History Main / SingleTear

* Mitsuki Oosawa's adaptation of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'' '''loves'' this trope, and one of the biggest examples is [[spoiler: Jamke]] quietly shedding a tear when [[spoiler: he both saves Sigurd's life ''and'' takes revenge for his father's murder by shooting Sandima down [[TheArcher with a single, perfect arrow shot]].]]

* In ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow'', if you challenge [[ChessWithDeath the Lord of the Dead]] for the sake of two mortal souls, he defies you to make him cry. You can do so by showing him the Mirror of Truth, which displays his own terrible history, to the point that the mirror itself shatters from the strain -- and Death sheds a single tear. That suffices for the challenge.

* Claire Dearing in ''Film/JurassicWorld'' sheds one after a severely injured ''Apatosaurus'' dies in front of her and Owen, realizing that the dinosaurs are not just attractions but living beings.

* ''ComicBook/CreatureFeature'' seems to like this.

* In ''Franchise/TheFlash'' shows [[EvilCounterpart Eobard Thawne]] shedding one tear after seeing his past self frolick around in a Flash suit and embracing his role as a hero, lamenting that it won't last and that he will never become The Flash like his old idol.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' story arc ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'', Kara sees Bizarro and Bizarrogirl embracing, remembers Superman and herself hugging each other after the loss of ComicBook/NewKrypton, and sheds a tear.
* In ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' story ''ComicBook/KryptonNoMore'', ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} cries one teardrop after her cousin talks about how much he loves Earth.

** In “The Rings,” a single tear rolls down Mittens's cheek when Bolt asks if she will accept him as her soulmate.
** In “The Ship,” a single tear rolls down Mittens's cheek after definitively declaring her love for Bolt.

* From ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'', as Strong Sad describes his [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible proposal]] for Strong Bad's 150th email episode:

* ''FanFic/HalfLifeFullLifeConsequences'':

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}: During the penultimate episode of Volume 8, "Worthy", when Winter Schnee declares her intention to [[YouShallNotPass fight him]], [[FallenHero General James Ironwood]] sheds a single tear in response. It serves as a stark contrast to his dull eyes and emotionless expression, showing that even his best efforts cannot fully lock away his heart.

* During the 1980 UsefulNotes/OlympicGames, the USSR had a strong attachment to the games' mascot that year, Misha the Bear. During the closing ceremony, after a plush of Misha was hoist to a balloon and sent flying off into the sky, a crowd mosaic of Misha flipped their panels to make it look as though the character was shedding a single tear, which became an aspect associated with Misha from thereon out.

* Mischa the Bear sheds a tear upon blowing out the Olympic Flame during the closing ceremony of the [[UsefulNotes/OlympicGames 2014 Olympic Games]] in Sochi.

* ''FanFic/HalfLifeFullLifeConsequences'': "A tear droped out of John Freemans' eye and landed on Gordon Freeman."

* PlayedForLaughs in the ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' series. It's pretty much a RunningGag for the classic WarmUpBoss [[WhenTreesAttack Whispy Woods]] (and various offshoots like [[VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror King Golem]], [[VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe Flowery Woods]], [[VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies Yggy Woods]], etc.) to shed a tear after Kirby beats him.