History TearJerker / MegaManX

->''"I believe in that feeling, that the day when everyone can smile again will come. And no matter what obstacles are in the way, "love" will not lose. I will not apologize... because this is the path we have chosen. Instead, I will shoulder this burden... your souls... the faces of the people I have killed."

-> '''Lyrics:''' Oh, moonlight, illuminate my path! Illuminate for me the path I must take! Oh, moonlight, shine on me! Envelop me, who has lost the sun, with your light!

** Worse was the Manga adaptation of Storm Eagle: 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.]]

* Vile's death at the end of Maverick Hunter X in Vile mode. ShootTheShaggyDog [[HeadsIWinTailsYouLose doesn't even begin to cover it]].
* 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.
* 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. 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 ending to the remake added an extra punch to the gut. It has X getting ready to board a landchaser. He glances at the one next to his, only to remember that Zero's not joining him this time around. Because the sequels to ''Maverick Hunter X'' got cancelled, Zero is pretty much dead permanently in this continuity. Adding to it is the flashback of Dr. Cain finding X's capsule and we see a near-death Dr. Light explaining X's purpose.

* In the manga version of ''X3'' ([http://kissmanga.best/rockman-x3-chapter-9#1 here]), the Maverick Toxic Seahorse has drowned an entire town, poetically proclaiming it to be "holy ground", upon which our heroes X and Zero should stay away. He also ominously says that he is "already dead". They do battle across the town, and eventually come out victorious, forcing Seahorse to flee. When X and Zero follow him, they see he has escaped to the top of a tree, and is quietly hugging a frozen, female Reploid, who was presumably his girlfriend. Seahorse is also about to liquefy his programming. X wants to apprehend him, noting that Seahorse will be gone forever and die if he liquefies his main program, but Zero convinces him not to, saying they have finished their task of defeating Seahorse and fixing the dam he ruined. The look on X's face when he realizes what is going on just sells it.

* In the manga version of ''X3'', the maverick Toxic Seahorse has drowned an entire town, poetically proclaiming it to be "holy ground", upon which our heroes X and Zero should stay away. He also ominously says that he is "already dead". They do battle across the town, and eventually come out victorious, forcing Seahorse to flee. When X and Zero follow him, they see he has escaped to the top of a tree, and is quietly hugging a frozen, female Reploid, who was presumably his girlfriend. Seahorse is also about to liquefy his programming. X wants to apprehend him, noting that Seahorse will be gone forever and die if he liquefies his main program, but Zero convinces him not to, saying they have finished their task of defeating Seahorse and fixing the dam he ruined. The look on X's face when he realizes what is going on just sells it.

* Zero's final moments during [[https://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, apologizes 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.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgRX38ucT_c The take]] done by Lucas Gilbertson (Zero's VA for [=MMX8=], MMXCN, and HMX) of it is also a fitting example. And something of an awesome moment as he did it on his own free time. This take is perhaps much better than the original dub.

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/what_am_i_fighting_for.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"NO, THIS ISN'T HAPPENING! THERE'S NO REASON FOR ME TO GO ON! WHAT... WHAT AM I FIGHTING FOOOOOOOR?!"]]

* 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 [[spoiler: 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.
** 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: [[ILetGwenStacyDie Iris' death]]]] in Mega Man X4. In particular, Zero's reaction to it, and his cold outlook on the world afterwards.
** It's easy to miss, but take a close look at [[spoiler:[[http://www.sprites-inc.co.uk/files/X/X4/Boss/FortressBoss/ScreenCapture/x4_Iris.gif Iris's face]] as she transforms. She's in pain.]]
* 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.]]

* In Zero's storyline of ''X4'', the fight against Iris, and the result. Unfortunately, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LISmPmdUhYA hammy 90s voice acting]] [[{{Narm}} kind of ruined the moment a bit]] for American audiences, although the scene [[https://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.]]

* [[spoiler:Vile's]] death at the end of Maverick Hunter X in [[spoiler:Vile]] mode. ShootTheShaggyDog [[HeadsIWinTailsYouLose doesn't even begin to cover it]].

* 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 ending to the remake added an extra punch to the gut. It has X getting ready to board a landchaser. He glances at the one next to his, only to remember that [[spoiler: Zero's not joining him this time around]]. Because the sequels to ''Maverick Hunter X'' got cancelled, Zero [[spoiler: is pretty much dead permanently in this continuity]]. Adding to it is the flashback of Dr. Cain finding X's capsule and we see a near-death Dr. Light explaining X's purpose.

[[caption-width-right:350:"I... I... JUST WHAT AM I FIGHTING FOOOOOOOR!!"]]

-->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...

** The ending to the remake added an extra punch to the gut. It has X getting ready to board a landchaser. He glances at the one next to his, only to remember that [[spoiler: Zero's not joining him this time around]]. Because the sequels to ''Maverick Hunter X'' got cancelled, Zero [[spoiler: is pretty much dead permanently in this continuity]]. Adding to it is the flashback of Dr. Cain finding X's capsule and we see a near-death Dr. Light explaining X's purpose.

* The [[https://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's played if somebody recently died. Even sadder when it's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWOHfBwQZZo pitched down.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:"THIS ISN'T HAPPENING! THERE'S NO REASON FOR ME TO GO ON! WHAT AM I FIGHTING FOOOOOOOOOOR?!"]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgRX38ucT_c The take]] done by Lucas Gilbertson (Zero's VA for [=MMX8=], MMXCN, and HMX) of it is also a fitting example. And something of an awesome moment as he did it on his own free time.

** It's easy to miss, but take a close look at[[spoiler:[[http://www.sprites-inc.co.uk/files/X/X4/Boss/FortressBoss/ScreenCapture/x4_Iris.gif Iris's face]] as she transforms. She's in pain.]]

* The [[https://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 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWOHfBwQZZo pitched down.]]

** 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. Again, however, this only applies to the Japanese version; the English version is turned into Narm, as Axl sounds less "grief-stricken" and more "on the verge of throwing a childish temper tantrum". [[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,]] starting at 5:00.

** The ending to the remake added an extra punch to the gut. It has X getting ready to board a landchaser. He glances at the one next to his, only to remember that [[spoiler: Zero's not joining him this time around]]. Because the sequels to ''Maverick Hunter X'' got cancelled, Zero [[spoiler: is pretty much dead permanently in this continuity]].

* 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.]]

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