Tear Jerker / The Adventures of 10ACraft

10ACraft started off as a whacky series, and overall, that's what it is at its core. That being said, the series is more than capable of making one emotional every once in a while.

Spoilers have been left unmarked. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

• Pretty much the entire second half of Season 2, Episode 24 - the episode when the class go up against the Enderdragon. Herobrine pulls at all of the stops to make sure his plan succeeds...
  • Firstly, there's Kyle M's death, which completely came out of nowhere. Scott is both devistated and exasperated at Herobrine, but knows better than to challenge him. Watching Kyle collapse while his best friend yells his name in disbelief is a real gut-punch, especially since, up until now, Death Is a Slap on the Wrist and was normally Played for Laughs.
  • After that, Alex D confronts Herobrine, fails... and then Herobrine reveals that it was because of him that Alex's "poisoned" arm wouldn't heal - he used his power to make it last indefinitely, to torture her. And due to her attempted attack on him, he poisons her again, this time killing her. And to make matters worse, Scott is once again watching in shock and horror.
    • You really have to feel for Scott in this episode, watching two of his best friends get Killed Off for Real right in front of him, all while he's powerless to do anything about it. And unfortunately for Scott, it's about to get much worse...
  • Desperate, Scott goes to Laura and the Beths for help. Problem is, they get assaulted by Endermen summoned by Herobrine... and they too meet their demise (save for Beth O'L, who is the Sole Survivor).
  • It gets worse. Sharkey struggles to fight an enderman, and is dangerously close to falling into the void. Ross steps in at the last second, and saves him. However, the Enderman teleports and knocks them both off, with Ross clinging to the ledge of the cliff, and Sharkey holding Ross's leg for dear life. At this point, with their combined weight, Ross's grip starts to slip. Ross, knowing that he can't hold out any longer, thrusts Sharkey up to safe ground with all his might, pushing himself off the cliff in the process... falling into the void. His Dying Words only make it evem more gut-wrenching.
    • To make matter's worse, Sharkey suffers from Sanity Slippage over despair. It's such a heartbreaking way to symbolise just how close Ross and Sharkey were as friends.
  • Definitely the saddest part of the whole episode, however, was the ending, where Jasmine is forced to deal the finishing blow. While preparing, she starts to have flashbacks of everyone who had already died up until that point... and after all of that, she breaks down, concluding that she can't bring herself to kill the dragon, knowing full well that the dragon isn't the evil one - it's Herobrine.
    • Want to make it even worse? Throughout that whole ordeal, the dragon was docile, almost submissive, not attacking Jasmine in any way... and then Herobrine comes along, uses his power one final time to corrupt the dragon... and it proceeds to behead Jasmine for her troubles. It just hammers home how peaceful the dragon is at it's core, and how much of a complete monster Herobrine is for corrupring it to such an extreme.
  • Finally, at the end of the episode, it's revealled that Erin, Katherine and Matthew took a hit from their endermen battles, meaning they too were left to glitch out and collapse lifeless. Alex W, Emily and Nisha's horrified reactions sell the scene, especially considering the Character Development that Alex W and Matthew have undergone over the last 7 episodes in regards to their friendship.
• Season 2, Episode 25 has many of these moments as well.
  • Sharkey's Heroic BSoD at the beginning of the episode is a real gut-punch, especially since it reveals that he keeps photos of him and Ross together with him. It just shows how close the two were as friends, and how torn apart Sharkey is now that Ross is gone...
    • A heartwarming example is Alex W's heart-to-heart talk with Sharkey about how Ross is doing ok wherever he is. Seems like Alex, as rowdy, impulsive and cocky as he is, does have a soft side deep down.
  • At one point, we're treated to a flashback of Alex D, Laura, Rebecca and the Beths getting the results for big school, and finding out that they're all going to be in the same class. Scott and Matthew then come along, and tell Alex that they're in that class too, along with two of their own friends, Kyle and Ben, the latter of which Rebecca is close friends with. As Scott introduces Kyle and Ben to the rest of the group, Alex walks them down the pathway from her garden to the shore, and proclaims how the nine of them are gonna be best friends until the end of time... fast-forward to the present day, where only Ben, Beth O'L and Rebecca remain...
  • Mr. Coyle's reaction to the news is sad as well. His response is a simple, dejected "Oh." He then proceeds to trip over his words. As the teacher, he knows he's supposed to be the bigger person, but you can tell that even he is struggling to hold back the grief.
    • Made even worse when he likens his relationship with 10A as an adoptive father trying to raise kids...
  • The others aren't taking it too well either. In addition to Sharkey's Sanity Slippage as mentioned above, Amber and Katie are speechless and defeated, Rebecca is completely depressed (at least, at first) and Megan is reduced to tears. Even poor Rover can't cope.
  • The ending to the episode also deserves a mention. As suggested by Mr. Coyle, the class take a hike up a mountain in order to clear their heads. Once they get to the top, however, they just stand there and look out. Not knowing what to do. Not knowing how to cope. Not knowing what is even left to do now that the dragon has been defeated. They just continue to look out on the horizon... together... and then the credits roll, while a slowed-down version of Sweden plays in the background. Highlighting the memories, the adventure up until that point, the nostalgia, and the uncertainty of what's yet to come. What a bittersweet ending indeed.