History TearJerker / TheBatman

** Also the scene where it shows how Riddler lost his job at Gotham University. It's heart-breaking to know that Edward had a chance at a normal, possibly even successful, life. [[spoiler:And the later reveal that ''Julie'' was the one who sabotaged his invention makes it even worse.]]

-->'''Batman:''' [[spoiler:When is a villain... not ''the'' villain?]]

* The ending of "White Heat". [[spoiler:Even after everything he tried to do, you can't help but feel bad for Firefly/Phosphorus. While the doctors at Arkham were able to surpress the fire powers caused by the radioactive isotope he had stolen, the physical and mental effects caused by it are irreversible. ''He's stuck like that''. And to twist the knife even further, his girlfriend Blaze leaves him.]]

** And earlier in that same episode, the brief scene where while Batman is in Joker's mind, he comes across the man Joker once was before he fell into that tank of chemicals. And unlike his previous incarnations, where he was part of a gang, it's heavily implied that this version was [[spoiler:just a plain office drone who dreamed of making people laugh]], [[FromNobodyToNightmare until that "one rotten day" transformed him into the crazy crime clown we know now]], which makes what little we know of his backstory downright ''tragic''.

* The ending of "White Heat". [[spoiler:Even after everything he tried to do, you can't help but feel bad for Firefly/Phosphorus. While the doctors at Arkham were able to surpress the fire powers caused by the radioactive isotope he had stolen, the physical and mental effects caused by it are irreversible. He's stuck like that. And to further twist the knife, his girlfriend Blaze leaves him.]]

* The part in "A Matter of Family" where the Flying Graysons fall to their death. The audience is horrified, ''especially'' Bruce, whose reaction is gutwrenching, and then we see Dick crying; the funeral scene after that really cranks up the water works. Even Zucco's brothers were horrified at what he's done.

** Worse yet, the ending [[spoiler: so painfully mirrors "Mad Love" from "Batman the Animated Series". Joker does something that ultimately shows how ''little'' he cares for her (throws her out a window/abandons her in a burning building). Batman sums up how Joker doesn't care about anyone ([[MakesSenseInContext Whilst hanging over a tank of piranhas]]/After Harley is arrested) to Harley. A heartbroken Harley is faced with the sobering reality that he never loved her. But she only comes to her senses for a short while before "Mr. J" leaves behind a gift (A rose with a note to get well soon/A whoopee cushion telling her to keep smiling) that changes her mind. And thus, Harley Quinn is fated to remain the Joker's hopelessly lovesick, battered girlfriend.]]

** Worse yet, the ending [[spoiler: so painfully mirrors "Mad Love" from "Batman the Animated Series". Joker does something that ultimately shows how ''little'' he cares for her (throws her out a window/abandons her in a burning building). Batman sums up how Joker doesn't care about anyone ([[MakesSenseInContext Whilst hanging over a tank of piranhas]]/After Harley is arrested) to Harley. A heartbroken Harley is faced with the sobering reality that he never loved her. But she only comes to her senses for a short while before "Mr. J" leaves behind a gift (A rose with a note to get well soon/A whoopee cushion telling her to keep smiling) that changes her mind. And thus, Harley Quinn is fated to remain the Joker's hopelessly lovesick, battered girlfriend.]]

* In "Two of a Kind", that one moment where Joker snaps at Harley for asking something of her, telling her he's doing what she wants only because it was fun. She wilts at his verbal abuse, before he changes his tune and "forgives" her. It's a sobering reminder that this Joker is just as abusive as his previous incarnations.

* The ending of "White Heat". [[spoiler:Even after everything he tried to do, you can't help but feel bad for Firefly/Phosphorus. While the doctors at Arkham were able to surpress the fire powers caused by the radioactive isotope he had stolen, the physical and mental effects caused by it are irreversible. He's stuck like that. And to further twist the knife, his girlfriend Blaze leaves him.]]

** Also the scene where it shows how Riddler lost his job at Gotham University. It's heart-breaking to know that Edward had a chance at a normal, possibly even successful, life. [[spoiler:And the reveal that ''Julie'' was the one who sabotaged his invention makes it even worse.]]

* The ending of "White Heat". [[spoiler:Even after everything he tried to do, you can't help but feel bad for Firefly...]]

* The ending of "White Heat".

* In the midst of the NightmareFuel from "Strange New World," we see Dick practically having a breakdown after the whole city gets infected. It gets worse for him when he and Bruce discover Alfred is infected too. The way his voice wavers when he laments that they're all alone and they can't save the city, [[TearsofFear it almost sounds like the poor boy is ready to cry because he's so scared]].

* The part in "A Matter of Family" where the Flying Graysons fall to their death. The audience is horrified, ''especially'' Bruce, whose reaction is gutwrenching, and then we see Dick crying; the funeral scene after that really cranks up the water works. Even the Zucco's brothers were horrified at what he's done.

* Clayface's origin. The worst part was when he had gotten his form back to Ethan, and he got that look of unadulterated joy on his face... only to realize he can't maintain it.

** Then there's his FaceHeelTurn in "[[Recap/TheBatmanS2E20Meltdown Meltdown]]".

* The ending to "Riddler's Revenge".

* The end of "Strange Minds", where we see SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker of all people, curled up in a corner of his cell at Arkham, and ''crying''.

* In the midst of the NightmareFuel from "Strange New World", we see Dick practically having a breakdown after the whole city gets infected. It gets worse for him when he and Bruce discover Alfred is infected too. The way his voice wavers when he laments that they're all alone and they can't save the city, [[TearsofFear it almost sounds like the poor boy is ready to cry because he's so scared]].

* The part in "A Matter of Family" where the Flying Graysons fall to their death. The audience is horrified, ''especially'' Bruce, whose reaction is gutwrenching, and then we see Dick crying; the funeral scene after that really cranks up the water works. Even the killer's brothers were horrified at what he's done.

** And earlier in that same episode, the brief scene where while Batman is in Joker's mind, he comes across the man Joker once was before he fell into that tank of chemicals. And unlike his previous incarnations, where he was part of a gang, it's heavily implied that this version was [[spoiler:just a plain office drone who dreamed of making people laugh]], [[FromNobodyToNightmare until that "one rotten day" transformed him into the crazy crime clown we know now]], which makes what little we know of his backstory downright ''tragic''.

** And earlier in that same episode, the brief scene where while Batman is in Joker's mind, he comes across the man Joker once was before he fell into that tank of chemicals. And unlike his previous incarnations, where he was part of a gang, it's heavily implied that this version was [[spoiler:just a plain office drone who dreamed of making people laugh]], [[FromNobodyToNightmare until that "one rotten day" transformed him into the crazy crime clown we know now]], which makes his backstory downright ''tragic''.

* The end of "Strange Minds", where we see SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker of all people, curled up in his cell at Arkham, and ''crying''.

** And earlier in that same episode, the brief scene where while Batman is in Joker's mind, he comes across the man Joker once was before he fell into that tank of chemicals. And unlike his previous incarnations, where he was part of a gang, it's heavily implied that this version was [[spoiler:just a plain old office drone who dreamed of making people laugh]] [[FromNobodyToNightmare before that "one rotten day" transformed him into the crazy crime clown we know now]], which makes his backstory downright ''tragic''.

* The end of "Strange Minds", where we see SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker of all people, curled up in his cell at Arkham, and ''crying''.

--->'''Clayface:''' Being Ethan is hard, really hard. But being Clayface? It's cake. So say your goodbyes. This is the last you'll ever see of him.

* The part in "A Matter of Family" where the Flying Graysons fall to their death. The audience is horrified and then we see Dick crying; the funeral scene after that really cranks up the water works. Even the killer's brothers were horrified at what he's done.
* One issue of ''The Batman Strikes'' has Poison Ivy escaping from prison to presumably steal a rare plant. At the end, when she's caught, she actually ''breaks into tears'' and says that she didn't want to steal it, she just wanted to ''see'' it since she's so deprived of plantlife at Arkham.

* The part in "A Matter of Family" where the Flying Graysons fall to their death. The audience is horrified and then we see Dick crying; the funeral scene after that really cranks up the water works.

** Then there's his FaceHeelTurn in "Meltdown".

* The ending to "Riddler's Revenge". Seriously, the only other time I've gotten that close to tears while watching any sort of Batman was with things involving [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries TAS's]] Mr. Freeze.