History Awesome / DreamSMP

* The last time Tommy spent a week alone with Dream, [[ManipulativeBastard Dream]] had almost fully isolated and manipulated Tommy into thinking Dream was his only friend. However, this time, Tommy spent an entire week locked in the prison with Dream and all of his PTSD triggers, resisting both (presumably, as he didn't stream during this week) Dream's manipulations and his own traumas by [[Troll being deliberately annoying]].

* Preceding the Battle of the Lake, Tommy gave a speech that he ended with "I have [[LetsPlay/{{Technoblade}} the blade]]." That itself is awesome given how he's outnumbered and outmatched even when he has Dream on his side, but it gets even better when, in a moment of perfect timing, [[TheDreaded ''Technoblade himself joined the game a split second later'']], proceeding to help Tommy and Dream give Sapnap, Bad, Ant, and Skeppy the beating of their lives.

* Preceding the Battle of the Lake, Tommy gave a speech that he ended with "I have [[LetsPlay/{{Technoblade}} the blade]]." That itself is awesome given how he's outnumbered and outmatched even when he has [[TheDreaded Dream]] on his side, but it gets even better when, in a moment of perfect timing, ''Technoblade himself joined the game a split second later'', proceeding to help Tommy and Dream give Sapnap, Bad, Ant, and Skeppy the beating of their lives.

** Once Dream has cut off all escape routes, he tells the kids his real plan, to kill Tubbo and put Tommy in the prison. Tommy tries to fight back, but Tubbo comforts him as he accepts his impending death, and the two give eachother a heartfelt goodbye... And then Punz steps through the portal. And then Sam. And Puffy. [[BigDamnHeroes And then about]] ''[[BigDamnHeroes half the whitelist]]'', [[BigDamnHeroes all armed to the teeth and ready for a fight.]]

*** The backup arriving has been compared by practically every fan to the iconic Portals scene from ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', and for a ''damn'' good reason.

* Preceding the Battle of the Lake, Tommy gives a speech that he sums up at the end with "I have [[LetsPlay/{{Technoblade}} the blade]]." That itself is awesome given how he's outnumbered and outmatched even with [[TheDreaded Dream]], but it gets even better when, as if perfectly timed, ''Technoblade himself joins the game a split second later'', proceeding to help Tommy and Dream give Sapnap, Bad, Ant, and Skeppy the beating of their lives.

* After ages of being forced to spend the civil war on the sidelines, Dream finally gets his moment to shine prior to the Battle of the Lake. And we get ''this'' glorious exchange that finally cements exactly which cause Dream is fighting for, followed by a BigYes from Tommy and Niki.

* Quackity, after having put up with Jschlatt's bullshit for so long, ''[[HeelFaceTurn joins Pogtopia]].''

* Everyone on Pogtopia's side getting armed thanks to Techno's secret vault. You'd better believe the chats went insane that day.

* Techno's speeches. He's an English-major in real life, and you can absolutely tell with the detail and intensity he manages to work into every speech. Special mention should go to his Theseus-speech, which was not only one of the most intense moments in the server's history, but - according to Philza - it was also ''entirely improvised.''

* After Dream gives his ultimatum, Tubbo and Quackity meet in the Camarvan, and Quackity proposes a sort of vote between the two of them. Step to the left if they're going to give in to Dream and exile Tommy for L'Manburg's sake, step to the right if they're going to stand with Tommy and figure out a plan to beat Dream. Quackity counts down... and both step to the right without hesitation.

* Despite how horrifying [[MagnificentBastard Dream's]] manipulation of Tommy is, you have to give the man credit. In a few days Tommy has gone from screaming and cursing at Dream anytime he does anything, to seeking his approval. Before his exile he was actively hostile against Dream and refused to do anything he was told, ''specifically'' just because Dream said to. After just one week of isolation he is actively trying to please Dream, to the point where when he is going into Techno's base to look for company, he hesitates. Notably, while Dream initially had to get Tommy down to a few hearts before he would agree to take off his armor, after a few days Tommy complies without even complaining and even lights the TNT to blow it up himself. What's more, even after all that, Tommy still believes when Dream tells him they are friends, to the point where he [[StockholmSyndrome builds a tent for Dream]] close to his own. Dream is not just beating Tommy down, he's doing so while simultaneously convincing him that it's everyone else's fault. He convinces Tommy that everyone received the party invitations but that Dream was the only person who cared enough to come and even says that he got a trident specifically for the purpose of coming to see Tommy easier. He even gifts Tommy his own trident, which Tommy is extremely thankful for.

* Another villainous [[GreyAndGreyMorality(from a certain point of view)]] example comes with the Doomsday War, during which Dream, Techno, and Phil show why the Anarchists should be the most feared faction in the SMP. They don't just win. They win so handily it's not even close. They attack fifteen minutes ahead of schedule to catch L'Manburg off-guard, and their method of attack (have Techno and his wolves provide a distraction while Dream rigs a device to launch an aerial bombing, with Phil sitting in wait to launch Withers) isn't far off from a Minecraft-esque ''blitzkrieg'', with the attack being swift, sudden, and unpredicted. By the time of 3 PM EST, the originally-planned time of the attack, the war was pretty much already over--at that point, the L'Manburgians were reduced to fending off Techno and Phil in the smoking crater of L'Manburg as Dream continued to rain down fiery hell from above.

* Another villainous example comes with the Doomsday War, during which Dream, Techno, and Phil show why the Anarchists should be the most feared faction in the SMP. They don't just win. They win so handily it's not even close. They attack fifteen minutes ahead of schedule to catch L'Manburg off-guard, and their method of attack (have Techno and his wolves provide a distraction while Dream rigs a device to launch an aerial bombing, with Phil sitting in wait to launch Withers) isn't far off from a Minecraft-esque ''blitzkrieg'', with the attack being swift, sudden, and unpredicted. By the time of 3 PM EST, the originally-planned time of the attack, the war was pretty much already over--at that point, the L'Manburgians were reduced to fending off Techno and Phil in the smoking crater of L'Manburg as Dream continued to rain down fiery hell from above.

* Another villainous example comes with the Doomsday War, during which Dream, Techno, and Phil show why the Antarctic Empire should be the most feared faction in the SMP. They don't just win. They win so handily it's not even close. They attack fifteen minutes ahead of schedule to catch L'Manburg off-guard, and their method of attack (have Techno and his wolves provide a distraction while Dream rigs a device to launch an aerial bombing, with Phil sitting in wait to launch Withers) isn't far off from a Minecraft-esque ''blitzkrieg'', with the attack being swift, sudden, and unpredicted. By the time of 3 PM EST, the originally-planned time of the attack, the war was pretty much already over--at that point, the L'Manburgians were reduced to fending off Techno and Phil in the smoking crater of L'Manburg as Dream continued to rain down fiery hell from above.

* Another villainous example comes with the Doomsday War, during which Dream, Techno, and Phil show why the Antarctic Empire should be the most feared faction in the SMP. They don't just win. They win so handily it's not even close. They attack fifteen minutes ahead of schedule to catch L'Manburg off-guard, and their method of attack (have Techno and his wolves provide a distraction while Dream rigs a device to launch an aerial bombing, with Phil sitting in wait to launch Withers) isn't far off from a Minecraft-esque ''blitzkrieg''. By the time of 3 PM EST, the originally-planned time of the attack, the war was pretty much already over--at that point, the L'Manburgians were reduced to fending off Techno and Phil in the smoking crater of L'Manburg as Dream continued to rain down fiery hell from above.

** A villainous example. Dream and Techno realize that their plans to destroy L'Manburg align pretty well... and with Tommy defecting from him, Techno decides that there's no time like the present to ''[[RivalsTeamUp team up with Dream]] [[VillainTeamUp to turn L'Manburg into a chunk error]]. To further ramp up the awesome factor, they make it clear that even with L'Manburg supposedly outnumbering them by a couple dozen fighters they're gonna make the nation ''work'' to eke out even the smallest of victories. Bad guys or not, it's hard to say that Dream and Techno teaming up hasn't been one of the most anticipated moments in the SMP so far.

*** As Techno is trying to escape, he winds up in the Final Control Room, desperately trying to widen the tunnel to get his horse, Carl, through to the other side. Quackity confronts him there, and after a brief shouting match, the two get into a fight. Quackity has full Netherite with Protection IV and a diamond axe, while Techno has potions, unenchanted iron armor, and a Netherite [[ImprobableWeaponUser pickaxe]]... And Techno ''wins.''

-->'''Dream, referring to the TNT he placed over Tommy's dropped gear:''' Here, can you light that? I don't have a... thingy.
-->'''Tommy:''' Oh, okay.''' (pauses) '''I don't want to.

* After Dream gives his ultimatum, Tubbo and Quackity meet in the Camarvan, and Quackity proposes a sort of vote between the two of them. Step to the left if they're going to give in to Dream and exile Tommy for L'Manburg's sake, step to the right if they're going to stand with Tommy and figure out a plan to beat Dream. Quackity counts down... and both step to the right without hestitation.