MOST HEARTBREAKING VIDEO GAME DEATHS (Top 5 Friday)

"Death. Death is a natural part of life... and virtual life. Now, this is gonna be the Top 5 that really makes you cry. We're talking about the Top 5 most heartbreaking deaths in video games. And, yes, there's gonna be a few spoilers in here, the first one being that Bruce Willis was dead the entire time and actually is a ghost of himself. So now that we got that one out of the way, let's begin."

- Intro by Jovenshire

MOST HEARTBREAKING VIDEO GAME DEATHS is the 12th episode of Top 5 Friday, hosted by Jovenshire, who lists his five most heartbreaking characters deaths in video games. It was released on December 14, 2012.

Description
***MAJOR SPOILERS***

Top 5 Video Games that made you cry with @TheJovenshire

List

 * 1) Various death scenes in Mass Effect 3: Tali'Zorah nar Rayya's suicide, Legion's sacrifice, Thane Krios's death "in inglorious fashion", and the most heartbreaking, Mordin Solus's sacrifice
 * 2) The Joker, Batman: Arkham City: The Joker dies in what was to be Mark Hamill's last role as the Joker.
 * 3) John Marston, Red Dead Redemption: John was a man who was trying the leave his past behind and save his family, but he is killed by firing squad by a government trying to clean up its tracks.
 * 4) Aerith Gainsborough, Final Fantasy VII: Aerith was stabbed through the gut by Sephiroth in a death that made players think they cared more for Aerith than most actually did.
 * 5) Yoshi, Super Mario World: Jovenshire always hated having to sacrifice Yoshis to make a jump necessary to progress through a level.

Trivia

 * Corporal Dominic "Dom" Santiago's sacrifice in Gears of War was given an indirect honorable mention.