History TearJerker / SengokuBasara

* A lot of people teared up when playing ''Heroes'' in Oichi's story mode. Starting from witnessing Nagamasa's death, and then being told to do atrocities by her brother Nobunaga, no matter how much she begged that she didn't want to (Nobunaga, you S.O.B), until eventually she fell into madness and became possessed by her own dark powers, killed her brother and his whole army, then regained her self, breaking down in tears... and got crushed by the collapsing temple. All with a heart-wrenching song "Nemure no Hana" by her seiyuu MamikoNoto to end it.

* Ieyasu sheds a SparklingStreamOfTears after Tadakatsu's HeroicSacrifice in the first season of the anime. He lives though...Ieyasu, on the other hand...
* Season 2 pretty much gave anything and everything around Keiji a Tear Jerker moment every chance they got:
** Keiji ends up fighting Toshiie to prevent the Maeda clan (who have allied with the Toyotomi) from conquering Kenshin's land of Echigo and extending Toyotomi's influence. Keiji wins, but the victory isn't satisfying at all, leaving Toshiie critically injured, Matsu crying and Keiji struggling to hold his own tears back.

** In Hideyoshi's dying moments, he, Keiji and Hanbe (who died earlier) meet up in a sort of DreamLand and enjoy the breeze together. Hideyoshi goes on to explain why he did what he did - Keiji's the only person he knows of who can live the way he does in happiness, and not everyone can live that way. So he believed he had to forsake everything weak in order to guide all people - including his feelings and his past. But it turned out he was a bit of a Hypocrite - [[TragicKeepsake Keiji's charm]], which belonged to Nene and went missing a few episodes back, was actually given to Hideyoshi by Yumekichi and he had been holding onto it ever since. Even during his battle with Date. When the cause that he killed Nene for was about to die along with him, he told Keiji that he was no longer worthy of having it and somehow passed it onto him even though they were kilometers apart from each other, believing that his lover's charm was better in the hands of Keiji. Keiji sheds a SingleTear as the charm appears in his hand, and calls him a stubborn fool before he finally passes away.

** Keiji ends up fighting Toshiie to prevent the Maeda clan (who have allied with the Toyotomi) from conquering Kenshin's land of Echigo and extending Toyotomi's influence. Keiji wins, but the victory isn't satisfying at all, leaving Toshiie critically injured, Matsu crying and Keiji struggling to hold them back.

* From the ''Bloody Angel'' manga, Mitsunari [[ShootTheHostage stabbing Hanbe after he was taken hostage]] and then [[CradlingYourKill holding him as he dies]]. All accompanied by a flashback revealing that Hanbe had ''asked'' him to do this. Mitsunari can't help but fulfil his master's orders, but doing so clearly devastated him.

** Keiji's purple route concludes with him finding out from Ieyasu that Hideyoshi's last thoughts were of Hanbe, and shedding a SingleTear for [[spoiler: his dead former friend]]. Even more heart-wrenching when you realize that Hideyoshi looked back on his past for the first time, despite being someone who believed that only the future was worth thinking of.
-->'''Keiji''': "It was a nice dream", right Hideyoshi?
* And despite its name ''UTAGE'' proves devastatingly depressing at points - no wonder they included so many comedy characters, it was to balance out Hisahide, Sasuke and Kojuro's stories!

** Keiji's purple route concludes with him [[spoiler:finding out from Ieyasu that Hideyoshi's last thoughts were of Hanbe]], and shedding a SingleTear for [[spoiler: his dead former friend]]. Even more heart-wrenching when you realize that [[spoiler:Hideyoshi looked back on his past for the first time, despite being someone who believed that only the future was worth thinking of]].
-->'''Keiji''': [[spoiler:"It was a nice dream", right Hideyoshi?]]

** Keiji's purple route concludes with him [[spoiler: finding out from Ieyasu that Hideyoshi's last thoughts were of Hanbe]], and sheds a SingleTear for [[spoiler: his dead former friend]]. Even more heart-wrenching when you realize that [[spoiler: Hideyoshi looked back on his past for the first time, despite being someone who believed that only the future was worth thinking of]].
-->'''Keiji''': [[spoiler: "It was a nice dream", right Hideyoshi?]]

** Motonari's blue route ending. Dear God, Motochika's voice actor carried that through well...

** As if she hasn't been through enough, there's Oichi's Eastern Army ending scene, where she breaks down because she can't remember the precious thing she lost (i.e. Nagamasa). Then she quietly goes to sleep, since that's the only comfort she can find.
** When Sasuke is killed during the Ueda Castle stage, he tells Yukimura to find himself a replacement, fondly calling him by his old nickname of "danna". Ninja generally aren't worth much, but Yukimura tearfully begs for some time to grieve his friend.

** The last stage of Mitsunari's second story, when the time comes for Kojuro's death and his final conversation with Masamune.

** Motonari's blue path ending. Dear God, Motochika's voice actor carried that through well...

* A lot of people teared up when playing ''Heroes'' in Oichi's story mode. Starting from witnessing Nagamasa's death, and then being told to do atrocities by her brother Nobunaga, no matter how much she begged that she didn't want to (Nobunaga, you S.O.B), until eventually she fell into madness and became possessed by her own dark powers, killed her brother and his whole army, then regained her self, breaking down in tears... and got crushed by the collapsing temple. All with a heart-wrenching song "Nemure no Hana" by her seiyuu MamikoNoto as an ending song.

* A lot of people teared up when playing ''SengokuBasara 2 Heroes'' in Oichi's story mode. Starting from witnessing Nagamasa's death, and then being told to do atrocities by her brother Nobunaga, no matter how much she begged that she didn't want to (Nobunaga, you S.O.B), until eventually she fell into madness and became possessed by her own dark powers, killed her brother and his whole army, then regained her self, breaking down in tears... and got crushed by the collapsing temple. All with a heart-wrenching song "Nemure no Hana" by her seiyuu MamikoNoto as an ending song.

* A lot of people teared up when playing ''SengokuBasara 2 Heroes'' in Oichi's story mode. Starting from witnessing Nagamasa's death, and then being told to do atrocities by her brother Nobunaga, no matter how much she begged that she didn't want to (Nobunaga, you S.O.B), until eventually she fell and became possessed by her own dark powers, killed her brother and his whole army, and then regained her self, falling down in tears... and then died by the collapsing temple. All with a heart-wrenching song 'Nemure no Hana' by her seiyuu MamikoNoto as an ending song.

** Kasuga's death is equally upsetting, murmuring how she won't be able to return to Kenshin. Keiji's reaction is one of the few times he shows genuine rage, and Kasuga's distraught cry of "Give him back!" if Keiji dies before her isn't much better.
** This troper was playing through the last stage of Mitsunari's second story earlier and when it came time for Kojuro's death, he teared up at his final conversation with Masamune.
-->'''Kojuro''': After having gone through so much...I suppose it was beginning to get a little tedious.
-->'''Masamune''': What are you saying? Kojuro...I can't go on without you.

** When Sasuke is killed during the Ueda Castle stage, he fondly tells Yukimura to find himself a replacement, calling him by his old nickname of "danna". Ninja generally aren't worth much, but Yukimura tearfully begs for some time to grieve his friend.

* And despite its name ''UTAGE'' proves devastatingly depressing at points - no wonder they included so many comedy characters, it was to balance out Hisahide, Sasuke and Kojuro!

** Kasuga's death is equally upsetting, murmuring how she won't be able to return to Kenshin. Keiji's reaction is one of the few times he shows genuine rage, and Kasuga's distraught cry of "give him back!" if Keiji dies before her isn't much better.

** As if she hasn't been through enough, there's Oichi's Eastern Army ending scene, where she breaks down because she can't remember the precious thing she lost (i.e. Nagamasa). Then she quietly lies down and goes to sleep, since that's the only comfort she can find.

** In Japanese it's possibly even worse, as Mitsunari instead begs Yoshitsugu not to go away and leave his side.

*** In Japanese it's possibly even worse, as Mitsunari instead begs Yoshitsugu not to go away and leave his side.
** This Troper was playing through the last stage of Mitsunari's second story earlier and when it came time for Kojuro's death, he teared up at his final conversation with Masamune.

* In ''3'', every time you have to kill Yoshitsugu in the Osaka: Winter campaign.

** In Japanese it's possibly even worse, as Mitsunari instead begs Yoshitsugu not to go away and leave his side.
* This Troper was playing through the last stage of Mitsunari's second story earlier and when it came time for Kojuro's death, he teared up at his final conversation with Masamune.

* A lot of people teared up when playing ''SengokuBasara 2 Heroes'' in Oichi's story mode. Starting from witnessing Nagamasa's death, and then being told to do atrocities by her brother Nobunaga, no matter how much she begged that she didn't want to (Nobunaga, you S.O.B), until eventually she fell and became possessed by her own dark powers, killed her brother and his whole army, and then regained her self, falling down in tears... and then died by the collapsing temple. All with a heart-wrenching song 'Nemure no Hana' by her seiyuu Noto Mamiko as an ending song.

* This Troper was playing through the last stage of Mitsunari's second story earlier and when it came time for [[spoiler: Kujuro's death]], he teared up at [[spoiler: his final conversation with Masamune]].
-->'''[[spoiler: Kujuro]]''': [[spoiler: After having gone through so much...I suppose it was beginning to get a little tedious]].
-->'''[[spoiler: Masamune]]''': [[spoiler: What are you saying? Kojuro...I can't go on without you]].

---->'''[[spoiler: Kujuro]]''': [[spoiler: After having gone through so much...I suppose it was beginning to get a little tedious]].
---->'''[[spoiler: Masamune]]''': [[spoiler: What are you saying? Kojuro...I can't go on without you]].

----?'''[[spoiler: Kujuro]]''': [[spoiler: After having gone through so much...I suppose it was beginning to get a little tedious]].
----?''[[spoiler: Masamune]]''': [[spoiler: What are you saying? Kojuro...I can't go on without you]].

* In 3, every time you have to kill Yoshitsugu in the Osaka: Winter campaign.