History TearJerker / DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc

* Related to that, but taking place in ''If'', and partially terrifying, [[spoiler:Monobear giving Sayaka a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment by almost revealing what Sayaka was up to when visiting Naegi. While Leon thankfully stops Monobear from doing so, Sayaka almost had a BSOD over it, and it's justified since the reason is the same as in the game: Kill Leon and frame Naegi for it! It's bad enough to know that you almost killed someone who you spent two years being friends and having fun with, but the reason you forgot all that is not even [[LaserGuidedAmnesia your fault]], and Monobear having no other reason for revealing her shame other than seeing her despair just tacks on even more bastard points for Monobear and Junko as a whole]]. Given how [[spoiler:Sayaka]] acted in the game proper, it gets even more sad.

* The fourth episode has [[sppiler: Naegi's sorrowful ShowerOfAngst]] and ''specially'' [[spoiler: the rendition of the moment when Chihiro's lifeless body is found. [[http://images.4chan.org/a/src/1374772959729.png The close-up to the poor kid's face]] is heartbreaking.]]

** Related to that, but taking place in ''If'', and partially terrifying, [[spoiler:Monobear giving Sayaka a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment by almost revealing what Sayaka was up to when visiting Naegi. While Leon thankfully stops Monobear from doing so, Sayaka almost had a BSOD over it, and it's justified since the reason is the same as in the game: Kill Leon and frame Naegi for it! It's bad enough to know that you almost killed someone who you spent two years being friends and having fun with, but the reason you forgot all that is not even [[LaserGuidedAmnesia your fault]], and Monobear having no other reason for revealing her shame other than seeing her despair just tacks on even more bastard points for Monobear and Junko as a whole]]. Given how [[spoiler:Sayaka]] acted in the game proper, it gets even more sad.

** Not to mention, [[HeroicBSOD the horrified and often tearful reactions of several students]]. Specially [[spoiler: Naegi (VisibleSilence first, starts screaming at Monobear after he gloats)]], [[spoiler: Chihiro (goes into a TwistedKneeCollapse and sobs in a corner)]] and [[spoiler: Fukawa (grabbing her head and shivering all over)]].

*** There's another one, in the anime, which is after the first murder, surprisingly going with Heartwarming. Kirigiri told him to move on if he wants to survive. Naegi refused, he'll survive while not moving on the death[[spoiler:s of both Sayaka and Leon.]] Yes, [[spoiler:despite what Sayaka did, despite condemning Leon to an undignified death, Naegi is still horrified at what happened to them and will keep them in his heart as friends. Also, since this is in the anime, without free times and such, it's also both tear-jerking and heartwarming that Naegi would consider such thing for Leon, who probably just interacted with him in the trial, and not exactly a good interaction at that.]]

** Not to mention, [[HeroicBSOD the horrified and often tearful reactions of several students]]. Specially [[spoiler: Naegi (screaming breakdown)]], [[spoiler: Chihiro (goes into a TwistedKneeCollapse and sobs in a corner)]] and [[spoiler: Fukawa (grabbing her head and shivering all over)]].

* [[spoiler: Leon's execution]] in the game was already sad enough, but, in the anime, it is ''so much worse.'' [[spoiler: Here, before his execution starts, Leon actually ''breaks down in tears'' and tries to desperately escape to the door, pleading for his life. And then Mononobear sends him to his death anyway.]] (That is, unless [[{{Narm]] it was ruined]] by [[spoiler: the sloppy MadneddMantra deal.]] Or sometimes even in spite of that.]]

* [[spoiler: Leon's execution]] in the game was already sad enough, but, in the anime, it is ''so much worse.'' [[spoiler: Here, before his execution starts, Leon actually ''breaks down in tears'' and tries to desperately escape to the door, pleading for his life. And then Mononobear sends him to his death anyway.]]

* [[spoiler: Leon's execution]] in the game was already sad enough, but, in the anime, it is ''so much worse.'' [[spoiler: Here, before he his execution starts, Leon actually ''breaks down in tears'' and tries to desperately escape to the door, pleading for his life. And then Mononobear sends him to his death anyway.]]

* [[spoiler: Leon's execution]] in the game was already sad enough, but, in the anime, it is ''so much worse.'' [[spoilers: Here, before he his execution starts, Leon actually ''breaks down in tears'' and tries to desperately escape to the door, pleading for his life. And then Mononobear sends him to his death anyway.]]

** Related to that, but taking place in ''If'', and partially terrifying, [[spoiler:Monobear giving Sayaka a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment by almost revealing what Sayaka was up to when visiting Naegi. While Leon thankfully stops Monobear from doing so, Sayaka almost had a BSOD over it, and it's justified since the reason is the same as in the game: Kill Leon and frame Naegi for it! It's bad enough to know that you almost killed someone who you spent two years being friends and having fun with, but the reason you forgot all that is not even [[LaserGuidedAmnesia your fault]], and Monobear having no other reason for revealing her shame other than seeing her despair just tacks on even more bastard points for Monobear and Junko as a whole]]. Given how [[spoiler:Sayaka]] acted in the game proper, it gets even more sad.

* In Chapter 3, when the students are reminded that ThisIsReality as [[spoiler:Aoi's tears [[SwissArmyTears seem to revive]] Hifumi... only for him to breathe his last moments afterward. AlasPoorScrappy, indeed.]].

* The circumstances of the second murder ([[spoiler: Chihiro's]]), and everyone's reactions to TheReveal ([[spoiler: that he was a crossdressing boy ''and'' that he was killed by Mondo]].
* [[spoiler:Ishimaru]] being totally and utterly ''broken'' by the events of the second trial. To the point that they're practically an EmptyShell, responding to everything with "...." and a ThousandYardStare. And if that's not bad enough? [[spoiler:His snapping out of it is just a HopeSpot. He's the next victim]].

** Related to that, but taking place in ''If'', and partial NightmareFuel, [[spoiler:Monobear giving Sayaka a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment by almost revealing what Sayaka was up to when visiting Naegi. While Leon thankfully stops Monobear from doing so, Sayaka almost had a BSOD over it, and it's justified since the reason is the same as in the game: Kill Leon and frame Naegi for it! It's bad enough to know that you almost killed someone who you spent two years being friends and having fun with, but the reason you forgot all that is not even [[LaserGuidedAmnesia your fault]], and Monobear having no other reason for revealing her shame other than seeing her despair just tacks on even more bastard points for Monobear and Junko as a whole]]. Given how [[spoiler:Sayaka]] acted in the game proper, it gets even more sad.

* TheReveal that [[spoiler:EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether and that the students were all friends. These kids were busy being kids and didn't worry about the end of the world... and then The Most Despair-Inducing Event occurred and they all agreed to spend the rest of their lives at Hope's Peak. That's bad enough, but then they were all afflicted with LaserGuidedAmnesia so they forgot about the past two years of their lives and the genuine friendship they'd shared. ''These friends end up killing each other to the point where only six remain at the end.'' And even then, they're still missing two years of their lives and have no idea where their families are or what happened to them.]]

* Chapter 5's [[spoiler: bad ending.]] It's a Tear Jerker for multiple reasons, too. First of all, [[spoiler: you get the bad ending just by doing what you've been doing this whole time: revealing a lie, this time by Kirigiri, and pointing it out in court. Any player would naturally choose "Reveal the lie", especially since you get that choice right after ''Kirigiri accuses you of murder in court'', so having it turn out to be the wrong choice is a nasty shock.]] Second, [[spoiler: the execution itself is a tear jerker: Kirigiri is slowly moved on a conveyor belt to be crushed to death by a huge block. But before the crushing happens, you first see Kirigiri's shoulders heaving slightly and her face turn blue with fear: Kirigiri's stoicism has finally been broken, just before she dies.]] Third, [[spoiler: the game then tries to make you think this was the best move. You get a happy photograph of a more grown-up Naegi, Togami, Hagakure, and Asahina, with a photo of a dead Fukawa suggesting that Fukawa has somehow died in the interim. Naegi's narration suggested they lived in eternal peace and bliss inside the schools, with no murders taking place.]] Why is that a tear jerker, you ask? Because [[spoiler: for one thing, while there aren't any more murders, they're all living in a gilded cage, wasting their potential and dreams. For another thing, Asahina is holding ''babies'' -- which, since Fukawa's dead for some unexplained reason, means Asahina is the only one who could've given birth to them -- unless one of them ''is'' Fukawa's either fell victim to DeathByChildbirth or died soon afterwards. (Though it could [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation also mean]] that Aoi's got a "reverse harem" of sorts with Naegi, Togami and Hagakure, thus at least trying to make the best out of her situation. '''Hopefully'''.)]]

* TheReveal that [[spoiler:EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether and that the students were all friends. These kids were busy being kids and didn't worry about the end of the world... and then The Most Despair-Inducing Event occurred and they all agreed to spend the rest of their lives at Hope's Peak. That's bad enough, but then they were all afflicted with LaserGuidedAmnesia so they forgot about the past two years of their lives and the friendship they'd shared. These friends end up killing each other to the point where only six remain at the end. And even then, they're still missing two years of their lives and have no idea where their families are or what happened to them.]]

* Completing all of Sakura's free time events reveals that the person she could never defeat [[spoiler: is her boyfriend, who ceded the title of strongest person to her when he became terminally ill. The last time she saw him, doctors had given him only six months to live, and while he was fighting, between two years actually having passed and the Worst, Most Despair-Inducing Incident in the World taking place, there's a high chance that he's dead by time she commits suicide.]]

* Chapter 5's [[spoiler: bad ending.]] It's a Tear Jerker for multiple reasons, too. First of all, [[spoiler: you get the bad ending just by doing what you've been doing this whole time: revealing a lie, this time by Kirigiri, and pointing it out in court. Any player would naturally choose "Reveal the lie", especially since you get that choice right after ''Kirigiri accuses you of murder in court'', so having it turn out to be the wrong choice is a nasty shock.]] Second, [[spoiler: the execution itself is a tear jerker: Kirigiri is slowly moved on a conveyor belt to be crushed to death by a huge block. But before the crushing happens, you first see Kirigiri's shoulders heaving slightly and her face turn blue with fear: Kirigiri's stoicism has finally been broken, just before she dies.]] Third, [[spoiler: the game then tries to make you think this was the best move. You get a happy photograph of a more grown-up Naegi, Togami, Hagakure, and Asahina, with a photo of a dead Fukawa suggesting that Fukawa has somehow died in the interim. Naegi's narration suggested they lived in eternal peace and bliss inside the schools, with no murders taking place.]] Why is that a tear jerker, you ask? Because [[spoiler: for one thing, while there aren't any more murders, they're all living in a gilded cage, wasting their potential and dreams. For another thing, Asahina is holding ''babies'' -- which, since Fukawa's dead for some unexplained reason, means Asahina is the only one who could've given birth to them -- unless one of them ''is'' Fukawa's either fell victim to DeathByChildbirth or died soon afterwards. (Though it could [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation also mean]] that Aoi's got a "reverse harem" of sorts with Naegi, Togami and Hagakure, thus atleast trying to make the best out of her situation. '''Hopefully'''.)]]

* Chapter 5's [[spoiler: bad ending.]] It's a Tear Jerker for multiple reasons, too. First of all, [[spoiler: you get the bad ending just by doing what you've been doing this whole time: revealing a lie, this time by Kirigiri, and pointing it out in court. Any player would naturally choose "Reveal the lie", especially since you get that choice right after ''Kirigiri accuses you of murder in court'', so having it turn out to be the wrong choice is a nasty shock.]] Second, [[spoiler: the execution itself is a tear jerker: Kirigiri is slowly moved on a conveyor belt to be crushed to death by a huge block. But before the crushing happens, you first see Kirigiri's shoulders heaving slightly and her face turn blue with fear: Kirigiri's stoicism has finally been broken, just before she dies.]] Third, [[spoiler: the game then tries to make you think this was the best move. You get a happy photograph of a more grown-up Naegi, Togami, Hagakure, and Asahina, with a photo of a dead Fukawa suggesting that Fukawa has somehow died in the interim. Naegi's narration suggested they lived in eternal peace and bliss inside the schools, with no murders taking place.]] Why is that a tear jerker, you ask? Because [[spoiler: for one thing, while there aren't any more murders, they're all living in a gilded cage, wasting their potential and dreams. For another thing, Asahina is holding ''babies'' -- which, since Fukawa's dead for some unexplained reason, means Asahina is the only one who could've given birth to them -- unless one of them ''is'' Fukawa's either fell victim to DeathByChildbirth or died soon afterwards. (Though it could [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation also mean]] that Aoi's got a "reverse harem" of sorts with Naegi, Togami and Hagakure, thus atleast trying to make the best out of her situation. '''Hopefully'''.)]]

* The circumstances of the second murder, and everyone's reactions to TheReveal.
* [[spoiler:Ishimaru]] being totally and utterly ''broken'' by the events of the second trial. To the point that they're practically an EmptyShell, responding to everything with "...." and a ThousandYardStare.
** And if that's not bad enough? [[spoiler:His snapping out of it is just a HopeSpot]].
* In Chapter 3, when the students are reminded that ThisIsReality as [[spoiler:Aoi's tears [[SwissArmyTears seem to revive]] Hifumi... only for him to breathe his last moments afterward]].

* Chapter 5's [[spoiler: bad ending. It's a Tear Jerker for multiple reasons, too. First of all, you get the bad ending just by doing what you've been doing this whole time: revealing a lie, this time by Kirigiri, and pointing it out in court. Any player would naturally choose "Reveal the lie", especially since you get that choice right after ''Kirigiri accuses you of murder in court'', so having it turn out to be the wrong choice is a nasty shock. Second, the execution itself is a tear jerker: Kirigiri is slowly moved on a conveyor belt to be crushed to death by a huge block. But before the crushing happens, you first see Kirigiri's shoulders heaving slightly and her face turn blue with fear: Kirigiri's stoicism has finally been broken, just before she dies. Third, the game then tries to make you think this was the best move. You get a happy photograph of a more grown-up Naegi, Togami, Hagakure, and Asahina, with a photo of a dead Fukawa suggesting that Fukawa has somehow died in the interim. Naegi's narration suggested they lived in eternal peace and bliss inside the schools, with no murders taking place. Why is that a tear jerker, you ask? Because for one thing, while there aren't any more murders, they're all living in a gilded cage, wasting their potential and dreams. For another thing, Asahina is holding ''babies'' -- which, since Fukawa's dead for some unexplained reason, means Asahina is the only one who could've given birth to them -- unless one of them ''is'' her kid, but Fukawa fell victim to DeathByChildbirth. (Though it could [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation also mean]] that she's got a "reverse harem" of sorts with Naegi, Togami and Hagakure. '''Hopefully'''.)]]

* Chapter 5's [[spoiler: bad ending. It's a Tear Jerker for multiple reasons, too. First of all, you get the bad ending just by doing what you've been doing this whole time: revealing a lie, this time by Kirigiri, and pointing it out in court. Any player would naturally choose "Reveal the lie", especially since you get that choice right after ''Kirigiri accuses you of murder in court'', so having it turn out to be the wrong choice is a nasty shock. Second, the execution itself is a tear jerker: Kirigiri is slowly moved on a conveyor belt to be crushed to death by a huge block. But before the crushing happens, you first see Kirigiri's shoulders heaving slightly and her face turn blue with fear: Kirigiri's stoicism has finally been broken, just before she dies. Third, the game then tries to make you think this was the best move. You get a happy photograph of a more grown-up Naegi, Togami, Hagakure, and Asahina, with a photo of a dead Fukawa suggesting that Fukawa has somehow died in the interim. Naegi's narration suggested they lived in eternal peace and bliss inside the schools, with no murders taking place. Why is that a tear jerker, you ask? Because for one thing, while there aren't any more murders, they're all living in a gilded cage, wasting their potential and dreams. For another thing, Asahina is holding ''babies'' -- which, since Fukawa's dead for some unexplained reason, means Asahina is the only one who could've given birth to them. (Though it could [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation also mean]] that she's got a "reverse harem" of sorts with Naegi, Togami and Hagakure. '''Hopefully'''.)]]

* Chapter 5's [[spoiler: bad ending. It's a Tear Jerker for multiple reasons, too. First of all, you get the bad ending just by doing what you've been doing this whole time: revealing a lie, this time by Kirigiri, and pointing it out in court. Any player would naturally choose "Reveal the lie", especially since you get that choice right after ''Kirigiri accuses you of murder in court'', so having it turn out to be the wrong choice is a nasty shock. Second, the execution itself is a tear jerker: Kirigiri is slowly moved on a conveyor belt to be crushed to death by a huge block. But before the crushing happens, you first see Kirigiri's shoulders heaving slightly and her face turn blue with fear. Kirigiri's stoicism has finally been broken, just before she dies. Third, the game then tries to make you think this was the best move. You get a happy photograph of a more grown-up Naegi, Togami, Hagakure, and Asahina, with a photo of a dead Fukawa suggesting that Fukawa has somehow died in the interim. Naegi's narration suggested they lived in eternal peace and bliss inside the schools, with no murders taking place. Why is that a tear jerker, you ask? Because for one thing, while there aren't any more murders, they're all living in a gilded cage, wasting their potential. For another thing, Asahina is holding multiple ''babies''...which, since Fukawa's dead for some unexplained reason, means Asahina's been forced to be the remaining guys' ''brood mare''!]]

** Chapter 5's [[spoiler: bad ending. It's a Tear Jerker for multiple reasons, too. First of all, you get the bad ending just by doing what you've been doing this whole time: revealing a lie, this time by Kirigiri, and pointing it out in court. Any player would naturally choose "Reveal the lie", especially since you get that choice right after ''Kirigiri accuses you of murder in court'', so having it turn out to be the wrong choice is a nasty shock. Second, the execution itself is a tear jerker: Kirigiri is slowly moved on a conveyor belt to be crushed to death by a huge block. But before the crushing happens, you first see Kirigiri's shoulders heaving slightly and her face turn blue with fear. Kirigiri's stoicism has finally been broken, just before she dies. Third, the game then tries to make you think this was the best move. You get a happy photograph of a more grown-up Naegi, Togami, Hagakure, and Asahina, with a photo of a dead Fukawa suggesting that Fukawa has somehow died in the interim. Naegi's narration suggested they lived in eternal peace and bliss inside the schools, with no murders taking place. Why is that a tear jerker, you ask? Because for one thing, while there aren't any more murders, they're all living in a gilded cage, wasting their potential. For another thing, Asahina is holding multiple ''babies''...which, since Fukawa's dead for some unexplained reason, means Asahina's been forced to be the remaining guys' ''brood mare''!]]

* The execution in Chapter 4 is a huge tear jerker, especially given how many fans this particular character had on the Something Awful thread: [[spoiler: It's not a living person. ''Alter Ego'' is the one being executed. The artificial intelligence that everyone bonded with, who only ever wanted to help his friends, who risked discovery to try to help them all escape...gets a completely unceremonious death as Monokuma destroys his laptop by bashing it with a bulldozer's claw a million times, and then having the laptop being molded into a ball with Monokuma's face. To add insult to injury, it wasn't even because of Alter Ego's conspiracy against Monokuma, either. Monokuma just executed him because there was no real murder culprit and Monokuma wanted to execute ''someone'', so Alter Ego doesn't even get to die in heroic martyrdom, either.]] God ''damn'' you, Monokuma...

* Chapter 4 has the reveal that [[spoiler: Sakura committed suicide]]. [[spoiler: Aoi]] tries to take the blame and goes into a MotiveRant about how the other students drove [[spoiler: Sakura]] to that point, so a guilty verdict would mean that the 'real' culprits are punished - and [[spoiler: Asahina can die with her best friend.]] It's heartbreaking.

* The DwindlingParty gets driven home in so many ways. The elevator ride sequences, for instance, and the memorial pictures set up on each stand...