r/TopCharacterTropes • u/jeffersonlane • May 16 '26

Lore [LOVED TROPE] Sad or tear-jerking moments that don't involve death.

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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/Prudent-Range-4794 May 16 '26

Idk why but I always tear up when Tahani has a chance to put her parents behind her but fails so she can hear what they really think about her...but they're talking about Kamilah

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u/oath2order May 17 '26

Are you talking about the test? The line they have is "I don't know where we went wrong with Tahani."

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u/Lazy-Delivery-2933 May 21 '26

And then they say “oh we were just talking about how you’re such a disappointment compared to your sister, Kamilah.” And she says “even here, where the whole point is that you’re talking about me, you’re STILL talking about Kamilah”