Tear Jerker / LEGO Star Wars

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• The cutscene that plays after defeating the Emperor in LEGO Star Wars II. Nearly every other scene is played for laughs, but the death of Anakin and Luke's final goodbye to him are played heart-breakingly straight.
• The rendition of Qui-Gon's death was obviously meant to be Played for Laughs by its visuals. Thanks to the faithful replication of the tone and music of the original scene, no one was laughing. Same can be said for Obi-Wan's death.
• The death of Han Solo in The Force Awakens is played 100% straight, even including a Gory Discretion Shot. There's a group of stormtroopers on hand to lampshade it, naturally.
• Unlike the original film, we get to see Leia's reaction to her homeworld being destroyed. What's worse is Grand Moff Tarkin taunting her afterwards.
• Padme's death in the first game isn't Played for Laughs. She still dies giving birth to Luke and Leia. Just to make it even more tragic, the two babies begin crying as soon as she dies, as if they know they just lost their mother.
• As a whole, The Skywalker Saga is Denser and Wackier, but even so can manage some sober moments through its humor:
  • Anakin celebrating his win in the race with his mother in Episode I is surprisingly touching, especially since it's a Foregone Conclusion that their reunion won't be happy for either of them.
  • Through its version of Episode III, there is a Running Gag where Padmé has a wedding cake for her and Anakin. As he proceeds down his path down the dark side, the cake gradually falls apart in the scenes it's in. Culminating in Anakin lashing out at Padmé on Mustafar, only to glance at the wedding topper figure of himself and realize how far he's fallen. Sadly, as the game follows canon, this is an Ignored Epiphany as he soon clashes with Obi-Wan.
    • Moreso when you consider his fatal blow to his loved one is mishandling the topper shaped like him. For as childish as his fall is in this one, the addition of the cake toppers is surpisingly sad as it turns his mistakes from blinding rage to obliviously using his strength and talent to hurt those he loves with his lack of focus.
  • In Episode IV in the Skywalker Saga, when Luke Skywalker is talking about Obi Wan being in the Clone Wars, including looking at a picture of Obi Wan with Commander Cody, he happily discusses his time as a Jedi Knight, then, when Luke asks about his father, he goes silent, and Obi Wan's expression shows he definitely doesn't happily remember what happened to his father.

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