History TearJerker / Suikoden

** That last line got another throwback in the Drama CD in [[HeartwarmingMoments a different kind of]] TearJerker, namely [[spoiler:an expansion of how Flik finally joined the Liberation Army after getting pissed off that Tir replaced Odessa. Viktor ended up convincing Flik to stay because he finally put out Odessa's final message to Flik, finally calming him down and convincing himself to join the Liberation Army on his own.]]

[[AC:VideoGame/{{Suikoden IV}}]]

[[AC:VideoGame/{{Suikoden V}}]]

[[AC:{{Suikoden Tactics}}]]

[[AC:{{Suikoden Tierkreis}}]]

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* Okay, so it's fairly {{Narm}}y in retrospect, but [[FTropers/FoominBlue I]] just ''broke down'' the first time I played ''[[VideoGame/SuikodenI Suikoden]]'' all those years ago and got to [[spoiler: Odessa's]] HeroicSacrifice. The later {{Player Punch}}es were just as bad, especially when it was finally made clear that [[spoiler: it's the fault of ''your'' True Rune that everyone you care about is dying. It's known as the ''Soul Eater'' for a good reason.]]
** Seconded. [[spoiler:Odessa really had a good future and looks really cool... if it wasn't for her womanly instinct to kick in the wrong time and costed her life. It's even worse that her last words were basically telling Tir that despite Flik's clingy attitude on her, she cared about him a lot.]]

* Bring Futch and Viki to the final battle against [[spoiler:Luc]], and it was pretty heartbreaking too when [[spoiler:Viki asks one last time if they're fighting her previous ally, and Futch told Luc that he'll never forget the times they spent as allies during two liberation wars... as much as a {{Jerkass}} Luc was both times.]]

* Seeing [[spoiler: Ted from VideoGame/SuikodenI]] and know his [[spoiler: reluctance to get close to anyone]].
* If you aren't [[TheScrappy cursing his stupidity]], some of [[JerkassWoobie Snowe's moments]] can be pretty depressing, like how he completely fails to get '''WHY''' everyone reacts so poorly when he's trying ''so'' hard. Highlight has to be his breakdown when he's driven out of Razril by an angry mob shooting fire arrows.

* Peck's history with Brandeau and then add that to their [[spoiler: demise]] in VideoGame/SuikodenIV makes quite a heavy tear-jerking moment for this troper.

[[AC:{{Suikoden V}}]]

[[AC:{{Suikoden II}}]]

[[AC:{{Suikoden I}}]]

* Okay, so it's fairly {{Narm}}y in retrospect, but [[FTropers/FoominBlue I]] just ''broke down'' the first time I played ''[[SuikodenI Suikoden]]'' all those years ago and got to [[spoiler: Odessa's]] HeroicSacrifice. The later {{Player Punch}}es were just as bad, especially when it was finally made clear that [[spoiler: it's the fault of ''your'' True Rune that everyone you care about is dying. It's known as the ''Soul Eater'' for a good reason.]]

[[AC:{{Suikoden III}}]]

* Then there's the sequence in ''SuikodenIII'' where you finally catch up with the Flame Champion... [[spoiler: Or, rather, with his long-widowed wife, Sana, who explains how he sealed away the True Fire Rune and traded immortality for the chance to grow old and die with her. It's heavily implied that the strain of sealing away the Rune sapped so much of his strength that they didn't get to enjoy much of their new life together, to boot.]]

** Viki's newspaper article too. [[spoiler:During the events of SuikodenI and SuikodenII she used to get refused by Luc when she asks for picnic, only to agree in the last seconds. When even the resident [[TheDitz ditz]] used to remember that Luc used to be somewhat a mere {{Tsundere}} {{Jerkass}}... it just gets sad.]]


[[AC:{{Suikoden IV}}]]

* Seeing [[spoiler: Ted from SuikodenI]] and know his [[spoiler: reluctance to get close to anyone]].

* Peck's history with Brandeau and then add that to their [[spoiler: demise]] in SuikodenIV makes quite a heavy tear-jerking moment for this troper.

* The scenes after the duel between the Tir [=McDohl=] and his [[spoiler: father]] make quite an impact.

** To make this even more heartbreaking, listen to the Drama CD version. Tir spoke, and KenichiSuzumura's performance as an utterly heartbroken, desperate and helpless Tir screaming for [[spoiler:Gremio]] to just frickin' open the door is just heartbreaking.

** To make this even more heartbreaking, listen to the Drama CD version. Tir spoke, and KenichiSuzumura's performance as an utterly heartbroken, desperate and helpless Tir screaming for Gremio to just frickin' open the door is just heartbreaking.

--> '''[[spoiler: Mathiu]]''': Master Liukian, those voices...Have we won?
--> '''Liukian''': Yes, undoubtedly.
--> '''[[spoiler: Mathiu]]''': I see. Master Liukian. I despise war. I always felt that to take a life of another, for whatever reason, was wrong. And yet, I became a [[spoiler: military strategist]] and took many lives. Did I do the right thing?

--> '''Liukian''': [[spoiler: Master Mathiu]]...the answer to that...
--> '''Liukian''': Are you asleep now, [[spoiler: Master Mathiu]]? May you rest in peace. You have accomplished so much in your life.

* [[spoiler: Gremio's SacrificialLion death, even though [[IGotBetter he gets better]] in the good end]].

* Gremio's [[spoiler: SacrificialLion death, even though [[IGotBetter he gets better]] in the good end]].

--> '''[[spoiler: Odessa]]''': M-my other request...Please throw my body...into the stream there...

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* Okay, so it's fairly {{Narm}}y in retrospect, but [[FoominBlue This Troper]] just ''broke down'' the first time she played ''[[SuikodenI Suikoden]]'' all those years ago and got to [[spoiler: Odessa's]] HeroicSacrifice. The later {{Player Punch}}es were just as bad, especially when it was finally made clear that [[spoiler: it's the fault of ''your'' True Rune that everyone you care about is dying. It's known as the ''Soul Eater'' for a good reason.]]

* If you aren't [[TheScrappy cursing his stupidity]], some of [[JerkassWoobie Snowe's moments]] can be pretty depressing, like how he [[CompletelyMissingThePoint completely fails to get]] '''WHY''' everyone reacts so poorly when he's trying ''so'' hard. Highlight has to be his breakdown when he's driven out of Razril by an angry mob shooting fire arrows.

* The sequence after the last boss is a sequence of Tearjerkers, from [[spoiler: Barbarossa's confession to Windy of his desire to save her from her sadness and their subsequent suicide]] to [[spoiler: Viktor and Flik's apparent deaths (not so much if you play II, but it counted before]] to, worst of all, [[spoiler: Mathiu succumbing to his wounds and finally passing away just as his sister's dream is realized.]]

* [[spoiler: Arshtat and Ferid's death scene]]. Enough said.
* [[spoiler: Roy's death scene if you choose the option to defend your castle]].
* [[spoiler: Lyon's death at the end of the game]] can qualify. [[spoiler:The good ending(s) where she is resurrected by the Sun Rune]] is also a TearJerker in a good way.
* Near the beginning, you have [[spoiler: the Prince finding out the hard way You Can't Thwart Stage One and having to escape -- including possibly being decked and dragged away by Lyon if he refuses to leave without his little sister]].
* Sagiri revealing why she always smiles.

* Troy's [[spoiler: loyalty to his empire, even until the very end of his demise.]]

* Gremio's [[spoiler: SacrificialLion death, even though HeGotBetter]].
* The scenes after the duel between the TirMcDohl and his [[spoiler: father]] make quite an impact.

* [[spoiler: Arshtat's death scene]]. Enough said.