History TearJerker / PvP

* Katie has dropped out of college to become a streamer and work at [=PvP=]. In a case of SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome, Jade is furious about this and they've been fighting on video calls. It takes a while for Jade to admit that Katie is an adult and free to make her own choices.

* Skull realizes that S.C.R.A.T.C.H. doesn't know what happened to Kirby. He takes him outside, showing S.C.R.A.T.C.H. the grave. Cue the grieving process, and S.C.R.A.T.C.H. trying desperately to resurrect Kirby.

* Katie has dropped out of college to become a streamer and work at [=PvP=]. In a case of RealityEnsues, Jade is furious about this and they've been fighting on video calls. It takes a while for Jade to admit that Katie is an adult and free to make her own choices.

* Kurtz's father has been a minor recurring character since the comic started, often providing material with his mild CloudCuckoolander personality, but in the late 2010s he had several health scares, and he suffered a series of strokes that greatly reduced his mobility, as has been documented in Kurtz's blog. As of 2019, he requires assisted living and it's clear that these issues aren't going away.

** What causes Scratch to snapback after several years of good behavior? Finding out he can possess holiday stones, and wield intense power.

* Kurtz's father has been a minor recurring character since the comic started, often providing material with his mild CloudCuckoolander personality, but in the late 2010s he had several health scares, and he suffered a series of strokes that greatly reduced his mobility, as has been documented in Kurtz's blog. As of 2019, he requires assisted living and it's clear that these issues aren't going away.

** The simple fact that Cole's HenpeckedHusband characterisation wasn't funny at all, it was the sign of a dysfunctional relationship. They might have been highschool sweethearts, but it's now clear that their relationship wasn't really ever healthy at all, it was two once-loving people slowly becoming bitter and resentful. Donna hasn't been seen for years, and it's likely she never will be again.
* Brent's reaction to finding out that Skull [[spoiler:has to leave him after Brent's marriage is officiated. He tries to destroy the gargoyle that delivers the news, but finds it's a NoSell. He and Scratch have HeroicBSOD for months afterward, until Scratch arms himself up and prepares to take his troll back by force.]]
* Skull also does a terrible job [[spoiler:mentoring kids. One dies, another tries to exorcise him, another he eats, and the last he nearly beats to death.]]

** Cole is worried because Lindsay has grown into a woman. He tells Brent, [[spoiler:who has a toddler daughter, that he doesn't understand because Kate is at an age where she still likes him.]] Brent has a FreakOut, but adjusts by telling [[spoiler:Kate that "soccer" is called "Death Star" and preparing for her to be different]].

--> '''Skull''': Okay, once upon a time there was a sad little man who collected the fears of others so he never had to face his own.

** Charlie Brown, aka "The Blockhead," is the stand-in for The Comedian. Unlike all the other characters represented, Charlie Brown is ''a child''. An immortal child by comic standards, but still a child. And [[spoiler:Dilbert murdered him]]. His doing a parody of the Comedian's lines during a flashback isn't more reassuring, where he shows TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior towards John Arbuckle.
*** There's an added layer in The Blockheads scene where he desperatly defends the nearly-dead syndicated newspaper comics, demanding that the established comic strips stay the course of ancient, inoffensive nonsense, despite their refusal to change bringing them close to extinction. All in a pathetic attempt at keeping a constantly shrinking circle of aging readers from possibly being offended.

** Dagwood from ''Blondie'', as a stand-in for Dr Manhattan, reminiscing about his past, and how his unchanging status as one of the oldest comic characters in existence has essentially made him immortal. The man who created him has been dead for 36 years. Dagwood looks at a photo of flapper Blondie, who, he married despite his family disowning him in the 1930s.

** [[spoiler:Dilbert's plan: drop an F bomb in the dailies, which would get rid of half a million old newspaper subscribes but bring in a new generation save comics as a whole. Jon Arbuckle is horrified and can't believe that Dilbert would do such a thing, let alone get away with it. Unlike Ozymandias, Dilbert shows no remorse for his actions. Why would the snarky engineer from the 90s care about one F bomb?]]
** Unlike in the original ''Watchmen'', due to the constraints of the panel format, Popeye and John don't have time to react to [[spoiler:Dilbert's revelation.]] Rather, John does, but Popeye doesn't.
** Also, [[spoiler:the bomb that Dilbert drops end up killing and injuring nameless bystanders. Cathy goes "Ack!" and it's not as funny as it normally would be.]] The parody ends with Dagwood finding the evidence, and... that's it. No hopeful resolution, or plans to start a new life.

** The year after ''that'', Scratch actually manages to [[spoiler:kill Santa. Then he transfers the man's brain to a jar and mind-controls his body, so as to have control over the holiday. The elves have to recruit [=LOLbat=] to stop the furry menace, after a year.]]
** What causes Scratch to snapback after several years of good behavior? [[spoiler:Finding out he can possess holiday stones, and wield intense power.]]

* Kurtz's father have been a minor recurring character since the comic started, often providing material with his mild CloudCuckoolander personality, but in recent years he's had several health scares, and he's suffered a series of strokes that has greatly reduced his mobility, as has been documented in Kurtz blog. As of 2019, he requires assisted living and it's clear that these issues aren't going away.

* While Brent is preparing for his wedding, he overhears Cole being sarcastic and bitter about how the marriage will fizzle out. He gets angry, but then finds out that Cole and his wife are divorcing.

* Kurtz's father have been a minor recurring character since the comic started, often providing material with his mild CloudCuckoolander personality, but in recent years, old age has hit him ''hard'', and he's suffered a series of strokes that has greatly reduced his mobility, as has been documented in Kurtz blog. As of 2019, he requires assisted living and it's clear that the old man is on his last legs.

* Val feels guilty when she convinces Jade to have a book signing, and no one comes. Jade doesn't mind, and is cheered up when her daughter and Brent come by to purchase a copy.

* During Halloween 2017, [[http://pvponline.com/comic/2017-10-12 the Bone Burglar reappears]]. He goes around demanding scary stories from all the PvP cast. Much to his disappointment, they all have scary but not entertaining tales about reality:

** Lindsay admits she'd rather spend time with her dad than go out with Francis and Marcy to watch a sports event called Tough Mudder because she has body image issues, with having gained forty pounds. Cole then does Tough Mudder with her to cheer her up when Lindsay is bolstered by his pep talk, only for her to wipe out. He then thinks, "I'm a terrible father." It segues into a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming when the hipsters on their team invite Lindsay out to see or heckle a garage band, and she accepts. Cole also says that if his daughter wants to work for him, there will always be a job opening.

** Lucille [[CrowningMomentOfFunny maces him]] and tells him to GetOut.

* The ''Ombudsmen'' storyarc, which is a satire of ''{{Watchmen}}'' and the dismal state of the newspaper comics medium, comparing their stagnancy and incapability of changing with the politics of the Cold War.

** What causes Scratch to snapback after several years of good behavior? [[spoiler:Finding out he can possess holiday stones, and wield intense power.]]

--> '''Jon''': We had some good times, whatever happened to that?
--> '''Popeye''': You stopped drawing.
** Dagwood from ''Blondie'', as a standin for Dr Manhattan, reminiscing about his past, and how his unchanging status as one of the oldest comic characters in existence has essentially made him immortal. The man who created him has been dead for 36 years. Dagwood looks at a photo of flapper Blondie, who, he married despite his family disowning him in the 1930s.
--> '''Dagwood''': I am tired of this world; these people. I am tired of being caught in the tangle of their lives. It's 2009. I've been eating giant sandwiches and taking naps for 75 years. [[WhoWantsToLiveForever And I will never die...]]

** Also, [[spoiler:the bomb that Dilbert drops end up killing and injuring nameless bystanders. Cathy goes "Ack!" and it's not as funny as it normally would be.]] The parody ends with Dagwood finding the evidence, and that's it. No hopeful resolution, or plans to start a new life.

** Popeye's words to Jon Arbuckle in his old Garfield lair.

** Dagwood from ''Blondie'', as a standin for Dr Manhattan, reminiscing about his past, and how his unchanging status as one of the oldest comic characters in existance has essentially made him immortal. The man who created him has been dead for 36 years.
--> '''Dagobert''': It's 2009. I've been eating giant sandwiches and taking naps for 75 years. [[WhoWantsToLiveForever And I will never die...]]

** Dagobert from ''Blondie'', as a standin for Dr Manhattan, reminiscing about his past, and how his unchanging status as one of the oldest comic characters in existance has essentially made him immortal. The man who created him has been dead for 36 years.

** Brent tells him the movie ''Beastmaster'' premiered thirty-five years ago, which the Bone Burglar liked when he was a kid.

** The Bone Burglar walks off in VillainousBSOD with no bones. He starts DrowningMySorrows and asking if there's a place for a Bone Burglar in a world where everything is scary. Fortunately, he then goes to pester Skull.

** Lindsay admits she'd rather spend time with her dad than go out with Francis and Marcy to watch a sports event called Tough Mudder because she has body image issues, with having gained forty pounds. Cole then does Tough Mudder with her to cheer her up when Lindsay is bolstered by his pep talk, only for her to wipe out. He then thinks, "I'm a terrible father." It segues into a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming when the hipsters on their team invite Lindsay out to see or heckle a garage band, and she accepts. Cole also says that if his daughter wants to work for him, there will always be a job opening.