History Tearjerker / VoltronLegendaryDefender

* During an interview Mitch Iverson stated that he wonders if Slav didn't have his SuperOCD before he was sent to Beta Traz.

* While Lance's CrazyJealousGuy attitude in Season 2 when he thought Keith wanted to steal Blue from him was [[FunnyAneurysmMoment funny at the time]], it gets tear jerking here, since he ''actually does'' lose Blue (albeit not to Keith, but still).

* Keith's Vlog, unlike Coran who was pretty chipper throughout the video, Keith talks somberly about his Galran lineage and how it's possibly had an affect on his life; like how it lead to his mother abandoning him. He even sadly notes that he's aware of his temper and how he doesn't excel in socializing with others. After he talks about the reasons why he acts the way he does, he pauses for a long time, tries to cover his face and then angrily storms out of the vlog. You can practically hear his voice crack as he hurries away from the screen.

** He even takes a moment to quickly apologize after he furiously rants about Lance's Voltron chant, and how it would be easier to just say "Voltron" without it being complicated.
*** It doesn't help that the Dreamworks channel's thumbnail for the vlog has a tear emoji under one of Keith's eye.

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* In the Voltron handbook, Keith's fun facts lists him as second-in-command to Shiro, which is crossed out in red ink. Keith instead writes, "It doesn't matter. Nothing will happen to Shiro." [[TemptingFate Um...]]
* The final trailer for season 8 recaps everything that the paladins went through in the previous seasons, leading up to the finale. The end is now here.
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* Shiro fighting against Haggar is a direct mirror to when Sven fights Haggar and dies. Some who might have noticed this no doubt were more than worried about Shiro's fate at the end of the battle.

** What got this troper was the exchange between Allura and Shiro. She thanks him for teaching her about selflessness and self-sacrifice, and as they embrace, Shiro tells her with a somber voice: "You ''never'' have to thank me for anything". He is referring to the Season 6 finale [[spoiler:when Allura extracted his life essence that Black Lion has preserved, and merged it with his clone body, thus effectively bringing him BackFromTheDead.]] He considers it a debt that he will never be able to repay to her.

* The sudden appearance of the ''real'' Zarkon. He appears to wake up, as if from a dream. But once he looks into the faces of his friends, all he sees is their hatred. Then Allura uses her powers to show him ''exactly'' the monster he became after his Quintessence poisoning. The poor man is left ''crying'' at the realization of what he became.

* The final shot of the Lions in space with the constellation that resembles Allura (and the hints of Lotor nearby as well) is quite the bittersweet knife twist as well.