History HeartWarming / Descendants

* Mal tells her mother (in lizard form) that she still loves her, then the whole family (Mal, Maleficent, and Hades) joins in for a group hug. Surprisingly, Maleficent's reaction to all this is a positive one. Later she holds Mal and Ben's wedding rings and seems perfectly content watching her daughter get married. In case you needed a reminder: this is ''Maleficent'': the Mistress of Evil, one of the most notorious Disney villains ever, and the [[BigBad Big Bad]] of the first ''Descendants'' film...happy on her daughter's wedding day. Looks like Fairy Godmother was right at the end of the first film: Maleficent has been learning to love.

* Mal tells her mother (in lizard form) that she still loves her, then the whole family (Mal, Maleficent, and Hades) joins in for a group hug. Perhaps surprisingly, Maleficent's reaction to all this is a positive one, and she seems content watching Mal get married to Ben. Looks like Fairy Godmother was right at the end of the first film: Maleficent has been learning to love.

** For added heartwarming, after Ben and Mal have exchanged their vows and are preparing for their first dance as a married couple, Carlos's crest sparkles, meaning his spirit is present, to Mal's clear joy.

* When Chad is freed by Ben at Fairy Cottage, he's clearly shaken. Ben consoles him and even asks "What happened buddy?". Even after witnessing Chad's hostility towards the [=VKs=] and himself, and developing a strong relationship with the [=VKs=] throughout the past two films, Ben hasn't forgotten him as his friend.

* When Chad is freed by Ben at Fairy Cottage, he's clearly shaken. Ben consoles him and even asks "What happened buddy?". Even after witnessing Chad's hostility towards the [=VKs=] and himself and developing a strong relationship with the [=VKs=] throughout the past two films, Ben hasn't forgotten him as his friend.

* When Chad is freed by Ben at Fairy Cottage, he's clearly shaken. Ben consoles him and even asks "What happened buddy?". Even after Chad's hostility towards the VKs and Ben from the previous films (especially the first one), Ben still considers him his friend.

--> '''Evie''': It's our crests... the four VK's, linked together, forever.

--> '''Evie''': It's our crest... the four VK's, linked together, forever.

* "For [[Creator/CameronBoyce Cameron]], who made every moment count."

** Weirdly enough, the fact that she takes them both by the hand to lead them to the balcony. There seems to be some real VillanousFriendship there.

* Evie's mom, the Evil Queen, being excited when she hears her daughter announced as the designer of Mal's dress. Especially since EQ’s parenting is about pushing her own personal goals onto Evie to fulfill, but as far as anyone knows, designing clothes was ''not'' part of her plan.

** Evie: PROOF THAT DREAMS DO COME TRUE! EVIE took the Isle Style and to AURADON and slayed!
** Jay: BIG BROTHER TO US ALL! Jay will be your friend to the end!

* Smee kisses both his twin sons' foreheads before they leave for Auradon and the boys are promised that they can see him again.

* [[ThoseTwoGirls Dizzy and Celia]] are super adorable. Watching them bond over a stolen slice of birthday cake is one thing, but then you get the scene where Celia finds Dizzy (as well as Squeaky and Squirmy) under Audrey's sleeping spell. She becomes even more worried when she notices that Dizzy is having a nightmare and tries to wake her. She then puts a blanket over them and gently strokes her forehead while ensuring her that everything will be okay once their current situation is over. This seems to imply that Dizzy is Celia's first/only true friend, if not [[LesYay something else]]...

* [[ThoseTwoGirls Dizzy and Celia]] are super adorable. Watching them bond over a stolen slice of birthday cake is one thing, but then you get the scene where Celia finds Dizzy (as well as Squeaky and Squirmy) under Audrey's sleeping spell. She becomes even more worried when she notices that Dizzy is having a nightmare and tries to wake her. She then puts a blanket over them and gently strokes her forehead while ensuring her that everything will be okay once this situation is over. This seems to imply that Dizzy is Celia's first/only true friend, if not [[LesYay something else]]...
** Evie was chiding Celia for trying to steal from Audrey just a moment ago. Watching Celia show genuine affection and concern for someone makes it clear to Evie that she isn't as resistant to her moral lessons as she seems to be. The [[SoProudOfYou look on Evie's face]] while she's watching says it all.

** Evie was chiding Celia for trying to steal from Audrey just a moment ago. This moment makes it clear to Evie that Celia isn't as resistant to her moral lessons as she seems to be. The [[SoProudOfYou look on Evie's face]] while she's watching says it all.

* Dizzy and Celia are super adorable. Watching them bond over a stolen slice of birthday cake is one thing, but then you get the scene where Celia finds Dizzy (as well as Squeaky and Squirmy) under Audrey's sleeping spell. She becomes even more worried when she notices that Dizzy is having a nightmare and tries to wake her. She then puts a blanket over them and gently strokes her forehead while ensuring her that everything will be okay once this situation is over. This seems to imply that Dizzy is Celia's first/only true friend, if not [[LesYay something else]]...

* Dizzy and Celia bonding over cake.

** Coach Jenkins himself. While he wants Jay to join the Tourney team because he sees him as a winning asset, he is able to persuade Jay to join by explaining he has a raw talent and that being a team can further benefit him too. Even when Jay isn't comprehending what he's saying given the cultural differences of the Isle and Auradon, Coach patiently tries different approaches to get him to understand, which given the above example Jay does take to heart. He's the second Auradon adult after Fairy Godmother to give the [=VKs=] an opportunity to fit in without forcing them into change or passively aggressively viewing them as troublemakers.

** Lady Tremaine must have TookALevelInKindness since the previous film, because other than not [[TheStoic externally showing her affection]] she doesn't feel like the "wicked stepmother/grandmother" she was in her original film or ''Descendants 2''. She's supportive of Dizzy's dream going off to Auradon despite it being less beneficial for the family business, makes sure Dizzy has packed everything as she sends her off, then gives Dizzy her glue gun she forgot to pack. Dizzy happily hugs her showing no ill will. Also, bringing Dizzy's glue gun means Lady Tremaine had to have known about Dizzy's designing aspirations for some time but, unlike many of the other [=VK=] parents, never dissuaded Dizzy from pursuing her own separate dreams.

* Smee kisses both his twin sons' foreheads before they leave for Auradon and the boys are promised that they can see him again.

* Near the end of the film, it seems that Chad, Audrey, and Queen Leah [[TookALevelInKindness have all gained a new empathy for the villain kids on the Isle of the Lost]]. They each attend Mal and Ben's engagement party, toast to Mal as the future queen of Auradon, and support Mal and Ben's decision to permanently destroy the Isle's barrier. All of this ''completely'' contrasts their previous feelings about villain kids being brought to Auradon.

** Noticeably Chad is the only one who objects to Lonnie joining the team, [[spoiler: both before and after she becomes their Captain.]] All the other boys were okay with having a girl, let alone one who defeated their captain, play their team.