History TearJerker / Tekken

* To think that Jinpachi was once a good man with ideals, friends with Wang Jinrei, he led his family company with good intent and cared about his grandson Kazuya that was often mistreated by his father Heihachi, taking the role of his fatherly figure teaching him the Mishima Karate and taking care of him. After Kazuya disappeared, Heihachi took over Jinpachi's company and Jinpachi tried to look for his lost grandson, when he discovered his fate and heard that Heihachi was about to turn the Mishima Zaibatsu in a militaristic organization, Jinpachi tried to stop Heihachi, only to fail and be imprisoned.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTm6BV8RT9A full Tekken 7 Reveal Trailer]]. In it, Kazumi Mishima is talking with an unknown man[[note]]Turns out to be Akuma[[/note]] about how they need to kill Heihachi Mishima, before he realizes that Kazuya has the same Devil Gene powers as Kazumi. If they fail, the two could only imagine what [[AbusiveParents Heihachi]] [[OffingTheOffspring would do to Kazuya]]... [[OmnicidalManiac or to countless others]]. The fact that this is capped off by a DeathMontage of people being killed over the course of series (Miguel's sister, Christie's grandfather, Leo's mother, and on and on...), not to mention the fact this scene takes place "[[FlashBack Several Decades Ago]]" from the present, delivers a nasty ForegoneConclusion to how [[ShootTheShaggyDog Kazumi will end up killed by Heihachi, Jinpachi imprisoned underneath Hon-Maru]], and [[ForWantOfANail how much suffering the world would endure from their failure]]. Possibly made worse by how Kazumi, in spite of knowing what's at stake, is still heartbroken at needing to kill Heihachi.

* A '''very''' subtle moment towards the end of the story where Kazuya is viciously beating up Jin who's against a rock pillar. Before he lands one last blow, Kazuya hesitates for a brief second even stopping his "power is everything" monologuing. It's possible Kazuya was reminded of the fact that the person he's close to killing is still his own son. He might've felt some regret about doing this but it's up for the sequel to confirm these feelings or not.

* A '''very''' subtle moment towards the end of the story where Kazuya is viciously beating up Jin who's against a rock pillar. Before he lands one last blow, Kazuya hesitates for a brief second even stopping his "power is everything" monologuing. While it's still up for debate, it's possible Kazuya was reminded of the fact that Jin is still his own son who was already tired and exhausted. He might've felt some regret to it but it's up for the sequel to confirm these feelings.

* Kazuya's ending in Tekken 5. Kazuya rushes to his unconscious grandfather, holds him in his arms and tries to wake him up by shaking him lightly and calling him "Grandpa"(Jiiisan in the original language, that is an affectionate yet respectful term for grandfather)reuniting with him after 40 years, he grows more desperate but then Jinpachi opens his eyes, Kazuya, surprised, realizes his grandfather is still alive and overjoyed, smiles affectionately to him, then he has a brief moment of happiness as he flashback from when he was a child, sparring with his grandfather, in this moment Kazuya's humanity and good side resurfaces. Unfortunately the moment of happiness is brief as Devil takes over Kazuya, his warm smile turns into an evil smirk and his red eye glows, then Kazuya kills Jinpachi.
** It's even more sad when thinking that Jinpachi was one of the few people in Kazuya's life that didn't try to harm him but genuinely loved him, acting like his fatherly figure, being one of the few happy childhood memories and this being one of the few times Kazuya showed genuine affection to someone. Devil probably possessed Kazuya and killed Jinpachi, but also proves that Kazuya still has a good side but that's totally suppressed by the demon.

* [[NonStandardGameOver The "Despair" ending]] is this in spades. Jin goes through a HeelFaceTurn, spends the entire Story Mode on a journey of redemption for his past sins while reconnecting with his old friends Xiaoyu and Hwoarang, along with his adoptive family and the rest of the Tekken cast whom he previously wronged during ''6,'' learns to forgive himself and finally accepts the Devil within him to unlock a new power capable of matching True Devil Kazuya, and even manages to purge both himself and his father of the Devil Gene near the climax of their battle... ''but [[AllForNothing it is not enough.]]'' In spite of pulling out every trick he has in his repertoire and pushing through several brutal beatdowns to bring his father to the brink of defeat, [[TheHeroDies Jin falls to Kazuya at the end of the battle,]] with [[HistoryRepeats Kazuya throwing his son's body off a cliff in true Mishima fashion]] to make certain of his final victory. Kazuya then declares he'll conquer the world even without the Devil Gene, and the credits montage shows G Corporation's forces doing exactly that. Jin dies in vain, having utterly failed in stopping Kazuya or even slowing down his ambitions, leaving his loved ones and the rest of the world under the mercy of a tyrant with no hope left of opposing him other than his batshit-crazy half-sister who now has her own Devil Gene which could make things ''worse'' than they already are.

* [[NonStandardGameOver The "Despair" ending]] is this in spades. Jin goes through a HeelFaceTurn, spends the entire Story Mode on a journey of redemption for his past sins while reconnecting with his old friends Xiaoyu and Hwoarang, along with his adoptive family and the rest of the Tekken cast whom he previously wronged during ''6,'' learns to forgive himself and finally accepts the Devil within him to unlock a new power capable of matching True Devil Kazuya, and even manages to purge both himself and his father of the Devil Gene near the climax of their battle... ''but [[AllForNothing it is not enough.]]'' In spite of pulling out every trick he has in his repertoire and pushing through several brutal beatdowns to bring his father to the brink of defeat, [[TheHeroDies Jin falls to Kazuya at the end of the battle,]] with [[HistoryRepeats Kazuya throwing his son's body off a cliff in true Mishima fashion]] to make certain of his final victory. Kazuya then declares he'll conquer the world even without the Devil Gene, and the credits montage shows G Corporation's forces doing exactly that. Jin dies in vain, having utterly failed in stopping Kazuya or even slowing down his ambitions, leaving his loved ones and the rest of the world under the mercy of a tyrant with no hope left of opposing him.

* [[NonStandardGameOver The "Despair" ending]] is this in spades. Jin goes through a HeelFaceTurn, spends the entire Story Mode going through a journey of redemption for his past sins while reconnecting with his old friends Xiaoyu and Hwoarang, along with his adoptive family and the rest of the Tekken cast whom he previously wronged during ''6,'' learns to forgive himself and finally accepts the Devil within him to unlock a new power capable of matching True Devil Kazuya, and even manages to purge both himself and his father of the Devil Gene near the climax of their battle... ''but [[AllForNothing it is not enough.]]'' In spite of pulling out every trick he has in his repertoire and pushing through several brutal beatdowns to push his father to the brink of defeat, [[TheHeroDies Jin falls to Kazuya at the end of the battle,]] with [[HistoryRepeats Kazuya throwing his son's body off a cliff in true Mishima fashion]] to make certain of his final victory. Kazuya then declares he'll conquer the world even without the Devil Gene, and the credits montage shows G Corporation's forces doing exactly that. Jin dies in vain, having utterly failed in stopping Kazuya or even slowing his ambitions, leaving his loved ones and the rest of the world under the mercy of a tyrant with no hope left of opposing him.

* The only moment where Kazuya shows affection to someone --
--> '''Kazuya:''' Jiisan... Jiisan! (''Grandpa... Grandpa!'')
--> '''Jinpachi:''' (''opens his eyes'')
--> '''Kazuya:''' (''smiles at Jinpachi'') (''Flashback when Kazuya was a kid sparring with his grandpa'') Grandpa!
--> '''Jinpachi:''' Kazuya! (''end flashback'') Kazuya...

** It's even more sad when thinking that Jinpachi was one of the few people in Kazuya's life that didn't try to harm him but genuinely loved him, acting like his fatherly figure, being one of the few happy childhood memories. Devil probably possessed Kazuya and killed Jinpachi, but also proves that Kazuya still has a good side but that's totally suppressed by the demon.

--> '''Lei Wulong:''' Now, tell me, what are your true intentions?
--> '''Jinpachi:''' [[DarkAndTroubledPast It was 40 years ago.]] I was imprisoned under the Mishima estate, after being betrayed by my son Heihachi. For a while, I survived... but eventually, I died. But even though I died... this ''thing'' [[DemonicPossession took over my body and reanimated me at my present state]]. It has denied me the right of dying on my terms! This ''thing'' tells me to destroy the world, and eliminate anyone in the way... [[AndIMustScream I had no choice but to execute its orders.]] As my last act of my human consciousness... I sent the letter to Wang Jinrei!
--> '''Lei Wulong:''' You stole the scroll from China as well!
--> '''Jinpachi:''' That was my son, Heihachi. I will return it now. It seems my time has come...

* To think that Jinpachi was once a good man with ideals, friends with Wang Jinrei, he led his family company with good intent and cared about his grandson Kazuya that was often mistreated by his father Heihachi, taking the role of his fatherly figure teaching him the Mishima Karate and taking care of him. After Kazuya dissapeared, Heihachi took over Jinpachi's company and Jinpachi tried to look for his lost grandson, when he discovered his fate and heard that Heihachi was about to turn the Mishima Zaibatsu in a militaristic organization, Jinpachi tried to stop Heihachi, only to fail and be imprisoned.

* Marshall Law's ButtMonkey status within the series, is, if seen from a certain perspective, very ''sad'', especially since he has a family to look after, which means that his fortune is their fortune, too. From his PerpetualPoverty, to constantly losing his dream of opening up a restaurant, and then, in T5, learning that his son, Forest, is involved in a motorcycle accident, while he himself still struggles to find a job in Japan under constant fear of being deported as an illegal laborer (which comes true in T6)...

* Wang Jinrei's ending in VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 5: it's really rather sad how Wang had to destroy the TragicMonster Jinpachi's become. as Wang turns around and sees Jinpachi, the demon screams in pain and Jinpachi reacquired briefly his consciousness, happy that his friend made it there. Wang is then shocked to see his friend changed into a monster, Jinpachi begs Wang to kill him, but Wang refuses as he doesn't want to harm his friend.As Wang walks away, Jinpachi begs to Wang to kill him because his consciousness is almost gone while Wang says "There must be another way".
--> '''Wang:''' (''walks around the area, unware of Jinpachi behind him, and turns around'')
--> '''Jinpachi:''' (''sees Wang's face, and he screams in pain for a few seconds'') My friend... I'm surprised you made it here.
--> '''Wang:''' (''shocked'') Jinpachi? What happened to you?! What caused you to turn into this?
--> '''Jinpachi:''' I beg you.... [[MercyKill kill... me!]]
--> '''Wang:''' No! I won't harm my friends ever again.
--> '''Jinpachi:''' Please... my consciousness is almost gone... don't let this monster take full control. ''It will be the end of humanity!''
--> '''Wang:'''There must be another way...
* Their last talk together puts a lot of emphasis on the "Tragic" part. Wang sees his friend (now returned human) on the ground, and holds him in his arms -- reuniting once again after 40 years. Jinpachi excuses himself with Wang for the trouble that Wang had to go for him, while Wang says that it's "nonsense" and that he and Jinpachi have been through a lot together and feels they're like brothers. To this, Jinpachi calls him and struggles to raise his hand, that is immediately held by Wang. Jinpachi then regrets to not have time for them to drink together one last time, then bids him farewell and dissolves into dust. Wang then calls to him like he's about to cry, mourning the loss of his best friend.
--> '''Wang:''' Jinpachi.. Jinpachi! Are you okay?
--> '''Jinpachi:''' I'm sorry I've caused you so much trouble.
--> '''Wang:''' [[DontSaySuchStupidThings Don't say such things]] -- we've been through so much and have always been like brothers!
--> '''Jinpachi:''' Jinrei... (''struggling to rise hand'')
--> '''Wang:''' Jinpachi! (''strongly holds his hand'')
--> '''Jinpachi:''' I wish we could have had one last drink together... but I'm afraid my time has come. Goodbye, my dear friend. It was fun... (''disintegrates'')
--> '''Wang:''' Jinpachi! Jinpachi... (''he grips the dust, and his voice cracks as if he's about to cry'') It's the curse of the Mishima bloodline! My friend... it seems my time has yet to come!
* Wang is a life long friend of Jinpachi, he entered the tournament because of him wanting to see him again, and Jinpachi was the reason why Wang is the only one that sees the Mishima family in a good light, wanting for them to destroy their curse while scolding the world for being so indifferent to their plight
** The most chilling part is him acknowledging that Jinpachi's death is not enough to fulfill his friend's wishes, and as he stands, he knows that he cannot follow his friend just yet.
** MoodWhiplash: This ending is used for the SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}} of Wang's Tekken Tag 2 ending. Wang and Jinpachi also poke fun at Wang's death during the former's ending in Tekken 6. But damn if you didn't agree that Wang's "awesome existence" justified his presence in the latter games.

* Marshall [[FaceHeelTurn betrays]] his long-time best friend Paul is disheartening. Paul may be a DumbMuscle and often plays along with Marshall's get rich quick schemes, but he's visibly shocked by this, and the extremes Marshall will go to have a lifestyle of opulence, he's willing to not only sell out his best friend, but the ''entire world'' to Kazuya and his empire. Furthermore, this is not because Marshall is being [[EvilIsPetty petty.]] Knowing his [[PerpetualPoverty history of poverty]] and having so many debts he needs to pay ASAP to save his family and dojo, he desperately ''needs'' that money; the world being saved may mean nothing for Marshall if the Law family is no more.

* Marshall [[FaceHeelTurn betrays]] his long-time best friend Paul is disheartening. Paul may be a DumbMuscle and often plays along with Marshall's get rich quick schemes, he's visibly shocked by this, and the extremes Marshall will go to have a lifestyle of opulence, he's willing to not only sell out his best friend, but the ''entire world'' to Kazuya and his empire.

* Kuma's storyline in ''8'' is surprisingly sad. He doesn't know Heihachi was killed by Kazuya and is still clinging to the faintest hope that his beloved master is still alive. To make matters worse, he arrives too late to find out that the Mishima Zaibatsu is dissolving because of Kazuya's victory over Heihachi and G Corporation's rise to power. With the legacy of Heihachi slipping away before his eyes, Kuma trains himself to utilize his master's old techniques and goes off to put an end to Kazuya himself. Now all alone with no support from even his former Tekken Force associates, desperately fighting for the sake of a dead man, this may very well be TheLastDance for Kuma. Even worse, as if to fully cement the fact that Kuma is about to go down a very dark and tragic path, he no longer uses a lot of his sillier attacks and has instead embraced his role as a disciple of the Mishima style, now utilizing his master Heihachi's signature attacks. Despite not being related by blood, Kuma is just ''[[UndyingLoyalty so loyal]]'' to Heihachi that he's effectively become one in all but name, including carrying on the family's teachings and tragic destiny because the memory of his master is the only thing he has left.

* King's prologue starts off with four straightforward, yet harrowing words: "[[KilledOffForReal Armor King was murdered]].". The same Armor King who had helped the first King get out of his depressive slump, and trained the second King, was killed senselessly in a bar brawl by a drunk Craig Marduk. A tragic end to one of the series' most prominent and beloved fighters.