History TearJerker / FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren

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* There's a happy Tearjerker in the middle of the team's Cannonball Special when their fallen comrade returns to give Cloud the final boost he needs to catch and kill Bahamut.

* The sorry state that Cloud is in the beginning of the movie. Peacetime only left him more time to think about his actions and failures, leaving him feeling guilty and depressed especially with his failure to save Aerith and Zack. Combination of having unable to help Denzel and being inflicted with Geostigma and its effects wrecking his mind and body, causing him to isolate himself and doesn't even bother using his phone to talk to other people.

** When Cloud catches Kadaj and shows such vivid compassion for him -- this despite being a totally [[StoicWoobie shutdown hero]] and so expressionless as to be almost a [[HeroicMime Heroic Mime]]. It's not only that Kadaj's death is suddenly – and unexpectedly – [[AlasPoorVillain very sad]], [[RoundedCharacter but also that Cloud suddenly shows enormous depth of character and ''as'' a character]]. [[TheHero His heroism is earned once and for all, and all the emo is swept aside, because he fights without malice or vengeance, and shows pity for the defeated foe]]. [[NotSoDifferent Not just pity, but sympathy--because he knows exactly what it feels like to be a puppet for someone else's agenda]]. It's that combo of heroic prowess and heroic insight (compassion) that brings about the classic [[EmotionalTorque catharsis]]. And all that is captured in one strange, small moment, when Kadaj [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in his arms]].

* ''TearJerker/DirgeOfCerberus''
* ''TearJerker/CrisisCore''

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* Reno from Advent Children. Yeah, he's there mostly for the comic relief, but, in one scene, he is talking to Rude. He mentions how happy he is that so many Shinra employees came back to work after everything that happened and Rude tells him that they will all work hard to make up for what they did. Reno... doesn't think redemption is possible for them any more. He goes on to talk about Elena and Tseng. Hoping that they didn't die and Rude has to give him a pep talk to snap him out of it. It's a really sober moment until Reno gets back to his normal self.

* The sorry state that Cloud is in the beginning of the movie. Peacetime only left him more time to think about his actions and failures, leaving him feeling guilty and depressed especially with his failure to unable to save Aerith and Zack. Combination of having unable to help Denzel and being inflicted with Geostigma and its effects wrecking his mind and body, causing him to isolate himself and doesn't even bother using his phone to talk to other people.

* The sorry state that Cloud is in the beginning of the movie. Peacetime only left him more time to think about his actions and failures, leaving him feeling guilty and depressed especially with his failure to unable to save Aerith and Zack. Combination of having unable to help Denzel and being inflicted with Geostigma and its affects, causing him to isolate himself and doesn't even bother using his phone to talk to other people.

* "Which is it... a memory or us?" Most of Tifa's conversations with Cloud, and her fear that he might choose death over their life together.

** When Cloud catches Kadaj and shows such vivid compassion for him -- this despite being a totally [[StoicWoobie shutdown hero]] and so expressionless as to be almost a [[HeroicMime Heroic Mime]]. It's not only that Kadaj's death is suddenly – and unexpectedly – [[AlasPoorVillain very sad]], but also that Cloud suddenly shows enormous depth of character and ''as'' a character. His heroism is earned once and for all, and all the emo is swept aside, because he fights without malice or vengeance, and shows pity for the defeated foe. [[NotSoDifferent Not just pity, but sympathy--because he knows exactly what it feels like to be a puppet for someone else's agenda]]. It's that combo of heroic prowess and heroic insight (compassion) that brings about the classic [[EmotionalTorque catharsis]]. And all that is captured in one strange, small moment, when Kadaj [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in his arms]].

** When Cloud catches Kadaj and shows such vivid compassion for him -- this despite being a totally [[StoicWoobie shutdown hero]] and so expressionless as to be almost a [[HeroicMime Heroic Mime]]. It's not only that Kadaj's death is suddenly – and unexpectedly – [[AlasPoorVillain very sad]], but also that Cloud suddenly shows enormous depth of character and ''as'' a character. His heroism is earned once and for all, and all the emo is swept aside, because he fights without malice or vengeance, and shows pity for the defeated foe. Not just pity, but sympathy--because he knows exactly what it feels like to be a puppet for someone else's agenda. It's that combo of heroic prowess and heroic insight (compassion) that brings about the classic [[EmotionalTorque catharsis]]. And all that is captured in one strange, small moment, when Kadaj [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in his arms]].

* Kadaj's death. First, Cloud catches Kadaj when he collapses; second, Kadaj still calls Cloud "brother" in that heartwrenching manner; third, Aerith comforting Kadaj (damn, Maaya Sakamoto did a good job), [[MistakenIdentity he thinks that it's his "mother"]]; and last but not least, Aerith telling Kadaj they will go back together, and we see him [[AlasPoorVillain smile]] and [[TheWoobie cry out of happiness]]. And of course, having Creator/NobuoUematsu as music director, with the SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic (or sad music) "The [[http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858611150/ Promised]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvYh3uQpqXc Land]]".

* Kadaj's death. First, Cloud catches Kadaj when he collapses; second, Kadaj still calls Cloud "brother" in that heartwrenching manner; third, Aerith comforting Kadaj (damn, Maaya Sakamoto did a good job), he thinks that it's his "mother"; and last but not least, Aerith telling Kadaj they will go back together, and we see him [[AlasPoorVillain smile]] and [[TheWoobie cry out of happiness]]. And of course, having Creator/NobuoUematsu as music director, with the SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic (or sad music) "The [[http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858611150/ Promised]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvYh3uQpqXc Land]]".