History Tearjerker / AssassinsCreedOdyssey

* The Eagle Bearer's initial confrontation with Nikolaos atop the cliff in Megaris counts too. Regardless of if you choose to spare him or not, Kassandra/Alexios will confront him about how he was their father and was supposed to protect them. Even through how obviously angry they are, it's very obvious they're just ''barely'' holding back tears, betraying just how hurt they still are by this betrayal even decades later.

*** Before that, even, there's a small but heartbreaking moment as the Eagle Bearer offers Deimos the Spear of Leonidas. They note sadly that they tried to save Deimos from being thrown off the cliff all those years back, and apologize for having failed them.

*** There's a small tearjerker in the ending itself. When Deimos has their MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment, they fall to their knees and Myrrine embraces them. They can only whimper the line "I've done terrible things" to which Myrinne responds with "We all have". When the Eagle Bearer looks them in the eye, Deimos gives them a tearful look that really says "I'm sorry...". It's even more effective coming from Deimos!Kassandra because the tears in her eyes make her look like a child who's in shock over what they've done.
** The fact that Deimo's death is considered the canon choice in the series' continuity can be very heartbreaking towards many, especially for players who worked hard to reunite the Eagle Bearer's entire family together.

* While most would probably agree that Victoria [[WhatAnIdiot basically brought her death on herself,]] interrupting Layla's Animus session to demand that she choose between the Staff - an Isu artifact that very likely could be instrumental in saving the world from disaster - or herself, Layla's reaction is the real hurt in that moment. Though only fleeting, the glimpses we had of the modern Assassin cell of Altair II show a group of friends who genuinely cared for one another. And now, Layla killed one of them, likely only adding to the guilt she carries from Deanna's death.

-->'''Eagle-Bearer:''' Sometimes... good people die for no reason.

* The Family ending where only you and Nikolaos survive. The conversation they have at home is incredibly somber and depressing.
** It's even worse if no one from your family ended up surviving, especially Deimos killing Myrrine as she tries to get you both to stop fighting.

* The "secret" family ending; in order to achieve it, you need to promise Myrrine that you'll bring Deimos home, but still choose to fight them on the top of Mount Taygetos. After you kill them, Myrrine will be so distraught that you broke your promise that she will order you to leave Sparta herself, saying that all she sees when she looks at you is death (if you don't promise to bring Deimos home, she'll still be upset but will understand that nothing could be done). She'll then stagger away, leaving her remaining child alone on the mountain. Just the way that the Eagle Bearer says "Leave Sparta?" in an utterly broken voice is enough to crush the souls of players. You've worked so hard to reunite with your mother, but by the end, your actions have made even ''Myrrine'' want nothing to do with you.
** There's a small tearjerker in the ending itself. When Deimos has their MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment, they fall to their knees and Myrrine embraces them. They can only whimper the line "I've done terrible things" to which Myrinne responds with "We all have". When the Eagle Bearer looks them in the eye, Deimos gives them a tearful look that really says "I'm sorry...". It's even more effective coming from Kassandra because the tears in her eyes make her look like a child who can't believe what they've done.
* To some players, Brasidas and the way that he meets his fate can be one. Brasidas is one of the few characters in the game that is consistently helpful to the Eagle Bearer, and to see him go out the way he does can be gut-wrenching.

** Making it worse, the Eagle Bearer blames themselves because they went to save Darius from getting skewered by Order goons.

* The ending of ''Legacy''. Knowing that the Order will never stop chasing after them or their baby, the Eagle Bearer gives them to Darius and has him take them away, while they stay in Greece, to draw the Order's attention.

* Throughout Episode 2 of ''Legacy of the First Blade'', you encounter a woman called The Tempest, who is treated as the Order of the Ancient's answer to Deimos. Like Deimos before her, choosing the right dialogue options slowly but surely chips away at the Tempest's brainwashing, and when the time comes for the final confrontation and you did everything right, you expect to redeem her just like Deimos, right? ''Wrong''. Instead, an Order soldier cuts down the Tempest's mother in frustration, driving the Tempest mad with grief and forcing the Eagle Bearer to mortally wound her. In her final moments, she lays beside her dead mother and bitterly notes that this is the fate all Tainted Ones can expect to share. And this is the ''best'' ending of the episode.

* In a way, having to kill Cerberos since this is actually Persephone's dog Ros corrupted by a piece of Eden. Especially as in the first episode he'd been a BigFriendlyDog (though not nearly as big as he would be later) whom the Eagle Bearer had clearly grown fond of judging by their interactions with him.

* The death of Phoibe. After seemingly catching a break in Athens working under Aspasia, of course the Cult has to come and kill her. It's particularly heartbreaking as the ''misthios'' puts the good luck charm Phoibe gave them in her hands. At the least, Hippokrates and Sokrates give her a proper burial.
** It becomes HarsherInHindsight if during the conclusion of the Blood Fever quest, the ''Misthios'' opted to tell her that "Sometimes, good people die for no reason".
* TheReveal of Skoura being the mystery challenger in the Arena, where he explains that his daughter has been dead for ''years,'' and that [[DeathSeeker he wishes the]] ''[[DeathSeeker Misthios]]'' [[DeathSeeker to kill him in honorable combat,]] so he may go to her proud of himself once more.

** Bryce and Ligeia are particularly heartbreaking. Bryce was just late one night, trying to find a rose for her lover, only for her to have been transformed into a Medusa. Her desperation, her cries as she runs towards Ligeia, begging her not to forgive her but to just find her are so painful, and made even more still when she discovers the awful truth and Ligeia kills her. The ending shot of the ''Misthios'' looking forlornly at a rose that Bryce was trying to find really hits hard.

** Ardos has been camping outside the Minotaur's Labyrinth and waiting for his father to come out for ''years.'' The boy's been in denial for all this time, surviving all on his own, stealing to survive, holding a grudge against his Caretaker, the one person who still cares about him, simply because he can't accept that his father is already dead. It ends happily, when the ''Misthios'' both slays the Minotaur and helps them reconnect, but Ardos' heartbroken lines about not wanting to forget his father really hit home.
* The end of the Atlantis arc. After a life full of loss and hardship, followed by 2,400 years of safeguarding the secrets of Atlantis from the rest of the world, the Misthios finally finds TheChosenOne they've been waiting for so long: Layla. They pass on the torch to her, speak one last prayer in Ancient Greek and [[GoOutWithASmile die peacefully with a smile on their lips]] as their immortality ends and their millenia-long vigil comes to an end.
* That fateful night on the mountain is an ''enormous'' one from beginning to end. To start, the Misthios and Myrrine are held back by soldiers as the priests declare that their baby sibling must die, and Nikolaos stands by, clearly torn but held fast by his duty to Sparta. The Misthios breaks away and tries to stop the priest...only to accidentally shove both him and their sibling off the cliff. They fall to their knees, ''horrified'' at what they've done, while the remaining priests demand their death for the sacrilege. Nikolaos steps forward, and the Misthios runs to him and hugs him; their expression makes it clear that they're frightened, they don't know what to do, but they're sure ''pater'' will fix this, he'll make everything better, just like he always does right? As the priests command Nikolaos to kill the Misthios, Nikolaos is literally ''tearing himself in half'' on the inside, between following his duty as a Spartan, and comforting his own child. He makes his decision, seizing the Misthios by the arm and carries them to the cliff, his expression ''beyond'' the realm of soul-wrenching pain. The Misthios can only utter a shocked and terrified ''"Pater?!"'' before he tosses them over, sparking off the events of the entire game in a very tearjerking manner.
* The "secret" family ending; in order to achieve it, you need to promise Myrrine that you'll bring Deimos home, but still choose to fight them on the top of Mount Taygetos. After you kill them, Myrrine will be so distraught that you broke your promise that she will order you to leave Sparta herself, saying that all she sees when she looks at you is death (if you don't promise to bring Deimos home, she'll still be upset but will understand that nothing could be done). She'll then stagger away, leaving her remaining child alone on the mountain. Just the way that the ''Misthios'' says "Leave Sparta?" in an utterly broken voice is enough to crush the souls of players. You've worked so hard to reunite with your mother, but by the end, your actions have made even ''Myrrine'' want nothing to do with you.
** There's a small tearjerker in the ending itself. When Deimos has their MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment, they fall to their knees and Myrrine embraces them. They can only whimper the line "I've done terrible things" to which Myrinne responds with "We all have". When the Misthios looks them in the eye, Deimos gives them a tearful look that really says "I'm sorry...". It's even more effective coming from Kassandra because the tears in her eyes make her look like a child who can't believe what they've done.
* To some players, Brasidas and the way that he meets his fate can be one. Brasidas is one of the few characters in the game that is consistently helpful to the ''Misthios'', and to see him go out the way he does can be gut-wrenching.

* Throughout Episode 2 of ''Legacy of the First Blade'', you encounter a woman called The Tempest, who is treated as the Order of the Ancient's answer to Deimos. Like Deimos before her, choosing the right dialogue options slowly but surely chips away at the Tempest's brainwashing, and when the time comes for the final confrontation and you did everything right, you expect to redeem her just like Deimos, right? ''Wrong''. Instead, an Order soldier cuts down the Tempest's mother in frustration, driving the Tempest mad with grief and forcing the ''Misthios'' to mortally wound her. In her final moments, she lays beside her dead mother and bitterly notes that this is the fate all Tainted Ones can expect to share. And this is the ''best'' ending of the episode.
* The beginning of episode 3 of ''Legacy of the First Blade''. After a year with Darius and his kid, the ''Misthios'' is attacked by the Order of Ancients, who kill their partner and make off with their son. Every parent's worst nightmare.
** Making it worse, the ''Misthios'' blames themselves because they went to save Darius from getting skewered by Order goons.
** Making it worser, a flashback later on shows how their partner got killed - as they were hiding, the baby started crying, giving their position away to the guards.
* The ending of ''Legacy''. Knowing that the Order will never stop chasing after them or their baby, the ''Misthios'' gives them to Darius and has him take them away, while they stay in Greece, to draw the Order's attention.
* The quest "Life for a Life" in ''Fate of Atlantis''. Persephone approaches the ''Misthios'' with an offer - she will revive one of their lost loved ones, either Phoibe or Brasidas, and all the ''Misthios'' has to do is kill Leonidas. Their grandfather, who they just met again in Elysium, and persuaded to join the rebellion. If they accept, and go talk with Leonidas, there follows a scene as he, the badass leader of Sparta, just calmly asks if his grandkid would like to go fishing. While they're doing so, he reveals he knew all along his grandkid had come to kill him.
** If you refuse to kill your character's granddad, the ''Misthios'' tries to TakeAThirdOption, and reveal someone they previously helped was TheMole, one of Leonidas' former advisers. If you attack him, he'll ask why the ''Misthios'' is doing this, since they're family. And if the ''Misthios'' does kill him / knock him unconscious and bring him to Persephone, she's not remotely grateful either way, and refuses to honor her end of the deal. So, you either kill your grandfather, or betray a friend to death or worse for ''nothing''. Jeez...