The part where Ace says she's scared to die and asks Batman to sit with her makes me tear up literally every time I watch it

About #1, what people don't realize that she was WHY Bruce named his dog Ace. As an homage to someone he would never forget.

Batman with Ace always gets me. That scene and the scene in Red Hood where he explains why he hasn’t killed Joker completely encapsulate who he is

*"I failed you. I wish there were another way for me to say it. I cannot. I can only beg your forgiveness and pray you'll hear me somehow, some place. Some place where a warm hand waits for mine."* - Mr. Freeze, B:TAS

Also #6 Bruce getting to watch his father beat the mugger and save the day only for it to reverse back to normal.

"He sat with her until her time came." -Amanda Waller-

Mr. Freeze's death in Batman Beyond always made me cry. All he wanted was another chance at life, and all he got was more betrayal. At the end, Terry wanted nothing more than to see Freeze live his life and be happy, but Victor was right. Terry was the only one who cared.

What I liked about Justice league unlimited was that they kept going back to Batman beyond and pulled a lot of interesting things from it. I've always wondered where the name Ace came from and then Justice league unlimited answered that question.

I remember Tim's breakdown. It hit me hard, but the death of ace was just so much worse somehow. Both were children... But Tim had a chance to grow up and be a child on occasion with Batman, until joker tormented him. But ace... She never even had that. She never had parents she never had friends. She never had a childhood. The greatest kindness ever done in her entire life... Was for the big bad Batman to show compassion and kindness in her final moments. Staying by her side as a medical condition killed her. That got me. Tim didn't deserve what the joker did. But at least he had something before that. For a time he had parents and lived a happy life. And then he had Bruce Wayne and Alfred. His ending was sad. But ace had nothing until the moment she died when someone finally treated her as a human. Not some weapon. Not an experiment. Not a hazard. A little girl, all alone and scared, about to die, and knowing no one either could, or would help her. And one man sat down with her. And he gave her even five minutes to know what it felt like to have someone realize she was a person too. And that's absolutely heartbreaking to me.

I am a 48 year old man and I still shed a tear when Batman sits on that swing next to Ace. It shows his humanity...

"Baby Doll" is such a tragic episode of "B:TAS" but the moment that really hits me right in the feels is Batman gently placing his hand on Mary's head as she hysterically cries. It's just so touching and incredibly beautiful - Batman knows better than anyone what it's like to lose your childhood.

"We die once to save this world, we can do it again"

That moment with ace was great and showed another side of batman we dont see very often. A compassionate one that helps the villains and not just beat them up. I loved it.

The ending of the Batman and Mr. Freeze: Sub Zero. Everyone believed that Mr. Freeze was dead, Nora finally got healed and he finds out throught the TV of a research station, he cries of happiness and leaves, aware that they can't reunite again.

That Baby Doll one.... It was sad when I first saw it and now that I am older, it was kinda disturbing too.

Regarding finding another way for Ace, I am reminded of a batman comic. In it, Batman saves a young girl who is sobbing, and tells her that he can find the bad guys responsible for her apparent rape. She's unresponsive, and Bruce tries again to get some answers. When he realizes that girl is in no shape to talk about the horribleness that just occured, Batman sits down next to her and just stays with her, letting her cry.

Spot-on list. The Tim Drake Joker moment always gets me. Even though he fights crime, he's still a kid at the end of the day, and seeing a child tortured and broken and finally snap was absolutely heartbreaking.

the dcau shines where the movies lack

I'm really surprised that the episode of New Adventures where Robin meets the little girl that was actually just a piece of Clayface wasn't in there.

Me realizing that in Teen Titans, when Raven is used by Trigon and Robin has to carry her childlike self up the mountain, it is an homage to Batman and Ace 😭😭😭

Dan Turpins death at Darkseid's hands in Superman TAS. Batman's compassion for Mr Freeze in Heart of Ice. Lois and Lex breaking down and comforting each other at Supermans funeral in JL. So many emotional moments done far better than any live action film!

The final moments of the Black Mercy's dream of Krytpon, Superman holding his son and swearing he'd never forget him as Krypton explodes...gah, I can't even write about it without tearing up. How was that not #1?

The DCAU by far was the pinnacle of DC's on-screen magic in terms of acting, animation, story-telling, emotion, everything (and that's WITHOUT the "Everything was better when i was kid" nostalgia goggles!)

Grundy is my number one for this list. As a kid I balled my damn eyes out watching him struggle cause I was a VERY sympathetic kid and all I saw my boy Grundy as was someone who just needed a friend

Thank you for including Baby Doll. I always feel that episode is overlooked on these types of lists. It's one that really stuck with me.

I cried as a kid when I saw Static's mom was dead. He did all he could and still couldn't change anything.

That scene with Batman and Ace is my favorite Batman moment of all time, in any medium.

Fun Fact, The Black Mercy episode of Justice League is the Only time Alan Moore allowed his name to be put on an adaptation of a comic he wrote

We need a part 2 for this list asap. No way they can't find 10 more sad moments in the dcau. The best animated continual ever,period.

Honorable Mention when Poison Ivy leaves Gotham on the plane while looking at the photos album and her tears drop onto it... That scene always gets me

Dan Turpin's death was doubly sad because the episode was also a tribute to Jack Kirby, who had passed when they started making the episode. In the original version that aired, they put a bunch of Jack Kirby characters in the funeral scene like Nick Fury and the Fantastic Four. They also included several crew who worked on the show like Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, etc. But they had to change it in future versions of the episode because they didn't have the rights to the Marvel characters they put in the scene.

Young Tim Drake's emotional breakdown from Jokers' mind control.

Dan Turpin in “Superman: the Animated Series” and Hawkgirl in “Starcrossed.” Get me every time.

Disappointed "You're one hell of a messenger" wasn't here.... (Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, 2013)

I would like to think Bruce's parents from heaven sent Ace to Bruce somehow as a companion.

You can't pick a favorite DCAU show. They're all so good.

Yeah. That scene with Ace gets me in the feels every freakin' time.

One thing that always made me tear up was the final line in "Mad as a Hatter" (I think that's what the episode is called). "Would not could not. Would not could not. Oh...could not join the dance..." - Jervis Tetch as the camera pans to a statue of the Mock Turtle crying.

I can't watch the Babydoll episode without crying, that last "I didn't mean to" gets me every time.

That Ace part is undoubtedly the best part I've ever seen. Every time I see that, it makes me cry. One of many, many reasons I started loving DC Universe.

I remember when robin was turned into a mini Joker, it haunted me it still does 7 years later.

#1 Always makes me cry, no matter how many times I watch it. I will always shed tears!

Tim's mental breakdown always does my head in everytime I watch it. Also, Payback/Kenny's ending in Batman Beyond is pretty gutting when you learn about what became of him in the comics afterwards 😥

*Clears throat* Sorry, I think someone’s cutting onions.

30 seconds in and that’s static shock I see, what a show I wish it was still going 😭

Weirdly enough, the Black Mercy episode is still the best adaptation of an Alan Moore story to this day.

Don't forget about "Growing Pains" the episode when Robin is protecting the girl Annie. Episode still tears me apart

This list is full of gems however how can they neglect Dan Turpin’s death in Superman TAS “Apokolips now part 2” as well as Annie’s “death” in Batman TAS “Growing Pains”?

The Baby Doll episode really made me cry back in the day.

I feel like you could make a "10 most heartbreaking moments" of just the Justice League cartoon from the Early 2000's.

I would say the mask of the Phastasm. When he is so close to finding love and gets his heart broken. Or Mr. Freeze episode is also heartbreaking.

Aces origins broke my heart a billion times

Not only were the Royal Flush Gang were voiced by the VAs from Teen Titans, they were animated to resemble their real-life counterparts.

Man "Epilogue" from JL is a masterpiece. I get goosebumps just by thinking about it.

1 always makes me tear up

The last one took me by surprise. I know I’ve seen the episode but still it still surprises me on how amazing that episode was. Thank you for reminding me about that episode. You reminded me why I I’m a Batman fan. Thank you again. 👍🏻

That one with Batman comforting Ace at the end of Epilogue truly did break my heart. To this day, it's the only time I've ever shed a tear over a cartoon.

Honorable mention: "TNBA ep 8: Growing Pains" the one episode were Robin befriends and develops feelings for the girl Annie who later is revealed to be a spawn of Clayface, who had her own conscience. During a struggle, Clayface grabs her and she remerges with him, ceasing to exist entirely. That hit me hard...

new batman adventures - growing pains - "sometimes there are no happy endings"

How did 9 people not like this video? Who hurt you?

Does anyone remember the episode called the Underdwellers, with the lost children? That was so well writen. Could you also inclue Mr. Freeze in the movie Subzero, that final scene.

The saddest moment by far is the early loss of McDuffie, though Grundy and both Ace's stories are close seconds.

How could you leave out BTAS Mr Freeze, YOU MONSTER??? Seriously though, great video!

one of the most hearthbreaking moment and terrifying, was the creation of clayface. . as a kid it really disturbed me , batman aniamted was so far ahead and mature for a kid show.

I’m so blessed to have grown up with these shows. Thank you for covering these shows more often, brings back memories

Anyone watching this after hearing of Kevin Conroy's death? 🥺

The most Batman thing ever, holding a scared child's hand as she starts to die. Something I would add: Bruce in the rain at his parents grave begging them to let him be happy with Andrea instead of keeping his promise to fight crime. - Mask of the Phantasm

If Static really wants to go back in time and save his mother, he obviously never saw Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox.

Dang I can't believe I forgot about the Justice Guild. I've watched that end battle like a billion times.

The animated movies and TV shows aremore well written then live-action ones except the Christopher Noland and Tim Burton versions of Batman

This whole list got me emotional

Batman mask of the phantasm. When Bruce was trying to convince his parents to take his promise back.

The most emotional stuff in the DCAU for me is probably Dan Turpin, Phantasm ending, Starcrossed ending, and Legends. It's pretty heart wrenching. The villain was someone who lost everything and recreated it all only to have it turn on him. I've thought about it and the only way it makes sense is that the villain's creations turning on him when they should be powerless against him could only mean that he himself knew he was wrong deep down. Their was conflict going on within which allowed his creations to defeat him. He really defeated himself. The inner conflict and repressed guilt manifesting in the Justice Guild attacking him.

I never saw that episode of Static Shock but I was crying when the list got to it and explained it. That was heavy. If I did see that episode I don't remember it. I don't think i did.

Batman Beyond is an excellent example of talented people who love the source material dedicated to doing it justice.

This is why I love DC animated shows. They can be very dark but at the same time be tear jerkers.

That last one actually made me cry when I first watched it, and it made me cry again with you start talking about it

These all take me back and how well written DC animation is. I loved these shows.

I also would have added the Batman the animated TV series episode that focussed on the origin of mr. Freeze. As well as read the finding that character in the comic books and in further media. It gave mr. Freeze a heartbreaking story and impossible choice.

Geez man that made me cry quite a bit... what ever happened to stories like these..? We never see anything so impactful anymore.

Number 10 was a good point but the death of Solomon Grundy was the one that always got me, hearing him ask Hawk Girl if he earned his soul broke me very hard as a kid.

The worst part about the last one is that batman has to watch this girl break down and he still comforted her and that hit me in my feels

Freeze and Ace’s deaths are two of the only things in cinema that can make me cry

"The spirit of being sad together" 2020 in a nutshell.

Thanks for reminding me about some of the shows that brought tears to my eyes

I love how the intro music is so happy whilst the content is sad!

Oh man, I remember crying at this episode 9:14

Ahhhhhhhh Alfred 😭 The most renown and respected true hero

I have to say Mr Freeze's death in Batman Beyond had to be the most heartbreaking thing I've seen in a childrens cartoon. "You were the only one that cared." Just wow....

That thumbnail. Memories are coming back

“Believe me, your the only one who cares” Mr. Freeze’s death hit me hard

I remember watching all of these, they're really heart-wrenching. Especially number one.

All of these got me choked up. I do have to say recently the interactive Blu-ray of A Death in the Family got me crying faster than any of these on this list, and I didn't think that it was possible.

If you wouldve added that line from ace id have cried.

For the man who has everything - the dialogue, the music when Supes embraces his imaginary son as he bids goodbye is poignant. Definitely in top 3 for me.

In number 6 you forget to mention the brief glimpse of happiness seen by Bruce when he is infected with the parasite. That’s pretty heart wrenching seeing Batman’s happiness slip away.

The first time I saw Epilogue I was a kid. I remember seeing it on TV and was shocked that Bruce would even think about using that device on her but when they started taking and he held out his hand...man the tears wouldn't stop

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How warner brothers, who owns the DCAU and movie rights don’t get the writers from the animated series to do the movie is beyond me. These stories so amazing, engaging and thrilling. As aa kid a I laughed, cried and cheered! They captivated everything that the comics would express and yet we get most dismal movie adaptations ever. I don’t get it.

That was really awesome story 👏. Thank you 😊