History TearJerker / Injustice2

* Issue 23, [[spoiler:all animals preserved by Ra's in his sanctuary are killed by El Diablo's explosion provoked by Blue Beetle. They were all [[LastOfHisKind the last of their species]]]]...
*[[spoiler:What poaching and pollution deliberately started, Blue Beetle, a young, innocent superhero, accidentally ''finished.'']]
* Issue 34: It seems like Dex-Starr's origin story will be heartbreaking no matter what universe. Whereas his owner was killed by some house robber in the original DC comics, in this universe the family that took him in was brutally murdered by AMAZO on Ra's al Ghul's orders. In one hand, its less brutal than his original back story since in this universe, Plastic Man is willing to take him after his owner's death in but is forced by Batman to leave Dex behind, whereas in the original, the poor kitty was abused by strangers following his abandonment. On the other hand, Dex still tries to defend his family and attack AMAZO, only to be pushed aside effortlessly by the android, and is later shown grieving over his owner's remains. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Had Plas managed to took care of him, he likely wouldn't have drawn a Red Ring to him.]]
* Issue 35: When it seemed that [[spoiler:Alfred]] has been fully recovered after being brought back to life, its shown that CameBackWrong is still in effect. [[spoiler:He is bedridden all the time and suffers from memory loss', having forgotten that Dick Grayson died a long time ago and grieves with tears on his face upon being reminded of it]].
* The turning point in Wonder Woman's backstory as seen in the Annual: [[spoiler:Diana finds out Steve Trevor, the man she loves, is in reality a Nazi spy who got close to her as part of a plan to steal the Lasso of Hestia, and killed one of her Amazon sisters while trying to get away. Tearfully she asks him WasItAllALie, to which he replies that he ''did'' love her, but [[LovedINotHonorMore he loved his homeland moreso]]. Stoically, she kills him for what he's done and locks that part of herself away.]] Even knowing [[LadyMacbeth what she is]], it's sad to see her in such pain (and [[FreudianExcuse certainly explains why she is what she is]]).

* Issue 55: [[spoiler: Hal Jordan becomes a Red Lantern. What was it that gave him enough rage in his heart to become one? What or who did he hate enough to obtain so much rage? ''Himself''.]]

** Batman visiting Clark and [[spoiler: finally telling him that he is sorry about what happened to lois, as well as admitting that he should have been a better friend to Clark after her death]].

** It's clear that Superman doesn't want to fight her either. [[spoiler:When he knocks her out after a fight if you take his side at the end, he appears sorrowful and apologizes to her before he turns to Batman.]]
* Most media, particularly the Arkham Games, have portrayed Gotham's criminals, especially those in Arkham, as all irredeemable monsters. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything It's still heart-wrenching to see all these people walking blindly to their deaths, just because someone in power has deemed them all monsters]]. One of the inmates grabs a doctor as a hostage in panic, not to escape, but simply to find out where they're going. He's saved from being incinernated by Superman by Batman's arrival, but Superman promised Damian they would finish the job later.

* The final conversation [[spoiler:before they fight for the last time]] between Batman and Superman.

** What makes it even worse is that [[spoiler: after coming within an inch of redemption, Superman decides to immediately follow this conversation by sucker punching Batman. It just drives home how far gone the Injustice version of Clark is.]]

** And just when you thought that Batman and Superman (and by extension, both sides of the Justice League) have patched up their differences despite their mutual animosity, [[spoiler:you're proven spectacularly wrong as immediately after Brainiac's defeat, both of them start to squabble over what to do with him, with the Man of Steel arguing that psychopathic monsters like Brainiac, the Joker, and Gorilla Grodd deserve to die, while the Dark Knight states that even if they kill the Coluan, he thinks they're not sure if they even ''can'' reverse what's been done without Brainiac and that acting too hastily could cause them to lose more cities. Even though both Superman and Batman want to heal and patch up old wounds, their competing ideologies make it clear it's not going to happen overnight and will them take a long time to fix.]]
*** [[spoiler: They're not given that time. They immediately come to blows, battle lines are drawn, and the final stage of the game is a Justice League Civil War.]]
** The various scenes clearly show how the Joker has left a legacy of cynicism and bitterness post-Metropolis. Posthumously, not only did he create a wedge between friends who were once inseparable HeterosexualLifePartners and paragons of justice into bitter ArchEnemies, his actions also caused [[BreakingTheFellowship the once-mighty Justice League]] [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen to split into two opposing camps]], all due to a clash of ideas on traditional heroics and solving crime. To make matters worse, Doctor Fate notes that the havoc Joker unleashed has caused the Lords of Order to decree that humanity is only capable of only chaos and back Brainiac's schemes, and have warned that if Batman and Superman keep on fighting, [[spoiler:then they themselves will support an even worse threat than Brainiac.]]
* After [[spoiler:Harley is run through with a sword by Wonder Woman,]], Kara goes to speak to Superman about what happened. At first, she thinks that Superman is every bit as upset about Wonder Woman's actions as Kara herself. But when Superman makes it clear that he completely approves of [[spoiler:Harley being executed]], if not the timing, the heartbreak in Kara's face is plain as day. And made even worse by her next few words:

* The fact that Superman [[spoiler: could not save all of the captured cities including Coast City.]] Hal, ever the {{Determinator}}, urges Superman to keep trying, but Superman can only apologize.

* Though [[spoiler:Batman's ending finishes the game on a cautiously optimistic tone, Kara is utterly heartbroken. She's witnessed her family's symbol, meant to inspire hope, be warped into a symbol of fear and terror associated with a brutal totalitarian regime. Worse, all of it happened and she was completely powerless to stop it, locked in stasis while Superman tarnished the House of El, possibly irreparably. And even worse, the reason Superman did everything he did could have been avoided if she had been there to help him. She feels she failed both her cousin ''and'' her family.]]

-->'''Starfire''': You ''took'' him from me!

* The look on Harley's face and how stunned and hurt she sounds when she finds out that [[spoiler: Poison Ivy is working with the Society.]] It would've gotten worse when [[spoiler: Ivy hit her with pheromones later in the story to mind-control her and then kill her, but Harley was under influence of the pheromones before she even knew something was happening to her.]] [[EveryoneHasStandards Catwoman is clearly not okay with what Harley's second past lover is doing to her]] and [[EvenEvilHasStandards even Cyborg doesn't particularly love what he's seeing]].

-->'''Poison Ivy''': [[KickTheDog I'll break more than that.]]

-->'''Catwoman''': What about Ivy?!
-->'''Harley Quinn''': (under her breath) [[TranquilFury Red's a lost cause]].

* At the beginning of Black Adam's arcade ending, [[spoiler: He returns to Kahndaq, only to find it devastated, and holds Isis' dead body. Adam may be a villain, but [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes he genuinely cared about his wife and people.]]]]

-->'''Reverse Flash''': There's blood on your conscience.
-->'''Raiden''': The death of Liu Kang haunts me still.
-->'''Reverse Flash''': That's why you don't have a future.

-->'''Raiden''': You bring Batman nothing but sorrow.
-->'''Robin''': You say that like it's a bad thing.
-->'''Raiden''': It burdens his already troubled soul.
* Raiden's ending, [[spoiler:where despite his best efforts, Kent Nelson dies of his wounds in Black Canary's arms. Fortunately, he manages to turn this around by forming Justice League Dark to protect the planet from the Lords of Order in his memory.]]
* Firestorm's Arcade ending: [[spoiler:he/they kill Brainiac by destroying his ship, which also destroys all of the cities aboard it. Overwhelmed by grief at this tragedy, the two halves of Firestorm give up on being a superhero.]]
* Atrocitus' Arcade ending is similar: [[spoiler:in killing Brainiac, he destroys all of Brainiac's collection, murdering ''billions'' of innocent souls. Though an accident, this is a crime so horrible that his own Red Ringbearers turn on him in fury. Thankfully, it then veers into Heartwarming.]]
* June Moone's prescence in this game, she's visibly scared in gameplay and in most intros. She either desperately asks other combatants for help or to kill her. In intros with Brainiac, Scarecrow, and Joker, she's on the verge of tears as she begs for Enchantress to take over, as she is utterly terrified of fighting them; while with Dr. Fate, she's actually hopeful. The way Enchantress [[KickTheDog cruelly mistreats her]] is also a little tear jerking.

** Enchantress' ending, as Nightmare Fuel inducing as it is, is pretty tear jerking. [[spoiler:Brainiac mistakingly attempts to absorb Enchantress' power, and both are presumed dead. June is seemingly free and describes her new normal and happy life, including getting her job back and having a date, but her happiness is cut short when Enchantress takes over her again, and makes plans to conquer the multiverses. June screaming as she loses control again makes the entire ending even sadder for her.]]

-->'''Blue Beetle''': Is there any line you ''won't'' cross?\\
'''Superman''': I don't kill children.\\
'''Blue Beetle''': ''[[{{Hypocrite}} Didn't stop you with Shazam.]]''

** In addition for this, the first Titans team mentioned was [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans the Titans in the 2003 cartoons.]] Fans of the show would feel the sting even further, in addition of some who ended up on the wrong side of the BrokenBase on [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo the controversial comedy cartoon.]]

* All the clash quotes that bring up [[WouldHurtAChild Shazam's murder by Superman]].

** Batman visiting Clark and [[spoiler: finally telling him that he is sorry about what happened to lois, as well as admitting that should have been a better friend to Clark after her death]].

*** You can see, as Batman is leaving, Clark is setting and crying at the mention of his wife.

* Issue 38 reveal that Batman retrieved a sample from the fear gas mixed with Kryptonite the Joker used on Superman, but admits that he could never bring himself to use it on Clark, not after what it made him do.

* In the second annual when Ms.Kent visit Clark and they hug it's visible how much she is hurt to see here only son at where he is now.
** The flasback show a better time between Clark and Bruce. Even those who have read the first game prequel comic will wonder how did it reach this point.
** Batman visit and admit to his former best friend that locking him in prison didn't make the world a better place and it would have been finer world if Lois was still in it

** The cover itself show a comparison between the past and present. It's really heartbreaking.

Even in a universe where superheroes exist, entire species of animals are being hunted to extinction by poachers, rainforests are being chopped down, and oceans are being poisoned, in exactly the same way as in the real world.

*[[spoiler:What poaching and pollution deliberately started, Blue Beetle, a young, innocent superhero, finished...by ''accident''.
* Issue 34: It seems like Dex-Starr's origin story will be heartbreaking no matter what universe. Whereas his owner was killed by some house robber in the original DC comics, in this universe the family that took him in was brutally murdered by AMAZO on Ra's al Ghul's orders. In one hand, its less brutal than his original back story since in this universe, Plastic Man is willing to take him after his owner's death in but is forced by Batman to leave Dex behind, whereas in the original, poor kitty was abused by strangers following his abandonment. On the other hand, Dex still tries to defend his family and attack AMAZO, only to be pushed aside effortlessly and is later shown grieving over his owner's remains. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Had Plas managed to took care of him, he likely wouldn't have drawn a Red Ring to him.]]

* Issue 34: It seems like Dex-Starr's origin story will be heartbreaking no matter what universe. Whereas his owner was killed by some house robber in the original DC comics, in this universe the family that took him in was brutally murdered by AMAZO on Ra's al Ghul's orders. In one hand, its less brutal than his original back story since in this universe, Plastic Man is willing to take him after his owner's death in but is forced by Batman to leave Dex behind, whereas in the original, poor kitty was abused by strangers following his abandonment. On the other hand, Dex still tries to defend his family and attack AMAZO, only to be pushed aside effortlessly and is later shown grieving over his owner's remains. Had Plas managed to took care of him, he likely wouldn't have drawn a Red Ring to him.

* The turning point in Wonder Woman's backstory as seen in the Annual: [[spoiler:Diana finds out the man she loves is a Nazi spy who got close to her as part of a plan to steal the Lasso of Hestia, and killed one of her Amazon sisters while trying to get away. Tearfully she asks him WasItAllALie, to which he replies that he ''did'' love her, but [[LovedINotHonorMore he loved his homeland moreso]]. Stoically, she kills him for what he's done and locks that part of herself away.]] Even knowing [[LadyMacbeth what she is]], it's sad to see her in such pain (and [[FreudianExcuse certainly explains why she is what she is]]).

** When the heroes are invited in, Martha says Harley is not welcome and she is left outside in the cold. This is heartbreaking for both parties, since the [[ReformedButRejected shadow of Harley's previous crimes will hang over her head even after she had repented and reformed]], while the Kents can't be blamed either, since their daughter-in-law and unborn granchild were killed with Harley's help and this tragedy turned their son into a monster, which led to their own exile from their homes.

-->''10 years ago, I was in Cameroon. I was trying to stop a man intent on killing the last West African Rhino. Not for food. Not for vengeance. Just for sport. I was too late. The butcher had taken his horn. And a poorly aimed bullet was slowly, agonizingly, taking his life. I bonded with him, and borrowed his power. He'd wandered for a year, maybe more, calling with no answer. I sat with it...as it left. It was a giant, but it felt so small. Not because it was dying and afraid. [[LastOfHisKind But because it was the last. And it had been so completely alone in the world.]]''

Animal Man's reason for joining Ra's Al Ghul in #18.

* All the clash quotes that bring up Captain Marvel's murder.

--->'''Supergirl''': Everywhere I go, people look at this (the Superman shield) with fear. Now I know why.

'''Flash:''' ''(pleading)'' Let it go.

* For any Flash fans, the exchanges between Flash and Captain Cold, since there was at least a VillainousRespect for each other ''at worst'', and now it's all gone because of The Regime, one that Flash realized was monstrous.

** Despite her [[NeverMyFault misplaced sense of responsibility]], Ra's calling her out for helping the Joker ruin Superman's life, the death of Lois and her unborn child and destroy Metropolis clearly causes her to feel bad about what she did and how things turned out.

* When you hear Superman, who is now locked up in a special prison, says that Metropolis is gone, Lois is gone, their child is gone and despite everything he did you can't help but to feel sorry for him.

* Issue 64: [[Sinestro's Death AlasPoorVillain]]

** The various scenes clearly show how the Joker has left a legacy of cynicism and bitterness post-Metropolis. Posthumously, not only did he create a wedge between friends who were once inseparable HeterosexualLifePartners and paragons of justice into bitter ArchEnemies, his actions also caused [[BreakingTheFellowship the once-mighty Justice League]] [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen splitting into two opposing camps]], all due to a clash of ideas on traditional heroics and solving crime.

** And just when you thought that Batman and Superman (and by extension, both sides of the Justice League) have patched up their differences despite their mutual animosity, [[spoiler:you're proven spectacularly wrong as immediately after Brainiac's defeat, both of them start to squabble over what to do with him, with the Man of Steel arguing that psychopathic monsters like Brainiac, the Joker, and Gorilla Grodd deserve to die, while the Dark Knight states that even if they kill the Coluan, he argues that they are not sure if that they even ''can'' reverse what's been done without Brainiac and that acting too hastily could cause them to lose more cities. And soon enough, this petty issue over dealing with a monster like Brainiac explodes again into a fight between the two former allies. And it also makes anybody wonder how [[VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs the Joker nuking Metropolis]] has turned [[WeUsedToBeFriends former friends who were inseparable]] HeterosexualLifePartners and paragons of justice into bitter ArchEnemies, while [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen splitting the once-mighty Justice League into two opposing camps]], with Aquaman, Black Adam, Cyborg, and Wonder Woman siding with Superman, while Green Lantern, and Flash (former Regime members who chose defect to the Insurgency to atone for their crimes), as well as Supergirl choosing to back Batman.]]