Rebuild of Evangelion/Tear Jerker

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  • Asuka's "death" in 2.0. You know it's coming, but still...And that Goddamn song playing when it's happening just makes it worse.
  • The whole Goddamn ending! Many viewers will already know the Zeruel Event from the original series, so all the changes can be jarring. First, there was the big, fat Hope Spot that was Mari's Badass intervention and her subsequent Crowning Moment of Awesome when she fought in Beast-Mode. She got back up several times and helped Rei out with the Bomb, even with her EVA seriously damaged and a freaking Hole in her side! And then, it ends up failing anyway and Rei pays the price.
  • Hell, "Give Me Wings" on its own is a huge Tear Jerker if you're in the right mood.
  • But of course, the biggest Tear Jerker of all was Shinji's fight with Zeruel. Just like in the original series, just when he seems to have grown some guts, his power runs out. In the series, he starts to whine at this part, begging the EVA to move so no one can blame him for the world's end. What does he do in Rebuild? He demands Rei back, even if it means the end of the world! Then, as the Third impact is about to begin, he holds her tenderly and thanks her for her efforts to resolve his family issues. It may not have been the most reasonable decision, but it was clearly one of the most touching moments in Rebuild thus far.
  • Gendo and Rei's "dinner" together, in a blink-and-you-miss-it moment. Gendo has a full porterhouse steak with all the trimmings. Rei has nutrition pills.
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