History TearJerker / TeamFortress2

*** With this reveal, Scout finally passes on in Tom Jones' arms. Suddenly, in a puff of smoke, [[WhamShot the Spy removes his disguise]]. He decided to [[LetThemDieHappy give Scout the closure about his missing father that he would have wanted]], knowing that [[YouAreNotMyFather Scout would never accept the truth]]. It puts the mercenaries' interactions up to that point -- and even Spy's very reasons behind joining Team Fortress -- under a new light.

* From the same comic: Miss Pauling ''breaking down in tears'' as the team is about to be interrogated. And then Spy offers to share his CyanidePill...
* Medic's death. You think Classic Heavy's about to shoot Heavy like a gutless coward. Instead, he suddenly empties two rounds into the doctor's chest as Heavy looks on in shock. The Heavy's [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge retaliation]] is probably the most furious he's been in the comics. ShootTheMedicFirst indeed.
* Scout's death is the winner so far though. He's battled a small sea of robots, and he's just lying there... dying. And it fades to black as he dies in Spy's arms.
--> "You're stronger than you'll ever know, [[GivenNameReveal Jeremy]]. I'm proud of you. I've ''always'' been proud of you... [[WhamLine son]]."
** What's even worse is that in his last moments, Scout is seeing his idol Tom Jones come up to him and deliver that speech. It seems like it's just a [[DyingDream hallucination from the blood loss]], but the next panels reveal that [[WhamShot it's the Spy in disguise]]. No matter how proud he is of his son, he is uncomfortable with telling him who he is, likely out of professionalism, or that he knows that he and the Scout don't get along well and Scout would [[YouAreNotMyFather never]] accept Spy as his father.. Your pick on which one is sadder.

* Sniper's subplot during "Blood in the Water" is ''rough''. After being fired by Gray, he returns to his parents' house to find them both dead. While searching the house for clues, he learns they weren't his birth parents. It's rather understated in his first scenes, but he's clearly distraught from the revelation and the deaths as he threatens Ms. Pauling for information -- he was even prepared to kill her and the accompanying Demoman. Thankfully, when he's told the team is visiting his birth parents' underwater home city, he agrees to tag along and lets them free. Unfortunately, this inevitably sets him up for disappointment when both Bill-Bel and Lar-Nah leave ''a lot'' to be desired. Even so, Sniper remains loyal to them, willing to dive back into the flooding city to save his dad... who has absconded with Team Fortress' sub, leaving the group for dead. He gets his hopes up again one final time when it appears Bill-Bel is coming back for them... [[DirtyCoward but it’s not him]]. It's Team Fortress Classic, and [[ShootTheShaggyDog the Classic Sniper abruptly shoots the TF2 Sniper dead after he realizes his mistake]].

* Sniper's subplot during "Blood in the Water" is ''rough''. After being fired by Gray, he returns to his parents' house to find them both dead. While searching the house for clues, he learns they weren't his birth parents. It's rather understated in his first scenes, but he's clearly distraught from the revelation and the deaths as he threatens Ms. Pauling for information -- he was even prepared to kill her and the accompanying Demoman. Thankfully, when he's told the team is visiting his birth parents' underwater home city, he agrees to tag along and lets them free. Unfortunately, this inevitably sets him up for disappointment when both Bill-Bel and Lar-Nah leave ''a lot'' to be desired. Even so, Sniper remains loyal to them, willing to dive back into the flooding city to save his dad... who has absconded with Team Fortress' sub, leaving the group for dead. He gets his hopes up again one final time when it appears Bill-Bel is coming back for them... it's not him. It's Team Fortress Classic, and [[ShootTheShaggyDog the Classic Sniper abruptly shoots the TF2 Sniper dead after he realizes his mistake]].

* Just seeing how disheartened Saxton Hale was in "Ring of Fired" to lose his company. He, at the very least, wanted to go down fighting his way past Gray's robots, yet he doesn't even get that. Said robots have been ordered to nonviolently stand at attention, making way for Saxton to exit the premises and never reacting to his attacks. He's simply forced to leave quietly, [[DespairEventHorizon and he does so in uncharacteristic despondence]].

* Just seeing how disheartened Saxton Hale was in "Ring of Fired" to lose his company. To compensate, he wanted to lose it kicking and screaming, trying to fight his way past Gray's robots. And he doesn't get that. Said robots have been ordered to nonviolently stand at attention, making way for Saxton to exit the premises and never reacting to his attacks. He's simply forced to leave quietly, [[DespairEventHorizon and he does so in uncharacteristic despondence]].

* Sniper's subplot during "Blood in the Water" is ''rough''. After being fired by Gray, he returns to his parents' house to find them both dead. While searching the house for clues, he learns they weren't his birth parents. It's rather understated in his first scenes, but he's clearly distraught from the revelation and the deaths as he threatens Ms. Pauling for information -- he was even prepared to kill her and the accompanying Demoman. Thankfully, when he's told the team is visiting his birth parents' underwater home city, he agrees to tag along and lets them free. Unfortunately, this inevitably sets him up for disappointment when both Bill-Bel and Lar-Nah leave ''a lot'' to be desired. Even so, Sniper remains loyal to them, willing to dive back into the flooding city to save his dad... who has absconded with Team Fortress' sub, leaving the group for dead. He gets his hopes up again one final time when it appears Bill-Bel is coming back for them... it's not him. It's Team Fortress Classic, and [[ShootTheShaggyDog the Classic Sniper abruptly shoots him dead after he realizes his mistake]].

* Sniper's subplot during "Blood in the Water" is ''rough''. After being fired by Gray, he returns to his parents' house to find them both dead. While searching the house for clues, he learns they weren't his birth parents. It's rather understated in his first scenes, but he's clearly distraught from the revelation and the deaths as he threatens Ms. Pauling for information -- he was even prepared to kill her and the accompanying Demoman. Thankfully, when he's told the team is visiting his birth parents' underwater home city, he agrees to tag along and lets them free. Unfortunately, this inevitably sets him up for disappointment when both Bill-Bel and Lar-Nah leave ''a lot'' to be desired. Even so, Sniper remains loyal to them, willing to dive back into the flooding city to save his dad... who has absconded with Team Fortress' sub, leaving the group for dead. He gets his hopes up again one final time when it appears Bill-Bel is coming back for them... it's not. It's Team Fortress Classic, and [[ShootTheShaggyDog the Classic Sniper abruptly shoots him dead after he realizes his mistake]].

* Sniper's subplot during "Blood in the Water" is ''rough''. After being fired by Gray, he returns to his parents' house to find them both dead. While searching the house for clues, he learns they weren't his birth parents. It's rather understated in his first scenes, but he's clearly distraught from the revelation and the deaths as he threatens Ms. Pauling for information -- he was even prepared to kill her and the accompanying Demoman. Thankfully, when he's told the team is visiting his birth parents' underwater home city, he agrees to tag along and lets them free. Unfortunately, this inevitably sets him up for disappointment when both Bill-Bel and Lar-Nah leave ''a lot'' to be desired. Even so, Sniper remains loyal to them, willing to dive back into the flooding city to save his dad... who has absconded with Team Fortress' sub, leaving the group for dead. He gets his hopes up again one final time when it appears Bill-Bel is coming back for them... it's not. It's Team Fortress Classic, and [[ShootTheShaggyDog its Sniper shoots him dead after he realizes his mistake]].

* Sniper's subplot during "Blood in the Water" is ''rough''. After being fired by Gray, he returns to his parents' house to find them both dead. While searching the house for clues, he learns they weren't his birth parents. It's rather understated in his first scenes, but he's clearly distraught from the revelation and the deaths as he threatens Ms. Pauling for information -- he was even prepared to kill her and the accompanying Demoman. Thankfully, when he's told the team is visiting his birth parents' underwater home city, he agrees to tag along and lets them free. Unfortunately, this inevitably sets him up for disappointment when both Bill-Bel and Lar-Nah leave ''a lot'' to be desired. Even so, Sniper remains loyal to them, willing to dive back into the flooding city to save his dad... who has absconded with Team Fortress' sub, leaving the group for dead. When it seems Bill-Bel is coming back for them, Sniper's hopes are dashed for good when the Classic Sniper shoots him dead.

* Sniper's subplot during "Blood in the Water" is ''rough''. After being fired by Gray, he returns to his parents' house to find them both dead. While searching the house for clues, he learns they weren't his birth parents. It's rather understated in his first scenes, but he's clearly distraught from the revelation and the deaths as he threatens Ms. Pauling for information -- he was even prepared to kill her and the accompanying Demoman. Thankfully, when he's told the team is visiting his birth parents' home city, he agrees to tag along and lets them free. Unfortunately, this inevitably sets him up for disappointment when both Bill-Bel and Lar-Nah leave ''a lot'' to be desired. Even so, Sniper remains loyal to them, willing to dive back into the flooding city to save his dad... who has absconded with Team Fortress' sub, leaving the group for dead. When it seems Bill-Bel is coming back for them, Sniper's hopes are dashed for good when the Classic Sniper shoots him dead.

* Sniper's subplot during "Blood in the Water" is ''rough''. After being fired by Gray, he returns to his parents' house to find them both dead. While searching the house for clues, he learns they weren't his birth parents. It's rather understated in his first scenes, but he's clearly distraught from the revelation and the deaths as he threatens Ms. Pauling for information -- he was even prepared to kill her and the accompanying Demoman. Thankfully, when he's told the team is visiting his birth parents' home city, he eagerly tags along and lets them free. Unfortunately, this inevitably sets him up for disappointment when both Bill-Bel and Lar-Nah leave ''a lot'' to be desired. Even so, Sniper remains loyal to them, willing to dive back into the flooding city to save his dad... who has absconded with Team Fortress' sub, leaving the group for dead. When it seems Bill-Bel is coming back for them, Sniper's hopes are dashed for good when the Classic Sniper shoots him dead.

* Sniper getting shot in "Blood in the Water" is a shock. His death comes right after he learns that his birth parents are awful people on so many fronts. Capping it off is his helpless, disappointed expression when he realizes [[ColdSniper that wasn't his father coming back for him]].

* Just seeing how disheartened Saxton Hale was in "Ring of Fired" to lose his company. To compensate, he wanted to lose it kicking and screaming, trying to fight his way past Gray's robots. And he doesn't get that. Said robots have been ordered to nonviolently stand at attention, making way for Saxton to exit the premises and never reacting to his attacks. He's simply forced to leave quietly, [[DespairEventHorizon and he does so in despondence]].

* Just seeing how disheartened Saxton Hale was in "Ring of Fired" to lose his company. He wanted to lose it kicking and screaming, trying to fight his way past Gray's robots. And he doesn't get that. Said robots have been ordered to nonviolently stand at attention, making way for Saxton to exit the premises and never reacting to his attacks. He's simply forced to leave quietly, unable to compensate for his most undignified defeat.

* [[http://kazerad.tumblr.com/post/99954750523/ This story]], telling of a dying player's legacy.

* Just seeing how disheartened Saxton Hale was in "Ring of Fired" to lose his company. He wanted to lose it kicking and screaming, trying to fight his way past the robots. And he doesn't get that. Said robots have been ordered to nonviolently stand at attention, making way for Saxton to exit the premises and never reacting to his attacks. He's simply forced to leave quietly, unable to compensate for his most undignified defeat beforehand.

* The circumstances behind the War Update are pretty depressing. The Administrator discovers that a BLU Soldier and a RED Demoman befriended each other outside of work. Fearing the men will discover that they work under the same person, she has Ms. Pauling secretly negotiate with the two mercenaries. The deal is simple: if each one agrees to kill the other, they are allowed some fancy new weaponry. At first, both men adamantly refuse; they clearly value their friendship more than what they're offered... [[WeUsedToBeFriends at least up until they are properly pushed.]]

* The circumstances behind the War Update are pretty depressing. The Administrator discovers that a BLU Soldier and a RED Demoman befriended each other outside of work. Fearing the men will discover that they work under the same person, she has Ms. Pauling secretly negotiate with the two mercenaries. The deal is simple: if each one agrees to kill the other, they are allowed some fancy new weaponry. At first, both men adamantly refuse; they clearly value their friendship and are hesitant to agree to the terms... [[WeUsedToBeFriends at least up until they are properly pushed.]]

* Just seeing how disheartened Saxton Hale was in "Ring of Fired" to lose his company. He wanted to lose it kicking and screaming, trying to fight his way past the robots. And he doesn't get that. Said robots have been ordered to nonviolently stand at attention, making way for Saxton to exit the premises and never reacting to his attacks. He's simply forced to leave quietly, right after his most undignified defeat, without any consolation.

* Just seeing how disheartened Saxton Hale was in "Ring of Fired" to lose his company. He wanted to lose it kicking and screaming, trying to fight the robots on his way out. And he doesn't get that. He just has to leave.
* Sniper getting shot in "Blood in the Water" is a shock. But somehow, it's the way that he's just found out his parents don't care about him or anybody or anything other than their own selfish selves that is worse - the helpless, disappointed look on his face that he realizes they're both a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk.

* Medic's death. You think Classic Heavy's about to shoot Heavy like a gutless coward but no, it's two to the chest and Heavy looks on in shock. ShootTheMedicFirst indeed.

* The circumstances behind the War Update are pretty depressing. The Administrator discovers that a BLU Soldier and a RED Demoman befriended each other outside of work. Fearing the men will discover that they work under the same person, she has Ms. Pauling secretly negotiate with the two mercenaries. The deal is simple: if each one agrees to kill the other, they are allowed some fancy new weaponry. In both cases, both men adamantly refuse; they clearly value their friendship and are hesitant to agree to the terms... [[WeUsedToBeFriends at least up until they are properly pushed.]]

* The circumstances behind the War Update are pretty depressing. The Administrator discovers that a BLU Soldier and a RED Demoman befriended each other outside of work. Fearing the men will discover that they work under the same person, she has Ms. Pauling secretly negotiate with the two mercenaries. The deal is simple: if they agree to kill the other, they are allowed some fancy new weaponry. In both cases, the deal doesn't initially work, as both mercenaries clearly value their friendship and are hesitant to agree to the terms... [[WeUsedToBeFriends at least up until they are properly pushed.]]

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** What's even worse is that in his last moments, Scout is seeing his idol Tom Jones come up to him and deliver that speech. It seems like it's just a [[DyingDream hallucination from the blood loss]], but the next panels reveal that [[WhamShot it's the Spy in disguise]]. No matter how proud he is of his son, he is uncomfortable with telling him who he is, likely out of professionalism, or that he knows that he and the Scout don't get along well. Your pick on which one is sadder.

Behind all the silliness and fun and anger, there's some [[TearJerker genuinely sad moments]] to be found in the ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' universe.

* In the regular game modes, Respawn has rendered the classes jaded and blase about death (though occasionally they will revel in sadistic glee during domination quotes), but in Mann Versus Machine mode, everybody's "[Class] is Dead!" vocalizations sound genuinely upset, like they're coming to terms with the idea that maybe, this time, those teammates might not come back, ever. Medic's in particular are especially heartbreaking, as each subsequent death makes him more and more hysterical and he has to face his own inevitable demise, alone and surrounded by robots.

* The circumstances behind the War Update are pretty depressing. The Administrator discovers that a BLU Soldier and a RED Demoman befriended each other outside of work. Fearing that the men will discover that they work under the same person, she has Ms. Pauling secretly negotiate with the two mercenaries. The deal is simple: if they agree to kill the other, they are allowed some fancy new weaponry. In both cases, the deal doesn't initially work, as both mercenaries clearly value their friendship and are hesitant to agree to the terms... [[WeUsedToBeFriends at least up until they are properly pushed.]]
* The insights into the Pyro's demented mind in ''Meet the Pyro'' may be horrifying, but when one thinks about it, it's also a bit sad. Taking his own perspective into account, the Pyro is perhaps one of the only truly good-natured people in the series. All he wants to do is spread rainbows and happiness to his friends and enemies, but in reality he's only spreading horror and suffering, to the point where even his own team is terrified and/or disgusted with him. And he's completely unaware of any of this, and likely never will be.

** What's even worse is that in his last moments, Scout is seeing his idol Tom Jones come up to him and deliver that speech. It seems like it's just a [[DyingDream hallucination from the blood loss]], but the next few panels after reveal [[WhamShot the Spy un-disguising himself]]. No matter how proud he is of his son, he is uncomfortable with telling him who he is, likely out of professionalism, or that he knows that he and the Scout don't get along well. Your pick on which one is sadder.

* While it's non-canon, Heavy and Medic's sub-plot in "End of The Line" results in this. Heavy accidentally shoots one of Medic's doves, then irritates him because he doesn't know how to play chess. When Medic and Spy are discussing battle plans, and the discussion becomes heated, Heavy tries to calm Medic down, but Medic turns him away. With the train soon to arrive, Heavy braces himself to stop it on his own. Medic, concerned and scared, Übers Heavy just in time...but it looks like Heavy didn't make it. Thankfully, he not only survives, but ends up saving Medic's life later on.

* In the regular game modes, Respawn has rendered the classes jaded and blase about death (though occasionally they will revel in sadistic glee during domination quotes), but in Mann Versus Machine mode, everybody's "[Class] is Dead!" vocalizations sound genuinely upset, like they're coming to terms with the idea that maybe, this time, those teammates might not come back, ever. Medic's in particular are especially heartbreaking, as each subsequent death makes him more and more hysterical and he has to face is own inevitable demise, alone and surrounded by robots.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1dJvrqN_5Q Bad Medicine.] It's a sad story about Medic losing Archimedes.

* Sniper getting shot in "Blood in the Water" is a shock. But somehow, it's the way that he's just found out his parents don't care about him or anybody or anything other than their own selfish selves that is worse - the helpless, disappointed look on his face that he realises they're both a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk.
* "Old Wounds": Classic Heavy demonstrating his lack of respect and patience with Medic [[KickTheDog by killing]] [[spoiler: Archimedes]]. Of course, he's only dead for a moment, thanks to Medic, but many people reacted [[http://40.media.tumblr.com/69a42bb4a2991b90ae0ef5499eafa02d/tumblr_ntyx21OdQG1sjih3ro1_500.jpg with the same look of shock and horror as Medic did when it happened.]]
* From the same comic: Miss Pauling ''breaking down in tears'' as the team is about to be interrogated. And then Spy offers to [[spoiler:share his CyanidePill]]...

* Scout's death is the winner so far though. He's battled a small sea of robots, and he's just lying there... dying. And it fades to black as he dies in [[spoiler:Spy's]] arms.

** What's even worse is that in his last moments, Scout is seeing his idol Tom Jones come up to him and deliver that speech. It seems like it's just a [[DyingDream hallucination from the blood loss]], but the next few panels after reveal [[spoiler:[[WhamShot the Spy un-disguising himself]]. No matter how proud he is of his son, he is uncomfortable with telling him who he is, likely out of professionalism, or that he knows that he and the Scout don't get along well.]] Your pick on which one is sadder.

* While it's non-canon, Heavy and Medic's sub-plot in "End of The Line" results in this. [[spoiler: Heavy accidentally shoots one of Medic's doves, then irritates him because he doesn't know how to play chess. When Medic and Spy are discussing battle plans, and the discussion becomes heated, Heavy tries to calm Medic down, but Medic turns him away. With the train soon to arrive, Heavy braces himself to stop it on his own. Medic, concerned and scared, Übers Heavy just in time...but it looks like Heavy didn't make it. Thankfully, he not only survives, but ends up saving Medic's life later on.]]
** There's also the fact that [[spoiler: despite it seems like EverybodyLives, remember how The RED Engineer was KilledOffscreen thanks to [[KillAndReplace the BLU Spy]].]]