Sonic X/Tear Jerker



"Old Man: I joined the army because I wanted to give back to the country I loved, but... Scarlet: (takes his hand) I understand now. Thank you."
 * The ending of (what was intended to be) the final season of Sonic X when Sonic takes Chris's arms and tells him to hold on tight while he takes him for one final run before returning home. Sonic crying and the tears blowing into Chris's face just clenches it. This is quite something to pull off when you're The Scrappy.
 * And just to make the scene tear jerking overkill, this whole scene is accompanied by the depressing music Sonic Adventure 2 players would remember from the ending credits.
 * Speaking of Sonic X, there's also the time that Scarlet Garcia and Franklyn speak with the old man in the retirement home who sobs as he recalls to them his memories of the ARK and . This Troper is still tearing up right now at even that. Particularly touching are the next words are spoken.


 * Another Sonic X Tear Jerker is when
 * And may I please also note
 * Also, Sonic's later inability to do anything but stand there after returning the only thing he could find of her, a single seed, and Tails literally collapses at his feet in tears after punching him a few times had several people screaming at their television sets: Hug him, Sonic. It's not that damn hard, just hug him.
 * Made even worse by the dialogue; I can't remember exactly what, but it went along the lines of, "No! Just a few minutes ago, that was Cosmo! I believed in you, I thought you could save her!"
 * This troper saw an AMV version of that scene set to 'Far Away'. I went into a friggin' breakdown.
 * The song? This troper disagrees. I didn't even need the song. I broke down at the realization that she was dead. Tails' heartbreak just made it a million times worse.
 * There's a theory in the Headscratchers page that it was because of Chris that Sonic didn't comfort Tails.