Quote Originally Posted by Titanium Fox View Post
Hey, sad isn't always a bad thing. I enjoy crying manly, manly tears once in a while.
Sad is good, a beloved mentor or a trusted friend sacrificing themselves... Yeah, that adds a lot of depth to the story. I didn't say everything should be sunshine and roses the whole way through...

Kamina and Kitan, Maes Hughes, Gandalf the Grey, Sturm and Flint in Dragonlance. All of these are great and poignant moments of sadness, and the stories wouldn't be the same with out them. A hero or redeemed villain who knowingly sacrifices himself to save the day is great, but you don't make the one thing that helped make it a personal struggle for the hero away from them with a last minute tone shift.