History TearJerker / TheKarateKid

!Original films:
* The torment Daniel goes through in the first movie: he is beaten up by Johnny at a beach party, losing the friends he just made. Then he has to go to his first day of school with a black eye, where he's banned from soccer after being tripped by one of Johnny's gang and daring to strike back. Then Johnny's gang run him off a steep hill on his bike. It culminates in a savage beating from Johnny and his friends that may well have ended up killing Daniel if Miyagi hadn't intervened.

* As much of a Jerkass the Cobra Kai guys were throughout the movie and during the All Valley Karate Tournament, Bobby was distraught after hurting Daniel when Kreese ordered him to disable Daniel with an illegal attack to the knee. Bobby's basically screaming that he's sorry to Daniel, almost to the point of tears.
** In the novelization, Bobby suffers a case of BrokenPedestal concerning Kreese and Cobra Kai as a whole that he throws his belt on the floor and walks away from the group.

** What comes after will be enough to make you cry. Mr. Miyagi sits, watching the beach. Cue Daniel arriving and telling him about the day his own father died. During this story, look at Mr. Miyagi's eyes. They keep getting watery with every minute, and by the time Daniel puts his arm around Mr. Miyagi's shoulder, his lip ''trembles''.
--->''"You know... When my father died, I spent a lot of time thinking maybe I wasn't such a great son. It seemed to me like I could have listened to him a little more, spent some more time with him... I felt so guilty, you know, like he did everything for me, and I didn't do anything for him. Then one day it occurred to me... that I did the greatest thing of all for him just before he died: I was there with him, and I held his hand, and I said goodbye."''

* A blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment in the third film (which overlaps with SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming|Moments}}). Miyagi takes out a picture of himself and Daniel, who has drifted away from him and has confessed that he feels 'confused'. Miyagi looks at the photo and softly utters two lines:

* In ''Karate Kid Part III,'' Daniel and Mr. Miyagi arrive home, only to find that the apartment that Daniel and his mother lived at is now being demolished, thus leaving Daniel homeless, and Mr. Miyagi out of a job as a maintenance man. It's even more heartbreaking, considering how excited his mother was to move into the complex in the first film.
* In ''The Next Karate Kid'', there's Julie's entire situation: embittered by the death of her parents and then of her loving grandfather, she lashes out at everyone including her grandmother and struggles to bond with Miyagi and warm up to her love interest, Eric because of it.
* Daniel and Ali's OffscreenBreakup in ''Karate Kid Part II'', as they were such a wholesome couple to root for. It's even more tearjerking when you learn in ''Cobra Kai'' that [[spoiler: she broke up with him over a mere misunderstanding, when he thought she was falling for a friend who was visiting from UCLA. Even though they have both since moved on and ultimately make amends with each other in the series, parting ways as friends, it's still heartbreaking to think of what could have been, had it not been for that misunderstanding.]]

** In the novelization, Bobby suffers a case of BrokenPedastal concerning Kreese and Cobra Kai as a whole that he throws his belt on the floor and walks away from the group.
-->'''Bobby:''' Daniel, Daniel I'm sorry, I'm sorry man, I didn't mean it!

* Daniel and Ali's OffscreenBreakup in ''Karate Kid Part II'', as they were such a wholesome couple to root for. It's even more tearjerking when you learn in ''Cobra Kai'' that [[spoiler: she broke up with him over a mere misunderstanding, when he thought she was falling for a friend who was visiting from UCLA. Even though they have since moved on and ultimately make amends with each other in the series, parting ways as friends, it's still heartbreaking to think of what could have been, had it not been for that misunderstanding.]]

* Daniel and Ali's OffscreenBreakup in ''Karate Kid Part II'', as they were such a wholesome couple to root for. It's even more tearjerking when you learn in ''Cobra Kai'' that [[spoiler: she broke up with him over a mere misunderstanding, when he thought she was falling for a friend who was visiting from UCLA. Even though they have since moved on and ultimately reconcile in the series, and it's still heartbreaking to think of what could have been, had it not been for that misunderstanding.]]

* Mr Miyagi's entire backstory, from leaving the one he loved to leave a death fight, to marrying but forced to go to war thanks to racial prejudices, only to lose his wife and unborn baby to childbirth while in combat. A fact made worse that because they were effectively stripped of their citizenship and forced into internment camps, she was denied the medical treatment to save her life:

* The death scene of Miyagi's father. The last thing he wants from both Miyagi and Sato is for them to not fight each other. And Sato, who is a massive JerkAss, ''can't bring himself to say no''. Yet his answer is no all the same, for after the father dies, he gives Miyagi three days to mourn before Miyagi should "prepare to join him".

* In ''Karate Kid 3,'' Daniel and Mr. Miyagi arrive home, only to find that the apartment that Daniel and his mother lived at is now being demolished, thus leaving Daniel homeless, and Mr. Miyagi out of a job as a maintenance man. It's even more heartbreaking, considering how excited his mother was to move into the complex in the first film.
* In ''The Next Karate Kid'' there's Julie's entire situation, embittered by the death of her parents and then of her loving grandfather, she lashes out at everyone including her grandmother and struggles to bond with Miyagi and warm up to her love interest, Eric because of it.
* Daniel and Ali's OffscreenBreakup in ''Karate Kid Part II,'' as they were such a wholesome couple to root for. It's even more tearjerking when you learn in ''Cobra Kai'' that [[spoiler: she broke up with him over a mere misunderstanding, when he thought she was falling for a friend who was visiting from UCLA. Even though they have since moved on and ultimately reconcile in the series, and it's still heartbreaking to think of what could have been, had it not been for that misunderstanding.]]

* Daniel and Ali's breakup in ''Karate Kid Part II,'' as they were such a wholesome couple that you root for. It's even more tearjerking when you learn in ''Cobra Kai'' that [[spoiler: she broke up with him over a mere misunderstanding, when he thought she was falling in love with a friend- who was visiting from UCLA. Therefore it's heartbreaking to think of what could have been, had it not been over that misunderstanding.]]

* The torment Daniel goes through in the first movie: he is beaten up by Johnny at a beach party, losing the friends he had just made. Then he has to go to his first day of school with a black eye, where he's banned from soccer after being tripped by one of Johnny's gang and daring to strike back. Then Johnny's gang run him off a steep hill on his bike. It culminates in a savage beating from Johnny and his friends that may well have ended up killing Daniel if Miyagi hadn't intervened.

!!Original films:

* Mr Miyagi's entire backstory, from leaving the one he loved to leave a death fight, to marrying but forced to go to war thanks to racial prejudices, only to lose his wife and unborn baby to childbirth while in combat.

** What comes after will be enough to make you cry. Mr. Miyagi sits, watching the beach. Cue Daniel arriving and telling him about the day his own father died. During this story, look at Mr. Miyagi's eyes. They keep getting watery with every minute, and his lip ''trembles''.

-->'''Miyagi''': Hope confusion end soon, Daniel-san. Miyagi heart empty without you.

* Miyagi's father's death scene, the last thing he wants from both Miyagi and Sato is to not fight each other. And Sato, who is a massive JerkAss, ''can't bring himself to say no''.

* The torment Daniel goes through in the first movie: he is beat up by Johnny at a beach party, losing the friends he had just made. Then he has to go to his first day of school with a black eye, where he's banned from soccer after being tripped by one of Johnny's gang and daring to strike back. Then Johnny's gang run him off a steep hill on his bike. It culminates in a savage beating from Johnny and his friends that may well have ended up killing Daniel if Miyagi hadn't intervened.

* Yukie explaining to Miyagi that she never married after he left Okinawa.

* The torment Daniel goes through in the first movie: he is beat up by Johnny at a beach party, losing the friends he had just made. Then he has to go to his first day of school with a black eye, where he's banned from soccer after picking a fight with one of Johnny's gang, who tripped him first. Then Johnny's gang run him off a steep hill on his bike. It culminates in a savage beating from Johnny and his friends that may well have ended up killing Daniel if Miyagi hadn't intervened.

* Miyagi trying to make peace with Sato. He asks an ArmorPiercingQuestion to his old friend when he ruthlessly rebuffs attempts. It's a powerful tear jerker because you can see both Miyagi's concern and Sato's pain from his long belief that his old friend hurt him. It is also the first and only time Miyagi talks to anyone without his trademark [[YouNoTakeCandle broken English]] or referring to himself in third person.

* The torment Daniel goes through in the first movie: he is beat up at beach party, losing the friends he just made. Then he's banned from soccer after picking a fight with a guy who tripped him. It culminates in a savage beating from Johnny and his friends, that Mr. Miyagi has to save him from.
* A blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment in the third film (which overlaps with SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming|Moments}}). Miyagi takes out a picture of himself and Daniel, who has been drifting away from him lately and has confessed that he feels 'confused.' Miyagi looks at the photo and softly utters two lines:

* Miyagi trying to make peace with Sato. He asks an ArmorPiercingQuestion to his old friend when he ruthlessly rebuffs attempts. It's a powerful tear jerker because you can see both Miyagi's concern and Sato's pain from his long belief that his old friend hurt him. It is also the first and only time Miyagi talks to anyone without his trademark [[YouNoTakeCandle broken english]] or referring to himself in third person.

* A blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment in the third film (which overlaps with {{Heartwarming|Moments}}). Miyagi takes out a picture of himself and Daniel, who has been drifting away from him lately and has confessed that he feels 'confused.' Miyagi looks at the photo and softly utters two lines:

* The torment Daniel goes through in the first movie: he is beat up at beach party, losing the friends he just made. Then he's banned from soccer after picking a fight with a guy who tripped him. In culminates in a savage beating from Johnny and his friends, that Mr. Miyagi has to save him from.

!!2010 film:
* The car smashing scene. Made worse by the fact that [[spoiler:he caused the car wreck that he's reliving that killed his wife and child]].
** [[spoiler: "Every year, I fix the car. Still fix nothing."]]
** [[spoiler: Han talking about how he can't remember what he and his wife were arguing about just before the crash and how he hopes that it had been about something important.]]
* The moment where [[spoiler:Dre is injured]] and Han runs onto the arena floor comes surprisingly close.
* Dre's homemade growth chart in Detriot, with a mark for the day his father died.

* Miyagi trying to make peace with Sato. He asks an ArmorPiercingQuestion to his old friend when he ruthlessly rebuffs attempts. It's a powerful tear jerker because you can see both Miyagi's concern and Sato's pain from his long belief that his old friend hurt him. It is also the first and only time Miyagi talks to anyone without his trademark BrokenEnglish or referring to himself in third person.

* Miyagi's father's death scene, the last thing he wants from both Miyagi and Sato is to not fight each other.