19 Characters Whose Deaths Broke People's Hearts Into A Million Little Pieces

"Rue getting speared and having Katniss sing to her. The 12-year-old me couldn’t handle that trauma."

—Aerialchinook1

"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."

—DontWorryImADr

"Effing devastating. I'm a grown-ass man, and I cried like a baby that episode. I even almost refused to watch after that...almost!"

—Big_Toe_Baelish

"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."

—zaogao_

"The 'Can you hug me as I go?' was sad AF. Ben was starting to become my favorite character on the show and I was certain none of them were gonna die because of how Allison survived in Season 1. But also because Ben was already dead."

—FutbolSupreme

"It took me a while to realize why Jojo was crying about the hanging victim he'd bumped into... and then it fucking hit me. That one was absolutely brutal."

—CrypticBalcony

"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."

—Graphics_Nerd

"Legion dying hurt — a lot — but its sacrifice giving true sentience and freedom to the Geth at least made the whole ordeal bittersweet...especially if you convinced the Quarians to cease fire."

—PhalanxYXY

"Legion was my friend, and that unit had a soul."

—RAW2DEATH

"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 bitching at him while he was bagging people’s groceries. It truly goes to show that society will fuck you if you don’t keep up. RIP."

—3pointstonibbadore

"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. Fuck Coin."

—dipshit8304

"First time I ever got truly sad and angry about a fictional character's death. He was the best man."

—thebardass

"I still cry at the funeral scene when his daughter starts crying and screaming for the men to stop burying him."

—MainEagleX

"When Lee died in The Walking Dead video game... That shit made me cry."

—FlaredGryphon

"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."

—yojothobodoflo

"Fred Weasley was the most devastating death to me. I have a twin sister, so it hit extra hard for me. Picturing life without my twin is not a life at all."

—kasmarina

"I cried for days. I love the character and the actor, and I wanted Poussey to get out of there so much. She really didn't deserve to be in prison. It breaks my heart that she died trying to help her friend. Really shows how many people get lost in the system."

—icyhot09

“'It will all be over soon, Princess' and the music. Fuck, 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."

—tortugastation

"Seeing Davos’s reaction when he realized who had been burned was heartbreaking."

—holyheckigotwrecked

"First time I ever cried during a movie."

—vinaigrettchen

"'I would have followed you, my brother. My captain. My king.' As a kid, Legolas was so cool. As a high school/college kid, Gimli was the party/fun dwarf. As an adult, Boromir. I understand him."

—ZapIsMyZeldaSaveName

"It truly captured the brutality of war and the effect it has on individual human beings."

—tallandlanky

"You spend so much of that season with D as the focus that it's hard not to want a good ending for him, especially once he starts seeing through the bullshit and wanting to get out of the game. But in the end, he gets unceremoniously dropped like a sack of potatoes because all he ever was was just another pawn."

—tire-fire

"I got this movie and thought Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson, a comedy! Needless to say, when Marley died, I cried so hard that I had snot coming out my nose."

—tutorgurl07