Top 10 Star Wars Moments That Made Us Cry

These Star Wars moments will have you reaching for a tissue. For this list, we’ll be going over the saddest and most emotional scenes in the franchise. Our countdown includes “Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith”, “Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi”, "The Mandalorian”, and more! If there’s a “Star Wars” moment that makes you cry louder than Chewbacca, let us know in the comments!
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[@marcusyates3044]

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[@joshdelagarza231]

The moment that made Order 66 hit even harder… “We’re clones. We’re meant to be expendable.” Plo Koon: “Not to me.”

[@mafeweigel]

Plo Koon was such a badass. No wonder why he is Filoni’s favorite Jedi.

[@sannilaaksonen7524]

Don't make me cry.

[@OverlordZeroULTIMA]

We shouldn't like Jedi, but admittedly, we have a respect for Plo.

[@protozoanpro]

Plo so underrated by everyone man, such a unique Jedi, my favorite

[@shreyass1694]

PLO was easily one of the best Jedi ever man

[@syd7903]

The only time I've ever cried in Star Wars was during the last Clone Wars arc. Order 66 from Ahsoka's perspective was quite interesting and utterly heartbreaking.

[@augustmcneal730]

same

[@darthjulian27]

I cried 2 times during the entire Star Wars Trilogy, when Fives died, and when Waxer died. Fives is my favorite character in Star Wars......

[@jimbyrdiii1503]

There's two moments when I couldn't hold back the tears: a. Master Yoda's reaction to order 66.💔 (Episode III) b. Obi Wan's 'last' encounter with Vader in "KENOBI" 😭😭😭😭

[@BrObiWan89]

Kanan’s death gets me every time

[@rohanbhuckory1297]

it was sad, then all the clones that died with them who were once comrades and their helmets

[@ericbreese3071]

How is Order 66 not in Top 5? That scene hits me every time I watch it

[@jacksonconley5117]

I’m very surprised it wasn’t number one.

[@ftolead]

This right here is my #1. Having only heard about it through Obi-Wan telling Luke. To actually see the Jedi get destroyed was just devastating, and of course that damn John Williams score.

[@donaldsmith8648]

Exactly 💯

[@sannilaaksonen7524]

Agreed.

[@BigJeremyBeyer]

Especially when the female Jedi gets shots literally over 100 times simultaneously and repeatedly by the clones.

[@brettpiper4208]

A couple moments from Rebels definitely should have been included. 1. Ahsoka fighting Vader inside the Sith Temple. 2. Kanan's death.

[@timdoc13]

I was crying when Luke showed up just because of nostalgia and then Mando said goodbye tp Grogu and I absolutely lost it. Ita just all so good.

[@madelinegarber7860]

Same! The part of that scene that always gets me isn’t even them saying goodbye. It’s when Luke is walking away and Grogu and Din are staring at each other and Din is struggling not to cry. Breaks me every time.

[@coolnerdlll6053]

I was tearing up for the whole scene, but when Mando took off the helmet I couldn't stop.

[@terranceroberson5985]

The “Then you will die” from rebels. How on earth was this missed. This packed a huge punch especially if youre coming straight from clone wars

[@ahsokatano5400]

Yea

[@pauloconnor6280]

Luke's death did not make me tear up and trust me it takes very little to tear up. I was pissed on how he died.

[@rolltideroll8458]

Same

[@jacksonconley5117]

I was unsure if it would make the list due to the circumstances of his death. It felt like it caused more outrage than disperse.

[@MonyXChan]

Yup, hard same!

[@mikeoxmaul837]

If anything him saying “May the force be with you” at the end of the Mandalorian could’ve taken that spot!

[@m3tamorphosissystem250]

Hi hater, bye hater

[@Lanwarder]

Luke's death felt so unjustified. I expected him to die at one point or another during the trilogy sequels, but that the way they handled it (well his death and the last days/weeks/months/years? of his life) didn't feel like it paid the proper hommage to a character that gave most Star Wars fans if not most people a bit of hope during tough times.

[@matthewfrias1999]

Uh, what about Maul's death?! His whole life was tragic!!! His death showed that in the end he was more than his hatred!!!

[@colin7244]

This one and some others that I know are very underrated and really put a toll on the viewer

[@maltesephil]

just before he passes when Chirute Imwe says "its alright, look to the force, there you will always find me" has me well up

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

These ‘Star Wars’ moments are both epic and emotional. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@shadowwind5846]

C3PO taking one last look.

[@TheImaginator972]

I was so heartbroken when Kylo Ren have killed his father, in which Han Solo is one of my favorite Star Wars character because of Harrison Ford.

[@paakdisayaniyom]

Back in late 2015 when TFA was​ came​ out, I​ was​ so​ pissed​ when​ Kylo​ Ren​ killed Han Solo. I was so pissed off by the movie that the first​ thing​ that​ I want to do after I watched the movie was going to the closest Toys R Us​ store and​ destroy​ every Kylo Ren figures I saw (luckily, I​ didn't​ do​ that)​

[@tyleriguana]

oof, the way "Han Solo" was pronounced was tough but the moments in this list and others within the Star Wars franchise were more devastating to watch in a powerful emotional manner.

[@joed5285]

My girlfriend never watched Star Wars before yesterday. Her and I watched Star Wars revenge of the sith yesterday. She almost cried during order 66. And she was so surprised on how Anakin became Darth Vader.

[@tyleriguana]

What I have also noticed from watching the Star Wars sequels and prequels is that even though Anakin turned to the dark side despite his title as the "chosen one," the prophecy wasn't false. The Jedi Order made a mistake by putting that title and pressure to Anakin's personal life and struggles. I believe that Rey and/or Luke were the true chosen ones as thy were made to balance the dark side and the light side of the force.

[@gamerfury9846]

In legends I always assumed luke was the chosen one

[@tyleriguana]

@@gamerfury9846 Me too! However after watching Rise of Skywalker, I then assumed that Rey could've been.

[@mr.goofballgacha3282]

Don’t talk about Rey

[@tyleriguana]

@@mr.goofballgacha3282 why? I mean I know her character and arc isn't ideal for the Star Wars universe, but it makes me think about the whole lore

[@joelberry3937]

Luke’s last moment with Leia on Crait was emotional because it was like Mark saying goodbye to Carrie, Luke’s last stand and death in general was just sad. Also Chewie’s reaction to losing Leia in TROS always brings a tear

[@bussin_0]

the fact that fives death was on honorable mentions, and grogu leaving mando is FIRST??? is insane

[@rhainemm34]

Kanan’s death in Rebels is one of the most devastating moments in Star Wars canon in my book.

[@ЭвияСолнечная]

Yeah 😭

[@historytoday4645]

You could honestly make an entire list of the saddest moments from just TCW.

[@TheImaginator972]

I felt bad of seeing Clone Soldier 'Rex' along with Jedi Ahsoka have to escape his fallen brothers of the clone army.

[@jamiewalsh3349]

Leia's death almost made me cry when watching The Rise of Skywalker for the first time.

[@TheCrow938]

Ahsoka leaving will always be number one for me. It makes me cry no matter how many times I watch

[@ethanmattix]

All of the Seige of Mandalore has so many moments that just rip your heart out. Honestly some of the absolute best Star Wars content we've ever gotten.

[@niprora]

Ahsoka leaves the Jedi order is by far the saddest moment in Star Wars. Should be number 1...

[@manuelgrothe608]

1:32 one of them hugged each other goodbye when Vader got the upper hand

[@robertmaloney6970]

Ashoka won't leave Anikin, let's Ezra escape. Rebels

[@fex060]

Five's death still moves me to tears after so many years

[@ImTheLetterP]

So many sad moments are honorable mentions. Some of them should have been on the list

[@CesarPerez-mu8ft]

The mandalorian season 2 finale made me cry so freaking much! Something about seeing a father and son saying goodbye is so freaking sad!😭

[@user-ye6oh5th2z]

Padmes funeral and vaders birth together has to be the saddest

[@pinktwingirl]

Did anyone else cry when Darth Maul died (for real in Rebels)? Despite all the terrible things he did, he was such a great character and his whole life was so tragic, especially if you read “The Wrath of Darth Maul.” Also, seeing Kenobi hold him the way he held Qui-Gon Jinn and Satine just got to me… 😢

[@meb212]

Another honorable mention would be Vader finding Ahsoka's lightsaber in The Clone Wars series finale. Not a single word is uttered. You can't even see his face, but the pain is all too real in that moment.

[@primal1233]

Rex turning on Ashoka and resisting order 66band in the end executing it is literally the saddest moment in all of Star Wars

[@jimbyrdiii1503]

The narrator said it best: When Obi-Wan cries.... WE ALL CRY!!!😭😭😭😭

[@JG31392]

The return of Luke Skywalker. After he had been completely destroyed in the sequel trilogy, seeing the real Luke Skywalker return at the end of Season 2 created an ocean of tears 🥹

[@yehudisfriedman8459]

The fact that freaking Order 66 is only number ten really drives home just how tragic Star Wars is

[@cesarvictorino4301]

What if Terminators replaced Separatist Droids in the Clone Wars?

[@rodolfohernandez3303]

The moment when Emperor Palpatine executes Order 66, the clone troopers turning against the Jedi and the sad music at the same time

[@immastatistic]

Almost any moment with Rex after order 66. When he resists his inhibitor chip… *cries* when he mentions that the other clones are his brothers and they don’t care and will kill him and Ahsoka…. Completely broke me.

[@joshuabrowne4167]

I’m not a cryer, but when I watch Vader’s Death Scene that gets me choked up.

[@crimsonvoid1595]

Fun Fact: there’s a theory that states that if Ashoka hadn’t’ve left the Jedi Order Anakin wouldn’t’ve turned to the Dark Side. Fun Fact 2: When Anakin/Vader finds Ashoka’s lightsabers buried with the remains of 501st legion he ignited her lightsaber and you can tell that he returns briefly to the light as her lightsaber retains its original color instead of turning red. Fun Fact 3: Fives only attacked Palpatine because Palpatine triggered Order 65 which was created for the senate to remove Palpatine from Power.

[@dylankoch1757]

My top three that weren't on this list: 3) Ahsoka's confrontation against Vader in 'Twilight of the Apprentice: Part 2' 2) The destruction of Tipoca City in The Bad Batch (As someone who grew up watching The Clone Wars, this one especially stung (even more so when I recalled Ninety-Nine's line from 'ARC Troopers'; "A Separatist victory (destruction of Kamino) means death for all of us (Clones)," and BOY was he right) 1) Fives' death (yes, I know it was an honorable mention, but that doesn't count to me)(Fives being my favorite Clone Trooper coupled with what he had uncovered makes me cry every time without fail)

[@ahsokahaney]

Not to be a hater, but come on man, no mention of Kanan's death, Five's death (only a honorable mention???), Ahsoka leaving the Jedi Order at 8, and no mention of Ahsoka Tano seeing Anakin for the last time as he leaves for Coruscant, etc..?; WHAT ARE WE DOING?? come on man, lot of poorly placed moments and some that should't crack the top 10 (Obi-Wan's physical death ,I 'm looking at you); Please try to redo this list or at least look it and realize some misplacements WatchMojo

[@jaylonbanks2604]

Not saying it shouldn’t be on the list, but having Grogu’s Goodbye as #1 is wild

[@TheTimplatte]

Ashoka leaving the order and Kanan’s death are the only moments that actually make me tear up

[@eringo1994]

Ahsoka: "There are too many... besides, i dont want to hurt them." Rex: " I hate to tell you this... but they don't care.This ship is going down and those soldiers, my brothers, are willing to die, and take you and me along with them!" *Cue sad music* I'm sorry.... but this interaction between Rex and Ahsoka in CW season 7 needed to be on this list somewhere. Had me bawling my eyes out- especially when Ahsoka lifts his helmet and we see Rex shedding a tear.

[@davidcoulter1058]

Chewie’s response to Leia’s death in TROS got me.

[@jeffdoyle1227]

And here I can't even name one star wars moment that made me cry

[@zamyafields6513]

Han gets frozen in Carbonite, "You were my brother, Anakin!", Padmé's funeral, Han Solo falls

[@andrewpaul4488]

In the Star Wars vision episode “The Bandits of Golak,” a young man named Jaruk has to let his little sister go with an elderly woman who is a Jedi to keep his sister safe from the Empire. That will also be a tragic moment in Star Wars history.

[@skippingsimulator7675]

The thing is the saddest moment of Grogu leaving isn’t even that sad anymore now that we know they’re back together in the Book of Boba.

[@DaGabeanator]

Are we gonna forget about maul and obi wans last fight. When maul said he will avenge us I was literally balling my eyes out

[@MatheusSouza-kl7jf]

I believe that ashoka leaving the order should be way higher up. This was literally heartgutting🥺🥺

[@Trey_816]

Seeing Captain Rex shed a tear made me shed one.

[@feosu]

Some good ones on the list, and some that should’ve been. One that still gets me, the death of K2SO: “Climb… Climb… You can still send the plans to the fleet. If they open the shield gate you can broadcast from the tower. Locking the vault door now…Good-bye.”

[@drewhelean1752]

99’s death always gets my eyes watering.

[@boomataco]

Kanans death hit the hardest

[@robertodelgado6387]

Come on Mojo, are we seriously leaving Caleb Dume/Kanan Jarrus´s sacrifice out of this list? You can´t be serious.

[@calebrobison7689]

When they burned Anakin’s body in Return Of The Jedi. That had me balling

[@AngelFknTasty]

Obi-wan's apologize in Kenobi would make top 5 in a new top, no doubt.

[@CesarPerez-mu8ft]

I hate it when beloved Star Wars characters get killed off!😭

[@Babywearingdad]

Maul's death always gets me. Two men doomed to hurt each other by Palatine's lust for power.

[@shahakar7167]

for me number 2 entry is my number 1 entry cause it my favorite character in star wars.

[@hillmaster8580]

“You already have Luke”- Anakin

[@Algolf]

#1 really hit hard!

[@AnthonyWrightFilms]

I wish Grogu stayed with Luke longer, it felt like he and Mando were reunited WAY too soon

[@justsomerandomness9392]

The saddest Moments for me was when in clone wars Rex got order 66 but tried everything to keep himself from shooting ahsoka but failed whilst shed a tear and fives death. And the other two times that are watering up my eyes not because they're sad but hopeful and beautiful are when obi wan gives Luke to his aunt and uncle and they're watching the binary sunset as well as Luke watching it in a new hope before he loses owen and beru

[@uf6447]

There was a deleted scene in the Obi-Wan and Anakins fight where Anakin cries "save me", George Lucas really should have left this line in.

[@ferdiyansurya]

The end of Rouge One (Scariff met its demise) & Mando saying goodbye to Grogu 😢😢😭😭😭

[@daweeb1797]

Anakin vs Obi wan was the saddest for me. Seeing a master fight his student who he loved like a brother was heartbreaking 💔

[@yolo4eva]

the entirety of the sequels made me cry

[@geraldsinger9954]

Darth Maul's death in Rebels alongside Kanan Jarrus are also tragic.

[@tannermcguire7713]

My favorite moment is when luke returns home from bens hut to find Owen and Peru smoldering on the ground

[@beskarbunny8547]

Nah Kanan's death got me in the feels the most. Man I blubbered like a baby at that... It took so long for him and Hera to finally admit their love for one another and then he died. 😭 I'd say number 2 would be Luke's first appearance on The Mandalorian.

[@seanlynott9033]

I didn't finish the animated "Clone Wars" yet. Otherwise, I 100% agree with the picks here.

[@dcgaming9398]

Never have I seen a Star Wars list so wrong. Order 66 is number 2 and the line "you were my brother anakin I loved you is number one."

[@one2oo.]

My fav sad moment of all time in the Star Wars verse was Star Wars Rebels s4 ep10 (Kanan Jarrus, Jedi Knight’s Death)

[@zioambrocio176]

For me order 66 is sadder than Leia's death

[@JotenTheCorgi]

WatchMojo: "This made me feel sad.....is this crying?" Actual humans: "No, it's just kinda sad....."

[@benlevan5645]

After all this time, I cannot help but wonder. If Obi-Wan had gone down and tried to help Anakin, or even levitated him to safety, might his Padawan have been saved by that single act that showed he still loved him as a brother and friend? Instead of decrying the warped young man before him, Obi-Wan should have tried to reach out one last time. The reason I wonder is partly because of the color of Anakin's saber. When one falls to the Dark Side, the corruption and negative energy taint a saber's crystal, turning the blade red. That Anakin's was still blue even after killing so many younglings, it says to me that he was still in conflict. That he wanted to be saved.

[@ramziyanez4278]

qui gon's death was brutal. he deserves a spot.

[@SUNDWAV]

I was totally excepting the Vader vs Ahsoka climax to be no.1

[@samuellamarre9655]

the worst one for me is young Anakin leaving his mom to become a jedi

[@CGeorge2331989]

where's ahsoka vs vader? that moment should absolutely be on this list!!!

[@Amber_Freeman_Unmasked1406]

lukes death is sad for me because i started with the revenge of the sith with lukes birth and unknowingly finished with his death

[@adambowman5964]

Personally, I think Kanaan Jaris's death on Rebels was the saddest. I mean, I think I actually cried a little.

[@klenda771]

It might not be a major plot point but seeing Han and Leia in a force awakes brought a tear to my eye.

[@Philipp9606]

I never felt like Obi-Wan's last fight was a very sad moment since he doesn't really 'die' in that perspective. 'Living' Ben Kenobi might've gotten Luke his big first adventure but without Force Ghost Obi-Wan, Luke would've never found out the truth about his family, let alone become a Jedi. Of course it was a bit sad the moment it happened, but when it comes to the original trilogy, he had the most impact after he physically died

[@nikulus2840]

Season 7 finale is the saddest moment for me. It just breaks my heart.

[@nestorsifuentesaguirre2722]

And then you see that Ashoka was at Padme's funeral in Tales of the Jedi

[@obiboinekibo]

Most of the sad moments in the prequel movies have become memes which makes me laugh instead of cry most of the time. Ironic

[@jreedrobbins]

I cannot believe Asoka and Vader's final fight wasn't included.

[@christinestevenson4304]

99 was great! A true soldier!

[@kylemiller5148]

Order 66 should have been at least in the top 5,I can already imagine all those diehard fans are all very very pissed that order 66 is placed at the VERY bottom of the list

[@jacksonconley5117]

I always thought that it should be number one.

[@kylemiller5148]

@@jacksonconley5117 I agree, it's straight up blasphemy that order 66 is at the very bottom of the list

[@joe6198]

Only time I’ve ever cried was when ashoka left the Jedi, and when 99 died

[@imahaloguy]

What the Hell. Kanaan’s sacrifice didn’t make the list? It’s not even an honorable mention? It’s sadder than all of these!!!

[@markham7707]

How is Grogu and Din saying goodbye is higher than Anakin losing to Obi Wan, Ahsoka leaving the order, and the victory and death end scene

[@duff3879kazak]

Oh the latest trilogy definitely made us cry alright!!!!!