History ManlyTears / WesternAnimation

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': Although none of the father figures (save for Grandpa Lou and, to a lesser extent, Grandpa Boris) are conventionally manly, they have their fair share of griefs, and no one mocks them for it:

** "Twisted Sister" [[DownerEnding ends with the girls' fourth sister, Bunny, dying in an explosion]] due to her being unstable and being broken down into her original ingredients. As the girls mourn Bunny's death, the narrator is considerably inconsolable as he is forced to sign off on such a sad note. Likewise, [[DarkReprise the background music for the end shot is played in a very depressing, slow and low-key tone]] as the narrator bursts into tears.

** "Twisted Sister" [[DownerEnding ends with the girls' fourth sister, Bunny, dying in an explosion]] due to her being unstable and being broken down into her original ingredients. As the girls mourn Bunny's death, the narrator is considerably inconsolable as he is forced to sign off on such a sad note. Likewise, [[DarkReprise the background music for the end shot is played in a very depressing tone]] as the narrator bursts into tears.

** "Twisted Sister" [[DownerEnding ends with the girls' fourth sister, Bunny, dying in an explosion]] due to her being unstable and being broken down into her original ingredients. As the girls mourn the death of their sister, the narrator is considerably inconsolable as he is forced to sign off on such a sad note. Likewise, [[DarkReprise the background music for the end shot is played in a very depressing tone]] as the narrator bursts into tears.

[[caption-width-right:350:He might be an asshole at times, but does he show genuine emotion.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'', as the quote above shows, has no qualms about openly weeping when he feels truly moved.

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[[caption-width-right:350:He might be an asshole at times, but does he show genuine emotion.]]

* 'WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'': Despite going through a lot in the series, particularly during Season 3, the only moment Kevin cries onscreen is after he loses all the money he won selling armors for the armies of a planet in “Simple”. Thinking that Kevin is sad because Ben was unable to finish the war, Gwen embraces him.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'' has a [[TearJerker heart-wrenching]] example with [[spoiler: Nox the BigBad who wants to use TimeTravel to go back 200 years to see his beloved family again who was killed because of his obsession with the Eliacube. Nox is determined to go back and right his wrong with the excuse that all his crimes won't happen if he fixes history, however, going back in time is said to be impossible but Nox manages to do so by draining the life force of the tree of life and killing an entire race in the process. Tragically however Nox only manages to go back 20 minutes, Nox lying on the ruin and genocide he's caused, [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/11/01/50/11015048693caee1460ae0aab2d27363.gif
lets a single tear fall from undeath his mask]] at how unfair his fate is, truly a TragicVillain]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'' has a [[TearJerker heart-wrenching]] example with [[spoiler: Nox the BigBad who wants to use TimeTravel to go back 200 years to see his beloved family again who was killed because of his obsession with the Eliacube. Nox is determined to go back and right his wrong with the excuse that all his crimes won't happen if he fixes history, however, going back in time is said to be impossible but Nox manages to do so by draining the life force of the tree of life and killing an entire race in the process. Tragically however Nox only manages to go back 20 minutes, Nox lying on the ruin and genocide he's caused, [[https://cdn.4archive.org/img/lOFia0r.gif lets a single tear fall from undeath his mask]] at how unfair his fate is, truly a TragicVillain]].

** Shining Armor shed [[MemeticMutation liquid]] [[InsistentTerminology pride]] when [[spoiler:Twilight Sparkle was made a princess.]] And 'he always cries at weddings. As his name may hint, he's Captain of the Royal Guard, his purpose in life is protecting others and his whole character is that plus being a [[RealMenWearPink sweet natured]] nerd. The [[InelegantBlubbering way he cries]] at the wedding in "Slice of Life", however...

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[[caption-width-right:350:He wouldn't be called Big Macintosh if he didn't have a big heart.]]

** When Iroh returns to Ba Sing Se and visits [[spoiler:the grave of his son]], it actually makes him one of the possibly greatest examples of true manliness.

** Fry TheHero cries many many times, special mentions go to "The Luck of the Fryrish" [[spoiler: when [[https://media.giphy.com/media/Hq2hiqQ4DaBjO/giphy.gif he learns his brother named his nephew]] after him. "Game of Tones" Fry cries mutiple times being reunited with his family in his dreams and moreso when he has no more memories of his mother that he can relive and breaks down in front of the whole Planet Express Crew]]. "Jurassic Bark" [[spoiler: the whole episode [[TearJerker invokes]] this for Fry and the audience]].

* ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM'' did this once, when he failed to keep his Uncle Chuck's personality active. [[ExecutiveMeddling Sega said "no more"]] after that.

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': the GrandFinale has them being shed by [[spoiler:Iroh and Zuko, upon their reunion.]]

** Dracula first [[https://media.giphy.com/media/hTAYOYgseIpuOGvDt2/giphy.gif cries bloody tears]] when he discovers his beloved wife Lisa has been taken, her house burned down and she herself has been burned at the stake for accused of witchcraft. Drac's tears [[https://www.thefandomentals.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tumblr_oss92adWP61qd49gbo2_540.gif shift]] to BerserkerTears as he goes on RoaringRampageOfRevenge and the CorruptChurch quickly realizes they screwed up ''big time''.

** In "Angelica's Birthday," Drew also sheds tears as he reads his mother-in-law's birthday card to Angelica, knowing that his dear daughter is starting to become a young lady. Of course, Angelica, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint missing the point]], is just miffed because [[SpoiledBrat there's no money in the card]].

** In "Angelica's Birthday," Drew also sheds tears as he reads his mother-in-law's birthday card to Angelica, knowing that his dear daughter is starting to become a young lady. Angelica [[ComicallyMissingThePoint thinks he's crying]] because [[SpoiledBrat there was no money in the card]].

** The episode "Let Them Eat Cake" takes place at a wedding, during which Chas is weeping. Stu tells him to "get ahold of [himself]". One could argue that these are TenderTears given how [[NervousWreck sensitive]] Chas is, but given his PapaWolf and CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass moments, they also qualify as manly.[[note]]In hindsight, it's also possible that Chas was upset because the wedding [[TheLostLenore reminded him of his deceased wife Melinda]].[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': the GrandFinale has them being shed by [[spoiler:Iroh and Zuko, upon [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments their reunion]].]]

** Also in Ba Sing Se, he sheds a tear when Zuko knocks tea out of his hand, not really out of personal offense but [[LostFoodGrievance at the waste of tea]]. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments "I know you shouldn't cry over spilled tea but...it's just so sad."]]