History TearJerker / DetroitBecomeHuman

* A meta-example: in Bryan Dechart's playthrough of the game, in "Crossroads" he makes the wrong choice and unintentionally gets Kara and Alice killed. Both his and Amelia's reactions are ''somber'', with Amelia being legitimately reduced to tears and Bryan lowering his face in shame before hugging his fiance for comfort. Bryan even contemplates resetting the chapter, but decides against it because he planned to play the game completely blind. Then when the chapter ends, the couple still hasn't completely regained their composure from what happened.

[[AC: Battle for Detroit]]

* In the alternative scene to the above, Kara and Alice try to cross a river. Things happen (the border guard unloads on their boat) and if Luther is still alive, he dies no matter what you do, but depending on your choice, one or both of Alice and Kara can die as well; the massive tearjerker comes from Alice's FamousLastWords if she got shot. Kara can then give up on living right after the below line, too.
--> '''Alice''': I love you, Mom...

* In the bus station, Kara realizes that they need tickets -- which they can get from a couple who dropped it by accident. And if you want everyone in Kara's group to survive, you'll need to keep the tickets -- which would then doom the family to a night of brutal cold. Watching the couple panic and almost go in tears about losing the tickets and whether they can find a safe place to stay is already hard enough. What makes it even worse is that neither Kara, Alice, nor Luther are happy about it, with Alice worrying about what will happen to them.

* If Kara and Alice try to run while being shot at by the FBI in "Crossroads", Kara tries to get up after being wounded the first time, and continues to crawl along after being shot a second time, Alice gets shot and killed while trying to carry Kara along. For a few agonizing seconds, we get to see Kara's tear-soaked face helplessly staring up at the FBI agent who killed Alice before she, too, is executed with a shot through the chest.

* The "From the Dead" scenario listed in the NightmareFuel section. Markus is severely damaged, stuck in a dump filled with still conscious androids. While scavenging for parts, he can take a part from a female android who will tearfully beg him not to. Another android asks Markus to kill him. And the entire time, half torn apart androids are attempting to climb out, only to fail.

* After you choose to have Markus lead Jericho in a peaceful march, when the military corners you and the others, you have the option to use the dirty bomb. The military and presumably every human in Detroit will die as the President and the news report on it. In the end, Markus removes his human skin in acknowledgment that his fight for android freedom has come at a cost greater than just fighting the military and leaving their human owners, but killing innocent people and leaving Detroit and its surrounding areas uninhabitable for many years to come.
* If Markus died at the freedom march, North will take his place as leader. Even though she follows the beats as Markus would've done, ultimately, the revolution will always fail. [[WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou The revolution cannot go on without you.]]

* In the Revolution ending, Josh, one of Markus' friends at Jericho, will be killed in the battle (if he hadn't died during the prior attack on Jericho). His final words will tear your heartstrings.
-->'''Josh''': You won't save me this time Markus... ''[Grabs Markus' arm]'' The blood we spill, will be on our hands.

'''Todd:''' I just wanted to prove to myself that I was a good father, that she was wrong... But I fucked it all up all over again. She was right in the end, I didn't deserve them... I miss my little girl... ''[sobs]'' You don't know how much I miss my little girl.
* In the bus station, Kara realizes that they need tickets -- which they can get from a couple who dropped it by accident. And if you want everyone in Kara's group to survive, you'll need to keep the tickets -- which would then doom the family to a night of brutal cold. Watching the couple panic and almost go in tears about losing the tickets and whether they can find a safe place to stay is already hard enough. What makes it even worse is that neither Kara nor Luther are happy about it, and Alice worries about what will happen to them.
* If Kara, Alice and company make it to the border, they find out that temperature checks are being performed to spot any androids. Kara then heads into the restroom and breaks down in tears, out of fear that while they're so close they'll ultimately never make it.

* One scenario at Stratford Tower can have Connor be badly injured by a deviant he's interrogating. If you fail to fix him before the timer runs out, Connor will crawl on the floor and even yell for Hank to help him, which is already painful to listen to. When Hank finds him, he's visibly distraught to see the dying Connor, ''even calling him "son"''. He'll put Connor on his lap and lay a hand over his head when Connor dies.
** Also, if one pays attention to Connor in the above scene, he gives a strained smile when Hank finds him and lifts him on his lap.
** In yet [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iicbw09_xWE&t=0s&list=PL__d-O-iz-xCMSPbH9erMrokK7BWQ0bBu&index=64 another scenario]] at Stratford Tower, Connor may use his body to shield Hank from gunfire from the same deviant mentioned above. This also causes Connor to die, and Hank is similarly saddened by this as Connor died to save him, with Hank giving a LittleNo at this.

* If Connor and Hank have a good relationship, but Connor chooses to shoot Chloe in "Meeting with Kamski", this hurts Hank very much, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tjF5u5PoM0 the following exchange happens:]]
--> '''Hank:''' You're a lowlife. You don't feel a thing, do you? A machine, that's what you are! You're just a fucking machine...

* If Connor failed to find Jericho in "Last Chance, Connor", [[DisappointedInYou Amanda will tell you that your mission is over]] and tells you to return to [=CyberLife=] to be decommissioned. In the mental garden, the snow has taken over and Connor is frozen, lifeless.
* There is the reveal of Hank Anderson’s DarkAndTroubledPast over the course of Connor’s story.
** Hank graduated as the Valedictorian of his police academy class and joined the Detroit City Police Department. As a member of the Red Ice Task Force, he was promoted and became the youngest lieutenant in DPD history. According to the news articles near his desk, he made many high-profile arrests and was an integral part of the task force. A month after he became a lieutenant, Hank’s son Cole Anderson was born. Unfortunately, a month after Cole’s sixth birthday, Cole got hurt in a car accident and needed emergency surgery. He was operated on by an android because the human surgeon on call was high on [[FantasticDrug Red Ice]]. [[OutlivingOnesOffspring Cole did not survive]], and his death served as a CynicismCatalyst for Hank. Nowadays, this BrokenAce and JadedWashout has become TheAlcoholic to cope with his loss and is a DeathSeeker through his unhealthy lifestyle.
** And according to Connor, a truck skidded on a sheet of ice and Hank’s car rolled over while Cole was a passenger in the car. Since Connor also states, “It wasn’t your fault, Lieutenant”, it strongly indicates ''Hank had been the driver at the time''.

[[AC: Deviant Path]]
* In Connor's deviant path, if he gets Hank shot by the impostor Connor at [=CyberLife=], Hank will die in the real Connor's arms, and as he does so, Hank tells Connor that ''he will miss him.''
** Alternatively, if you have Connor choose to save Hank but then let the timer run out before doing anything, impostor!Connor shoots Connor dead with several bullets. Hank gives a LittleNo and impostor!Connor tells him, "He really liked you, Lieutenant. That's what killed him."

[[AC: Machine Path]]

* A meta-example: in Bryan Dechart's playthrough of the game, in "Crossroads" he makes the wrong choice and unintentionally gets Kara and Alice killed. Both his and Amelia's reactions are ''somber'', with Amelia being legitimately reduced to tears and Bryan lowering his face in shame before hugging his fiance for comfort. Bryan even contemplates resetting the chapter, but doesn't go through with it because he planned to play a completely blind playthrough. Then when the chapter ends, the couple still hasn't completely regained their composure from what happened.

* A meta-example: in Bryan Dechart's playthrough of the game, in "Crossroads" he makes the wrong choice and unintentionally gets Kara and Alice killed. Both his and Amelia's reactions are ''somber'', with Amelia being legitimately reduced to tears and Bryan lowering his face in shame before hugging his fiance for comfort. Bryan even contemplates resetting the chapter, but doesn't go through with it because he planned to play a completely blind playthrough, and decides to make up for it by perfecting the [=QTEs=] when Connor and Markus fight off the FBI. Then when the chapter ends, the couple still hasn't completely regained their composure from what happened.

* If Connor was destroyed multiple times throughout the game and stays loyal to Cyberlife, Hank will [[DespairEventHorizon commit suicide]] at the end of the game, but not before giving you TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, that you are NotSoSimilar to Cole, and coldly telling you to GetOut of his house. As Connor walks back to his taxi, [[SoundOnlyDeath you hear a gunshot]] and Sumo, who had been whimpering ever since the cutscene started, giving off a HowlOfSorrow.
** Even worse is that every dialogue option you have with Connor when he talks to Hank is always either cordial, sympathetic or remorseful. This -- despite being played as someone who's ultimately devoted to seeing his missions through, and regardless of how nice or cruel he is played -- establishes that some part of Connor does care for Hank. It's only a shame that their relationship sank to rock bottom in this route.
* Have Connor stay with [=CyberLife=] and succeed at killing Markus, which results in the resistance failing and Connor killing Hank. When you meet with Amanda, she will reveal to you that you're obsolete and you're being replaced by a newer model. Hey, I mean, you just wanted to complete the mission, right? You've done your part, and the mission goes on without you. What did you expect, a pat on the back?
* If Connor and Hank have a decent relationship but Connor remains loyal to [=CyberLife=], it will end with Connor fighting and then coldly dropping Hank off a roof when the latter tries to stop him from assassinating Markus, destroying whatever friendship created between Connor and Hank. If you've witnessed the other, more ideal route their relationship can go, watching this scenario afterwards can be pretty painful.
-->'''Connor:''' [PLEAD] After all we've been through... I respected you, Hank. I thought we were friends!\\
'''Hank:''' Oh, yeah? I was just starting to like you too! But then I realized you'll never change! You don't feel emotions, Connor, you fake 'em! You pretended to be my friend, when you don't even know the meaning of the word!
** There's a more bittersweet option in the same scenario, where you can have Connor retain some of his humanity by dropping the rifle and walk away since as he states, "[[ExactWords killing [Hank] is not]] [[LoopholeAbuse part of [his] mission]]". While no one dies in this scene, it still reflects the damage done to Connor and Hank's relationship and how they've ultimately parted on bad terms.
** A subtle, but poignant tearjerker comes from the interface here. If your relationship with Hank is good enough to walk away, the game will say "Hank: Friend - Path Unlocked" as usual for a choice of this nature, but if you choose to fight, you get to watch the game plummet Hank's [[RelationshipValues relationship value]] all the way down to Hostile.

* In Connor's deviant path, if he gets Hank shot by the impostor Connor at [=CyberLife=], Hank will die in the real Connor's arms, and as he does so, Hank tells Connor that ''he will miss him.''
** Alternatively, if you have Connor choose to save Hank but then let the timer run out before doing anything, impostor!Connor shoots Connor dead with several bullets. Hank gives a LittleNo and impostor!Connor tells him, "He really liked you, Lieutenant. That's what killed him."

* If Connor and Hank have a decent relationship but Connor remains loyal to [=CyberLife=], it will end with Connor fighting and then coldly dropping Hank off a roof when the latter tries to stop him from assassinating Markus, destroying whatever friendship created between Connor and Hank. If you've witnessed the other, more ideal route their relationship can go, watching this scenario afterwards can be pretty painful. This exchange between them just says it all:

* If Kara, Alice and company make it to the border, they find out that temperature checks are being performed to spot any androids. Kara then heads into the restroom and breaks down in tears, out of fear that while they're so close they'll ultimately never make it, and possibly also out of anticipation that one of them will have to die for the others to safely enter Canada.

* If Connor and Hank have an OK relationship but Connor remains loyal to [=CyberLife=], it will end with Connor fighting and then coldly dropping Hank off a roof when the latter tries to stop him from assassinating Markus, destroying whatever friendship created between Connor and Hank. If you've witnessed the other, more ideal route their relationship can go, watching this scenario afterwards can be pretty painful. This exchange between them just says it all:

** Even worse is that every dialogue option you have with Connor when he talks to Hank is always either cordial, sympathetic or remorseful. This -- despite being played as someone who's ultimately devoted to seeing his missions through, and regardless of how nice or cruel he is played -- establishes that some part of Connor does care for Hank. It's only a shame that their relationship hits rock bottom in this route.

'''Hank:''' Oh, yeah? I was just starting to like you too. But then I realized you'll never change! You don't feel emotions, Connor, you fake 'em! You pretended to be my friend, when you don't even know the meaning of the word!

* There is the reveal of Hank Anderson’s DarkAndTroubledPast over the course of Connor’s story. Hank graduated as the Valedictorian of his police academy class and joined the Detroit City Police Department:
** As a member of the Red Ice Task Force, he was promoted and became the youngest lieutenant in DPD history. According to the news articles near his desk, he made many high-profile arrests and was an integral part of the task force. A month after he became a lieutenant, Hank’s son Cole Anderson was born. Unfortunately, a month after Cole’s sixth birthday, Cole got hurt in a car accident and needed emergency surgery. He was operated on by an android because the human surgeon on call was high on [[FantasticDrug Red Ice]]. [[OutlivingOnesOffspring Cole did not survive]], and his death served as a CynicismCatalyst for Hank. Nowadays, this BrokenAce and JadedWashout has become TheAlcoholic to cope with his loss and is a DeathSeeker through his unhealthy lifestyle.

-->'''Kara:''' When your wife walked out... she took your daughter away. You couldn't live without her, so you bought yourself an android... a substitute little girl. You thought you could love her, that she would make you forget... but nothing could replace your child.\\
'''Todd:''' I just wanted to prove to myself that I was a good father, that she was wrong... But I fucked it all up all over again. She was right in the end, I didn't deserve them... I miss my little girl... You don't know how much I miss my little girl.

* If you have Kara, Alice (and potentially Luther) take the bus, if Todd wasn't killed in "Stormy Night" he'll appear and confront them. With the right choice, the scene can lead to this dialogue exchange that ''will'' make you feel sorry for the guy:

* If Connor and Hank have an OK relationship but Connor remains loyal to [=CyberLife=], it will end with Connor fighting and then coldly dropping Hank off a roof when the latter tries to stop him from assassinating Markus, destroying whatever friendship created between Connor and Hank. If you've witnessed the other, more ideal route their relationship can go, watching this scenario afterwards can be pretty painful.

* If Connor didn't deviate, Markus and Connor will end up fighting each other and one of them will end up dead, and you have to choose [[SadisticChoice which one to play as to kill the other]]. [[PlayerPunch Good job, player]], you {{could have avoided this plot}}.

'''Todd:''' I just wanted to prove to myself that I was a good father, she was wrong... But I fucked it all up all over again. She was right in the end, I didn't deserve them... I miss my little girl... You don't know how much I miss my little girl.

* In the bus station, Kara realizes that they need tickets -- which they can get from a couple who dropped it by accident. And if you want everyone in Kara's group to survive, you'll need to keep the tickets -- which would then doom the family to a night of brutal cold. Watching the couple panic and almost go in tears about losing the tickets and whether they can find a safe place to stay is already hard enough. What makes it even worse is that neither Kara nor Luther are happy about it, and Alice worries about what will happen to them.

-->'''Todd:''' I just wanted to prove to myself that I was a good father, she was wrong... But I fucked it all up all over again. She was right in the end, I didn't deserve them... I miss my little girl... You don't know how much I miss my little girl.

* There is the reveal of Hank Anderson’s DarkAndTroubledPast over the course of Connor’s story. Hank graduated as the Valedictorian of his police academy class and joined the Detroit City Police Department. As a member of the Red Ice Task Force, he was promoted and became the youngest lieutenant in DPD history. According to the news articles near his desk, he made many high-profile arrests and was an integral part of the task force.\\\
A month after he became a lieutenant, Hank’s son Cole Anderson was born. Unfortunately, a month after Cole’s sixth birthday, Cole got hurt in a car accident and needed emergency surgery. He was operated on by an android because the human surgeon on call was high on [[FantasticDrug Red Ice]]. [[OutlivingOnesOffspring Cole did not survive]], and his death served as a CynicismCatalyst for Hank. Nowadays, this BrokenAce and JadedWashout has become TheAlcoholic to cope with his loss and is a DeathSeeker through his unhealthy lifestyle.
** According to Connor, a truck skidded on a sheet of ice and Hank’s car rolled over while Cole was a passenger in the car. Since Connor also states, “It wasn’t your fault, Lieutenant”, it strongly indicates ''Hank had been the driver at the time''.

* In the Revolution ending, Josh, one of Markus' friends at Jericho, will be killed in the battle (If he hadn't died during the prior attack on Jericho. His final words will tear your heartstrings.

[[caption-width-right:350:"Carl, don't leave, okay? Please, don't go...Don't leave!"]]

[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/detroit_tearjerker.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"It's us against the world Alice, just the two of us."'']]

** There's a more bittersweet option in the same scenario, where you can have Connor retain some of his humanity by dropping the rifle and walk away since as he states, "[[ExactWords killing [Hank] is not]] [[LoopholeAbuse part of [his] mission]]". While no one dies in this scene, it still reflects the damage done to Connor and Hank's relationship and how much better things could have turned out.

* One scenario at Stratford Tower can have Connor be badly injured by a deviant he's interrogating. If you fail to fix him before the timer runs out, Connor will crawl on the floor and even yell for Hank to help him, which is already painful to listen to. When Hank finds him, he's visibly distraught to see the dying Connor, even calling him ''son''. He'll put Connor on his lap and lay a hand over his head when Connor dies.

* In his Deviant path, if he gets Hank shot by the impostor Connor at [=CyberLife=], Hank will die in the real Connor's arms, and as he does so, Hank tells Connor that ''he will miss him.''

--> '''Hank:''' You're a lowlife. You don't feel a thing, do you? A machine, that's what you are! You're just a fucking machine!