Character deaths that hit you hard (SPOILERS)

[Lucca_Vendramel]

Baron Zeppeli in Jojo part 1 hit me hard. I loved him so much.... Also Avdol and Jonathan

[OttoGruenwald]

This right here.

[nostalgicroxas]

Johan from YuGiOh GX. To be fair, I went into this anime from tumblr clips showing me Judai was an evil lord monster and I come into Happy Fun Highschool Times. It was a lovely rollercoaster of screaming and laughing, but Johan's death ? I walked out the door for 8 months until students at work begged me to finish since they knew the plot got better.

Permanent death that just ripped up my kokoro feels? Kamina, from TTGL. Just, so much. Did not expect that. The story handled it really well, but I was just very much screaming.

There's also a death at the end of Tales of Symphonia that I just.... MMMMMM I'm so glad there's a sequel to that game cause "are the heroes really doing the right thing" questions for the world just was too perfect. It won't ever erase that death from Symphonia 1. QAQ Replay of that game always leaves me in tears.

[nostalgicroxas]

Edit: nope I cried during Grave of the Fireflies too at the end.

I actually recommend that movie as the movie for people wanting to get into anime need to watch. It's proof that anime can be more than a kid's cartoon. My second recommendation is Tokyo Godfathers.

Grave of the Fireflies though, man. That movie just...

[KoreanTacos]

I watch Tokyo Godfathers every December, I don't know if its considered under rated, but I just love all of Satoshi Kon's movies. cliche as it might be I love Wolf Children as a tear jerker and Welcome to the Spaceshow as great films for introductions (I don't know if Welcome to the Spaceshow ever got a western release though).

[Drewbie]

Wow this brought up memories. Just the memories hit me hard again what the heck. Now I kinda wanna rewatch it

[DiegoPalacios]

Yeah, i could see the death of one of them as a consequence of the ending, but continuing without L, the fascinating battle of wits between the world`s smartest genious and their opossing views of justice was just not the same.

[DiegoPalacios]

Yes.........few single arc antagonists can hit you that hard........in the heart.....also the fact that they were mercenaries doing their job......they could have been allies for Konoha in different circumstances but just because they worked for the wrong guy.....Yeah, they worked for a gangster, and their choices are their own, but daaaaamn, they are tragic characters.

[sekabead]

It was

Korosensei (Assassination Classroom). Even though I had been expecting it as far back as they went to Kyoto, the moment when he started his final roll call and the students finally killed their best teacher still hit me like a truck. Maybe because deep inside my heart I'm longing for a teacher like him.

In contrast I didn't shed any tear from watching Anohana.

[FlutterbyBubbles]

Fred Weasley. Fred Weasley's death killed me.......... I'm still in pain over it......

[Moshimitsu]

First one that hit me hard was Aerith from Final Fantasy VII. It was totally unexpected especially since she became one of my most liked characters in the game. I did everything to get a date with her and she was almost always my party member. That one made me cry because of a game for the first time too what made her special.

One that made me just simply mentaly miserable was 2B's death from Nier:Automata. The whole game was depressing so A/B endings filled my heart with hope that somehow the story will have partially happy ending... But no. My another favourite character (and no, not because of her looks but character and her interactions with 9S) had to die. I almost quit the game completely then even if I loved it very much before. Fortunately I didn't and fell with it even more.

Xion from Kingdom Hearts. She didn't have it easy from the very beginning and she had to sacrifice her own life even if they made her to be only a tool. Almost made me cry

And the last one that I remember was the old lady from "Crime and punishment". I had to read this for school and, oh my, this made me paranoid for weeks! Of course it hit me not the same way the others did. But even if I cried and was sad because of other characters especially since I could grow attachment to them, this just made the most memorable death scene for long for me. I was genuinely afraid to be alone at night and had to call several people the evening I read first part of the book so they could comfort me. I've never felt like this before and after because of a book and that was kinda wonderful, that I could feel this kind of emotion.

[Penni]

Wolf's Rain

Your Lie in April

Fullmetal Alchemist, the two big ones. Y'all know what I'm talking about

And

anyone who had the misfortune of being in Griffith's path (I really hate that guy)

[aspiderjonny]

The first time I cried from a comic was when I was 5-6 reading Ultimate Spider-Man when Uncle Ben died. It's seems a little silly since you kind of expect him to die but I was really young and the comic did such a good job making him likable heartwarming character I was really shocked it happened.

I also remember shedding a tear at the end of Wind Waker when the King stayed behind. Of all the Zelda characters to die, he's the one I really wished survived.

[HollowEve]

Not really a sad reaction, but...

The Raven Boys (novel)

When it's revealed that Noah's been dead for years, I lost it. I'd had an incling that something was up, but I kept dismissing it. So to have my thoughts confirmed as well as revealing he was also another character who'd been murdered, I didn't know how to feel.
That might not count, since he was already dead, but it was still emotional.

[Totes_NOT_a_Stranger]

Everybody dies at some point, so who cares, right? Anyway, that old guy from the Walking Dead, season one, got me to tear up a bit. Don't know why, but yeah.

[Darkstrong]

[teasidesketches]

Oh this one still hurts me to this day.

[Wumbl]

Arcade Gannon's suicide in Fallout New Vegas hurts,

because it's all caused by your own actions. It hurts to know that one evil deed led to such a likeable and kind-hearted person losing everything. I was very upset when I found out playing for the Legion could get him killed. It was a brilliant addition and it made me feel a lot.

Oh, and another one would be the death of Daisy in Girl, Interrupted.

I watched it recently and it was really rough on me because she didn't deserve what happened to her... She didn't get the help she needed because everybody failed her, she was abused, and the only person that ever addressed her problems was a sociopath who didn't have good intentions for her.

Finally I want to say the death of Hans in Seven Psychopaths.

Christopher Walken plays that character beautifully and he goes out in such a cool way that I couldn't help but be a little touched by it. The fact that he left his writing notes for Martin in his hand as he died really hit me hard. He was dedicated to making something beautiful before he died, and closing off his messy and unhappy life in a productive and positive way. I loved that.

[Darkstrong]

When I posted it, I just paused for a minute just looking at the picture and felt tear welling up. Such a powerful moment...

[spicy_sweets]

No doubt, Kamina from gurren lagan. At first I was in denial. There's no way he'd die, right? But it sunk in soon after and I bawled.
Also, wolf man from Wolf Children.
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