History TearJerker / SuperMarioOdyssey

** Mario then crash-lands into the harsh wilderness of the Lost Kingdom. [[WordOfSaintPaul An art director]] suggests that Mario [[HurtingHero may not be coping with the situation as well as he's letting on.]] Unlike many of the other kingdoms, where the moon is large and prominent in the sky, it is washed out and distant in the Lost Kingdom. The official art book gives some insight on why:

** Not to mention that you can hear ''Mario'' sobbing himself, which makes the scene hurt that much more. This is pictured above. It's off-putting to hear such a [[ThePollyanna cheerful character]] [[BreaktheCutie completely and utterly crushed]] by the girl he loves, even if it's just for a moment.

Tearjerking moments in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey''.

* The fact that the intro shows Mario's iconic hat being destroyed. Good thing Cappy was such a good replacement.
** On top of that, ''Mario was defeated''.

** Also, when Cappy reveals that his sister was taken, Mario looks incredibly sad for him. It's also a nice change of pace from his always neutral expression in all his previous games.
* Knucklotec's defeat counts as this as he's the only boss in the game not affiliated with Bowser. Because Mario's a SilentProtagonist and PoorCommunicationKills, he believes Mario took the Binding Band instead of Bowser and is soundly defeated, crumbled and blown to bits. [[AlasPoorVillain All he wanted was his ring back...]]

* After failing to rescue Peach for the second time, Mario crash lands into the harsh wilderness of the Lost Kingdom. [[WordOfSaintPaul An art director]] suggests that Mario [[HurtingHero may not be coping with the situation as well as he's letting on.]] Unlike many of the other kingdoms, where the moon is large and prominent in the sky, it is washed out and distant in the Lost Kingdom. The official art book gives some insight on why:

* Before the final boss, there's a huge ring that Bowser and Peach are tugging over, as Peach doesn't want to get married. So they're fighting in front of everybody at the wedding while the organ music plays.
* Peach rejecting Bowser ''and'' Mario in the ending. Bowser had legitimately been attempting to woo Peach in his own brash and violent way, and even after his wedding plans are foiled, is ''still'' offering her a bouquet. Mario had been going up to Peach to propose himself before Bowser shoves him aside, and is forced to try and salvage it with a bouquet of his own. Peach is confused and flustered, and ultimately gives a quiet "Enough" and heads to the Odyssey with Tiara, but it's softened when she waves to them and asks to go home. The Art of Mario Odyssey book says this ending was supposed to be lighthearted and funny, but it doesn't come off that way in-game.
** And as Peach begins to leave, Bowser just...weeps, silently. He looks well and truly ''hurt'' after everything he planned, everything he did, turned out to be for nothing. [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Mario even tries to comfort him]] [[SympathyForTheDevil with a pat on the back/shell.]]
** Not to mention that you can hear ''Mario'' sobbing himself, which makes the scene hurt that much more. This is pictured above. It's off-putting to hear such a [[ThePollyanna cheerful character]] completely and utterly crushed by the girl he loves, even if it's just for a moment.
** Even then, it's not hard to feel for Peach as well. She just got through having a wedding forced on her and being dragged around the world and beyond to make trouble for everybody in having it, and while she does care for both Mario and Bowser they ''still'' continue to compete for her. It's no wonder she decided to say "enough" and get some time to herself.
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYXvB8gLf_g song]] playing during the escape and in said cutscene makes it worse, as it's a love song, one verse ending with "So let's shoot for the stars and let this love really shine".

--> Rango: ''Heh, gotta say... The whole time, we were as perfect as perfect gets. Did everything Bowser wanted. Then you mucked it up. No one will hire us now. So, guess what? You're gonna pay--for ALL of it!''

''I mean, sure, we got shot down and stuff along the way...''\\

** As Cappy wraps up his dialogue here, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HYj3dRWdCw a music box version]] of the Cascade Kingdom music plays, slowing down to a finish as Mario reaches the top of the building to grab the multi moon.

** When you 100% complete the game, you're awarded with a group photo after the credits, showing Mario properly capped...but it's ''not'' Cappy, who is floating separately with Tiara. While it's good for Mario to have his trusty hat back, it seems to mean Cappy and Mario will be parting ways after this adventure together. Eventually downplayed in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', which reveals via a Taunt that Mario and Cappy would meet again in other games.

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/odyssey_tearjerker.PNG]][[caption-width-right:350:Within every man lies the remnants of a broken heart. Love is a bitch, isn't she?]]

** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6z3OXyFE-I song]] playing during the escape and in said cutscene makes it worse, as it's a love song, one verse ending with "So let's shoot for the stars and let this love really shine".

-->''I knew I wasn't really a natural at racing...''

** When you 100% complete the game, you're awarded with a group photo after the credits, showing Mario properly capped...but it's ''not'' Cappy, who is floating separately with Tiara. While it's good for Mario to have his trusty hat back, it seems to mean Cappy and Mario will be parting ways after this adventure together. Eventually downplayed in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', which reveals via a Taunt that Mario and Cappy would meet again in other games.

** Not to mention that you can hear ''Mario'' sobbing himself, which makes the scene hurt that much more. It's off-putting to hear such a [[ThePollyanna cheerful character]] completely and utterly crushed by the girl he loves, even if it's just for a moment.

** Even then, it's not hard to feel for Peach as well. She just got through all this wedding nonsense and being chased throughout the world the whole game, and while she does care for both Mario and Bowser they ''still'' continue to compete for her. It's no wonder she decided to say "enough" and get some time to herself.

--> Rango:''Heh, gotta say... The whole time, we were as perfect as perfect gets.''\\
''Did everything Bowser wanted. Then you mucked it up.''\\
''No one will hire us now. So, guess what?''\\
''You're gonna pay--for ALL of it!''

* In Rabbit Ridge, when only Rango is left, he delivers a [[PreAssKickingOneLiner small speech]] before fighting you.
-->''Heh, gotta say... The whole time, we were as perfect as perfect gets.''\\

-->''I knew I wasn't really a natural at racing...''
* When you rematch the Broodals in the Dark Side Of the Moon, you learn that, through Mario's attempts to stop Bowser, you have most likely put them out of work. [[AlasPoorVillain Villains or otherwise, you have to feel bad that you've ruined someone's business just because you were too good at stopping them from doing their jobs.]]
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