History TearJerker / TheMightyThor

--> '''Tanarus''': Was who...little brother?

** Amora herself was genuinely heartbroken when she learned of Skurge's death, making her realization that she really did love him or least cared about him on some level even sadder. She even tried to resurrect him at least once, to no avail (she actually had to be stopped since her efforts were messing up the space time continuum).

* Again with the Simonson run, at one point Thor gathers the warriors of Asgard for a raid into [[{{Hell}} Hela's realm]] to reclaim falsely-taken mortal souls. This mission includes [[WorthyOpponent his old enemy]], [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Skurge the Executioner]]. In the successful raid Thor is mutilated and the Executioner, who used to be [[GoldfishPoopGang an honorable and worthy opponent but has since become a joke]] discovers to his horror that on Ragnarok he will lead the evil dead of Hel to destroy Asgard. He destroys Naglfar, the warship of the dead, by throwing his dimension-warping axe at it, rendering all the work invested on it worthless and delaying Ragnarok until it can be rebuilt. Hela, in a fury, sends all the hosts of Hel after them. Thor is willing to stay behind and sacrifice himself to defeat them. But then the Executioner knocks him out and explains to Balder the Brave:

** Also the narration all but states that Skurge's final thoughts were about his love Amora.

*** But then in the next issue, it's clearly getting more and more painful for him to hear people call Tanarus his brother. By the end of the issue, he gets [[spoiler: the Silver Surfer]] to remember, and also manages to find Mjolnir.

** The exchange leading up to his last stand is particularly powerful, too. The realization that his 'lover' and 'allies' truly do nothing but manipulate and mistreat him was devastating. On top of that, he saw that Baldur, one of Thor's closest allies and thus ''one of Skurge's enemies'', was the closest thing he had to a friend. His final action was to cover the retreat of the only man to show him kindness, and in doing so have the last laugh after a lifetime of being mocked. His grin says it all: after all he'd been through, standing alone, guns blazing, against the numberless hordes of Hel is ''exactly'' where he wants to meet his end.

* An offhand comment by Kid Loki in response to one of Thor's:
-->'''Thor:''' You are not as wicked as they say.\\
'''Kid!Loki''': I would have to try terribly hard to be ''that'' bad.
** It's a tearjerker because it's Kid Loki acknowledging his earlier statement--that the deeds of his past self were more than worthy of execution. He used to be a horrible person and ''knows it'', and in that context the line is heartbreaking.

* After he helps kid!Loki in his plans to help Thor kill the Serpent in ''Comicbook/FearItself'', Volstagg returns home. Once home, he "retells" the events of the battle, where he beats the Serpent and everything is glorious once again. But through-out, he covers up the more horrible details of the war for his children, so that they aren't afraid. However, after the children are put to bed he tells his wife "The world is not always good. I tell the stories to make them feel better. I tell the stories to make myself feel better too. They are children. They are innocents, and innocents I wish them to remain. At least a little while longer. I wish all children could remain so." It's that last sentence that gets this troper every time. Volstagg has been through war after war. He has been forced to help kill Thor for the greater good. And he can't help but worry about kid!Loki, if only because he's a child too. A scared child who he realizes cannot hold out forever.

* In Journey into the Mystery #629, Loki has just finished executing a brilliant plan to ensure the Serpent's defeat, and Thor's fall. Note that we're talking about Kid!Loki, who loves his brother and does not want to harm him. To do this, he required assistance from many wretched demons and some of Asgard's enemies. The dead Tyr, the Asgardian god of war, asks Kid!Loki "what now".
--> '''Loki''': To achieve this, my very self is mortgaged to wicked creatures time and time over. I have freed one of Asgard's greatest enemies and facilitated the death of our greatest protector. My people will still loathe me, and the grave holds the one who protected me. I do not know 'what now.' I think if I thought of it, I would weep for me. But that would be awfully self-centered wouldn't it?

** The exchange leading up to his last stand is particularly powerful, too. The realization that his 'lover' and 'allies' truly do nothing but manipulate and mistreat him was devastating. On top of that, he saw that Baldur, one of Thor's closest allies and thus ''one of Skurge's enemies'', was the closest thing he had to a friend. His final action was to cover the retreat of the only man to show him kindness, and in doing so have the last laugh after a lifetime of being mocked. His grin says it all: after all he'd been through, standing alone, guns blazing, against the numberless hordes of Hel is ''exactly'' where he wants to meet his end.
* Leah [[spoiler:fading away after Hela heals herself and it is revealed that she was some sort of incarnation of Hela's hand cut off by the Disir. Her lasts words are words of comfort for Loki, but it does little to alleviate his sadness and anger at seeing his BFF go away like this.]]
** [[spoiler: And there are tears of joy when he gives the other Leah the gift of free will out of his love for her.]]
* The entirety of Journey Into Mystery 645.

** And there are tears of joy when he gives the other Leah the gift of free will out of his love for her.

* Leah [[spoiler:fading away after Hela heals herself and it is revealed that she was some sort of incarnation of Hela's hand cut off by the Disir. Her lasts words are words of comfort for Loki, but it does little to alleviate his sadness and anger at seeing his BFF go away like this.]]

* Again with the Simonson run, at one point Thor gathers the warriors of Asgard for a raid into [[Hell Hela's realm]] to reclaim falsely-taken mortal souls. This mission includes [[WorthyOpponent his old enemy]], [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Skurge the Executioner]]. In the successful raid Thor is mutilated and the Executioner, who used to be [[GoldfishPoopGang an honorable and worthy opponent but has since become a joke]] discovers to his horror that on Ragnarok he will lead the evil dead of Hel to destroy Asgard. He destroys Naglfar, the warship of the dead, by throwing his dimension-warping axe at it, rendering all the work invested on it worthless and delaying Ragnarok until it can be rebuilt. Hela, in a fury, sends all the hosts of Hel after them. Thor is willing to stay behind and sacrifice himself to defeat them. But then the Executioner knocks him out and explains to Balder the Brave:

* Again with the Simonson run, at one point Thor gathers the warriors of Asgard for a raid into [[Hell Hela's realm]] to reclaim falsely-taken mortal souls. This mission includes [[WorthyOpponent his old enemy]], [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Skurge the Executioner]]. In the successful raid Thor is mutilated and the Executioner, who used to be [[GoldfishPoopGang an honorable and worthy opponent but has since become a joke]] discovers to his horror that on Ragnarok he will lead the evil dead of Hel to destroy Asgard. He destroys the ship Hela would have used and she, in a fury, sends all the hosts of Hel after them. Thor is willing to stay behind and sacrifice himself to defeat them. But then the Executioner knocks him out and explains to Balder the Brave:

--> '''Executioner:''' All laugh at Skurge save you, Balder. And every time they do, I die a little inside. I think... maybe I am dead already. So it does not matter if I stand here and die. I ask you, give me this one last laugh.\\
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And so Skurge makes an epically {{Badass}} LastStand against Hela's hordes, killing them by the hundreds until finally, as we are told:

* Leah [[spoiler:fading away after Hela heals herself and it is revealed that she was some sort of incarnation of Hela's hand cut off by the Disir. Her lasts words are words of comfort for Loki, but it does little to alleviate his sadness and anger at seeing his BFF go away like this.]]

* Leah is sacrificed to heal Hela.

--> They sing no songs in Hel, for grim and cheerless is that realm... but when the new ones ask about the one to whom even Hela bows her head, the answer is always the same: "He stood alone at Gjallerbru..." and that answer is enough.

--> '''Executioner:''' All laugh at Skurge save you, Balder. And every time they do, I die a little inside. I think... maybe I am dead already. So it does not matter if I stand here and die. I ask you, give me this one last laugh. And so Skurge makes an epically {{Badass}} LastStand against Hela's hordes, killing them by the hundreds until finally, as we are told:

--> They sing no songs in Hel, for grim and cheerless is that realm... but when the new ones ask abut the one to whom even Hela bows her head, the answer is always the same: "He stood alone at Gjallerbru..." and that answer is enough.

-->'''Executioner:''' All laugh at Skurge save you, Balder. And every time they do, I die a little inside. I think... maybe I am dead already. So it does not matter if I stand here and die. I ask you, give me this one last laugh.
And so Skurge makes an epically {{Badass}} LastStand against Hela's hordes, killing them by the hundreds until finally, as we are told:

-->'''Beta Ray Bill:''' My home! My ''home!'' What have they '''''done''''' to you?

--> '''Loki''': To achieve this, my very self is mortgaged to wicked creatures time and time over. I have freed one of Asgard's greatest enemies and facilitated the death of our greatest protector. My people will still loathe me, and the grave holds the one who protected me. I do not know 'what now.' I think if I thought of it, I would weep for me. But that would be awfully self-centered wouldn't it?

--> '''Hulk''': Becuase I'm not Thor...

* Technically this was in TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes cartoon and not from a Thor comic, but I still think it counts.

* After he helps kid!Loki in his plans to help Thor kill the Serpent in Fear Itself, Volstagg returns home. Once home, he "retells" the events of the battle, where he beats the Serpent and everything is glorious once again. But through-out, he covers up the more horrible details of the war for his children, so that they aren't afraid. However, after the children are put to bed he tells his wife "The world is not always good. I tell the stories to make them feel better. I tell the stories to make myself feel better too. They are children. They are innocents, and innocents I wish them to remain. At least a little while longer. I wish all children could remain so." It's that last sentence that gets this troper every time. Volstagg has been through war after war. He has been forced to help kill Thor for the greater good. And he can't help but worry about kid!Loki, if only because he's a child too. A scared child who he realizes cannot hold out forever.
* Loki, like everyone else, cannot remember Thor. However, unlike everyone else, he knows Tanarus is not the god of Thunder, or his brother...and he's upset because he can't remember who ''is''

--> '''Loki'': ''Kill you.'' I will when I--when I figure all of this out.

*** But then in the next issue, it's clearly getting more and more painful for him to hear people call Tanarus his brother. but by the end of the issue, he gets [[spoiler: the Silver Surfer]] to remember, and also manages to find Mjolnir.
* Technically this was in TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes cartoon and not from a Thor comic but, I still think it counts.