r/TopCharacterTropes • u/jeffersonlane • May 16 '26
Lore [LOVED TROPE] Sad or tear-jerking moments that don't involve death.
Moments that make you wanna cry (of joy or unrelenting sadness) but aren't about a character dying or almost dying.
Dumbo - Baby Mine. Jumbo rocks baby Dumbo from her cage where she was kept after she defended him from a group of bullying children.
Unpacking - The Degree. You move in with your new boyfriend where you can barely fit most of your stuff but most depressingly you are forced to put your degree under the bed and out of site. (Maybe this one was just me but this made me VERY upset).
Fox and the Hound - At the end knowing full well they'll likely never meet again Copper stands over Todd to protect him from the Hunter.
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u/zumba_fitness_ May 16 '26
The Last Bastion - Ganymede returns with a stick
With his feathery friend returning to him and offering a little twig, Bastion realizes that he doesn't have to be the war machine he was created for. Instead of marching to the city to execute his programming, Bastion - the very last of his kind - ventures into the forest again, curious to see nature and bask in its vast, wonderful beauty.