History TearJerker / HildaAndTheMountainKing

** Next, after spending entire day in essential AndIMustScream state, she unfreezes... only to learn ''why'' trolls don't like the sound of bells: because they hear it [[SensoryOverload hundred times louder]] than humans, it causes '''physical pain''' to them. She ''screams out in agony'' from a small bell tied to her nose, and later gets into the range of [[FromBadToWorse Trolberg's bell towers]].

*** Heck, it's even revealed in Season 3, that the whole experience [[TraumaButton made]] her anxious to mere sight of [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes bells]].

* The Night of the Trolls may be put an end to the FantasticRacism between humans and Trolls, but as Hilda acknowledged, something that lasted for hundreds of years won't go away that quickly. It's prooved when a lady scolds her son for trying to watch the event and closes the blind, all with a bigoted disgusting look on her face.

** First, the movie's [[TheTeaser Cold Opening]]: it starts with Hilda running throughout the Stone Forest in panic, still hasn't understood what has just happened to her, yet knowing she was kidnapped, Refusing to listen to Trylla, she's eventually [[TakenForGranite petrified]] in sunlight, with implication to be a painful process.
** Next, after spending entire day in essential AndIMustScream situation, she unfreezes... only to learn ''why'' trolls don't like the sound of bells: because they hear it [[SensoryOverload hundred times louder]] than humans, it causes '''physical pain''' to them. Already screaming from a small bell tied to her nose, Hilda puts it out with difficulty, only to get into the range [[FromBadToWorse Trolberg's bell towers]]. This reaction is specifically heart-wrenching to hear from a ''child'':

** Despite getting to see the prons of being a Troll and liking being in the wilderness again, Hilda still wants home. But once Trylla reveals she doesn't know how to undo the Changeling Spell, Hilda once again breaks down in bitter tears.

* Shortly after spotting Trylla, Johanna tries to enter the Stone Forest and search for Hilda, only for the entrance to seal off, leaving Johanna to slam her fists against the entrance before collapsing in tears. And worse, she soon gets attacked by aggressive trolls, with her, Twig and Alfur escapes from the by last second, after which Johanna becomes totally devasted.
** Note that we said "Johanna, Twig, and Alfur". Not Cedric, Alfur's pigeon mount. During the said attack, Alfur flies Cedric into a Troll's face to allow Johanna to escape. However, another of the Trolls knocks him off Cedric as the two try to escape and [[SwallowedWhole eats the poor bird alive]] as the falling Alfur watches helplessly.
* As Johanna returns to her home, she looks bitterly devasted at the mountain, where Hilda and Trylla are currently roaring. Meanwhile, Baba hears this as well and gazes at mountain, likely missing her real mom.

** Johanna being unable to sleep, weeping over whether or not she'll see her little girl again. By morning, she admits it to Tontu and Alfur with ExhaustedEyeBags.
** Twig sleeping on Hilda's boots, lamenting his missing friend and owner.

** Despite getting to see prons of being a Troll and liking being in the wilderness again, Hilda still wants home. But once Trylla reveals she doesn't know how to undo the Changeling Spell, Hilda once again breaks down in bitter tears.
* Baba accidentally breaking the snow globe Hilda gave to Johanna at the end of "The Yule Lads", enraging Johanna to the point where she drives Baba to tears. However, Johanna very quickly realizes her error and comforts her, but began tearing up herself shortly afterwards.
* The reason why Trylla swapped Hilda and Baba places in the first place is because she wanted to give the latter a normal life in Trolberg under Johanna's care, because of how she cared for Hilda. Given that the Trolls are highly aggressive ''to one another'', while at same time the Safety Patrol actively antagonize them, it's hard to feel sorry for her, even if that doesn't excuse her kidnapping.

* Upon getting back to Trolberg, Hilda pleads with both sides not to fight when she realizes that's what Trundle wants. For a moment, a Troll seems to consider her words [[HopeSpot only to attack her.]], while Erik outright [[CassandraTruth ignores her pleas]] and kills Trundle, only to nearly awaken Amma, that would destroy Trolberg.

* Doubles as {{TheHeartwarming}}, but after everything is over, the Bearded Troll mourns Trundle at his remains, making it clear that despite their very opposite views and what Trundle tried to do, he still loved his brother dearly.
* The Night of the Trolls may be put an end to the FantasticRacism between humans and Trolls, but as Hilda acknowledges, something that lasted for hundreds of years won't go away that quickly. It's prooved when a lady scolding her son for trying to watch the proceedings through the window, clearly because she wouldn't let him join the crowd outside, and rolling her eyes in sheer bigoted disgust as she closes the blind.

* Doubles as {{Heartwarming}}, but after everything is over, the Bearded Troll mourns Trundle at his remains, making it clear that despite their very opposite views and what Trundle tried to do, he still loved his brother dearly.

---->'''Hilda:''' The sound of them... that little one was one thing; the ones on the wall are going to ''kill me''...\\

-->'''Hilda:''' The sound of them... that little one was one thing; the ones on the wall are going to ''kill me''...\\

-->'''Hilda:''' The sound of them... that little one was one thing; the ones on the wall are going to ''kill me''...

-->''Hilda:''' The sound of them... that little one was one thing; the ones on the wall are going to ''kill me''...

-->The sound of them... that little one was one thing; the ones on the wall are going to ''kill me''...

** Next, after spending entire day in essential AndIMustScream situation, she unfreezes... only to learn ''why'' trolls don't like the sound of bells. Namely, because they hear it hundred times louder than humans, it causes '''physical pain''' to them. Already screaming from a small bell tied to her nose, Hilda puts it out with difficulty, only to get the range [[FromBadToWorse Trolberg's bell towers]]. This reaction is specifically heart-wrenching to hear from a ''child'':
-->The sound of them... that little one was one thing; the ones on the wall are going to ''kill me''...<--

* The entire story of Amma trying to keep her children close to her, but the townsfolk drove them further away and the wall was built, separating the Trolls from Amma ''forever''.
* Upon seeing his mother in a Safety Patrol uniform, David panics and becomes visibly scared of what she might think about him protesting against the bells and opposing the Safety Patrol, something Frida sympathizes with.
* Baba accidentally breaks the snow globe Hilda gave to Johanna at the end of "The Yule Lads", enraging Johanna to the point where she drives Baba to tears. Johanna very quickly realizes her error, though, and attempts to comfort her, but starts to tear up herself shortly afterwards.
* Trylla reveals that part of her motivation for casting the spell was to ensure a good life for Baba. Considering that trolls can become violently hostile towards one another at times without warning, and the Safety Patrol making active attempts to attack and antagonize trolls, you can't help but sympathize with the motivation, even if it involved kidnapping.
** This is even worse if you think about the real life implications for her motivations: Trylla is the equivalent of a single mother raising a child in a rough neighborhood, and she constantly fears for the well-being of Baba. It doesn't excuse her actions, but it's hard not to feel pity for her.
* As soon as Johanna and Trylla spot each other at the cave entrance, Johanna immediately pursues the latter until the cave entrance seals itself between them. The former slams her fists against the wall, tearfully begging to have Hilda back as Twig can only try to console her... only to realize that a group of other Trolls have approached her. Johanna, Twig, and Alfur barely make it back to the car alive, and as they drive away, Johanna has a look of utter heartbreak and defeat on her face.
-->'''Johanna''': (Once the cave entrance closes) No! No! No! Open up! (begins crying) ''Give her back to me!'' (proceeds to sob)
** Note that this says "Johanna, Twig, and Alfur". Not Cedric, Alfur's mount. During the attack, Alfur flies Cedric into a Troll's face to allow Johanna to escape. However, another of the Trolls knocks him off Cedric as the two try to escape and [[SwallowedWhole eats the poor bird alive]] as the falling Alfur watches helplessly.
* Hearing her mom and Hilda roaring appears to trigger a feeling of wistful longing in Baba, as the baby troll-turned-human seems to gaze out to the mountains.
* Hilda's question about whether or not she has a Troll-dad implies that she wishes she knew who her human father was, with her looking wistful when asked why she is asking about it.
* Though she sent her daughter away, Trylla clearly misses Baba, something that does not go unnoticed by Hilda.

** Frida continues to study into the night exhausted, still trying fruitlessly to find a way to change Hilda back.

** Despite not being a major character, Cedric's death visibly affects Alfur. At one point, Alfur even holds onto one of the pigeon's feathers, mourning the poor bird. Sure, Cedric gets better, but no one knew that would happen at the time.
** Johanna can't sleep, weeping over whether or not she'll see her little girl again. By morning, she admits such to Tontu and Alfur and has ExhaustedEyeBags.

* When Hilda's efforts to protect her from the Bearded Troll send both of them plummeting into a ravine, Johanna rushes to the ravine thinking she just saw her daughter pull a HeroicSacrifice. Thankfully, Hilda's transformation has made her too tough for such a fall to kill her, but Johanna's panic is all too understandable.
* After finding out that Trundle was the [[ActuallyIamHim Mountain King himself]], Hilda is clearly upset that he basically lied to her and [[UnwittingPawn used her as a pawn]].
* Upon getting back to Trolberg, Hilda pleads with both sides not to fight. For a moment, a Troll seems to consider her words [[HopeSpot only to attack her.]] And Erik outright [[CassandraTruth ignores her pleas]] not to attack the Trolls and risk awakening Amma and destroy Trolberg.
* The Bearded Giant mournfully returning to where Trundle's remains lay and putting his weapon on top of them. It's clear that despite their very opposite views and what Trundle tried to do, he still loved his brother dearly.
* The Night of the Trolls is clearly eroding the FantasticRacism between humans and Trolls, but as Hilda acknowledges, something that ingrained in the city's culture won't go away anytime soon, and neither will the Trolls' fear of humans. The former is shown through a lady scolding her son for trying to watch the proceedings through the window, clearly because she wouldn't let him join the crowd outside, and rolling her eyes in sheer bigoted disgust as she closes the blind.

-->The sound of them... that little one was one thing; the ones on the wall are going to ''kill me''...

** Next, after spending entire day in essential AndIMustScream situation, she unfreezes... only to learn ''why'' trolls don't like the sound of bells. Namely, because they hear it hundred time louder than humans, causes '''physical pain''' to them. Already screaming from a small bell tied to her nose, Hilda later gets into the range [[FromBadToWorse Trolberg's bell towers]], her reaction is ''heartbreaking'' to hear from a child.
-->'''Hilda''': ''(audibly in pain)'' The sound of them! That little one was one thing; the ones on the wall are going to ''kill me''...

* Once Hilda finally sees that she's become a Troll, she panics and starts crying, breaking down in tears. You can't help but want to help her and give her a hug.

* Even if she takes enjoyment in her newfound freedom as a troll, Hilda makes it clear that she is still upset that she was essentially taken from her life as a resident of Trolberg with no visible way back to being a human girl with her mother, angrily ranting to Trylla about this before crying. And that was after Trylla revealed that she has no idea how to undo the changeling spell.

Who would have thought that her most traumatic adventure would [[BreakTheCutie be so]] [[TheWoobie agonizing]]?

* Hilda's BreakTheCutie moments throughout the film are hard to hear and watch:
** The first time, pictured above, is her first reaction upon finally seeing herself as a Troll. She has a nervous breakdown with BrokenTears.
** The second time was when she tearfully asks Trundle if it's permanent and takes a moment to cry silently.
** The third time is when Trylla tells Hilda that there's nothing she can do about breaking the spell, and Hilda is overwhelmed by emotions and lets it all out.

* Hilda spends a good chunk of the first act running from Trylla, for once terrified to be surrounded by trolls and having apparently gone through being kidnapped.
* When Hilda gets out of her petrified state, she immediately continues heading back to Trolberg... only to learn ''why'' trolls don't like having bells tied to their noses. Namely, the fact that the ringing causes '''[[SensoryOverload horrific physical pain]]'''. The poor girl, already panicked after being TakenForGranite, spends several seconds ''screaming'' in agony, and is still covering her ears even after she manages to uncover one long enough to get the bell off. And that's just a little bell; when she gets within range of [[FromBadToWorse Trolberg's bell towers]], her reaction is ''heartbreaking'' to hear from a child.
-->'''Hilda''': ''(audibly in pain)'' The sound of them! That little one was one thing; the ones on the wall are going to ''kill me''...