History TearJerker / BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice

What do a hope-filled reporter, a brutal crime-fighter and a retired fighter have in common? They all carry an unnatural load of angst, as ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' can demonstrate.

* Bruce's friend Jack still being in the building as Zod starts cut apart with his eye lasers, left to do nothing but calmly say a prayer as the building collapses.

* Superman's unintentional act as a DestructiveSavior in ''Film/ManOfSteel'' led to [[https://twitter.com/TReinman/status/516643907762155521/photo/1 very irate protests towards him]]. One of the signs is a sarcastic ''Thanks for the "Help"'' with fire in the background.

** The Ultimate Cut makes this cut even deeper. He's later shown getting as many survivors out of the wreckage as he can, he then freezes for a moment and looks at all the casualties and the crowd screaming for his exile. The look he carries is the look of a man who believes genuinely that he's failed.

** There's also the story Jonathan tells Clark, which may be something Clark heard as a child and forgot about or something he invented in his need; during a torrential downpour, Jonathan and his father worked themselves to collapse to protect their farm. Although they succeeded, their neighbours weren't so lucky.

* The footage of Silas Stone trying to save his son, [[ComicBook/{{Cyborg}} Victor]], from dying. Vic's just a head, torso and arm, and his father is facing the very real likelihood that he can't save his son. He has no wife, no other children; Vic's all he has and the world wants to take even that from him.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"No one stays good in this world..."'']]

* The Batcave has on display a Robin suit tagged in spray paint with the message "[[ComicBook/TheJoker HAHAHA the joke's on you Batman]]." Bruce was [[HurtingHero so devastated by the loss]] that he dropped his [[ThouShaltNotKill no-kill rule]] and let everything around him crumble for quite some time. During his initial confrontation with Clark, he even says that he has "a bad history with freaks dressed like clowns."

* Bruce's Jack still being in the building as Zod starts cut apart with his laser eyes, left to do nothing but calmly say a prayer.

** The aftermath is pretty heartbreaking as well, setting itself apart from the ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'' storyline in that it is the public that receives an empty coffin, while Clark's body is left to be buried by Martha in Smallville. She's lost both her husband and her son now. During the wake, we see Shelby the dog sadly resting by Clark's coffin.

** Even forgetting the ForegoneConclusion that he's going to regenerate and come back to life in time for ''Film/JusticeLeague2017'', the event itself and the impact it has on everyone is utterly heartbreaking, plus it's made all the more crushing by the poignant soundtrack "This Is My World." The kicker is the string version of Superman's theme over the empty buildings montage, which is replaced by the piano as it cuts to the Kent residence. Despite having godlike powers, Superman was a humble man, first and foremost.

-->'''Superman''': ''[to Lois]'' ...I love you.
-->'''Lois''': ''[tears streaming down her face]'' No. Clark, you ''can't''--!
-->'''Superman''': This is my world. ''You'' are my world.

** Even forgetting the ForegoneConclusion that he's going to regenerate and come back to life in time for ''Film/JusticeLeague2017'', the event itself and the impact it has on everyone is utterly heartbreaking, plus it's made all the more crushing by the poignant soundtrack "This Is My World."

What do a hope-filled reporter, a brutal crime-fighter and a retired fighter have in common? Carrying an unnatural load of angst, as ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' can show you.

--> '''Jonathan:''' I miss you, son.
--> '''Clark:''' I miss you too, Dad.