History TearJerker / FireEmblemAwakening

** And when it comes to Chrom himself, when he speaks to [[spoiler:Emmeryn]], he reveals how much he regrets all the actions that have lead to [[spoiler:her HeroicSacrifice]] and how he wouldn't want to ever put her in danger again. He even contemplates leaving her in the outrealm dimension for the time being, so she can recover. The biggest kicker, however, is how [[{{Badass}} Chr]][[WarriorPrince om]] of all people [[spoiler:''starts crying in front of Emmeryn'']] and the dialogue and especially her voiced line (in the Japanese dub at least) implies she has to comfort him. This alone shows how the drama around [[spoiler:Emmeryn]] has utterly ''broken'' Chrom.

* Part ArtificialStupidity, part VideogameCrueltyPotential, but some of the children characters (most notably Cynthia and possibly Yarne) initially start off as enemies. Which means it's entirely possible, if you're [[EpicFail stupid]] or [[VideogameCrueltyPotential mean]] enough, to have them go back in time to save the future... ''only to be unwittingly killed by their own parents!!'' Granted, it's rare for this to happen, but when it does... [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone the game does its best]] [[WhattheHellPlayer to make sure you feel AWFUL about it.]]

*** Which is [[{{jossed}} actually answered]] in The Future Past 2 if he is married to Tharja. When he speaks to Noire, she thinks he is a trick because he isn't afraid of her, to which he responds. "Why would I be afraid of my own daughter?" Makes sense, as romantic and familiar love are in ''very'' different levels, and believing that Lon'qu would be afraid of a girl he fathered [[UnfortunateImplications brings up some... bad ideas about not understanding this.]]

** Cherche's backstory also has some 'Fridge Sadness'. She is originally a knight, but ended up as a household servant because Virion took a shine to her. She got off to a bad start with the other servants and had to work hard to win them over. Then Walhart invades, her liege flees, and Cherche is left behind to monitor the situation. Not much is said about it, but if she's associated with Virion's household, Cherche can't have had an easy time either with the invading forces or the bitter people of Rosanne.

* Virion's solo ending. He returns to Rosanne, where he's reviled as a traitor and a coward. He remains there for the rest of his life, trying to help Rosanne rebuild and is never forgiven by the populace. The one bright spot is that if he's married, his wife will convince the people to forgive him.

* In the end credits, if you're playing in Classic Mode and managed to lose any units (that are [[MenAreTheExpendableGender male]] anyway), then the game will try to make you feel bad as instead of displaying their endings, their portrait will be greyed out and in red text will simply read "'''Died: *insert name of location here*'''". This can be a pretty hefty PlayerPunch if you've grown attached to that character and even worse if you're playing in Lunatic mode and couldn't do anything to save them or lost a lot of characters. All you'll see is a long list of greyed out portraits. If you ever needed a good motivation to [[SaveScumming save scum]] in Classic mode, this would be it.

*** Downplayed, however, in the Japanese A-level conversation due to Morgan's [[LargeHam hammy]] and [[Narm narmy]] wailing, in contrast to the her relatively quiet sob in the English dub.

* Part ArtificialStupidity, part VideogameCrueltyPotential, but some of the children characters (most notably Cynthia and possibly Yarne) initially start off as enemies. Which means it's entirely possible, if you're [[EpicFail stupid]] or [[VideogameCrueltyPotential mean]] enough, to have them go back in time to save the future... ''only to be unwittingly killed by their own parents!!'' Granted, it's rare for this to happen, but when it does... [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone the game does its best to make sure you feel AWFUL about it.]]

** Bonus points go to Lyn, who in her DLC recruitment conversation, suspects that the avatar is the tactician from Blazing Sword. Picking the right dialog choices can convince her, and she's so happy to be reunited with them... Then she joins your army, and never speaks another word or shows any emotion or personality.
*** This is probably so that the developers don't have to come up with dialogue or supports for the Spotpass and DLC characters (whom VASTLY outnumber the other characters). The Einherjar do have personalities and most likely do converse and mingle with the Shepherds (they probably did with [[DirtyOldMan Old Hubba]]), but really, who honestly wants to come up with dialogue and support for '' '''[[UpToEleven ALL]] of the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters playable Einherjar]]''' ''? Unless you are ''really'' dedicated to doing so yourself through some hack (if it's even possible to begin with), don't expect anyone else to.

* Lost Bloodlines 3 in particular is surprisingly tragic, as just as the two armies, previously warring, have begun to understand each other and team up, [[ShootTheDog you have to kill them both for their own good.]] In parts 1 and 2, you were trying to stop an ongoing war, so it made sense what you were doing. But this time, ''you'' are the only aggressors. It's a pure ShootTheDog situation. [[WhatTheHellPlayer And most of the opponents chastise you for causing more bloodshed, which is now entirely your fault.]] If you've played any of the earlier games and become attached to the legacy characters, it's even worse. Be sure to expect this scenario in Smash Brethren 3 and Rogues & Redeemers 3.
* Paralogue 20, "The Hard Miracle". ''Oh gods, Paralogue 20.'' It should just be called "We Wanted To Make You Sob".

** According to various conversations, he's sacked a few villages, stolen to feed himself, help frame a noble for petty power reasons (he was blackmailed into it with a little girl's life, but still), and was willing to let strangers into the Exault's palace for the right price. He pretty cearly didn't mean much of anything to anyone until he joined the Shepherds.

*** Also answered in the case that he fathers Nah. The difference being that Nah lost her parents at a young age and only recognizes him through pictures. What puts this into tearjerker territory is him saying how surprised he is to feel happy around his daughter instead of feeling afrais. Yes, he doesn't seem to mind having a daughter, but that doesn't mean the worry that his issues would interfering with being a father didn't ever cross his mind.

** If [[spoiler:only Lucina survives]] in ''Future Past 3'', the conversation with [[spoiler:Grima once the Avatar temporarily wrests control back]] changes entirely. It goes from bittersweet, yet ultimately hopeful, to something that is a PlayerPunch at its finest, because the utter ''[[DespairEventHorizon despair]]'' in [[spoiler:the Avatar]]'s dialogue comes across so painfully clear. And while it's agonizing on its own, if [[spoiler:the Avatar is Lucina's mother or husbamd]], it adds a whole new dimension to the dialogue. ''Especially'' with this one exchange:

* In every file I've played, just before chapter 7, where Cordelia joins, a bunch of Pegasus Knight Risen turn up. Another Challenge Map, right? Sure, until you find that those were quite possibly ''the reanimated corpses of her dead friends''.

** Owain's supports with his father reveal that [[spoiler:his father was killed protecting him in a battle.]] This only applies [[spoiler:when the Avatar is not his father]].

As stated in the [[TearJerker/FireEmblem original page]], 99% of all death quotes are automatically {{Tear Jerker}}s. These are the ones from the Main Game itself.

** Clear any Future Past chapter having failed to save even one of [[spoiler:the children]], and Chrom will take it very personally. Even with Naga comforting him with the fact that he managed to save even a few of the otherwise doomed unfortunates, Chrom still laments that he was unable to save ''all'' of them.

*** During that cutscene, [[spoiler:just the expression on Lissa's face is pure TearJerker. Then she spends most of the next chapter crying, up until everyone pulls Chrom out of his HeroicBSOD, which is ''incredibly'' jarring given her [[GenkiGirl regular personality]]]].
** [[spoiler:You find out later that she survived, but her memory and mental capacity are severely damaged as a result. Her solo epilogue is one of the most heartwrenching in that she never recovers from the trauma, but lives a secluded life in her simple happiness.]]

** [[spoiler: It is also possible for the player to fail to save her in this Paralogue, and have her killed by the Grimleal. After the mission's conclusion, Chrom is naturally devastated at having to watch his sister be killed ''again''. This time, for real. It's as if the game itself is saying "Hey, player! How could you let that happen?!"]].

*** Yeah, with Lon'qu as his dad, he had kept on following him, and when asked why, it was because in the future he's from, [[spoiler:Lon'qu left one day to fight and didn't come back]].

** Owain's supports with his father reveal that [[spoiler:his father was killed protecting him in a battle.]]

** Furthermore, [[spoiler:in most cases it's FridgeLogic as to why the Spot Pass characters like Emmeryn can't support with Chrom and Lissa. With Yen'fay and Say'ri, you get the sense that [[ItsNotYouItsMe he's deliberately avoiding her]], so he won't get emotionally attached to a girl who's the sister of his alternate self and whom he will have to leave in the end.]].

** If you [[FaceDeathWithDignity accept her judgment]] and are married to [[spoiler:Lucina]], you'll also remind her that your life had always been hers and you would gladly give your life for Chrom and especially for her. All you ask in return is that she'll find someone else who will take care of her so she won't ever be alone. [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy All you want for her is to be happy]]. Afterwards, [[spoiler:Lucina]] has a [[WhatHaveIBecome "My Gods, What Am I Doing?"]] moment of what was she about to do and exclaims that [[HeartwarmingMoments she can't do it because she loves you too much]]. She then quickly apologizes and asks for your forgiveness.

** The scene is similarly powerful if [[spoiler:the Avatar is Lucina's mother, where she'll tell Lucina that she'll put the happiness of her family above her own life. Like a male Avatar, she tells Lucina that her life is Lucina's and always has been, and Lucina breaks down in tears, saying she can't bear to kill her own mother. If you refuse to accept Lucina's judgment, the Avatar likewise states that she'd rather die than point a blade at her own daughter]].

* Chrom and Lucina's A Support conversation, which is the first time she [[spoiler:ever gets to have her father comfort her.]]

* Nowi and Vaike's support conversations reveal that Nowi may be more deeply affected about [[WhoWantsToLiveForever a Manakete's lifespan]] than she lets on. She spends three out of the four of them being depressed about how, eventually, [[WeAreAsMayflies she will outlive everyone she knows]] and that she's ''terrified'' of being left alone. Mind you, there are some elements of [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Heartwarming]] in there as well with Vaike consoling her, telling her that [[YouAreNotAlone even after he's dead, he'll always be with her]].

* In Death's Embrace, Brady explains that in his timeline, he often ended up having to kill the people he was trying to heal when they turned into Risen, and tells the others that they just have to remember that, no matter how hard it is to have to kill them, they're already beyond saving. While the notion is horrible in and of itself, it's the fact that Brady puts it so bluntly, without so much as a stutter. Given his status as a huge crybaby, it implies that it happened so often that he's become completely jaded to the act.

** If [[spoiler:only Lucina survives]] in ''Future Past 3'', the conversation with [[spoiler:Grima once the Avatar temporarily wrests control back]] changes entirely. It goes from bittersweet, yet ultimately hopeful, to something that is a PlayerPunch at its finest, because the utter ''[[DespairEventHorizon despair]]'' in [[spoiler:the Avatar]]'s dialogue comes across so painfully clear. And while it's agonizing on its own, if [[spoiler:the Avatar is Chrom's wife and Lucina's mother]], it adds a whole new dimension to the dialogue. ''Especially'' with this one exchange:

* The turn 3 conversation with the female avatar and Lucina, if she's her mother, in the Hot Springs Scramble DLC map. Lucina directly addresses the main problems of her staying with the avatar and Chrom, even if they all wanted it; particularly the confusion it would cause to those around her. Undeterred, the avatar promises Lucina to find a way to make it all work, so that they would all be together. But when the avatar leaves, Lucina insists to herself that the memories they have made together were more than enough to fill the void in their heart, even when they would inevitably part ways. This is even worse if you got all of Lucina's parent supports; they both end with Chrom and the avatar promising to never leave her, yet this conversation proves that Lucina ''knows'' that the roadblocks are simply too insurmountable. [[spoiler:And as if confirming this, in Lucina's solo ending she tells her infant self that she will have a happy future before leaving Ylisse forever, never again seen by her friends or family]].

* In Death's Embrace, Brady explains that in his timeline, he often ended up having to kill the people he was trying to heal when they turned into Risen, and tells the others that they just have to remember that, no matter how hard it is to have to kill them, they're already beyond saving. While the notion is horrible in and of itself, it's the fact that '''Brady''' puts it so bluntly, without so much as a stutter. Given his status as a huge crybaby, it implies that it happened so often that he's become completely jaded to the act.

* In Death's Embrace, Brady explains that in his timeline, he often ended up having to kill the people he was trying to heal when they turned into Risen, and tells the others that they just have to remember that, no matter how hard it is to have to kill them, they're already beyond saving. While the notion is horrible in and of itself, the fact that Brady, who will cry over the smallest emotional ordeal, says it so matter of factly tells implies that it happened so often that he's become jaded to the experience.

* In Death's Embrace, Brady explains that in his timeline, he often ended up having to kill the people he was trying to heal when they turned into Risen, and tells the others that they just have to remember that, no matter how hard it is to have to kill them, they're already beyond saving.

* In Death's Embrace, Brady explains that in his timeline, he often ended up having to kill the people he was trying to heal when they turned into Risen, and tells the others that they just have to remember that, no matter how hard it is to have to kill them, that they're already beyond saving.

* It's rather easy to miss, but the first half of Gaius's Summer Scramble conversation with a Female Avatar that he's married to ends with him musing that he used to think that nobody would really care if he were to be killed. He points out that it isn't true anymore, but it kind of makes you wonder what his life was like before he met the Shepherds.