Line #25 TearJerker/AssassinsCreedOdyssey


1	%%Moments pages are Administrivia/SpoilersOff.
2	----
3	* The fate of Kephallonia if you spare the victims of the Blood Fever. The plague rages out of control throughout the island and more or less wipes the entire population out.
4	** There's a moment even if you make the ''right'' decision where you have to explain to Phoibe why her friend had to die.
5	-->'''Eagle Bearer:''' Sometimes... good people die for no reason.
6	* In facing Podarkes, a cultist member who took over Delos, you have the option to romance the rebel leader Kyra, the Spartan leader Thaletas, or both. However, if you're not careful with your words or your actions in this area, you can drive one or the other to death. Either by suicide in Kyra's case, or by wounded jealousy and pride in Thaletas case. And unless you lie, you have to tell the other one who did have romantic feelings for both of you the terrible truth, ending the missions on a bittersweet note.
7	** A mild one, but if you follow both of their questlines and are generally kind to them, but ''not'' flirty at all both Kyra and Thaletas will still develop feelings for the Eagle Bearer and will nonetheless plan out a romantic evening with them. However, rather than the Eagle Bearer reciprocating, they will instead let both down gently and encourage them to continue to pursue each other. However, it's clear that both are somewhat disappointed and heartbroken by the rejection.
8	** And even if you were extremely careful and made sure to help both Kyra and Thaletas, were kind and careful with your words with both of them, let both down gently and encouraged them to stay in a relationship with each other (rather than getting with one of them yourself), you can ''still'' get a bittersweet ending if you happened to have spared the extremist rebel during the Socratic Method quest. If left alive, the rebel will poison Thaletas' goblet during the celebration in 'A Night To Remember', causing Thaletas to drop dead right then and there in the middle of a toast--leaving behind a heartbroken Kyra and and a regretful Eagle Bearer.
9	* In the mission Where It All Began, the third-to-last mission in the main storyline, if you chose to (or failed to [[GuideDangIt fulfill certain conditions]]), the Eagle Bearer could end up fighting Deimos (their younger sibling) to the death. At the end of the battle, Kassandra/Alexios will fatally stab Deimos in the neck. They could only give a sorrowful expression and response before sending Deimos down the cliffside to their grave, this time not surviving the fall.
10	** The Family ending where only you and Nikolaos survive. The conversation they have at home is incredibly somber and depressing.
11	** 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, forcing the Eagle Bearer to slay their younger sibling. When Myrrine shares her final words with her oldest daughter/son before dying, the Eagle Bearer could only tearfully cry in sadness after losing two of their closest blood relatives.
12	** 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.
13	** There's a small tearjerker in even the happiest ending; 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.
14	*** 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, apologize for having failed them and vow not to this time.
15	** The fact that Deimos' 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.
16	*** Even more heartbreaking is the implications of Deimos' life in the canon continuity; he was kidnapped as an infant, tortured and honed into an unstable weapon, and thoroughly brainwashed into believing his family had him murdered. He's barely an object to the cult which he belongs to, and while they fear his instability, they do not respect him or really see him as anything other than a disposable weapon. And then, just as his older sister reappears and reaches out to him, he's too broken to accept it and ends up having to essentially be put down by said sister--never having had the chance to live an authentic life outside of the cult's indoctrination.
17	* 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 Eagle Bearer puts the good luck charm Phoibe gave them in her hands. At the least, Hippokrates and Sokrates give her a proper burial.
18	** It becomes HarsherInHindsight if during the conclusion of the Blood Fever quest, the Eagle Bearer opted to tell her that "Sometimes, good people die for no reason".
19	*** In particular, Kassandra's tearful begging and praying in Greek as she tries in vain to wake Phoibe as she lies dead against a pillar is downright ''gut-wrenching''.
20	* 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 Eagle Bearer]] [[DeathSeeker to kill him in honorable combat,]] so he may go to her proud of himself once more.
21	* TheReveal concerning the Mythical Creatures. They were all normal humans that were transformed by the Precursor Artifacts into their monstrous forms to serve as guardians of said artifacts. The Sphinx clearly hints at it but it is the last one who reveals it, with Bryce's lover having been transformed into Medusa. It is also hinted that many heroes came to defeat these monsters... only to then replace them.
22	** 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 Eagle Bearer looking forlornly at a rose that Bryce was trying to find really hits hard.
23	-->"Someone, I tell you, in another time will remember us."
24	** 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 Eagle Bearer both slays the Minotaur and helps them reconnect, but Ardos' heartbroken lines about not wanting to forget his father really hit home.
25	* 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 Eagle Bearer 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.
26	* That fateful night on the mountain is an ''enormous'' one from beginning to end. To start, the Eagle Bearer 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 Eagle Bearer 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 Eagle Bearer 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 Eagle Bearer, 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 Eagle Bearer by the arm and carries them to the cliff, his expression ''beyond'' the realm of soul-wrenching pain. The Eagle Bearer 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.
27	** Myrrine's sobbing during the scene is gut-wrenching. She does nothing but fruitlessly beg for Nikolaos to stop what's happening, to keep their baby safe, wailing ''why'', and begging again once she realizes she's about to lose her ''other'' child too. She absolutely ''sounds'' like someone whose entire world is being torn to shreds right before her eyes.
28	* 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, revealing just how hurt they still are by this betrayal even decades later.
29	** If the player chooses ''not'' to spare Nikolaos, it's not exactly the satisfying revenge-kill like that of Chrysis and Kleon later. Nikolaos drops his sword deliberately as a peace-offering and begins to say that he'd loved his children, showing his remorse for the first time in the interaction. Unfortunately for him, this acts as a BerserkButton to the Eagle Bearer and they swiftly stab him in the gut with the spear. Despite this, Nikolaos uses his last breath to warn the Eagle Bearer of "snakes in the grass" before he dies. The Eagle Bearer hardly seems to feel empowered by having taken this revenge and spends several minutes just staring blankly at their father's helmet.
30	* 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. It's even worse if you end up on bad terms with him due to going against his suggestions in two missions that he appears in (namely killing the Monger privately in a cave and sparing Lagos) since he perceives your decisions as a betrayal to Spartan loyalty. [[PartingWordsRegret The fact that he dies after a heated exchange with the Eagle Bearer]] before they could patch up and reconcile with him makes it all the more heartbreaking.
31	** Even if you were still on good terms with Brasidas, the game will have the Eagle Bearer urge Brasidas into battle when he was hesitating and because he trusts them, he decides to do so. While there may not be any PartingWordsRegret, there is a guilt-factor where his death suddenly feels a bit like it's your fault for pushing him into battle.
32	* On Seriphos, the Eagle Bearer can meet a little girl named Khloe playing in the clay pits on the island. Upon talking to her, Khloe will request they gather her some pearls and shiny rocks to make "goo-werry" for her friends. After gathering the needed materials, the Eagle Bearer will meet with Khloe atop a hill by a lone shack. There, the little girl reveals that the "friends" she was talking about were actually clay figures she'd constructed herself. As it turns out, the girl's mother had recently died and she'd taken her dying wish that she "make friends" [[ExactWords literally]].
33	** Worse yet, the Eagle Bearer has to decide to either A) scold the child and encourage her to go out and find real people to take care of her, thereby destroying the poor grieving child's only coping mechanism but hopefully giving her the tough love she needs to find some support or B) play into Khloe's delusions and congratulate her for having done such a great job of realizing her mother's last wish, thereby allowing her to carry on in an unhealthy coping mechanism and leaving her to fend for herself.
34	* On Elis, the Eagle bearer can be pickpocketed by a street child. Pursuing her, they will discover that she belongs to a group of street children being abused by an Athenian general. Because of this, the child in question is wary of adults and questions why she should trust the Eagle Bearer at all. As the questline takes place after the siege on Athens, they sadly reply that they can be trusted because she reminds them of [[KillTheCutie Phiobe]].
35	* A small detail, but killing a Mercenary's animal companion will frequently cause them to cry out in rage that ''"you'll pay for that"'' and it really drives home the fact that ''you've just killed someone's pet''.
36	* From the modern day segments, reading Layla's e-mails show the team who were in ''Uprising'' have not taken all the events there very well, but Galina's probably the worst. She responded to Charlotte's fate by drinking heavily. And while they NeverFoundTheBody, the Assassins are pretty sure she's dead because Otso Berg made sure there was nothing left to search.
37	* 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.
38	** The other ending, should you promise the Tempest's mother you will try to redeem her, is only slightly better, and ''still'' doesn't end without tears. If you tell the Tempest's mother that you will try to save her daughter, but then tell her to stay back before the final duel when it becomes clear the Tempest has no intention of stepping down, you are instead treated to a scene where the Tempest collapses at her mother's feet, and the two share a moment reconciling before the Tempest passes on, her mother tearfully reassuring her dying child that she is there for her.
39	* The beginning of episode 3 of ''Legacy of the First Blade''. After a year with Darius and his kid, the Eagle Bearer is attacked by the Order of Ancients, who kill their partner and make off with their son. Every parent's worst nightmare.
40	** Making it worse, the Eagle Bearer blames themselves because they went to save Darius from getting skewered by Order goons despite the latter insisting that he should be left behind for his family to escape to safety.
41	** Making it worse, 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.
42	** 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. When Darius asks the Eagle Bearer what he should tell their child when he grows up asking about his mother/father, if you answer "Tell him the hard truth", the Eagle Bearer gives this answer; just try not to cry when listening to their response:
43	-->'''Kassandra/Alexios:''' (''sounding like they're on the verge of breaking down and crying'') Tell him he had a ''mater'' and ''pater'' who lived incredible lives, who saw incredible things... and ''none'' of it was as incredible as him. His smile. His laugh. The sight of him asleep in my arms...
44	** In general, the Eagle Bearer is shown to be at their ''most'' emotional throughout this episode, especially compared to the previous two episodes and the main story. Given how their spouse and child are basically being threatened to be killed by the Order of the Ancients, it's very easy to see why, and any parent would feel the same way in a similar situation.
45	-->'''Amorges:''' This is necessary. I take no pleasure in this. I needed to draw you in—it's you I want, Kassandra/Alexios. You and your bloodline.
46	-->The Eagle Bearer notices that he is looking at their house, implying harm towards their spouse and child.
47	-->'''Eagle Bearer:''' (screams in pure rage) '''DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH THEM!'''
48	* The quest "Life for a Life" in ''Fate of Atlantis''. Persephone approaches the Eagle Bearer with an offer - she will revive one of their lost loved ones, either Phoibe or Brasidas, and all the Eagle Bearer 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.
49	** If you refuse to kill your character's granddad, the Eagle Bearer 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 Eagle Bearer is doing this, since they're family. And if the Eagle Bearer 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...
50	* The reunion with Phoibe in ''Fate of Atlantis''. The Eagle Bearer finds her in Tartaros, completely amnesiac thanks to the Lethe water. The kid who adored the Eagle Bearer has absolutely no idea who they are. And when you help Phoibe regain her memory, she starts to recall her own death, prompting a WhatTheHellHero for not being able to save her in time. The Eagle Bearer at least can apologize, tearfully at that, and get accepted, making it a slightly happy tearjerker.
51	** The ending of the questline is not much better. The Eagle Bearer has to convince Phoibe, after having gone through Hell to try and rescue her from the Cyclops, to go to Elysium to try and find her birth parents, promising that one day (though with the acknowledgement that for them, it will be a long way off) they ''will'' be reunited again. Phoibe hesitates because she wonders if her birth parents will even like her. The Eagle Bearer can either say she should give them a chance anyway, or tell her that ''of course'' they'll love her.
52	* The reunion with Brasidas, also in ''Fate of Atlantis''. The Eagle Bearer starts off helping him find his way to Elysium. However, they eventually realized that Brasidas commited war crimes while he was alive. When Hades asked the Eagle Bearer to decide Brasidas's fate, both outcomes are tearjerkers.
53	** If Brasidas is convinced that he's earned his entry to Elysium, Hades grudgingly agrees, but as a stinger, he forces Brasidas to forever carry the urn containing the ashes of the unborn baby he's killed in the above-mentioned war crimes. Should he let go of the urn, he'll return to Tartaros forever. The player can literally see the dismay and anguish in his eyes. Oh, and Hades sends him away just before the Eagle Bearer is able to shake his hand for a proper farewell.
54	** If Brasidas is convinced that he should stay in Tartaros, Hades taskes him to reunite families separated by war. While he at least doesn't seem to be upset by the task, and the Eagle Bearer gets to shake his hand for a proper farewell, it is heartbreaking to see a warrior being denied the rest he deserved because of one mistake.
55	* 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.
56	** Further tearjerker as you consider... We have never seen a case where the Piece of Eden corruption is reversed - Persephone intentionally corrupted Ros, and, even if she expected him to win the ensuing fight, she still subjected him to that transformation, pretty much solely for the sake of a show.
57	*** And then there's one of the diaries in the Isu vaults from Hades, where he laments about Ros's death at the Eagle Bearer's hands, and how Ros was probably the one thing he and Persephone, his wife, still had that they both loved.
58	* As [[ForegoneConclusion forgone a conclusion]] as the Fate of Atlantis was, the destruction of the Isu city is moving in its tragedy. The humans run in panic as the horns sound, while the Isu in the city know what it means, several being shown simply resigned to their fate.
59	** There's a brief shot of one of the Isu encountered in a sidequest, who had admitted that she liked humanity and wanted to protect them from her fellows, to truly underscore the fact that all the Isu, even the ones who were relatively decent (particularly in comparison to certain other well known examples of Those Who Came Before), are suffering this fate.
60	* While most would probably agree that Victoria 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.

Context TearJerker / AssassinsCreedOdyssey