Line #105 TearJerker/DragonsRidersOfBerk


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4	* In light of the sequel... [[spoiler: all of the father/son moments between Hiccup and Stoick. All of them.]]
5	** Becomes worse in the third season which airs after the second movie but takes place before it.
6	* And in light of the ''third'' movie...[[spoiler: despite all the adventures they may have here, the new dragons they discover, and the bonds forged between dragon and rider...the dragons will leave in a few years time, and the main characters will spend the prime years of their lives (and possibly ''their whole lives'') without them.]] [[TooBleakStoppedCaring It can get a little hard to rewatch the series with this in mind.]]
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10	* The sad looks on the dragons faces in "How to Start a Dragon Academy" when the kids were about to lock them up.
11	* In "Viking for Hire" when it looks like Hookfang will have to be put down, Snoutlout can only manage to repeat what Hiccup says, with more emphasis and tears.
12	-->'''Hiccup''': Hookfang's a good dragon.
13	-->'''Snoutlout''': (On the brink of tears) He's a ''good'' dragon!
14	* The scene from "In Dragons We Trust" when [[spoiler: everyone has to leave their dragons on the island]]. Everyone's scene is sad, but of course it's [[spoiler:Hiccup and Toothless' goodbye]] that's the worst. [[spoiler:Hiccup takes off the saddle, and is about to leave, but Toothless keeps following him. He holds his hand out as a gesture to stop... and then Toothless moves forward to touch it, reflecting the moment they bonded in the movie. Hiccup, obviously thinking the same thing, moves forward to hug his best friend one more time before leaving.]] His expression through the whole thing... And not to mention that [[spoiler:"Where's Hiccup"]] is playing in the background.
15	-->"I'll be back for you. I promise."
16	** Special mentions should also go to the Twins [[spoiler: who switch from one head to the other to say goodbye showing that unlike everything else they share the dragon and most likely switch heads to ride.]]
17	* In "Portrait of Hiccup as a Buff Young Man", Stoick [[spoiler: digging through the rubble to get to Hiccup. Think about it; this is the second time he's thought Hiccup was dead ''because of something he did''. This time it was an innocent moment of insensitivity, but it still caused Hiccup to go out and try to prove himself.]] Now imagine the guilt.
18	** The moment itself is pretty bad too. Hiccup doesn't usually show it directly, but he's a huge WellDoneSonGuy - and as this episode proves, his very un-Viking physique does still bother him - and his reaction over the painting is heartbreaking.
19	-->'''Hiccup:''' "It's not me."
20	-->'''Stoick:''' "Sure it is! It's you but... you know... bigger! Stronger!"
21	-->'''Mulch:''' "Now that's the son of a Viking Chief!" (he and Stoick agree and laugh, oblivious to the implication or Hiccup's reaction)
22	--><Hiccup says nothing, but wears an absolutely crushed look on his face and just backs away, staring sadly at the painting>
23	* Watching [[spoiler: the dragons get sick]] in "Dragon Flower" was hard, especially when we found out that [[spoiler: the allergic reaction to the flowers was of the deadly sort]].
24	** Hiccup saying goodbye to [[spoiler: Toothless (yet again; the fanbase cannot handle them being separated) before going off to get the venom that will save his life]].
25	** And then after all of that where Hiccup is back with Toothless, he tells his worried father that everything is going to be fine. Yet immediately after his father leaves he worriedly hold back onto Toothless. This showing that despite Hiccup's statement, he was not fully sure himself.
26	* Seeing the look on Snotlout's face in "Thawfest", first when his father lectures him about not losing, and later when you see the look on his face when he knows he has all but lost [[spoiler: (though quickly reversed thanks to Hiccup deciding to throw the race)]], you can't help but feel some pity for him, as the source of his JerkJock tendencies become apparent.
27	* Hiccup's increasingly desperate attempts to protect/save Toothless in "When Lightning Strikes".
28	** More than that, the way he ran after the wagon when the villagers overtook them and chained Toothless. He's desperate to keep up, but he can't with his prosthetic. It's just painful.
29	** Toothless throughout the episode: His reaction on seeing [[UngratefulBastard the villagers]] hunting him - after everything he's done for them - is heartbreaking, not to mention his terror when they chain him up, and of course his utter panic when [[spoiler: Hiccup is struck by lightning and almost drowns.]] Fortunately they [[spoiler: seem to realize they've gone too far and by the end spoil Toothless with endless fish and apologies.]]
30	** Seeing Hiccup be [[spoiler: struck by lightning]] was pretty hard to watch.
31	* The strain on Hiccup and Toothless's friendship in "What Flies Beneath" was also very hard to watch. Toothless was caught up in his grudge against the Whispering Death to the point where he refused to let Hiccup help, even though doing so left both of them flightless and handicapped. It culminated in Toothless firing a plasma blast just inches from Hiccup's feet to keep him from following, and Hiccup had to resort to [[spoiler:jumping off of a cliff]] just to snap him out of it.
32	* Seeing the twins, usually are Comedy Relief, fighting with each other in a way that isn't comical at all in "Twinsanity". And an easy thing to understand for anyone who's ever had brothers or sisters; Tuffnut's rant about not having anything that's just ''his'', as opposed to ''theirs'', hits particularly hard.
33	* It's a small moment but you see Snotlout's insecurities come through in "The Defiant One" when after they've managed to survive the giant waterspout and wondering where Hookfang is, you hear him say [[spoiler:"I always knew Hookfang didn't like me."]] Couple that with the small speech he gives later to Hiccup which indicates how overshadowed he feels in comparison you almost feel for the guy. Almost.
34	** Which then comes back in "Breakneck Bog" where he says it again.
35	* Hiccup talking about how he was afraid of forgetting his mom in "Breakneck Bog".
36	* Watching poor Toothless trussed up and refusing to eat or drink anything in "We Are Family".
37	** In "We Are Family", Mildew (Yes Mildew) shows off some TearJerker scenes. First of all he has Fungus, the only thing he actually cares about, taken from him and suggested that he was going to be eaten. He then helps Hiccup get back to Toothless. He even performs a HeroicSacrifice at the end asking Gobber to make sure that Hiccup knows he is sorry for all he is done before letting go so they could escape. Then another type of TearJerker scene comes when [[spoiler: he never changed and was working with Alvin all along, showing a character that finally seemed to be turning a new leaf is even worse]].
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41	* "Race to Fireworm Island". Dear God, even with LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt in full swing, [[spoiler:the possibility that the Fireworm Queen might have ''killed Hookfang'' will get to you]].
42	** [[AbusiveParents Spitelout]] telling Snotlout that the latter should replace Hookfang like a broken sword, [[KickTheDog demonstrating with an actual sword]].
43	** Even for those who regard him as TheScrappy, it's hard to not feel for Snotlout. The whole tone plays out that he is breaking down because he is likely the very cause for what could have been ''his best friend's death'' and goes from haughty jerk to near-sobbing wreck. Anyone who lost a pet would empathize with him.
44	** Any time that the riders tell Snotlout to stay with his dragon as Hookfang gets weaker and weaker. It's not stated outright, but the implication is that Snotlout should be with Hookfang when he dies.
45	* After Toothless bites off half an eel to save Hiccup in "The Eel Effect", his ill reaction causes him to hallucinate his surroundings and lose control of his plasma blasts, one of which sends Hiccup into a tree and knocks him out. It's a pretty scary explanation to why he reacted badly to that eel in the first movie, and even moreso considering what happens in the second movie...
46	* "Fright of Passage"; the intro is a flashback to a young Astrid seeing her uncle go after the Flightmare. [[GoryDiscretionShot He dies off-screen, frozen in terror]] [[spoiler:or more accurately, paralyzed by the mist and likely eaten by the Flightmare.]]
47	** The attempted sensitivity of the townsfolk make it worse as the others tell a freaked out Viking to not say it in front of her.
48	** A minor one for Snotlout in the same episode. The twins send him on a series of wild goose chases before they'll let him into their party, but by the time he's done it's over and everyone's gone home. You can hear him tearing up over the whole thing.
49	* The ending of "Bing! Bam! Boom!" has [[spoiler:Stoick reluctantly freeing Thornado so he can protect a group of adolescent Thunderdrums from the wild dragons on Dragon Island]].
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53	* Toothless' reaction to finding the dragon bones in "Dragon Eye of the Beholder, Part One" below decks of The Reaper. Followed by Hiccup comforting him and apologizing that Toothless had to see them.
54	* A bit of a CryForTheDevil moment in "Dragon Eye of the Beholder, Part One" but it's revealed that Dagur has been imprisoned on Outcast Island for ''three years,'' with Alvin as his jailer. Even though Dagur committed regicide and is TheCaligula, that's a wee bit harsh.
55	** Though YMMV on that one; as was just stated, he committed ''regicide'' and is ''absolutely nuts.'' That sort of thing usually gets people locked away for the rest of their lives, not just for three years.
56	* Gothi in "Eye of the Beholder, Part Two" has obvious trauma related to the bite mark on her arm that matches the marks on the Dragon Eye, and for good reason: when searching for glacial water with healing properties as a teenager, she lost her search party who are killed onscreen by a Snow Wraith. Gothi survived but she makes it clear she never wants to go back to that island. It's a great scene when she whacks the Snow Wraith several times and obtains its tooth with her stick.
57	* Ah man, Heather has not had a good life in the three years since we last saw her, and it's just gotten worse in "Have Dragon Will Travel":
58	** She obviously doesn't go into detail until Hiccup learns the story from Johann and confronts her about it, but Dagur's [[spoiler:pillaging of her village and murder of her adoptive parents]] only intensified her more aggressive and manipulative tendencies, and spurred her on [[spoiler:to not only plunder many trading ships save for Johann's to sustain what was left of the Berserker tribe, but also ''kill'' Dagur himself without backup twice.]]
59	** [[spoiler:The RedHerring moment when Hiccup finds Heather's horn, and his reveal that Dagur is Heather's biological brother does manage to bring her back from her attempt to kill Dagur, but not by much; if anything, it only confuses her even further about what she feels about him.]]
60	** And after the above events, Heather is left even more adrift than before, so much so that she decides to stay alone to process, even when she's offered another helping hand by Astrid, Fishlegs and Hiccup. No matter what you think of her, that's a lot of trust issues the girl's got there...
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64	* The kidnapping of Stormfly in "Night of the Hunters, Part One" by Ryker and his mysterious dragon hunters.
65	** Hiccup shouting Astrid's name in desperation when he later finds and rescues her from drowning in the rainstorm.
66	** Later, the riders reunite with Heather, [[spoiler: who's joined forces with her brother Dagur]].
67	* "Night of the Hunters, Part Two", watching the riders dragons being mistreated and overworked. It doesn't seem so bad for Barf and Belch, who are given as much fish as they like. Until it's revealed they're being fattened up to be killed, so that the hunters can make a profit on selling their ''skin''.
68	* Ruffnut's growing distress over Tuffnut's fear and paranoia that he is becoming a Lycanwing in "Bad Moon Rising".
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72	* Very brief, but Hiccup looked pretty unnerved at having assaulted a hunter in "Enemy of My Enemy" to protect Dagur.
73	* The VikingFuneral for the plagued ship in "Buffalord Soldier".
74	** Crosses over with heartwarming, but Hiccup comforting an ailing Astrid when she has to be brought to the Buffalord's island can also count.
75	* [[spoiler: Dagur's HeroicSacrifice and his letter to Heather]] near the end of "Family on the Edge".
76	* Ruffnut's OOCIsSeriousBusiness moment when everyone's dragons are turned against them in "A Grim Retreat", completely freaked out and yelling at Hiccup for telling them to split up.
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80	* The HumiliationConga Hiccup gets put through among the two hunter brothers, Savage, Krogan and Ryker in "Midnight Scrum" can be pretty hard to watch. And when Hiccup gets the drop on Krogan by unscrewing his peg leg and sending the latter off a cliff, he's understandably ''disturbed'' that he just killed someone personally, even if it was in self-defense [[spoiler:and it didn't take]].
81	* Everyone's reactions when they figure out that Viggo enslaved a Submaripper to cut off Berk's trade lines in "Dire Straits".
82	** When Hiccup's diving bell is damaged on the bottom of the sea floor during his rescue, Toothless attempts to free him, but Hiccup is completely stuck. Hiccup insists Toothless save himself, but Toothless refuses to leave his side.
83	-->'''Hiccup:''' I know, bud. I wouldn't leave you either.
84	* In "Twintuition", despite being played mostly for comedy, [[spoiler:the "death" of Macey]] and Tuffnut's reaction still results in sadness.
85	* Hiccup's MyGodWhatHaveIDone reaction to [[spoiler:accidentally killing Viggo]] in "Shell Shocked". Suddenly his insisting on reaching a peaceful resolution with Drago in the second film makes a lot more sense.
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89	* In "Living on the Edge", Hiccup and Astrid finding a badly wounded Death Song on Melody Island is bad enough. What makes it worse? The Death Song starts singing to them, revealing that it's none other than a grown up Garff.
90	* Seeing Throk's obvious sadness in "A Matter of Perspective", despite his attempts to put on a brave face. He and the elder Eruptodon had known each other for years. It's only natural that saying goodbye would be painful.
91	* In "No Dragon Left Behind" Astrid getting poisoned by the venom from a dragon that is coated in the stuff after she'd punched it. All in an effort to save Stormfly.
92	* Near the end of "Searching for Oswald...and Chicken", Dagur finally finds his father... dead for many years. Throughout the episode he regrets not makng any attempt to rescue him. In the next episode he breaks the news to Heather.
93	* The ending of "Sins of the Past", [[spoiler:FREAKING TRADER JOHAN!!!!]] has been playing us ALL for a fool for the [[spoiler:entire run of this show!]]
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97	* From "Chain Of Command", after making many tactical mistakes. Wingmaiden Minden losses confidence in herself and even gives her baby Razorwhip to Snotlout, thinking she's a failure. Fortunately Snotlout manages to talk some sense into her.
98	* [[spoiler:Viggo's HeroicSacrifice in "Triple Cross". He finally lets his guard down, letting Hiccup know much he's changed because of him, and clasps his hand firmly like a true friend while assuring him he's strong enough to defeat their enemies. He goes down fighting in the most honorable death a Viking could ask for.]]
99	** [[spoiler:The whole scene where Hiccup sets aside his Maces and Talons game with Viggo's piece inside [[RuleOfSymbolism (tipped over)]] is similarly emotionally charged.]]
100	* The episode ''Darkest Night'' stays ''really'' true to its name.
101	** [[spoiler: It opens with Stoick being gravely wounded and being knocked out of action for the rest of the series. This is already a case of HarsherInHindsight if you've seen [[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2 the next movie]] and know [[KilledOffForReal what happens to him]], but what it makes even more gut wrenching is Hiccup's HeroicBSOD and the reaction of Dragon Riders as whole. And when Hiccup loses his temper with Snotlout, Fishlegs, and the twins' WhatIf scenarios and bickering for the first time in a long while, his dialogue just ''screams'' ItsAllMyFault.]]
102	-->'''Hiccup:''' [[spoiler:[[SuddenlyShouting ENOUGH! All of you, enough!]] This is pointless, it doesn't matter if we stayed in or left Berk!]]
103	-->'''Tufffnut:''' [[spoiler:I thought that was the game. You know, what would've happened if we never left?]]
104	-->'''Hiccup:''' [[spoiler:It's not a game, Tuffnut! It's not a dream, it's not a way of life, it's reality. It actually happened-- [[TookALevelInKindness we]] [[PredatorTurnedProtector trained the dragons]], [[Recap/DragonsRidersOfBerkS3E3ImperfectHarmony we left Berk]], [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished and now my father is on his deathbed because of it.]] [[ItsAllMyFault Because of me.]] None of [the events of the series, especially Stoick's injury] would have happened, and I mean ''none'' of it, [[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2010 if I had never shot down Toothless in the first place!]] You know it. I know it. Berk knows it. ''Everyone'' knows it. [...] Even [Toothless] knows it. ''(storms out)'']]
105	** [[spoiler:The fact Astrid's vision of what would happen if Hiccup didn't shoot down Toothless doesn't help either, being basically condensed plot of the first movie, except with the Whispering Death. And when that's over, Heather, quite out of shape herself shows up and says [[ElephantGraveyard Vanaheim]] is [[{{Cliffhanger}} under attack]].]]

Context TearJerker / DragonsRidersOfBerk