History Heartwarming / EldenRing

-->''''Aseo:''' Thops, my man- best ten runes I ever spent!

Even in a land as twisted by war as the Lands Between, there can be sparks of light and hope.

** The description of the mask he drops reveals something else: the House's mantra has nothing to do with the blood of their enemies - it's about the tale told when they spill ''their own blood'' for a cause they're willing to fight for. Diallos wasn't looking for a way to slay his enemies, he was looking for a cause he believed was worth fighting for. He finally found it in [[TheHero protecting the innocent]].

** Radahn's entire story is littered with these. He learned gravitational magic so that he wouldn't have to abandon his horse due to the difference in size between them, and he showed immense compassion and camaraderie towards his troops, to where the Radahn Festival was organized purely so they could free him from his suffering, due to them being heartbroken by watching their beloved general fall so far.

* The manga features a surprisingly sweet moment when Aseo meets Margit. At first he is ready to be killed by the resident BeefGate, but Margit will have none of that; If he's going to fight Aseo he wants it to be a proper match, so he gives Aseo a motivational speech and encourages him to become stronger so his warrior's blood won't be spilled so easily. He even gives some hints and tips on how to get stronger fast.

* Speaking of Morgott, the implied [[FriendlyEnemy friendship]] between him and the twins, Miquella and Malenia. While we're not outright shown anything, the fact that they're the only people who he ever compliments, to how he let Finlay & Malenia pass through his territory, the fact that they're the only demigods who depictions still standing in Leyendell, and finally, the fact that he sends his own personal troop, The Nights Cavalry, to escort the hearse of Malenia's mentor, and the fact that they're able to access the Haligtree at all (doing so requires both halves of the Haligtree Medallion), indicates a genuine degree of respect and regard for each other, in spite of their differing visions for the Lands Between.

** In the Age of the Stars, Ranni gets a chance to fix what the last pantheon started, freed from the stranglehold of the Golden Order and the Fingers. It's an age of progress, and the player also wins personally, finding true love.

* Speaking of Morgott, the implied [[FriendlyEnemy friendship]] between him and the twins, Miquella and Malenia. While we're not outright shown anything, the fact that they're the only people who he ever compliments, to how he let Finlay & Malenia pass through his territory, the fact that they're the only demigods who depictions still standing in Leyendell, and finally, the fact that he sends his own personal troop, The Nights Cavalry, to escort the hearse of Malenia's mentor, and the fact that they're able to access the Haligtree at all (doing so requires both halves of the Haligtree Medallion), indicates a genuine degree of respect and regard for each other, in spite of being from different factions with different visions for the Lands Between.

* Speaking of Morgott, the implied friendship between him and the twins, Miquella and Malenia. While we're not outright shown anything, the fact that they're the only people who he ever compliments, to how he let Finlay & Malenia pass through his territory, the fact that they're the only demigods who depictions still standing in Leyendell, and finally, the fact that he sends his own personal troop, The Nights Cavalry, to escort the hearse of Malenia's mentor, and the fact that they're able to access the Haligtree at all, indicates a genuine degree of respect and regard for each other.

** How about the lead-up to Radahn's boss battle, besides being generally awesome? His former soldiers present it as a festival and celebration of the man their commander was, and boast of how epic it would be for Radahn to face such mighty warriors who have come to meet the challenge head up - also knowing full well this would be a MercyKill to put the general out of his misery after being reduced to a shell of his former self. The announcer even goes so far as to personally thank the player Tarnished directly if he's approached after defeating Radahn, grateful to ensure his lord is ''finally'' getting the peace they wanted him to get. Not only that, but if the player had managed to get Blaiid and Alexander to join in on the festivities, they can be talked before and after the fight - genuinely complementing their skills in combat and hoping for more amazing battles where they can do the same in the future. It does also provide a bit of a punch if their respective questlines are completed, which respectively leads to their deaths at the hands of the Tarnished themselves - Blaidd going mad due to his unwitting nature as a pawn of the Two Fingers who will target Ranni if she were to turn against them, and Alexander after a DuelToTheDeath against the Tarnished (whom he does consider a WorthyOpponent all throughout) to prove his mettle as a warrior.

* It's bittersweet, but Radahn meeting his end the way he wanted to; in battle with a skilled warrior. After how he suffered and the destruction him being infected with the Scarlet Rot caused, it's good to see him finally be freed from that torment.

* Completely Ranni's story to get the Moonlight Greatsword then walking past her summon sign after defeating the Elden Beast to use the Rune of Perfect Order. There's nothing more satisfying than the true villain of the story having to live with all her atrocities being for nothing as a new world is created that she will never be able to ruin like the current one.