History TearJerker / KidIcarusUprising

-->-- "Viridi, Goddess of Nature"

** The new menu in its entirity, sorrowful music and all. After launching so many missions from Skyworld, [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUS Pit has lost his home on top of everything else]], and does not know if he can ever get it back. Despite having everything he needs Viridi's MissionControl is an unfamiliar setting to him and the player both.

--->'''Pit:''' ''(as Palutena dies in agony)'' '''''[[LittleNo No!]]''''' [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone What have I done?!]]

--->'''Pit:''' You have to stop attacking the humans!\\

-->'''Pit:''' ''[[TakingYouWithMe (after the Chaos Kin gets hold of Dark Pit)]]'' Oh no... Pittoo! ''(jumps in after him)'' Viridi! '''I need to fly!'''\\

-->'''Dark Pit:''' How's Pit?\\

''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'' is full of both spectacle and hilarity, but when push comes to shove, the sheer torment the heroes and the people they're protecting go through is enough to [[TearJerker make one weep]].

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''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'' may be a fairly lighthearted and humorous game, but even it's not immune to having a TearJerker or two.

''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'' may be a fairly lighthearted and humorous game, but even it's not immune to having a TearJerker or two. Spoilers are unmarked.

--> '''Pit:''' It's like they've lost their humanity and all that's left is... brutality!

*** The whole chapter is one big TearJerker from Pit's point of view. Imagine that after saving the Earth from a hostile alien race, you wake to find yourself in a ring, having to possess others. When you find Magnus, he informs you that Palutena and your mindless body have been slaughtering the humans for ''three years''. You finally regain your body and you fly to Skyworld only to find your beloved home utterly destroyed. And then you find that Palutena, the goddess you swore to serve with your life, wants nothing to do with you and the very Centurions who once proudly called you captain and declared they would gladly die for you are now attacking you. [[BreakTheCutie It's enough to make even hardened players want to cry for Pit.]]
*** And that's not even getting into how Palutena must be feeling, right about now. Keep in mind, [[AndIMustScream she is completely aware of the entire time she spent being the Chaos Kin's puppet]]. She's bearing witness to her own body and voice being used to lay slaughter to untold amounts of people, force her loyal commander into a ring for three years, spout nonsense about how she's sick of the very humans she ''cherishes'', and all around go entirely against everything she believes in. And considering how much she blames the gods, including herself, for humanity's problems, imagine how she feels knowing this is technically ''her doing''. Even during the boss battle, she whimpers "Pit... why...?" if you hit her, further confirming that she is aware of what is going on.

*** During the boss fight with Palutena, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9XWdpcnjhg you can actually]] ''kill'' Palutena by shooting her instead of the Chaos Kin[[note]]Please note that the speech from Hades in that video is not actually in the game, that video was the only one of the scene that shows the character portraits on the bottom screen[[/note]]. Fortunately, it's nothing more than a NonStandardGameOver, but her [[DeathCryEcho echoing scream]] and Pit's [[HeroicBSOD reaction]] to accidentally killing his own beloved goddess just makes it incredibly bleak.
--->'''Pit''': (''As Palutena dies in agony'') '''''[[LittleNo No!]]''''' [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone What have I done?!]]
*** Chapter 20 is just one more string of BreakTheCutie for poor Pit. Throughout the whole thing, he's being belittled by his possessed goddess while being attacked by the Centurions, all the while [[BigBad Hades]] is still being a massive {{troll}}. In spite of this, Pit ''still'' chooses to save his goddess. The conversation shortly after Pit arrives in Skyworld is a good example of what's going through his head:

'''Palutena:''' Please. Angels cannot truly know gods.\\
'''Pit:''' I followed your orders because I trusted you. I can't even count all the times I risked my life for you! [...] I trusted you because I knew you were on the side of justice and...and light! But something is blocking that light now. This isn't the real you. [...] The goddess of light has turned dark. Skyworld is destroyed! Everything is wrong, and it's up to me to make things right!\\
'''Palutena:''' Oh, Pit. You never change, do you? You're just as naive as ever.\\
'''Pit:''' I'm not naive!\\

** Chapter 21: After Palutena's soul is recovered and goes back to normal, the Chaos Kin's remains attack Dark Pit and send him falling to his doom. Pit then demands to Viridi to activate the Power of Flight to save Dark Pit from the Chaos Kin, knowing full well that his wings will burn up. After he saves Dark Pit and the goddesses recall them, we get a [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence gruesome shot of Pit's burned wings, complete with exposed bone and dried blood]]; and for extra emotional impact, Palutena recalls Pit wanting to fly on his own.
--->'''Palutena''': Oh, Pit...

-->'''Pit:''' (''[[TakingYouWithMe after the Chaos Kin gets hold of Dark Pit]]'') Oh no... Pittoo! (''jumps in after him'') Viridi! '''I need to fly!'''\\
'''Viridi:''' (''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness more concernedly than ever]]'') You already used the power of flight! Don't you remember? If I enable it again now, your wings will catch fire!\\

'''Viridi:''' (''sadly'') Fine! But whatever happens to you isn't my fault!\\
(''Viridi activates the Power of Flight, causing Pit to scream in agony at his wings set alight'')\\

** When Dark Pit asks how he's doing, Viridi can barely resist the urge to cry, her voice ''quavering'' as she tells him Pit's condition.

'''Viridi:''' (''voice nearly breaking'') Pit... Pit's in bad shape. He can't fly. He's barely breathing.

** The new menu in its entirity, sorrowful music and all. After launching so many missions from Skyworld, [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUS Pit has lost his home on top of everything else]], and does not know if he can ever get it back. Despite having everything he needs Viridi's MissionControl is an unfamiliar setting to him and the player both.

*** During the boss fight with Palutena, you can actually ''kill'' Palutena by shooting her instead of the Chaos Kin. Fortunately, it's nothing more than a NonStandardGameOver, but her [[DeathCryEcho echoing scream]] and Pit's [[HeroicBSOD reaction]] to accidentally killing his own beloved goddess just makes it incredibly bleak.
--->'''Pit''': (''As Palutena dies in agony'') '''''[[LittleNo No!]]''''' [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone What have I done...?!]]

** Chapter 18 is the WhamEpisode, when you learn that Pit's soul and conscience has been trapped in the Ring of Chaos for [[TimeSkip three years]] with his mindless body slaughtering people during that time, and Palutena has been possessed by a creature called the Chaos Kin and become the enemy of mankind. Palutena tells Pit that she's gotten sick of humanity and especially sick of Pit, in a manner that sounds like a parent suddenly snapping at their child with pent-up anger. Talk about [[InvertedTrope reverse]] AdultFear...

*** And that's not even getting into how Palutena must be feeling, right about now. Keep in mind, [[AndIMustScream she is completely aware of the entire time she spent being the Chaos Kin's puppet]]. She's bearing witness to her own body and voice being used to lay slaughter to untold amounts of people, force her loyal commander into a ring for three years, spout nonsense about how she's sick of the very humans she ''cherishes'', and all around go entirely against everything she believes in. And considering how much she blames the gods, including herself, for humanity's problems, imagine how she feels knowing this is technically ''her doing''.

--> '''Pit:''' It's like they've lost their humanity and all that's left is...brutality!

*** Despite this, it's revealed in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' that the Chariot is still in Viridi's possession, who intends to continue her battle against Pit and Palutena. However, ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' shows that Pit is now using it as his Final Smash, so either Pit and Palutena managed to retrieve it, or Viridi willingly gave it to them.

*** During the boss fight with Palutena, you can actually ''kill'' Palutena by shooting her instead of the Chaos Kin. Fortunately, it's nothing more than a [[NonStandardGameOver game over]], but her [[DeathCryEcho echoing scream]] and Pit's [[HeroicBSOD reaction]] to accidentally killing his own beloved goddess just makes it incredibly bleak.
--->'''Pit''': [As Palutena dies] ''[[LittleNo No!]]'' [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone What have I done?!]]"

** Chapter 21: After Palutena's soul is recovered and goes back to normal, the Chaos Kin's remains attack Dark Pit and send him falling to his doom. Pit then demands to Viridi to activate the Power of Flight to save Dark Pit from the Chaos Kin, knowing full well that his wings will burn up. After he saves Dark Pit and the goddesses recall them, we get a [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence gruesome shot of Pit's burned wings, complete with exposed bone and blood]], and for extra emotional impact, Palutena recalls Pit wanting to fly on his own.

** Also, if you fail to shoot down the Chaos Kin, Viridi tells Pit that he's out of time, she can't extract him, and that she's sorry. It's how sad she sounds that makes it a TearJerker.
** On a related note with Viridi, When Pit demands Viridi activate the Power of Flight, she adamantly refuses, knowing his wings will burn up. But after repeated pleading, Viridi reluctantly does and sure enough, his wings burn up horribly.
-->'''Pit:''' [after the Chaos Kin gets hold of Dark Pit] "Oh no... Pittoo! *jumps in after him* Viridi! I need to fly!"\\
'''Viridi:''' [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness *more concernedly than ever*]] "You already used the power of flight! Don't you remember? If I enable it again now, your wings will catch fire!"\\
'''Pit:''' "[[ChronicHeroSyndrome The Chaos Kin is going to destroy Pittoo! Can't you see what's at stake here? I don't care if my wings catch fire!]]"\\
'''Viridi:''' "No way! Just forget about it! I'm pulling you out!"\\
'''Pit:''' "No! Stop! If we don't help him right now, we won't have another chance! I'm begging you, Viridi! Let me fly! Now!"\\
'''Viridi:''' *sadly* "Fine! But whatever happens to you isn't my fault!"\\
* Viridi activates the Power of Flight, causing Pit to scream in pain at his wings catching fire*\\
'''Viridi:''' "Hang in there, Pit! Be strong!"\\
'''Dark Pit:''' "Help...me..."

-->'''Dark Pit:''' "How's Pit?"\\
'''Viridi:''' *voice nearly breaking* "Pit... Pit's in bad shape. He can't fly. He's barely breathing."

** The new menu in it's entirity, Sorrowful music and all. After launching so many missions from Skyworld, [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUS Pit has lost his home on top of everything else]], and does not know if he can ever get it back. Despite having everything he needs Viridi's MissionControl is an unfamilliar setting to him and the player both.

*** During the boss fight with Palutena, you can actually ''kill'' Palutena by shooting her instead of the Chaos Kin. Fortunately, it's a [[NonStandardGameOver game over]], but her [[DeathCryEcho echoing scream]] and Pit's [[HeroicBSOD reaction]] to accidentally killing his own beloved goddess just makes it incredibly bleak.

-->'''Palutena''': Oh, Pit...

-->'''Pit:''' [after the Chaos Kin gets hold of Dark Pit] "Oh no... Pittoo! *jumps in after him* Viridi! I need to fly!"]]\\

** Chapter 21: After Palutena's soul is recovered and goes back to normal, the Chaos Kin's remains attack Dark Pit and send him falling to his doom. Pit then demands to Viridi to activate the Power of Flight to save Dark Pit from the Chaos Kin, knowing full well that his wings will burn up. After he saves Dark Pit and the goddesses recall them, we get a [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence gruesome shot of Pit's burned wings, complete with exposed bone and blood]], and for extra emotional impact, Palutena recalls Pit wanting to fly on his own]].

*** Despite this, it's revealed in ''SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' that the Chariot is still in Viridi's possession, who intends to continue her battle against Pit and Palutena. However, ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' shows that Pit is now using it as his Final Smash, so either Pit and Palutena managed to retrieve it, or Viridi willingly gave it to them.

*** Despite this, it's revealed in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros Wii U]]'' that the Chariot is still in Viridi's possession, who intends to continue her battle against Pit and Palutena. However, ''Ultimate'' shows that Pit is now using it as his Final Smash, so either Pit and Palutena managed to retrieve it, or Viridi willingly gave it to them.

* Chapters 18, 19, 20, and spoiler:21, all of which take place during the PlayerPunch that is the Chaos Kin arc. Why?

** And that's not even getting into how Palutena must be feeling, right about now. Keep in mind, [[AndIMustScream she is completely aware of the entire time she spent being the Chaos Kin's puppet]]. She's bearing witness to her own body and voice being used to lay slaughter to untold amounts of people, force her loyal commander into a ring for three years, spout nonsense about how she's sick of the very humans she ''cherishes'', and all around go entirely against everything she believes in. And considering how much she blames the gods, including herself, for humanity's problems, imagine how she feels knowing this is technically ''her doing''.

** Chapter 18 is the WhamEpisode, when you learn that Pit's soul and conscience has been trapped in the Ring of Chaos for [[TimeSkip three years]] with his mindless body slaughtering people during that time, and Palutena has been possessed and become the enemy of mankind. Palutena tells Pit that she's gotten sick of humanity and especially sick of Pit, in a manner that sounds like a parent suddenly snapping at their child with pent-up anger. Talk about [[InvertedTrope reverse]] AdultFear...