History TearJerker / PandoraHearts

*** On a slightly less complicated but still easily overlooked level, Break's question was also a reference to [[FridgeBrilliance something]] [[FridgeHorror else.]] Many people stated they were [[spoiler:unable to pinpoint the true nature of Jack Vessalius]], and that they had [[spoiler:no idea ''where he was'']] (sound familiar?); even while in his presence, he gave off the feeling that [[spoiler:nobody was actually there.]] Break's question of "Where in the world are you?" is also a chilling parallel comparing Oz's [[spoiler:mental state earlier in the series]] to [[spoiler:Jack's far more deranged and long-lasting mental state.]] This reference is taken UpToEleven when ''Cheshire'' asks Oz where he is as well, and Oz gets freaked out.

--> [[spoiler:'''Elliot:''' "[[FamousLastWords I'm]] [[SorryThatImDying sorry]], Leo."]]

* After 100 years, Vincent leads [[spoiler:Alice and Oz's reincarnations]] to Gilbert. They apparently having very limited knowledge of [[spoiler:who they or Gilbert once were]]. Still they greet each other joyfully before Lacie's grave, not entirely understanding why they're crying, as Gilbert prepares to tell them their own beautiful, ridiculous fairy tale.]]

* Reim's hesitance to kill Lily after slowly coming to terms with the fact that the Baskervilles are maybe not as evil as he has been told as they were; actually being [[MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold misunderstood loners]] banding together into tight-knit family.

* [[StepfordSmiler Oz's]] inability to tell Break "where he is" becomes a lot {{harsher in hindsight}} once the extent of his emotional damage comes to light.

There's a reason why the fandom calls it "PaindoraHurts."

At the beginning it might not be so obvious, but those who have read through the manga (or have at least read a good amount) know that it's [[DysfunctionJunction really]] [[BrokenHero freaking]] [[{{Understatement}} sad.]] ''Pandora Hearts'' has even earned the common nickname "Paindora Hurts" from the fandom.

* The face Gil makes, with the tears welling in his eyes, when he finally realizes what Oz's plan is and how it will cost his master his life.]]

* Lottie taking [[one last look back at Fang]] when she sees a vision of him in Sablier one hundred years ago, before rushing to [[spoiler:confront Glen.]]

* After the true nature of the Tragedy of Sablier and Oz's connection to Alice and Jack are revealed, [[spoiler: Gil betrays him and he is imprisoned by Pandora, which is now working with the Baskervilles.]] And Oz doesn't seem to care and doesn't try to fight back, because he knows that everything [[spoiler:he is and was never actually his, but a fabrication that resulted from Jack's lies and manipulation.]] If [[spoiler: [[BigDamnHeroes Gilbert hadn't arrived just in the nick of time,]]]] Oz would have [[spoiler:[[DeathSeeker willingly let himself die...]]]]

* [[spoiler:Sharon wailing over Break's dead body while Reim tries his best to keep it away from Lily (who seeks revenge on Fang). Reim himself never shed a tear and seemed pretty collected for someone who just witnessed the death of their dearest friend, but his [[DullEyesOfUnhappiness eyes]] and risky, near-suicidal, actions throughout the chapter indicated the opposite]]

* Lottie taking [[http://www.mangahere.co/manga/pandora_hearts/v20/c098/16.html one last look back at Fang]] when she sees a vision of him in Sablier one hundred years ago, before rushing to [[spoiler:confront Glen.]]

* [[spoiler:[[http://mangasaurus.com/view/77831-02094296 The face Gil makes]], with the tears welling in his eyes, when he finally realizes what Oz's plan is and how it will cost his master his life.]]

** Especially poignant later on when he can't make out if [[VitriolicBestBuds Reim]] is among the bodies of the killed Pandora agents, because all he can see is blurry colors. When he finally finds Reim he actually can't even tell whether he is injured or not and has to be informed by Fang that; yes, he is in fact dead.

* Elliot falls unconscious in the middle of an encouraging chat with his sister. He wakes up to [[spoiler:his sister's headless body falling down some nearby stairs and Break, the person he has idolized since his childhood, accusing him of being the headhunter.]]
** And then, it was revealed that [[spoiler:not only did Elliot really kill her, but he was also the one who killed his brothers. At least, the brothers who weren't killed by the real Head Hunter, who just so happens to be one of his adopted brothers.]]

* [[SadClown Break's]] [[SympatheticMurderBackstory past]] is revealed, and is one of the first notions that this series has a fair deal of DysfunctionJunction. Talking about it is a clear MiseryTrigger for him; [[FailureKnight And]] [[EverybodysDeadDave it's]] [[ItsAllMyFault hard]] [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor to]] [[NecessarilyEvil blame]] [[EyeScream him]].

* Cheshire's UndyingLoyalty to the Intention of the Abyss / Alice was sad as it was but is extremely tragic in [[HarsherInHindsight hindsight]]. He was the Alices' pet cat who was killed by Vincent and later resurrected as a chain by the lonely Intention of the Abyss. He wants nothing more than to make her happy, and made the mistake of trying to do so by picking a fight with [[OneManArmy Break]]. Now the Intention of the Abyss is all alone.

!!Red Eyed Ghost Arc

* Cheshire's UndyingLoyalty to the Will of The Abyss / Alice was sad as it was but is extremely tragic in [[HarsherInHindsight hindsight]]. He was the Alices' pet cat who was killed by Vincent and later resurrected as a chain by the lonely Will of the Abyss. He wants nothing more than to make her happy, and made the mistake of trying to do so by picking a fight with [[OneManArmy Break]]. Now the Will of the Abyss is all alone.

* We also see a continuation to Vincent and the Will of the Abyss' flashbacks from the Cheshire's Dimension Arc. And to say that what they have been through is HarmfulToMinors is an {{understatement}}. It's actually pretty understandable how they [[DrivenToMadness turned out as messed up as they are]].

* Reim's hesitance to kill Lily after slowly coming to terms with the fact that the Baskervilles are maybe not as evil as he has been told as they were; actually being [[MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold misunderstood loners]] banding together into tight-nit family.

** To be specific: In the beginning, this is portrayed as a meaningless bit of banter between two teasingly confusing characters, accentuated by Alice's sharp reply of, "Are you blind? Oz is ''right there!''" [[FridgeBrilliance Thus, readers didn't really look into it, and took "Where in the world are you?" as a nonsensical and literal statement.]] However, it's later shown that Oz and Break are both [[spoiler:''way'' smarter than they seem]] and [[spoiler:understand each others' problems and intelligence frighteningly well.]] At this point, it becomes clear to readers that "Where in the world are you?" was [[spoiler:''not'']] a literal or pointless question from Break, and Alice, being who she is, was [[spoiler:unable to understand the true underlying meaning.]] Break was asking Oz where he was [[spoiler:''mentally,'']] because he could tell how [[spoiler:inwardly unhinged and disillusioned Oz was behind his extreme StepfordSmiler tendencies.]] Oz couldn't answer Break's question not because he was trying to be strange or pretentious, but because he ''understood'' and was [[spoiler:far too messed up emotionally to definitively say where his mental state was at.]]