History TearJerker / XenaWarriorPrincess

---> '''Hera''': From the moment Zeus and I created mortals, I've spent my time [[WomanScorned hating them]] for [[YourCheatingHeart the infidelities he shared with them]]. But once I forgave him, I realized that humanity is the only creation I am truly proud of.

--> '''Gabrielle:''' You'll be together again one day.
--> '''Xena:''' ''(fighting back tears)'' We'll never be apart. ''(holds her fist to her heart)'' He's in here, forever.

-->[[spoiler:''"Solan. Solan, please. I'm here now. Your mom is here now just like you always wanted."'']]

* Zeus's death in God Fearing Child. Even as Hercules kills him he acknowledges his fate and even tells him that he's always been proud of him. Even when Hercules kills him he expresses pride: "Hercules, you have never disappointed me, especially today." Hercules is in tears as his father dies.

--> '''Hercules''': Why would you side with humanity?
--> '''Hera''': From the moment Zeus and I created mortals, I've spent my time [[WomanScorned hating them]] for [[YourCheatingHeart the infidelities he shared with them]]. But once I forgave him, I realized that humanity is the only creation I am truly proud of.
--> '''Hercules''': I never thought I'd say this. I believe you. But how can I be sure you aren't gonna change your mind?
--> '''Hera''': Because of a lesson I regret teaching you long ago, Hercules. Parents should never outlive their children.
* Xena's moment of lucidity in 'The Furies,' after Gabrielle finds her, naked and screaming about how the women and children of a village have been crucified - when the only people in the village ARE women and children.

--> '''Xena:''' [[PleaseWakeUp Come on, Gabrielle, wake up]]. Come on, wake up! Come on, wake up! Your scaring me! Wake up! Wake up! Gabrielle, breathe. ''Breathe''!

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** During the events of "A Necessary Evil", Callisto has Xena go to a small village and publicly declare her crimes against Cirra, Callisto's home village. The whole scene is one huge tearjerker - we can see Xena's discomfort and remorse for what she did when she was her former evil self, and gradually Callisto's face goes from satisfaction at Xena's discomfort to looking as though she's about to burst into tears. Even after Xena has dismissed her and she Gabrielle have walked away, Callisto stands for an extra moment, still with that look of anguish on her face.

** From "Return of Callisto", when she's about to burn Gabrielle at the stake, she says with a tone of longing: "I envy her in a way. She gets to leave this world so pure. I wonder if I could have been her?" And a few seconds later, as Xena struggles against the bonds of Callisto's former prison chair: "Oh don't struggle, Xena. Be thankful for that beautiful throne! ''[softly]'' It'll give you peace if you let it."
** During the events of "A Necessary Evil", Callisto has Xena go to a small village and publicly declare her crimes against Cirra, Callisto's home village. The whole scene is one huge tearjerker - we can see Xena's discomfort and remorse for what she did when she was her former evil self, and gradually Callisto's face goes from satisfaction at Xena's discomfort to looking as though she's about to burst into tears. Even after Xena and Gabrielle have walked away, she stands for an extra moment, still with that look of anguish on her face.

** During the events of "A Necessary Evil", Gabrielle asks her if she felt anything when Xena apologized for her crimes. Very solemnly, Callisto answers that she feels bits and pieces of emotions, but nothing solid. Then she says this: "Think back to when you were a little girl, and all you knew was your mother and your sister, and all your faith revolved around them. [[BreakTheCutie Now kill them]]." Gabrielle is in tears as her words sink in.

** From "Return of Callisto", when she's about to burn Gabrielle at the stake, she says with a tone of longing: "I envy her in a way. She gets to leave this world so pure. I wonder if I could have been her?"

* She denied it at first and then cradled the teenager's body like a baby as the truth started to sink in. You could see it coming, so you'd think it wouldn't be that sad. But then this line comes up:

** And before that, Hera's death. Her husband, who caused her so much pain over the years by cheating on her and betraying her, is the one who kills her, with a kiss no less. He kills her for helping Hercules, one of the many children who came from his affairs, whom Hera has hated for most of his life. The final conversation between Hera and Hercules is a tearjerker in itself:

* Zeus's death in God Fearing Child. Even as Hercules kills him he acknowledges his fate and even tells him that he's always been proud of him. Even when Hercules kills him he expresses pride.

-->[spoiler]''"Solan. Solan, please. I'm here now. Your mom is here now just like you always wanted."''[/spoiler]

* The murder of her son Solan, where she denied it at first and cradled the teenager's body like a baby as the truth started to sink in.

* The first example is sad enough, but you could see it coming, so you'd think it wouldn't be that sad. But then this line comes up:
-->''"Solon. Solon, please. I'm here now. Your mom is here now just like you always wanted."''

* "Been There, Done That".

* The end of "Sacrifice pt. 2"

* "Motherhood"

* Gabrielle at the end of "The Deliverer." Forced to kill and used in a horiffic ritual. "Everything's different now."
* So much of it in "Orphan of War." Xena gave up Solon during her warlord days both because he would be a target and because he would turn out like her. Years later, she encounters her son, who believes she murdered his father and is still a monster. Though those opinions are corrected, the episode ends with Xena not telling him the whole truth. It's the right thing to do, but you can see how much it hurts in that last shot.

* Zues's death in God Fearing Child. Even as Hercules kills him he acknowledges his fate and even tells him that he's always been proud of him. Even when Hercules kills him he expresses pride.

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* "One against an Army" where Gabrielle, delirious from poison, tells Xena that she wants to join her adventures just like the first time they met.

* The murder of her son Solan, where she denied it at first and cradled the teenager's body like a baby as the truth started to sink in. And when she was forced to kill her undead African lover (long story); she stabs him and kisses him passionately as he slowly dies.

* "A Comedy of Eros" is indeed a comedy, with lots of romances starting because of misuse of Cupid's arrows. Thing of it is, Joxer didn't need any arrows. He really does love Gabrielle, but she didn't and doesn't know he still does. In the end, she thinks the whole thing is laughable. Cue Joxer uttering a completely defeated "Ha-ha."

* This troper always thought that Hope and her son The Destroyer dying in each other's arms was sad. They did an excellent job of giving it an air of tragic pathos.

* "One against an Army" where Gabrielle, delirious from poison, tells Xena that she wants to join her adventures just like the first time they met.

* The end of "Forgiven" when Xena refuses to undergo Apollo's ritual of forgiveness and just walks away.

-->'''Gabrielle''': I hurt inside! Don't you?

--> '''Xena:''' [[PleaseWakeUp Come on, Gabrielle, wake up]]. Come on, wake up! Come on, wake up! You’re scaring me! Wake up! Wake up! Gabrielle, breathe. ''Breathe''!

* Xena finding [[spoiler:her son Solan dead]] at the end of the second act of "Maternal Instincts". Her screams of absolute anguish are heartwrenching.

* "The Greater Good". Believing Xena to be dead, Gabrielle manages to hold herself together for a little while... until she goes out to the woods and starts beating a tree with her staff, screaming and crying.