History TearJerker / HungerGamesSimulation

* The [[TogetherInDeath tragic deaths of]] [[WesternAnimation/WallE WALL-E and EVE]] in Season 20. After [[VideoGame/{{Fallout}} Liberty Prime]] revealed to EVE that [[LongLostRelative he was her "brother"]][[note]]or alternatively, both of them were manufactured by the same company[[/note]], he destroyed her boyfriend WALL-E's hearing system, [[BatmanGambit knowing that she would rush in to repair him.]] Even [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV Cruise Chaser]] joined in on the plan, as after making out with EVE, he realized that she was cheating on WALL-E, so he decided to [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy let her go with him]] and teamed up with Prime and [[VideoGame/HearthstoneHeroesOfWarcraft Mecha'tun]] to kill them both.

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* In general, if one of the tributes is a character you really like, it can be rather sad to see them die in-game.

* Poor [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Fluttershy]] in Season 11. True to her canonical self, she spends most of the season hiding from focus, not killing anyone. Then she develops a close bond with [[Franchise/DragonBall Nappa]] as they form a loyal alliance. While Fluttershy does manage to kill [[Anime/JoJosBizarreAdventure Kars]] of all people along with [[VideoGame/FarCry3 Jason Brody]], she feels so guilty for having killed someone that she [[DrivenToSuicide claims her own life.]] Her saga ends [[BittersweetEnding on a heartwarming note,]] however, as she places third and Nappa wins the game for her.

* The fates of [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu and Peko Pekoyama]] in Season 238, especially to those who are familiar with their source material. [[spoiler:Despite being nominated as separate tributes, they were [[OneHitPolykill struck down by a single bullet]] courtesy of [[Film/GoldenEye Alec Trevelyan]], who sought to kill Fuyuhiko [[TooPowerfulToLive because of all of the boosts and powerups he’d received that season.]] Because Peko is canonically his bodyguard, it’s highly likely that her involvement amounted to a SenselessSacrifice as she [[TakingTheBullet attempted to protect Fuyuhiko.]] This is one of the most tragic and in-character deaths Peko could ever have in the simulator, especially since her worst fear has come true - she failed to protect Fuyuhiko.]]

** And things certainly don’t improve for him much in Season 201, the Valentine’s Day season, where he was nominated alongside Fuyuhiko. He is depressed after Fuyuhiko, who is canonically his classmate and friend (and his lover in Tropers/{{Psychedelicate}}’s [[Fanfic/ScreamsAndSighs fanfiction]]) dies. However, things look up for him when [[Franchise/TouhouProject Maribel Hearn]] asks him out, and he says yes. After Maribel’s inevitable death, Kazuichi finally earns a BittersweetEnding as he gets into the Salty Spittoon, which is bombed by [[WesternAnimation/WinxClub Flora and Tecna]] while he and [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} The Sufferer]] are inside. Kazuichi died knowing that he was strong enough to get into the Salty Spittoon, and in both canon and Psyche’s fanfic, the latter especially, his primary desire is to be seen as strong.

* Tropers/KLS2097 nominated [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Team Rocket members Jessie and James]] in Season 208. Initially starting off well, things took a dark turn when Jessie was killed off by [[Creator/EriKitamura Kitaeri]]. After learning this, James infamously cursed KLS the following night for nominating both him and Jessie, before [[DespairEventHorizon killing himself]] [[DrivenToSuicide in a suicide machine the following day]].

* Despite being quite an [[JerkassWoobie asshole]] throughout Season 51, it's hard not to feel bad for Jung Hoseok, AKA [[Music/{{BTS}} J-Hope.]] He begins the season on a heartwarming note when, on Day 1, he thanks [[FanCommunityNickname ARMYs]] for their support... but it only goes downhill from there. After suffering torture at the paws of [[Advertising/NeverSayNoToPanda Psycho Panda]], J-Hope gets arrested for accidentally using a copyrighted song in a video. Upon [[CardboardPrison breaking out of prison,]] he goes on to constantly antagonise other tributes for not liking BTS, even going as far as to kill [[VideoGame/{{Judgment}} Takayuki Yagami]] over it, only for [[Franchise/StreetFighter Akuma]] to revive him. The other tributes, tired of J-Hope's behaviour, severely bully him to the point of breaking his leg and ''permanently blinding him.'' This, along with the murder of his bandmate and friend, Min Yoongi AKA Suga, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone forces him to come to terms with his actions,]] and he feels guilty and depressed to the point where the [[VideoGame/TheSims Tragic Clown]] comes to pay everyone a visit. [[TookALevelInKindness He gets better]] after the rest of BTS plus their fanbase send him a birthday cake to cheer him up, despite it not being his birthday. He even [[PetTheDog presses F to pay respects to]] [[Animation/{{Smeshariki}} Nyusha]]...[[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished only to die in the Arena Event immediately afterwards]], courtesy of [[Franchise/StarWars Boba Fett]].

* The romance of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Corrin]][[AuthorAvatar !]]Tropers/{{Revaryk}} and [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Mettaton]] in Season 84. The two of them kiss, and then watch fireworks together - however, Mettaton sadly dies of an infection (somehow) during the Feast, causing [=Corrin!Revaryk=] to burst into tears. After seeking [[FriendsWithBenefits comfort]] from [[VideoGame/KantaiCollection Suzuya]], she ultimately meets her end after she is crucified by the [[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation Cleveland Cavaliers.]]

** And things certainly don’t improve for him much in Season 201, the Valentine’s Day season, where he was nominated alongside Fuyuhiko. He is depressed after Fuyuhiko, who is canonically his classmate and friend (and his lover in Tropers/{{Psychedelicate}}’s [[Fanfic/ScreamsAndSighs fanfiction]]) dies. However, things look up for him when [[Franchise/{{Touhou}} Maribel Hearn]] asks him out, and he says yes. After Maribel’s inevitable death, Kazuichi finally earns a BittersweetEnding as he gets into the Salty Spittoon, which is bombed by [[WesternAnimation/WinxClub Flora and Tecna]] while he and [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} The Sufferer]] are inside. Kazuichi died knowing that he was strong enough to get into the Salty Spittoon, and in both canon and Psyche’s fanfic, the latter especially, his primary desire is to be seen as strong.

* Poor, poor [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Jamie]] in Season 17. Not only did he not kill anyone and was a NiceGuy like in canon, simply delivering letters, he also helped [[Franchise/{{Touhou}} Clownpiece]] recover from being tortured with a whip by giving her a blessing that restored her health, all while getting constantly humiliated and beaten up by the other tributes, including [[VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}} Father Gascoigne]]. Even then, the worst thing he did was forcing Gascoigne to spill the beans with truth serum, rather than trying to kill him, and he ended up dying at the hands of [[WesternAnimation/Ben102016 King Koil]], who turned him [[LiterallyShatteredLives into crystal and shattered him]].

* The saga of [[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon Toothless]] in Season 12, who survived seven days and six nights while bonding with his adopter [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 The Engineer]] during the whole ordeal. [[Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia America]] even made a HeroicSacrifice so Toothless could survive a wave of toxic haze that had seeped into the arena...until his life was cut short by Dyudyuka of Barbidoc with an [[BoomHeadshot arrow to the head]].

* The [[TogetherInDeath tragic deaths of]] [[WesternAnimation/WallE WALL-E and EVE]] in Season 20. After [[VideoGame/{{Fallout}} Liberty Prime]] revealed to EVE that [[LongLostRelative he was her "brother"]][[note]]or alternatively, both of them were manufactured by the same company[[/note]], he destroyed her boyfriend WALL-E's hearing system, [[BatmanGambit knowing that she would rush in to repair him.]] Even [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV Cruise Chaser]] joined in on the plan, as after making out with EVE, he realized that she was [[YourCheatingHeart cheating on WALL-E]], so he decided to [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy let her go with him]] and teamed up with Prime and [[VideoGame/HearthstoneHeroesOfWarcraft Mecha'tun]] to kill them both.

* In Season 21, [[WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}} Marshmallow]] [[BigBrotherInstinct warned the Snowgies, his "siblings"]], that [[Film/ChristmasWithTheKranks Luther Krank]] was out to kill them. However, this was all for nought when Luther ordered [[ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet Infinity Gauntlet]]!Santa to kill either them or [[Series/MasterChef Elf Gordon Ramsay]], only for him to disintegrate them all. It's implied that Marshmallow felt that he could've done more to protect them since he [[SoundtrackDissonance played "Despacito"]] shortly before their deaths.

* In Season 179, [[Franchise/Ben10 Azmuth]] sends [[Disney/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] to Hell to punish him for his "crimes." Stitch had done nothing to deserve this fate either, and this is how he ends up eliminated. It certainly doesn't help that Stitch was among the three tributes who helped him kill the peep bunny, too. This also helped further cement Azmuth as [[TheScrappy one of the most despised tributes]] of the Season.

* In Season 21, [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Marshmallow]] [[BigBrotherInstinct warned the Snowgies, his "siblings"]], that [[Film/ChristmasWithTheKranks Luther Krank]] was out to kill them. However, this was all for nought when Luther ordered [[ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet Infinity Gauntlet]]!Santa to kill either them or [[Series/MasterChef Elf Gordon Ramsay]], only for him to disintegrate them all. It's implied that Marshmallow felt that he could've done more to protect them since he [[SoundtrackDissonance played "Despacito"]] shortly before their deaths.

* 6K1 goes through a ''lot'' due to Timewrecker, with the latter constantly trying to kill her and attempting to break her spirit by blowing up Ally; even going as far as trying to drag her out of Ichi's bunker into fighting him. Sure, she eventually recovers and Timewrecker is defeated for good, but she still went through a lot of suffering due to him.

* The Battle of Two Morths was just Elliot 1.0 and Sigma trying to protect their families from invasions... and failing. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=15576410980A04187800&page=114#comment-2829 Sigma's]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=15576410980A04187800&page=114#comment-2843 reaction]], specifically, was just.. heartbreaking.