History TearJerker / KirbyRightBackAtYa

* The backstory that's gradually revealed to us in the series is quite sad from Meta Knight's perspective. [[spoiler:Nearly all of his friends are dead as a result of the previous war with Nightmare's monsters, had to kill one of those friends '''himself''' and watch another sacrifice her life for him, and the only remnants of his old life as a warrior are an old man who's been stranded on an island for years, two children that want to kill him as they blame him for their parents' deaths, Sword and Blade, and a baby warrior that can barely speak, let alone fight without an Ability handy (Kirby).]] '''Wow.'''

** This also leads to one of Dedede's most [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold humanising]] moments- when he decides that before he perishes, he wants to make at least one person happy. As such, he destroys his own statue to build a playground for the children of Cappy Town. Once he's finished, he immediately goes to Kirby's house and takes him there- as Kirby plays, Dedede finally accepts his fate. With that, he quietly joins Kirby on the swings and sings sadly to himself, crying TearsOfJoy at having finally succeeded in what he set out to do-

* The death of [[spoiler:Chilly the Snowman in ''Goodbye, Snowman Chilly!'' (''Dedede's Snow Job'')]] and the near-death of [[spoiler: the baby Galbo in ''Kirby's Mysterious Egg'' (''Hatch Me If You Can'')]]. It was implied that [[spoiler: Chilly would eventually return, but you still couldn't help but shed a tear at his apparent demise- [[DeadHatShot particularly when we see his hat and bell sinking into the sea after he melts completely]]]].

* Kirby tearfully [[PleaseWakeUp trying in vain to wake]] [[spoiler: the Baby Galbo he had become a surrogate parent to]] in ''Hatch Me If You Can'' after taking a powerful fire blast from a Galbo [[HeroicSacrifice to protect him]]. It's made even more so after [[spoiler: its apparent death]] causes [[AllLovingHero Kirby]] to [[BerserkButton completely snap]], transform into [[PlayingWithFire Fire Kirby]], and defeat the adult Galbo in a CurbStompBattle that ends with him [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness incinerating the dragon from the inside with its own fire breath]]. Doubles as a MomentOfAwesome.
** Sure, it turns out [[spoiler: [[DisneyDeath the baby Galbo was OK in the end]] due to having a fireproof skin that it could molt off after some time]], but the fact that Kirby was essentially [[spoiler:its surrogate father]] made it one of the few times he was [[PapaWolf completely and utterly focussed on destroying a monster for what they did to it]].

* Kirby tearfully [[PleaseWakeUp trying in vain to wake]] [[spoiler: the Baby Galbo he had become a surrogate parent to]] in ''Hatch Me If You Can'' after taking a powerful fire blast from a Galbo [[HeroicSacrifice to protect him]]. It's made even more so after [[spoiler: its apparent death]] causes [[AllLovingHero Kirby]] to [[BerserkButton completely snap]], transform into [[PlayingWithFire Fire Kirby]], and defeat the adult Galbo in a CurbStompBattle that ends with him [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness incinerating the dragon from the inside with its own fire breath]]. Sure, it turns out [[spoiler: [[DisneyDeath the baby Galbo was OK in the end]] due to having a fireproof skin that it could molt off after time]], but the fact that Kirby was essentially [[spoiler:its surrogate father]] made it one of the few times he was [[PapaWolf utterly focussed on destroying a monster for what they did to it]].

* Kirby tearfully [[PleaseWakeUp trying in vain to wake]] [[spoiler: the Baby Galbo he had become a surrogate parent to]] in ''Hatch Me If You Can'' after taking a powerful fire blast from a Galbo [[HeroicSacrifice to protect him]]. It's made even more so after [[spoiler: its apparent death]] causes [[PapaWolf Kirby]] to [[BerserkButton completely snap]], transform into [[PlayingWithFire Fire Kirby]], and defeat the adult Galbo in a CurbStompBattle that ends with him [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness incinerating the dragon from the inside with its own fire breath]]. Sure, it turns out [[spoiler: [[DisneyDeath the baby Galbo was OK in the end]] due to having a fireproof skin that it could molt off after time]], but the fact that Kirby was essentially [[spoiler:its surrogate father]] made it one of the few times he was [[PapaWolf utterly focussed on destroying a monster for what they did to it]].

* Kirby tearfully [[PleaseWakeUp trying in vain to wake]] [[spoiler: the Baby Galbo he had become a surrogate parent to]] in ''Hatch Me If You Can'' after taking a powerful fire blast from a Galbo [[HeroicSacrifice to protect him]]. It's made even more so after [[spoiler: its apparent death]] causes [[PapaWolf Kirby]] to [[BerserkButton completely snap]], transform into [[PlayingWithFire Fire Kirby]], and defeat the adult Galbo in a CurbStompBattle that ends with him [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness incinerating the dragon from the inside with its own fire breath]]. Sure, it turns out [[spoiler: [[DisneyDeath the baby Galbo was OK in the end]] due to having a fireproof skin that it could molt off after time]], but the fact that [[spoiler: Kirby was essentially its surrogate father]] made it one of the few times Kirby was utterly focussed on destroying a monster for what they did to it.

* Kirby tearfully [[PleaseWakeUp trying in vain to wake]] [[spoiler: the Baby Galbo he had become a surrogate parent to]] in ''Hatch Me If You Can'' after taking a powerful fire blast from a fully-grown adult Galbo [[HeroicSacrifice to protect him]]. It's made even more so after [[spoiler: its apparent death]] causes [[PapaWolf Kirby]] to [[BerserkButton completely snap]], transform into [[PlayingWithFire Fire Kirby]], and defeat the adult Galbo in a CurbStompBattle that ends with him [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness incinerating the dragon from the inside with its own fire breath]]. Sure, it turns out [[spoiler: [[DisneyDeath the baby Galbo was OK in the end]] due to having a fireproof skin that it could molt off after time]], but the fact that [[spoiler: Kirby was essentially its surrogate father]] made it one of the few times Kirby was utterly focussed on destroying a monster for what they did to it.

* ''Kirby Takes The Cake'', anybody? Sure, the ending's upbeat, but Kirby still [[spoiler:runs away from Pupupu Village after he's led to believe nobody likes him, and then cries (Yes, CRIES- tears and all, as seen in the page image.)- after remembering the good ol' days with his friends, whom he thinks have abandoned him]].

* The entirety of ''Forgotten Escargon'' (''Escar-Gone'' in the dub). Escargoon has been possessed by a demon beast known as Boukyakou/Erasem. Whoever it possesses will be forgotten by everyone they know. Poor Escargoon has been looked upon as a stranger by everyone he knew, from King Dedede to the Waddle Dees to all the citizens of Cappy Town to even Meta Knight. The clincher is when he bumps into Kirby- who isn't the most fluent communicator in the world- but his replies of "poyo" allow Escargoon (who was getting desperate by this point) to finally seek some comfort when it looked like Kirby knows who he is. By the time they bond at the beach, Escargoon sees Kirby as his kindred spirit.
** Of course, if you have a cruel enough mind, it's possible that Kirby really had forgotten Escargoon, and is just being nice because that's just how he is, [[PokemonSpeak speaking the way he always does]]. Not helping is the implications that this whole ordeal is making Escargoon feel ''suicidal.''

** This also leads to one of Dedede's most [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold humanising]] moments- when he decides that before he perishes, he wants to make at least one person happy. As such, he destroys his own statue to build a playground for the children of Cappy Town. Once he's finished, he immediately goes to Kirby's house and takes him there- as Kirby plays, Dedede finally accepts his fate. Having succeeded in what he set out to do, he quietly joins Kirby on the swings and sings sadly to himself, crying TearsOfJoy at having finally made someone happy-

** This also leads to one of Dedede's most humanising moments- when he decides that before he perishes, he should make at least one person happy. As such, he destroys his own statue to build a playground for the children of Cappy Town. Once he's finished, he immediately goes to Kirby's house and takes him there- as Kirby plays, Dedede finally accepts his fate. Having succeeded in what he set out to do, he quietly joins Kirby on the swings and sings sadly to himself, crying TearsOfJoy at having finally made someone happy-

** This also leads to one of Dedede's most emotional and humanising moments- when he decides that before he perishes, he should make at least one person happy. As such, he destroys his own statue to build a playground for the children of Cappy Town. Once he's finished, he immediately goes to Kirby's house and takes him there- as Kirby plays, Dedede finally accepts his fate. Having succeeded in what he set out to do, he quietly joins Kirby on the swings and sings to himself, crying TearsOfJoy at having finally made someone happy-

-->'''Dedede:''' ''[Quietly singing]'' Swing away, swing away, save your cares for another day...save 'em for another...day.

** This also leads to one of Dedede's most emotional and humanising moments- when he decides that before he perishes, he should make at least one person happy. As such, he destroys his own statue that he had recently erected to build a playground for the children of Cappy Town. Once he's finished, he immediately goes to Kirby's house and takes him there. As Kirby plays, Dedede accepts his fate- having succeeded in what he set out to do, he quietly joins Kirby on the swings and sings to himself, crying TearsOfJoy at having finally made someone happy.

* The death of [[spoiler:Chilly the Snowman in ''Goodbye, Snowman Chilly!'' (''Dedede's Snow Job'')]] and the near-death of [[spoiler: the baby Galbo in ''Kirby's Mysterious Egg'' (''Kirby's Egg-cellent Adventure'')]]. It was implied that [[spoiler: Chilly would eventually return, but you still couldn't help but shed a tear at his apparent demise- [[DeadHatShot particularly when we see his hat and bell sinking into the sea after he melts completely]]]].

* The death of [[spoiler:Chilly the Snowman in ''Goodbye, Snowman Chilly!'' (''Dedede's Snow Job'')]] and the near-death of [[spoiler: the baby Galbo in ''Kirby's Mysterious Egg'' (''Kirby's Egg-cellent Adventure'')]]. It was implied that [[spoiler: Chilly would eventually return, but you still couldn't help but shed a tear at his apparent demise- [[DeadHatShot particularly when we see his hat and bell sinking into the sea]]]].

* The entirety of ''Forgotten Escargon'' (''Escar-Gone'' in the dub). Escargoon has been possessed by a demon beast known as Boukyakou. Whoever it possesses will be forgotten by everyone they know. Poor Escargoon has been looked upon as a stranger by everyone he knew, from King Dedede to the Waddle Dees to all the citizens of Cappy Town to even Meta Knight. The clincher is when he bumps into Kirby- who isn't the most fluent communicator in the world- but his replies of "poyo" allow Escargoon (who was getting desperate by this point) to finally seek some comfort when it looked like Kirby knows who he is. By the time they bond at the beach, Escargoon sees Kirby as his kindred spirit.

* ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' had a few that come to mind, the first being "Krby's Pet Peeve" when [[spoiler:the (robotic) dog exploded. Even worse than that is when Kirby is sitting on the beach that night, looking almost as though he's unable to comprehend its death. Then he sees it as a constellation, running away from him.]]
* The death of [[spoiler:Chilly the Snowman in ''Goodbye, Snowman Chilly!'' (''Dedede's Snow Job'') and the near-death of the baby Galbo in ''Kirby's Mysterious Egg'' (''Kirby's Egg-cellent Adventure'')]]. It was implied that [[spoiler: Chilly would eventually return, but you still couldn't help but shed a tear at his apparent demise- [[DeadHatShot particularly when we see his hat and bell sinking into the sea]]]].

--> '''Escargoon:''' ''"There's no point in living if no one knows who I am."''

[[caption-width-right:350:It took 51 episodes, but they finally got him to cry. Is this what you guys wanted, or did you just want exploding watermelons to kill him?]]

* The death of [[spoiler:Chilly the snowman in 'Goodbye, Snowman Chilly!' and the near death of the baby Galbo in 'Kirby's Mysterious Egg. It was implied Chilly would eventually return, but you still couldn't help but shed a tear at his apparent demise.]]
* (Japanese) Episode #51, anybody? Sure, the ending's upbeat, but Kirby still [[spoiler:runs away from Pupupu Village after he's led to believe nobody likes him, and then cries--yes, CRIES, tears and all--after remembering the good ol' days with his friends he thinks have abandoned him.]]
* Meta Knights' tales of how Knuckle Joes' father and Sirica's mother [[spoiler: both died]].
* The funeral scene in Episode #93. The original Japanese version was even sadder because of the music and the somewhat realistic crying.
* The backstory that's gradually revealed to us in the series is quite sad from Meta Knight's perspective. [[spoiler:Nearly all of his friends are dead as a result of the previous war with Nightmare's monsters, had to kill one of those friends '''himself''' and watch another sacrifice her life for him, and the only remnants of his old life as a warrior are an old man who's been stranded on an island for years, two children that want to kill him as they blame him for their parents deaths, Sword and Blade, and a baby warrior that can barely speak, let alone fight without an Ability handy (Kirby).]] '''Wow.'''
* The entirety of Forgotten Escargon (Escar-Gone in the dub). Escargon has been possessed by a demon beast known as Boukyakou. Whoever it possesses will be forgotten by everyone they know. Poor Escargon has been looked upon as a stranger by everyone he knew, from King Dedede to the Waddle Dees to all the citizens of Cappy Town to even Meta Knight. The clincher is when he bumps into Kirby, who isn't the most fluent communicator in the world, but his replies of "poyo" allow Escargon (who was getting desperate by this point) to finally seek some comfort when it looked like Kirby knows who he is. By the time they bond at the beach, Escargon sees Kirby as his kindred spirit. Of course, if you have a cruel enough mind, it's possible that Kirby really had forgotten Escargon, and is just being nice because that's just how he is. Not helping is the implications that this whole ordeal is making Escargon feel ''suicidal''!
--> '''Escargon:''' ''"There's no point in living if no one knows who I am."''

* The backstory that's gradually revealed to us in the series is quite sad from Meta Knight's perspective. [[spoiler: Nearly all of his friends are dead as a result of the previous war with Nightmare's monsters, had to kill one of those friends '''himself''' and watch another sacrifice her life for him, and the only remnants of his old life as a warrior are an old man who's been stranded on an island for years, two children that want to kill him as they blame him for their parents deaths, Sword and Blade, and a baby warrior that can barely speak, let alone fight without an Ability handy (Kirby).]] '''Wow.'''

* The entirety of Forgotten Escargon (Escar-Gone in the dub). Escargon has been possessed by a demon beast known as Boukyakou. Whoever it possesses will be forgotten by everyone they know. Poor Escargon has been looked upon as a stranger by everyone he knew, from King Dedede to the Waddle Dees to all the citizens of Cappy Town to even Meta Knight. The clincher is when he bumps into Kirby, who isn't the most fluent communicator in the world, but his replies of "poyo" allow Escargon (who was getting desperate by this point) to finally seek some comfort when it looked like Kirby knows who he is. By the time they bond at the beach, Escargon sees Kirby as his kindred spirit. Of course, if you have a cruel enough mind, it's possible that Kirby really had forgotten Escargon, and is just being nice because that's just how he is. Not helping is the implications that this whole ordeal is making Escargoon feel ''suicidal''!

** The death of [[spoiler:Chilly the snowman in 'Goodbye, Snowman Chilly!' and the near death of the baby Galbo in 'Kirby's Mysterious Egg. It was implied Chilly would eventually return, but you still couldn't help but shed a tear at his apparent demise.]]
** (Japanese) Episode #51, anybody? Sure, the ending's upbeat, but Kirby still [[spoiler:runs away from Pupupu Village after he's led to believe nobody likes him, and then cries--yes, CRIES, tears and all--after remembering the good ol' days with his friends he thinks have abandoned him.]]

* The funeral scene in Episode #93. The original Japanese version was even sadder because of the music.

* ''KirbyRightBackAtYa'' had a few that come to mind, the first being "Krby's Pet Peeve" when [[spoiler:the (robotic) dog exploded. Even worse than that is when Kirby is sitting on the beach that night, looking almost as though he's unable to comprehend its death. Then he sees it as a constellation, running away from him.]]

* ''KirbyRightBackAtYa'' had a few that come to mind, the first being "Krby's Pet Peeve" when [[spoiler:the (robotic) dog exploded. Even worse than that is when Kirby is sitting on the beach that night, looking almost as though he's unable to comprehend its death. Than he sees it as a constellation, running away from him.]]

* Meta Knights' tales of how Knuckle Joes' father and Silica's mother [[spoiler: both died]].

* ''KirbyRightBackAtYa'' had a few that come to mind, the first being 'Birth? Kirby's Little Brother' when [[spoiler:the (robotic) dog exploded. Even worse than that is when Kirby is sitting on the beach that night, looking almost as though he's unable to comprehend its death. Than he sees it as a constellation, running away from him.]]