History TearJerker / ResidentEvil2Remake

** As one Website/YouTube comment puts it, every character had a chance of surviving the night [[ForWantOfANail if things had gone slightly different]].

** At the end of Claire's storyline, Annette finally does come around to showing she loves her daughter, and helps personally cure Sherry of the G-Virus.. only to succumb to her own wounds in front of both Claire and Sherry. Even for all the crap Sherry's been through and her prior doubts, she's so broken up that she can barely get herself together to escape the facility's self-destruct with Claire.

** One can't help but feel a bit teary when meeting [[ZombieInfectee Marvin]] since he's a [[DoomedByCanon dead man walking]] as soon as you see him. Any interaction with him is heart-wrenching since the man is well-aware of his impending doom and is just doing whatever he can to save another's life before the inevitable.

** Which is especially heart breaking for fans when it comes to Robert Kendo's campaign. Not only does it have the most somber song in the game, as well as the most depressing intro summary of the campaigns, It's also the only one that could actually be 100% canon, as every other character is seen dead or at least heavily implied to have died from the collapse of the NEST while there is no evidence in the default game that confirms Kendo dies, his campaign doesn't contradict or interfere with Leon's Claire's or HUNK's stories, while also connecting the game to [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3 its chronological prequel/sequel]], to the point that [[HopeSpot many fans are hoping that Capcom retcons it into canon]]. Says a lot for a [[AscendedExtra one note character who dies in the first 15 minutes and was nothing more than a small-scale meme to the community in the original game prior.]]

---->'''Claire:''' ''(on the verge of tears)'' Sherry...Sherry...we gotta say goodbye to your mom. Come on. ''(voice barely above a whisper)'' ''Please say goodbye.''

* Sherry becomes infected with the G-Virus, and thanks to the updated graphics of the remake she is shown to be in agonizing pain. What's even worse is she starts doubting that her own mother even loves her; when Claire offers Sherry her pendant back, she refuses it, stating that it was a birthday gift from her mother, [[WhenYouComingHomeDad but all Sherry wanted was for her to be home more.]]

-->'''Marvin:''' "...And don't make my mistake. If you see one of those things --uniform or not-- you do not hesitate. You either take it out, or you ''run''. Got it?!"

** Sadder still is that in the remake of the next game we actually SEE how Marvin got bitten - he couldn't bring himself to shoot a zombified Brad Vickers.

--->'''Claire:''' (In the verge of tears) Sherry...Sherry...we gotta say goodbye to your mom. Come on. (voice barely above a whisper) ''Please say goodbye.''

-->'''William:''' G is my creation!! (grimacing as his transformation begins.)

** Sadder still is that in the remake of the next game we actually SEE how Marvin got bitten [[spoiler: he couldn't bring himself to shoot a zombified Brad Vickers]].

* A meta example. Upon hearing of Paul Haddad's passing on April 15, 2020, Nick Apostolides [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr1H7c5CwQk shared an emotional video recording]] where he expressed how much his predecessor meant to him, both as a fan and as a personal friend. An ode from one Leon to another... it's both a tearjerker and a heartwarming sight.

** The worst part is she wasn't wrong. William fights against his own monstrous nature for the first two stages and even saves Sherry's life twice. As horrible as he was, the last thing he does before his own body betrays him? Saving Sherry and Claire from a Tyrant.

** One can't help but feel a bit teary when meeting [[ZombieInfectee Marvin]] since he's a [[DoomedByCanon dead man walking]] as soon as you see him. Any interaction with him is heart-wrenching since the man is possibly unaware of his impending doom.
** Later on, while being chased by the Tyrant in a first run, Leon/Claire runs into a zombified Marvin and is heartbroken by his predicament, with the former vowing to avenge him and the latter apologizing to him after killing him.

* When Claire and Sherry get cornered by Mr. X, it all seems like it's over until Birkin, overcoming the G Virus, manages to tear Mr. X's ribs out. It seems like you'd have an ally, up until the G-Virus, requiring Sherry to propagate itself and sensing Birkin's lack of desire to harm her, takes the choice away from him by giving itself a second head, a process that will eventually remove any traces of humanity in Birkin and remove any chance of him being cured.

* Elliot's death in the original was a [[IncrediblyLamePun rapid fire]] tragedy that was both stupidity-induced and unpredictable for the sake of extra drama. In the remake, however, Leon personally tries to save him from a horde of zombies - [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe and only pulls him out from the torso above]] as the zombies and security shutter tear the rest off. Not only do we see the life fade from Elliot then and there, Leon does ''not'' handle this well and is likely only a step away from a HeroicBSOD before the zombies slamming on the door force him back to his senses.

** When Leon first meets Marvin, the first thing Leon does is remorsefully sputter about how he wasn't able to save Elliot, looking like he's on the verge of a breakdown. It gets even worse when you realize Leon must have known Elliot ''would'' have been his future coworker.

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* Raccoon City Orphanage, full stop, when you find out what they've been doing to the children. You find Sally's diary, where she writes about how her new orphanage is much better than her old one. You find the diary of a disillusioned teenager, Tom, who initially wrote about how his best friend stopped writing to him after being adopted. He writes about how sketchy the place is becoming, in addition to the stories of boogie men kidnapping children, culminating in his best friend coming back with his face peeled off. Then we find a nameless diary.

* A meta example. Upon hearing of Paul Hadded's passing on April 15, 2020, Nick Apostolides [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr1H7c5CwQk shared an emotional video recording]] where he expressed how much his predecessor meant to him, both as a fan and as a personal friend. An ode from one Leon to another... it's both a tearjerker and a heartwarming sight.

* Unlike in the original, where Annete is indifferent to William injecting himself with the virus, here she is clearly anguished to see what her husband has done. Not wanting him to turn, she picks up a pistol but cannot bring herself to fire. The look in her face can only be described as one of hope that the G will somehow fix him instead of mutating him. Alas, her hope is misplaced. The mindless abomination that was once William will cause much chaos and destruction to the city, all because Annette believed her husband was still in there somewhere.

** Ghost overcomes Lickers, Ivies, G-Adults, Mr X. and an army of zombies and escapes... [[ShootTheShaggyDog only for Ada to show up and render the entire operation moot.]]

* A meta example. Upon hearing of Paul Hadded's passing on April 15, 2020, Nick Apostolides [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=166&v=Hr1H7c5CwQk&feature=emb_title shared an emotional video recording]] where he expressed how much his predecessor meant to him, both as a fan and as a personal friend. An ode from one Leon to another... it's both a tearjerker and a heartwarming sight.

* Ghost overcomes Lickers, Ivies, G-Adults, Mr X. and an army of zombies and escapes... [[ShootTheShaggyDog only for Ada to show up and render the entire operation moot.]]
* As one Website/YouTube comment puts it, every character had a chance of surviving the night [[ForWantOfANail if things had gone slightly different]].
--> Giving these characters backstory just makes it sadder that they’re dead in canon. Kendo in reality, blew his head off a bit too early to be able to hear that radio. Katherine wasn’t able to get the knife in time to defend herself, dying like a doll. The forgotten soldier, not even a name or a face, but I guess that’s the point. Whether he died or survived his first encounter with Birkin, he’s just a nameless grunt, dying to someone who had a much bigger influence on the story. And of course Sheriff Daniel. Just doing his job, with no idea what kind of monsters he was up against. Maybe if he was a bit more prepared, but sadly, Leon didn’t get their in time to save him like what could have been.

--->'''Claire:''' (In the verge of tears) Sherry, time to say goodbye to mommy. Please say goodbye.