History TearJerker / MegaManX

** Worse was the Manga adaptation of Storm Eagle: [[spoiler: He was still a good guy. He was the Maverick Hunters' [[FakeDefector inside man]], but he couldn't break cover until it was too late.]]
* [[spoiler: Iris' death]] in Mega Man X4. In particular, Zero's reaction to it, and his cold outlook on the world afterwards.
* X's objective since the very first game is to fight for a world where humans and Reploids co-exist peacefully. Dr. Light even expresses this wish in his video to Dr. Cain in the ending of Maverick Hunter X. How does it all end? [[spoiler: Peace is finally achieved when Zero sacrifices his life at the end of Mega Man Zero 4, but neither he nor X live to see that peace.]]

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ssCWyBJuhA unused track from X5 entitled "Armageddon"]], for when the space colony crashed. It sounds like a rock ballad, but there's a sense of the Earth being wiped clean.

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCkjTVD4m2w unused track]] for Zero's death in X5 is even sadder than [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFjQ8I7PUKI the one]] they ended up using in some ways.

* In Zero's storyline of ''X4'', the fight against Iris, and the result. Unfortunately, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LISmPmdUhYA hammy 90s voice acting]] kind of ruined the moment a bit for American audiences, although the scene [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDVG1qIpeS0 as originally done]] is far more effective at getting Zero's voice-ripping ''anguish'' across. [[spoiler:"WHAT THE HELL ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?!", indeed.]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgRX38ucT_c The take]] done by Lucas Gilbertson (Zero's VA for MMX8,MMXCN,HMX) of it is also a fitting example. And something of an awesome moment as he did it on his own free time.
** Axl's scene about Red's death is no less of a tear jerker then that of Zero perhaps even more so adding to the music accompanying in the background, the Japanese version that is, the English version is turned into Narm, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMkfDyjmwb0&feature=plcp here is a video of Axl's Japanese version of him screaming at a dying Red.]] start at 5.00.
* Zero's final moments during [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90If8Azaw-M&feature=youtube_gdata_player his ending]] in ''X5''. Utterly broken and defeated, he finally remembers what he was built for, apologises to Iris's memory, and says that the world will finally be peaceful when he dies, right before he says goodbye to his best friend X.
** Given that ''VideoGame/MegaManX5'' was originally intended by Keiji Inafune as the final chapter of the ''X'' saga, it would have been Zero's final demise - until he is revived in ''VideoGame/MegaManZero''.

* [[spoiler: Vile's]] death at the end of Maverick Hunter X in [[spoiler: Vile]] mode.

* Zero's death after the fight with Vile in the first game. Made even more of a TearJerker in [[VideoGame/MegaManMaverickHunterX the remake]] with the voice acting and improved animation. [[spoiler: In the original, Zero simply said his last words to X, who was kneeling next to him, and disintegrated without any dialogue from X. In the remake, Zero says his last words, clearly pained, while in X's arms. X's pleading for Zero to hang on doesn't help, especially when Zero finally goes limp and X quietly lays him down. Seeing Zero's remains laying there sparking is just the cherry on top.]]

* The flashback of Dr. Light in Maverick Hunter X, as well as the recording. Seeing Dr. Light with an IncurableCoughOfDeath, telling X or whoever finds X his hopes and dreams, and lamenting how he won't live to see them.

** Given that ''X5'' was originally intended by Keiji Inafune as the final chapter of the ''MegaManX'' saga, it would have been Zero's final demise - until he is revived in ''MegaManZero''.
* ''X5'''s [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICTvx1t3n94 remix]] of Dr. Light's ''X1'' theme...even sadder than the SNES one.

* [[spoiler: Vile's]] death at the end of Maverick Hunter X in [[spoiler: Vile]] mode.

* In Zero's storyline of ''X4'', the fight against Iris, and the result. Unfortunately, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LISmPmdUhYA hammy 90s voiceacting]] kind of ruined the moment a bit for American audiences, although the scene [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDVG1qIpeS0 as originally done]] is far more effective at getting Zero's voice-ripping ''anguish'' across. [[spoiler:"WHAT THE HELL ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?!", indeed.]]
** Axl's scene about Red's death is no less of a tear jerker then that of Zero perhaps even more so adding to the music accompanying in the background, the japanese version that is, the english version is just a narm sequence, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMkfDyjmwb0&feature=plcp here is a video of Axl's japanese version of him screaming at a dying Red.]] start at 5.00.
* Zero's final moments during [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90If8Azaw-M&feature=youtube_gdata_player his ending]] in ''X5''. Utterly broken and defeated, he finally remembers what he was built for, apologises to Iris's memory, and says that the world will finally be peaceful when he dies, right before he says goodbye to his best friend X. This troper doesn't care that his death was eventually retconned, it's still so goddamn sad.

-->The war has ended for now and peace has been restored. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen But those who sacrificed themselves for the victory will never return.]] Exhausted, X gazes at the destruction he helped cause and wonders why he chose to fight. Was there another way? Standing on the cliff, the answers seem to escape him. He only knows that he'll fight the Mavericks again before he finds his
answer. How long will he keep on fighting? How long will his pain last? Maybe only the X-Buster on his hand knows for sure...

* Many of the Mavericks may come across as Grade A [[JerkAss Jerkasses]], but, if you looked into the backstories of several of them, you'd find out that quite a few were actually innocent casualties that meant no harm, but were forced into their position by several circumstances (such as being forced into submission, infected by a virus, etc.), such as Magna Centipede, who was kidnapped by Sigma and brainwashed into becoming maverick. What makes this a true TearJerker is that several, such as Storm Eagle and Shield Sheldon, seem to have resigned to their fates that their lives would end very soon, and they might as well give it their all before they literally GoOutWithABang.

* Iris' death in Mega Man X4. In particular, Zero's reaction to it, and his cold outlook on the world afterwards.

-->The war has ended for now and peace has been restored. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen But those who sacrificed themselves for the victory will never return.]] Exhausted, X gazes at the destruction he helped cause and wonders why he chose to fight. Was there another way? Standing on the cliff, the answers seem to escape him. He only knows that he'll fight the Mavericks again before he finds his answer. How long will he keep on fighting? How long will his pain last? Maybe only the X-Buster on his hand knows for sure...

* Many of the Mavericks may come across as Grade A [[JerkAss Jerkasses]], but, if you looked into the backstories of several of them, you'd find out that quite a few were actually innocent casualties that meant no harm, but were forced into their position by several circumstances (such as being forced into submission, infected by a virus, etc.) What makes this a true TearJerker is that several, such as Storm Eagle and Shield Sheldon, seem to have resigned to their fates that their lives would end very soon, and they might as well give it their all before they literally GoOutWithABang.

* The ending narration for the first game, even though one part is notably {{egregious}},:

-->The war has ended for now and peace has been restored. [[BlatantLies But those who sacrificed themselves for the victory will never return.]] Exhausted, X gazes at the destruction he helped cause and wonders why he chose to fight. Was there another way? Standing on the cliff, the answers seem to escape him. He only knows that he'll fight the Mavericks again before he finds his answer. How long will he keep on fighting? How long will his pain last? Maybe only the X-Buster on his hand knows for sure...

** This scene has now been [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf-JE2FKD-k redubbed]] with much better voice-acting. Hearing Zero's tiny little sob at the end of his scream breaks this troper's heart.

* The ending for the first game, even though one part is notably {{egregious}},:

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCkjTVD4m2w unused track]] for Zero's death in X5 is even sadder than [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFjQ8I7PUKI the one]] they ended up using in some ways.

** Axl's scene about Red's death is no less of a tearjerker then that of Zero, the Japanese version that is, the English version is just a narm sequence, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMkfDyjmwb0&feature=plcp here is a video of Axl's japanese version of him screaming at a dying Red.]] start at 5.00.

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjiPtnSp0_o Alia and Gate]] track from Mega Man X6. It's a haunting piano melody that plays when Alia is talking about the Nightmares to X or Zero, but it sounds like what'll play if somebody recently died. Even sadder when it's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWOHfBwQZZo pitched down.]]

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNnKk3OXDCs unused track from X5 entitled "Armageddon"]], for when the space colony crashed. It sounds like a rock ballad, but there's a sense of the Earth being wiped clean.

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjiPtnSp0_o Alia and Gate]] track from Mega Man X6. It's a haunting piano melody that plays when Alia is talking about the Nightmares to X or Zero, but it seems sad enough to play at a ''funeral''. Even sadder when it's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWOHfBwQZZo pitched down.]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjiPtnSp0_o Alia and Gate]] from Mega Man X6. It's a haunting piano melody that plays when Alia is talking about the Nightmares to X or Zero, but it seems sad enough to play at a ''funeral''. Even sadder when it's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWOHfBwQZZo pitched down.]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjiPtnSp0_o Alia and Gate]] from Mega Man X6. It's a haunting piano melody that plays when Alia is talking about the Nightmares to X or Zero, but it seems sad enough to play at a ''funeral''. Even sadder when it's[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWOHfBwQZZo pitched down]].

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNnKk3OXDCs unused track from X5 entitled "Armageddon"]], for when the space colony crashed. It sounds like a rock ballad, but there's a sense of the Earth being wiped clean.

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ssCWyBJuhA unused track from X5 entitled "Armageddon"]], for when the space colony crashed. It sounds like a rock ballad, but there's a sense of the Earth being wiped clean.

* Zero's final moments during his ending in ''X5''. Utterly broken and defeated, he finally remembers what he was built for, apologises to Iris's memory, and says that the world will finally be peaceful when he dies, right before he says goodbye to his best friend X. This troper doesn't care that his death was eventually retconned, it's still so goddamn sad.

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ssCWyBJuhA unused track from X5 entitled "Armageddon"]], for when the space colony crashed. It sounds like a rock ballad, but there's a sense of the Earth being wiped clean.
!MegaManZero
* When Zero makes his [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]], we see [[spoiler:Ciel break down and sob for him]] all the way through the closing credits. [[spoiler:At last she tells him, wherever he is, that she'll follow his example and make the world a better place. "Just come back someday...I...I believe in you!" Cut to Zero's shattered helmet amid the wreckage of the Ragnarok satellite -- he's not coming back, folks.]] Absolutely brutal.
** Not to mention that [[spoiler:Zero dies aboard the Ragnarok satellite as it falls towards earth, and you see lots of shooting stars falling as Ciel cries. Yes, that's right, you watch ''Zero burn up on re-entry'' as you see that poor girl cry her heart out.]]
* Don't forget about [[spoiler:the Guardians of Neo Arcadia, who sacrifice themselves to give you the opportunty to destroy Omega.]]
* Nor about [[spoiler:Elpizo destroying ''MegaManX's'' body. You get a close-up of Zero's face as he could only watch helplessly as the last thing keeping his best friend alive explodes before his very eyes.]]

* X's objective since the very first game is to fight for a world where humans and Reploids co-exist peacefully. Dr. Light even expresses this wish in his video to Dr. Cain in the ending of Maverick Hunter X. How does it all end? [[spoiler: Peace is finally achieved when Zero sacrifices his life at the end of Mega Man Zero 4, but neither he nor X live to see that peace.]]