Tear Jerker / Fantastic Four: The Animated Series

• The Thing's Disney Death after being beaten senseless by The Hulk in "Nightmare In Green". The Hulk feels guilty for making Alicia cry.
• In "And a Blind Man Shall Lead Them," the four lose their powers in a nuclear explosion and Ben is overjoyed to be normal again. However, he is forced to reclaim his powers to save the team and Daredevil from Doctor Doom - ruining his plans for a normal life with Alicia. Poor guy even crushes the ring he was going to propose with. What really sells is it is the absolute rage in Ben's voice when he confronts Doom. He's not just trying to stop Doom this time; he's trying to kill him, and has to be forcibly restrained by the rest of the team.
• Sue and Johnny are reunited with their fugitive father, however it is cut-short when he is killed in a Skrull plot. The team head off to the Skrull homeworld for revenge, and discover the one responsible, Morrat, not only set up a trap for them by having them lose their powers, but wanted to usurp the Skrull Emperor, with his fiancee (and the Emperor's daughter) at his side. It eventually ends with them getting their powers back, and Morrat's treachery exposed. The Emperor's orders Morrat's execution, and his daughter almost takes the bullet for him, but Sue's force field protects her, deflecting the beam to Morrat. The Emperor's daughter grieves over Morrat's dead body, The Emperor decides to end any hostilities with the team for saving his daughter's life, and confirms Morrat killed Sue and Johnny's father. The four realize although they get their revenge, it doesn't make them feel any better.

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