History Recap / DevilmanCrybabyEpisode10Crybaby

** When you gaslighted your friend the entire time before betraying them, you can't expect them to still want to have anything to do with you. Therefore, it's no surprise when Akira tells Ryo off after the latter explains everything to him.

* RealityEnsues:
** When you gaslighted your friend the entire time before betraying them, you can't expect them to still want to have anything to do with you. Therefore, it's no surprise when Akira tells Ryo off after the latter explains everything to him.
** Akira is no doubt one of the most powerful Devilmen. But in the end, he's fighting against a celestial HumanoidAbomination whose scale of power is only second to that of ''God'', so his fight with Ryo ends up being a complete CurbStompBattle.
** The most glaring example would be that anyone who gets bisected is sure to die, which Ryo utterly fails to realize when he wounds Akira in that manner and then casually talks to him later as if he expected him to survive that.

* DownerEnding: This episode, and the entire series as a whole, ends on an utterly bleak note: [[EverybodysDeadDave all the remaining humans, demons, and Devilmen die in the war,]] and the earth is left a lifeless wasteland with Akira and Ryo as the only survivors... [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone until Ryo realizes he killed Akira]] [[VillainousBreakdown and goes insane with grief]]. ''And then'', Ryo himself is killed by God's army, [[EternalRecurrence before God restores the Earth back to before the series began so the entire tragedy can repeat itself.]]

* DownerEnding: This episode, and the entire series as a whole, ends on an utterly bleak note: [[EverybodysDeadDave all the remaining humans, demons, and Devilmen die in the war,]] and the earth is left an uninhabitable wasteland with Akira and Ryo as the {{Sole Survivor}}s... [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone until Ryo realizes he killed Akira]] [[VillainousBreakdown and goes insane with grief]]. ''And then'', Ryo himself is killed by God's army, [[EternalRecurrence before God restores the Earth back to before the series began so the entire tragedy can repeat itself.]]

** Akira's empathy for others -- his tears -- was the source of his strength. When he declares that he has no more tears to shed, he loses shortly thereafter.

* DownerEnding: This episode, and the entire series as a whole, ends on an utterly bleak note: [[EverybodysDeadDave all the remaining humans, demons, and Devilmen die in the war,]] and the earth is left an uninhabitable wasteland with Akira and Ryo as the {{Sole Survivor}}s... [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone until Ryo realizes he killed Akira]] [[VillainousBreakdown and goes insane with grief]]. ''And then'', Ryo himself is killed by God's army, [[EternalRecurrence before God restores the Earth for the entire tragedy to repeat itself.]]

* DownerEnding: This episode, and the entire series as a whole, ends on an utterly bleak note: [[EverybodysDeadDave all the remaining humans, demons, and Devilmen die in the war,]] and the earth is left an uninhabitable wasteland with Akira and Ryo as the {{Sole Survivor}}s... until Ryo realizes he killed Akira and goes insane with grief. ''And then'', Ryo himself is killed by God's army, [[EternalRecurrence before God restores the Earth for the entire tragedy to repeat itself.]]

* DownerEnding: This episode, and the entire series as a whole, ends on an utterly bleak note: [[EverybodysDeadDave all the remaining humans, demons, and Devilmen die in the war,]] leaving Akira and Ryo as the {{Sole Survivor}}s... until Ryo realizes he killed Akira and goes insane with grief. ''And then'', Ryo himself is killed by God's army, [[EternalRecurrence before God restores the Earth for the entire tragedy to repeat itself.]]

* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: An unusual example in that while this episode generally follows the events of the manga, from Akira declaring a war against the demons to his fight with Ryo to his eventual death to the other angels arriving to destroy Earth. The notable difference is Ryo's reaction to Akira's death after going on a monologue -- which also differs from the manga due to Ryo having undergone AdaptationalVillainy (see below).

** When you gaslighted your friend the entire time before betraying them, you can't expect them to still want to have anything to do with you. Therefore, it's no surprise when Akira tells Ryo off after the latter invites him to join the demons.
** Akira is no doubt one of the most powerful Devilmen. But in the end, he's fighting against a celestial HumanoidAbomination whose scale of power is only second to that of ''God'', so his fight with Ryo completely ends up being a CurbStompBattle.

** Akira is no doubt one of the most powerful Devilmen. But in the end, he's fighting against a celestial HumanoidAbomination whose scale of powers are second only to that of God, so his fight with Ryo completely ends up being a CurbStompBattle.
** The most glaring example would be that anyone who gets bisected is sure to die, which Ryo fails to realize when he wounds Akira in that manner and then casually talks to him later as if he expected him to survive that.

* ShoutOut: The part where Ryo cradles Akira's corpse and pleads for Akira to not leave him before crying out his name mirrors a scene in the original ''Devilman'' manga where Akira finds an unconscious Ryo during the Sabbath and gives a similar plea before shouting his name.

* IronicName: For most of the series' run, Akira is the one established as the crybaby who sheds tears for those who are emotionally hurting. In this episode however, Akira himself states that he's no longer able to do such, which makes the episode title seem strange. However, it turns out that this time the title is referring to Ryo himself, who spends his final moments in tears as he mourns Akira's death.

** Akira's empathy for others -- his tears -- was the source of his strength. When he declares that he has no more tears to shed, his defeat becomes a ForegoneConclusion.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Akira's empathy for others -- his tears -- was the source of his strength. When he declares that he has no more tears to shed, his defeat becomes a ForegoneConclusion.

* EverybodysDeadDave: The Ending.

* SlasherSmile: Ryo sports several of these in his fight with Akira, showing how bloodthirsty he is.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Akira ends his friendship with Ryo states his true identity and intentions.

* ApocalypseHow: Humanity, demons and the devilmen are all killed by the end.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: Akira ends his friendship with Ryo after learning of his true intentions, even vowing to kill him.

* Apocalypse How: Humanity, demons and the devilmen are all killed by the end.
* Apocalypse Wow: Humanity is hit with a global nuclear war, mass volcano eruptions, massive tornado storms and an organised campaign of genocide by the demons, all at the same time.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: During their confrontation, Akira ends his friendship with Ryo after learning of his true intentions, declaring to kill him the next time they meet.

* AnArmAndALeg: Akira loses several limbs during his battle with Ryo, but each time it happens, another Devilman sacrifices itself by fusing with him to grow it back instantly, allowing him to remain in the fight longer. But by the time Ryo blows off his lower half a second time, all of the other Devilmen are dead, negating this advantage and rendering the injury fatal.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Ryo realizes that he's caused ''fatal'' damage to Akira, he spends his final moments in a tearful VillainousBreakdown.

** In the manga, Akira and Ryo still engaged in a final battle, but Ryo was only barely trying to fight back as he ''really'' didn't want to fight Akira (even pleading with him a few times to stop while they were already fighting), and side stories showed that he killed Akira completely by accident. Here however, when Akira charges at him, Ryo doesn't hesitate to retaliate, going all-out and even ''smiling'' while doing so. And this time, his act of killing Akira is undeniably intentional, even if he regrets it ''hard'' moments later.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Akira's empathy for others - his tears - was the source of his strength. When he declares that he has no more tears to shed, his defeat becomes a foregone conclusion.

* IronicName: For most of the series' run, Akira is the one established as the crybaby who sheds tears for those who are emotionally hurting. In this episode however, Akira himself states that he's no longer able to do such, which makes the episode title appear strange. Though it turns out that this time, the title is referring to Ryo himself, who spends his final moments in tears as he mourns Akira's death.

* RuleOfSymbolism: As shown in the page image, Akira and Ryo first met at a cliffside, and they meet there again in this episode. The bottom image shows the cliff split in half, representing how their friendship has ended and that they are now each other's greatest enemy.

* ShoutOut: The part where Ryo cradles Akira's corpse and pleads for Akira to not leave him before crying out his name mirrors a scene in the original ''Devilman'' manga where Akira finds an unconscious Ryo during the Sabbath and gives a similar plea before shouting his name as well.
* SlasherSmile: Ryo sports one many times in his fight with Akira, showing how bloodthirsty and war-loving he is.