History TearJerker / TheVentureBros

-->'''Johnny:''' (responding to a kid who says his father is dead) Oh, well you had a father. So now you're fuckin' free, man! C'mon, I wanna see those hands up! (the kids all raise their hands) Wait a minute, Action Johnny's hand isn't up. Why is ''that?'' Does he not have a father? '''[[BigNo NO!!!]]''' Fathers are caring and protective men, and [[AbusiveParents I don't have one of those!]] No, no! But who cares? [[MadnessMantra Who cares, who cares, who cares,]] ''[[MadnessMantra who cares!?]]'' [[DarkAndTroubledPast Maybe I did kill the dog! Or I, maybe I...]] ''[[DarkAndTroubledPast I was]]'' [[DarkAndTroubledPast the Lizard Man who stole your precious serum!]] You loved that serum ''MORE THAN YOU LOVED ME!!'' (drops to his knees screaming) '''FATHER!!!''' '''''FATHER!!!!'''''' (bends over and sobs)

-->'''Johnny:''' (responding to a kid who says his father is dead) Oh, well you had a father. So now you're fuckin' free, man! C'mon, I wanna see those hands up! (the kids all raise their hands) Wait a minute, Action Johnny's hand isn't up. Why is ''that?'' Does he not have a father? '''[[BigNo NO!!!]]''' Fathers are loving and protective men, and [[AbusiveParents I don't have one of those!]] No, no! But who cares? [[MadnessMantra Who cares, who cares, who cares,]] ''[[MadnessMantra who cares!?]]'' [[DarkAndTroubledPast Maybe I did kill the dog! Or I, maybe I...]] ''[[DarkAndTroubledPast I]]'' [[DarkAndTroubledPast was the Lizard Man who stole your precious serum!]] You loved that serum ''more than you loved me!!'' (drops to his knees screaming) '''FATHER!!!''' '''''FATHER!!!!'''''' (bends over and sobs)

-->'''Johnny:''' (responding to a kid who says his father is dead) Oh, well you had a father. So now you're fuckin' free, man! C'mon, I wanna see those hands up! (the kids all raise their hands) Wait a minute, Action Johnny's hand isn't up. Does he not have a father? ''[[BigNo NO!!]]'' Fathers are loving and protective men, and [[AbusiveParents I don't have one of those!]] No, no! But who cares? [[MadnessMantra Who cares, who cares, who cares,]] ''[[MadnessMantra who cares!?]]'' [[DarkAndTroubledPast Maybe I did kill the dog! Or I, maybe I...]] ''[[DarkAndTroubledPast I]]'' [[DarkAndTroubledPast was the Lizard Man who stole your precious serum!]] You loved that serum ''more than you loved me!!'' (drops to his knees screaming) '''FATHER!!!''' '''''FATHER!!!!'''''' (bends over and sobs)

-->'''Johnny:''' (responding to a kid who says his father is dead) Oh, well you had a father. So now you're fuckin' free, man! C'mon, I wanna see those hands up! (the kids all raise their hands) Wait a minute, Action Johnny's hand isn't up. Does he not have a father? [[BigNo NO!]] Fathers are loving and caring and protective men, and [[AbusiveParents I don't have one of those!]] But who cares, man? [[MadnessMantra Who cares, who cares, who cares!?]] [[DarkAndTroubledPast Maybe I did kill the dog, maybe I was the Lizard Man who stole your precious serum!]] You loved that serum more than you loved me! (drops to his knees screaming) FATHER!!!! FATHER!!!!! (bends over and sobs)

** What's worse is the fact that Rusty seems genuinely distraught at the fact that Nikki lied to him about how old she was and despite that and the fact that she basically took advantage of his insecurities to trick him into bed, he ''still'' wanted to leave a key to the compound to her in order to let her and her son be in his life. Little did he know that Dermott ''would'' end up being part of his life and all things considered, he might ''never'' know.

** There's also the scene where Rusty finds out that JJ is slowly dying due to literally all of his organs failing, and Billy having just left the room after saying there was nothing he could do to help. Rusty went there to call JJ out for giving Rusty a crappy room. JJ is incredibly happy to see his brother and jumps into his arms. Rusty, looking a bit weirded out, catches him. JJ says that being in Rusty's arms feels like home. Rusty asks why JJ is acting his way, at which point JJ tells Rusty what's happening to him. Rusty's lower lip quivers for a moment, then he hugs JJ tightly to his chest and sadly tells him, "I don't know what to say." There's nothing to lighten the scene, either, no jokes or gags or anything. Just two brothers genuinely bonding for quite possibly the first time in their entire lives. JJ sacrificing himself only a mere few hours later is just icing on the cake. It's probably the most heartbreaking examples of AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther in the whole series. And then, after all that, JJ leaves Rusty his entire corporation in New York as well as a swanky new home. It's clear that JJ really, truly loved his big brother.
** Mrs.Monarch's tearful call to the Monarch when she finds out that he's heading up to Gargantua 2, right after they found out that the Sovereign was planning on blowing it up.

* The Monarch and Mrs.Monarch's crumbling relationship in Season 6.

* The ending of ''Any Which Way But Zeus''. Generally seen as [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments a happy moment of friends reuniting]], but people often miss seeing the tall bearded man looking around desperately, and we see his chin start to shake from suppressed sobs right before the camera cuts away. Many people don't know what to make of it, [[FridgeHorror then you notice his costume and you realize who he is U.S. Steel, and you remember the first gladiator fight seen in episode. 21 fighting Ghost Robot who is "serving under the hero, U.S. Steel",]] and you remember 21 killed him!
** Although ''Bot Seeks Bot'' shows that [[NotQuiteDead he's alive. Somehow]].
*** Ghost Robot. It's in the name.

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[[AC: Meta]]
* Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick's [[http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2016/01/11/the-venture-bros-creators-beautifully-eulogize-david-bowie/ beautiful summary]] of what the late {{Music/David Bowie}} meant to them. Even if The Sovereign was never the ''real'' Bowie (or even voiced by him), he was still a big presence on the show, being quoted and referenced multiple times. To many fans, Sovereign is ''still'' one of the first things that comes to mind when they think of Bowie.

-->'''Doc Hammer:''' "He's more than a human being; he's this thing that we've all had since childhood. None of us got to call him up and have lunch with him and stuff. And that hasn't changed. That will never change. The music and what he did to style and our hearts is untouchable. There's so much of David Bowie that lives in us that never goes away. I think his influence that is immortality. He lives in anybody who has a fucking idea about culture. At least we have that, and we always have that. He gave that to all of us."

-->'''Doc Hammer:''' "So, no he won't be adding to that anymore. But I am forever filled with so much Bowie that - I'm honestly stymied. I've been stymied since I found out. I just don't know what to do with the information. And I've been fully aware of it that we're not always going to live in a world with Bowie. It was kind of obvious that he wasn't doing well for a long time, but it's stymieing. Losing Leonard Nimoy and David Bowie were huge events in my life. It really is that kind of loss of the father that I chose. You know? These people raised me. I would be a different person without them being in the world. So, it's hard. It's hard. But I can pacify myself knowing that what he's done is there. He will be affecting lives of people who have never heard his name, will eventually learn his name and have their lives changed by David Bowie. Still."

-->'''Doc Hammer:''' "I don't know if it will ever feel real because his influence is so much larger than we could understand. Like, I'm saying, some 14-year-old next year is going to find out about David Bowie, and his world is going to change just like ours did. And we never got to sit with David Bowie and have him as a man affect our lives. We just had his deeds and the promise of Bowie."

--> '''Jackson Publick:''' "He's also so much bigger than life that he's bigger than death, you know?"

--> '''Doc Hammer:''' "Yeah. He'll be affecting us for a very long time to come. He's part of the pantheon, you know? Ultimately, I feel bad for his kids and Iman, and the people who knew him, and had the luck to have them touch their personal lives. I didn't have that luck. I just had–what he did affected me deeply. And that's still out there. That's still affecting me and it always will."

* Jackson confirming that [[https://twitter.com/jacksonpublick/status/1303102212193705985 the show had been cancelled after seven seasons, in spite of being renewed for and having plans for an eighth.]]

--->'''Action Man:''' ([[HatsOffToTheDead takes off his helmet]])) Ashes... (starts breaking down) to ashes.