History Heartwarming / RedvsBlue

*** Subverted next episode when it's revealed that this was actually an example of cowardice, not loyalty.

** Wrapping up the episode, Carolina prepares to use her bubble-shield to protect not just herself, but the entire ''Blood Gulch Crew's Pelican'' from the explosion of Armonia. It also counts as one for Church, seeing as such an act is probably incredibly taxing for an old A.I. like him. Unlike last time, when he was trying to talk Carolina out of pushing him so far in her fight with Shark-Face, he just braces himself and overclocks the bubble-shield. [[GreaterNeedThanMine It's to protect]] [[TrueCompanions his friends]], after all.

** Kimball's RousingSpeech to the combined Republic and Federal armies, where she admits she was wrong about Doyle and the Feds and encourages everyone to put aside their past grievances to make sure that they can all have a tomorrow. Even more heartwearming is that it actually ''works!''

** Wash and Carolina only had to stall Locus and Felix in order to win, but the real reason why they won was due to the actions of General Doyle.
** Wash, Carolina and Church's faith in the BGC and the people of Chorus to get the job done.

** Matthews rescues the nameless Fed heavy-gunner from a Charon assassin, with the two exchanging friendly praise afterwards. Considering that they were on opposing sides of a civil war for so long, it's incredible to see how far they've come.

** This episode, and the last two seasons overall, have shown a marked change in the behaviour of the BGC - they've gone from being incompetent idiots getting by mainly on dumb luck and their opponents underestimating them to a genuine military squad, still goofy and silly and prone to acts of stupidity, but when the chips are down they're more readily able and willing to put aside their differences and actually do stuff instead of needing to coerced into it with an inspirational speech. They've even started using their main weakness, their general stupidity, to their advantage in what could be considered the military equivalent of ConfusionFu. Tucker especially has gone from a lazy, kinda dumb womanizing idiot into a semi-capable leader who is ready and willing to fight for his friends.

** Overlapping with SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome, he finds it! An explosive is just what Sarge has always wanted! It's actually the sweetest moment the two characters have ever shared, with Simmons getting some warm approval and genuine thanks from his father-figure. Shame it's in an AlternateUniverse, really.
* Caboose considers his 'best friend' Church to be the most important and valuable thing in Blue Base. Technically, he's right, though Church probably isn't an AI in this world.

* At the end of episode 7, Turf defuses a mutiny and tells the rest of his Red Team that he appreciates them all. Too bad he accidentally sets of the self-destruct sequence.
* In episode 11, the final part of the Merc Trilogy, Siris points out to the others that Lozano didn't know about him, and he has a family. Felix draws down on him, but Locus agrees that if Wu left, nobody needed to know. He stays anyway. Partners.
* For two weeks following Siris's introduction, fans debated about how the new Partner would die in Episode 11. Perhaps Felix or Locus would kill him? Maybe he would betray them and be killed by Lozano anyway, cementing the Mercs' attitude of 'trust no one', beginning their StartOfDarkness. The answer is none of the above. He survives to the end of the arc, remaining friends and partners with the Mercs. While this opens up more debate as to where he is during the Chorus Trilogy, it's nice to see a genuinely decent person not be killed for trying to do the right thing, a lá York, or Doyle.

* In Episode 17 Epsilon meets a male version of Tex. After thinking about it for a second he comes to the conclusion that he would be ok being with him, because even if it's a guy [[ItsOkayIfItsYou it's still Tex]]. Even so he resets reality again to get everything back to the way they were.

** Between the end of Season 5 and the majority of both groups getting reassigned, things between Red and Blue Base were decent enough that they had a weekly movie night. Granted, the only film they had was ''Film/ReservoirDogs''...
* A minor example, but before Church and Sarge's rap battle actually ''starts'', and they're trying to figure out how it's going to work, Church says that since the show is "Red vs. Blue", ''Sarge'' should go first. Granted, Church eventually decides to go first anyway, but points for offering.

** Church admitted it was time to have faith in their friends.

** This episode, and the last two seasons overall, have shown a marked change in the behaviour of the BGC - they've gone from being incompetent idiots getting by mainly on dumb luck and their opponents underestimating them to a genuine military squad, still goofy and silly and prone to acts of stupidity, but when the chips are down they're more readily able and willing to put aside their differences and actually do stuff instead of needing to coerced into it with an inspirational speech. They've even started using their main weakness, their general stupidity, to their advantage in what could be considered the military equivalent of ConfusionFu. Tucker especially has gone from a lazy, kinda dumb pervert into a semi-capable leader who is ready and willing to fight for his friends.

* From the trailer, it [[TearsOfJoy feels goddamn good]] to hear Vic and the original Freelancer team (including Niner!)'s voices again.

* When Sarge orders Simmons to arrest the Blues on Temple's orders, Simmons seemingly complies, despite knowing the absurdness of said-action, before secretly telling Tucker that he's just acting, explaining that a chance for escape would be better if he played along. The old Simmons would have followed Sarge's orders blindly. It comes to show just how much Simmons has developed as a man, and how far he's come to see Tucker as a comrade.

** Despite being essentially on the lam, Dylan has a few contacts who're still taking her calls.

** It ties in with TearJerker, but Loco has gone to incredible lengths to help Caboose. He set up the time machine so that it would take Caboose straight to Church, and even got Caboose some batteries so he can repair Freckles. And in his final moments, he exchanges goodbyes with Caboose so he won't have any lingering regrets. It seems that, in the end, Loco realized who his ''real'' best friend was.
*** The fact that his time machine was already well into development ''before'' the Blues and Reds even met the Reds and Blues suggests another heartwarming sub-context; Loco originally planned to surprise Temple with a visit to, or perhaps even plucking Biff from the past. It shows that, even though Temple didn't care for and ultimately wound up mortally wounding him, Loco really did care about Temple enough to try and give him some closure for his lost friend.

* "They say you're never completely dead if someone still remembers you."

* Agent Carolina is confused by the Reds and Blues' distrust of Dylan, which is sweet considering how she used to have a 'trust no one' attitude.
** She even trusts her to help end the problem peacefully, getting the truth out and ending the conflict in a courtroom instead of at the end of a knife.
--->'''Tucker''': [[LampshadeHanging Are you feeling alright?]]

* In Episode 10, Carolina and Wash have a nice conversation about how far Carolina has come in her CharacterDevelopment and how she can be a better person without erasing her past that culminates with the two holding hands as they look out into the ocean

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* In Agent Illinois's house, there's a picture of a couple of the Freelancers at a bar, just hanging out and having fun; especially touching is that York and Carolina are cuddling.

* Sarge helping Grif by donating all of Simmons's organs to him, the guy he hates.

** Lopez wants his parts recycled if he doesn't make it out alive, to which Donut responds "I love you too, buddy." Lopez doesn't bother to correct him or make any sort of remark about Donut not understanding him.

* From the trailer, it [[TearsOfJoy feels damn good]] to hear Vic and the original Freelancer team (including Niner!)'s voices again.

** The reunion fans had been waiting for a long time, or at least one.
-->'''Sister:''' Bitch, shut up and hug me.

-->'''Caboose:''' Our team has more kills.
-->'''Sarge:''' Team kills don't count, Bluetard!
-->'''Caboose:''' You don't make the rules!

-->'''Caboose''': Spacemen.

* Kimball may have threatened to break Tucker's arm when he tried to hit on her but you can tell from her tone that she was smiling when she said it.

* Tucker's speech about how they succeed even though they're screw-ups and they do it without being 'actual' soldiers.
** Grif's response to this is "yes," because--among other reasons--he doesn't want to give orders that get ''others'' killed for something that ''he'' wants. Simmons even lampshades it as being unusually selfless of him.
*** Just the fact that Grif describes getting [[TeethClenchedTeamwork Sarge, Donut, and the others]] back as something he ''wants''.

* Tex's concern for Carolina as she suffered a nervous breakdown from the feedback of... whatever the AI did when the Director shouted Tex's real name.

--> '''Grif:''' That's so nice! I'll have to forget to send them a thank-you card.

** The moment Washington helps Carolina up counts as this--from the surprise in the latter's voice, it's clear that she wasn't expecting this after the terms they parted on.]]

* Church actually staying behind to help Wash. He knows he'll die, but he does it anyway because it's the right thing to do.

** Another subtle moment, before Grif asks how Sarge figured out Doc was at the base, his first reaction to finding out his friends were being held hostage by Washington and The Meta were "We have to help them!" Instead of snarking at their fates, wanting to avoid conflict for his own health, or asking to get a snack and nap in first, Grif was willing to face two of the scariest people he knew to save his friends.

** What the Blood Gulch Crew did for Washington was incredibly kind, considering that character's previous actions. When you remember that Church was Tucker's best friend and Wash's goal that entire season was to take his friend away ''again'', it only makes it all the more heartwarming. Tucker has ''no reason'' to help Wash... but he does anyway. It's also a ContinuityNod, remember that everyone else Wash ever knew betrayed him. Now he betrayed someone who subsequently forgave him, and further offered him refuge and friendship with open arms instead of casting him aside.

'''Washington''': For whatever it's worth... thanks.

* It's kind of cute how the Blood Gulch guys have the uncanny ability to win over even people who initially can't stand them. First Tex goes from being an aloof badass to defending them as being "her jerks and idiots" to Sister. Then Wash goes from being actively hostile and dismissive of them to defending them to Carolina as "Yeah, they're idiots, but, they're not that bad once you get to know 'em."

** The most amazing part of this is that Wash has given up revenge. He's suffered as much, if not more than any Freelancer, spent years digging through his allies' corpses, harboring those feelings about taking down the Project, and he realizes killing the Director won't change anything.

---> '''Sarge:''' (referring to the Director) He's a real dirtbag, all right. But even if he's six feet under, we'll still be in the same damn spot.

** Tex's RoaringRampageOfRevenge in that episode is as Heartwarming as it is Awesome, whenn you realise that Tex is going through that much effort to save ''Church'', because she just can't stand the thought of him being tortured [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther Aww Look She Really Does Love Him]]

** Something that really stands out in that scene is that ''Tucker'' is the first one to go to Church's aid. '''''Tucker''''', the laidback womaniser who's relationship with church has been rocky at ''best''. And yet the second that Caboose mentions that Church is the only one among them that still hasn't found peace, he instantly goes to help his friend, even knowing it'll be suicide. He doesn't even say anything, he just stops, turns on his sword, and starts walking away. Why? Because his friend needs help, and by '''God''' he's going to help him. It really goes to show that beneath all the bickering, the two truly are friends.

*** As stated before, Wash's attempts to break it to him gently are sweet too.

'''Caboose:''' Thanks for looking out for Freckles, Wash. I know he can be a handful.\\

** Caboose doesn't care Freckles is just a flashdrive by this point; he's still overjoyed to get his RobotBuddy back.
*** Wash's attempts to break it to him gently are sweet too.

* In episode 9, Lopez is reactivated, and he identifies Wash, Sarge, and Donut as Idiot, Loud Idiot, and Agent Washington. It's nice to know there's ''someone'' he doesn't completely hate.

** Church talks with his memories of the other AI fragments while figuring out how to escape a minor firefight. He ignores Sigma, obviously, and declines help from Omega, but he talks with Delta, Theta, Iota, Eta, and even Gamma like they're all family. He even calls Carolina "sis".
** related to that, when Omega freaks Theta out, he comforts him and says Omega can't harm them as long as they stay calm.

** Even though Church ignores Omega and Sigma, the fact that Omega whispers "I'm here if you need me" is pretty interesting. Combined with Church already relying on Gamma for help despite the latter's past deceptions, it proves that two of the show's greatest villains are now--in their own way--helping out the good guys, now.

** While funny, it's sweet that Lopez cares about Doc, considering that he's the only one that seems to remember that the hapless medic has been PutOnABus thanks to irresponsible use of the teleporter cubes.

** Church admitted it was time to have faith in their friends.]]

*** It's also quite heart-warming to see how far she's come from that angry ruthless woman who despised the BGC when she first met them, didn't even bother learning their names (referring to Grif as "Hey, you, orange one"), and was even prepared to sacrifice the lot of them on the alter of her vengeance as cannon fodder to create a distraction. Now, she's so close to them that the prospect of losing them is pure NightmareFuel to her. You can't help but feel a little emotional to see how good Church and the BGC's companionship has been for her.

* Granted, this was a last ditch effort to create an anachronism before Grif blew him up, but even ''[[EvenEvilHasStandards Genkins]]'' realizes how fucked up the situation with the Director and Alpha is, even flat out stating him creating Tex was equivocal to creating a body pillow, and all the Director accomplished in his obsession was the death and suffering of several hundred innocent people.

* In episode 7, Sarge is saying that the town they're in, a scary abandoned one, is haunted. Tucker tells him to knock it off, because it [[BigBrotherInstinct might scare Caboose]]. He's also ''furious'' when he thinks Spencer hurt "his friends", even though he was telling the reporters that he'd prefer to lose everyone on Red Team mere minutes ago.

* Agent Carolina is confused by the Reds and Blues' distrust of Dylan, which is sweet considering how she used to have a 'trust no one' attitude

--->'''Wash:''' Did you know I was one of the worst Freelancer's in my squad? There was Agent York, our security specialist, Agent North, the sharpshooter, Carolina was an expert in martial arts, and Tex was...well, you know Tex.
--->'''Tucker:''' [[MoodWhiplash Cool story bro.]]
--->'''Wash:''' I was known for getting a grappling hook stuck to my balls.
--->'''Tucker:''' Okay, where are you going with this?
--->'''Wash:''' Church was your leader for years. You guys knew each other inside and out.
--->'''Tucker:''' Dude, don't [[AccidentalInnuendo phrase it like that.]]
--->'''Wash:''' But I'm new to all of this. I've never really had to lead anybody before, but when Church and Carolina disappeared, I didn't have a choice. I had to try.

* In episode 15, Wash reveals that the thing he's been working on in the ship is... a new helmet, which looks just like one from Caboose's old armor that he missed. He tells Caboose that he's sorry that Church left him, and goes on to explain that the giant robot he's using as a ReplacementGoldfish is too dangerous to treat that way. Caboose relents, and hands back leadership of Blue Team to Wash. Afterwards, Tucker compliments Wash on his sneakiness, while the former Freelancer admits that he meant every word.

* Also from episode 15, there's a rather subtle one--when Sarge brings their attempt at a HumongousMecha of their own online, [[SamusIsAGirl she]] declares multiple hostiles. Sarge corrects her by saying that there's only ''one'' enemy over at Blue Base, Freckles. Considering that he seemed willing to declare war on the Blues all over again a few episodes ago, it's nice to see that he still remembers the lessons of the previous seasons.

*** Tucker also shows noteworthy concern when Lopez is shot.

*** It's also quite heart-warming to see how far she's come from that angry ruthless woman who hated the BGC when she first met them, didn't even bother learning their names (referring to Grif as "Hey, you, orange one"), and was even prepared to sacrifice the lot of them on the alter of her vengeance as cannon fodder to create a distraction. Now, she's so close to them that the prospect of losing them is pure NightmareFuel to her. You can't help but feel a little emotional to see how good Church and the BGC's companionship has been for her.

** related to that, when Omega freaks Theta out, he comforts him and says Omega can't harm them as long as they stay calm

** Church's reaction to hearing his friends are in danger is to immediately put their mission on hold to rescue them. Something Carolina agrees with wholeheartedly

** When reviewing the possible outcomes of an impending firefight, Church selects the scenario that will result in zero fatalities... [[WhatMeasureIsAMook on both sides.]]

* A bit of a roundabout one, but when Sister has been talking with Tex, she says that Tex said that everyone is stupid and a jerk, but that they're her jerks.

* This exchange between Grif and Simmons, while actually pretty funny, comes across as rather sweet if you remember that they use the word hate as a synonym for love most days.

* Wash asking Caboose if he was okay. Sure he ends up betraying him but in that moment he was worried something bad had happened to him and the Reds.

* Another subtle one in "Upon Further Review," when Sarge and Grif put their plan into action - the latter acting as bait for Washington so the latter can run him down with the Warthog. Bear in mind, ''Sarge'' put himself in the position where someone was more likely to end up dead compared to ''Grif.''

* Captain Flowers may have just been intended as another joke, but in a world full to the brim with ''nothing'' but endless jerkasses, idiots, or both, seeing such a [[AFatherToHisMen genuinely nice guy]] was really refreshing.