History Heartwarming / SuperMarioOdyssey

* "Jump Up, Super Star", the showstopper single the game's become infamous for, is part of a festival Pauline puts together just for Mario, both to thank him for saving her city and because she has faith in him. The lyrics of the chorus in particular stand out in this regard, but it's the second time around that really shows how much she and everyone else are behind him all the way:

* An Art Moon in the Cap Kingdom depicts a bunch of colored rectangles and a semi-circle. The Moon is found in the Moon Kingdom and the colored rectangles are all the different [=NPC=]s from each of the various kingdoms looking at the Eart].

* The ending. [[spoiler:After Mario, Peach, Cappy and Tiara escape the collapsing Moon interior with the unconscious and Captured Bowser in tow, Mario finally decides to make his move after all these years and propose to Peach. However, Bowser wakes up, roughly shoves Mario off to the side and reveals that... his feelings were indeed legitimate enough, as even without all the stuff the Broodals gathered for him, including the ring said to bind couples for eternity, he starts to offer her another bouquet of Piranha Plants. Mario, aghast that Bowser's seriously still at it after causing all this trouble, proceeds to try and continue his own proposal, offers Peach a flower as well. Unfortunately, Mario and Bowser get caught up in one-upping each other and start shoving the flowers in her face, so in frustration, Peach rejects them both and storms off to the Odyssey in a huff. While she does this, we see Mario quietly comforting Bowser over the rejection. However, she calms down and gladly beckons them (or maybe just Mario) onto the ship, showing there's no hard feelings between them at all.]]
** Like with the frog at the beginning of the game, [[spoiler:Capturing Bowser gives players a look into his mind. Half of the images are all his defeats at the hands of Mario. The other half? All images of Peach.]]
* [[spoiler:Cappy and Tiara reuniting]] once you save Peach.

* After reaching the [[spoiler:Mushroom]] Kingdom in the post-game, you learn Peach and Tiara have gone missing again. Only this time, that's not the case; instead, they're [[spoiler:traveling the world together, and can now be sought out somewhere in each kingdom between Cap and Moon (and the Mushroom Kingdom itself afterwards) for a Power Moon, much like Captain Toad]]. This is very nice and touching to see for a couple of reasons:
** First and foremost, Princess Peach finally gets to actually relax and enjoy herself (as evidenced by [[spoiler:her changing outfits between lands just like Mario can]]) after a rescue, instead of being left in a captive state indefinitely via SnapBack to just before beating the FinalBoss like so many ''Mario'' games implement after they're completed and the credits roll. It's not that we don't think [[TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin Mario will fail to come through for her]] or that said other games don't imply a HappyEnding once he does, but it's nice to finally see it [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration shown in the gameplay]] and know that Peach does in fact have periods of time in her life where she is not playing the DesignatedVictim role.

** After [[spoiler:finding them once in each kingdom]] and they return to the Mushroom Kingdom, the Toad nearest to the Odyssey gleefully says that all the hats the Toads are now wearing were souvenirs from Peach, meaning that even after she got kidnapped and almost forcefully married, she still got something for nearly every Toad in her Kingdom.

* The entirety of [[spoiler:The Darker Side and Culmina Crater.]]
** [[spoiler:At the entrance, you're immediately greeted by several of the people you met throughout your adventure, including Pauline and the band, who play Jump Up, Super Star! They're all cheering Mario on, wishing for his success in the game's final challenge.]]
** [[spoiler:Even the brochure for this stage has an encouraging, reassuring message:]]
--->[[spoiler:"It will all be OK - you are not alone."]]
** [[spoiler:The Sphynx shows up in the middle of the level for one last quiz, this time only allowing you one chance per life. The final question has him ask you what his final words will be. The correct answer is "Thank you." Answering this will prompt him to thank Mario and Cappy for entertaining him and answering his questions all the time before giving you a ton of coins]].
** [[spoiler:Before you reach the end and climb the New Donk City Hall replica, you have to move along a series of Spark Pylons that spell 'THANK YOU.']]
** [[spoiler:When you finally complete the arduous final journey, Cappy offers Mario a heartfelt speech:]]
--->[[spoiler:'''Cappy''': We've come a long way, you and me... We've seen a bunch of different kingdoms... I mean, sure, we got shot down and stuff along the way... But think of all the HATS! This trip was really amazing. Thank you, Mario. It's been an honor walking a mile on your head.]]
** [[spoiler:And even after you've gotten the Multi Moon, the people gathered outside of the entrance joyfully applaud your accomplishment - assuming you've then taken off the Invisibility Hat you've been rewarded with.]]

* [[spoiler:The game gives some history about the famous stained glass portrait of Princess Peach adorning her castle, which manages to be cute and kinda sad. Because the Princess spends so much time away from the castle (voluntary or otherwise, it can be assumed), the Toads had it made so they could always see her, even while she was away.]]
* An Art Moon in the Cap Kingdom depicts a bunch of colored rectangles and a semi-circle. [[spoiler:The Moon is found in the Moon Kingdom and the colored rectangles are all the different [=NPC=]s from each of the various kingdoms looking at the Earth]].

* The [[spoiler:Mushroom Kingdom]] being completely at peace when you visit it. [[spoiler:We rarely get to visit the kingdom when it's at peace. It's usually under attack by Bowser, and when it's not, Mario's being pulled away from it to adventure in a new land.]]

* In the Wooded Kingdom, the Broodals mess up the secret flower patch. You stop them from destroying all of it, but there's still a large patch missing. You can fix this, and a robot will comment that the feeling it has must be joy.

* "Jump Up, Super Star" is part of a festival Pauline puts together just for Mario, because she has faith in him.

* The ending. [[spoiler:After Mario, Peach, Cappy and Tiara escape the collapsing Moon interior with the unconscious and Captured Bowser in tow, Mario finally decides to make his move after all these years and propose to Peach. However, Bowser wakes up, roughly shoves Mario off to the side and reveals that... his feelings were indeed legitimate enough, as even without all the stuff the Broodals gathered for him, including the ring said to bind couples for eternity, he starts to offer her another bouquet of Piranha Plants. Mario, aghast that Bowser's seriously still at it after causing all this trouble, proceeds to try and continue his own proposal, offers Peach a flower as well. Unfortunately, Mario and Bowser get caught up in one-upping each other and start shoving the flowers in her face, so in frustration, Peach rejects them both and storms off to the Odyssey in a huff. While she does this we see Mario quietly comforting Bowser over the rejection. However, she calms down and gladly beckons them (or maybe just Mario) onto the ship, showing there's no hard feelings between them at all.]]

---> '''Luigi Cap''': The L stands for "winner".

--> '''Luigi Cap''': The L stands for "winner".

* Mario’s sleep-talking is usually randomized, but sometimes he’ll mumble—or even giggle!—about Princess Peach, followed by “amore” — which is Italian for “love”. Awww...

* After many fans wondered where he was, Luigi was added to the game in February 2018.

* After many fans wondered where he was, Luigi will be added to the game in February.

** After [[spoiler: finding them once in each kingdom]] and they return to the Mushroom Kingdom, the Toad nearest to the Odyssey gleefully says that all the hats the Toads are now wearing were souvenirs from Peach, meaning that even after she got kidnapped and almost forcefully married, she still got something for nearly every Toad in her Kingdom.

* One Power Moon in the Metro Kingdom is found by having Mario sit on a bench next to a downbeat man and comforting him.
* The game's Metro Kingdom reveals that Pauline and Mario are still on very good terms. Not only are they AmicableExes, they're practically best friends, considering how well Pauline treats Mario when he arrives.
* If you answer Pauline's quiz correctly you'll find the game takes place on her birthday. Mario gets her a purse as a present, and she thanks him and rewards him with a Power Moon.

** The Toad that is nearest to the Odyssey gleefully says that all the hats the Toads are wearing were Souvenirs from Peach, meaning that after she got kidnapped and almost forcefully married, she still got something for nearly every toad in her Kingdom.
* A minor one, but some of the moons require finding a Bonneter who's looking for one of the level's enemies. Capturing an enemy and bringing it to him will cause said Bonneter to become extremely happy and give you a moon without hesitation.

---> [[spoiler:"It will all be OK - you are not alone."]]

---> [[spoiler:'''Cappy''': We've come a long way, you and me... We've seen a bunch of different kingdoms... I mean, sure, we got shot down and stuff along the way... But think of all the HATS! This trip was really amazing. Thank you, Mario. It's been an honor walking a mile on your head.]]

* In the Wooded Kingdom, you can find a Bonneter in the flower field near the Iron Road's entrance. He sways with delight and describes the flower field as looking like something he once saw in a dream.

** Second, it shows that Peach and Tiara have developed a bond and friendship between them just as Mario and Cappy did. FireForgedFriends is undoubtedly present in their interactions with each other (which even includes their periodically having [[SpeakingSimlish Simlish]] conversations as part of their joint IdleAnimation), and is very sweet to watch.

* Even if he is stealing priceless artifacts from dozens of neighboring kingdoms, the fact that Bowser went to such great lengths to give Peach the best possible wedding is very much heartwarming, at least to this troper.