History TearJerker / Dragonheart

** After the final strike has been made, Draco’s heart is heard beating slowly as he faintly smiles gratefully at Bowen. Then Draco lays his head down, his eyes close, and his heart stops. An early script makes it sadder as it says that Draco enters his final rest "with the serene peace of a saint," connecting back to his screenplay and novelization moniker of "The Serene One." His body turns into a glowing mist and floats into the sky, joining his brethren in the heaven constellation Bowen named him after. It's topped off with Brother Gilbert's narration revealing that Bowen and Kara led the people of the land into golden years with Draco's star shining brightly for all who knew where to look whenever things became difficult. An early screenplay and the novelization go further with Bowen, Kara, and Gilbert bathing in the glow of Draco's starshine, feeling Draco smiling down on them from heaven as the rebel army celebrates around them.

-->'''Draco:''' Then as my friend, strike '''please'''!

-->'''Draco:''' Fight back, dragonslayer! Kill me or I'll kill you! Defend yourself! Pick up the ax!
-->'''Kara:''' No! I will do it, Draco!

-->'''Draco:''' Then as my friend, strike '''please'''!//
*** As Bowen still refuses to kill Draco, Draco attacks Bowen to try and provoke him. The novelization, taking cues from an early screenplay, makes it even more heartwrenching:

-->'''Draco:''' Then as my friend, strike '''please'''!

** The way Bowen desperately tries to find a way to convince Draco that he doesn’t need to die for Einon to be stopped only for Draco, who has already accepted his fate, to remain steadfast in his decision.
** Bowen refuses to kill Draco, so Draco attacks Bowen to try and provoke him. The novelization, taking cues from an early screenplay, makes it even more heartwrenching:

** Draco’s heart is heard beating slowly as he faintly smiles gratefully at Bowen. Then Draco lays his head down, his eyes close, and his heart stops. An early script makes it sadder as it says that Draco enters his final rest "with the serene peace of a saint," connecting back to his screenplay and novelization moniker of "The Serene One." His body turns into a glowing mist and floats into the sky, joining his brethren in the heaven constellation Bowen named him after. It's topped off with Brother Gilbert's narration revealing that Bowen and Kara led the people of the land into golden years with Draco's star shining brightly for all who knew where to look whenever things became difficult. An early screenplay and the novelization go further with Bowen, Kara, and Gilbert bathing in the glow of Draco's starshine, feeling Draco smiling down on them from heaven as the rebel army celebrates around them.

* The scene where Bowen fights the adult Einon and the king clarifies he never believed in the Old Code and was only "vomiting out the words" to gain Bowen's trust and learn how to fight. You can see the heartbreak in Bowen to realize this, and how the dragon's heart did nothing to corrupt Einon, the boy was always going to be a tyrant. Followed by Bowen realizing he hunted a species to near-extinction for nothing and the guilt overwhelming.
* Aislinn's last conversation with Draco and her life in general. Her people were friends of and venerated the dragons. She gets forced into marriage with a cruel husband that destroys her people's culture, and even with her husband dead, her son turns out to be far more worse. She ends up being murdered by her son.

** Not only does Draco - the world's last surviving dragon - die, but his best friend kills him. ''At his own request.'' Only a few scenes earlier, he specifically mentions how he finally has everything he's ever needed.

** Draco’s heart is heard beating slowly as he faintly smiles gratefully at Bowen, and then Draco lays his head down, his eyes close, and his heart stops. An early script makes it sadder as it says that Draco enters his final rest "with the serene peace of a saint," connecting back to his screenplay and novelization moniker of "The Serene One." His body turns into a glowing mist and floats into the sky, joining his brethren in the heaven constellation Bowen named him after. It's topped off with Brother Gilbert's narration revealing that Bowen and Kara led the people of the land into golden years with Draco's star shining brightly for all who knew where to look whenever things became difficult. An early screenplay and the novelization go further with Bowen, Kara, and Gilbert bathing in the glow of Draco's starshine, feeling Draco smiling down on them from heaven as the rebel army celebrates around them.
** The [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic music]] that plays during the scene, the main theme's most emotional version, doesn't hurt either. And the fact you can see it coming once the true nature of the bond between Draco and Einon gets revealed doesn't lessen the impact; in fact, it only heightens it.

* Aislinn's last conversation with Draco and her life in general. Her people were friends of and venerated the dragons. She gets forced into marriage with a cruel husband that destroys her people's culture, and her son turns out to be even worse. She ends up being murdered by her son.

* The [[spoiler:murder of Kara's father]] by Einon.
* The scene where Bowen fights the adult Einon and the king makes it clear he [[spoiler:never believed in the Old Code and was only "vomiting out the words" to gain Bowen's trust and learn how to fight. You can see the heartbreak in Bowen to realize this, and how the dragon's heart did nothing to corrupt Einon, the boy was always going to be a tyrant. Followed by Bowen realizing he hunted a species to near-extinction for nothing and the guilt overwhelming. ]]
* Not only does Draco - the world's last surviving dragon - [[spoiler:die, but his best friend kills him. ''At his own request.'']] Only a few scenes earlier, he specifically mentions how he finally has everything he's ever needed.
** The way Bowen desperately tries to find a way to convince Draco that [[spoiler:he doesn’t need to die for Einon to be stopped only for Draco, who has already accepted his fate,]] to remain steadfast in his decision.
** [[spoiler:Draco’s heart can be heard beating slowly as he faintly smiles gratefully at Bowen, and then Draco lays his head down, his eyes close, and his heart stops. An early script makes it sadder as it says that Draco enters his final rest "with the serene peace of a saint," connecting back to his screenplay and novelization moniker of "The Serene One." His body turns into a glowing mist and floats into the sky, joining his brethren in the heaven constellation Bowen named him after. Topped off with Brother Gilbert's narration revealing that Bowen and Kara led the people of the land into golden years with Draco's star shining brightly for all who knew where to look whenever things became difficult.]]
** The [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic music]] which plays during the scene, the main theme's most emotional version, doesn't hurt either. And the fact you can see it coming once the true nature of the bond between Draco and Einon is revealed doesn't lessen the impact; in fact, it only heightens it.
* [[spoiler:Aislinn's last conversation with Draco, and her life in general.]] Her people were friends of and venerated the dragons. She gets forced into marriage with a cruel husband that destroys her people's culture, and her son turns out to be even worse. [[spoiler:She ends up being murdered by her son.]]

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[[folder: ''Dragonheart'' (1996)]]
* Near the beginning, Bowen vowing to hunt down and kill all dragons.
* The murder of Kara's father by Einon.
* The scene where Bowen fights the older Einon and the king makes it clear he never believed in the Old Code and was just "vomiting out the words" to gain Bowen's trust in order to learn how to fight. You can see the heartbreak in Bowen to realize this and how the dragon's heart did nothing to corrupt Einon, the boy was always going to be a tyrant. That's followed by Bowen realising he hunted a species to extinction for no reason and the guilt overwhelming.
* Not only does Draco - the world's very last surviving dragon - die, but he is killed by his best friend. ''At his own request.'' Only a few scenes earlier, he specifically mentions how he finally has everything he's ever needed.
** The way Bowen desperately tries to find a way to convince Draco that he doesn’t need to die for Einon to be stopped only for Draco, who has already accepted his fate, to remain steadfast in his decision.
** Draco’s heart can be heard beating slowly as he faintly smiles gratefully at Bowen, and then Draco lays his head down and his eyes close and his heart stops. His body turns into a glowing mist and floats into the sky, joining his brethren in the heaven constellation Bowen named him after. Topped off with Brother Gilbert's narration revealing that the people of the land were led by Bowen and Kara into golden years with Draco's star shining brightly for all who knew where to look whenever things became difficult.
** The [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic music]] which plays during the scene, the most emotional version of the main theme, doesn't hurt either. And the fact you can see it coming once the true nature of the bond between Draco and Einon is revealed doesn't lessen the impact; in fact, it only heightens it.
* Aislinn's last conversation with Draco, and her life in general. Her people were friends of, and venerated the dragons. She gets forced into marriage with a cruel husband that destroys her people's culture, and her son turns out to be even worse. She ends up being murdered by her own son.
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[[folder: ''Dragonheart: A New Beginning'' (2000)]]
* Friar Peter's death.
* The scene where Osric throws a knife at Lian, but Kwan [[TakingTheBullet takes the hit]] and dies instead.
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[[folder: ''Dragonheart: The Sorcerer's Curse'' (2015)]]
* The scene where [[spoiler: Drago and Gareth say goodbye.]] Gareth confesses to not being a knight and that the Old Code is nonexistent on the other side of Hadrian's Wall. Drago tells Gareth to follow the Code to be a true knight and that he's glad to have Gareth by his side on his last day of freedom and call him a friend. Then Drago, [[spoiler: takes on his ghostly form and flies off to Brude's location.]]
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[[folder: ''Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire'' (2017)]]
* The death of [[spoiler: King Gareth. Topped off with Drago feeling his time has come as well but won't be given a place with his kind in heaven, believing himself to be at fault for the splintering of Gareth's family.]] Fortunately, [[spoiler: Drago's time isn't over just yet.]]
* The flashbacks to Edric and Mehgan's childhood as it's revealed how the twins were separated.
* [[spoiler: Drago's death and ascension. Sacrificing the Heartfire so Edric can use it to save a wounded Mehgan, and bringing their family back together, amending what he considered his greatest failure, Drago says it's all he had ever wanted and dies peacefully. His body dissolves into sparkling balls of light and ascends into the sky, becoming a star in the dragon's heaven. Then Drago's star shines and his voice is heard, telling the twins to rule wisely together and listen to their hearts.]]
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** With Sean Connery's passing on 31 October 2020, the scene is even more heartbreaking than before.
*** It's a doubled tear jerker for Italian fans since Draco's [[SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing superlative dubber]] Gigi Proietti died merely two days after Connery (November 2, on his 80th birthday).

*** It's a doubled tear jerker for
Italian fans since Draco's [[SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing superlative dubber]] Gigi Proietti died merely two days after Connery (November 2, on his 80th birthday).

** The way Bowen desperately tries to find a way to convince Draco that he doesn’t need to die for Einon to be stopped only for Draco who has already accepted his fate to remain steadfast in his decision.
** Draco’s heart can be heard beating slowly as he faintly smiles gratefully at Bowen, and then Draco's lays his head down and his eyes close and his heart stops. His body turns into a glowing mist and floats into the sky, joining his brethren in the heaven constellation Bowen named him after. Topped off with Brother Gilbert's narration revealing that the people of the land were led by Bowen and Kara into golden years with Draco's star shining brightly for all who knew where to look whenever things became difficult.

* The scene where Bowen fights the older Einon and the king makes it clear he never believed in the Old Code and was just "vomiting out the words" to gain Bowen's trust in order to learn how to fight. You can see the heartbreak in Bowen to realize this and how the dragon's heart did nothing to corrupt Einon, the boy was always going to be a tyrant. That's followed by Bowen realizing he hunted a species to extinction for no reason and the guilt overwhelming.

** His heart can be heard beating slowly as he faintly smiles at Bowen, and then Draco's eyes close and his heart stops. His body turns into a glowing mist and floats into the sky, joining his brethren in the heaven constellation Bowen named him after. Topped off with Brother Gilbert's narration revealing that the people of the land were led by Bowen and Kara into golden years with Draco's star shining brightly for all who knew where to look whenever things became difficult.

*** It's a doubled tear jerker for Italian fans since Draco's [[SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing superlative dubber]] Gigi Proietti died merely two days after Connery (November 2, on his 80th birthday).

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* The murder of Kara's father.
* Draco's death and ascension to heaven. [[spoiler: His heart can be heard beating slowly as he faintly smiles at Bowen, and then Draco's eyes close and his heart stops. His body turns into a glowing mist and floats into the sky, joining his brethren in the heaven constellation Bowen named him after. Topped off with Brother Gilbert's narration revealing that the people of the land were led by Bowen and Kara into golden years with Draco's star shining brightly for all who knew where to look whenever things became difficult.]]

* Draco's death and ascension to heaven. [[spoiler: His heart can be heard beating slowly as he faintly smiles at Bowen, and then Draco's eyes close and his heart stops. His body turns into a glowing mist and floats into the sky, joining his brethren in the heaven constellation Bowen named him after.]]

* [[spoiler: Drago's death and ascension. Sacrificing the Heartfire so Edric can use it to save Mehgan, and bringing their family back together, amending what he considered his greatest failure, Drago says it's all he had ever wanted and dies peacefully. His body dissolves into sparkling balls of light and ascends into the sky, becoming a star in the dragon's heaven. Then Drago's voice is heard telling the twins to rule wisely together and listen to their hearts.]]

* The scene where [[spoiler: Draco and Gareth say goodbye.]] Gareth confesses to not being a knight and that the Old Code is nonexistent on the other side of Hadrian's Wall. Drago tells Gareth to follow the Code to be a true knight and that he's glad to have Gareth by his side on his last day of freedom and call him a friend. Then Drago, [[spoiler: takes on his ghostly form and flies off to Brude's location.]]

* the murder of Kara's father.

* The scene where [[spoiler: Draco and Gareth say goodbye.]] Gareth confesses to not being a knight and that the Old Code is nonexistent on the other side of Hadrian's Wall. Drago tells Gareth to follow the Code to be a true knight and that he's glad to have Gareth by his side and call him a friend on his last day of freedom. Then Drago, [[spoiler: takes on his ghostly form and flies off to Brude's location.]]

* The flashbacks to Edric and Meghan's childhood as it's revealed how the twins were separated.
* [[spoiler: Drago's death and ascension. Sacrificing the Heartfire so Edric can use it to save Meghan, and bringing their family back together, amending what he considered his greatest failure, Drago says it's all he had ever wanted and dies peacefully. His body dissolves into sparkling balls of light and ascends into the sky, becoming a star in the dragon's heaven. Then Drago's voice is heard telling the twins to rule wisely together and listen to their hearts.]]

* The death of [[spoiler: King Gareth. Topped off, with Drago feeling his time has come as well but won't be given a place with his kind in heaven, believing the splintering of Gareth's family to be his greatest failure.]]
* [[spoiler: Drago's death and ascension. Sacrificing the Heartfire so Edric can use it to save Meghan, and bringing their family back together, amending what he considered his greatest failure, Drago says it's all he has ever wanted and passes on peacefully. His body dissolves into sparkling balls of light and ascends into the sky, becoming a star in the dragon's heaven. Drago's voice is heard telling the twins to rule wisely together and listen to their hearts.]]