Tearjerking moments in Sonic Unleashed.
- Sonic's humiliating defeat in the intro acts as both this and Nightmare Fuel. It's one of the few times where he's outright lost, and it's played for maximum tragedy, especially considering Eggman managed to both force him out of his Super form and steal the Chaos Emeralds from him. On top of this, the process of cracking the planet open imbues him with Dark Gaia's energy, making him the Werehog. Not only has his nemesis one-upped him, he's also been dealt a major setback and has to juggle both Eggman's machinations and his nightly transformations, with it clearly affecting him in regards to his relationships with Tails and Amy.
- Sonic's reaction to Amy not recognizing him as the Werehog. He doesn't say another word the remainder of the cutscene, not even to Chip. This is one of the few times we see him so sad.
- The visual side of it is just as harsh; Sonic holding his arm out towards Amy, as if trying to work up the courage to talk to her as she runs off...and then just sighing and walking away dejectedly without a word after Chip points out how Sonic looks. It's very obvious that the girl who loves him not even recognizing him as a Werehog is a really hard thing for Sonic to take, especially once Chip plants the seed of worry that maybe Amy seeing him as something other than the cool blue hero might hurt her perception of him.
- Later on, after defeating some Dark Gaia’s minions, he helps her getting her up. But before she can turn around to see him, he runs off in shame.
- Chip's resealing into the Earth. Sonic sees Chip's form lying on the ground and is about to help him, when the form disappears. As he listens to Chip's final speech, Sonic picks up Chip's remaining necklace and puts it on his wrist. Sonic then watches the sun rise and allows a smile to cross his face as he thinks fondly of his friend.
- During the credits of Sonic Unleashed, the song "Dear My Friend". It's almost kind of a Mood Whiplash since the rest of the game seemed kind of light-hearted, (with Aside Glances, all kinds of little gags during the cutscenes, the cartoony-looking villagers, not to mention the funny promo short: Sonic: Night of the Werehog) then comes the Bittersweet Ending. What really brings it out is the fact that the song is supposedly in Chip's POV, and you know he and Sonic will never see each other again.
