Let's face it, some characters are crafted so horribly, it's impossible not to laugh at their ridiculous lines and actions. Storytellers mess up too and when they do, we get imaginary people who are just that — not real. Even worse, their unconvincing behavior can break the suspension of disbelief and ruin an otherwise totally sound book, TV show, or movie.
Luckily, that's not always the case and every once in a while, we relate to make-believe folks so much, we can even learn from them and grow as human beings. In fact, we can develop such a strong bond with them that their joys and sorrows start affecting us on a personal level. So we at Bored Panda decided to explore these beautiful connections.
Researching the topic, we came across a couple of Reddit threads (one and two) that we think you'd be interested to go through as well. They both essentially ask the same question: which characters' passing away have scarred you the most? And people's answers along with their explanations provide an interesting insight into our relationship with fiction.
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John Coffey from The Green Mile. I’m a grown man, and his death makes me ugly-cry every damn time. Too much time thinking about it makes me tear up
Ellie from Up. Up's intro sequence was so beautiful: It told the story of a couple's life together. Real life with all of the difficulty and broken dreams along with it. And it shows the deep and incredible loss Carl felt with her death. This short sequence imbues the film with a deeper sense of meaning, using almost no words at all, and gives Carl a profound gravitas you cannot find in many other films
Sam(the dog) in, I am legend. Because he was Will smiths friend and he had to put her down.
Fred Weasley from Harry Potter. The twins may have annoyed some people with their pranks, but their ultimate goal in life was to have fun and bring joy to their friends. They were generous and brave and clever and pure. To kill Fred and permanently tear them apart was the WORST! Especially when George had already been injured! You didn’t think they could be at risk anymore now that one of them had gotten hurt. They weren’t on my radar during the Battle of Hogwarts. I remember the moment I read it the first time. I was inconsolable
Rue from The Hunger Games. Rue getting speared and having Katniss sing to her. The 12-year-old me couldn’t handle that trauma
Seymour the dog from Futurama. I normally skip 'Jurassic Bark' as I know I can't handle it. But upon a recent rewatch from beginning to end, I decided to put on a brave face, knew what I was getting into, braced myself, and watched it along with all the other episodes. I had to stop watching because I couldn't see the TV through my tears.
Dobby. I've read the books before and knew he would die but when i saw him dying in the movie.... it just broke my heart. so i cried my eyes out in the cinema (i was ten)
Bobby Singer....
Brooks from Shawshank Redemption. It was so sad seeing that old man just trying to be normal but realizing his normal was within the cell walls and prison halls. It really bothered me when he was working at the grocery store, and everyone was b*tching at him while he was bagging people’s groceries. It truly goes to show that society will f*ck you if you don’t keep up. RIP.
Little Foot's mom in The Land Before Time.
When I first saw it as a kid it was the first time that I realized that my parents could die. That thought had never even really occured to me at that point.
Even now as an adult that scene where he thinks he sees her but it's just his shadow and the narrator says, "Then Little Foot knew for certain he was alone." still gets to me.
That girl from the bridge to terabithia. That hit me so hard as an 8 year old
Henry Blake from MASH
In Cher's variety show in 1975 he showed up on a life raft, waving and shouting "I'm fine!" lol. Legend also has it that they didn't tell the cast about it and when they hear the message the upset silence and dropping of instruments we hear was a genuine reaction.
Thomas J from My Girl. When Vada is crying at his funeral, screaming about his glasses... that hits different. Gets me every time.
Yondu. sh*t was sad asf and i actually cried a lil in the theater
Hedwig. Idk, hedwig was there from the start. Ken Miles in Ford v. Ferrari. He never got his full recognition. Although, the nod from Enzo was huge.
Yes! It was awful. Though jkr said it was a metaphor for Harry's childhood being over. Still, why?!
Tadashi Hamada in big hero 6
Ok. Ok. Yeah I cant even watch big hero 6 without bawling my eyes out.
Shireen Baratheon from Game of Thrones. It will all be over soon, Princess' and the music. F*ck, it makes me want to barf. The series is full of scenes that are truly painful to watch, but the burning of Shireen is the worst.
Boromir from The Lord of the Rings. First time I ever cried during a movie.
Prim from The Hunger Games. Unlike most character deaths, hers wasn't in the midst of the action/excitement. It was after they'd won. It felt so spiteful and unnecessary. Fu*ck Coin
We thought it was over, that she had made it out alive and then BOOM!! 😭
Loki in Infinity War. Not because of some great affinity for the character but because I was absolutely certain that he was the ONE person who was safe from being offed. Of course, he not only died but he died FIRST.
Yeah but as we all predicted, Loki didnt die. He can't just lay down and die for some reason.
loki's death in infinity war was hard not just because he had 'died' before and then came back but because it was most definitely a final death after he had re-bonded with his brother and started being decent.
I hated that scene. Not because Loki died, but because he died like an idiot! Loki wouldn't try something as stupid as trying to hide a knife behind his back, Loki would do something like illusioning his face onto someone brave and stupid, and telling him that playing Loki would give him a much better chance of killing Thanos. Well, we'll see how the upcoming retcon goes...
The Loki tv show hinted what actually happened. (Spoiler) Classic Loki said that he illusioned himself as dust and drifted out into the cosmos while fake Loki died.
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And it was extra horrible because him and Thor had just started to reconnect and build a brotherly bond
It's because he chose to die. He knew Thanos would only take 1/2. 1 of 2 Princes of Asgard. He chose death because it was the only thing he could think to do in order to save his brother.
Ah, but Loki never really dies, does he? Made me smile when I learned he lived since he's my favorite character lol
Rosie from Jojo Rabbit. It took me a while to realize why Jojo was crying about the hanging victim he'd bumped into...and then it f*cking hit me. That one was absolutely brutal.
Cedric Diggory from Harry Potter. This one gets me more now than when I first saw it. Then, as probably a lot of people do on their first read/watch, I looked at it from the perspective of Harry. His friend died needlessly, and it hurt.
Now, older and a father, I can’t help but look at it from Cedric’s dad’s perspective: proud and supportive of the man his son is growing into. And it’s all taken away in that horrid moment that they Apparate back
Lady Sybil from Downton Abbey. That was absolutely traumatizing.
George O’Malley from Grey's Anatomy. I gotta mentally prepare myself to rewatch that episode
It was a time before major character deaths were common. They set everything up so well that we were so focused on the idea that Izzy might die that the thought of another main cast member dying was inconceivable. Now it's a game: "oh who do you think they'll kill off next?".
Rob stark. The whole episode was a mind f*ck and I’m sure all GofT fans will agree it’s by far one of the best episodes if not the best.
I read the books before the show came out and that scene was so traumatic. It was 2AM, and I'd been reading non-stop since the early morning, when I got to the Red Wedding. I felt so numb and I just put the book down. it took me a while to go to sleep.
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I stopped watching after Vincent. Such a good character was thrown away for shock value, like Zack was. The show was already starting to go downhill and that was the final nail in the coffin for me. I'm so glad I didn't stick around to see Sweets die too.
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We watched Hachiko in our ELA class in 6th grade and there was not a SINGLE person in the class who was not crying at the end
Omgg I was already crying before he died. Watching him waiting at the station every single day, in the snow and rain - just broke my heart. I can’t even write any more about it right now. 😢
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I am still bitter about Tony Stark's death. he had a child, he had a wife, he had an entire life to go back to. And then he died. I will defend Tony to the bitter end because he sacrificed himself to stop Thanos and save everyone. That, that was truly incredible.
Bambi's mother dying .. actually I have never seen it but my father told me (who sadly passed away) that he was crying like a little baby ... so I thought to mention it BAMBI-6238...b3f3ee.jpg 
I've never watched Bambi in my life. THAT is why.
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Not a death, but in the 'fox and the hound' when that lady drove away from tod the fox. For his own good so he could be free but he didn't understand and ran after the car. Jesus the tears. Damn Disney films
Hodor! That hit me deeper than anynother Stark's deaths
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What about the son in "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas". That messed me up.
Abuelo Pedro's death in Encanto. I've seen that movie three times and I genuinely can't get past that scene without bawling my eyes out. It just a combination of the music, the way that Abuela's reaction is animated so realistically and just the whole tragedy of the situation. 😭
I remember coming out of the theater opening night in total shock. The people waiting in line were staring at all the silent people staggering from the theater, some still sobbing. They started wondering if it was a Star Trek film they were waiting to see.
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The Neverending Story. Artax (Atreyu's horse) when he sinks into the swamp of sadness. I can still hear Atreyus screaming out Artax's name.
Glenn’s death was so brutal and so upsetting I shut off the TV, and I never watched TWD again
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Okay- don't judge me- but Frozen 2. The part where Elsa and Olaf "die". And seeing Anna's reaction- as someone who's lost family (my mom, not my sister, but still), just broke me. And the song she sings- the way her voice breaks, the lyric "I've seen dark before, but not like this/This is cold, this is empty, this is numb/The life I knew is over, the lights are out/Hello, darkness, I'm ready to succumb" just captures exactly how you feel after a loss so big...
Captain Phil Harris - he was the captain that Died while they were filming Deadliest Catch. I don't cry easily but we had been watching it since it first aired and when he died Mom and I both started crying.
I have 2. Cyril from Oz, set for execution but had brain damage making him child like. Time comes and his brother tells him he's having one more Ect session so he's not scared, put in electric chair, then stay of 30 days came at last minute. They put us through such an emotional rollercoaster and then is executed 30 days later, this time fully knowing what was happening and cried out for his mom and his brother asking what's happening. Second one is when Data, the Android from Star Trek The Next Generation sacrifices himself for the Captain in the movie Nemisis. Still hurts me hard to this day.
My god! I thought this topic was about actors that have really died, not the characters in the movie.
When Bruce Willis says goodbye to his daughter, Liv Tyler. And she just cries and yells "Daddy No!". As a father of two precious girls, brings me to tears every time.
Armageddon!!!!! Thank!!! This was my first thought. I went to see that movie with friends, totally unprepared for that scene. All I had were 2 greasy popcorn napkins to wipe my dripping eyes.
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I'm shocked nobody said Spiderman's death scene in Avengers Infinity War. Or Natasha Romanoff's death. Or Tony Stark's death!
Alisha and Simon in Misfits, their story was so tragic. Also Lagertha from Vikings, first time I ever cried over a fictional character's death.
Mr Rogers from Won't You Be My Neighbor? No matter how many times I watched it, I kept crying every scenes.
If I may be permitted to drag a book in here, Granny Weatherwax in The Shepherd's Crown.
*wah* Yep, you can include it. Great, I'm choking up now. :'-(
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In Peaky Blinders, John Shelby's death was so sudden and unexpected that I could not believe it till I rewatched it 5 times. Thank goodness I didn't get spoilers. I can still remember how shocked I was. Also, when I learnt that Aunt Polly's Character (Helen Mcrory) died in real life, I was devastated. RIP Polly.
Christopher LaSalle from NCIS New Orleans. Stopped watching the show after that.
I'm wondering why Glen or Hershel from The Walking Dead aren't on this list. 😳 I stopped watching after Glen's death. It really and truly traumatized me.
Surprised no one mentioned aunt may in no way home. Tom Holland made me cry
Bryan from Family Guy? I know they brought him back pretty quickly but that episode where Stewie sits on Santa's lap and says he just wants his friend back... 😭😭
All the horses in black beauty.. why did they even let kids watch this movie.
Maybe because they’re innocent and pure….and sweet and adorable and funny and they are the least deserving of death
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For myself it was seven pounds with Will Smith. The scene where Emily listening to his heart in the bath. Honestly struggling to keep it together while typing this. What a movie. That one should definitely have been on this list in my opinion.
How is tony stark not in this list? Avengers endgame? I cried for bloody hours. And any other time I remembered, and when I watched spider man. The trauma. And Loki and Spider-Man and gamora.
I'm very surprised they didn't put Hodor on the list so long as they kept mentioning Game of Thrones. I think that one really threw a lot of people for a loop.
Olivia from on my block and Tony stark And natasha romanoff
Dean dies in the last episode of Supernatural. To come all this way ( 15 seasons ) .....it broke me for a while.
Not a show or movie but TRAVIS PHELPS Goddamn y'all play Sally face. Please. Tell me what you think
Poussey from Orange is the new black made me awfully sad for DAYS Dr. Neil from Good Doctor got me angry af, i really don't think he shouldve died Glenn and Carl from The walking dead, basically made me stop watching, so annoying
How has no one mentioned Elsa in Frozen II? Oh my goodness and then Anna singing "do the next right thing"? Destroyed me
Terminator 2. Can't even explain why, but it hit me deep. Also every one in Titanic. 💔
Nobody said Vanessa Carlysle from Deadpool 2? That hit me hard bro. THEY WERE ABOUT TO HAVE A FAMILY!!!
He altered time at the end of the movie and brought her back, though.
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what about Sirius black???!!!!! I hated it when my darling Sirius died!?!?!?!?!?
Finn Hudson from Glee. Although I understand why he isn't on this list.
Also quite a few characters from scrubs left me heartbroken when they died
I have 3... The little girl in the "red coat" from Schindler's List. I watched this movie in 6 or 7th grade class. I got so worked up crying that I cussed out the teacher for even making us watch the movie then punched a classmate in his face for trying to make fun of me for crying. I hit him and yelled "everyone should be f*****g crying!"...Needles to say it got me sent to my vojns et lors office and a call home. What can I say that s**t just hit me. Oh yeah and the ending of Million Dollar Baby. Was in my early 20's with my daughters mother and friends and got super choked up. I hurled a bunch of expletives then left the room never to watch that movie again along with Passion of the Christ. The torture scene (basically the whole movie) leading up to "Jesus's" death. Mel Gibson f****d me up with that one.
Tom Keen from the Blacklist.... the music, emotion & Tom begging Liz to live gets me every time
I know this is only about movies and not games, but Jacky Welles from Cyberpunk 2077. That really hurt.
Only saw it recently, but Oprah's character in The Butler. I saw it coming, but f*k did it suck. Also the old man in Get on the Bus.
Joe from Medium—I’m still angry about that one, and I refuse to watch the last season ever again
Nobody mentioned Rufio from "Hook" with Robin Williams. That one really hit me, and PS. I thought it was totally unnecessary. It ruined the movie for me.
The baby gorilla in Disney's Tarzan in the opening credits. Sure you know it's Disney and Tarzan so you know his parents will die but when they choose to show how/why his gorilla mom has so much empathy for this human baby was just so sad. I can't even imagine watching it as a mother now...
Det. Karrin Murphy from "The Dresden Files". *shakes fist* Damn you, Jim Butcher, for making a 50 year old Scottish man weep like a child.
Terry from true blood. After his memory of the war was erased and he was happy with his family
Portgas D Ace. I had been spoiled for it and yet I still cried. His final words and Luffy's anguished cry afterwards. Also Jaguar D Saul and Kozuki Oden. God for such a bright happy looking show One Piece knows how to mess me up.
Iron man in Endgame, I was sobbing in the movie theatre when it happened
The saddest death I have ever seen: Vucs ( the fox) parents and siblings.....the saddest cartoon ever. Forget the lion king and all those on this list. Forget the scene in Fox and the Hound where she drives off, Vuc the fox, made me cry like a baby and everytime I think about it today I get a stomach ache ( can be seen on youtube, an old hungarian cartoon, but god damn the best there ever where...
dont know if this count but when you see egon ghost in Afterlife it remind you that the character is dead but Harold Ramis is too!
It would help if the name of the show/film was listed at the top of each entry...
Did you ever watch or read... Where the Red Fern Grows? Old Dan and Little Ann?
I read and I can never read it again. Old Dan dying hurt so much but the way Little Ann passed not long after because she lost the will to live was damn heartbreaking.
Load More Replies... The sequence when Data finally "dies" in Star Trek: Picard in season 1 finale. My Favorite Character Of All Time. The way they had him suddenly "age" viciously and then dissolve away. A piece of my heart died that day. I thought his sacrifice in Nemesis was heart-wrenching, but this? Too much.
Even though I knew it was coming, Enzo, from The Art of Racing in the Rain. Seeing him enjoy his ride in the race car knowing why. There were men in the theater who were crying. After my loss of Lucy Loo I had all I could do to keep from snot crying right there and then. I recorded it when it was on a movie channel but I haven't been able to watch it. I can't even bear to watch the first 5 minutes. I'll just cry through the whole thing.
Bambi's mom. My mom had to take me out of theatre. I cried the same when my mom passed.
Bobby from NYPD Blue. As a grown man I cried . I was so invested in that series..the growth of Sipowitz was amazing and the bond between him and Bobby was amazing
Mike Dodds, SVU. I really thought he'd be ok and then he wasn't. Painful on rewatch every time...painful to watch all other characters hopw shattered every time.
Billy Flynn from The Champ.. When his son is begging him to "wake up"...absolutely gut wrenching. And Mickey from Rocky III.
Jackie Wells from Cyberpunk 2077 he is shown in all the trailers as a main character like he will be there the whole game then he dies omg took me by suprise best choom a guy could have
What about Blade Runner? Roy's final words still get me
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This list is incomplete. Someone forgot to include Gus McCrae and Deets. Shame!
I see you guys forgot Rengoku and Conny. Conny was like 5 years old!
sissy spacek's character (can't remember her name, dammit!) in the film " 'night, mother". it's a film i could only watch once. at the last moment i think she is going to be okay and her mom is as well and then....well, go find the film and watch it. soooo good.
In the book Isolation by MR Forbes, the Sheriff's wife. And child. And adopted child. And friends. In the span of a few pages. Early in the book. Apparently just to "motivate" the character. Tear him down and build him up. This was book #17 in the series, and it annoyed my so greatly that I speed read the book, and have never read the series finale. Nor anything by him since. And he had been one of my favorite authors. And I've removed him from my follow list on Amazon. This is probably a little different than Redit meant, but, it hit hard, when these are integral characters, some going back to book 1.
not sure if i can count it as a dead but as i was reading the manga Love X Dilema around the end the Character of Hina got hit by a Car. i remember myself raising up from my chair and just shout : noooooo! it took me a good 5 min walking around in the house to calm me done to continue reading.
I stopped watching after Vincent. Such a good character was thrown away for shock value, like Zack was. The show was already starting to go downhill and that was the final nail in the coffin for me. I'm so glad I didn't stick around to see Sweets die too.
Load More Replies... We watched Hachiko in our ELA class in 6th grade and there was not a SINGLE person in the class who was not crying at the end
Omgg I was already crying before he died. Watching him waiting at the station every single day, in the snow and rain - just broke my heart. I can’t even write any more about it right now. 😢
Load More Replies... I am still bitter about Tony Stark's death. he had a child, he had a wife, he had an entire life to go back to. And then he died. I will defend Tony to the bitter end because he sacrificed himself to stop Thanos and save everyone. That, that was truly incredible.
Bambi's mother dying .. actually I have never seen it but my father told me (who sadly passed away) that he was crying like a little baby ... so I thought to mention it BAMBI-6238...b3f3ee.jpg
I've never watched Bambi in my life. THAT is why.
Load More Replies... Not a death, but in the 'fox and the hound' when that lady drove away from tod the fox. For his own good so he could be free but he didn't understand and ran after the car. Jesus the tears. Damn Disney films
Hodor! That hit me deeper than anynother Stark's deaths
Load More Replies... What about the son in "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas". That messed me up.
Abuelo Pedro's death in Encanto. I've seen that movie three times and I genuinely can't get past that scene without bawling my eyes out. It just a combination of the music, the way that Abuela's reaction is animated so realistically and just the whole tragedy of the situation. 😭
I remember coming out of the theater opening night in total shock. The people waiting in line were staring at all the silent people staggering from the theater, some still sobbing. They started wondering if it was a Star Trek film they were waiting to see.
Load More Replies... The Neverending Story. Artax (Atreyu's horse) when he sinks into the swamp of sadness. I can still hear Atreyus screaming out Artax's name.
Glenn’s death was so brutal and so upsetting I shut off the TV, and I never watched TWD again
Load More Replies... Okay- don't judge me- but Frozen 2. The part where Elsa and Olaf "die". And seeing Anna's reaction- as someone who's lost family (my mom, not my sister, but still), just broke me. And the song she sings- the way her voice breaks, the lyric "I've seen dark before, but not like this/This is cold, this is empty, this is numb/The life I knew is over, the lights are out/Hello, darkness, I'm ready to succumb" just captures exactly how you feel after a loss so big...
Captain Phil Harris - he was the captain that Died while they were filming Deadliest Catch. I don't cry easily but we had been watching it since it first aired and when he died Mom and I both started crying.
I have 2. Cyril from Oz, set for execution but had brain damage making him child like. Time comes and his brother tells him he's having one more Ect session so he's not scared, put in electric chair, then stay of 30 days came at last minute. They put us through such an emotional rollercoaster and then is executed 30 days later, this time fully knowing what was happening and cried out for his mom and his brother asking what's happening. Second one is when Data, the Android from Star Trek The Next Generation sacrifices himself for the Captain in the movie Nemisis. Still hurts me hard to this day.
My god! I thought this topic was about actors that have really died, not the characters in the movie.
When Bruce Willis says goodbye to his daughter, Liv Tyler. And she just cries and yells "Daddy No!". As a father of two precious girls, brings me to tears every time.
Armageddon!!!!! Thank!!! This was my first thought. I went to see that movie with friends, totally unprepared for that scene. All I had were 2 greasy popcorn napkins to wipe my dripping eyes.
Load More Replies... I'm shocked nobody said Spiderman's death scene in Avengers Infinity War. Or Natasha Romanoff's death. Or Tony Stark's death!
Alisha and Simon in Misfits, their story was so tragic. Also Lagertha from Vikings, first time I ever cried over a fictional character's death.
Mr Rogers from Won't You Be My Neighbor? No matter how many times I watched it, I kept crying every scenes.
If I may be permitted to drag a book in here, Granny Weatherwax in The Shepherd's Crown.
*wah* Yep, you can include it. Great, I'm choking up now. :'-(
Load More Replies... In Peaky Blinders, John Shelby's death was so sudden and unexpected that I could not believe it till I rewatched it 5 times. Thank goodness I didn't get spoilers. I can still remember how shocked I was. Also, when I learnt that Aunt Polly's Character (Helen Mcrory) died in real life, I was devastated. RIP Polly.
Christopher LaSalle from NCIS New Orleans. Stopped watching the show after that.
I'm wondering why Glen or Hershel from The Walking Dead aren't on this list. 😳 I stopped watching after Glen's death. It really and truly traumatized me.
Surprised no one mentioned aunt may in no way home. Tom Holland made me cry
Bryan from Family Guy? I know they brought him back pretty quickly but that episode where Stewie sits on Santa's lap and says he just wants his friend back... 😭😭
All the horses in black beauty.. why did they even let kids watch this movie.
Maybe because they’re innocent and pure….and sweet and adorable and funny and they are the least deserving of death
Load More Replies... For myself it was seven pounds with Will Smith. The scene where Emily listening to his heart in the bath. Honestly struggling to keep it together while typing this. What a movie. That one should definitely have been on this list in my opinion.
How is tony stark not in this list? Avengers endgame? I cried for bloody hours. And any other time I remembered, and when I watched spider man. The trauma. And Loki and Spider-Man and gamora.
I'm very surprised they didn't put Hodor on the list so long as they kept mentioning Game of Thrones. I think that one really threw a lot of people for a loop.
Olivia from on my block and Tony stark And natasha romanoff
Dean dies in the last episode of Supernatural. To come all this way ( 15 seasons ) .....it broke me for a while.
Not a show or movie but TRAVIS PHELPS Goddamn y'all play Sally face. Please. Tell me what you think
Poussey from Orange is the new black made me awfully sad for DAYS Dr. Neil from Good Doctor got me angry af, i really don't think he shouldve died Glenn and Carl from The walking dead, basically made me stop watching, so annoying
How has no one mentioned Elsa in Frozen II? Oh my goodness and then Anna singing "do the next right thing"? Destroyed me
Terminator 2. Can't even explain why, but it hit me deep. Also every one in Titanic. 💔
Nobody said Vanessa Carlysle from Deadpool 2? That hit me hard bro. THEY WERE ABOUT TO HAVE A FAMILY!!!
He altered time at the end of the movie and brought her back, though.
Load More Replies... what about Sirius black???!!!!! I hated it when my darling Sirius died!?!?!?!?!?
Finn Hudson from Glee. Although I understand why he isn't on this list.
Also quite a few characters from scrubs left me heartbroken when they died
I have 3... The little girl in the "red coat" from Schindler's List. I watched this movie in 6 or 7th grade class. I got so worked up crying that I cussed out the teacher for even making us watch the movie then punched a classmate in his face for trying to make fun of me for crying. I hit him and yelled "everyone should be f*****g crying!"...Needles to say it got me sent to my vojns et lors office and a call home. What can I say that s**t just hit me. Oh yeah and the ending of Million Dollar Baby. Was in my early 20's with my daughters mother and friends and got super choked up. I hurled a bunch of expletives then left the room never to watch that movie again along with Passion of the Christ. The torture scene (basically the whole movie) leading up to "Jesus's" death. Mel Gibson f****d me up with that one.
Tom Keen from the Blacklist.... the music, emotion & Tom begging Liz to live gets me every time
I know this is only about movies and not games, but Jacky Welles from Cyberpunk 2077. That really hurt.
Only saw it recently, but Oprah's character in The Butler. I saw it coming, but f*k did it suck. Also the old man in Get on the Bus.
Joe from Medium—I’m still angry about that one, and I refuse to watch the last season ever again
Nobody mentioned Rufio from "Hook" with Robin Williams. That one really hit me, and PS. I thought it was totally unnecessary. It ruined the movie for me.
The baby gorilla in Disney's Tarzan in the opening credits. Sure you know it's Disney and Tarzan so you know his parents will die but when they choose to show how/why his gorilla mom has so much empathy for this human baby was just so sad. I can't even imagine watching it as a mother now...
Det. Karrin Murphy from "The Dresden Files". *shakes fist* Damn you, Jim Butcher, for making a 50 year old Scottish man weep like a child.
Terry from true blood. After his memory of the war was erased and he was happy with his family
Portgas D Ace. I had been spoiled for it and yet I still cried. His final words and Luffy's anguished cry afterwards. Also Jaguar D Saul and Kozuki Oden. God for such a bright happy looking show One Piece knows how to mess me up.
Iron man in Endgame, I was sobbing in the movie theatre when it happened
The saddest death I have ever seen: Vucs ( the fox) parents and siblings.....the saddest cartoon ever. Forget the lion king and all those on this list. Forget the scene in Fox and the Hound where she drives off, Vuc the fox, made me cry like a baby and everytime I think about it today I get a stomach ache ( can be seen on youtube, an old hungarian cartoon, but god damn the best there ever where...
dont know if this count but when you see egon ghost in Afterlife it remind you that the character is dead but Harold Ramis is too!
It would help if the name of the show/film was listed at the top of each entry...
Did you ever watch or read... Where the Red Fern Grows? Old Dan and Little Ann?
I read and I can never read it again. Old Dan dying hurt so much but the way Little Ann passed not long after because she lost the will to live was damn heartbreaking.
Load More Replies... The sequence when Data finally "dies" in Star Trek: Picard in season 1 finale. My Favorite Character Of All Time. The way they had him suddenly "age" viciously and then dissolve away. A piece of my heart died that day. I thought his sacrifice in Nemesis was heart-wrenching, but this? Too much.
Even though I knew it was coming, Enzo, from The Art of Racing in the Rain. Seeing him enjoy his ride in the race car knowing why. There were men in the theater who were crying. After my loss of Lucy Loo I had all I could do to keep from snot crying right there and then. I recorded it when it was on a movie channel but I haven't been able to watch it. I can't even bear to watch the first 5 minutes. I'll just cry through the whole thing.
Bambi's mom. My mom had to take me out of theatre. I cried the same when my mom passed.
Bobby from NYPD Blue. As a grown man I cried . I was so invested in that series..the growth of Sipowitz was amazing and the bond between him and Bobby was amazing
Mike Dodds, SVU. I really thought he'd be ok and then he wasn't. Painful on rewatch every time...painful to watch all other characters hopw shattered every time.
Billy Flynn from The Champ.. When his son is begging him to "wake up"...absolutely gut wrenching. And Mickey from Rocky III.
Jackie Wells from Cyberpunk 2077 he is shown in all the trailers as a main character like he will be there the whole game then he dies omg took me by suprise best choom a guy could have
What about Blade Runner? Roy's final words still get me
Load More Replies... This list is incomplete. Someone forgot to include Gus McCrae and Deets. Shame!
I see you guys forgot Rengoku and Conny. Conny was like 5 years old!
sissy spacek's character (can't remember her name, dammit!) in the film " 'night, mother". it's a film i could only watch once. at the last moment i think she is going to be okay and her mom is as well and then....well, go find the film and watch it. soooo good.
In the book Isolation by MR Forbes, the Sheriff's wife. And child. And adopted child. And friends. In the span of a few pages. Early in the book. Apparently just to "motivate" the character. Tear him down and build him up. This was book #17 in the series, and it annoyed my so greatly that I speed read the book, and have never read the series finale. Nor anything by him since. And he had been one of my favorite authors. And I've removed him from my follow list on Amazon. This is probably a little different than Redit meant, but, it hit hard, when these are integral characters, some going back to book 1.
not sure if i can count it as a dead but as i was reading the manga Love X Dilema around the end the Character of Hina got hit by a Car. i remember myself raising up from my chair and just shout : noooooo! it took me a good 5 min walking around in the house to calm me done to continue reading.
