History TearJerker / SamuraiWarriors

** Magoichi Saika's stage following the death of Nobunaga Oda is a foggy dark night where Fuuma Kotaro decides to troll him. In the end when he is discovered by his pal Hideyoshi, he believed Hideyoshi will execute him to avenge Nobunaga, [[spoiler:but Hideyoshi actually saves and hides him in a shelter.]]

** Neither of Mitsuhide or Nobunaga dies in the Nobunaga's ending in the third game. Nobunaga forgives his retainer from his betrayal after stating a man can't have everything they desire and that Japan was set back into motion. [[spoiler:And then you realize that Ranmaru Mori dies due to a scripted event and Nohime might have died if you were too reckless. So, he can lose EVERYTHING, except his retainer Mitsuhide Akechi.]]

** The quick unexpected death of [[spoiler: Naotora]] at Sekigahara. Which was supposedly mirroring [[spoiler:her son's historical fate]]

** The whole stage is really a ShaggyDogStory. [[spoiler: As soon as the forces at Amago castle notice that ''something'' is off withthe Hashiba army that's trying to rescue them, they immediately decide to try fighting their way out and open the previously impenetrable castle gate. Predictably, they don't last long, and make the entire rescue operation a moot point.]]

** To the point in The Uesugi story mode during which from after the battle in their point of view Saburo is shown ready to commit suicide feeling he's got nothing left to live for. Thankfully Kenshin and Aya are there to stop him.

* From SW3, Hanbei's death scene is very poignant.

** Magoichi Saika's stage following the death of Nobunaga Oda is a foggy dark night where Fuuma Kotaro decides to troll him. In the end when he is discovered by his pal Hideyoshi, he believed Hideyoshi will execute him to avenge Nobunaga, [[spoiler: but Hideyoshi actually saves and hides him in a shelter.]]
*** Then after that, comes one of the endings for the alternate version of Yamazaki where Magoichi is able to aid Hideyoshi....[[spoiler:Magoichi ends up dying after the battle's aftermath, causing Hideyoshi to scream out his name in utter tears when Magoichi ends up dead in his arms.]]

*** Then after that, comes one of the endings for the alternate version of Yamazaki where Magoichi is able to aid Hideyoshi....[[spoiler: Magoichi ends up dying after the battle's aftermath, causing Hideyoshi to scream out his name in utter tears when Magoichi ends up dead in his arms.]]

** Yoshitugu's [[spoiler: Seppekku with Takatora tearfully being his second.]]

* Pre-Osaka after many character deaths, Massanori sees his daughter playing with other children, reminding him of the old days when he used to play with both Mitsunari and Kiyomasa. He then begins changing his tone, as he begins crying that Mitsunari's death meant that they could never be together again, as well as the pact that they made to protect the Toyotomi after Hideyoshi's death was now crumbling now that Kiyomasa was dead as well. From there, he begins crying at his own failures in helping out Hideyori, rekindling his friendships, and laughs at the irony of being unable to do anything about it.

* Toyohisa's death at Sekigahara hits Yoshihiro ''hard.'' So much so even his greatest rivals, Muneshige and Ginchiyo, feel his loss and commemorate their escape after the battle (the Kyushu Gaiden stage) to him as ''allies''.

* Pre-Osaka after many character deaths, Massanori sees his daughter playing with other children, reminding him of the old days when he used to play with both Mitsunari and Kiyomasa. He then begins changing his tone, as he begins crying that Mitsunari's death meant that they could never be together again, as well as the pact that they made to protect the Toyotomi after Hideyoshi's death was now crumbling now that Kiyomasa was dead as well. From there, he begins crying at his own failures in helping out Hideyori, rekindling his friendships, and laughs at the irony of being unable to do anything about it.

* The relationship between Kai and Hayakawa went from cute and heartwarming into gut-wrenchingly sad after Ujiyasu's death. Basically, both went separate ways with Hayakawa being left in Kanto to take care of the former Hojo retainers while Kai went to the Toyotomi side. When Eastern and Western armies are formed, both of them ended up adopting the opposing ideals, with Hayakawa fighting for Ieyasu and Kai siding with Yukimura. And when both ladies met, one of them expresses their utter sadness that they're enemies to the point that their voices were nearly breaking down in tears.

* Sanada chapter ending. [[spoiler:While we know that Yukimura is pretty much doomed, we get to see [[AdultFear Nobuyuki's eye filled with sheer horror of his little brother rushing to his death]]. Cue to a flashback where the two siblings were sparring during childhood... only to switch to the same place in the present, where Nobuyuki mourns for Yukimura (and his voice goes from shaking to crying) while promising to protect the future they created.]]

** The whole stage is really a [[ShaggyDogStory]]. [[spoiler: As soon as the forces at Amago castle notice that ''something'' is off withthe Hashiba army that's trying to rescue them, they immediately decide to try fighting their way out and open the previously impenetrable castle gate. Predictably, they don't last long, and make the entire rescue operation a moot point.]]

** Yoshitugu committing [[spoiler: Seppekku]] and Takatora tearfully being his second.

** The quick unexpected death of [[spoiler: Naotora]] at Sekigahara.

* In Oichi's final battle in the second game, Siege of Odani. Usually before the stage begin, the character will say something and in Oichi's case, her quote is usually "I'll never forget your love for me", obviously regarding her husband Nagamasa Azai. But in her final battle, where she is forced to fight her husband under the banner of her brother Nobunaga, her quote is changed and sounds much more despair than usual. What she said is this: "If only I could ever forget your love for me..."

** Neither of Mitsuhide or Nobunaga dies in the Nobunaga's ending in the third game. Nobunaga forgives his retainer from his betrayal after stating a man can't have everything they desire and that Japan was set back into motion. [[spoiler:And then you realize that Ranmaru Mori dies due to a scripted event and Nohhime might have died if you were too reckless. So, he can lose EVERYTHING, except his retainer Mitsuhide Akechi.]]

* Hanzo's ending in 3 shows him at the ruins of Osaka Castle calmly playing the flute that Nene had been pestering him all Story Mode into learning how to play. He plays it and you see [[spoiler: the bodies of Yukimura, Kunoichi, Kai, and others who died in the battle some most likely slain by him and you see Nene lying on the ground beside him while he plays encouraging him to keep on practicing and playing and not to feel bad about what's happened before she closes her eyes and dies.]]
** Also when still in the battle, after you (Hanzo) defeated most of important officers of Toyotomi like Yukimura, Kai, Kunoichi; Nene will say that how she has lost them all whom she considered as family. Listen carefully, that's a rare time when Nene talked in real despair and heartbreaking voice. That's quite a CharacterDevelopment after she's often viewed as a silly lady ninja who often pretends to be mother of her husband's retainers and interrupt Battle of Sekigahara in the second game.

** Also when still in the battle, after you (Hanzo) defeated most of important officers of Toyotomi like Yukimura, Kai, Kunoichi; Nene will say that how she has lost them all whom she considered as family. Listen carefully, that's a rare time when Nene talked in despair. That's quite a CharacterDevelopment after she's often viewed as a silly lady ninja who often pretends to be mother of her husband's retainers and interrupt Battle of Sekigahara in the second game.

** Also when still in the battle, after you (Hanzo) defeated most of important officers of Toyotomi like Yukimura, Kai, Kunoichi; Nene will say that how she has lost them all whom she considered as family. Listen carefully, that's a rare time when Nene talked in despair. That's quite a CharacterDevelopment after she's often viewed as a silly lady ninja who often pretends to be mother of her husband's retainers and interrupt Battle Sekigahara in the second game.

* Hanzo's ending in 3 shows him at the ruins of Osaka Castle calmly playing the flute that Nene had been pestering him all Story Mode into learning how to play. He plays it and you see [[spoiler: the bodies of Yukimura, Kunoichi, Kai, and others who died in the battle some most likely slain by him and you see Nene lying on the ground beside him while he plays encouraging him to keep on practicing and playing and not to feel bad about what's happened before she closes her eyes and dies.]]

** Mitsuhide Akechi's stage following the death of Nobunaga Oda is a foggy dark night where Fuuma Kotaro decides to troll him.
** Neither of them dies in the ending of Nobunaga in the third game. Nobunaga forgives his retainer from his betrayal after stating a man can't have everything they desire and that Japan was set back into motion. [[spoiler:And then you realize that Ranmaru Mori dies due to a scripted event and Nohhime might have died if you were too reckless. So, he can lose EVERYTHING, except his retainer Mitsuhide Akechi.]]

** Mitsuhide Akechi's stage following the death of Nobunaga Oda is a foggy dark night where Fuuma Kotaro decides to troll him.