History Tearjerker / HyruleWarriors

-->'''Cia:''' Ahh, no matter what betrayals I may suffer, at least I know that the hero will always love and protect me...

* The mere concept of ''Age of Calamity''. It's a prequel to ''Breath of the Wild'' and it takes place 100 years ago in the war against Calamity Ganon. Playing as the Champions in particular is going to sting a lot because [[DoomedByCanon you know what's going to happen to them.]] Comparisons to ''VideoGame/CrisisCore'' have been thrown a lot because of this.

** Cia's entire SanitySlippage during the final stage of her storyline is both terrifying and heartrending, but one particular moment stands out. When Ganondorf summons Manhandla to attack the base and Wizzro betrays her for Ganondorf]], Cia summons multiple Dark Links in a desperate attempt to turn the battle around. But the line she gives while doing so serves as a bit of a Fridge Tearjerker as it implies that she not only creates Dark Links to fight her enemies, but also to serve as a [[CompanionCube means of having a version of Link to be with even if it's not the real Link.]]

** Cia's entire SanitySlippage during the final stage of her storyline is both terrifying and heartrending, but one particular moment stands out. When Ganondorf summons Manhandla to attack the base and Wizzro betrays her for Ganondorf]], Cia summons multiple Dark Links in a desperate attempt to turn the battle around. But the line she gives while doing so serves as a bit of a Fridge Tearjerker as it implies that she not only creates Dark Links to fight her enemies, but also to serve as a [[CompanionCube means of having a version of Link to be with even if it's not the real Link.

* Everything between Lana and Cia during the final battle of the Epilogue chapter. Lana starts out normal and chipper, but it stops as soon as she realizes what Cia's doing to herself. By halfway through the battle, she's stopped being as lighthearted as usual, and near the end she's ''begging'' Cia to stop for her own sake, but gets ignored every time. And then at the very end, when Cia [[spoiler:[[DiedInYourArmsTonight fades away in her arms]]]], Lana is plainly devastated. She's barely holding it together when she tries to smile for her comrades.
** There's definitely something sympathetic about Cia's storyline, if you're willing to cut her [[SympathyForTheDevil a lot of slack.]] It's implied that before the war, her job as the sorceress who guards the Triforce and time portals is an extremely isolated position, and while she never gave Wizzro or Volga the best treatment after conscripting them, neither one of them [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder would have been]] [[FantasticRacist genuine companion material]] even if she had been. You wonder what would have happened if she just had someone, ''anyone'' to confide in during her job. And in the end, [[spoiler: she [[DyingAlone dies without having made a friend or having earned any sympathy.]]]] Well, unless you count [[spoiler: Lana]], but [[spoiler: a split of your own personality isn't saying much.]]
*** ''Legends'' had the same idea. [[spoiler:With Cia rescued, purged of Gannondorf's corruption, and redeemed, she and Lana have undergone enough InUniverse DivergentCharacterEvolution that they can support each other as a pair of guardians, making sure the events of the game never happen again.]]
** Cia's entire SanitySlippage during the final stage of her storyline is both terrifying and heartrending, but one particular moment stands out. [[spoiler:When Ganondorf summons Manhandla to attack the base and Wizzro betrays her for Ganondorf]], Cia summons multiple Dark Links in a desperate attempt to turn the battle around. But the line she gives while doing so serves as a bit of a Fridge Tearjerker as it implies that she not only creates Dark Links to fight her enemies, but also to serve as a [[CompanionCube means of having a version of Link to be with even if it's not the real Link]].

** There's definitely something sympathetic about Cia's storyline, if you're willing to cut her [[SympathyForTheDevil a lot of slack.]] It's implied that before the war, her job as the sorceress who guards the Triforce and time portals is an extremely isolated position, and while she never gave Wizzro or Volga the best treatment after conscripting them, neither one of them [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder would have been]] [[FantasticRacist genuine companion material]] even if she had been. You wonder what would have happened if she just had someone, ''anyone'' to confide in during her job. And in the end, [[spoiler: She [[DyingAlone dies without having made a friend or having earned any sympathy.]]]] Well, unless you count [[spoiler: Lana]], but [[spoiler: a split of your own personality isn't saying much.]]

** Cia's entire SanitySlippage during the final stage of her storyline is both terrifying and heartrending, but one particular moment stands out. [[spoiler:When Ganondorf summons Manhandla to attack the base and Wizzro betrays her for Ganondorf]], Cia summons multiple Dark Links in a desperate attempt to turn the battle around. But the line she gives while doing so serves as a bit of a Fridge Tearjerker as it implies that she not only creates Dark Links to fight her enemies, but also to serve as a [[CompanionCube means of having a version of Link to talk to even if it's not the real Link]].
-->'''Cia:''' Ahh, no matter how many betrayals I may suffer, at least I know that the hero will always love and protect me...

-->'''Cia:''' Ahh, no matter how many betrayals I may suffer, I know that the hero will always love and protect me...

** Cia's entire SanitySlippage during the final stage of her storyline is both terrifying and heartrending, but one particular moment stands out. [[spoiler:When Ganondorf summons Manhandla to attack the base and Wizzro betrays her for Ganondorf]], Cia summons multiple Dark Links to assist the fight. But the line she gives while doing so serves as a bit of a Fridge Tearjerker as it implies that she not only creates Dark Links to fight her enemies, but also to serve as a [[CompanionCube means of having a version of Link to talk to even if it's not the real Link]].

** Cia's entire SanitySlippage during the final stage of her storyline is both terrifying and heartrending, but one particular moment stands out. [[spoiler:When Ganondorf summons Manhandla to attack the base and Wizzro betrays her for Ganondorf]], Cia summons multiple Dark Links to assist the fight. But the line she gives while doing so serves as a bit of a Fridge Tearjerker as it implies that she not only summons Dark Links to fight her enemies, but also to serve as a [[CompanionCube means of having a version of Link to talk to even if it's not the real Link]].

** There's definitely something sympathetic about Cia's storyline, if you're willing to cut her [[SympathyForTheDevil a lot of slack.]] It's implied that before her corruption, her job as the sorceress who guards the Triforce and time portals is an extremely isolated position, and while she never gave Wizzro or Volga the best treatment after conscripting them, neither one of them [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder would have been]] [[FantasticRacist genuine companion material]] even if she had been. You wonder what would have happened if she just had someone, ''anyone'' to confide in during her job. And in the end, [[spoiler: She [[DyingAlone dies without having made a friend or having earned any sympathy.]]]] Well, unless you count [[spoiler: Lana]], but [[spoiler: a split of your own personality isn't saying much.]]

** There's definitely something sympathetic about Cia's storyline, if you're willing to cut her [[SympathyForTheDevil a lot of slack.]] It's implied that her job as the sorceress who guards the Triforce is a really lonely position, and whe she never gave Wizzro or Volga the best treatment after conscripting them, neither one of them [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder would have been]] [[FantasticRacist genuine companion material]] even if she had been. You wonder what would have happened if she just had someone, ''anyone'' to confide in during her job. And in the end, [[spoiler: She [[DyingAlone dies without having made a friend or having earned any sympathy.]]]] Well, unless you count [[spoiler: Lana]], but [[spoiler: a split of your own personality isn't saying much.]]

** There's definitely something sympathetic about Cia's storyline, if you're willing to cut her [[SympathyForTheDevil a lot of slack.]] It's implied that her job as the sorceress who guards the Triforce is a really lonely position, and whe she never gave Wizzro or Volga the best treatment after conscripting them, neither one of them [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder would have been]] [[FantasticRascist genuine companion material]] even if she had been. You wonder what would have happened if she just had someone, ''anyone'' to confide in during her job. And in the end, [[spoiler: She [[DyingAlone dies without having made a friend or having earned any sympathy.]]]] Well, unless you count [[spoiler: Lana]], but [[spoiler: a split of your own personality isn't saying much.]]

** There's definitely something sympathetic about Cia's storyline, if you're willing to cut her [[SympathyForTheDevil a lot of slack.]] It's implied that her job as the sorceress who guards the Triforce is a really lonely position, and whe she never gave Wizzro or Volga the best treatment after conscripting them, neither one of them [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder would have been]] [[FantasticRasism genuine companion material]] even if she had been. You wonder what would have happened if she just had someone, ''anyone'' to confide in during her job. And in the end, [[spoiler: She [[DyingAlone dies without having made a friend or having earned any sympathy.]]]] Well, unless you count [[spoiler: Lana]], but [[spoiler: a split of your own personality isn't saying much.]]

** There's definitely something sympathetic about Cia's storyline, if you're willing to cut her [[SympathyForTheDevil a lot of slack.]] It's implied that her job as the sorceress who guards the Triforce is a really lonely position, and whe she never gave Wizzro or Volga the best treatment after conscripting them, neither one of them [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder would have been]] [[FantasticRasist genuine companion material]] even if she had been. You wonder what would have happened if she just had someone, ''anyone'' to confide in during her job. And in the end, [[spoiler: She [[DyingAlone dies without having made a friend or having earned any sympathy.]]]] Well, unless you count [[spoiler: Lana]], but [[spoiler: a split of your own personality isn't saying much.]]

** There's definitely something sympathetic about Cia's storyline, if you're willing to cut her [[SympathyForTheDevil a lot of slack.]] It's implied that her job as the sorceress who guards the Triforce is a really lonely position, and it's also clear that she never saw Wizzro or Volga as anything more than pawns. (Admittedly, they're [[{{Jerkass}} not exactly friend material.]]) You wonder what would have happened if she just had someone, ''anyone'' to confide in during her job. And in the end, [[spoiler: She [[DyingAlone dies without having made a friend or having earned any sympathy.]]]] Well, unless you count [[spoiler: Lana]], but [[spoiler: a split of your own personality isn't saying much.]]

* Everything between Lana and Cia during the final battle of the Epilogue chapter. Lana starts out normal and chipper, but it stops as soon as she realizes what Cia's doing to herself. By halfway through the battle, she's stopped being as lighthearted as usual, and near the end she's ''begging'' Cia to stop for her own sake, but gets ignored every time. And then at the very end, when Cia [[spoiler:[[DiedInYourArmsTonight fades away in her arms]]]], Lana is plainly devastated. She's barely holding it together when she tries to smile for her comrades.

* Everything between Lana and Cia during the final battle of the Epilogue chapter. Lana starts out normal and chipper, but it stops as soon s she realizes what Cia's doing to herself. By halfway through the battle, she's stopped being as lighthearted as usual, and near the end she's''begging'' Cia to stop for her own sake, but gets ignored every time. And then at the very end, when Cia [[spoiler:[[DiedInYourArmsTonight fades away in her arms]]]], Lana is plainly devastated. She's barely holding it together when she tries to smile for her comrades.