History Tearjerker / TheEmperorsNewGroove

'''Kronk''': Well, you got a point. Nobody really seems to care that he's gone, do they?\\

-->'''Kuzco:''' Hey, give it a rest up there, will ya?

-->'''Kuzco:''' Just leave me alone.

** It's a throwback to when Pacha tells him "One day you're gonna wind up all alone, and you're gonna have nobody to blame but yourself." And he knows it's even his fault that Yzma wants him dead.

* Kuzco arguing with Pacha after the latter learns of Yzma's plan to kill former. But Kuzco blows him off, thinking they were there to bring him home, and he falls out with Pacha, believing his claim to be a plan to save his hilltop from destruction and then orders Pacha to go away. Kuzco makes his way over to Yzma and Kronk, only to overhear them discussing that they are seeking to kill him. He may have been an arrogant jerk, but he genuinely trusted those two. And when the awful truth is revealed to him, he realizes that he just drove away Pacha, who he'd grown fond of, for nothing. Now he has lost his only hope of returning home and becoming human again. Even more, the [[BrutalHonesty honestly brutal]] throwaway remark made by Kronk about how no one in the kingdom really misses Kuzco due to his selfishness really rubs salt in the wound. ''Damn.''

** Sympathy for Yzma: Sure, she's the bad guy, but she raised Kuzco, and she'd like to think he's going to respect her and be grateful for that. She's served him, and (presumably) his parents (and possibly those that came before even ''them''). The level of ruling she is shown doing is rather tedious and pretty much takes a weight off Kuzco's shoulders. And she's been kicked out by this UngratefulBastard.

* Kuzco arguing with Pacha after the latter learns of Yzma's plan to kill former. But Kuzco blows him off, thinking they were there to bring him home, and he falls out with Pacha, believing his claim to be a plan to save his hilltop from destruction and then orders Pacha to go away. Kuzco makes his way over to Yzma and Kronk, only to overhear them discussing that they are seeking to kill him. He may have been an arrogant jerk, but he genuinely trusted those two. And when the awful truth is revealed to him, he realizes that he just drove away Pacha, who he'd grown fond of, for nothing. Now he has lost his only hope of returning home and becoming human again. Even more, the [[BrutalHonesty honest, down-to-earth]] Kronk's throwaway remark about how no one in the kingdom really misses Kuzco due to his selfishness really rubs salt in the wound. ''Ouch.''

** A bit of a fridge tearjerker, but Yzma comments earlier that she "practically raised Kuzco", and given his behavior, it's not hard to believe. Kuzco wasn't hearing just ''anyone'' saying that she dislikes him -- Kuzco was listening to his ''ParentalSubstitute'' flat-out saying that she despises him and wants him dead. No wonder he's so broken up about it.
** Then there's Kuzco's and Yzma's confrontation at the secret lab. Kuzco admits for all his mistreatment of her, he's still in disbelief that it has to come down to her killing him. Kuzco was hoping Yzma could find it in her heart to reconsider and that they can work something out. Unfortunately for him, Yzma isn't in a position to negotiate and isn't going to end her pursuit of power all because Kuzco has had a change of heart. This is enough for Kuzco to finally accept that Yzma wants him dead.
* Right afterwards, Kuzco finally realises how much of a jerk he's been, to everybody. He settles gloomily into a swamp and himself as narrator!Kuzco maintains his selfish attempt to [[NeverMyFault blame everything on others]]. But Kuzco finally knows that ALL of this is his fault and tells it straight to [[TheNarrator himself]].

** The prologue comes off as [[PlayedForLaughs comically]] [[{{Narm}} overdramatic]] at the time, but it becomes HarsherInHindsight when the movie returns to the same scenario with a sadder version of the movie's theme after we've gotten the context. [[note]] Even sadder is to imagine the prologue playing the latter soundtrack [[/note]] Here Kuzco isn't a SpoiledBrat thinking "life is so unfair", he's a ''[[BreakTheHaughty broken]]'' and [[EtTuBrute betrayed]] teenager who just lost the only ''real'' friend he had.

** Really, the whole recap feels less like NoFourthWall and more like Kuzco himeself trying to make sense of it, but as he recaps what lead him here, [[JerkassRealization it begins to hit him why everyone else acted the way they did, and he solemnly shoves his denial aside.]]

-->'''Kuzco:''' But leave me alone.

-->'''Kuzco:''' Just leave me alone.

** Sympathy for Yzma: Sure, she's the bad guy, but she raised Kuzco, and she'd like to think he's going to respect her and be grateful for that. She's served him, and (presumably) his parents. The level of ruling she is shown doing is rather tedious and pretty much takes a weight off Kuzco's shoulders. And she's been kicked out by this UngratefulBastard.

* It's pretty short, but Kuzco resigning himself to live as a llama. Not even the herd he stumbles on seems to accept him, only rubbing in more how utterly alone he is now in life. And it ''really'' hits home as he solemnly starts to graze the fields in sad acceptance of his new, lonely existence as a wild animal.

** The prologue comes off as [[PlayedForLaughs comically]] [[{{Narm}} overdramatic]] at the time, but it becomes HarsherInHindsight when the movie returns to the same scenario with a sadder version of the movie's theme after we've gotten the context. [[note]] Even sadder is to imagine the prologue playing the latter soundtrack [[/note]] Kuzco isn't just crying because he's a SpoiledBrat thinking "life is so unfair". He's miserable because he's a ''[[BreakTheHaughty broken]]'' and [[EtTuBrute betrayed]] teenager who just lost the only ''real'' friend he had.

-->'''Kuzco:''' Hey, give it a rest up there will ya?

-->'''Narrator!Kuzco:''' So, this is where you came in. [[BlatantLies See? Just like I said, I'm the victim here! I didn't do anything and they ruined my life and took everything I had --]]

-->'''Kuzco:''' Just leave me alone...

* Right afterwards, Kuzco finally realises how much of a jerk he's been, to everybody. He settles gloomily into a swamp and himself as narrator!Kuzco maintains his selfish attempt to blame everything on others. But Kuzco finally knows that ALL of this is his fault and tells it straight to [[TheNarrator himself]].

* Kuzco arguing with Pacha after the latter learns of Yzma's plan to kill former. But Kuzco blows him off, thinking they were there to bring him home, and he falls out with Pacha, believing his claim to be a plan to save his hilltop from destruction and then orders Pacha to go away. Kuzco makes his way over to Yzma and Kronk, only to overhear them discussing that they are seeking to kill him. He may have been an arrogant jerk, but he genuinely trusted those two. And when the awful truth is revealed to him, he realizes that he just drove away Pacha, who he'd grown fond of, for nothing. Now he has lost his only hope of returning home and becoming human again. The [[BrutalHonesty honest, down-to-earth]] Kronk's throwaway remark about how no one really misses Kuzco really rubs salt in the wound. ''Ouch.''

* It's pretty short, but Kuzco resigning himself to live as a llama. Not even the herd he stumbles on seems to accept him, only rubbing in more how utterly alone he is now in life.