History TearJerker / TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask

* The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5xQnN53VI8 music that plays during the final hours]], which also doubles as NightmareFuel. As the clock tower's bells [[ForDoomTheBellTolls ring out unceasingly]], they are backed by a heavy, grim ensemble of strings which ''cut'' straight through you, further enforcing the fact that, unless you manage to put an end to the crisis, ''everyone is going to die.''

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdfqKRD94wg music that plays during the final hours]], which also doubles as NightmareFuel. As the clock tower's bells [[ForDoomTheBellTolls ring out unceasingly]], they are backed by a heavy, grim ensemble of strings which ''cut'' straight through you, further enforcing the fact that, unless you manage to put an end to the crisis, ''everyone is going to die.''

-->'''Mr. Barten:''' As you can see, all of our customers have taken refuge. It may be my undoing, but I'm the sort of fellow who'll stay at his business through thick and thin. And I continue standing here at the counter, hoping one of my favorite customers will appear... [[Heartwarming/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask and I wasn't wrong. See? You stopped in]].

-->'''Happy Mask Salesman:''' You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?

---> '''Kafei:''' "Please take refuge. We are fine here. [[FaceDeathWithDignity We shall greet the morning]]... [[TogetherInDeath together]]."

** The good news, though, is that he is healed[[note]]and, unlike Darmani and Mikau, without having to, you know, die[[/note]] and that they become a family again, which, quite frankly, is one of the most [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments touching moments in the game]]--considering the nature of this game, that's really saying something.

** The story of the swordsman. When asked about the moon, he claims that the moon will most certainly not fall and if it does, then he'll just slash it in half with his awesome swordplay skills. Naturally you'll want to see him in action, but when the third night finally arrives, he's nowhere to be found. If you explore the dojo, you'll find a plank of wood in the back. Break through that and you'll find a small, dark room, and there he is, absolutely quaking with fear in [[TroubledFetalPosition the fetal position]] shouting, "I don't want to die!"

** The Milk Bar's owner will tell you that he was waiting for one of his favorite customers to come in and keep him company in his last moments. It's Link.

** One of her possible quotes show that she's actually pessimistic under her usual warm attitude, describing her impending death in a disturbingly calm way. It's clear everything was weighing down on her, Romani's possible abduction was just the straw that broke the camel's back...

* A more subtle example. As early as the first cycle, you'll obtain a small item that falls from the moon. The item's name? A "Moon's Tear". As in, ''the moon itself is crying''. That terrifying expression on its face? ''It's in pain''.

* Grog, the (chicken herding) dude with the mohawk. His backstory is nonspecific, but suggests that he has lead an incredibly lonely, sad life. And then he just accomplishes one thing. And then he's okay with dying. He doesn't ask for his wasted life back. He just wants to do one thing and then die.

** You can tell certain soldiers that their jobs are finally over; they salute you one last time and then disintegrate. They could've finally rested whenever they wanted to, but were/are that determined.
** The Skull Keeta himself--the scene right before you get his mask.

''[Link stands there for several seconds, then snaps to attention himself, and salutes Keeta.]''\\

* The questions of the Lunar Children when you interact with them just before the final battle against Majora. They mostly take the form of [[ArmorPiercingQuestion self-doubting ones Link may have been quietly asking himself]] over the course of his journey; especially regarding whether he's doing the right thing, if everything he accomplished actually mattered in the long run -- considering [[GroundhogDayLoop it can all just be reset in the blink of an eye]], with only Tatl and himself remembering them -- or if the many inhabitants of Termina he's helped even think of him as a friend. They aren't the bad guys; they're just misled and ignorant. And very lonely.

--> '''Kafei:''' "Please take refuge. We are fine here. [[FaceDeathWithDignity We shall greet the morning]]... [[TogetherInDeath together]]."

-->'''Kafei''': I’m sorry you got caught up in all this. If you can get out, then do it. Anju is already fleeing to Cremia’s ranch.
-->'''Tatl''': [[PetTheDog You did great. She'll... understand]]. (''to Link'') C'mon, let's go. Play your Ocarina and get us outside. Let him be alone.

* The story of the swordsman. When asked about the moon, he claims that the moon will most certainly not fall and if it does, then he'll just karate-chop it in half with his awesome skills. Naturally you'll want to see him in action, but when the third night finally arrives, he's nowhere to be found. If you explore the dojo, you'll find a plank of wood in the back. Break through that and you'll find a small, dark room, and there he is, absolutely quaking with fear in [[TroubledFetalPosition the fetal position]] shouting, "I don't want to die!"

** The Milk Bar's owner will tell you that he only wished his favorite customer came in once more before his death. It's you.

** The gate guards also deserve mention. Usually, when you try to leave town as normal Link, they stop you because they can't allow a child to go out on his own, but then let you go after they see you have a sword. In the third day, however, they stop you because they are desperate to know if there's an official evacuation order, and then they tell you how much it crushes them to still see kids playing around town and encouraging you to flee as far as you can. During the final hours, some guards [[DespairEventHorizon will have their hands over their hearts]].