History TearJerker / Goblins

* The GAP [[https://www.goblinscomic.com/comic/page-24-2019 discover]] that though it's only been days since Chief's death, for Chief, whose soul has been trapped in Kore, [[HourOutsideYearInside it's felt like years]]. He says that there's "so much suffering in there. So much screaming." Then his time is up and he starts to get sucked back. He and Ears hold onto each other desperately, only for Chief's form to slip away from between Ears' arms.

* The GAP [[https://www.goblinscomic.com/comic/page-24-2019 discover]] that though it's only been days since Chief's death, for Chief, whose soul has been trapped in Kore, it's felt like years. He says that there's "so much suffering in there. So much screaming." Then his time is up and he starts to get sucked back. He and Ears hold onto each other desperately, only for Chief's form to slip away from between Ears' arms.

'''Ears:''' ''[closes eyes]'' I won't let go.\\

'''Ears:''' I won't let go.

* When the Goblin Adventuring Party encountered a golem with a helmet that allowed them to control it for a few turns, they made great use of it. When it came to Big Ears' turn to use the helmet, he couldn't put it on because his ears were... well, too big. Eventually, though, he does manage to get the helmet on. How, though... [[spoiler: well, to put it delicately, [[LifeOrLimbDecision Big Ears needs a new name now.]]]]

* Taps' death at the hands of Kore - [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/04032006/ the imagery is the kicker]], [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/04042006/ highlighting how the world would seem to him]] due to blindness.

* [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/03152009/ This]] and [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/03222009/ this]] strip. Anything with those two is a tearjerker. [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/04062009/ This]] will make you cry [[spoiler: of relief when they find each other again. Also doubles as a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}.]]

* Dies [[spoiler: [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/10212011/ surrendering his soul to a demon in exchange for (what they believed to be) the Bloodlight Orb]]. The whole page, but also in particular the panel where he is snatched out of Fox's arms while tears comes down her face]].

* [[spoiler: Minmax dropping through the hole in the Maze of Many to retrieve all the keys. Especially [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/03062013/ his line]] before he jumped: "I just realized almost every moment we've had together has been taken away like it never happened. I don't want this moment taken away."]]

** And now, it's far, far [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/10222013/ worse]]. Even worse is that [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/04272013/ he was telling the truth about "Seeing" her]].
* In the wake of these events, we see Minmax [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/11012013/ feeling absolutely helpless]].

* Kin realizes [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/11162013/ in panel five]] that [[spoiler: Minmax was telling the truth about [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/11062013/ "seeing" her...]]]] [[HopeSpot far too late for it to do any good.]]

* After [[spoiler: Forgath is trapped outside to die at Kore's hands]], Minmax is so utterly broken that [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/01152015/ neither Big Ears nor Thaco]] can stomach the idea of Names killing him, [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown considering it to be totally wrong]].
* [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/01242015/ Thaco]] tries to talk Complains out of attacking Minmax, and learns in the resulting fight that [[spoiler: Complains [[SuicidebyCop wants Thaco to kill him]] because [[ILetGwenStacyDie he failed to save Chief.]] ''Ouch.'']]
* A Fridge version, but [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/01022017-2/ Minmax starts tearing up]] [[spoiler: when he and the Goblins discover a wall practically identical to the one in the Maze of Many - the last time he'd seen Kin on good terms]].

* The author, Ellipsis Stephens, suffered a brain aneurysm and was hospitalized for a few weeks, upon which a second condition was found that had a 10-15% of killing her each year it existed. Her beloved wife Danielle was there almost constantly beside her. She's recovered, despite a constant chance of stroke during her operations, but knowing her time very well could have been up, she made sure to try and pass on as much as he could of her planned story for the comic to her wife, so that she could have carried on for her. The woman wanted Goblins to outlive her, and to not disappoint the community she's built.

* The author, Tarol Hunt, suffered a brain aneurysm and was hospitalized for a few weeks, upon which a second condition was found that had a 10-15% of killing him each year it existed. His beloved wife Danielle was there almost constantly beside him. He's recovered, despite a constant chance of stroke during his operations, but knowing his time very well could have been up, he made sure to try and pass on as much as he could of his planned story for the comic to his wife, so that she could have carried on for him. The man wanted Goblins to outlive him, and to not disappoint the community he's built.

* After [[spoiler: Forgath is trapped outside to die at Kore's hands]], Minmax is so utterly broken that [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/01152015/ neither Big Ears nor Thaco]] can stomach the idea of Names killing him, considering it to be totally wrong.

* [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/03152009/ This]] and [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/03222009/ this]] strip. Anything with those two is a tearjerker. [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/04062009/ This]] will make you cry [[spoiler: of relief when they find each other again. Also doubles as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.]]

* Thanks to Kin #80, [[spoiler: the most triumphant CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming in the comic [[RetGone has been undone]].]]

'''Minmax''': No. (''sniff'') Shut up.

* Minmax from reality 98. His reality differs from the protagonists' in that his Kin didn't kill Goblinslayer. So Goblinslayer tracked them down, killed her, and tortured Forgath to death. He gets his revenge by torturing Goblinslayer to death, using every torture technique that Goblinslayer used on his friends. That isn't the tearjerker: the sad part is that he, too, went to find the Jade Teapot and use it to join his friends in the afterlife.

* Targoth, a dwarf toddler, standing over his murdered orcish adoptive father with a tiny wooden sword and tears in his eyes as Kore stares coldly down at him and monologues about how this innocent little kid has to die too.

** [[spoiler: Klik is dead, and all is wrong with the world]]

* Minmax from reality 98. His reality differs from the protagonists' in that his Kin didn't kill Goblinslayer. So Goblinslayer tracked them down, killed her, and tortured Forgath to death. He gets his revenge by torturing Goblinslayer to death, using every torture technique that Goblinslayer used on his friends. His reason for going into the Maze of Many? To find the Jade Teapot and use it to join his friends in the afterlife.

* A Fridge version, but [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/01022017-2/ Minmax starts tearing up]] [[spoiler: when he and the Goblins discover a wall practically identical to the one in the Maze of Many - the last time he'd seen Kin on good terms]].