History HeartWarming / KamenRiderDrive

--> [[spoiler: '''Kiriko''']]: [[spoiler: It's just like that day it rained, isn't it?]]
--> '''Chase''': [[spoiler: Protecting humans just might be my natural instinct, [[SayMyName Kiriko]].]]

** At the same time, Kyu is willing to believe Kiriko at face value when she says Chase is on their side - because he knows from experience Roidmudes aren't always bad. It's nice to see 072 hasn't become an example of the ForgottenFallenFriend trope.

* Chase willingly injures himself for the sake of a human. Roidmude or not, the man's found his HeroicSpirit. [[spoiler: And that may just be rewarded.]]

* Shinnosuke's sheer joy at [[spoiler: not having to keep secrets from the rest of the Special Unit anymore, meaning they can fully work together as a team without any barriers.]]

[[AC:: Episode 25: Why Has A New War Started?]]

* After Special Unit is suspended by the higher-ups and letting the president of Font-R go scot free despite all the evidence pointing to him producing explosives, Shinnosuke is moping on the roof, having lost all faith in humanity. Then the chief have him a phone number to the person that saved him after he washed ashore. As it turns out, it was the [[AndroclesLion driver of the food truck that he previously saved as Drive]]. The encounter inspired him to also help people, as a way of thanks to the Rider, not knowing that he saved the Kamen Rider that saved him. This message alone ignites Shinnosuke's spirits when he needed it the most.

* [[spoiler:Shinnosuke throws away having a secret identity, because he wouldn't let Sword hurt the innocent byanders or Hayase.]]

* [[spoiler:072 eventually warmed up with the Unit, especially Shinnosuke. When Medic killed 072, Shinnosuke flips his lid, having considered the slain Roidmude, normally his enemy, a friend.]]

* Probably not for the Japanese audience, but for the series' sizable American audience it is rather heartwarming to see the series portray the police as kind, lawful people who truly care about protecting their citizens and rebuking revenge, opting instead for true justice.

* Meta examples:
** Probably not for the Japanese audience, but for the series' sizable American audience it is rather heartwarming to see the series portray the police as kind, lawful people who truly care about protecting their citizens and rebuking revenge, opting instead for true justice.

* [[spoiler:072 eventually warmed up with the Unit, especially Shinnosuke. When Medic killed 072, Shinnosuke flips his lid, having considered the slain Roidmude, normally his enemy, a friend.

* [[spoiler:The Shift Cars, of all things, pull an epic one. The whole armada mobilizes to help Shinnosuke find the one piece of evidence that will help close the case. Except for Deco Traveler, who does something even better. It helps cheer Genpachiro up when he's feeling down in the dumps, and then, after seeing him get all fired up, heads out to where the other Shift Cars are and is the one to locate that piece of evidence.]]

* [[spoiler:In a rather odd mix of being heartwarming and a TearJerker, Kiriko's dream person is Chase.]]

* [[spoiler:Shinnosuke's hesitation to hurt Chase, knowing fully well that Chase is his predecessor, an old friend of Belt-san, and someone who saved Kiriko's life, he respects him.]]

* Once you find out who the mysterious protector was, [[spoiler:Mach's BigDamnHeroes moment is this, as he was looking out for his sister]].

* An odd villainous example, but [[spoiler: [[BigBad Heart's]] reaction to Medic's revival. [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes He seems to be genuinely happy to see her alive.]]]]

** And for all his talk about how [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters humans are evil,]][[spoiler: After hearing about how much death and destruction Volt's Unholy Night will cause, [[NobleDemon Chaser]] ''lowers his weapon''.]]

* You have to admit, [[{{Tsundere}} despite being mad at Shinnosuke]] for turning her down, it is actually touching that Kiriko is actually going out of her way to accompany him to visit Hayase.

* After Special Unit is suspended by the higher-ups and letting the president of Font-R go scot free despite all the evidence pointing to him producing explosives, Shinnosuke is moping on the roof, having lost all faith in humanity. Then the chief have him a phone number to the person that saved him after he washed ashore. As it turns out, it was the [[AndroclesLion driver of the food truck that he previously saved as Drive]]. The encounter inspired him to also help people, as a way of thanks to the Rider, not knowing that he saved the Kamen Rider that saved him. This message alone ignites Shinnosuke's spirits when he needed it the most.

* After Special Unit is suspended by the higher-ups and letting the president of Font-R go scot free despite all the evidence pointing to him producing explosives, Shinnosuke is moping on the roof, having lost all faith in humanity. Then the chief have him a phone number to the person that saved him after he washed ashore. As it turns out, it was the [[AndroclesLion driver of the food truck that he previously saved as Drive]]. The encounter inspired him to also help people, as a way of thanks to the Rider. This message alone ignites Shinnosuke's spirits when he needed it the most.

* After Special Unit is suspended by the higher-ups and letting the president of Font-R go scotch free despite all the evidence pointing to him producing explosives, Shinnosuke is moping on the roof, having lost all faith in humanity. Then the chief have him a phone number to the person that saved him after he washed ashore. As it turns out, it was the driver of the food truck that he previously saved as Drive. The encounter inspired him to also help people, as a way of thanks to the Rider. This message alone ignites Shinnosuke's spirits when he needed it the most.

** This episode revealed that when Dimension Cab was hit in the flashback in #3, the poor thing was hit hard enough by #010 to be out of commission for the rest of the Global Freeze and the following 6 months, making this Roidmude matter a very personal one for Dream Vegas, Cab's partner. When Dimension Cab returns to the action to help Drive fight off Chaser, Vegas was very much over the moon.
** Shinnosuke certainly sympathized with him. Since Vegas' [[EpicFail poor performance]] during his last outing, he's been reluctant to use him again. After he finds out that both of them are NotSoDifferent, he walks out of Tridoron and shields it from the rain, and swears to help him out. He dedicated his defeat of 010 to both him and Kiriko.
** Speaking of Kiriko, she didn't have as much faith in Shinnosuke as she should have, berating him for not defeating Chase. After he finds out that he fought badly because he had to protect her and the women in the paintings, she grows to trust him, enough that by the end of the episode she purposely goes up to 010 alone to set off a Gravity Shift so he and Mr. Belt can detect him, believing that he'll come in time to save her from becoming a painting.

* Episode #4 will make you feel for two tiny toy cars.

* Episode #5: Shinnosuke giving his all to [[BadassInDistress save Max Flare]] from Chaser.

#5: Shinnosuke giving his all to [[BadassInDistress save Max Flare]] from Chaser.

** Speaking of Kiriko, she didn't have as much faith in Shinnosuke as she should have, berating him for not defeating Chase. After he finds out that he fought badly because he had to protect her and the women in the paintings, she grows to trust him, enough that by the end of the episode she purposely goes up to 010 alone to set off a Gravity Shift so he and Mr. Belt can detect him, believing that he'll come in time to save her from becoming a painting.

** This episode revealed that when Dimension Cab was hit in the flashback in #3, the poor thing was hit hard enough by #010 to be out of commission for the rest of the Global Freeze and the following 6 months, making this Roidmude matter a very personal one for Dream Vegas, Cab's partner. When Dimension Cab returns to the action to help Drive fight off Chaser, Vegas was very much over the moon.

* Episode #4 will make you feel for two tiny toy cars.