Line #10 TearJerker/ResidentEvil6


1	* At the beginning of his story route, Leon is forced to kill the President of the United States, who has become infected with the C-Virus and turned into a zombie. Keep in mind that he's a personal friend of Leon, one that had been there for almost ten years of Leon's life. He was the one who recruited Leon in the first place. It could be argued that Adam is his best friend, one that Leon was forced to kill.
2	** It is often theorized that Leon doesn't really have that many close friends to begin with. It's pretty hard when you're constantly working and have to bounce from one place to the next. For most of Leon's career, President Benford, better known as just Adam to Leon, has been a constant source of support and friendship, Adam even tells Leon that he very much values their relationship. Throughout the campaign, Leon continues to act very heartbroken over the death of the president, not even denying Simmons' accusation that he had killed him.
3	** In contrast, Leon ''should'' already be pretty used to killing zombies. In ''Resident Evil 2'', he averted NotAZombie as soon as the game began, he even was forced to shoot his would-be co-workers in ''2''. Yet when he sees his good friend of like ten years turn into a zombie, Leon is is so stricken with grief that can't do anything but point his gun at what's left of his friend and call out in vain to get him to stop.
4	--->'''Leon:''' [[SayMyName Adam!]]
5	* Leon being told by Chris that Ada is dead. He's struck silent for a moment, and all he can respond with is a very soft, quiet "Copy."
6	** If Ada ''had'' really died, Leon would have lost two people he treasured in his life: his good friend Adam and his love interest, Ada.
7	* Piers' HeroicSacrifice, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1ua7RdZfAw staying behind to give Chris a better chance to escape, knowing he'll likely lose his humanity to the C-Virus soon]]. Piers himself comes to terms with it very quickly, since the only reaction he gave to this was a look of silent regret. Chris, however, is not as accepting, banging at the escape pod doors while screaming desperately at Piers to not go through with it. In the end, Chris can only let out a LittleNo as he realizes Piers will not return to the surface, and scream [[SayMyName Piers]]' name as the escape pod finally launches.
8	* "No more tears. Not until I've avenged your death."
9	** Also, Helena trying to stop Leon and Ada from shooting Mutant!Deborah. Helena is fiercely protective of her sister, and her face when Deborah succumbs to the C-Virus can be heart-wrenching. Plus, Deborah still attempted to help her sister by shoving her away.
10	* Deborah's note in the files.
11	* Finn's death in Chris's campaign. Especially since he's reaching to grab Chris's hand before becoming a cocoon. You can tell that Chris is ''pissed''.
12	** As well as the rest of his team in Edonia. You really didn't know them, but it's hard not to feel sad about watching the entire team die while Chris is powerless to do anything. The result theme does not help at all after the chapter's been beaten.
13	** The difference in attitude in Chris between Edonia and China is pretty disheartening too.
14	** To further elaborate, we see Chris is back in the Eastern European bar, quietly eating the same steak dish as Piers. We see a BSAA soldier walking into the bar and his face is kept hidden until he reaches Chris. Chris seems just as disappointed as the viewer when he realizes it's not Piers. Way to twist the knife, Capcom.
15	** In chapter 2 of Leon and Helena's campaign, an old man in Tall Oaks Cathedral says that his son, Marco is part of the BSAA and will arrive with the whole army. It will never happen.
16	*** When he died and you retrieve his C4, it doesn't just say "C4 Explosive", it specifically states that it was Marco's C4 Explosive.
17	* The deaths of the first survivors you meet in Tall Oaks on the Leon and Helena campaign. You can help a father reunite with his daughter just to see her pass away and cry over her body. He eventually succumbs to death himself when her corpse gets back up, mauls him to death and eats him before he has the chance to turn too.
18	* When the virus was released in China. Everyone is walking kind of cheerfully, talking with each other along the way while being watched over by the Americans. Imagine yourself walking among them and all of a sudden, almost everyone around turned into zombies. Many fleeing for their lives, some managed to escape and most of them devoured to death and a lot became zombies themselves.

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