Tear Jerker / Black Mudpuppy

• Xolotl breaking down after Simon's death is one of the earliest signs of his change, and still one of the most powerful.
• The conclusion to "Hel Hath No Fury".
• Slider-Man readying himself for a heroic sacrifice.
• Simon remembers to thank Xolotl when they're at the edge of despair.
• Quetzalcoatl's real reason for turning Xolotl into a salamander: he was sentenced to sacrifice his brother, which he could not bear to do. Instead he chose to hide Xolotl by transforming him, and promised to return for him when it was safe.
• Mictlantecuhtli kills Simon for real.
• The death of Squish, Jack's childhood pet, is one of the most brutal scenes in the comic to date.
• "I'm not planning on making a habit of [saving people]. People end up dead whenever I do that."

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