History TearJerker / TelltalesGameOfThrones

** It gets even ''worse'' for Gared in Episode 2, as he gets in trouble ''twice'' on his first day at the Wall, and on both occasions it was for problems Finn and Cotter started. First, he's given a lecture because Finn and Cotter were talking during Frostfinger's lecture (although the player can optionally have Gared join in the discussion and thus deserve the lecture in this case), and second, he gets in trouble for a fight Cotter started by stealing Finn's knife.
* Ethan Forrester spends most of Episode 1 growing into his own as a Lord of House Forrester, and he even does an awesome job depending on how you play him only to be murdered in cold blood at the end of Episode 1, receiving the name of Ethan the Brave/Bold/Wise only after he's already dead.

* In episode four, we finally get to hear some of Beshka's back story. The reason she wanted nothing to do with Meereen? She was a child slave forced to fight other children to death, including many she considered friends, for the amusement of her master.
* If you leave the Glenmore guards behind to watch Ironrath in Episode 4, Ramsay shoos them out during the deal with the Whitehills except for Arthur, who he keeps behind and tortures to death. Episode 5 opens with Ramsay leading Rodrik and Talia into the godswood to [[ForcedToWatch make them watch]].

* In Episode 5, Talia tries to make Rodrik promise to kill the traitor, as Talia has discovered who it is. If you instead decide to spare the traitor's life, Talia will be angry with you, but how she shows her anger is different depending on whether or not you previously made a promise. If you didn't promise to kill the traitor, Talia will simply glare at you and then leave the room. But if you did promise to kill the traitor and then broke that promise, Talia will accuse you of being a bigger coward than the traitor is, which will probably feel like a punch to the gut coming from someone as sweet as Talia.
** To make matters worse, if Rodrik is the one who dies at the end of the episode, [[PartingWordsRegret Talia will be haunted with the knowledge that the last thing she every said to her oldest brother was to call him a coward]], [[DespairEventHorizon perhaps blaming herself and wondering if it influenced him to make the decision to sacrifice himself...]]
* The ending of episode 5. You have to choose who will be murdered by Whitehills: Rodrik or Asher. If you choose Rodrik, he'll declare Asher the new lord and urge him to leave. If you choose Asher, Beskha will be on the verge of crying as she calls Asher "little brother." Either way, one of them will have one last standoff with the Whitehills, killing several soldiers until they're finally executed.

** It's no less tear-jerking for Asher, he just set his foot in Westeros after many years of exile in Essos, only to died saving his brother, he hadn't even met his sister and mother, hadn't said a word to them, hadn't heard their voices, hadn't seen their faces and barely reunited with his brother, even that short moment of family reunion is heartwarming, even though it's short-lived. we can expect the surviving brother to make a roaring rampage of revenge in the final episode!

-->'''Asher:''' ''(choked)'' Sister... You're my family. As much as Rodrick. As much as any of them.

--->'''Elissa:''' We honor Lord Gregor Forrester. My husband. My love. And our lord Ethan. ''(Voice breaks)'' My ''sweet little boy...''

-->'''Beshka:''' ''(pleading)'' You asshole... Rip their fucking hearts out!

* At the beginning of the game, Gared the squire is about to finally be promoted after his years of hard work and loyal service! That's great, until Lord Forrester, the man about to promote him is killed during the attack, possibly along with his friend Bowen if you chose to warn the Forresters instead of saving him, and he watches Rodrik Forrester get killed, unable to do anything about it. It just gets worse after that, as he discovers his father and sister (who was ''only eight years old'') were murdered in cold blood by the Whitehill family]]. But Gared is able to fight back, so that should reduce the tearjerker, right? Unfortunately after killing one or two of the soldiers depending on whether or not the player chooses to spare the second one, Gared's vengeance for his family is taken as an excuse to bring down the wrath of the Whitehills on the Forresters, and Gared has to be ''sent to the Wall'' to smooth things over. [[{{Understatement}} Gared certainly has it rough.]]

-->'''Beshka:''' You're fucking ''leaving me''?! What the fuck am I supposed to do? I came here for ''you''! We're supposed to fight together, ''always''.

* At the beginning of the game, Gared the squire is about to finally be promoted after his years of hard work and loyal service! That's great, until [[spoiler:Lord Forrester, the man about to promote him is killed during the attack, possibly along with his friend Bowen if you chose to warn the Forresters instead of saving him, and he watches Rodrik Forrester get killed, unable to do anything about it.]] It just gets worse after that, as he discovers [[spoiler:his father and sister (who was ''only eight years old'') were murdered in cold blood by the Whitehill family]]. But Gared is able to fight back, so that should reduce the tear jerker, right? [[spoiler:Unfortunately after killing one or two of the soldiers depending on whether or not the player chooses to spare the second one, Gared's vengeance for his family is taken as an excuse to bring down the wrath of the Whitehills on the Forresters, and Gared has to be ''sent to the Wall'' to smooth things over]]. [[{{Understatement}} Gared certainly has it rough.]]
** It gets even ''worse'' for Gared in Episode 2, as he [[spoiler:gets in trouble ''twice'' on his first day at the Wall, and on both occasions it was for problems Finn and Cotter started. First, he's given a lecture because Finn and Cotter were talking during Frostfinger's lecture (although the player can optionally have Gared join in the discussion and thus deserve the lecture in this case), and second, he gets in trouble for a fight Cotter started by stealing Finn's knife.]]
* Ethan Forrester spends most of Episode 1 growing into his own as a Lord of House Forrester, and he even does an awesome job depending on how you play him [[spoiler:only to be murdered in cold blood at the end of Episode 1, receiving the name of Ethan the Brave/Bold/Wise only after he's already dead.]]
** [[spoiler:Arguably even worse is that Talia is ''losing her crap'' as he dies. She's screaming so hard, poor girl, and calls for someone to fetch the maester, despite the fact that he can do nothing...]]
** Ryon [[spoiler:being kidnapped following the above. His mother and sister are calling out for him, and his dying brother seems to try to protest, but can't.]]
--->'''Ryon''': [[spoiler:Mother! Don't let them take me!]]
* [[spoiler:Talia telling the heavily wounded Rodrik that Ethan has died. Just think about poor Rodrik right now: He's basically just been raised for the dead, is in immense pain, and has lost his father...but now he has to learn that his younger brother is dead and has his sister break into tears against his chest.]]
* [[spoiler:The funeral for Ethan and Gregor Forrester at the end of "The Lost Lords." The whole thing is just gut-wrenching. Rodrik speaks a few good words to his father and brother--who, note, are laid upon wooden beds, giving a jarring view of your recently-player character perfectly still--and the beds are lit in blue flames. Talia speaks a moving song about how she would do anything to bring her father and brother back, and Lady Forrester breaks down in tears.]]

--->'''Elissa''': [[spoiler:We honor Lord Gregor Forrester. My husband. My love. And our lord Ethan. (Voice breaks) My ''sweet little boy...'']]

* While going to meet [[spoiler:Gwyn Whitehill]], Rodrik rides through what used to be a patch of forest, now clear-cut by the Whitehills. It drives home that if the Forresters don't take back the Ironwood soon, there may be nothing left to reclaim.
* In episode four, we finally get to hear some of Beshka's back story. The reason she wanted nothing to do with Meereen? [[spoiler:She was a child slave forced to fight other children to death, including many she considered friends, for the amusement of her master.]]
* If you leave the Glenmore guards behind to watch Ironrath in Episode 4, [[spoiler: Ramsay shoos them out during the deal with the Whitehills except for Arthur, who he keeps behind and tortures to death. Episode 5 opens with Ramsay leading Rodrik and Talia into the courtyard to make them watch.]]
** To make matters worse, even if you take the Glenmore guards with you to the meeting with the Whitehills, [[spoiler:Ramsay still tortures Arthur to death, though without having to shoo the Glenmore guards out first since you didn't leave them at Ironrath.]]
* In Episode 5, Talia tries to make Rodrik promise to [[spoiler:kill the traitor, as Talia has discovered who it is.]] If you instead decide to [[spoiler:spare the traitor's life]], Talia will be angry with you, but how she shows her anger is different depending on whether or not you previously made a promise. If you didn't promise to [[spoiler:kill the traitor]], Talia will simply glare at you and then leave the room. But if you did promise to [[spoiler:kill the traitor]] and then broke that promise, Talia will accuse you of [[spoiler:being a bigger coward than the traitor is]], which will probably feel like a punch to the gut coming from someone as sweet as Talia.
** To make matters worse, if [[spoiler:Rodrik is the one who dies at the end of the episode, [[PartingWordsRegret Talia will be haunted with the knowledge that the last thing she every said to her oldest brother was to call him a coward]], blaming herself wondering if it influence him to make the decision to sacrifice himself.]]
* The ending of episode 5. [[spoiler:You have to choose who will be murdered by Whitehills: Rodrik or Asher. If you choose Rodrik, he'll declare Asher the new lord and urge him to leave. If you choose Asher, Beskha will be on the verge of crying as she calls Asher "little brother." Either way, one of them will have one last standoff with the Whitehills, killing several soldiers until they're finally executed.]]
** [[spoiler:It's arguably worse with Rodrik dying. He had only just fully recovered and begun walking as a proud leader again, only to be brought back to his knees, bleeding and crippled once more before Gryff and his men. Adding to that, if Rodrik and Elaena got together after Arthur's death, there's the possibility that he got her pregnant out of wedlock in a culture that has a very low opinion of bastard children.]]
** [[spoiler: It's no less tear-jerking for Asher, he just set his foot in Westeros after many years of exile in Essos, only to died saving his brother, he hadn't even met his sister and mother, hadn't said a word to them, hadn't heard their voices, hadn't seen their faces and barely reunited with his brother, even that short moment of family reunion is heartwarming, even though it's short-lived. we can expect the surviving brother to make a roaring rampage of revenge in the final episode]]

** To make matters worst, if [[spoiler:Rodrik is the one who dies at the end of the episode, Talia will be haunted with the knowledge that the last thing she every said to her oldest brother was to call him a coward, blaming herself wondering if it influence him to make the decision to sacrifice himself.]]

** [[spoiler: This troper found the choice of brothers particularly painful, but ultimately chose Rodrik. Why? Think about it; Rodrik lost his father at the Red Wedding, then Ethan to Ramsay Snow, and Ryon is a hostage of no further use now that the Forresters and Whitehills are going to war. With all that in mind, how could he not make the ultimate sacrifice to save Asher?]]

** [[spoiler: It's no less tearjerking for Asher, he just set his foot in Westeros after many years of exile in Essos, only to died saving his brother, he hadn't even met his sister and mother, hadn't said a word to them, hadn't heard their voices, hadn't seen their faces and barely reunited with his brother, even that short moment of family reunion is heartwarming, even though it's short-lived. we can expect the surviving brother to make a roaring rampage of revenge in the final episode]]

** [[spoiler:It's arguably worse with Rodrik dying. He had only just fully recovered and begun walking as a proud leader again, only to be brought back to his knees, bleeding and crippled once more before Gryff and his men.]]

** [[spoiler:It's arguably worse with Rodrik dying. He had only just fully recovered and begun walking as a proud leader again, only to be brought back to his knees, bleeding and crippled once more before Gryff and his men.]]

** To make matters worst, if [[spoiler:Rodrik is the one who dies at the end of the episode, Talia will be haunted with the knowledge that the last thing she every said to her oldest brother was to call him a coward, blaming herself wondering if it influence him to make the decision to sacrifice himself.

** [[spoiler:It's arguably worse with Rodrik dying. He had only just fully recovered and begun walk as a proud leader again, only to be brought back to his knees, bleeding and crippled once more before Gryff and his men.]]

* The ending of episode 5. [[spoiler:You have to choose who will be murdered by Whitehills: Rodrik or Asher. If you choose Rodrik, he'll declare Asher the new lord and urge him to leave. If you choose Asher, Beskha will be on the verge of crying as she calls Asher "little brother." Either way, one of them will have one last standoff with the Whitehills, killing several soldiers until they're finally executed.]]
** [[spoiler:It's arguably worse with Rodrick dying. He had only just fully recovered and begun walk as a proud leader again, only to be brought back to his knees, bleeding and crippled once more before Gryff and his men.]]

* In Episode 5, Talia tries to make Rodrik promise to [[spoiler:kill the traitor, as Talia has discovered who it is.]] If you instead decide to [[spoiler:spare the traitor's life]], Talia will be angry with you, but how she shows her anger is different depending on whether or not you previously made a promise. If you didn't promise to [[spoiler:kill the traitor]], Talia will simply glare at you and then leave the room. But if you did promise to [[spoiler:kill the traitor]] and then broke that promise, Talia will accuse you of [[spoiler:being a bigger coward than the traitor is]], which will probably feel like a punch to the gut coming from someone as sweet as Talia.

** [[spoiler:It's arguably worse with Rodrick dying. He had only just fully recovered and begun walk as a proud leader again, only to be brought back to his knees, bleeding and crippled before Gryff and his men.]]

* If you leave the Glenmore guards behind to watch Ironrath in Episode 4, [[spoiler: Ramsay shooes them out during the deal with the Whitehills except for Arthur, who he keeps behind and tortures to death. Episode 5 opens with Ramsay leading Rodrik and Talia into the courtyard to make them watch.]]

* In Episode 5, Talia tries to make Rodrik promise to [[spoiler:kill the traitor, as Talia has discovered who it is.]] If you instead decide to [[spoiler:spare the traitor's life]], Talia will be angry with you, but how she shows her anger is different depending on whether or not you previously made a promise. If you didn't promise to [[spoiler:kill the traitor]], Talia will simply glare at you and then leaves the room. But if you did promise to [[spoiler:kill the traitor]] and then broke that promise, Talia will accuse you of [[spoiler:being a bigger coward than the traitor is]], which will probably feel like a punch to the gut coming from someone as sweet as Talia.

** To make matters worse, even if you take the Glenmore guards with you to the meeting with the Whitehills, [[spoiler:Ramsay still tortures Arthur to death, though without having to shoo the Glenmore guards out first since you didn't leave them at Ironrath.]]

* If you leave the Glenmore guards behind to watch Ironrath in Episode 4, [[spoiler: Ramsay shooes them out during the deal with the Whitehills except for Arthur, who he keeps behind and tortures to death. Episode 5 opens with Ramsay leading Rodrik and Talia into the courtyard to make them watch.]]

* The ending of episode 5. [[spoiler:You have to choose who will be murdered by Whitehills: Rodrik or Asher. If you choose Rodrik, he'll declare Asher the new lord and urge him to leave. If you choose Asher, Beskha will be on the verge of crying as she calls Asher "little brother." Either way, one of them will have one last standoff with the Whitehills, killing several soldiers until they're finally executed.]]

* In episode four, we finally get to hear some of Beshka's back story. The reason she wanted nothing to do with Meereen? [[spoiler:She was a child slave forced to fight other children to death, including many she considered friends, for the amusement of her master.]]

** Ryon [[spoiler:Being kidnapped following the above. His mother and sister are calling out for him, and his dying brother seems to try to protest, but can't.]]
-->'''Ryon''': [[spoiler:Mother! Don't let them take me!]]

-->'''Elissa''': [[spoiler:We honor Lord Gregor Forrester. My husband. My love. And our lord Ethan. (Voice breaks) My ''sweet little boy...'']]

* While going to meet [[spoiler:Gwynn Whitehill]], Rodrik rides through what used to be a patch of forest, now clear-cut by the Whitehills. It drives home that if the Forresters don't take back the Ironwood soon, there may be nothing left to reclaim.

* While going to meet [[spoiler:Gwynn Whitehill]], Rodrik rides through what used to be a patch of forest, now clear-cut by the Whitehills. It drives home that if the Forresters don't take back the Ironwood soon, there may be nothing left to reclaim.

** And before that, she reminisces about the fate of her original house and expresses her fears of it happening a second time.

-->'''Elissa''': [[spoiler:We honor Lord Gregor Forrester. My husband. My love. And our lord Ethan. (Voice breaks) My ''sweet little boy...'']]

* [[spoiler:The funeral for Ethan and Gregor Forrester at the end of "The Lost Lords." The whole thing is just gut-wrenching. Rodrik speaks a few good words to his father and brother--who, note, are laid upon wooden beds, giving a jarring view of your recently-player character perfectly still--and the beds are lit in blue flames. Talia speaks a moving song about how she would do anything to bring her father and brother back, and Lady Forrester breaks down in tears.]]

-->'''Ryon''': [[spoiler:Mother! Don't let them take me!]]

* Ethan Forrester spends most of Episode 1 growing into his own as a Lord of House Forrester, and he even does an awesome job depending on how you play him [[spoiler:only to be murdered in cold blood at the end of Episode 1, receiving the name of Ethan the Brave/Bold/Wise only after he's already dead.]]