History TearJerker / ResidentEvil4

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** While some people would find it {{Narm}}y, Leon constantly yelling out the names of dead people he hardly knows isn't that much of an overreaction. After fighting through an entire village to save Ashley, just for her to get kidnapped again, he has to go through an entire ''castle'' and defeat all the enemies there. Then Luis, one of his only allies in the game, shows up with a cure to the parasite that's slowly turning him and Ashley into mind controlled Ganados, just for him to get killed and the virus stolen. ''Then'' he has to fight through an island of enemies to save Ashley who was kidnapped ''again'', at one point coming close to killing his love interest Ada due to said parasite. By the time Mike shows up to offer him some much needed assistance, just to die by way of rocket launcher, it's really surprising that Leon hasn't snapped.

** Also how you see the villagers had children before Saddler arrived and injected them with the parasites, and there are no children to be seen in the actual game. There are, however, human bones in the fireplace of the first house you visit. ''Little'' human bones. WordOfGod eventually explained that the village children were also injected with Las Plagas by Saddler's cult, but they soon discovered that the childrens' smaller bodies were unsuitable hosts, and none could survive the procedure for very long once the parasites began growing.

** Leon's reply to Krauser would imply that Leon is fighting to redeem the past. Maybe Leon wishes on some level he could go back to the normal life he could have had if Racoon City wasn't destroyed. The life without the nightmares of that horrible incident, where he's an ordinary cop serving his community and having a relatively quiet life. But deep down Leon knows he can never reclaim that past, and that it was burnt away forever when Racoon City became ashes. Maybe a more optimistic take on things, is that Leon knows the horror of an outbreak and wishes to purge the world of viral monsters so no one else has to live through that horror, live with the pain of having their future stolen from them. If Leon can accomplish that much, then living knee deep in the pain of his past is a worthwhile sacrifice for him.

** Leon's reply to Krauser would imply that Leon is fighting to redeem the past. Maybe Leon wishes on some level he could go back to the normal life he could have had if Racoon City wasn't destroyed. The life without the nightmares of that horrible incident, where he's an ordinary cop serving his community and having a relatively quiet life. But deep down Leon knows he can never reclaim that past, and that it was burnt away forever when Racoon City became ashes. Maybe a more optimistic take on things, is that Leon knows the horror of an outbreak and wishes to purge the world of viral monsters so no one else has to live through that horror, live with the pain of having their future stolen from them. If Leon can accomplish that much, then living knee deep in the pain of his past is a worth while sacrifice for him.

'''Leon:''' Thanks. When we get out of here, the drinks are on me.\\
'''Mike:''' Yeah! Hey, I know a good bar!\\

-->'''Krauser:''' [[FallenHero Umbrella.]]

* 4's ending credits...Damn. Seeing how the villagers had a normal life before Saddler started to use them for his own plans brought a tear to more than one gamer's eye.

* The Butler's Memo you find in the game; he is aware that Salazar is being manipulated by Saddler (the latter exploiting the former's FriendlessBackground to trick him into undoing the Las Plagas' imprisonment beneath the castle), and that he should have seen it coming, yet he realizes that it's too late to do anything now that Salazar has taken the Plaga into his body and it is now an adult inside him so it cannot be removed unless Salazar dies. He displays UndyingLoyalty to the castellan anyway, stating that he has served eight generations and is continued to do so until the very end. It is possible that this is written by one of the Verdugo's that accompany Salazar, which if true brings a heartwrenching twist to these otherwise monstrous creatures.

** Watching the credits and seeing the little cutscene between Leon and Hunnigan at the end of it can feel very nostalgic for old Resident Evil fans. It's been over a decade...

** Also how you see the villagers had children before Saddler arrived and injected them with the parasites, and there are no children to be seen in the actual game. There are, however, human bones in the fireplace of the first house you visit. ''Little'' human bones. WordOfGod eventually explained that [[spoiler:the village children were also injected with Las Plagas by Saddler's cult, but they soon discovered that the childrens' smaller bodies were unsuitable hosts, and none could survive the procedure for very long once the parasites began growing.]]

** Also how you see the villagers had children before Saddler arrived and injected them with the parasites, and there are no children to be seen in the actual game. There are, however, human bones in the fireplace of the first house you visit. ''Little'' human bones. WordOfGod eventually explained that [[spoiler:the village children were also injected with Las Plagas by Saddler's cult, but they soon discovered that the childrens' smaller bodies were unsuitable hosts, and none could survive the procedure for very long once the parasites began growing.]]

** Also how you see the villagers had children before Saddler arrived and injected them with the parasites, and there are no children to be seen in the actual game. There are, however, human bones in the fireplace of the first house you visit. ''Little'' human bones. WordOfGod eventually explained that [[spoiler:the village children were also injected with Las Plagas by Saddler's cult, but found that their smaller bodies were unsuitable hosts, and none could survive the procedure for very long once the parasites began growing.]]

** Also how you see the villagers had children before Saddler arrived and injected them with the parasites, and there are no children to be seen in the actual game. Whether this is simply due to an error of communication between the game writers and the illustrators or it's actually implying something happened to the children before Leon got there is unknown, but there's something so chilling about it.
** There are human bones in the fireplace of the first house you visit. ''Little'' human bones.

'''Leon:''' Now that's what I call backup! When we get out of here, the drinks are on me.\\

-->''(After Mike saves Leon again with his twin Vulcan cannons)'']]\\

* In Acts 2 & 3 when [[spoiler: Luis Sera and Chopper Mike, the only people who actually help Leon (save for Ada), get killed horribly by Saddler.]]
-->[[spoiler:(After Mike saves Leon again)]]\\
'''[[spoiler:Leon''']][[spoiler:: Thanks. When we get out of here, the drinks are on me!]]\\
'''[[spoiler:Mike]]'''[[spoiler:: Yeah! Hey, I know a good bar!]]\\
[[spoiler: Cue Saddler and his mook hitting him with an RPG)]]
** MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKE!
** "LUIIIIIIIIS!"

** Also how you see the villagers had children before Saddler arrived and injected them with the parasites, and there are no children to be seen in the actual game. Whether this is simply due to an error of communication between the game writers and the illustrators or it's actually implying something happened to the children before Leon got there I don't know, but there's something so chilling about it. Now this troper isn't even a very big fan of children, but I still find that uncomfortable to think about every time I watch through the credits.
** It's worse than that. There are human bones in the fireplace of the first house you visit. ''Little'' human bones.

** [[TurthInTelevision It's also a pretty accurate portrayal, in desperate situations people can easily get emotionally attached to people they barely know, they latch onto someone or something to hold onto their sanity]]. Yes, in the game it's done in a cheesy way to the point where it becomes pretty hilarious, but when you stop to think how Leon must have actually felt, the character deaths become quite poignant.

** It's also a pretty accurate portrayal, in desperate situations people can easily get emotionally attached to people they barely know, they latch onto someone or something to hold onto their sanity. Yes, in the game it's done in a cheesy way to the point where it becomes pretty hilarious, but when you stop to think how Leon must have actually felt, the character deaths become quite poignant.

** Also how you see the villagers had children before Saddler arrived and injected them with the parasites, and there are no children to be seen in the actual game. Whether this is simply due to an error of communication between the game writers and the illustrators or it's actually implying something happened to the children before Leon got there I don't know, but there's something so chilling about it. Now this troper isn't even a very big fan of children, but I still find that uncomfortable to think about every time I watch through the credits.

** Also how you see the villagers had children before Saddler arrived and gave them the parasites, and there are no children to be seen in the actual game. Whether this is simply due to an error of communication between the game writers and the illustrators or it's implying something happened to them before Leon got there I don't know, but there's something so chilling about it. Now this troper isn't even a very big fan of children, but I still find that uncomfortable to think about every time I watch through the credits.

** It's also a pretty accurate portrayal, in desperate situations people can easily get emotionally attached to people they barely know, they latch onto someone or something to hold onto their sanity. Yes, in the game it's done in a cheesy way to the point it's pretty hilarious, but when you stop to think how Leon must have actually felt, the character deaths become quite poignant
* 4's ending credits...Damn. Seeing how the villagers had a normal life before Saddler started to use them for his own plans brought a tear to more than one gamer's eye.

* The end credits are this crossed with HighOctaneNightmareFuel.

[[spoiler: Cue Saddler and his mook hitting him with an RPG)]]

* The end credits are this crossed with HighOctaneNightmareFuel.