History TearJerker / LeagueOfLegends

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* Not part of the lore, but during the NA LCS World Chmapionship Qualifier Finals, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Td8uVV3JrE Team Liquid's FeniX and Piglet]] cry after losing their chance to go to the World Championship. Despite this troper being a fan of the other team, it was still sad to see Piglet, [[ATasteOfDefeat who had been to Worlds before as a World Champion,]] lose his chance of revisiting that stage. And it was even more heartrending to see the rest of Liquid to try to comfort them. [[CombatCommentator Jatt]] says it best:

--> '''Jatt:''' ...and nobody cares about Worlds...more than FeniX and Piglet.

* Not part of the lore, but during the NA LCS World Chmapionship Qualifier Finals, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Td8uVV3JrE Team Liquid's FeniX and Piglet]] cry after losing their chance to go to the World Championship. Despite this troper being a fan of the other team, it was still sad to see Piglet, [[ATasteOfDefeat who had been to Worlds before as a World Champion,]] lose his chance of revisiting that stage. And it was even more heartrending to see the rest of Liquid to try to comfort them.

-->Tahm Kench: (To [[SlaveLiberation Xerath]]) [[http://images.wikia.com/leagueoflegends/images/7/7f/TahmKench.tauntXerath02.ogg "Ah, nothing whets my appetite like the flames of ambition gone awry."]]

* Varus. He was chosen for the honor of guarding the [[EldritchAbomination Pit of Pallas]] because he had expert archery skills and a level head. When the Noxians attacked his village, he remained behind to guard his station. Then he saw that everyone had been murdered, including his wife and child. In a moment of overwhelming grief and anger he embraced RevengeBeforeReason -- and now he's slowly, painfully being eaten alive, undoubtedly ''very'' aware that he made a StupidSacrifice but is unable to do anything about it now.

* [[http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/champions-skins/creative-spotlight/ekko-chronobreak-comic The backstory revealed in Ekko's comic]] will make you shed a tear or two. Imagine having all the time in the world to save everyone you care about, but you're still not able to get there in time. This is Ekko's past life as a kid in Zaun.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AvWV6Mk374 The Curse of the Sad Mummy]]. Gorgeous visuals, heartbreaking story-telling, this short music video redefines the tragic tale Amumu and breathes it to life in a flurry of moving vocals and animation. Don't say we didn't warn you. [[TemptingFate Prepare the tissues if you do]].

* [[http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/champions-skins/creative-spotlight/ekko-chronobreak-comic The backstory revealed in Ekko's comic]] will make you shed a tear or two. Imagine having all the time in the world to save everyone you care about, but you're still not able to get there in time. This is Ekko's past life as a kid in Zaun.
* Let's not get started on Amumu, heck, his name is "The Sad Mummy"!

* [[http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/champions-skins/creative-spotlight/ekko-chronobreak-comic The backstory revealed in Ekko's comic]] will make you shed a tear or two. Imagine having all the time in the world to save everyone you care about, but you're still not able to get there in time. This is Ekko's past life as a kid in Zaun.

* Varus. He was chosen for the honor of guarding the [[EldritchAbomination Pit of Pallas]] because he had expert archery skills and a level head. When the Noxians attacked his village, he remained behind to guard his station. Then he saw that everyone had been murdered, including his wife and child. In a moment of overwhelming grief and anger he embraced RevengeBeforeReason -- and now he's slowly, painfully being eaten alive, undoubtedly ''very'' aware that he made a StupidSacrifice but is unable to do anything about it now.

* Varus. He was chosen for the honor of guarding the [[EldritchAbomination Pit of Pallas]] because he had expert archery skills and a level head. When the Noxians attacked his village he remained behind to guard his station. Then he saw that everyone had been murdered, including his wife and child. In a moment of overwhelming grief and anger he embraced RevengeBeforeReason -- and now he's slowly, painfully being eaten alive, undoubtedly ''very'' aware that he made a StupidSacrifice but unable to do anything about it now.

* Lucian's backstory. Originally a NiceGuy who also happened to be a {{Badass}} who was very good at doing his job in purifying evil, [[BattleCouple along with his hardass wife Senna]]. Then they visited the Shadow Isles happened. Right in front of his eyes, Senna was killed and her soul taken by Thresh's lantern, gone forever. This caused Lucian to destroy his NiceGuy image out of grief and become a bitter, humorless guy who's probably too dedicated to slaying all the Shadow Isles abominations. What makes this sad is that deep down he knows that Senna is ''not coming back'' but he keeps going in order to honor her memory.

* Varus. He was chosen for the honor of guarding the [[EldritchAbomination Pit of Pallas]] because he had expert archery skills and a level head. When the Noxians attacked his village he remained behind to guard his station. Then he saw that everyone had been murdered, including his wife and child. In a moment of overwhelming grief and anger he embraced RevengeBeforeReason -- and now he's slowly, painfully being eaten alive, undoubtedly ''very'' aware that he made a StupidSacrifice but unable to do anything about it now.

* Varus. He was chosen for the honor of guarding the [[EldritchAbomination Pit of Pallas]] because he had expert archery skills and a level head. When the Noxians attacked his village he remained behind to guard his station. Then he saw that everyone had been murdered, including his wife and child. In a moment of overwhelming grief and anger he embraced RevengeBeforeReason -- and now he's slowly, painfully being eaten alive, undoubtedly ''very'' aware that he made a SenselessSacrifice but unable to do anything about it now.

* Lucian's backstory. Originally a NiceGuy who also happened to be a {{Badass}} who was very good at doing his job in purifying evil, [[BattleCouple along with his hardass wife Senna]]. Then the trip to Shadow Isles happened. Right in front of his eyes, Senna got trapped by Thresh's lantern gone forever. This causes Lucian to destroy his NiceGuy image out of grief and became a bitter, humorless guy who's probably too dedicated in slaying all the Shadow Isles abominations. What makes this sad is that deep down he knows that Senna is ''not coming back'', the only reason he kept on going was at most just to 'honor her memory'.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AvWV6Mk374 The Curse of the Sad Mummy]]. Gorgeous visuals, heartbreaking story-telling, this short music video redefines the tragic tale Amumu and breathes it to life in a flurry of moving vocals and animation. Don't say we didn't warn you. [[TemptingFate Prepare the tissues if you do]].

-->''"She was everything to me... but they '''took her''', and with her, they took my kindness, and my mercy. That was their mistake, because now, all I've got left is a cold heart."''

** Building on ''that'' is the collateral damage to the Marai, Nami's people. They need a Moonstone to survive, but when Nami came to the surface as the Tidecaller, no Moonstone bearer was waiting for her. (We're never told that the Moonstone is a treasure of the Lunari, but it's not hard to guess.) If the Lunari and their knowledge are completely destroyed, an entire race of merfolk will pay the price -- with the Solari completely unaware of what they've done.

* The whole Targon dweller lores (with the exception of Pantheon, but one can expect that he gets updated later). Leona had to endure a life of ostracization just for keeping to her beliefs that strength is meant to protect, not to brutalize others like her fellow tribesmen. Said tribesmen then arranged her for execution and would also send in her childhood friend and possibly the only one who doesn't ostracize her, Pantheon, to be one of the executioners. Thankfully, it seemed like the Sun and Solari's intervention would save the day because after that Leona gets to mend the broken bridge between her, her tribe and Pantheon. ''But it doesn't end there''. Leona befriended an acolyte named Diana who was ALSO ostracized because of finding comfort in the light of the Moon and keeps getting punished because of not being totally with the sun worship of the Solari and is treated like she didn't even belong in the society. When Diana found out about the Lunari, the Solari elders decided to declare her heretic and execute her on spot, and when the Moon actually answered her pleas to help, Diana has been consumed with betrayal and anger that she slaughtered the elders on the spot and decided to go on a crusade to ensure the Moon gets their fair share of attention and those who denies her will be killed. Leona, already being indoctrinated that the Solari elders were totally good people, stood in belief that Diana has to be stopped for heresy without knowing her side of story, and the two champions that formerly loved each other is locked in a tragic battle of beliefs. Whoever came out victorious will NOT be happy.

* The whole Targon dweller lores (with the exception of Pantheon, but one can expect that he gets updated later). Leona had to endure a life of ostracization just for keeping to her beliefs that strength is meant to protect, not to brutalize others like her fellow tribesmen. Said tribesmen then arranged her for execution and would also send in her childhood friend and possibly the only one who doesn't ostracize her, Pantheon, to be one of the executioners. Thankfully, it seemed like the Sun and Solari's intervention would save the day because after that Leona gets to mend the broken bridge between her, her tribe and Pantheon. ''But it doesn't end there''. Leona befriended an acolyte named Diana who was ALSO ostracized because of finding comfort in the light of the Moon and keeps getting punished because of not being totally with the sun worship of the Solari and is treated like she didn't even belong in the society. When Diana found out about the Lunari, the Solari elders decided to declare her heretic and execute her on spot, and when the Moon actually answered her pleas to help, Diana has been consumed with betrayal and anger that she slaughtered the elders on the spot and decided to go on a crusade to ensure the Moon gets their fair share of attention and those who denies her will be killed. Leona, already being indoctrinated that the Solari elders were totally good people, stood in belief that Diana has to be stopped for heresy without knowing her side of story, and the two champions that formerly loved each other is locked in a tragic battle of beliefs.

* Most of the champions who have gone insane are more TragicMonster than AxeCrazy. The aforementioned Xerath? Embittered former slave who destroyed his home empire in ATragedyOfImpulsiveness. Renekton? Attempted to deal with Xerath through SealedEvilInADuel, but centuries of this left him a twisted shadow of his former self. Malzahar? Originally a prophet who looked into the Void only after it had spent weeks/months/years(?) wearing him down. Jinx? We have no idea what happened to her, but that girl is ''broken''. Lux? Cheerful, playful mage who might be nothing inside but an EmptyShell, allowed to keep no identity other than that of a soldier of Demacia.

* Most of the champions who have gone insane are more TragicMonster than AxeCrazy. The aforementioned Xerath? Embittered former slave who destroyed his home empire in ATragedyOfImpulsiveness. Renekton? Attempted to deal with Xerath through SealedEvilInADuel, but centuries of this left him a twisted shadow of his former self. Malzahar? Originally a prophet who looked unto the Void only after it had spent weeks/months/years(?) wearing him down. Jinx? We have no idea what happened to her, but that girl is ''broken''.

* You can't help feeling sorry for Xerath. After years of being promised his SlaveLiberation as a reward for saving Azir's life, but never actually having it granted, he starts scheming to claim the freedom he was promised himself. This leads him to sabotaging Azir's ascension ritual. The real tearjerker comes at the moment of Azir's Ascension - Azir's last act as a pre-Ascended being is to free all the slaves in Shurima, including Xerath. With guards saluting him, unknowing of what he has done to the ritual, Xerath can only stare up at the Sun Disk that's about to kill Azir, bury Shurima, and grant him his corrupt ascension - [[FaceHeelDoorSlam his plans too far along for him to stop it despite wanting desperately to.]]

* Lulu's lore will make you shed some tears. She's a little girl who followed a magic fairy to their world to play, and when she returned, a hundred years had passed. Yes, she acts cheerful, but that makes it worse: she's a little girl who probably can't or doesn't want to understand that her family is dead. And her attempts to reconnect with the Yordle life instead backfires and makes other yordles (understandably) hate her and banish her.

* Lulu's lore will make you shed some tears. She's a little girl who followed a magic fairy to their world to play, and when she returned, a hundred years had passed. Yes, she acts cheerful, but that makes it worse: she's a little girl who probably can't or doesn't want to understand that her family is dead.

* And then there's Azir. Originally killed during the corrupted Ascension ritual, he was revived via Sivir's blood only to find his empire in ruins, ancient history long lost to the desert sands. Even after Ascending and rebuilding his empire from the ruins it doesn't get much better; his lore details how thanks to his new sand powers Azir was able to see the final moments of his empire. He saw their expressions of cheer and celebration turn to shock and horror before they were wiped out. And then finally, he was essentially ForcedToWatch as his ENTIRE FAMILY (i.e. his ''pregnant wife and children'') were killed in the Ritual. The man couldn't even shed tears for their demise, due to his transformation as an Ascended!

--> '''Xerath:''' ''"Too late, friend. Too late, brother. Far too late for us all."''

* You can't help but feel sorry for Xerath. After years of being promised his SlaveLiberation as a reward for saving Azir's life, but never actually having it granted, he starts scheming to claim the freedom he was promised himself. This leads him to sabotaging Azir's ascension ritual. The real tearjerker comes at the moment of Azir's Ascension - Azir's last act as a pre-Ascended being is to free all the slaves in Shurima, including Xerath. With guards saluting him, unknowing of what he has done to the ritual, Xerath can only stare up at the Sun Disk that's about to kill Azir, bury Shurima, and grant him his corrupt ascension - [[FaceHeelDoorSlam his plans too far along for him to stop it despite wanting desperately to.]]

* You can't help feeling sorry for Xerath. After years of being promised his SlaveLiberation as a reward for saving Azir's life, but never actually having it granted, he starts scheming to claim the freedom he was promised himself. This leads him to sabotaging Azir's ascension ritual. The real tearjerker comes at the moment of Azir's Ascension - Azir's last act as a pre-Ascended being is to free all the slaves in Shurima, including Xerath. With guards saluting him, unknowing of what he has done to the ritual, Xerath can only stare up at the Sun Disk that's about to kill Azir, bury Shurima, and grant him his corrupt ascension - [[FaceHeelDoorSlam his plans too far along for him to stop it despite wanting desperately to.]]

* You can't help feeling sorry for Xerath. After years of being promised his SlaveLiberation as a reward for saving Azir's life, but never actually having it granted, he starts scheming to claim the freedom he was promised himself. This leads him to sabotaging Azir's ascension ritual. The real tearjerker comes at the moment of Azir's Ascension - Azir's last act as a pre-Ascended being is to free all the slaves in Shurima, including Xerath. With guards saluting him, unknowing of what he has done to the ritual, Xerath can only stare up at the Sun Disk that's about to kill Azir, bury shurima, and grant him his corrupt ascension - [[FaceHeelDoorSlam his plans too far along for him to stop it despite wanting desperately to.]]