particular are, [[OurHeroIsDead fittingly]], very reminiscent of the FiveStagesOfGrief:

* End of the World plays music that reflects the mental state of each of the characters. While all are major [[TearJerker/SonicTheHedgehog2006 tear jerkers]] in at least some way, the closest people to Sonic have [[UpToEleven especially painful implications all-round]] in the pace and instrumentation. They in particular are, [[OurHeroIsDead fittingly]], very reminiscent of the FiveStagesOfGrief:

* End of the World plays music that reflects the mental state of each of the characters. While all are major [[TearJerker/SonicTheHedgehog2006 tear jerkers]] in at least some way, some have... pretty unnerving implications all-round]] in the pace and instrumentation. They in particular are, [[OurHeroIsDead fittingly]], very reminiscent of the FiveStagesOfGrief:

* End of the World plays music that reflects the mental state of each of the characters. While all are major [[TearJerker/SonicTheHedgehog2006 tear jerkers]] in at least some way, some have... pretty unnerving implications all-round]] in the pace and instrumentation. They in particular are, [[OurHeroIsDead fittingly, very reminiscent of the FiveStagesOfGrief:

* It's quite clear that because of her royal duties Elise has had very few friends in her life--if any at all--so seeing her only friend die in front of her is a bit much, but then she realizes that the only way to set things right is to lose the one person who likes her for who she is, not what. And she's spent a better part of her life trying not to cry to uphold her father's last wish, and in that last scene she's crying and Lacy Chabert actually does a convincing job that any player will feel bad for her.

* Sonic '06 had a LOT of parallels between stories about friendship/abandonment. As stated above, there's Elise gaining a friend in Sonic, then having to lose him for the fate of the world. There's Silver, who has to watch Blaze, his only friend who he spent his entire journey [[AmbiguousSituation die/disappear/travel-to-another-dimension]] for the good of the world, and then there's Shadow, who finds out the whole world will eventually turn against him, and the person responsible for his capture was none other one of his only two friends E-123 Omega. At least Rouge tells him ''she'll'' never turn against him even if the world does... A lot of a good a dead friend does 200 years in the future though.
* Watching Amy and Silver's new friendship nearly destroyed when Amy first learns Silver only wanted to find Sonic to assassinate him.

** And later, when pokecapn considers admitting defeat and ending their run entirely if they can't complete [[HarderThanHard End Of The World]] in a certain number of tries. At that point, everyone else in the team simultaneously yells out '''''[[BigNo "NO!"]]''''' and urge him and themselves to carry on; which shows [[ThePowerOfFriendship just how close-knit and determined they've become to win]] despite the sleep deprivation and despair from constantly being screwed over by the game.

* This moment when [[TenMinuteRetirement pokecapn simply gives up near the end.]]
-->'''pokecapn''': "I'm done. I'm done. I can't play a game this fundamentally broken. I am completely DONE."

*** The way Knuckles' voice cracks when he shouts Sonic's name is surprisingly tear-jerking. Even as one of Sonic's biggest rivals, he's still been one of his best friends since early days; he knows what has happened, and he's clearly devastated.

* In Sonic's story, Elise apparently dies because Sonic couldn't reach her in time, which causes Sonic to have a moment of true despair, something we rarely see from him in his video games.
* Elise asking Sonic to remember Soleanna when he leaves is quite sad given the game's reset button ending.
* The scene where Blaze seals herself in another world is surprisingly moving considering [[{{Narm}} what many other scenes in the game]] are like.

* Sonic's murder by Mephiles. Sure, it may be {{Narm}} to some, but just the very fact our childhood hero was killed...
--->'''Elise:''' Oh....no...no....[[BigNO NOOOOOOOOO!!!!]]

*** Compared to the rest of the game, the voice acting in this final scene is quite good, almost to the point where is sounds like real.
*** The way Knuckles' voice cracks when he shouts Sonic's name is surprisingly tear-jerking. He knows what has happened, and it's hurting him.

*** Amy's reaction is a particular gut punch. Starts with her calling Sonic's name in disbelief (which cracks towards the end), after which she numbly falls to her knees, before burying her face in her hands. If she's crying or not is up in the air due to a lack of graphics and the absence of sound, so all you can see is her just shuddering violently. It's much more effective than screaming and blubbering; that's ''anguish'' right there.