History TearJerker / GodzillaVsKong

** Godzilla absolutely ''beats'' Kong to death with nothing but sheer viciousness and brutality in the third and final round of their duel. Hell, the agonized roar Kong lets out when he gets violently thrown into a building can really tug the heart strings. Whether you're a fan of Godzilla or Kong (or even both), you will feel at least a shroud of sympathy for the giant gorilla as he's getting outmatched. There's even a zoom-in on Kong's expression after Godzilla stomps his foot on his chest, it really signifies the fact that he's in nothing but in utter '''pain'''.

* Godzilla is this in spades. He nearly died in the previous film trying to protect the earth from an alien menace (on top of losing his beloved Mothra), and now arrogant humans are trying to kill him, and when he rightfully retaliates he is branded as the bad guy. Worst of all, after working so hard to defeat Ghidorah once and for all, humans ''bring back Ghidorah'' in a body ''specifically'' engineered to kill Godzilla, and he nearly dies yet again. At the end of the film, after Kong and Godzilla part ways, he retreats quietly to the ocean, and he just ''looks so damn tired''. Poor G never gets a break.

** Godzilla absolutely ''beats'' Kong to death with nothing but sheer viciousness and brutality in their third and final round of their duel. Hell, the agonized roar Kong lets out when he gets violently thrown into a building can really tug the heart strings. Whether you're a fan of Godzilla or Kong (or even both), you will feel at least a shroud of sympathy for the giant gorilla as he's getting outmatched. There's even a zoom-in on Kong's expression after Godzilla stomps his foot on his chest, it really signifies the fact that he's in nothing but in utter '''pain'''.

** And also, on the topic of CryForTheDevil, the use of the Skullcrawlers specifically ''bred'' as cannon fodder for Mechagodzilla. Once feared as gods of destruction, it's a bit disheartening to see the Titans essentially being ''commodified'' and treated like livestock to be slaughtered.

*** And in a meta example: given that the continued existence of the Monsterverse is dubious as their contract with Toho expired after four films, this may as well be our final farewell to the American King of the Monsters. [[TearJerker/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Goodbye, old friend.]]

* Just about Kong's situation counts at this. His parents are dead, the entire tribe he protected has been wiped out by forces beyond his control, and is forced to leave his old home where he has brutal encounters with the Titan who was his race's ancient enemy.

*** The events of ''Godzilla: Dominion'' does mitigate this dilemma by showing that he does find a new home at the end. Allowing him to rest and replenish his strength.

*** The events of '''Godzilla: Dominion''' does mitigate this dilemma by showing that he does find a new home at the end. Allowing him to rest and replenish his strength.

** It just gets worse from there. He found his ancestral home and even finds a throne and an axe for him to use, he sits as if finally glad to have found a home and one that belonged to his ancestors... And then a furious Godzilla, mistaking the Hollow Earth energy]] for a challenge, blasts it apart, leaving it in shambles. Suffice to say, Kong's sheer rage afterwards is both understandable and justifiable. Worse is, him finding the temple leads to Apex activating Mechagodzilla and almost loses Jia to a group of Hellhawks startled by Godzilla that attack Team Kong.

** How does Monarch finally convince Kong to enter the Hollow Earth? By (honestly) telling him that he might find more of his kind there. He doesn't, firmly cementing that Kong is TheLastOfHisKind. To drive the point, Kong runs everywhere hoping to find just a single member, but nothing comes up.

** When Kong is saved from death, he still has a dislocated arm and is genuinely unable to muster up the will to even stand up. And then he's forced to fight an even deadlier opponent than Godzilla to [[{{Irony}} save the latter]]. While it's obviously a good thing that he ultimately did it, it definitely must have been a hard choice for Kong to do it in the first place, especially as Godzilla nearly killed him after destroying his ancestors' home and temple. It's only because of [[MoralityPet Jia]] asking him to and yet because he cares about Jia too much, that he does so.

** And also, on the topic of CryForTheDevil, the use of the skullcrawlers specifically ''bred'' as cannon fodder for Mechagodzilla. Once feared as gods of destruction, it's a bit disheartening to see the Titans essentially being ''commodified'' and treated like livestock to be slaughtered.

** How does Monarch finally convince Kong to enter the Hollow Earth? By (honestly) telling him that he might find more of his kind there. He doesn't, firmly cementing that Kong is TheLastOfHisKind.
** It just gets worse from there. He found his ancestral home only to have it taken away by Godzilla once again and when he finally confronted the instigator, he gets beaten to near death.
** The aftermath of the fight with Godzilla. Godzilla doesn't finish Kong off, and the ape tries to get back on his feet to continue the fight, weakly cries in pain before collapsing. The music especially hammers in that Kong has lost and is dying.

** The aftermath of the fight with Godzilla. Kong tries to get back up after Godzilla left him, but he can't even stand.

* There's a newspaper clipping of an article about Emma Russell with the subtitle: "Savior or Villain?" Showing that even if her RedemptionEqualDeaths is known to the public (as well was her reason for her actions), some still probably blame her for nearly bringing TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt by releasing King Ghidorah.

* When Jia goes to calm Kong on the ship, Kong says "Home" in sign language. He expresses in just one word how much he misses home.

** And also, on the topic of CryForTheDevil, the use of the skullcrawlers as cannon fodder for Mechagodzilla. Once feared as gods of desteuction, it's a bit disheartening to see the Titans essentially being ''commodified'' and treated like livestock to be slaughtered.

** There is one scene where a down and defeated Godzilla looks upward with Mechagodzilla reflected in his eye and his expression of fear and sadness, never before seen in this iteration of Godzilla, is truly quite heartbreaking. Whatever might and ferocity that Godzilla's eyes usually reflect is just flat-out gone; for perhaps the first time in the Monsterverse, Godzilla looks like he's genuinely fearful and helpless, losing even that DefiantToTheEnd streak he had against the {{MUTOs}} and Ghidorah. At this point, he is just completely ''broken.''

** There is one scene where a down and defeated Godzilla looks upward with Mechagodzilla reflected in his eye and his expression of fear and sadness, never before seen in this iteration of Godzilla, is truly quite heartbreaking. Whatever might and ferocity that Godzilla's eyes usually reflect is just flat-out gone; for perhaps the first time in the Monsterverse, Godzilla looks like he's genuinely fearful and helpless, losing even that DefiantToTheEnd streak he had against the MUTOs and Ghidorah. At this point, he is just completely ''broken.''

* By the time of this movie, almost all of the Iwi tribe were killed by the very storm that surrounded Skull Island with Jia being the last surviving member.
* Just about Kong's situation counts at this. His parents are dead, the entire tribe he protected has being wiped out and is forced to leave his old home where he has brutal encounters with the Titan who was his race's ancient enemy.

* There is some tragedy for King Ghidorah. The once mighty dragon is reduced to just a small skull and had been used by creatures who are nothing more than ants to him. To add even more insult to injuries, they placed him inside a metal version of the being who defeated him. And it's unclear whether any of the heads minds are still intact, or if they've all been mashed together into an incoherent insane heap. No wonder he snapped.
* Godzilla is this in spades. He nearly died in the previous film trying to protect the earth from an alien menace (on top of losing his beloved Mothra), and now arrogant humans are trying to kill him, and when he rightfully retaliates he is branded the bad guy, and worst of all, after working so hard to defeat Ghidorah once and for all, humans ''bring back Ghidorah'' in a body ''specifically'' designed to kill Godzilla, and he nearly dies yet again. At the end of the film, after Kong and Godzilla part ways, he retreats quietly to the ocean, and he just ''looks so damn tired''. Poor G never gets a break.
** Seeing Godzilla get thrown around like a rag doll by Mechagodzilla really makes you feel sorry for the big guy. Especially when Mecha G grabs him by the head and repeatedly smashes his face into buildings almost like how a playground bully would.
** There is one scene where a down and defeated Godzilla looks upward with Mechagodzilla reflected in his eye and his expression of fear and sadness, never before seen in this iteration of Godzilla, is truly quite heartbreaking. Whatever might and ferocity that Godzilla's eyes usually reflect is just flat out gone: and for perhaps the first time in the Monsterverse Godzilla looks like he's genuinely fearful and helpless, losing even that DefiantToTheEnd streak he had against Ghidorah and the Mutos. At this point, he is just completely ''broken.''

* Godzilla is this in spades. He nearly died in the previous film trying to protect the earth from an alien menace (not to mention losing his beloved Mothra), and now arrogant humans are trying to kill him, and when he rightfully retaliates he is branded the bad guy, and worst of all, after working so hard to defeat Ghidorah once and for all, humans ''bring back Ghidorah'' in a body ''specifically'' designed to kill Godzilla, and he nearly dies yet again. At the end of the film, after Kong and Godzilla part ways, he retreats quietly to the ocean, and he just ''looks so damn tired''. Poor G never gets a break.

* Godzilla is this in spades. He nearly died in the previous film trying to protect the earth from an alien menace, and now arrogant humans are trying to kill him, and when he rightfully retaliates he is branded the bad guy, and worst of all, after working so hard to defeat Ghidorah once and for all, humans ''bring back Ghidorah'' in a body ''specifically'' designed to kill Godzilla, and he nearly dies yet again. At the end of the film, after Kong and Godzilla part ways, he retreats quietly to the ocean, and he just ''looks so damn tired''. Poor G never gets a break.

* There is some tragedy for King Ghidorah. The once mighty dragon is reduced to just a small skull and had been used by creatures who are nothing more than ants to him. To add even more insult to injuries, they placed him inside a metal version of the being who defeated him. No wonder he snapped.

* There is one scene where a down and defeated Godzilla looks upward with Mechagodzilla reflected in his eye and his expression of fear and sadness, never before seen in this iteration of Godzilla, is truly quite heartbreaking. Whatever might and ferocity that Godzilla's eyes usually reflect is just flat out gone: and for perhaps the first time in the Monsterverse Godzilla looks like he's genuinely fearful and helpless, losing even that DefiantToTheEnd streak he had against Ghidorah and the Mutos.

* There is one scene where a down and defeated Godzilla looks upward with Mechagodzilla reflected in his eye and his expression of fear and sadness, never before seen in this iteration of Godzilla, is truly quite heartbreaking. Whatever might and ferocity that Godzilla's eyes usually reflect is just flat out gone: and for perhaps the first time in the Monsterverse Godzilla looks like he's genuinely fearful and helpless, losing even that DefiantToTheEnd streak he had against Ghidorah and the Mutos.

** It just gets worse from there. He found his ancestral home only to have it taken away by Godzilla once again and when he finally confronted instigator, he gets beaten to near death.

* There is some tragedy for King Ghidorah. The once mighty dragon is reduced to just a small skull and had been used by creatures who are nothing more than ants to him. To add even more insult to injuries, they placed him inside a metal version of the being who defeated him. No wonder he snapped.