History TearJerker / PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor

* When you get the Ultra Hammer and [[ExpositionFairy Toadette]] finishes her explanation, she starts feeling sad because that's the last time she'll see Mario, and she's clearly saddened about it. What really hits it is how she runs away as if she was trying not to cry...

* Also found in Twilight Town, Mario can enter on of the homes to find a mother and her 3 children, all starving because their father has been turned into a pig due to the curse that plagues the town. After asking Mario for some food, the mother is interrupted by the ringing of a bell and gets turned into a pig herself. Two of the children seem quite upset about the situation, while one calmly ''asks Mario if pigs are a good eat'', giving some frightening and sad implications.

* Jolene reveals that she was the mysterious X person who helped you discover Grubba's evil secret. Her motivation for this was because her little brother, Mush (aka Prince Mush, the first champion of The Glitz Pit), went into fighting to provide money for his poor family. Then Grubba made him vanish. She just wanted revenge for her brother's disappearance.

'''Moment Subpages are Administrivia/SpoilersOff. [[{{Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned}} You Have Been Warned.]]'''

!!'''Chapter 1'''

!!'''Chapter 3'''

!!'''Chapter 4'''

!!'''Chapter 5'''

!!'''Chapter 6'''

!!'''Chapter 7'''

!!'''Chapter 8'''

!!'''Sidequests/Misc'''

* Perhaps the biggest one in the game is Bobbery’s letter from his dead wife, Scarlette. When Podley said that his friend's story was a tragic one, he wasn't kidding. Each partner also has their own reactions to hearing that story.

** If Mario tells Eve that Podley has forgotten about her, she'll be heartbroken but laments that she has children to take care of now. And then you leave, and through the door you hear one of her children ask, "Mommy, why are you crying?" Turns into a [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming moment]] if you lie and say that Podley still loves her ([[AccidentalTruth which unbeknownst to Mario is the actual truth, as Podley still does love Eve but refuses to admit it]].) It's all weirdly adult for a Mario game.

'''Moment Subpages are Administrivia/SpoilersOff. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned.'''

* The Koopa skeleton holding a farewell note in Hooktail Castle. Koops believes it’s his father’s skeleton, though it turns out it’s not. It's Kolorado's father.

--> '''Flo''': He studied so very hard, and we spent so very much.

--> '''Ms. Mowz''': Why do most romances have to end in tragedy? Why?
* After fighting off a group of ghosts by himself, an injured, presumably dying Bobbery asks Mario to fetch him his bottle of Chuckola Cola, the one he had been saving for him and Scarlette, so that he could savor one final drink before expiring. When you get it for him, the heartbreaking music kicks in as he takes his last drink, then utters how he'll finally be with Scarlette. With his final wish fulfilled, the sea captain dies peacefully... or at least, you think he does, [[MoodWhiplash until you realize that]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments he just fell asleep]].

-->TEC: ...P...R...I...N...C...E...S...S...P...E...A...C...H...[[DyingDeclarationOfLove I...L...O...V...E...Y...O...U...]]

* An optional sidequest has you delivering a message from the Twilight Town villager Eve to the owner of the Cola bar Podley. The reason? The two were once aspiring stage actors who were madly in love with each other, so much that they were happy despite being dirt poor. Then Eve landed the leading role in a Broadway play, which caused the still undiscovered Podley to [[InsecureLoveInterest feel that he was holding his beloved Eve back]] and [[ItsNotYouItsMe left her so that he wouldn't drag her down.]] This had the opposite effect, as to Eve, success meant nothing if Podley wasn't by her side, which led her to give up her acting career and start a family. Eve sends Mario to ask Podley how he feels about her. When you do, he'll simply pretend that he never knew an Eve and tell Mario to tell Eve to live in the moment, but as you walk away he mutters to himself "Oh, my dear Eve..."
** If Mario tells Eve that Podley has forgotten about her, she'll be heartbroken but laments that she has children to take care of now. And then you leave, and through the door you hear one of her children ask, "Mommy, why are you crying?" Turns into a [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming moment]] if you lie and say that Podley still loves her ([[AccidentalTruth which unbeknownst to Mario is the actual truth, as Podley still does love Eve but refuses to admit it.]]) It's all weirdly adult for a Mario game.

-->'''Flo''': He studied so very hard, and we spent so very much.

* Perhaps the biggest one in the game is Bobbery’s letter from his dead wife, Scarlette. When Podley said that his friend's story was a tragic one, he wasn't kidding. Each partner also has their own reactions to hearing that story. --> '''Ms. Mowz''': "Why do most romances have to end in tragedy? Why?"

* All of the party members saying their farewells to Mario in the ending. It really hits you [[CharacterDevelopment how much they've grown]] through the course of the adventure, and how much this group of RagtagBunchOfMisfits has become a [[TrueCompanions sort of family]].

* Chapter 1: The Koopa skeleton holding a farewell note in Hooktail Castle. Koops believes it’s his father’s skeleton, though it turns out it’s not. It's Kolorado's father.
** After defeating Hooktail, she spits out Koops’ real father and they have a heartwarming reunion.
** A rather minor one, but still sad: after Chapter 1: Mayor Kroop of Petalburg puts in a trouble at the Trouble Center requesting that someone come talk to him (exact words: "Will someone please talk to me? Please?"). Considering it's already a RunningGag that Kroop is a crazy old senior who rambles for so long that those listening to him fall asleep, the trouble, of course, is PlayedForLaughs, but consider the predicament of many real life seniors who wind up friendless and lonely in their old age, and the event [[FridgeLogic suddenly becomes much sadder]]. And leads to a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} when Mario takes the trouble on.
* Chapter 3: Jolene reveals that she was the mysterious X person who helped you discover Grubba's evil secret. Her motivation for this was because her little brother, Mush (aka Prince Mush, the first champion of The Glitz Pit), went into fighting to provide money for his poor family. Then Grubba made him vanish. She just wanted revenge for her brother's disappearance.
* Chapter 4: Vivian pulls a HeelFaceTurn during the battle against Doopliss at the end of the chapter. She decides to help Mario because her sisters treat her like dirt and that he was one of the first people who was kind to her.
** However, what comes before is one of these for a different reason. After Doopliss exposes who she has been helping, Vivian realizes she has been helping her enemy this whole time and feels like an idiot. She even leaves for a while, before she realizes she liked being with Mario way more then she did her sisters.
** Also found in Twilight Town, Mario can enter on of the homes to find a mother and her 3 children, all starving because their father has been turned into a pig due to the curse that plagues the town. After asking Mario for some food, the mother is interrupted by the ringing of a bell and gets turned into a pig herself. Two of the children seem quite upset about the situation, while one calmly asks Mario if pigs are a 'good eat', giving some frightening and sad implications.
** Pretty minor, but still a tear jerker nonetheless. When you use Vivian's field ability to eavesdrop on some of the Twilight Town birds, one bird states that her son is getting ready to take his SAT's. Come back later and she reveals the poor kid failed.

* Chapter 5: Perhaps the biggest one in the game is Bobbery’s letter from his dead wife, Scarlette. When Podley said that his friend's story was a tragic one, he wasn't kidding.
** Each partner also has their own reactions to hearing that story. Ms. Mowz's in particular goes, "Why do most romances have to end in tragedy? Why?"
** After fighting off a group of ghosts by himself, an injured, presumably dying Bobbery asks Mario to fetch him his bottle of Chuckola Cola, the one he had been saving for him and Scarlette, so that he could savor one final drink before expiring. When you get it for him, the heartbreaking music kicks in as he takes his last drink, then utters how he'll finally be with Scarlette. With his final wish fulfilled, the sea captain dies peacefully... or at least, you think he does, [[MoodWhiplash until you realize that]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments he just fell asleep]].
* Chapter 6: Bub, son of the wealthy Goldbob and Sylvia, doesn't really care that much he's rich and just wants an autograph from the train conductor because that's the kind of job he wants, plus the train conductor's reaction that a kid actually looks up to him as well.
** Grodus ordering TEC be disconnected, and his farewell message to Princess Peach.

** When you get the Ultra Hammer and [[ExpositionFairy Toadette]] finishes her explanation, she starts feeling sad because that's the last time she'll see Mario, and she's clearly saddened about it. What really hits it is how she runs away as if she was trying not to cry...
* Chapter 7: TEC barely manages to survive on backup power and weakly tells Mario how to escape the X-Naut fortress.
* Chapter 8: Princess Peach is possessed by the Shadow Queen and Mario is forced to fight her.
** Also, all the people you have met along your adventure start to cheer you on during the battle. They're on the edge of despair and plunged in darkness, but seeing the Crystal Star show up in their area reminds them of Mario's impact on them in his adventure, and it revitalizes their hope. It definitely reflects on the player too-- you've come so far, and seeing all these characters rooting for you and showing the progress you've made, is just amazing. It definitely counts as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome and a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming|Moments}} all at once.
** All of the party members saying their farewells to Mario. It really hits you [[CharacterDevelopment how much they've grown]] through the course of the adventure, and how much this group of RagtagBunchOfMisfits has become a [[TrueCompanions sort of family]].

** If Mario tells Eve that Podley has forgotten about her, she'll be heartbroken but laments that she has children to take care of now. And then you leave, and through the door you hear one of her children ask, "Mommy, why are you crying?" Turns into a [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming moment]] if you lie and say that Podley still loves her ([[AccidentalTruth which unbeknowest to Mario is the actual truth, as Podley still does love Eve but refuses to admit it.]]) It's all weirdly adult for a Mario game.

-->TEC: ...P...R...I...N...C...E...S...S...P...E...A...C...H...I...L...O...V...E...Y...O...U...

** If Mario tells Eve that Podley has forgotten about her, she'll be heartbroken but lamnets that she has children to take care of now. And then you leave, and through the door you hear one of her children ask, "Mommy, why are you crying?" Turns into a [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming moment]] if you lie and say that Podley still loves her ([[AccidentalTruth which unbeknowest to Mario is the actual truth, as Podley still does love Eve but refuses to admit it.]]) It's all weirdly adult for a Mario game. * One of the Trouble Center missions has you acting as a runner between Eve, a woman in Twilight Town, and Podley, her former lover.

** One of the Trouble Center missions has you acting as a runner between Eve, a woman in Twilight Town, and Podley, her former lover. He's changed a lot since then, and pretends not to know her. But just as you leave the bar, you hear him whisper, "Oh, my Eve..." When you tell Eve that he's forgotten her, she acts like she understands and gives you your reward. And then you leave, and through the door you hear one of her children ask, "Mommy, why are you crying?"

** If Mario tells Eve that Podley has forgotten about her, she'll be heartbroken but lamnets that she has children to take care of now. Turns into a [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming moment]] if you lie and say that Podley still loves her ([[AccidentalTruth which unbeknowest to Mario is the actual truth, as Podley still does love Eve but refuses to admit it.]]) It's all weirdly adult for a Mario game.

* Chapter 5: Perhaps the biggest one in the game is Bobbery’s letter from his dead wife, Scarlette. When Podley said that his friend's story was a tragic one, he wasn't exaggerating.

* Chapter 1: The Koopa skeleton holding a farewell note in Hooktail Castle. [[spoiler: Koops believes it’s his father’s skeleton, though it turns out it’s not. It's Kolorado's father.]]
** [[spoiler: After defeating Hooktail, she spits out Koops’ real father and they have a heartwarming reunion.]]

* Chapter 3: [[spoiler: Jolene reveals that she was the mysterious X person who helped you discover Grubba's evil secret. Her motivation for this was because her little brother, Mush (aka Prince Mush, the first champion of The Glitz Pit), went into fighting to provide money for his poor family. Then Grubba made him vanish. She just wanted revenge for her brother's disappearance.]]
* Chapter 4: [[spoiler: Vivian pulls a HeelFaceTurn during the battle against Doopliss at the end of the chapter. She decides to help Mario because her sisters treat her like dirt and that he was one of the first people who was kind to her.]]

* Chapter 5: [[spoiler: Perhaps the biggest one in the game is Bobbery’s letter from his dead wife, Scarlette. When Podley said that his friend's story was a tragic one, he wasn't exaggerating.]]
** Each partner also has their own reactions to hearing that story. Ms. Mowz's in particular goes, [[spoiler: "Why do most romances have to end in tragedy? Why?"]]

* Chapter 6: [[spoiler: Bub, son of the wealthy Goldbob and Sylvia, doesn't really care that much he's rich and just wants an autograph from the train conductor because that's the kind of job he wants, plus the train conductor's reaction that a kid actually looks up to him as well.]]
** [[spoiler: Grodus ordering TEC be disconnected, and his farewell message to Princess Peach.]]
-->[[spoiler: TEC: ...P...R...I...N...C...E...S...S...P...E...A...C...H...I...L...O...V...E...Y...O...U...]]

* Chapter 7: [[spoiler: TEC barely manages to survive on backup power and weakly tells Mario how to escape the X-Naut fortress.]]
* Chapter 8: [[spoiler: Princess Peach is possessed by the Shadow Queen and Mario is forced to fight her.]]
** [[spoiler: Also, all the people you have met along your adventure start to cheer you on during the battle. They're on the edge of despair and plunged in darkness, but seeing the Crystal Star show up in their area reminds them of Mario's impact on them in his adventure, and it revitalizes their hope. It definitely reflects on the player too-- you've come so far, and seeing all these characters rooting for you and showing the progress you've made, is just amazing. It definitely counts as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome and a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming|Moments}} all at once.]]
** [[spoiler:All of the party members saying their farewells to Mario. It really hits you [[CharacterDevelopment how much they've grown]] through the course of the adventure, and how much this group of RagtagBunchOfMisfits has become a [[TrueCompanions sort of family]].]]

* Chapter 5: [[spoiler: Perhaps the biggest one in the game is Bobbery’s letter from his dead wife, Scarlette.]]

** A rather minor one, but still sad: after Chapter 1: Mayor Kroop of Petalburg puts in a trouble at the Trouble Center requesting that someone come talk to him (exact words: "Will someone please talk to me? Please?"). Considering it's already a RunningGag that Kroop is a crazy old senior who rambles for so long that those listening to him fall asleep, the trouble, of course, is PlayedForLaughs, but consider the predicament of many real life seniors who wind up friendless and lonely in their old age, and the event [[FridgeLogic suddenly becomes much sadder]]. And leads to a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming when Mario takes the trouble on.

** After fighting off a group of ghosts by himself, an injured, presumably dying Bobbery asks Mario to fetch him his bottle of Chuckola Cola, the one he had been saving for him and Scarlette, so that he could savor one final drink before expiring. When you get it for him, the heartbreaking music kicks in as he takes his last drink, then utters how he'll finally be with Scarlette. With his final wish fulfilled, the sea captain dies peacefully... or at least, you think he does, [[MoodWhiplash until you realize that]] [[FunnyMoments he just fell asleep]].

** [[spoiler: Also, all the people you have met along your adventure start to cheer you on during the battle. They're on the edge of despair and plunged in darkness, but seeing the Crystal Star show up in their area reminds them of Mario's impact on them in his adventure, and it revitalizes their hope. It definitely reflects on the player too-- you've come so far, and seeing all these characters rooting for you and showing the progress you've made, is just amazing. It definitely counts as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome and a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming all at once.]]

[[redirect:TearJerker/PaperMario]]