History TearJerker / TheStoriesOfSodor

* "Spectre" has the vengeful ghost of Dominic murder Lilly’s guard (who was going to be a father) and break the mind of James’ guard by showing him [[NothingIsScarier something.]]

*** Nigel Zorro, once Director of the Sodor Middies and briefly the Controller of the entirety of what would one day be known as the NWR, [[spoiler: is shot dead outside his own home, by Robert/Sean Hall.]] Once again, one of the Scottish twins is present nearby, this time Douglas, [[spoiler: who hears the assassination take place.]] Bruce put it best:

** [[spoiler: The confirmation in "Fallout" that Thomas died from his injuries.]]

* Season 5 in a nutshell

* [[spoiler: Geoffrey’s death]] in "Vandalism" as he and crew are derailed. Making matters worse is that this was not the work of the vandals but something much more sinister.
* Barry’s situation in "Rescued". Due to BR’s fumbling, Barry was set to rust alongside the numerous other faceless engines for years. It’s a miracle Neil found him.
* Basically the entirety of ''Revenge''.
** To highlight the two most brutal instances:
** Peter, having finally finished serving his fifteen-year sentence in Railgate, [[spoiler: is suddenly gunned down by the now-adult son of one of his victims,]] minutes after pulling his first passenger train and experiencing genuine happiness for the first time in two decades. Made worse by poor Donald having to watch helplessly as [[spoiler: his old Middie colleague is murdered ''mere feet away''.]]
** Nigel Zorro, once Director of the Sodor Middies and briefly the Controller of the entirety of what would one day be known as the NWR, [[spoiler: is shot dead outside his own home, by Robert/Sean Hall.]] Once again, one of the Scottish twins is present nearby, this time Douglas, [[spoiler: who hears the assassination take place.]] Bruce put it best:

** The flashbacks we get is of [[spoiler: the children who would grow up to be Robert and Sean Hall]] are just as sobering though one in particular stands out. Occurring right after the Flying Kipper Incident, it’s revealed how [[spoiler: ruthless Mr. Zorro could be back then as he refuses to give Angela, who is Robert’s ''mother'', any more money after discovering some discrepancies in her husband’s records. This causes their house to foreclose and Angela to [[DrivenToSucide kill herself]], leaving the children orphans.]]
* The last scene of "Munitions".
* [[spoiler: The confirmation in "Fallout" that Thomas died from his injuries.]]
** [[spoiler: Mickey's HeroicSacrifice to protect Donald from an explosion, eerily mirroring Lily's death.]]

** Mickey's HeroicSacrifice to protect Donald from an explosion, eerily mirroring Lily's death.

* [[spoiler: The confirmation in "Fallout" that Thomas died from his injuries.]]

* The confirmation in "Fallout" that Thomas died from his injuries.

* The last scene of "Munitions".

** The flashbacks we get is of [[spoiler: the children who would grow up to be Robert and Sean Hall]] are just as sobering though one in particular stands out. Occurring right after the Flying Kipper Incident, it’s revealed how [[spoiler: ruthless Mr. Zorro could be back then as he refuses to give Angela, who is Robert’s ''mother'', any more money after discovering some discrepancies in her husband’s records. This causes their house to foreclose and Angela to [[DrivenToSucide kill herself]], leaving the children orphans.]]

* The death of [[spoiler: Adam]] in ''Diagnosis'' as he undergoes [[spoiler: the final firing and [[FaceDeathWithDignity calmly awaits his end.]] What really twists the knife is that Adam was the only member [[LastOfHisKind of his class left]] making it so the Wellsworth and Suddery are now extinct.]]

** Thanks to the events of ''Espionage,'' [[spoiler: both Alfred and Mr.Star are killed in an explosion by the BUF.]]
** Lily [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing herself]] to protect Henry from an explosion in "Atrocity".

** ''Evacuation'' has [[spoiler: 84 of Gordon’s passengers die in a bombimg of High Bridge.]]
** ''Blitz'' has [[spoiler: the death of Collin who had saved numerous lives by moving gunpowder vans away from Knapford. Diesel/Bruce’s [[BigNo reaction]] does not help.]]

* "Spectre" has the vengeful ghost of Dominic murder Lilly’s guard (Who was going to be a father.) and break the mind of James’ guard by showing him [[NothingIsScarier something.]]

** Thanks to the events of ''Espionage,'' [[spoiler: both Alfred and Mr.Star are killed in a explosion by the BUF.]]

* The death of [[spoiler: Adam]] in ''Diagnosis'' as he undergoes [[spoiler: the final firing and [[FaceDeathWithDignity calmly awaits his end.]] What really twists the knife is that Adam was the only member [[LastOfHisKind of his class left]] making it so the Suddery and Railway are now extinct.]]

* Geoffrey’s death in "Vandalism" as he and crew are derailed. Making matters worse is that this was not the work of the vandals but something much more sinister.

** Nigel Zorro, once Director of the Sodor Middies and briefly the Controller of the entirety of what would one day be known as the NWR, [[spoiler: is shot dead outside his own home, by Robert Hall.]] Once again, one of the Scottish twins is present nearby, this time Douglas, [[spoiler: who hears the assassination take place.]] Bruce put it best:

** Nigel Zorro, once Director of the Sodor Middies and briefly the Controller of the entirety of what would one day be known as the NWR, [[spoiler: is shot dead outside his own home.]] Once again, one of the Scottish twins is present nearby, this time Douglas, [[spoiler: who hears the assassination take place.]] Bruce put it best:
-->'''Bruce:''' [[spoiler: "The man survived the western front, he survived the Blitz, he survived bloody 'cancer', only to be gunned down by some mongrel!"]]

** Peter, having finally finished serving his fifteen-year sentence in Railgate, [[spoiler: is suddenly gunned down by the now-adult son of one of his victims,]] minutes after pulling his first passenger train and experiencing genuine happiness for the first time in two decades. Made worse by poor Donald having to watch helplessly as [[spoiler: his old Middie colleague is murdered mere feet away.]]

** The flashbacks we get is of [[spoiler: the children who would grow up to be Robert and Sean Hall]] are just as sobering though one in particular stands out. Occurring right after the Flying Kipper Incident, it’s revealed how [[spoiler: ruthless Mr. Zorro could be back then as he refuses to give Angela who is Robert’s mother any more money after discovering some discrepancies in her husband’s records. This causes their house to foreclose and Angela to [[DrivenToSucide kill herself]] leaving the children orphans.]]

** The flashbacks we get is of [[spoiler: the children who would grow up to be Robert and Shawn Hall]] are just as sobering though one in particular stands out. Occurring right after the Flying Kipper Incident, it’s revealed how [[spoiler: ruthless Mr. Zorro could be back then as he refuses to give Angela who is Robert’s mother any more money after discovering some discrepancies in her husband’s records. This causes their house to foreclose and Angela to [[DrivenToSucide kill herself]] leaving the children orphans.]]

** The flashbacks we get is of [[spoiler: the children who would grow up to be Robert and Shawn Hall]] are just as sobering though one in particular stands out. Occurring right after the Flying Kipper Incident, it’s revealed how [[spoiler: ruthless Mr. Zorro could be back then as he refuses to give Angela who is Robert’s mother composition after discovering some discrepancies in her husband’s records. This causes their house to foreclose and Angela to [[DrivenToSucide kill herself]] leaving the children orphans.]]

** The flashbacks we get is of [[spoiler: the children who would grow up to be Robert and Shawn Hall]] are just as sobering though one in particular stands out that occurred right after the Flying Kipper Incident revealing how [[spoiler: ruthless Mr. Zorro could be back then as he refuses to give Angela who is Robert’s mother composition after discovering some discrepancies in her husband’s records. This causes their house to foreclose and Angela to [[DrivenToSucide kill herself]] leaving the children orphans.]]

** The flashbacks we get is of [[spoiler: the children who would grow up to be Robert and Shawn Hall]] are just as sobering though one in particular stands out that occurred right after the Flying Kipper Incident revealing how [[spoiler: ruthless Mr. Zorro could be back then as he refuses to give Angela who is Robert’s mother composition after discovering some discrepancies in her husband’s records. This causes tiger house to foreclose and Angela to [[DrivenToSucide kill herself]] leaving the children orphans.]]

-->'''Bruce:''' [[spoiler: "The man survived the western front, he survived the Blitz, he survived bloody 'cancer', only to be gunned down by some mongrel!"]]

* Basically the entirety of ''Revenge''.

* Barry’s situation in "Rescued". Due to BR’s fumbling, Barry was set to rust alongside the numerous other faceless engines for years. It’s a miracle Neil found him.

* "Armaments" has James revealing his reasoning on why he’s been a [[FreudianExcuse jerk throughout the episode]] as while pulling a gun back on his old line, he bumped it slightly and since it was loaded, James accidentally killed 43 workmen and caused his girlfriend Amanda to be scrapped. [[EvenEvilHas Standards Even Diesel was shocked by this revelation and vows to be more careful in the future.]]

* "Armaments" has James revealing his reasoning on why he’s been a jerk throughout the episode as while pulling a gun back on his old line, he bumped it slightly and since it was loaded, James accidentally killed 43 workmen and caused his girlfriend Amanda to be scrapped. Even Diesel was shocked by this revelation and vows to be more careful in the future.

* “Armaments” has James revealing his reasoning on why he’s been a jerk throughout the episode as while pulling a gun back on his old line, he bumped it slightly and since it was loaded, James accidentally killed 43 workmen and caused his girlfriend Amanda to be scrapped. Even Diesel was shocked by this revelation and vows to be more careful in the future.
* The death of Andreas in “Expansion” and the ensuing fallout that follows as the engines are utterly beside themselves especially Duncan who has nothing but guilt since Andreas died saving his life. Making matters worse is that in their grief, the other engines chew Duncan out and for once, he doesn’t retort at all.
* Geoffrey’s death in “Vandalism“ as he and crew are derailed. Making matters worse is that this was not the work of the vandals but something much more sinister.