History TearJerker / AkaiKatana

* The FinalBoss fight against Emperor Basho, if playing as his children Botan and Kikyou. Unlike the other two pairs who make relatively generic "We'll stop you and end your reign of terror" (paraphrasing) speeches, Botan expresses disgust with their now-AxCrazy father while Botan pleads with him to stop, to which Basho simply responds that [[IHaveNoSon they're no longer family]]. Botan and Kikyou are forced to [[{{Patricide}} kill their own insane father]].[[note]]The following text is from the City Connection translation[[/note]]

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--> '''Shion:''' Cheer up, Suzuran.[[labelnote:''EXA LABEL'' translation]]Don't lose faith, Suzu.[[/labelnote]]. \\

--> '''Shion:''' Cheer up, Suzuran.[[labelnote:''EXA LABEL'' translation]]Don't lose faith, Suzu.[[/note]]. \\

* In general, at least ''half'' of the boss fights in this game [[ItsPersonal have personal connections with at least one of the player characters]], and if you know what the characters are saying (or playing the City Connection or ''EXA LABEL'' versions, which have subtitles), it's heartbreaking to watch as the {{Player Character}}s beg the enemy to come to their senses, but of course, as this game ''is'' a ShootEmUp, [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption they have no choice but to kill their former allies and family who disowned them]].[[note]]You can simply [[PacifistRun time out a boss]], but they will self-destruct and go through the same sequence as if you killed them with your own two hands.[[/note]]

* In general, at least ''half'' of the boss fights in this game [[ItsPersonal have personal connections with at least one of the player characters]], and if you know what the characters are saying (or playing the City Connection or ''EXA LABEL'' versions, which have subtitles), it's heartbreaking to watch as the {{Player Character}}s beg the enemy to come to their senses, but of course, as this game ''is'' a ShootEmUp, [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption they have no choice but to kill their former allies and family who disowned them]].

* In general, at least ''half'' of the boss fights in this game [[ItsPersonal have personal connections with at least one of the player characters]], and if you know what the characters are saying (or playing the City Connection or ''EXA LABEL'' versions, which have subtitles), it's heartbreaking to watch as the {{Player Character}}s beg the enemy to come to their senses, but of course, as this game ''is'' a shoot-em-up, they have no choice but to kill their former allies and family who disowned them.

* In general, at least ''half'' of the boss fights in this game [[ItsPersonal have personal connections with at least one of the player characters]], and if you know what the characters are saying (or playing the City Connection or ''EXA LABEL'' versions, which have subtitles), it's heartbreaking to watch as the {{Player Character}}s beg the enemy to come to their senses, but of course, as this game ''is'' a shoot-em-up, they have no choice but to kill their former allies and family.

---> '''Kikyou Saionji:''' Look at you, old coot! [[YoureInsane You're nothing more than a savage brute now!]] \\

--> '''Sumire:''' You were my living hope, Tsubaki. You always cared... Even as a spirit, I like I could make it, as long as we were together... I've lost the one person I could count on... Tsubaki...I couldn't find another way... Forgive me...

''(Tsubaki stabs herself with the Blood Katana)'' \\

* Tsubaki and Sumire's ending. Tsubaki stabs himself dead with the Blood Katana so that Sumire can come back to life. But Sumire [[DespairEventHorizon can't imagine living without him]], and instead [[DrivenToSuicide joins him]].