History TearJerker / Skylanders

** From the same game as above, the Core Of Light getting destroyed. The same machine players worked to rebuild in the first game]], and with the HopeSpot of using the Eye of the Ancients, things seem to be going well. In a few minutes, sadly, Kaos rips it apart and destroys it for good. Hugo just seems despondent with this, especially since it's accompanied by the HeroicSacrifice of Glumshanks.

** From the same game as above, the Core Of Light getting destroyed. The same machine players worked to rebuild in the first game]], and with the HopeSpot of using the Eye of the Ancients, and in a few minutes, [[spoiler: Kaos rips it apart and destroys it for good. Hugo just seems despondent with this, especially since it's accompanied by the HeroicSacrifice of Glumshanks.

* A meta example: Zap's Wow Pow, "For Riley", was made as a dedication to Riley Van Zyl, a four-year-old boy and Skylanders fan who passed away from a rare form of cancer in May 2012. Riley's favorite character in the series was Zap, and the upgrade was named in his memory. A chair in Zap's image was also made in dedication to Riley.
** There is also a section in Drill-X's level named "Riley's Tubes".

* The [[spoiler:Machine Ghost's DisneyDeath]] in ''Giants''.
* [[spoiler:Glumshanks']] own HeroicSacrifice in ''[=SuperChargers=]''. No dialogue, no sound effects, just a low music piece and a wave of finality. Punctuating it is Mags and Buzz's solemn looks as they escape.
** Even before his sacrifice, [[spoiler:Glumshanks]] is given a massive [[spoiler:KickTheMoralityPet moment. It's revealed that eating all of the sky in Skylands would end up destroying it, and Glumshanks tries to push Kaos to turn against the Darkness, arguing that [[EvilVersusOblivion if he destroys Skylands, there won't be a place for him to rule]]. However, the Darkness manipulates Kaos against Glumshanks by promising the universe as his realm in exchange for Skylands, and makes Glumshanks look like a traitor holding him back, which leads to Kaos firing him after a massive rant. The sounds he makes afterwards are just heartbreaking, with his ears drooping like those of a dog and his lip quivering]].

* Hugo's despair over [[spoiler: seeing Skylands in ruins]] at the beginning of ''[=SuperChargers=]''.
** From the same game as above, [[spoiler: the Core Of Light getting destroyed]]. [[spoiler: The same machine players worked to rebuild in the first game]], and with the HopeSpot of using the Eye of the Ancients, and in a few minutes, [[spoiler: Kaos rips it apart and destroys it for good.]] Hugo just seems despondent with this, especially since it's accompanied by [[spoiler: the HeroicSacrifice of Glumshanks]].

** Even before his sacrifice, [[spoiler:Glumshanks]] is given a massive [[spoiler:KickTheMoralityPet moment. It's revealed that eating all of the sky in Skylands would end up destroying it, and Glumshanks tries to push Kaos to turn against [[UltimateEvil the Darkness]], arguing that [[EvilVersusOblivion if he destroys Skylands, there won't be a place for him to rule]]. However, the Darkness manipulates Kaos against Glumshanks by promising the universe as his realm in exchange for Skylands, and makes Glumshanks look like a traitor holding him back, which leads to Kaos firing him after a massive rant. The sounds he makes afterwards are just heartbreaking, with his ears drooping like those of a dog and his lip quivering]].

** Actually, let's just say there's more than a few backstories that are tragic. Some [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer were treated like outcasts]], like Whirlwind (who was [[HalfBreedDiscrimination half-dragon, half-unicorn]]), Wildfire (made of gold), and Smolderdash (born during an eclipse and seen as cursed); others [[YouCantGoHomeAgain can't return home]] like Slam Bam (whose iceberg was destroyed because of Kaos' [[EvilIsPetty jealousy of his snow cones]]) or Enigma (who sealed the only way home to prevent the Darkness from reaching his home realm); more have [[TheLostLenore lost family to evil]], such as Sprocket (who lost her uncle), Roller Brawl (whose older brothers were kidnapped when she rejected [[AbhorrentAdmirer Kaos' romantic advances]]), and Gill Grunt's girlfriend (who was taken by pirates); and some are the LastOfTheirKind, like Voodood, whose entire tribe was wiped out by [[UltimateEvil The Darkness]].

* Sonic Boom's backstory is painful to read. An evil wizard wanted a baby griffin feather for his spells, and when Sonic Boom found out and tossed him off, he cursed her eggs to continuously hatch, grow a little bit in baby form, and then be returned to their shells, trapping them in an endless cycle of rebirth.

* The [[spoiler:Machine Ghost's DisneyDeath]] in ''Giants'', as well as [[spoiler:Glumshanks' own HeroicSacrifice in ''[=SuperChargers=]'']].
** Even before his [[spoiler:sacrifice, Glumshanks]] is given a massive [[spoiler:KickTheMoralityPet moment. It's revealed that eating all of the sky in Skylands would end up destroying it, and Glumshanks tries to push Kaos to turn against [[UltimateEvil the Darkness]], arguing that [[EvilVersusOblivion if he destroys Skylands, there won't be a place for him to rule]]. However, the Darkness manipulates Kaos against Glumshanks by promising the universe as his realm in exchange for Skylands, and makes Glumshanks look like a traitor holding him back, which leads to Kaos firing him after a massive rant. The sounds he makes afterwards are just heartbreaking, with his ears drooping like those of a dog and his lip quivering]].

* A meta example: Zap's Wow Pow, "For Riley" was made as a dedication to Riley Van Zyl, a four-year-old boy and Skylanders fan who passed away from a rare form of cancer in May 2012. Riley's favorite character in the series was Zap, and the upgrade was named in his memory.

** There is also a section in Drill-X's level named "Riley's tubes".

** Actually, let's just say there's more than a few backstories that are tragic. Some [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer were treated like outcasts]], like Whirlwind (who was [[HalfBreedDiscrimination half-dragon, half-unicorn]]), Wildfire (made of gold), and Smolderdash (born during an eclipse and seen as cursed); others [[YouCantGoHomeAgain can't return home]] like Slam Bam (whose iceberg was destroyed because of Kaos' [[EvilIsPetty jealousy of his snow cones]]) or Enigma (who sealed the only way home to prevent the Darkness from reaching his home realm); more have [[TheLostLenore lost family to evil]], such as Sprocket (who lost her uncle), Roller Brawl (whose older brothers were kidnapped when she rejected Kaos' romantic advances), and Gill Grunt's girlfriend (who was taken by pirates); and some are the LastOfTheirKind, like Voodood, whose entire tribe was wiped out by [[UltimateEvil The Darkness]].

** Actually, let's just say there's more than a few backstories that are tragic. Some [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer were treated like outcasts]], like Whirlwind (who was [[HalfBreedDiscrimination half-dragon, half-unicorn]]), Wildfire (made of gold), Smolderdash (born during an eclipse and seen as cursed), others [[YouCantGoHomeAgain can't return home]] like Slam Bam (whose iceberg was destroyed because of Kaos' [[EvilIsPetty jealousy of his snow cones]]) or Enigma (who sealed the only way home to prevent the Darkness from reaching his home realm), more have [[TheLostLenore lost family to evil]] (Sprocket lost her uncle, Roller Brawl's older brothers were kidnapped, Gill Grunt's girlfriend was taken by pirates) and some are the LastOfTheirKind, like Voodood.

** Even before his [[spoiler:sacrifice]], Glumshanks is given a massive [[spoiler:KickTheMoralityPet moment. It's revealed that eating all of the sky in Skylands would end up destroying it, and Glumshanks tries to push Kaos to turn against [[UltimateEvil the Darkness]], arguing that [[EvilVersusOblivion if he destroys Skylands, there won't be a place for him to rule]]. However, the Darkness manipulates Kaos against Glumshanks by promising the universe as his realm in exchange for Skylands, and makes Glumshanks look like a traitor holding him back, which leads to Kaos firing him after a massive rant. The sounds he makes afterwards are just heartbreaking, with his ears drooping like those of a dog and his lip quivering]].

* Sonic Boom's backstory is painful to read. If you must know, an evil wizard wanted a baby griffin feather for his spells, and when Sonic Boom found out and tossed him off, he cursed her eggs to continuously hatch, grow a little bit in baby form, and then be returned to their shells.

* From the same game as above, [[spoiler: the Core Of Light getting destroyed]]. [[spoiler: The same machine players worked to rebuild in the first game]], and with the HopeSpot of using the Eye of the Ancients, and in a few minutes, [[spoiler: Kaos rips it apart and destroys it for good.]] Hugo just seems absolutely despondent with this, especially since it's accompanied by [[spoiler: the HeroicSacrifice of Glumshanks]].

* From the same game as above, [[spoiler: the Core Of Light getting destroyed]]. [[spoiler: The same machine players worked to rebuild in the first game]], and with the HopeSpot of using the Eye of the Ancients, and in a few minutes,
[[spoiler: Kaos rips it apart and destroys it for good.]] Hugo just seems absolutely despondent with this, especially since it's accompanied by [[spoiler: the HeroicSacrifice of Glumshanks]].

** Actually, let's just say there's more than a few backstories that are tragic. Some [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer were treated like outcasts]], like Whirlwind (who was [Half-BreedDiscrimination half-dragon, half-unicorn]]), Wildfire (made of gold), Smolderdash (born during an eclipse and seen as cursed), others [[YouCan'tGoHomeAgain cannot return home]] like Slam Bam (whose iceberg was destroyed because of Kaos' [[EvilIsPetty jealousy of his snow cones]]) or Enigma (who sealed the only way home to prevent the Darkness from reaching his home realm), more have [[TheLostLenore lost family to evil]] (Sprocket lost her uncle, Roller Brawl's older brothers were kidnapped, Gill Grunt's girlfriend was taken by pirates) and some are the LastOfTheirKind, like Voodood.

* Sonic Boom's backstory is painful to read.

* From the same game as above, [[spoiler: the Core Of Light getting destroyed]].

* A meta example: Zap's Wow Pow, "For Riley" was made as a dedication to Riley Van Zyl, a four-year-old boy and Skylanders fan who passed away from a rare form of cancer in May 2012. Riley's favorite character in the series was Zap, and the upgrade was named in his memory.

* The [[spoiler:Machine Ghost's Disney Death]] in ''Giants'', as well as [[spoiler:Glumshanks' own DisneyDeath in ''[=SuperChargers=]'']].
** Sonic Boom's backstory is painful to read.
** Most of the animations of defeated Skylanders. While there are plenty of funny ones, some characters look genuinely sad, as they let their Portal Master down.
** Hugo's despair over [[spoiler: seeing Skylands in ruins]] at the beginning of ''[=SuperChargers=]''.
** A meta example: Zap's Wow Pow, "For Riley" was made as a dedication to Riley Van Zyl, a four-year-old boy and Skylanders fan who passed away from a rare form of cancer in May 2012. Riley's favorite character in the series was Zap, and the upgrade was named in his memory.