The last time OOTS brought a tear to your eye?

[Kurashima]

It was ALMOST the end of Durkon / start of Durkula, but the last time I genuinely felt an "Awwww" moment was

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0496.html

Anyone else?

[Infinite]

For me, it was Durkon dying. I was heartbroken, because Durkon is actuall my favorite member of the Order.

[Newwby]

Belkar's "hurting people is the only thing I'm good at" line. I truly believe he is finding some kind of personal redemption, taking feverdream-Shojo's advice to the next level, even if it won't ever become true moral redemption.

[Nilan8888]

Therakla dying. That really struck me, for some reason.

[littlebum2002]

Therakla dying. That really struck me, for some reason.

This. She died at the hands of someone she considered to be a father figure to her, and no one cared. (Well, almost no one)

[turbo164]

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0774.html

Not so much a tear as a long exhale; that had to be painful to say.

[martianmister]

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0001.html

Poor Belkar. :smallfrown:

:frown:

[Sir_Leorik]

Durkon's death. The serenity on his face as he died, especially considering that I knew was likely to become a Vampire in the near future, and the irony of Durkon not knowing about either the prophecy from Odin or the letter from home that the MitD ate, made it a pretty tough scene.

Then Malack made it more heart wrenching by using a spell from his staff to hasten the process of Durkon becoming a Vampire.

I'm not sure if it brought a tear, but the scenes of Elan breaking out of the Phantasm Trap were pretty emotional too.

[Pandoren]

Durkon was sad... but the one that always gets me is Eric's reveal. Unlike others though, I didn't like Therkla so I didn't feel anything from her dying.

[AKA_Bait]

I'm an Irish guy, so there is no crying. There have been plenty of hard gulp moments of late though. Most recent, working backwards through the strips, is panels 3-5 of 895 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0895.html). There's something strangely touching about Malak's honoring Durkon's last request.

[Bartle]

I'm an Irish guy ... hard gulp momentsOf stout, cider, or whiskey, then? :smallwink:

[Shred-Bot]

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0001.html

Poor Belkar. :smallfrown:

:frown:

Seriously... he sunk over THREE YEARS into that ranger crap, and when the new features from the alleged "upgrade" start appearing, what does he get? Tiny daggers. Major downer moment indeed.

[Angel Bob]

Durkon's final request always wets my eyes, especially with the sobbing and choking that I imagine mixed in with his words. But somehow, his whole final spiel doesn't affect me nearly as much as a one-sentence summary of Durkon's last act of heroism:

"He just walked in there and saved my life and got straight up murdered for it." (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0880.html)

I don't know what it is about this line, but it's so perfectly saddening. :smallfrown:

...So, I guess it's been about thirty strips since I last had a tear in my eye. Panel 5 of #914 comes close, but not close enough.

[Gift Jeraff]

Strip #1536. Such a great comic...why did OOTS have to end like that? :(

[Sylthia]

Maybe I project myself to much into these characters but http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0913.html

Nale may be some evil sociopath, but a lot of people know how it feels to want to be their own man.

[Alaris]

Strip #1536. Such a great comic...why did OOTS have to end like that? :(

I gotta agree. http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1536.html was pretty tearjerking for me too.

:( !

[Clyner]

Tsukiko's death, It's both terrifying and startling to realize that she was doing all that because no one bothered to care about her.

[oppyu]

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0888.html

"This is the happiest moment of my life."

[Bartle]

I gotta agree. http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1536.html was pretty tearjerking for me too.

:( !Hey hey, it's just a bad httpd.conf directive. We've all been through it. It'll get better, I promise.

[Zmeoaice]

I can live with that. (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0464.html)

[Unisus]

Not really sure, but i think the last tears in my eyes because of OotS may have been during reading Haleo and Julelan - and it were tears of laughter *smile*

[Ellye]

Belkar's "hurting people is the only thing I'm good at" line. I truly believe he is finding some kind of personal redemption, taking feverdream-Shojo's advice to the next level, even if it won't ever become true moral redemption.Same here, that line really got me.

[Gil-Galad II]

Roy's liddle brother and Durkon's death both got me as well.

Funnily enough, though, I still can't read http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0472.html without a tear in my eye - even though I know it works out, and actually ends up being pretty funny. I guess the idea of a couple of nameless mooks, with lives and names and hopes, who face overwhelming odds and overcome them, seems to capture what OOTS is about - sadness, humour, and a good dose of deconstruction.

[Saturosian]

It was ALMOST the end of Durkon / start of Durkula, but the last time I genuinely felt an "Awwww" moment was

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0496.html



Belkar's "hurting people is the only thing I'm good at" line. I truly believe he is finding some kind of personal redemption, taking feverdream-Shojo's advice to the next level, even if it won't ever become true moral redemption.


Therkla dying. That really struck me, for some reason.


Funnily enough, though, I still can't read http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0472.html without a tear in my eye - even though I know it works out, and actually ends up being pretty funny. I guess the idea of a couple of nameless mooks, with lives and names and hopes, who face overwhelming odds and overcome them, seems to capture what OOTS is about - sadness, humour, and a good dose of deconstruction.

+1 to each of these. The most recent one, though? Elan in 913 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0913.html) and 914 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0914.html). Haley's right; Nale did deserve that, but Elan *didn't* deserve to lose a brother. 913 made me sad, but the disintegration in 914, followed by 'I never wanted him dead. Ever.' definitely got a lump in my throat. Elan is too innocent and pure for OOTS world, but the Order needs him, so he has to stay.

*ahem* I happen to be very, um, in touch with my emotions, okay?

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[Callos_DeTerran]

Tsukiko's death, It's both terrifying and startling to realize that she was doing all that because no one bothered to care about her.

+1 to this internet person.

[NihhusHuotAliro]

The current strip, with the Reptile Ambassador murdered for trying to do his duty and expose corruption; and now not only did his dying message not accomplish anything; now his people, his nation; are going to be invaded.

He was only trying to help.

Poor Gourntonk.

[MtlGuy]

For me, it was Durkon dying. I was heartbroken, because Durkon is actuall my favorite member of the Order.

Mine too. He's had a rough go of it.