History Heartwarming / Arknights

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* In the ''Family Vacation'' chapter, which is set after the events of Siesta, Saria and Silence bring Ifrit to the beach after the latter begs the two. Silence still feels guilty over what she did to Ifrit during their time in Rhine Lab and wonders if she and Saria deserve Ifrit's forgiveness. Saria tells Silence that instead of seeking Ifrit's forgiveness, they should give her a better life and the happiness she deserves to truly forgive themselves. The two are unaware that a smiling Ifrit is eavesdropping their conversation. By the end of the beach vacation, Ifrit tells Saria and Silence she enjoyed spending time with them and is lucky to have them [[HasTwoMommies both as her moms]] and even tells Silence to kiss and makeup with Saria!

* The Rhodes Island Kitchen Menu 4 features Goldenglow, as she refuses to let her difficult-to-control electrical Arts stop her from making ice cream. While Quercus was worried that Goldenglow's depression would get worse after she accidentally fried an electrical ice cream mixer, Gavial told her to trust in her inner strength. The chapter ends on a sweet note, as Susie makes a nice cup of ice cream-infused cocktail for Quercus after successfully mixing up a batch of ice cream with a hand-cranked ice cream mixer.

* In the ''Family Vacation'' chapter, which is set after the events of Siesta, Saria and Silence bring Ifrit to the beach after the latter begs the two. Silence still feels guilty over what she did to Ifrit during their time in Rhine Lab and wonders if she and Saria deserve Ifrit's forgiveness. Saria tells Silence that instead of seeking Ifrit's forgiveness, they should give her a better life and the happiness she deserves to truly forgive themselves. The two are unaware that a smiling Ifrit is eavesdropping their conversation. By the end of the beach vacation, Ifrit tells Saria and Silence she enjoyed spending time with them and is lucky to have them [[HasTwoMommies both as her moms]] and even tells Silence to kiss and makeup with Saria!

* Goldenglow's operator records details that Rhodes Island was able to ultimately help her reunite with her mother and many siblings aboard the landship, with many tender tears and a massive pile of presents. Her mother originally wanted to ask her to return home with them, but sees that she has a new dream of a bright future with Rhodes Island and ultimately lets her pursue her new career with a smile.

* The simple fact that Doctor took Frostnova's last words of wishing to join Rhodes Island seriously and stood up to Kal'tsit, insisting that she be remembered as one of Rhodes Island's fallen. Yelena will not be forgotten.

* Once Rhodes Island's reputation with the K.G.C.C. reaches 'Respected', another Epilogue record is unveiled. It reveals that Platinum joining Rhodes Island was due to her being rescued by a team of operators after having spent three days fleeing the Armorless Union without touching food or drink (for fear of any poisoned bait being laid out for her by the other assassins). It is shown that the Doctor offered a chance for her to jump ship when she ran into them while they were meeting with Gravel and Hibiscus in Area 0, and that a team of operators including Gravel and another Medic codenamed Touch stalled Monique until she was forced to withdraw. This incident also sparks Platinum's interest in the Doctor, leading to her loyalty being such that even Kal'tsit remarks in her operator files at 200 Trust that Platinum's loyalty was primarily to the Doctor personally rather than Rhodes Island as a faction.

* The Doctor is able to impress ''both'' Platinum and Gravel with kind words and his wits, such that they both ultimately decide to join Rhodes Island after the events of Near Light when they leave Kazimierz.

* Nearl's victory at the Major is also further made more wholesome as she helps the Blood Knight to his feet, and brings him along with her to the Hall of Champions. It's further shown that the Armorless Union's machinations are thwarted by all the people Nearl is connected to - the campaign knights that Nearl once aided with a rescue mission stymie Platinum and form her escort, Rhodes Island helps prevent the assassin team at the arena from causing too much trouble, Pinus Sylvestris returns the favor by helping to hold off another assassin squad, followed by Maria, Whislash, Marcin, and friends, ''Mlynar'', then finally the Followers pop up as Shining thwarts Monique's last attempt and spooks her into retreating. Everything she's done, every friend and ally she's made, everything came together to help Nearl past this last obstacle in this leg of her personal quest.

* Even though Nearl's (temporary) departure from Rhodes Island in the finale is bittersweet, it's tempered by the fact that Nearl knows that one day, she will return to join us in our quest once more, once she's done with her personal mission in her home. Every single dialogue choice here points towards that, and Nearl recipocrates with a smile.

* Nearl's victory at the Major is also further made more wholesome as she helps the Blood Knight to his feet, and brings him along with her to the Hall of Champions. It's further shown that the Armorless Union's machinations are thwarted by all the people Nearl is connected to - the campaign knights that Nearl once aided with a rescue mission stymie Platinum and form her escort, Rhodes Island helps prevent the assassin team at the arena from causing too much trouble, Pinus Sylvestris returns the favor by helping to hold off another assassin squad, followed by Maria, Whislash, Marcin, and friends, then finally the Followers pop up as Shining thwarts Monique's last attempt and spooks her into retreating. Everything she's done, every friend and ally she's made, everything came together to help Nearl past this last obstacle in this leg of her personal quest.

* Nearl finds the time to meet up with Shining and Nightingale after one of her matches, and the mood and the nearby music leads her to dance with Nightingale briefly, with a promise to dance more when Nightingale gets well enough to step out of her wheelchair.

* The Doctor is able to impress ''both'' Platinum and Gravel with kind words, such that they both ultimately decide to join Rhodes Island after the events of Near Light when they leave Kazimierz.

* The burgeoning friendships between Sona the Flametail, Ashley the Ashlock, Iwona the Wildmane, and Justyna the Fartooth, are shown to grow unshakeable as their shared sincerity in wanting to improve the plight of all Infected in Grand Knight Territory, Kazimierz, civilian and Knight alike, draws them together and tempers the bond that forms between them. All it took was reaching out to each other and showing that their aims were true. By the end of it, they're a tightly knit group willing to rush to each other's aid whenever the Armorless Union or the slave hunters come a-knockin' at their refuge for the Kazimierz Infected.

* The burgeoning friendships between Sona the Flametail, Ashley the Ashlock, and Iwona the Wildmane, are shown to grow unshakeable as their shared sincerity in wanting to improve the plight of all Infected in Grand Knight Territory, Kazimierz, civilian and Knight alike, draws them together and tempers the bond that forms between them. All it took was reaching out to each other and showing that their aims were true. By the end of it, they're a tightly knit group willing to rush to each other's aid whenever the Armorless Union or the slave hunters come a-knockin' at their refuge for the Kazimierz Infected.

* Maria Nearl knows that her sister Margaret's quest and goals may require some assistance. So, when Margaret's plan to compete in the next Kazimierz Major runs into the challenge of scraping up enough of a score to make the leaderboards and get qualified for the Major in a short timeframe, Maria decides to exploit an old ruling for Family Knights that allows them to pool their scores and resources together to cooperate for the championship. Magaret, upon hearing of this, in unwilling to take advantage of her sister's hard-earned victories this way, but Maria reassures her that she wants to help her big sister in her quest, and this is the easiest way for her to contribute.

** When Flametail is at her lowest and lamenting during the assassination attempts by the Armorless Union, she questioned aloud the purpose of the Knights. What happens next is incredibly empowering - Nearl shows up, using her Arts-charged spear to blow away the drones attacking Flametail, then replies to Flametail's question with a paraphrased quote of her family motto - that Knights are meant to bring light to the land and its people. For just a moment, even Flametail's little sister watches in awe as Nearl's Arts effects make wings manifest behind her, giving her the air of an avenging angel come to deliver them from the assassins. Shining would have been very proud of Nearl were she to witness it. Flametail then gets the chance to drive Platinum back alongside the Knight she idolized so much. How many other Knights can proudly say that they managed to fight alongside the one who inspired them?

** She could have abandoned Elliot instead of saving him, as her objective was the sample of Originium that he was protecting, but instead, she took him along and made sure he had someone to look after him before she left.

** When the Emperor's Blade pursues her to Victoria some time later, she chooses to make a stand a fight him off where he would cause the least possible amount of collateral damage, protecting her friend's daughter Heidi and the rest of the nobles at the party, even though she had to hold back a lot and ended up wounded as a result.

** Theresa's character is so well-established, that when an otherwise-unidentified voice started speaking right at the start of the 3rd Concept Trailer, fans immediately identified the speaker as Theresa.