History TearJerker / JonTron

* One of the ''The Most Shameless Dating Shows'' segments involves a clip from ''The Button''. It features a blindfolded date between a young man named Nathan and an anime fangirl called Sam. Nathan soon asks her for a hug, and once he gets it, presses the button to cancel the date. It's so sudden that even the Button tries to ask him why, with the unspoken reason implied to be that it was because the hug showed Nathan that she was overweight.

** From the same episode, after playing the game "Boxing [[RougeAnglesOfSatin Werstle]]", he cracks a joke about the game's misspelled title ("This is the werstle game I've ever played!") and smiles. However, a few seconds later, this ends up fading into a genuinely sad-looking expression (pictured above).

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/werstle_game_8.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''[[DespairEventHorizon This is the]]'' [[IncrediblyLamePun "werstle"]] ''[[DespairEventHorizon game I've ever played...]]''[[note]][[MoodWhiplash "Neeeeext!"]][[/note]]]]

* In the Starcade Finale, Jon wants to know who has been playing Darth Vader all along, and why he's been forcing Jon through all of this. His answer? Because he's [[Creator/{{Egoraptor}} "an old friend"]] and he [[WebVideo/GameGrumps "just wanted to play games with you like old times."]]]]

* In the Starcade Finale, Jon wants to know who has been playing Darth Vader all along, and why he's been forcing Jon through all of this. His answer? Because he's [[Creator/{{Egoraptor}} "an old friend." and he [[WebVideo/GameGrumps "just wanted to play games with you like old times."]]]]

* In the Starcade Finale, Jon wants to know who has been playing Darth Vader all along, and why he's been forcing Jon through all of this. His answer? [[spoiler: Because he's [[Creator/{{Egoraptor}} "an old friend."]] and he [[WebVideo/GameGrumps "just wanted to play games with you like old times."]]]]

* His revelation at the second flex tape episode where he is actually a biggest fan of Phil Swift and was clearly heartbroken over his lack of recognition from Phil. BrokenPedestal moment.

* [[http://youtu.be/vs0KPsXCJcs?t=14m24s This part of one of Jon's livestreams with DidYouKnowGaming]]. To basically explain what happened, Jon and DYKG were playing {{VideoGame/Super Mario World}} and reading livestream questions. It seemed all and good as Jon beat one of the castles....''until'' he read the question "Are you still friends with [[Creator/{{Egoraptor}} Arin]]?". Jon automatically looked upset and even looked like he was going to say something, but stopped himself. He didn't answer the question and simply did 'hummed' along to the music after he beat the castle. And then he shrugged it off once he read a joking question. Even DYKG looked a bit concerned when Jon remained silent, giving fans the impression that something ''may'' have happened between him and Arin after he left {{WebVideo/Game Grumps}}. Granted this was {{Jossed}} later on when Jon and Arin met up at [=MAGFest=] (Also the two were seen not just interacting after the convention, but Arin confirmed beforehand on a Q&A with Ross that he and Jon were still on good terms), but it still gave an uncomfortable vibe that Jon and Arin weren't friends. And not helped with the drama surrounding Jon's [[NeverLiveItDown political views]] apparently upsetting the Grumps, especialy when Arin declaring Jon would not be on Grumpcade due to them.
* The Twitter meltdown that almost lead to him and Austin Hargrave, better known as co-creator of Normal Boots {{WebVideo/PeanutButterGamer}}, to stop being friends. Without going into details, some disputes lead to Jon and Austin delivering some very hateful replies which lead fans to worry if the two were really done being friends. It goes into heartwarming mode when Austin apologized to everyone on Twitter and Jon, which lead to Jon telling him all was water under the bridge and they should go out for a drink next time.

* [[http://youtu.be/vs0KPsXCJcs?t=14m24s This part of one of Jon's livestreams with DidYouKnowGaming]]. To basically explain what happened, Jon and DYKG were playing {{VideoGame/Super Mario World}} and reading livestream questions. It seemed all and good as Jon beat one of the castles....''until'' he read the question "Are you still friends with [[Creator/{{Egoraptor}} Arin]]?". Jon automatically looked upset and even looked like he was going to say something, but stopped himself. He didn't answer the question and simply did 'hummed' along to the music after he beat the castle. And then he shrugged it off once he read a joking question. Even DYKG looked a bit concerned when Jon remained silent, giving fans the impression that something ''may'' have happened between him and Arin after he left {{WebVideo/Game Grumps}}. Granted this was {{Jossed}} later on when Jon and Arin met up at [=MAGFest=] (Also the two were seen not just interacting after the convention, but Arin confirmed beforehand on a Q&A with Ross that he and Jon were still on good terms), but it still gave an uncomfortable vibe that Jon and Arin weren't friends.

** From the same episode, after playing the game "Boxing [[RougeAnglesOfSatin Werstle]]", he cracks a joke about the game's misspelled title ("This is the werstle game I've ever played!") and smiles. However, a few seconds later, this ends up fading into a genuinely sad-looking expression.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[DespairEventHorizon This is the]]'' [[IncrediblyLamePun "wrestle"]] ''[[DespairEventHorizon game I've ever played...]]''[[note]][[MoodWhiplash "Neeeeext!"]][[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[DespairEventHorizon This is the]]'' [[IncrediblyLamePun "werstle']] ''[[DespairEventHorizon game I've ever played...]]''[[note]][[MoodWhiplash "Neeeeext!"]][[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[DespairEventHorizon "This is the]]'' [[IncrediblyLamePun 'werstle']] ''[[DespairEventHorizon game I've ever played..."]]''[[note]][[MoodWhiplash "Neeeeext!"]][[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[DespairEventHorizon "This is the 'werstle' game I've ever played..."]]''[[note]]''[[MoodWhiplash "Neeeeext!"]]''[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[DespairEventHorizon "This is the 'werstle' game I've ever played..."]][[note]][[MoodWhiplash "Neeeeext!"]][[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[DespairEventHorizon "This is the "werstle" game I've ever played..."]][[note]][[MoodWhiplash "Neeeeext!"]][[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[DespairEventHorizon This is the "werstle" game I've ever played...]][[note]][[MoodWhiplash Neeeeext!]][[/note]]]]

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/werstle_game.png]]

* The Twitter meltdown that almost lead to him and Austin Hargrave, better known as co-creator of Normal Boots {{WebVideo/PeanutButterGamer}}, to stop being friends. Without going into details, some disputes lead to Jon and Austin delivering some very hateful replies which lead fans to worry if the two were really done being friends. It goes into {{Heartwarming}} mode when Austin apologized to everyone on Twitter and Jon, which lead to Jon telling him all was water under the bridge and they should go out for a drink next time.

* The Twitter meltdown that almost lead to him and Austin Hargrave, better known as co-creator of Normal Boots {{WebVideo/PeanutButterGamer}}, to stop being friends. Without going into details, some disputes lead to Jon and Austin delivering some very hateful replies which lead fans to worry if the two were really done being friends. It goes into {{heartwarming}} mode when Austin apologized to everyone on Twitter and Jon, which lead to Jon telling him all was water under the bridge and they should go out for a drink next time.

* The Twitter meltdown that almost lead to him and Austin Hargrave, better known as co-creator of Normal Boots {{WebVideo/PeanutButterGamer}}, to stop being friends. Without going into details, some disputes lead to Jon and Austin delivering some very hateful replies which lead fans to worry if the two were really done being friends. It goes into heartwarming mode when Austin apologized to everyone on Twitter and Jon, which lead to Jon telling him all was water under the bridge and they should go out for a drink next time.

* "There's no rest for a Jontron, is there?" from his ''The Zoo Race'' review. Funny scene of course, [[HeReallyCanAct but the delivery is genuinely sad.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EVz3k3T3Ws His reaction to the game "Germ Killer"]] from the Plug and Play Console episode. While it is a joke, [[HeReallyCanAct he actually sounds sad.]]

* Jon's reaction to being repeatedly and relentlessly accused of sexism and bigotry. In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf7i0z2Zi7U&feature=youtu.be&t=1h17m30s Co-Operational Podcast]] with [[Creator/TheCynicalBrit TotalBiscuit]], Creator/JesseCox and WebVideo/PressHeartToContinue, Jon explains how flabbergasted and upset he is getting over the accusations. [=TotalBiscuit=] has to repeatedly reassure him that it's only people trying to jump on a bandwagon, not that it seems to comfort him much. It can be a shock to see someone who normally seems happy all the time visibly shaken and trying to keep it together.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpiyKJ9zGks Rich]] [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment scene]] in "Dark Dungeons", where a random man named Rich appears in Jon's house. The sad part isn't until the end, where Rich sadly looks back at Jon as he's halfway through the door with a look of rejection on his face as sad piano plays in the background.[[labelnote:The said song]]it's Claude Debussy's Claire de Lune[[/labelnote]]