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* A tear was shed for Genis in the sequel when he reminds us that, because of his elven blood, he and his sister will greatly out live the rest of their [[Nakama]]. Lloyd also knows of this in the first game, as he tells his beloved pet Noishe to stay with Genis and Raine when he dies. Noishe will actually outlive them even, but it's rather tear-jerking how Lloyd says it, thinking of their longevity as a good thing, compared to other humans who are terrified of it * coughPOPEcough* .
** If you've realized this, and have chosen Genis for the late-game talks, a seemingly innocent talk about how Genis intends to stay with Lloyd "As long as you're alive" becomes startlingly tragic.
* The [[Bad End]] of ''Dawn of the New World'' is strikingly horrifying. Interestingly enough, it's ''more difficult'' to get this ending than the good ending, as you have to {{spoiler|defeat Lloyd and Marta alone, as opposed to lose to them in order to reach Emil's [[Battle in Thethe Center of Thethe Mind]] that serves as the final battle. Anyway, if Emil defeats Lloyd and Marta, he suddenly realizes that he's injured Marta...and in a state of grief, ''[[Family-Unfriendly Death|commits suicide]]'' in order to seal the door to the demon realm, instead of carrying out the party's original plan. This troper wasn't really a fan of Marta's voice acting, but her heartbroken scream of '''''"EMIIILL!!"''''' still gave him nightmares...and the small bit afterward where she writes the last journal entry, in which she promises to work for peace in his name, because she'll always love him...that really got the waterworks going.}} Thank goodness you really have to ''try'' to get this ending, huh?
** Even the ''Good'' ending is a [[Tear Jerker]] if you think about it. Richter and Aster, two of the most brilliant minds of their generation, who could have been a shining example of half-elf/human friendship in the struggling new world are {{spoiler|locked underground burning and dead respectively}} ultimately because of a hate that was born millenia before, and about which they knew nothing. {{spoiler|Richter}} may deserve his punishment, but damn, what a waste. Even Emil doesn't get off easy since eventually {{spoiler|he will die and return to the Ginnungagap, where he'll live forever without Marta. And while he is alive he'll have the burden of being reminded of his crime every time he looks in a mirror. Also [[Fridge Logic|good luck living figuring out how to relate to the relatives and neighbors of the ''other'' kid who's identity you stole Emil...]]}}
** Okay, how many people ''didn't'' get the bad ending on the first try?! This troper is a die-hard [[Yaoi Fangirl]] who had been shipping Emil with all the males in the game, but the bad ending made her scream at her TV screen for the Marta/Emil [[Gone Horribly Wrong]]. Her heart was already breaking {{spoiler|at thinking she ''had'' to attack ''Marta''}}, but then... then... She couldn't even pick the game back up to get the good ending until a good hour later (which of course [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|made her cry again]])
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== ''[[Tales of Destiny (Video Game)|Tales of Destiny]]'' ==
* ''[[Tales of Destiny (Video Game)|Tales of Destiny]]'' remake also had this troper in tears when how Leon Magnus died is turned from a sadistic [[Jerkass]] death (who deserves it) into one [[Heroic Sacrifice]]. As he sends the party to safety while dooming himself to drown in a flooding death, this troper just seems to want to yell alongside Stahn... '''[[Say My Name|"LEON!! LEOOOOONNNNN!!!!"]]'' {{spoiler|(And to think that his own mode in the Director's Cut still have him end up this way...)}}
** The sequel of the game had this on the flashback scenes, especially on Loni and Nanaly. In Loni's case, watching in full blown detail on how {{spoiler|Stahn was killed by Barbatos}} and how he blames himself for initially causing all of them by getting taken as a hostage was just crushing. Nanaly, on the other hand, after being given an alternate world where her dear brother was alive instead of dying, had to face the truth full blown that it's just fake happiness and while her brother constantly tells her that he exists, ALL WHILE CRYING, Nanaly had to say good bye on him, in tears, as the brother vanished. And she ends up bawling on Loni's shoulders. Seeing the usually [[Tsundere|strong hearted girl]] like her to eventually break down like that is just... * sniffle* .
** Later in the sequel we see Harold a [[Genki Girl]] and also a rather [[Mad Scientist]], when her brother Karell just do a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] right in front of her they have a heartbreaking conversation, it goes like this
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== ''[[Tales of Legendia]]'' ==
 
* Many, many moments in ''[[Tales of Legendia (Video Game)|Tales of Legendia]]''.
** {{spoiler|Stella's death}}, especially, hits particularly hard. {{spoiler|After making every possible effort to save her life, it doesn't work, and Stella ends up dying in the arms of her little sister and the man who loved her.}}
** Senel and Shirley have a particularly powerful scene afterward, too. Shirley finally works up the courage to tell Senel that {{spoiler|she loves him,}} only to end up {{spoiler|getting her heart kicked to the curb by Senel because Senel "has to stay with Stella," who was dead by this point in the game.}} It's enough to make you want to jump through your TV and strangle {{spoiler|Senel}}.
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{{spoiler|'''Judith''': You, do you intend to die here?}}<br />
{{spoiler|'''Schwann''': I am ALWAYS ready to die in battle, so I fight with everything I have.}} }}
* In the [[PSPlay Station 3]] version, there's {{spoiler|Patty getting her memory back and having to [[Mercy Kill]] her friend Seifer, who was turned into a monster (the Wandering Skeleton you fought a few times). After the deed, she keeps telling herself not to cry, but ends up doing so. Her cry made this troper rather sad.}}
 
== ''[[Tales of Rebirth]]'' ==
 
* ''[[Tales of Rebirth (Video Game)|Tales of Rebirth]]'' has one, in Hilda Rhambling's story arc. She finally met her blood mother, but got blatantly refused and thrown away like a thing many times. When [[Complete Monster|Tohma]] appears trying to kill her, her mother took the hit and died. After she's dead, Hilda found a letter written by her mother that sums up that her mother really loves her, and found out that her mother refused her to prevent a prophecy that could bring about her death. All that, and Hilda has yet to even call her 'mother', which caused her to break down and cry. This troper at first didn't care much about Hilda, but after re-watching that scene, he really wants to give her a hug...
*** [[Your Mileage May Vary]]: This troper considered Naira's reasons for her actions a huge [[Wall Banger]]. If you know ahead of time your kid might get killed because of a certain circumstance, then just tell your kid! Angrily rejecting them won't work at all. However, I consider Hilda's trial the better [[Tear Jerker]], especially how Tohma [[Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty|easily kills her father with one hit with his force]] (which her father obviously didn't have) and then [[Adult Fear|kidnapping baby Hilda with the same force]]. The cruel subversion of the [[Papa Wolf]] trope was much sadder.
* {{spoiler|Don't forget the death of Agarte...}}
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== ''[[Tales of Hearts]]'' ==
 
* You can't go without mentioning ''[[Tales of Hearts (Video Game)|Tales of Hearts]]''. After becoming very likeable characters, {{spoiler|Peridot and Byrocks were wounded by Incarose. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Chalcedny owns Incarose]], but he can't save Peridot and Byrocks.}} To add to the sadness, {{spoiler|Peridot then began talking about her [[Dead Little Sister|dead little brother]] in order to persuade Chalcedny to go. Byrocks added to the persuasion, as Chalcedny's big brother. Their continued family metaphor as they laid dying was enough to make this troper cry.}}
* There's also the part where {{spoiler|Clinoseraph trapped Richea in his spir maze. [[Moral Event Horizon|He made her watch the day of calcification of Quartia over and over again, repeatedly looping it while all she could do was watch in horror]]. And after the 388th playback of it, all she could say was...}}
{{quote| '''Richea:''' {{spoiler|Please... forgive me... I'll make up for this sin with my life... So... somehow... forgive me...}}}}
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== ''[[Tales of Eternia]]'' ==
 
* ''[[Tales of Eternia (Video Game)|Tales of Eternia]]'': Pretty much every {{spoiler|Trial of Seyfert that Reid has to go through}} is just heart wrenching to varying degrees.
 
== ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'' ==
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== ''[[Tales of Graces]]'' ==
 
* ''[[Tales of Graces (Video Game)|Tales of Graces]]'' has a good share of tearjerking moments. Hell, even the first few hours makes such a drastic [[Mood Whiplash]] with {{spoiler|Absel witnessing Sophie dying and living with the guilt, later discovering that his father is dead, and of course the rain scene where there was even an in-game [[Tear Jerker]].}}
* In the Future arc, where Sophie {{spoiler|realizes that all her friends will grow old and die off without her, since she doesn't age like the rest of them, being non-human of course.}}
** This Troper had teeth marks in her arm for days after playing this scene because it was 3am and I didn't want to wake my family up with my sobbing.
* The ending for the main game when {{spoiler|Asbel [[Heroic Sacrifice|sacrifices himself]] in Sophie's place. Everyone helplessly screams out for him, [[Big No|especially Cheria]].}} The quiet, sad remix of "Mamoritai ~white wishes~" that plays during this scene doesn't help...
** There's also the part earlier when {{spoiler|[[Mercy Kill|Richard begs Asbel to kill him]] while he's still [[Dying Asas Yourself|sane.]]}} [[Taking a Third Option|Of course, Asbel has a good solution in mind for all this.]]
* {{spoiler|Lambda}}'s flashback scenes. Every single one of them. Makes you almost completely forget that he's a [[Eldritch Abomination]].
* [[Narm]] or not, you have to admit that the infamous "TOMADATCHIIIII" scene is also saddening when (at least in th Wii version), Richard sounds like he's crying, and he [[Despair Event Horizon|honestly feels betrayed]]. [[Your Mileage May Vary]], of course.
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