History TearJerker / Minecraft

** Even more so in Phil Watson's case: he survived on his hardcore world for a record ''5 years''[[note]][[TimeAbyss Which is roughly over eight]] ''[[TimeAbyss thousand]]'' [[TimeAbyss six hundred years in-game]] given its 20 minute day cycle[[/note]], until [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MZpZ0rxVng he unceremoniously suffered a fatal blow in a chance encounter against a baby zombie in full gold, enchanted armor]]. That, and Phil also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0B-y61mn8g made a video of him interpreting about what happened and the internet's reaction to it]] before concluding with [[NothingIsTheSameAnymore himself doubting he'll ever beat that record again despite promising to make a new hardcore world]], [[RayOfHopeEnding although he does hope he will]]. He would later go on to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmlLbf_LmYc upload a montage of all his hard work over the years]]. All of that effort to make those huge builds like the Chaos Caverns and the drained Ocean Monuments, and in Hardcore Survival no less, was his and his alone. The video ends with what will be a permanently "unfinished" hidden witch farm.

* The plight of the Ender dragon [[note]] WordOfGod says her name is "Jean", btw[[/note]]. From what's implied, she's the last of her kind and, if she's slain and the End is freed, you find that she's laid an egg, except that egg can't hatch. So, not only is the last one gone, the species can't even be revived.

* Occasionally, axolotls spawn within caves. Unlucky ones would swim down an underground waterfall and slide into a lava pool. If you love axolotls, it can be pretty heartbreaking to see them die helplessly this way. Not to mention the sound they make when injured.

** Even more so in Phil Watson's case: he survived on his hardcore world for a record ''5 years''[[note]][[TimeAbyss Which is roughly over eight]] ''[[TimeAbyss thousand]]'' [[TimeAbyss six hundred years in-game]] given its 20 minute day cycle[[/note]], until [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MZpZ0rxVng he unceremoniously suffered a fatal blow in a chance encounter against a baby zombie in full gold, enchanted armor]]. That, and Phil also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmlLbf_LmYc uploaded a montage of all his hard work over the years.]] All of that effort to make those huge builds like the Chaos Caverns and the drained Ocean Monuments, and in Hardcore Survival no less, was his and his alone. The video ends with what will be a permanently "unfinished" hidden witch farm.

** Even more so in Phil Watson's case: he survived on his hardcore world for a record ''5 years''[[note]][[TimeAbyss Which is roughly over 8]] ''[[TimeAbyss thousand]]'' [[TimeAbyss six hundred years in-game]] given its 20 minute day cycle[[/note]], until [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MZpZ0rxVng he unceremoniously suffered a fatal blow in a chance encounter against a baby zombie in full gold, enchanted armor]]. That, and Phil also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmlLbf_LmYc uploaded a montage of all his hard work over the years.]] All of that effort to make those huge builds like the Chaos Caverns and the drained Ocean Monuments, and in Hardcore Survival no less, was his and his alone. The video ends with what will be a permanently "unfinished" hidden witch farm.

** Even more so in Phil Watson's case: he survived on his hardcore world for a record ''5 years'', until [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MZpZ0rxVng he died to a chance encounter against a baby zombie in full gold, enchanted armor]]. That, and Phil also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmlLbf_LmYc uploaded a montage of all his hard work over the years.]] All of that effort to make those huge builds like the Chaos Caverns and the drained Ocean Monuments, and in Hardcore Survival no less, was his and his alone. The video ends with what will be a permanently "unfinished" hidden witch farm.

** Even more so in [[LetsPlay/{{Philza}} Phil Watson's]] case: he survived on his hardcore world for a record ''5 years'', until [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MZpZ0rxVng he died to a chance encounter against a baby zombie in full gold, enchanted armor]]. That, and Phil also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmlLbf_LmYc uploaded a montage of all his hard work over the years.]] All of that effort to make those huge builds like the Chaos Caverns and the drained Ocean Monuments, and in Hardcore Survival no less, was his and his alone. The video ends with what will be a permanently "unfinished" hidden witch farm.

* The overall feeling of loneliness in the game (unless you're on Multiplayer or playing with mods that add interactable mobs). Sometimes, playing alone on singleplayer can sometimes be a depressing experience, since there is no one around you to socialize with, as villagers doesn't even speak a single word, and can only be interacted by trading with them. You are all by yourself, in an almost infinite scale world, and it's completely for you to explore alone. No humans nor any kinds of civilization to protect, and no one to keep you safe from the hostile mobs. Your pets and passive mobs are your only friends. The melancholic soundtrack plays ambiently in the background as you venture the vast world all by yourself.

* 10 years or more later, your pets are still waiting for their owner to come back, and only to find out, they're still there for them. It's unbelievable how patient animals are, regardless of how years come by, just for you.

* The overall feeling of loneliness in the game (not unless you're on Multiplayer or playing with mods that add interactable mobs). Sometimes, playing alone on singleplayer can sometimes be a depressing experience, since there is no one around you to socialize with, as villagers doesn't even speak a single word, and can only be interacted by trading with them. You are all by yourself, in an almost infinite scale world, and it's completely for you to explore alone. No humans nor any kinds of civilization to protect, and no one to keep you safe from the hostile mobs. Your pets and passive mobs are your only friends. The melancholic soundtrack plays ambiently in the background as you venture the vast world all by yourself.

* Occasionally, axolotls spawn within caves. Unlucky ones would swim down an underground waterfall and slide into a lava pool. If you love axolotls, it can be pretty heartbreaking to see them die helplessly this way.

* If you're far away from home with your pet and you die, your pet will remain at the spot where you died. If you don't know or can't find where you died, it's likely you'll be separated permanently from your pet, with it presumably in the same chunk you were in when you died, either waiting for you or unaware that you're capable of respawning.

** This can also be applied when you have failed to save a village from getting overrun by monsters and/or illagers.

* 10 years or more later, your pets are still waiting for their owner to come back, and only to find out, they're still there for them. It's unbelievable how patient animals are, regardless of how years come by.

* The overall feeling of loneliness in the game (not unless you're on Multiplayer or playing with mods that add interactable mobs). Sometimes, playing alone on singleplayer can sometimes be a depressing experience, since there is no one around you to socialize with, as villagers doesn't even speak a single word, and can only be interacted by trading with them. You are all by yourself, in an almost infinite scale world, and it's completely for you to explore alone. No humans nor any kinds of civilization is there to help you from hostile mobs. Your pets and passive mobs are your only friends. The melancholic soundtrack plays ambiently in the background as you venture the vast world all by yourself.

* Any mob you've adopted that gets killed. Pigs, wolves, and other animals that either died from environmental dangers or from any hostile mobs. This also happens either way when you have failed to save a village from getting overrun by monsters and/or illagers.

* Any mob you've adopted that gets killed. Pigs, wolves, etc...

* The overall feeling of loneliness in the game (not unless you're on Multiplayer or playing with mods that add interactable mobs). Sometimes, playing alone on singleplayer can sometimes be a depressing experience, since there is no one around you to socialize with, as villagers doesn't even speak a single world, and can only be interacted by trading with them. You are all by yourself, in an almost infinite scale world, and it's completely for you to explore alone. No humans nor any kinds of civilization is there to help you from hostile mobs. Your pets and passive mobs are your only friends. The melancholic soundtrack plays ambiently in the background as you venture the vast world all by yourself.

* The overall feeling of loneliness in the game (not unless you're on Multiplayer or playing with mods that adds interactable mobs). Sometimes, playing alone on singleplayer can sometimes be a depressing experience, since there is no one around you to socialize with, as villagers doesn't even speak a single world, and can only be interacted by trading with them. You are all by yourself, in an almost infinite scale world, and it's completely for you to explore alone. No humans nor any kinds of civilization is there to help you from hostile mobs. Your pets and passive mobs are your only friends. The melancholic soundtrack plays ambiently in the background as you venture the vast world all by yourself.

! Official

* Any mob you've adopted that gets killed. Pigs, wolves, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick Creepers...]]

! Fanworks

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-sH53vXP2A "They once were terrified, every time I looked into their eyes, villages would cheer my way, for a hero I was, that's what they'd say..."]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNZ1rq5kW4M "A Tribute to Minecraft"]] is a relatively funny video, but it would make anyone who played Minecraft when they were younger tear up, as most of the community from a few years back have more or less grown up. Especially with the WhamLine at the end of the video.
--> "I'm pulled back into the world where nothing really mattered, when everything was easy, [[CloseToHome and when I was happy]]."

* Hearing an injured wolf whimper can bring any player to shed a tear. It's especially saddening when the owner of said wolf doesn't seem to know or care that you can feed a wolf to replenish its lost health. Fortunately, players can feed wolves tamed by players other than themselves. If you and your wolf fall into a 1x1 hole that's two blocks deep in Adventure mode (breaking blocks is impossible without [=CanDestroy=] tags), you have to kill your wolf to place blocks and escape, unless you have ender pearls on hand.

** Even more so in Phil Watson's case: he survived on his hardcore world for a record ''5 years'', until [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MZpZ0rxVng he died to a chance encounter against a baby zombie in full gold, enchanted armor]]. That, and Phil also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmlLbf_LmYc uploaded a montage of all his hard work over the years.]] All of that effort to make those huge builds like the Chaos Caverns and the drained Ocean Monuments, and in Hardcore Survival no less, was his and his alone. The video ends with what will be a permanently "unfinished" hidden witch farm.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-sH53vXP2A "They once were terrified, every time I looked into their eyes, villages would cheer my way, for a hero I was, that's what they'd say..."]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNZ1rq5kW4M "A Tribute to Minecraft"]] is a relatively funny video, but it would make anyone who played Minecraft when they were younger tear up, as most of the community from a few years back have more or less grown up. Especially with the WhamLine at the end of the video. "I'm pulled back into the world where nothing really mattered, when everything was easy, [[CloseToHome and when I was happy.]]

* Hearing an injured wolf whimper can bring any player to shed a tear. It's especially saddening when the owner of said wolf doesn't seem to know or care that you can feed a wolf to replenish its lost health. Fortunately, players can feed wolves tamed by players other than themselves. If you and your wolf fall into a 1x1 hole in Adventure mode (placing blocks is impossible without [=CanDestroy=] tags), you have to kill your wolf to place blocks and escape, unless you have ender pearls on hand.

* There's a good chance you'll never want to delete a world again after watching [[https://youtu.be/sCVu_G49qeQ this video]].

* There's a good chance you'll never want to delete a world again after watching [[https://youtu.be/sCVu_G49qeQ this video]].