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* Just the fact how genuinely ''upset'' Sora sounds when he asks [[spoiler: how Xemnas could lie to the Organisation about not having hearts]]. It's made even worse when you remember how Sora constantly [[spoiler: looked down on the Nobodies for not having real feelings]] in ''KHII''...

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* Just the fact how genuinely ''upset'' Sora sounds when he asks [[spoiler: how Xemnas could lie to the Organisation about not having hearts]]. It's made even worse when you remember how Sora constantly [[spoiler: looked down on the Nobodies for not having real feelings]] in ''KHII''...''KHII''...
* The fluffy, happy feelings tears here - Eraqus wrote Terra off for having Darkness in him. Yen Sid ''did not'' write Riku off for having Darkness in him as it's part of him now. He appointed Riku a Keyblade Master because he was ''worthy'', regardless of Darkness or not.
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* From the ending bits of KingdomHeartsDreamDropDistance: It's gut-wrenching seeing Sora end up [[spoiler:exactly like Ventus]]. Sure, [[spoiler:Lea comes in as a BigDamnHero and saves Sora from becoming a Xehanort clone]], but again, [[spoiler:Sora=Ventus right now. Comatose with a shattered heart teetering on oblivion. It was scary finding that we were so close to losing him... to losing EVERYTHING...]]

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* From the ending bits of KingdomHeartsDreamDropDistance: VideoGame/KingdomHeartsDreamDropDistance: It's gut-wrenching seeing Sora end up [[spoiler:exactly like Ventus]]. Sure, [[spoiler:Lea comes in as a BigDamnHero and saves Sora from becoming a Xehanort clone]], but again, [[spoiler:Sora=Ventus right now. Comatose with a shattered heart teetering on oblivion. It was scary finding that we were so close to losing him... to losing EVERYTHING...]]
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* In the Three Musketeers world, when Donald and co. realize they've been played for fools by Pete as he's managed to successfully kidnap Minnie, Donald via his pessimistic attitude bails on the whole thing. Mickey trying to call out to him running away with the music playing in the background just hurts.

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** Hell it makes some lines from ''KHII'' more depressing in hindsight...
-->'''Demyx''': Oh, we too have hearts, don't be mad...

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** Hell Hell, it makes some lines from ''KHII'' more depressing in hindsight...
-->'''Demyx''': Oh, we too have hearts, don't be mad...mad...
* Just the fact how genuinely ''upset'' Sora sounds when he asks [[spoiler: how Xemnas could lie to the Organisation about not having hearts]]. It's made even worse when you remember how Sora constantly [[spoiler: looked down on the Nobodies for not having real feelings]] in ''KHII''...
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** Hell it makes some lines from ''KHII'' more depressing in hindsight...
-->'''Demyx''': Oh, we too have hearts, don't be mad...
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** It's not at all hard to imagine [[spoiler: [[ParentalSubstitute Even]] tried to save Ienzo from Xehanort and failed, getting his own heart stolen for his trouble, thus leaving Ienzo easy prey. Talk about AdultFear.]]


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** Only [[HarsherInHindsight made worse]] by the fact that [[spoiler: Tron was probably one of the past party members Sora was closest to (he even ''hugged'' Sora goodbye in his last appearance!).]]
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** [[spoiler: It's almost as if he's using the last of his strength to call out for Riku to come save him... because Sora knows that it's too late for him to save himself.]]

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** Just looking at him [[spoiler: [[{{PeacefulInDeath}} sleeping peacefully]], back in his true form, in Yen Sid's Tower]], is heartbreaking. This troper didn't cry this much since she saw ''[[{{Film/Titanic 1997}} Titanic]]'' earlier that year (2012), and before then, with ''[[{{ThePhantomOfTheOpera}} The Phantom of the Opera]]''.

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** Just looking at him [[spoiler: [[{{PeacefulInDeath}} sleeping peacefully]], back in his true form, in Yen Sid's Tower]], is heartbreaking. This troper didn't cry this much since she saw ''[[{{Film/Titanic 1997}} Titanic]]'' earlier that year (2012), and before then, with ''[[{{ThePhantomOfTheOpera}} The Phantom of the Opera]]''.



** This troper honestly expected to see Sora cry. The anguish in his voice over seeing those memories is... Just hearing that sorrow and frustration coming from [[ThePollyanna Sora]] is just plain murdering a heart.
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** Just looking at him [[spoiler: [[{{PeacefulInDeath}} sleeping peacefully]], back in his true form, in Yen Sid's Tower]], is heartbreaking. This troper didn't cry this much since she saw ''[[{{Film/Titanic}} Titanic]]'' earlier that year (2012), and before then, with ''[[{{ThePhantomOfTheOpera}} The Phantom of the Opera]]''.

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** Just looking at him [[spoiler: [[{{PeacefulInDeath}} sleeping peacefully]], back in his true form, in Yen Sid's Tower]], is heartbreaking. This troper didn't cry this much since she saw ''[[{{Film/Titanic}} ''[[{{Film/Titanic 1997}} Titanic]]'' earlier that year (2012), and before then, with ''[[{{ThePhantomOfTheOpera}} The Phantom of the Opera]]''.
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** Actually it's almost explicitly stated near the end that Roxas [[Spoiler: and now Sora, remember her]].

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** Actually it's almost explicitly stated near the end that Roxas [[Spoiler: and [[spoiler:and now Sora, remember her]].
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** Actually it's almost explicitly stated near the end that Roxas [[Spoiler: and now Sora, remember her]].
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--->'''Axel:''' I wanted to see Roxas. He...was the only one I liked. He made me feel...like I had a heart. It's kind of...funny...you make me feel...the same...

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--->'''Axel:''' -->'''Axel:''' I wanted to see Roxas. He...was the only one I liked. He made me feel...like I had a heart. It's kind of...funny...you make me feel...the same...
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* The revelation that Nobodies [[spoiler: ''did'' manifest hearts without knowing it]] puts Axel's dying lines from ''KHII'' in a new depressing light.
--->'''Axel:''' I wanted to see Roxas. He...was the only one I liked. He made me feel...like I had a heart. It's kind of...funny...you make me feel...the same...
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** [[spoiler:And finally, when a comatose Sora is brought back to Mysterious Tower, Mickey worries that things are repeating with what happened to Ven. It shows that Mickey has never really gotten over what happened back in ''Birth by Sleep'', and the he's worried to loose someone else the same way as Ven.]]

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** [[spoiler:And finally, when a comatose Sora is brought back to Mysterious Tower, Mickey worries that things are repeating with what happened to Ven. It shows that Mickey has never really gotten over what happened back in ''Birth by Sleep'', and the he's worried to loose lose someone else the same way as Ven.]]
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* [[spoiler:Master Xehanort's ButForMeItWasTuesday speech on Terra, Aqua, and Ven. Talk about KickThemWhileTheyAreDown.]]
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** Every worry comes true and then some. [[spoiler:Tron[=/=]Rinzler serves as a boss for Sora, just to make things worse for the teen, and after Sora defeats him and uses the Keyblade to free Tron from Clu's control, Clu [[MoralEventHorizon tries to derezz them both]] with his disc. While Tron was able to protect Sora from Clu, the disc creates a hole underneath him, causing him to fall into it. Sora tries to [[TakeMyHand reach out for his friend]], and Tron reaches back to him, but Sora ''can't save him'', resulting in the program ''falling to his death''. Sora even realizes that "Rinzler" was reaching back to for him and what it meant, but they couldn't reach far enough]]. Worst of all, Clu was [[KarmaHoudini able to get away with this]]!

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** Every worry comes true and then some. [[spoiler:Tron[=/=]Rinzler serves as a boss for Sora, just to make things worse for the teen, and after Sora defeats him and uses the Keyblade to free Tron from Clu's control, Clu [[MoralEventHorizon tries to derezz them both]] with his disc. disc [[IfICantHaveYou out of jealousy]]! While Tron was able to protect Sora from Clu, the disc creates a hole underneath him, causing him to fall into it. Sora tries to [[TakeMyHand reach out for his friend]], and Tron reaches back to him, but Sora ''can't save him'', resulting in the program ''falling to his death''. Sora even realizes that "Rinzler" was reaching back to for him and what it meant, but they couldn't reach far enough]]. Worst of all, Clu was [[KarmaHoudini able to get away with this]]!

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-->'''[[{{DyingAsYourself}} Sora]]:''' [[{{FamousLastWords}} Riku]]...

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-->'''[[{{DyingAsYourself}} Sora]]:''' [[{{FamousLastWords}} Riku]]...[[SayMyName Riku]]...
** And Ansem [=SoD=]'s conversation with Riku shortly after implies that [[spoiler:he could ''feel'' Sora's heart breaking and falling into darkness.]]
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** Worse still is a moment later, when [[spoiler:Riku's voice just ''barely'' cuts through the nightmare. He's ''begging'' Sora to stop following the dreams, and [[HopeSpot it almost looks like it's going to work,]] but he ''just keeps running.'']]
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** Every worry comes true and then some. [[spoiler:Rinzler serves as a boss for Sora, not Riku, just to make things worse for the kid, and after Sora defeats him and uses the keyblade to free Tron from CLU's control, CLU destroys the ground beneath Tron. Sora tries to reach out for Tron, and Tron reaches back to him, but Sora ''can't save him'', and Tron ''falls to his death''. Sora even realizes that "Rinzler" was reaching back to for him and what it meant, but they couldn't reach far enough]].
*** Actually, it's unknown if [[spoiler:Rinzler survived the fall]]. CLU angrily comments that he then needs to find him.

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** Every worry comes true and then some. [[spoiler:Rinzler [[spoiler:Tron[=/=]Rinzler serves as a boss for Sora, not Riku, just to make things worse for the kid, teen, and after Sora defeats him and uses the keyblade Keyblade to free Tron from CLU's Clu's control, CLU destroys Clu [[MoralEventHorizon tries to derezz them both]] with his disc. While Tron was able to protect Sora from Clu, the ground beneath Tron. disc creates a hole underneath him, causing him to fall into it. Sora tries to [[TakeMyHand reach out for Tron, his friend]], and Tron reaches back to him, but Sora ''can't save him'', and Tron ''falls resulting in the program ''falling to his death''. Sora even realizes that "Rinzler" was reaching back to for him and what it meant, but they couldn't reach far enough]].
enough]]. Worst of all, Clu was [[KarmaHoudini able to get away with this]]!
*** Actually, it's unknown if [[spoiler:Rinzler survived the fall]]. CLU Clu angrily comments that he then needs to find him.him, implying that [[spoiler: Rinzler survived]].
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** Every worry comes true and then some. [[spoiler:Rinzler serves as a boss for Sora, not Riku, just to make things worse for the kid, and after Sora defeats him and uses the keyblade to free Tron from CLU's control, CLU destroys the ground beneath Tron. Sora tries to reach out for Tron, and Tron reaches back to him, but Sora ''can't save him'', and Tron ''falls to his death''. Sora even realizes that "Rinzler" was reaching back to for him and what it meant, but they couldn't reach far enough]].
*** Actually, it's unknown if [[spoiler:Rinzler survived the fall]]. CLU angrily comments that he then needs to find him.
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** Just looking at him [[spoiler: [[{{PeacefulInDeath}} sleeping peacefully]], back in his true form, in Yen Sid's Tower]], is heartbreaking. This troper didn't cry this much since she saw ''[[{{Film/Titanic}} Titanic]]'' earlier that year, and before then, with ''[[{{ThePhantomOfTheOpera}} The Phantom of the Opera]]''.

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** Just looking at him [[spoiler: [[{{PeacefulInDeath}} sleeping peacefully]], back in his true form, in Yen Sid's Tower]], is heartbreaking. This troper didn't cry this much since she saw ''[[{{Film/Titanic}} Titanic]]'' earlier that year, year (2012), and before then, with ''[[{{ThePhantomOfTheOpera}} The Phantom of the Opera]]''.
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* For an opener that runs pretty quickly over the main parts of the game series thus far, the fact that they decided to include [[spoiler:Xion's mini-flashback to when she, Roxas, and Axel were eating sea-salt ice cream atop the clock tower - and the subsequent smirk on Xion's face that lasts about a half second before she disappears - says a lot about her significance to Roxas' story, especially since Roxas' part of the opener purely consists of Xion and Axel. It practically yanks at the heartstrings because despite her significance, anyone who's played 358/2 knows that NOBODY WILL REMEMBER HER AT ALL]].
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* After Sora [[spoiler: defeats Xemnas, he is absolutely winded. Peppiest guy in the world, never shows he's tired for a second, actually allowing that shell to crack. Even worse, his heart has finally snapped, and has given into the darkness.]]

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* After Sora [[spoiler: defeats Xemnas, he is absolutely winded. Peppiest guy in the world, never shows he's tired for a second, actually allowing that shell to crack. Even worse, his heart has finally snapped, and has given into the darkness.darkness, ending his side of the story in the [[{{TheHeroDies}} most tragic]] [[{{DownerEnding}} way possible]].]]
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* In relation to Sora's Dreams [[spoiler: in The World That Never Was]] it ''HURTS'' to see Terra and Aqua turning away from Ventus.
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** And for that matter, [[spoiler: the revelation of what ''really'' happened to Isa after he became a Nobody.]]

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** And for that matter, [[spoiler: the revelation of what ''really'' [[FateWorseThanDeath happened to Isa Isa]] after he became a Nobody.]]
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** Just looking at him [[spoiler: [[{{PeacefulInDeath}} sleeping peacefully]], back in his true form, in Yen Sid's Tower]], is heartbreaking. This troper didn't cry this much since she saw ''[[{{Film/Titanic}} Titanic]]'' earlier that year, and before then, with ''[[{{Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera}} The Phantom of the Opera]]''.

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** Just looking at him [[spoiler: [[{{PeacefulInDeath}} sleeping peacefully]], back in his true form, in Yen Sid's Tower]], is heartbreaking. This troper didn't cry this much since she saw ''[[{{Film/Titanic}} Titanic]]'' earlier that year, and before then, with ''[[{{Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera}} ''[[{{ThePhantomOfTheOpera}} The Phantom of the Opera]]''.

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* The first cutscene involves [[spoiler: Terranort watching as Even and Ienzo fade into darkness. Ienzo is a child, and his little body lying next to Even's...]]



* [[spoiler:When a comatose Sora is brought back to Mysterious Tower, Mickey worries that things are repeating with what happened to Ven. It shows that Mickey has never really gotten over what happened back in ''Birth by Sleep'', and the he's worried to loose someone else the same way as Ven.]]

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* [[spoiler:When The look on Lea's face [[spoiler: when Isa attacks him while he is rescuing Sora.]]
** And for that matter, [[spoiler: the revelation of what ''really'' happened to Isa after he became a Nobody.]]
* While it builds up [[{{Awesome/KingdomHearts3D}} a group shot of made pure awesome]], there's a moment during [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1QdUQl6krA this cutscene]] that is one of the few tearjerkers able to punch players in the gut with ''one word'':
--> '''Sora:''' ''[[TheWoobie "Wait...!"]]''
* From the ending bits of KingdomHeartsDreamDropDistance: It's gut-wrenching seeing Sora end up [[spoiler:exactly like Ventus]]. Sure, [[spoiler:Lea comes in as a BigDamnHero and saves Sora from becoming a Xehanort clone]], but again, [[spoiler:Sora=Ventus right now. Comatose with a shattered heart teetering on oblivion. It was scary finding that we were so close to losing him... to losing EVERYTHING...]]
** Just looking at him [[spoiler: [[{{PeacefulInDeath}} sleeping peacefully]], back in his true form, in Yen Sid's Tower]], is heartbreaking. This troper didn't cry this much since she saw ''[[{{Film/Titanic}} Titanic]]'' earlier that year, and before then, with ''[[{{Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera}} The Phantom of the Opera]]''.
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a comatose Sora is brought back to Mysterious Tower, Mickey worries that things are repeating with what happened to Ven. It shows that Mickey has never really gotten over what happened back in ''Birth by Sleep'', and the he's worried to loose someone else the same way as Ven.]]]]
* The chronicle summarizing Days basically confirms Xion's suicide attack, stating: "The two fought and Xion got her wish: she was defeated."
* After Sora [[spoiler: defeats Xemnas, he is absolutely winded. Peppiest guy in the world, never shows he's tired for a second, actually allowing that shell to crack. Even worse, his heart has finally snapped, and has given into the darkness.]]
-->'''[[{{DyingAsYourself}} Sora]]:''' [[{{FamousLastWords}} Riku]]...
* After Sora [[spoiler:meets Roxas]], he is made to know what happened in 358/2 Days, much like what happened near the end of coded. However, it's even sadder than the equivalent scene in coded. Sora is basically staggering under the weight of all that he just learned, and he comes out with this line:
-->'''Sora:''' Not again... Did ''they'' cause all this pain...? ''...WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SEE?!''
** This troper honestly expected to see Sora cry. The anguish in his voice over seeing those memories is... Just hearing that sorrow and frustration coming from [[ThePollyanna Sora]] is just plain murdering a heart.
** Notably, he did cry when he [[spoiler:met Xion]], [[ImCryingButIDontKnowWhy although he didn't know why.]] Just seeing [[spoiler:her raven-colored hair]] was enough for those who ''did'' [[DownerEnding know why]] to continue mourning.
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* [[spoiler:When Sora is brought back to Mysterious Tower, Mickey worries that things are repeating with what happened to Ven. It shows that Mickey has never really gotten over what happened back in ''Birth by Sleep'', and the he's worried to loose someone else the same way as Ven.]]

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* [[spoiler:When a comatose Sora is brought back to Mysterious Tower, Mickey worries that things are repeating with what happened to Ven. It shows that Mickey has never really gotten over what happened back in ''Birth by Sleep'', and the he's worried to loose someone else the same way as Ven.]]
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* [[{{Film/TronLegacy}} The Grid]]. Don't let it's cool appearance fool you. It's the second saddest world in the game, behind only [[spoiler: The World That Never Was]]. Of the characters found here, [[spoiler: only two survive to the end]]. And not only that, many, MANY, fans cried after defeating the boss in Side: Sora.

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* [[{{Film/TronLegacy}} The Grid]]. Don't let it's cool appearance fool you. It's the second saddest world in the game, behind only [[spoiler: The World That Never Was]]. Of the characters found here, [[spoiler: only two survive to the end]]. And not only that, many, MANY, fans cried after defeating the boss in Side: Sora.Sora.
* [[spoiler:When Sora is brought back to Mysterious Tower, Mickey worries that things are repeating with what happened to Ven. It shows that Mickey has never really gotten over what happened back in ''Birth by Sleep'', and the he's worried to loose someone else the same way as Ven.]]
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*[[{{Film/TronLegacy}} The Grid]]. Don't let it's cool appearance fool you. It's the second saddest world in the game, behind only [[spoiler: The World That Never Was]]. Of the characters found here, [[spoiler: only two survive to the end]]. And not only that, many, MANY, fans cried after defeating the boss in Side: Sora.

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