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[[File:28112814042172_4933.jpg|frame|[[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|This picture]] [[What Could Have Been|does not reflect]] [[Tear Jerker|how they end up in the game]].]]
When a game series' taglines are [[MOTHER|No crying until the end]], and [[Mother 3
'''SPOILERS AHEAD'''
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** Exactly what did you think the Photographer in Earthbound was doing all that time?
* I can't be the only one crying during {{spoiler|Leder's [[Info Dump]]}}.
** God, no. When you come upon the realization that you're essentially on {{spoiler|untouched utopia, created so the lives on it were to be the happiest, truly perfect ones- and it was all corrupted in a moment by Porky and his happy boxes?}} Bring on the [[Death
* I teared up more than enough to spill a few tears when Reggie said this- "''We can forget happy things. We can probably forget sad things too. People have the power to forget."'' It was a true whammy in that you slowly realize throughout the game that forgetting and moving on is a huge theme. The people of Tazmily {{spoiler|had all forgotten their previous lives, driven to destruction by society and technology. They exist on a perfect plane of harmony and happiness. Claus had forgotten who he was, forced or no. Porky has forgotten kindness and love, and Flint refused to accept his wife's sacrifice.}} Lucas seemed to be stuck in this stagnant form of grieving for the entire game, never dwindling on his happy memories. It's especially apparent when he looks into the mirror later in the game, the one he looked into in the beginning. Hinawa's reminders to Lucas become all the more powerful, along with the Magypsies messages. Tazmily village {{spoiler|quickly forgot their peaceful ways to usher in a newer, modern age, completely accepting it and transforming Tazmily, even going so far as to shove the elderly into a decrepit home and abandon their hometown for the city.}} Even taken out of context, in application to your life- it's a heartwrenching thing to say. In relation to the game, in relation to your own, personal trauma... people have the power to forget. To move on. And it's not always, necessarily, for the better.
* Porkey's playroom was originally a silly little place for a boss battle a fancy item, but it suddenly became heartbreaking when I noticed its name. "Friend's Yoyo". Ness was this poor bruised-up kid's only friend ever. Damn. I really hope Porky was counted in the whole "and all of humanity shall prosper" part of the needle prophecy and died a proper death. Which would probably be a good end for him. That in and of itself is depressing as hell.
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** This troper simply cannot stress enough the pure Tear Jerker that is the final boss fight. The simplicity of it- the simple ''actions themselves'' can [[Heroic BSOD|completely obliterate your composure]]. When you factor in Hinawa, whispering to Claus the entire time, Flint's drive to protect his sons, and finally seeing Claus return, seeing the mask gone and hopelessly hitting your brother... Lucas breaks down at the same time the player does, and if you have played this game, you understand the feeling of reading ''Claus... fired an intense bolt of lightning.'' This troper could not forward the text, as reading this one line shattered her so completely, she was crying harder than she could ever remember crying.
* I swear, I am the only person who feels horrible for Porky. First, he's got the abusive parents. When you return him to them after he runs away, he gets beaten offscreen. (In the Japanese version, leastways). It turns him into a psychotic, annoying asshole, yes. Then, comes the Incredibly Safe Capsule. He goes in there. And can't come out. I know, the game's dialogue is entirely in text, but goddamn, I can hear his voice cracking when his says "D-don't you see? I'm going to live forever. Ahahahahha... -cough-" Sure, he's an evil, immature jerkass, but that's just it. Beneath his evilness, he's still a child.
** You are not the only one. What makes it worse is a bit of [[Fridge Horror]]. It wasn't just Porky's parents that corrupted him when he was young...It was ''Giygas''. [[Fridge Horror|Think about it.]] Wasn't there a Mani Mani Statue alarmingly close to where Ness and Porky grew up? It was underground, found by a certain man in the neighborhood that most players forget to speak to after leaving for Onett. That statue had taken complete control of the man who had found it, and would later make Ness and Jeff hallucinate that a tiny room was a huge city. It just ''radiated'' [[Brainwashed and Crazy|brainwash]] and corruption. Now you might wonder why Porky couldn't fight back like Ness apparently did. But then keep in mind the fact that he had so very little will power as a result of his upbringing. Ness, in contrast, had very kind parents who supported him and raised him to be a strong boy. And then (though it was [[Motive Decay|blotted out in the English release]]) he thought that Ness had stopped being his friend. That [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope|set him off the deep-end all the way]]. So really, Porky never stood a chance against everything crashing down on his psyche. He never recovered, even after Giygas was destroyed. It's still very easy to hate him, but this troper can't help but [[Cry for
* This Troper, having never expected to play Mother 3, went ahead and let everything be spoiled for him, right up to Claus's suicide. These parts were still heartrending, but what hit the hardest was right after, when [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2UgFQ1onmw&feature=related Lucas has to pull the final needle]. After responding "no" to Flint's [[But Thou Must!|"Are you ready?",]] I finally gave in, watching every person and place in the whole game [[Kill'Em All|go up in flames]]...knowing the whole time that [[Player Punch|I did this.]] It took me almost 10 minutes of staring in horror at the fake end screen before realizing it wasn't over yet.
* How about the ending after the Dragon is raised and we watch the world destroyed, we get to walk around as, presumably, yourself, listening to the people of the Mother 3 world thanking YOU, the player, for all your help, and asking you how you are doing in your world, or if the world you are in is treating you well. I'm welling up right now remembering it.
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