History Heartwarming / StarTrek

[[AC: Film/StarTrek]]
* The new ''Film/{{Star Trek}}'' movie offers plenty moments of heartwarming, particularly the first ten minutes. * [[TearJerker sniff]]*
** One particular moment that always gets to this troper: The shuttle with newborn James T. Kirk and his mother is flying away from the battle, when one of the Nerada's missiles locks on to it. The missile gets within ''a few feet'' of the shuttle, when suddenly a phaser-beam from the Kelvin blows it away, letting the shuttle escape to safety. George Kirk knows he's going to die in this fight, but he is '''NOT''' going to let those bastards get his wife and son.
* [=McCoy=] is about to board the Enterprise, leaving a stunned Kirk behind, when he stops, sighs and goes back to sneak him onboard. It truly demonstrates the extent of their friendship that he's willing to risk everything to make sure his friend gets to come along. (It also ends up saving them all, [[spoiler:and Earth too]].)
* Spock's relationships/'moments' with his mother and [[spoiler:Uhura]].
** Sarek and Spock: [[spoiler:"Because I loved her."]] That is all.
* The brief meeting between Kirk and [[spoiler:Spock Prime]] ends with an exchange that speaks to the notion that as much as things change they stay the same...
-->'''Kirk''': [[spoiler:Where you came from]]... did I know my father?
-->'''[[spoiler:Spock Prime]]:''' Yes. You often spoke of him as being your inspiration for joining Starfleet.
** Also:
-->'''Kirk:''' You know, going back in time, changing history, [[IronicEcho that's cheating]].
-->'''Spock Prime:''' A trick I learned from an old friend. [gives Vulcan salute] Live long and prosper.
* [[spoiler:Spock Prime quoting his death scene - "I have been, and always will be, your friend." - at Kirk.]]
** Not just his [[spoiler:death scene, but one of the essential truths of a life over two centuries long. Consider also that in Spock Prime's timeline, Kirk Prime has been gone for eight decades.]]
* Also at the end, this little dialogue between Kirk and Pike when [[spoiler: Kirk becomes the captain and takes command over the ''Enterprise'']].
--> '''Kirk''': I relieve you, sir.
--> '''Pike''':(smiling) I am relieved.
* Spock meets [[spoiler:Spock Prime]].
-->'''[[spoiler:Spock Prime]]:''' Since my customary farewell would appear oddly self-serving, I shall simply say... [shows Vulcan hand salute] Good luck.
* Hearing Nimoy do the monologue, to the original fanfare, and then the music. Any lifelong Trekkie will tell you that that's one of the most powerful moments in the entire movie.
* In the novelization of the movie, at the very end where the ''Enterprise'' is about to warp out, the transporter flares to life.... and a rather puzzled-looking [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise beagle]] trots out. Most adorable punchline to a BrickJoke ''EVER.''
* It didn't actually end up in the movie, but the scene that the writers wrote for Shatner (in hopes he would do a cameo) is really quite lovely. Check it out [[http://trekmovie.com/2009/11/23/read-the-star-trek-2009-scene-written-for-william-shatner/ here]].
* After the Enterprise successfully defeated Nero and the day is saved, Keenser (Scott's little alien sidekick) is shown having joined the Enterprise crew as an engineer, under Scotty no less.

-->'''SPOCK PRIME:''' Since my customary farewell would appear oddly self-serving, I shall simply say... [shows Vulcan hand salute] Good luck.

** Not just his [[spoiler:death scene, but one of the essential truths of a life over two centuries long.]]

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* The new {{Star Trek}} movie offers plenty moments of heartwarming, particularly the first ten minutes. * [[TearJerker sniff]]*

* In the novelization of the movie, at the very end where the ''Enterprise'' is about to warp out, the transporter flares to life.... and a rather puzzled-looking [[StarTrekEnterprise beagle]] trots out. Most adorable punchline to a BrickJoke ''EVER.''

* [[spoiler:Spock Prime quoting his death scene- "I have been, and always will be, your friend."- at Kirk.]]

** Sarek and Spock: [[spoiler:Because I loved her]]. That is all.

* Spock meets [[spoiler:Old Spock]].

* It didn't actually end up in the movie, but the scene that the writers wrote for Shatner (in hopes he would do a cameo) is really quite lovely. Check it out:http://trekmovie.com/2009/11/23/read-the-star-trek-2009-scene-written-for-william-shatner/

* McCoy is going towards the Enterprise, leaving a stunned Kirk behind when he stop, sighs and goes back to sneak him onboard. It truly the extent of their friendship that he's willing to risk everything to make sure his friends gets to go.

** Sarek and Spock: [[spoiler:I loved her]]. That is all.

* Hearing Nimoy do the monologue, to the original fanfare, and then the music. Any lifelong trekie will tell you that that's one of the most powerful moments in the entire movie.

* It didn't actually end up in the movie, but the scene that the writers wrote for Shatner (in hopes he would do a cameo) is both a CrowningMomentofHeartwarming and a MASSIVE TearJerker. Check it out:http://trekmovie.com/2009/11/23/read-the-star-trek-2009-scene-written-for-william-shatner/

[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq9ur0VfVn0 This video]] is a compilation of clips from all series and films. It belongs here on the hub page not just because it doesn't fit anywhere else, but also because it's a good first stop on anyone's tour of Heartwarming Star Trek.

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[[AC: StarTrekTheOriginalSeries]]
* "The Devil in the Dark" when Kirk and Spock resolve the situation by ShamingTheMob with the revelation that the Horta MonsterIsAMommy, and then propose a solution to resolve the situation, which works perfectly with both populations ending the story living and prospering together in peace.
** The whole episode is a meta-CMOHW when you know that WilliamShatner received news of his father's death the day before filming, and was scheduled to ship out later that day. Spock's personal space bubble is as small as it ever was in this episode, as LeonardNimoy lends Shatner his support. Shatner later recounts his gratitude for the support of the other actors, particularly LeonardNimoy and DeForestKelley, likening it to the way elephant herds will converge around the bereaved, offering silent comfort.
* In the otherwise clunky "Requiem for Methuselah" after Kirk is emotionally devastated by the events of the episode, Spock and [=McCoy=] come to his quarters. [=McCoy=], after delivering his final report, proceeds to upbraid Spock for his lack of "love". As [=McCoy=] departs, Spock leans over his captain's sleeping body and performs a mind meld with just one word: "Forget." Truly, this is ''the'' moment where we see just how deeply Spock cares for his captain... and his friend.
** Also, fun with HoYay!
** Spock's unwavering loyalty extends beyond his friendship to Kirk. The entire episode "The Menagerie" dealt with his loyalty to his first CO, Captain Chris Pike. The episode ends on a massive CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming when the Talosians give their "gift" to Captain Pike.
*** And when Spock explains his need for deception instead of revealing everything from the beginning.
---->'''Kirk:''' Even though regulations are explicit, you could have come to me and explained.
---->'''Spock:''' Ask you to face the death penalty too? No, one of us was enough.
* This troper found the emotional outburst that Spock nearly had in "Amok Time" after learning that he ''didn't'' actually kill the captain to be the biggest CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming in the entire show.
** It was the one and only time in the entire series where Spock smiles of his own free will and volition. Of course it was the best...
--->'' "Jim!" ''
* "The Empath," where, being told that one of them will be subjected to torture that will leave them either near-death or insane, [=McCoy=] [[MoreExpendableThanYou knocks out both Kirk and Spock so that he will be chosen.]]
** This episode was just filled with heartwarming. First there's [=McCoy=] rasping "You've got a good bedside manner, Spock," as Spock tenderly cradles his face. Then when he regains consciousness to find Gem [[EmpathicHealer absorbing his injuries]], he tries to push her away, physician to the last:
---> '''Bones:''' Don't let her touch me. She'll die. Jim... I can't destroy life, even if it's to save my own. I can't. You know that. I can't let you do it.
** Also, earlier in the episode, after [=McCoy=] had drugged an injured Jim to sleep, Gem was watching Spock, who was looking worriedly at his sleeping captain. Not quite understanding the emotion, she reached out and touched Spock's shoulder, before finally realizing why. The smile on her face afterwards says it all.
* In "The Ultimate Computer," when Kirk thinks he's been rendered superfluous as a captain, Spock and Bones, each in his own way, rally round him. First Spock tells him firmly that "a starship... runs on loyalty to one man, and nothing can replace it or him;" then [=McCoy=] brings him a drink, and when Kirk bitterly toasts to "Captain Dunsel," the doctor puts a hand on his arm and quietly corrects, "To Captain James T. Kirk." What follows is an iconic Kirk speech that's a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming in its own right:
-->'''Kirk''': Do you know the one: "All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by...?" You could feel the wind at your back in those days, the sounds of the sea beneath you. And even if you take away the wind and the water, it's still the same. The ship is yours, you can feel her...and the stars are still there.
* ''The City on the Edge of Forever'' had one. Kirk and Spock [[spoiler: finally find [=McCoy=], who they'd been separated from for the duration of the episode.]] Jim and Bones shout each other's names and hug - ''and '''Spock''' runs forward at the same moment,'' shooting his arm out as if to join in the embrace. In the next shot, he's shaking the doctor's hand quite earnestly.
* ''Journey to Babel''. That Spock's reconciliation with his father does not sound like a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming makes it even more a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.
-->'''Spock:''' "Emotional, isn't she?"
-->'''Sarek:''' "She has always been that way."
-->'''Spock:''' "Indeed - why did you marry her?"
-->'''Sarek:''' "At the time, it seemed the logical thing to do."
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b56e0u0EgQ This]] scene in ''The Omega Glory'', where Captain Kirk reads out the preamble to the US Constitution. It doesn't matter if you're not American; the scene, Kirk's absolute intensity and honest belief in the words and most of all the music that plays makes it so [[NarmCharm very heartwarming.]]
* The exchange between Spock and [=McCoy=] in ''The Immunity Syndrome'' may Double as a CrowningMomentofFunny.
-->'''[=McCoy=]''': "Shut up Spock, we're rescuing you!"
-->'''Spock''': "Why, thank you, ''Captain'' [=McCoy.=]"
* There's also the scene in ''The Tholian Web'' were, after having rescued Kirk, both Spock and [=McCoy=] deny having reviewed Kirk's final taped orders to them.
** Kirk's taped orders were a pretty Crowning Moment, too. He knows his friends so well he was able to predict their actions and mediate between them even from beyond the grave. Well, sort of.

[[AC: StarTrekTheNextGeneration]]
* "The Measure of a Man" when Data comes to cheer up Riker, who was kicking himself with the prosecution role he was forced to play that could have condemned the android. To do so, Data tells him that he is not only well aware that Riker had no choice in the matter, but will never forget that making that sacrifice gave him his one chance to win his freedom with the perfect exchange:
-->'''Data:''' "That action hurt you, and saved me. I will not forget it."\\
'''Riker:''' "You're a wise man, my friend."\\
'''Data:''' "Not yet, sir, but with your help, I am learning."
* The episode [[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/The_Inner_Light "The Inner Light"]] is made of this trope, but it reaches an all-time high at the end when Picard discovers he still knows how to play Kamin's tune of the flute.... ''[[TearJerker sniff]]''
** This troper has that song on her [=MP3=] player. It's led to her being asked if she's okay on public transport (which is, in itself, a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming).
** For this troper, it never fails to send chills down his back *every* time he watches the moment when Batai and Alieen, both long dead, come back to Picard at the end.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80_HKdvNhgA This video]], set to the orchestral version of that music, could be seen as the entire ''StarTrek'' franchise from TOS to Enterprise condensed into one long CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.
* TNG also has [[http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=gPE2yaNP9hY Tasha's Memorial Service]]. Could've been bad. Could've been really corny, but they pulled off with just the right tone, made especially poignant by Data's ultimate confusion about the whole thing, and Picard having to tell him that he hadn't missed the point at all.
* Also in the episode ''Skin of Evil'': When Deanna Troi responds automatically to the bitter and twisted Armus's question about how much she is willing to give to save her crew. ''Any'' member of the crew.
* In the episode ''Brothers'':
-->'''Soong:''' Everybody dies, Data... Well. Almost everybody.
** This is even more emotional for modern viewers who have seen ''Nemesis'' and [[DisContinuity reluctantly choose not to blanch its existence from their minds]]. [[spoiler: Turns out, everybody ''does'' die after all.]]
* ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' has the ending of "Tin Man", when Data talks to Counsellor Troi about the disappearance of her friend. There's a rare moment between the two of them (who are amongst the most different characters on an emotional level), when Data actually takes a step towards understanding emotions--not just defining them, or explaining how they affect people, but actually ''understanding''. They end with Data turning to the viewscreen, in as close to contentment as he ever gets, and Deanna leaning against him. D'awww.
-->'''Troi:''' Data... you ''do'' understand.\\
'''Data:''' Yes, counsellor. When Tinman returned me to the ship, I realized... this is where ''I'' belong.
* The final scene in in the final episode, [[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/All_Good_Things "All Good Things"]], when Picard finally joins in on the crew's poker game.
-->'''Picard''': I should have done this a long time ago.
-->'''Troi''': You were always welcome.
-->'''Picard''': So, five-card stud, nothing wild... [[AndTheAdventureContinues and the sky's the limit.]]
** From that same episode, Q actually congratulating Picard for figuring out the puzzle, and in the larger context, proving humanity was worthy to continue its trek through the stars. And Picard actually ''thanking'' Q.
---> '''Picard:''' Thank you.\\
'''Q''': For what?\\
'''Picard:''' You had a helping hand in getting me out of this.\\
'''Q:''' I was the one who got you into it Jean-Luc. That was the directive from the Continuum. The part about a helping hand...was my idea.
* The end of first episode, "Encounter at Farpoint" when the two aliens are reunited. Awful episode but damn, that scene was heartwarming (even with Troi's sappiness and the cheesy music.)
** From the same episode, Admiral [=McCoy's=] cameo and his words of wisdom to Data: "You treat her like a lady, and she'll always bring you home." This troper nearly wept.
*** This troper ''[[TearJerker did]]'' weep.
*** As did this troper. Noisily. For approximately six hours. De Kelley does that to her.
* The TNG episode ''Time's Arrow'' has one after the crew find evidence that Data is going to die (i.e. his [[NightmareFuel Severed Head]] buried underground in San Fransisco... it's a time paradox thing). The reaction of the crew is, in Deanna's words, like discovering someone you love has a terminal illness, and people start acting ''awkward'' around him (like stopping conversations whenever he enters a room). The fact that the entire crew, including ''the captain'', spends the best part of the episode trying to keep him away from any incidents that might result in his predestined death is heartwarming enough, but by far the sweetest moment is when Data confronts Deanna and Will about their behavior and Riker quotes:
-->'''Riker:''' It's just that we've become accustomed to your sensory input patterns.\\
'''Data:''' Ah... I am also fond of you, Commander. And you as well, Counsellor.
* This exchange in "Masks" (which would've been more heartwarming if it didn't immediately become disturbing afterwards because Data sounding anything other than calm and composed, much less outright disturbed, is a freaking ''event''):
-->'''Geordi:''' Hey you're gonna be all right. You're with me, okay?\\
'''Data:''' ...Okay. [sic]
* Kind of weird how many {{Heartwarming Moment}}s Data gets, being the EmotionalEmotionlessPerson of the crew. Perhaps Riker put it best:
--> "For an android with no feelings, he sure managed to evoke them in others."
* The usually stoic and unyieldingly stubborn Worf accepts his son Alexander's help (indeed, ''asking'' for it) in relearning how to walk at the end of the episode ''Ethics''.
* Say what you like, but Lwaxana Troi making friends with Alexander in ''The Cost of Living'' was positively ''adorable''.
* Tasha discovering that Worf bet on her to win the Martial Arts tournament on the ship in "Skin of Evil". This is more of a "heh, sweet" moment (or an incredibly clumsy ShipTease) than a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, until you realize this is the episode where she dies and she won't be ''in'' the tournament. Then it becomes a bit of a TearJerker.
* Riker (gifted with [[AGodAmI Q powers]]) gives their blind navigator Geordi real sight for a few moments. The first thing Geordi does is turn to look at Tasha and delivers a line that would've been corny if it came from anyone else.
-->'''Geordi:''' ...You're even more beautiful than I imagined.
* In the TNG episode ''Brothers'' a homing device in Data's brain activates, causing him to commandeer the ''Enterprise'' and beam off to some planet, leaving behind a boy who has only a few days to get to a medical facility and a ''very'' irritated crew. They're understandably pissed off, but when they're preparing to beam down to the planet to look for him, Picard has only five words: ''"Bring him home, Number One"''. It's rather sweet that despite all the trouble he's caused, they're still determined to get him back where he belongs.
* Alexandra (a sweet little girl no older than four, from the episode ''When the Bough Breaks'') was [[TastesLikeDiabetes almost disgustingly cute]], repeatedly wanting hugs from or to be picked up by Captain Picard (who is not exactly good with children). He always accommodates her in spite of his discomfort. She gives him flowers at the end (and [[CrowningMomentOfFunny sticks a cuddly Tribble to his back, much to his crew's amusement]]).
* The [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]] episode ''Thine Own Self'': When explaining to "Jayden" that her mother is dead, Gia draws on Data's buried memories of the ''Enterprise'' and her crew, despite the fact he currently has amnesia and has no idea who he is:
-->'''Gia:''' Father said she... she went to a beautiful place, where everything is peaceful, and everyone loves each other. Where no one ever gets sick. Do you think there is really a place like that?\\
'''Data:''' [Looks up at the moon] ...Yes.
* In the episode ''Offspring'', when Data creates a daughter named Lal (which means Beloved), there are a few aaaw moments. One that really stands out is when Lal observes how humans hold hands to show affection. When she next sees her father, they just hold hands for a while.
** This also happens at the end when [[spoiler:Lal fails. Data says she "so enriched his life" that he couldn't just forget her and he took her memories and put them into his positronic brain, saying she'd always be with him]].
* In "The Wounded", where O'Brien beams over to the ship of his former captain, Maxwell, who has gone batshit and is trying to kill Cardassians, convinced that they are plotting war. Seeing O'Brien's pain at seeing his old captain acting this way, seeing him slowly bring Maxwell back to reality, seeing Maxwell come to grips with the truth, that he's nearly JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope, all in very unexplicit ways, is touching enough, but when he remembers the old song mentioned earlier, and asks O'Brien for the words. He trails off at the end, letting O'Brien finish. The whole scene doubles as a TearJerker.
--> '''Maxwell''': I'm not going to win this one, am I Miles?
--> '''O'Brien''': (pause) No, sir.
* "The Host" swung back and forth between this and TearJerker, but one of the sweetest scenes ever to hit StarTrek occurred between Beverly Crusher and Odan (hosted at that time in Will Riker's body). She'd walked away from her relationship with Odan because she couldn't deal with him essentially living inside someone she'd basically considered a brother for years, but when she sees the rosebud Odan gave her blooming on her desk, she goes to where he's staying, resulting in this sexy, adorable dialogue (which also proved that Gates [=McFadden=] and Jonathan Frakes could fucking '''act'''):
-->'''Beverly''': [on how to administer anti-rejection medications in the middle of diplomatic talks] You could schedule a series of breaks...
-->'''Riker-as-Odan''': Oh, that's good. ...Beverly. I want you. If you're going to leave you had better leave right now.
-->'''Beverly''': [choking back tears] I'm not ''leaving!!!''
* "The Bonding." Jeremy Aster is still shellshocked by the death of his mother. Cue Captain Picard (who is not comfortable with kids) reassuring him with a line that always gets to me:
-->'''Picard''': Jeremy, on the starship ''Enterprise'', no one is alone. No one.
* At the end of the Episode ''Deja Q'', Q's epressions of gratitude to the crew of the Enterprise were mostly viewed as as annoyances, but Q giving Data a moment of laughter was purely heartwarming.
* The episode "Family" tugged on the heartstrings a bit, but the defining moment was the conclusion, in which Captain Picard gets into a fight with his brother over past differences, breaks down about his experience with the Borg (which was essentially a MindRape and he hadn't come to terms with it yet), and then they get crazy drunk together, finally reconciled after decades.

[[AC: StarTrekDeepSpaceNine]]
* The episode "In the Cards" is one of the franchise's few truly successful comedy episodes, focusing on Jake's attempt to cheer up his father in the wake of the looming war by getting him a mint condition Willie Mays rookie card. This ultimately involves both him and Nog having to do favors for a bunch of other people: do jobs for O'Brien so he can go kayaking on the holodeck, retrieve Bashir's childhood teddy bear after his ex-girlfriend stole it, punch up an important speech for Kira, and fix distortions in Worf's collection of opera recordings. At the episode's end, we see the results of all this as Captain Sisko records a log entry that somehow people on the station seem happy again. Finally, he receives the hard-won card from his son and wraps him in a huge hug.
* The end of "The Assignment", after O'Brien saves his wife Keiko from a disembodied alien that had possessed her in order to blackmail O'Brien into sabotaging the station in an effort to destroy the Wormhole. Lovely exchange between those two at the end;
-->'''Miles:''' You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to.
-->'''Keiko:''' It helps to talk about it. Besides, I never want to forget how you fought for me.
* And while we're talking about Miles and Keiko, there's a sweet scene from the second season ep "Rivals", in which O'Brien is psyching himself up for a racquetball match against Dr Bashir, who had beaten him soundly earlier. Keiko stands by his side as he prepares, assuming the attitude of a samurai's wife as her husband prepares for battle, while reminding him, "Remember, Miles. Win or lose, tonight we celebrate." Before he leaves, Keiko presents Miles with a Japanese silk scarf scented with her perfume. She wraps the scarf around his head, kisses him and says, "Kick his butt."
* The entire episode "The Begotten", where Odo plays Dad to a baby Changeling, especially the moment where it imitates his face. And bonus heartwarming in that the experience reconciles Odo with his own father figure in Doctor Mora Pol and [[spoiler:it gives him back his shapeshifting abilities as a parting gift]].
* Virtually any moment with Odo and Kira after they get together is a heartwarmer, but if you want to know what real love means, watch this exchange from "Tacking into the Wind":
-->'''Garak''': I am afraid he's been hiding the true extent of his illness from you for some time now.
-->'''Kira''': I know.
-->'''Garak''': You do?
-->'''Kira''': I love him, Garak - did you really think I wouldn't notice?
-->'''Garak''': Then why the pretense?
-->'''Kira''': Because I also know he doesn't want me to find out about it. If he wants to put up a brave front and protect me from the truth, then fine. If that gives him one last shred of dignity to hold onto, then I'll go on ignoring what's happening to him until the very end.
** Any part of this story arc ("When It Rains", "Tacking Into the Wind", and "Extreme Measures) is chock-full of these, mostly due to the awesomeness that Kira and Odo bring to any scene. Special mentions go to the beginning scene of "Tacking Into the Wind" with Odo and Garak, the above-quoted scene, the end of this episode where Kira is so focused on Odo when he collapses that she seems to barely notice that she is being held at gunpoint, and the opening scene of Extreme Measures.
* Lwaxana [[ThePowerOfTrust holding Odo in the folds of her skirt]] as he regenerated was oddly moving for this troper.
* "Duet". What could have ended up being a rather {{Anvilicious}} anti-racism episode managed to be one of the most moving and beautiful episodes in StarTrek history, complete with a TearJerker ending.
* "The Visitor" is made of this and TearJerker in equal portions.
* Sisko discovering that Jake is teaching Nog how to read in "The Nagus."
* That one episode where Worf sacrifices the mission and the Cardassian defector with valuable information to go back and get Jadzia back to proper medical facilities instead of letting her die.
* Garak and [[spoiler:his father]] Enabran Tain in the Dominion prison camp in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV9t9Db4nkE "In Purgatory's Shadow"]].
* Garak and Bashir in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjFL_bMco_Q "The Wire"]], when Garak asks Bashir to forgive him, which he does while holding his hand.
* In "The Quickening" when Bashir seems to have utterly failed... but thanks to his antigen, a Teplan baby is born without the deadly blight, ensuring future generations will be safe.

[[AC: StarTrekVoyager]]
* "Pathfinder," The ending when Reginald Barclay at Starfleet Communications on Earth, successfully makes contact with the lost USS ''Voyager''. With a quick data exchange and welcome words of encouragement from Admiral Paris, the time of ''Voyager'''s total isolation from home is over with the knowledge that the crew will have the help of [[YouAreNotAlone their comrades in the Alpha Quadrant from now on]]. Particularly Admiral Paris telling his son Tom that he misses him, and is proud. On Earth, the Admiral and Barclay agree that the first objective of Project Pathfinder has succeeded and now it's time to help the lost ship get home.
* Also, the last part of "Message in a Bottle" after The Doctor returned to Voyager and relayed Starfleet's message, especially the last two sentences:
--> '''The Doctor:''' And they asked me to relay a message: they wanted you to know [[YouAreNotAlone you're no longer alone]].\\
'''Janeway:''' Sixty thousand light years seems a little closer today.
** Quite impressive considering the humor in the episode. Had it not been so well-carried-off, it would have felt like MoodWhiplash.
* Last part of "Timeless", when Janeway talks to Harry and Harry sees [[spoiler:his alternate self's]] message.
** Made even better just before, just when it looks like [[spoiler:Future Kim has failed to save them and a {{Tear Jerker}} is coming. The Doctor suddenly picks him up, dresses him down and gives him an epic pep talk, all the while the Delta Flyer is about to blow.]] This would have been heartwarming enough, but when he tries again to save Voyager by [[spoiler: sending new corrections in to slow them down and it works, the last you see is him screaming "YES!" at the top of his lungs just as the Flyer explodes.]] Another Heartwarming moment right there.
* "The Chute." A prison mob wants to beat up Tom. Harry stands up for his wounded comrade, only to later beat Tom savagely for destroying what Harry thought was their only way of escape. Later after they are rescued, Harry comes to apologize for nearly killing him.
--> '''Tom:''' You want to know what I remember? Someone saying, 'This man is my friend. Nobody touches him.' I'll remember that for a long time.
* "Night." Captain Janeway instructing the crew to leave her behind so she can blow up the evil corporation's route to its' environmentally-unsound waste dumping ground and still allow Voyager to shave two years off their return trip, then every single member of the bridge crew refusing her orders to drop her off and keep going (especially when Janeway turns to Seven, who says "I will not comply" before Janeway opens her mouth).
* At the end of "Endgame", [[spoiler: Where after seven years, Voyager finally gets home.]]
* "One Small Step". The whole episode (or most of it), especially Seven's speech.
** In particular, I loved that Seven had evolved as an individual enough to notice John Kelley's final wish: to know who won the World Series. She even cared enough to whisper the final result to his coffin. If she had had this experience even a year before, one wonders if she would have noticed or cared about such "irrelevant minutiae" as the World Series.
** And for the record: "The Yankees, in six games."
* In the season two premiere "The 37's", ''Voyager'' finds a Human settlement of about 100,000, descended from humans kidnapped from Earth in 1937 ([[spoiler:including Amelia Earhart]]) and comes to the conclusion that returning to Earth just might be a lost cause and she has no right to force her crew into such a dangerous and difficult undertaking. She announces that if anyone wants to stay on the planet, they should report to the cargo bay the following day. Tomorrow comes, and Janeway enters the cargo bay...to find it completely empty. Her face is a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming just by itself.
* The end of "Riddles", from season six. After getting shot and suffering brain damage, Tuvok becomes completely unlike himself and starts to enjoy things like jazz and cooking, as well as bonding with Neelix. When they find a way to cure him, he doesn't want to go back to the way he was, but Neelix convinces him.
-->'''Tuvok:''' But how will you know how much I enjoy being with you?\\
'''Neelix:''' You just told me.
* The scene in "Homestead" when Tuvok dances for Neelix gets this troper every time.
* "Author, Author" had a short but great one. When Voyager gets its first visual link with the Alpha Quadrant, Barclay relays them a live image of Earth.
* The second part of 'Year of Hell' had a very touching one. When Janeway sends her senior officers to the ships of her allies in preparation for the attack against Annorax, Tuvok stays behind to object. She refuses to leave with them, telling him [[spoiler:the captain goes down with the ship]]. He understands, gives her the Vulcan salute (Live long and prosper) and she returns the sentiment - "Same to you, old friend." Finally, she hugs him one last time, knowing he won't return it, but wanting to express her feelings all the same. AND THEN HE RETURNS IT. Vulcans don't always get human emotions, but Tuvok understands at least one: affection.
* This, from "Resolutions" :
--> Chakotay: It's about an angry warrior who lived his life in conflict with the rest of his tribe. A man who couldn't find peace, even with the help of his spirit guide. For years, he struggled with his discontent. But the only satisfaction he ever got came when he was in battle. This made him a hero among his tribe, but the warrior still longed for peace within himself. One day he and his war party were captured by a neighbouring tribe led by a woman warrior. She called on him to join her because her tribe was too small and weak to defend itself from all it's enemies. The woman warrior was brave and beautiful and very wise. The angry warrior swore to himself that he would stay by her side, doing whatever he could to make her burden lighter. From that point on, her needs would come first. And in that way, the warrior began to know the true meaning of peace.
--> Janeway: Is that really an ancient legend?
--> Chakotay: No, but it made it easier to say.

[[AC: StarTrekEnterprise]]
* The episode "The Forge" from ''StarTrekEnterprise''. Captain Archer and Ambassador Soval, who've never seen eye to eye at any point in the series, stand over the coffin of Admiral Forrest, who gave his life to save Soval. Soval, with his newfound respect for Forrest comforts Archer on the loss of his friend. This marks a turning point in the relationship between Humans and Vulcans.
* Although it's a small moment, "Silent Enemy" has one - in the middle of fighting off some rather nasty aliens, Archer makes it a priority to find out Lt. Malcolm Reed's favorite food to make him a birthday dinner/cake. Reed, as it turns out, doesn't express preferences to anyone about anything, necessitating some clever detective work from Hoshi Sato. Turns out Reed takes injections to control his allergy to bromelin, found in [[spoiler:pineapple]]. Culminates in this cute exchange, as Malcolm cuts open the cake:
-->'''Malcolm''': [[spoiler:Pineapple]]?!? How on Earth did you know???
-->'''Hoshi''': [sharing a grin with Archer] We have our sources.

[[AC:StarTrekTheMotionPicture]]
* Spock finally fully accepts and admits to feelings he was terribly ashamed of in The Original Series. [[HeterosexualLifePartners What exactly those feelings are]] [[HoYay is up to interpretation]], but it's heartwarming either way. Bear in mind that they've both spent the whole movie explicitly Not Mentioning the fact that Spock abandoned the ship after the end of [[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries the series]] to return to Vulcan, because he has rejected all traces of emotion for pure logic, and appears to have wilfully forgotten every feeling he ever had for his friends. But when he wakes up...
---> '''Spock''': V'ger has knowledge that spans this universe. And yet, with all its pure logic, V'ger is barren. Cold. No mystery... no beauty... I should've known... [trails off]
---> '''Kirk''': [leaning over him] Known? Known what? Spock, what should you have known?
---> '''Spock''': [taking Kirk's hand] Jim, [[ThePowerOfLove this simple feeling]] is beyond V'ger's comprehension.

[[AC:StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan]]
* "Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels... His was the most... ''human.''" Doubles as an EPIC TearJerker.
* "You are my superior officer. You are also my friend. I have been and always shall be yours." It has a [[TearJerker heartbreaking]] callback later, but the initial moment warms the heart indeed. Perhaps even ''more'' heartwarming in the way Spock says it - a simple, matter-of-fact utterance, as though it's an essential, inevitable and natural part of who he is. He could have been reeling off "Spock, son of Sarek, Science Officer and First Officer of the Starship ''Enterprise'', friend to Captain James T. Kirk..." And considering Spock's personality, for him to matter-of-factly accept any emotion whatsoever...! Yeah. Whatever the nature of their relationship was, those two men ''loved'' each other.
** "I have always been, and always shall be, your friend. Live long... and prosper."
* The reconciliation scene between Kirk and his son - "I'm proud....very proud..to be your son."
* ''Because the needs of the many outweight the needs of the few.''

[[AC:StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock]]
* When Spock is resurrected at the end. The entire point of the movie comes to an emotional head with the following exchanges.
-->Sarek: "Kirk, I thank you. What you have done ...
-->Kirk: "What I have done, I had to do."
-->Sarek: "And at what cost? Your ship. Your son."
-->Kirk: "If I hadn't tried, the cost would have been my soul."
-->and shorly after ...
-->Captain Spock: ''My father says that you have been my friend. You came back for me.''
-->Kirk: ''You would have done the same for me.''
-->Captain Spock: ''Why would you do this?''
-->Kirk: [[CallBack ''Because the needs of the one... outweigh the needs of the many.'']]
-->Captain Spock: ''I have been and ever shall be your friend.''
-->Kirk: ''Yes. Yes, Spock.''
-->Captain Spock: ''Ship, out of danger?''
-->Kirk: ''You saved the ship. You saved us all. Don't you remember?''
-->Captain Spock: ''Jim. Your name is Jim.''
-->Kirk: ...Yes.
* Kirk doesn't want his friends to face the danger he and [=McCoy=] have to: "Gentlemen, Dr. [=McCoy=] and I have to do this. The rest of you do not." Chekhov: "Admiral, we're wasting precious time." Sulu: "What course, please, Admiral?" Kirk turns to Scotty, waiting. Scotty: "I'd be grateful, Admiral, if you'd give the word." Kirk, amazed and humbled by the courage of his friends, says: "Gentlemen, may the wind be at our backs. Stations, please."
* When Spock's soul is being put back into his body, the Vulcan High Priestess explains the dangers and small chance of success to Sarek. She then asks him, "Is this logical?" He replies, "My logic is uncertain where my son is concerned."
** And the scene between [=McCoy=] and Spock's ''katra''-less body on the way to Vulcan, when the crusty doctor finally unbends enough to admit the depth of his friendship and grief. One of [=DeForest=] Kelley's finest moments.
----> '''Bones''': I'm gonna tell you something that I... never thought I'd ever hear myself say. But it seems I've...missed you. And I don't know if I could stand to lose you again.
*** It seems that at least one of the writers of StarTrekTheNextGeneration novelizations enjoyed this scene too. It's likely that a scene in the novel ''Ghost Ship'' is a take on it. When Picard needs someone to command the saucer section so the 900+ passengers of the ship can escape the destructive world-eating entity bearing down on the, (while the battle section distracts it, giving itself only an 18% chance of survival), not a single member of his bridge crew volunteers to take the mission - which would offer them a better chance of survival. Picard gets as choked up as the stoic leader ever does.
---> '''Picard''': ...I'm very proud of all of you.

[[AC:StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome]]
* "Tell my mother... I feel fine."
* The waterfight at the end. Particularly when Kirk picks Spock up and throws him bodily into the water.
* It also has perhaps the only one that happens before the film even starts: shortly before it was released the Challenger shuttle exploded, and the producers took it upon themselves to put the following at the beginning of the print: "Dedicated to the crew of the space shuttle Challenger, whose courageous spirit will live to the 23rd century and beyond."
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Sarek]] HATED the idea of Spock joining Starfleet. But after all that he pulls him aside at the end, "As I recall, I opposed your enlistment in Starfleet.....It seems, that was a misjudgment. Your associates are people of good character." Spock corrects him, "They are my friends."
* And of course Trek's greatest Heartwarming Moment ever -- Kirk and company think they're being reassigned to the ''[[ReplacementScrappy Excelsior]]'', but just as Alexander Courage's classic fanfare plays we see...[[spoiler:the brand new ''USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-A'']]! Along with the classic quote, "[[spoiler:My friends, we've come home.]]" Trek fans weep and cheer every time at [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w1j5rAZK1Q that scene]].
** Except [[SpamWarrior3000 this troper]] can't watch it without laughing because she's seen the ''outtake'' of that scene, wherein there is a moment of silence and then Leonard Nimoy deadpans, "Quit touching my leg."
* The scene where Kirk and the others talk about rescuing Chekov. They ask Spock what he thinks, and he agrees that they must save Chekov. Kirk asks, "Is that the logical thing to do, Spock?" Spock answers, "No, but it is the human thing to do." At that moment, Kirk and everyone else knew that Spock was truly back.

[[AC: StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier]]
* While ''The Final Frontier'' may be [[SoBadItsHorrible fairly ghastly]], there are one or two genuinely good bits, including this moment near then end where [[BigDamnHeroes Spock]] [[BigDamnGunship rescues]] Kirk from fake God:
--> '''Kirk:''' I thought I was going to die.
--> '''Spock:''' Not possible. You were never alone.
** It's all in Nimoy's "Oh, ''please'', as if you could ever think otherwise?" delivery.

[[AC: StarTrekFirstContact]]
* The epilogue where aliens land to find the human who flew Earth's first warp-drive vessel. When the visitors reveal themselves to be [[spoiler:Vulcans]], you know it is the DawnOfAnEra where humanity's time of desolation and despair has ended and its hopeful beginning of the building of TheFederation has begun.

[[AC: Film/StarTrek XI]]

-->Kirk: ''Because the needs of the one... outweigh the needs of the many.''

* "You are my superior officer. You are also my friend. I have been and always shall be yours." It has a [[TearJerker heartbreaking]] callback later, but the initial moment warms the heart indeed.

* "This simple feeling is beyond V'ger's comprehension." Spock finally fully accepts and admits to feelings he was terribly ashamed of in The Original Series. [[HeterosexualLifePartners What exactly those feelings are]] [[HoYay is up to interpretation]], but it's heartwarming either way.

* The unveiling of the ''Enterprise-A''.

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