History Tearjerker / MacrossDelta

** Walkure singing ''Uchuu no Kakera'' after Freyja dies and declaring [[TrueCompanions there will always be five of them]]. Furthermore, the fact that Freyja's hand is [[MemeticHandGesture still in the Walkure hand gesture even after her death.]]

* The ending to ''Absolute Live'' has a major one: '''Freyja's death'''. The first time in the franchise where the LoveInterest actually ''dies'' as well as the culmination of her entire arc throughout ''Delta'', and the movie does not hesitate to lay on the tragedy;

** The lyrics of ''ALIVE ~Inori no Uta~'', the legendary Windermerean song Freyja sings, make the entirety of it worse if you understand them. Essentially, they come off as Freyja's final goodbye, knowing she won't survive singing again, and entrusting the future to her friends.

* TheStinger of ''Absolute Live'', with the Siren System child [[MeaningfulEcho quoting Freyja]] to her adoptive father Hayate, who [[CallBack is raising her in an apple orchard]], just as he promised Freyja he'd do. To ride it home, the child's last words on-screen [[CallBack are the last words Freyja says in the series proper]].

** The actual death scene itself. Freyja spends her final moments [[DiedInYourArmsTonight in Hayate's arms]] overlooking Windermere, [[DyingDeclarationOfLove declaring their love for each other]] while playing the [[CallBack simple word game Wright played with Hayate]] and her final act is to give him a LastKiss, dying before it finishes.

* TheStinger of ''Absolute Live'', with the Siren System child [[MeaningfulEcho quoting Freyja]] to her adoptive father Hayate, who [[CallBack is raising her in an apple orchard]], just as he promised Freyja he'd do. To make things more tearjerker-y, the child's last words on-screen [[CallBack are the last words Freyja says in the series proper]].

** Even by the finale, Makina has not fully recovered, and is only seen in bed weakly attempting to join in on her teammates' singing.

* TheStinger of ''Absolute Live'', with the Siren System child [[MeaningfulEcho quoting Freyja]] to her adoptive father Hayate, who [[CallBack is raising her in an apple orchard]], just as he promised Freyja he'd do.

** Just to drive it in, the closing song is even replaced with [[SolemnEndingTheme a more sorrowful one]].
** The song being played during Messer's final fight and over the end credits is Kaname's ''AXIA'', which comes with melancholy lyrics befitting of the scene.
--> ''Seeing you so far off, I love and hate you.''

* In relation to the above, ALL of Chaos (except for the yet-unseen Lady M) saluting Messer's coffin at his funeral. Kaname shedding a tear doesn't help, either.

** [=NUNS's=] bombing of Windermere and the aftermath draw an allusion to both [[{{UsefulNotes/Japan}} the end]] and [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany the beginning]] of a [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII certain horrifying real-life event]]...

** [=NUNS's=] bombing of Windermere and the aftermath draw an allusion to both [[{{UsefulNotes/Japan}} the end]] and [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany the beginning]] of [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII certain horrifying real-life event]]...
* Episode 16: While the episode is generally heartwarming the very end is pretty tear jerkery as Mirage sees Hayate and Freyja play in the snow that Hayate got for Freyja's birthday. As she sees how close they are, she cries a single tear.

** When Arad tells of their plan to infiltrate Voldor again, Kaname looks in pain as she remembers Messer
** When Freyja and Hayate are talking, Hayate mentions that he hasn't seen his mom in a while. When Freyja joking tells him that he should make more effort as she's family, Hayate blows it off saying a few years isn't that big of a deal. Freyja looks hurt when she realizes just how different their sense of time is and Hayate realizes what he says, only looks in guilt.

** Although her [[QuitYourWhining rant]] to Hayate and Freyja was immensely satisfying, Mirage has to say "I love you" in the plural sense to conceal her feelings for Hayate, both for Freyja's sake and because she hasn't figured out her own feelings for Hayate.

** The song being played during Messer's final fight is Kaname's ''AXIA'', which comes with melancholy lyrics befitting of the scene.

** The movie version in ''Passionate Walkure'' makes this even worse; rather than dying instantly from Keith shooting him through the cockpit, he actually ''evades'' the shot that kills him in the TV version, in a HopeSpot that Messer might be SparedByTheAdaptation. Nope; Messer succumbs to overexertion and [[DiedInYourArmsTonight passes away in Kaname's arms instead.]]

* Episode 22: Cassim crash-landing on rock, receiving deadly injuries, rather than save himself by crashing the plane on an orchard, the symbol of everything he's fighting for, and dies seeing a vision of his son. Thankfully, Cassim is SparedByTheAdaptation in ''Passionate Walkure'', and is later seen in '"Zettai Live''.

** Made even worse by the fact that Wright was [[SmallRoleBigImpact responsible for kicking Freyja's interest in music off by giving her a music player, putting her on the path to flee Windermere, meet Wright's son (and her love interest) and live out her dreams.]]

** From the same scene, Hayate and Freyja PlanningForTheFutureBeforeTheEnd, with the former talking about wanting to start an apple farm with the latter and promising to spend the rest of his life with her. It's clear neither one ''wants'' the inevitable to happen, and yet...

* The ending to ''Absolute Live'' has a major one: '''Freyja's death''' as a culmination to her entire character arc. The first time in the franchise where the LoveInterest actually ''dies'', and the movie does not hesitate to lay on the tragedy;

** Walkure singing ''Sora no Kakera'' after Freyja dies and declaring [[TrueCompanions there will always be five of them]]. Furthermore, the fact that Freyja's hand is [[MemeticHandGesture still in the Walkure hand gesture even after her death.]]

** And at the end of this episode, the gang performing a traditional Ragnan funeral for Messer. Walkure one by one send him off with the song "GIRAFFE BLUES", ending with Kaname who declares to Mikumo that she has another rival for the sake of her fan.

* Episode 22: Cassim crash-landing on rock, receiving deadly injuries, rather than save himself by crashing the plane on an orchard, the symbol of everything he's fighting for. Thankfully, [[SparedByTheAdaptation Cassim does not undergo this in ''Passionate Walkure'', allowing him to survive to come home.]]
* Episode 23: Everything about the dimension bomb. But most of all, the confirmation that [[HarmfulToMinors Freyja was there to see it happen]].

* The ending to ''Absolute Live'' has a very major one: '''Freyja's death.''' The first time in the franchise where the idol LoveInterest actually dies, and the movie does not hesitate to lay on the tragedy;

** The lyrics of ''ALIVE ~Inori no Uta~'', the legendary Windermerean song Freyja sings, make it worse if you understand them. Essentially, they come off as Freyja's final goodbye, knowing she won't survive singing, and entrusting the future to her friends.

** The actual death scene itself. Freyja spends her final moments [[DiedInYourArmsTonight in Hayate's arms]] overlooking Windermere, [[DyingDeclarationOfLove declaring their love for each other]] and her final act is to give him a LastKiss. Not to mention ''Sora no Kakera'' being sung by the remaining members of Walkure, who declare [[TrueCompanions there will always be five of them]]. Furthermore, the fact that Freyja's hand is [[MemeticHandGesture still in the Walkure hand gesture even after her death.]]
* TheStinger of ''Absolute Live'', with the Siren System child [[MeaningfulEcho quoting Freyja]] to her adoptive father Hayate.

** However, during the final battle, Freyja [[HeroicSacrifice pulls herself from her bed and sings with the rest of Walkure]], managing to synchronise with Hayate once more and ensure Heimdall's defeat.....at the cost of her own life.

** The movie version in ''Passionate Walkure'' makes this even worse; rather than dying instantly from Keith shooting him through the cockpit, he actually ''evades'' the shot in a HopeSpot that Messer might be SparedByTheAdaptation. Nope; Messer succumbs to overexertion and [[DiedInHisArmsTonight passes away in Kaname's arms instead.]]

* The ending to the TV series has a minor moment; while Roid was slain in a HeroicSacrifice by Keith, and Mikumo was freed from his clutches, [[YourDaysAreNumbered the story ends with the implication that Freyja doesn't have long to live as a result of her crystallisation]], which she and Hayate briefly reflect on.

** The actual death scene itself. Freyja spends her final moments [[DiedInYourArmsTonight in Hayate's arms]] overlooking Windermere, [[DyingDeclarationOfLove declaring their love for each other]] and her final act is to give him a LastKiss. Not to mention ''Sora no Kakera'' being sung by the remaining members of Walkure, who declare [[TrueCompanions there will always be five of them]].

* [[spoiler: Messer's death in episode 10. Yes, the death flags were being waved hard during this episode, especially since before that Messer made his biggest steps forward in sharing his feelings for Kaname to her, without actually confessing. The fact that he dies after his BigDamnHeroes moment saving Walkure, while giving Kaname a RousingSpeech to encourage her makes it all the more sadder]].
** What really sells it is how [[spoiler: Kaname just freezes up and collapses on her knees when this happens. It seems Messer's feelings did reach her after all, making her take his loss the hardest]]. What's even worse is that the episode actually aired a few days before [[spoiler:her birthday]].

* In relation to the above, [[spoiler: ALL of Chaos (except for the yet-unseen Lady M) saluting Messer's coffin at his funeral. Kaname shedding a tear doesn't help, either.]]
** And at the end of this episode, the gang performing [[spoiler:a traditional Ragnan funeral for Messer. Walkure one by one send him off with the song "GIRAFFE BLUES", ending with Kaname who declares to Mikumo that she has another rival for the sake of her fan.]]
* Chuck telling the rest of Delta Platoon that Messer [[spoiler:deliberately acted like a Jerkass so that if he were ever to succumb to Var Syndrome, it would be easier for [[ShootTheDog his wingmates to shoot him down.]]]]
* Episode 13. Oh boy. [[spoiler:During the battle on Ragna, a fold bomb is used on the underwater Protoculture ruins, with the explosion killing many (with Hayate himself almost among the casualties). The resultant tsunami also strikes the Ragnyannyan; Chuck's sister manages to close the door in time to save the children, but is herself washed away. Making this worse, the NUNS forces who activated the bomb apparently had no illusions that it would actually halt Windermere's plans; they seem to have done it solely to get data on Protoculture technology, regardless of the casualties involved.]]

* Episode 16: While the episode is generally heartwarming the very end is pretty tear jerkery as Mirage sees Hayate and Freyja play in the [[spoiler:snow that Hayate got for Freyja's birthday]]. As she sees how close they are, she cries a single tear.
** During this scene, Kaname and Arad gaze for a few seconds at each other, before looking away quickly. It's clear that the events from episode 10 heavily influence their relationship. It's not clear whether they avoid each other because they'd feel guilty if they're happy together, or because they don't want to talk about [[spoiler: Messer's death. But it's clear he's on their mind during that scene.]]

** Hayate [[spoiler:exploding at Arad for hiding that his father dropped the bomb on Windermere]]
*** Arad mentions that [[spoiler:Wright Immelman liked playing with Windemerian kids and that "He was too kind for his own good."]] One have to wonder what he was thinking when he [[spoiler:dropped the dimensional bomb on NUNS own base...]]

* Episode 22: [[spoiler:Cassim crash-landing on rock, receiving deadly injuries, rather than save himself by crashing the plane on an orchard, the symbol of everything he's fighting for]].
* Episode 23: everything about the dimension bomb. But most of all, the confirmation that [[spoiler:Freyja was there to see it happen]].
* Episode 24: [[spoiler:Makina noticed a sniper aiming at Freyja and pushed her out of the way, TakingTheBullet. Reina looked horrified while Kaname tries to close the wound ignoring her knees are bloodied with Makina's blood, Then, Makina tearfully tells the girls to keep on singing]].

** Although her [[QuitYourWhining rant]] to Hayate and Mirage was immensely satisfying, Mirage has to say "I love you" in the plural sense to conceal her feelings for Hayate, both for Freyja's sake and because she hasn't figured out her own feelings for Hayate.

* Episode 24: [[spoiler:Makina noticed a sniper aiming at Freyja and pushed her out of the way, taking the bullet. Reina looked horrified while Kaname tries to close the wound ignoring her knees are bloodied with Makina's blood, Then, Makina tearfully tells the girls to keep on singing]].

* Episode 23: everything about the dimension bomb. But most of all, the confirmation that [[spoiler:Freyja was there to see it happen]].

* Episode 22: [[spoiler:Cassim crash-landing on rock, receiving deadly injuries, rather than save himself by crashing the plane on an orchard, the symbol of everything he's fighting for]].

** Although her [[QuitYourWhining rant]] to Hayate and Mirage was immensely satisfying, Mirage has to say "I love you" in the plural sense to conceal her feelings for Hayate, both for Freyja's sake and because she hasn't figured out her own feelings for Hayate.

** The effect of this revelation on Hayate and Freyja's relationship.

*** Arad mentions that [[spoiler:Wright Immelman liked playing with Windemerian kids and that "He was too kind for his own good."]] One have to wonder what he was thinking when he [[spoiler:dropped the dimensional bomb on NUNS own base...]]

*** Arad mentions that [[spoiler:Wright Immelman liked playing with Windemerian kids and that "He was too kind for his own good."]] One have to wonder what he was thinking when he [[spoiler:dropped the dimensional bomb on the planet...]]

*** Arad mentions that [[spoiler:Wright Immelman liked playing with Windemerian kids.]] One have to wonder what he was thinking when he [[spoiler:dropped the dimensional bomb on the planet...]]

*** Arad mentions that [[spoiler:Wright Immelmann liked playing with Windemerian kids.]] One have to wonder what he was thinking when he [[spoiler:dropped the dimensional bomb on the planet...]]

** Hayate [[spoiler:exploding at Arad for hiding that his father dropped the bomb on Windermere]]