Dragon Ball/Tear Jerker: Difference between revisions

{{quote| ''"Kakarot... Listen. Destroy... Frieza. He made me what I am... Don't let him do it to anyone else... Whatever it takes... Stop him... Please"'' }}

** The fact Vegeta is reaching out to Goku with blurred vision from tears makes this all the more poignant. This is directly after he's told Goku that Freeza took him when he was just a child and used the threat of killing his father to keep Vegeta under his thumb and then did so anyway.

** This scene is made even more powerful considering what Goku said right after Vegeta's death:

{{quote| Goku: "Goodbye, Vegeta. You weren't as cold-hearted as you thought you were. A heart of stone couldn't have shed tears like that. You must have been holding them back your entire life. (Sadly) I'm the only one left. ''[creates a grave]'' Now I see. You weren't grieving for your own death, or the death of our home planet, you were grieving because '''he''' (Frieza) made you what he '''wanted''' you to be! You never had a chance to decide for yourself! ''[lays Vegeta to rest]'' Well I ''still'' respect you. You may have made a lot of mistakes, but now I see that they weren't all ''your'' fault. You had the fiery will of a Saiyan. Please share that with me now, because I need it. Thank you for saving my son's life and buying time for me to recuperate. I will do all that I can to carry out your wish. (To Frieza) Vegeta's right, you have '''no''' honor! For ''him'', and for everyone else you've destroyed, I am going to '''finish''' you!"}}

** It's even sadder in English (Ocean dub, kept by Funimation until Kai) version, especially one of Piccolo's last lines:

{{quote| '''Piccolo (while shedding tears):''' "Gohan, you're like the son I never had."}}

* Gohan's death in the Trunks special. Enough said.

** [[Skyward Scream]] in Japanese, [[Big No]] in English

** The punch to the gut comes in if you catch the fact that Gohan, by this point in the series, had started to call Goku "Dad" or the more formal and mature "Father." He's still in [[SSJ 2]] mode, he just literally kicked the shit out of Cell and caused him to have a [[Villainous Breakdown]]. But, just for that one moment, he snaps back and becomes the scared little kid from the first few episodes of the series.

** Goku's [[Last Words|last words]] on Earth: considering how infamous Goku is for [[Parental Abandonment|being gone a lot of the time]], and the whole [[Arranged Marriage]] thing, there are always people skeptical about how much Goku cares about his wife, and sometimes even his son. But after saying goodbye to his friends, and getting ready to teleport...

'''Gohan:''' D-dad...<br />

'''Goku:''' [[Tear Jerker|Tell your mother I'm sorry. *disappears*]] }}