History Heartwarming / SuperSmashBros

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* Meta example: in the wee hours of the morning on February 1, 2013, ''Melee'' successfully raised over $90,000 as part of a competition to be concluded in the EVO fighting game tournament for 2013. ''Brawl'' barely hit three digits. Why? ''Brawl'' fans turned out to support ''Melee'' and unite behind that game instead of their own. Reasons aside, this event has dramatically cooled tensions between two factions in the BrokenBase. Although that's likely an instance of the Spoiler Effect.
* The Invitational Tournament at E3 2014. This coming together of fans and creators alike, all together for a show of sportsmanship and camaraderie, with everyone in a good mood.
** Special mention to the crowd's reactions to Mega Man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wnnv5zySAk especially once he finally managed to get his Final Smash off]]. It really says a lot about how much the Blue Bomber is loved when his fans cheer him on despite doing relatively poorly throughout the Invitational.
*** Some even suspect Rosalina's player [[HeroicSacrifice may have intentionally jumped into the Black Hole Bomb]] just to ensure the Final Smash fired.
* When the Brawl website [[https://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/music/music14.html posted a sample of Meta Knights theme under the music section]], Sakurai opens the blog post by nostalgicly looking back on making Kirby Super Star.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqkhESNTxKA This video made for Sakurai's 44th birthday which was released on that exact day.]] Which features Sakurai moving to beats of various Kirby soundtracks. Special mention goes to the moment where King Dedede and Kirby are moving their arms along with their creator and the ending.
-->[[Creator/MasahiroSakurai Sakurai]] Directs forever
* Why does the Duck Hunt Dog team up with a duck? [[http://capnjamesman.tumblr.com/post/97529396924/beapeabear-and-thats-why-theyre-friends This comic is one explanation.]] That same comic has been made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahL27fggDlE into a dynamically-animated comic on YouTube.]]
* Another fan comic was made to explain [[https://twitter.com/galaxytrail/status/512316833006116864 why the Ice Climbers didn't return]]. [[HeartwarmingInHindsight As of]] ''Ultimate'', now Popo can bring Nana.
* [[https://www.ssbwiki.com/images/4/4b/8-Player_Smash_Original_8.jpg This Miiverse post]] has a magnificent screenshot: the Original Eight, on screen together for the first time outside the character select screen. Seeing such iconic characters gathered like that just plain feels good.
* Sakurai has on occasion retweeted excited reactions to major character reveals like Mewtwo and Cloud. It really goes to show how much he enjoys making the fans as happy as possible.
* [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/676896950751469568 Hideki Kamiya's tweet]] upon Bayonetta's inclusion, complete with delight and amusement. What makes this even more heartwarming was that Kamiya was generally dismissive of ''Smash'' and the prospect of Bayonetta's appearance in it, showing how he's seemingly okay with it.
-->To Sakurai

-->And

-->All Smash Idiots:

-->I LOVE YOU
* At the end of Final Video Presentation, Sakurai thanks all the fans for their continued support of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' franchise and expresses his hope to see the characters continue their adventures in more titles.
* [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/559631-super-smash-brothers This fan comic suggesting why Mega Man was included.]]
* For the third-party characters, Smash Bros. doing things like giving Cloud his Limit Gauge and making Ryu always face his opponent in 1v1 fights show that even if they are not of Nintendo's creation, they will make sure they are represented properly.
* The fact that the twelve characters from [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros64 the very first game in the series]] have never been cut from any game in the series really shows that despite some of them not having any appearances in a long time, will always remain relevant to Super Smash Bros.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKSZF6yHsuY&pbjreload=10 This fan-made video.]] Despite Isabelle and Snake coming from two ''vastly'' different games, the conversation between the two is very sweet.
* Sakurai tweeted a thank you message for Smash players on the day of the original's 20th anniversary. It's sweet that not only does he admit that the game is 20 years old, but he even thanks players for playing his games, even though it was hard work.
--> "Today is the 20th anniversary of Super Smash Bros. For twenty years, I have seen a lot of things that have been played intensely and happily. In various houses, gatherings, competitions, offices of the same business. Of course, it was hard work, but I think it is a very happy thing. Thank you for playing."
** Even sweeter, people actually responded to it and thanked ''Sakurai'' for the series as a whole, and some even encouraged him to take a break.
* When accepting a gaming award in 2019, [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/571/564/584.jpg Sakurai went into a personal story]] about how ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' was the last task given to him by Creator/SatoruIwata before his death in 2015. Sakurai's dedication comes off in a much more heartwarming vibe with this in mind.

* [[http://awdplace.tumblr.com/post/145719898930 This comic]] portrays the characters as AnimatedActors. While Bowser has a lot of trouble out of universe because he plays the bad guy, his friends are there when he needs them.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqkhESNTxKA This video made for Sakurai's 44th birthday.]] Which features Sakurai moving to beats of various Kirby soundtracks. Special mention goes to the moment where King Dedede and Kirby are moving their arms along with their creator and the ending.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Welcome to Smash, [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Sora!]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:After missing his chance in Smash 4, he finally got it in Ultimate!]]

* [[http://awdplace.tumblr.com/post/145719898930 This comic]] portrays the characters as AnimatedActors. While Bowser has a lot of trouble out of universe for playing the bad guy, his friends are there when he needs them.

* Sakurai tweeted a thank you message for Smash players on the day of the original's 20th anniversary. It's sweet that not only does he admit that the game is 20 years old, but he even thanks players for playing his series, even though it was hard work.

* Sakurai tweeted a thank you message for Smash players on the day of the original's 20th anniversary.
--> "Today is the 20th anniversary of the Super Smash Bros. For twenty years, I have seen a lot of things that have been played intensely and happily. In various houses, gatherings, competitions, offices of the same business. Of course, it was hard work, but I think it is a very happy thing. Thank you for playing."

* [[https://www.ssbwiki.com/images/thumb/4/4b/8-Player_Smash_Original_8.jpg/450px-8-Player_Smash_Original_8.jpg This Miiverse post]] has a magnificent screenshot: the Original Eight, on screen together for the first time outside the character select screen. Seeing such iconic characters gathered like that just plain feels good.

* Another fan comic was made to explain [[https://twitter.com/galaxytrail/status/512316833006116864 why the Ice Climbers didn't return]].
** [[HeartwarmingInHindsight As of]] ''Ultimate'', now Popo can bring Nana.

* After TheReveal that the Inklings were going to be playable, a user by the name of "Kira-Vera" made a few comics showing both Inking Boy and Girl getting along with the rest of the cast. Examples include:
** [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1352613-super-smash-brothers Meeting Mario and Luigi, who are apparently still popular even after humanity died out.]]
** [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1351494-super-smash-brothers Inkling Girl finding Kirby as an Inkling.]]
** [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1352614-super-smash-brothers Both meeting Ness and Lucas, and are quite excited to discover humans.]]
** And after Ridley's inclusion, Kira made this comic of [[https://kira-vera.tumblr.com/post/176095758633/little-chu-just-wants-cuddles Ridley meeting Pichu]]; and the two actually getting along and cuddling. Meaning that ultimately, Pichu is such a RidiculouslyCuteCritter, ''that even '''[[BloodKnight Ri]][[AxCrazy dl]][[LackOfEmpathy ey]]''' can't help but genuinely love him.''

* [[https://twitter.com/2GGaming/status/1025555978199031810 This video]] has a number ''Smash Bros.'' attendees at EVO 2018 sending Sakurai a Happy 48th Birthday. Sakurai later made a [[https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1025890713186095104 heartwarming reply.]]
** It's even more heartwarming in Sakurai's perspective. Two months ago, he was being harassed on his Twitter about Waluigi's exclusion, and he had been through a lot of stress when making the Smash series. Then thousands of ''Smash'' fans [[ThrowTheDogABone generously wished Sakurai a happy birthday]], [[EarnYourHappyEnding making his gratitude even sweeter]]. What goes around comes around, indeed.
* [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1402217-super-smash-brothers-ultimate This comic]] drawn by Shadman explaining why Waluigi didn't make it into Smash.
* All of the [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1382735-super-smash-brothers-ultimate wholesome]] [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1381727-super-smash-brothers-ultimate fan]] [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1399856-super-smash-brothers-ultimate art]] of newcomers and returning fighters hugging each other after finally being reunited. Really makes the Super Smash cast look like one gigantic family.

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* In the opening, we see the Ice Climbers climbing platforms. Popo almost falls, but Nana saves him. The music helps too.
* In the same vein, we see a collage of Link's adventures as a child in ''Ocarina of Time'', almost like a lead-up to his legendary status. These scenes showcase Saria, Malon, Darunia, Ruto, Rauru, Impa, and of course Zelda, showing that Link has not forgotten any of them.
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