History Heartwarming / TheLastHero

* The whole book. "Nobody remembers the singer. The song remains."
** Possibly a shout-out to The Bard's Song (In The Forest) by ''Blind Guardian'' whose lyrics include the line "No-one will ever know our names, but the bards' songs will remain".

* Cohen and the Silver Horde [[spoiler:sacrificing themselves to save the Disc.]]

* A bit of a meta example: Cohen and his Horde already got a perfectly good ending to their saga in ''Literature/InterestingTimes'', settling down to live out their lives as rulers of the Agatean Empire. The fact that Pratchett returned to the characters to give them an even more triumphant send-off seems to imply that he really was that fond of them.
** Besides, a capital-H Hero’s story isn’t finished until they get a [[TheLastDance death-tale worthy of remembering]]. And Cohen’s the Last Hero. So it was good of Terry to give him one.
* Mrs. Mc Garry chooses to stay behind for her family instead of joining the rest of the heroes.
** Cohen and the others not only accept it but knew that would be her choice without even asking, showing they know and respect her.

* Actually, Cohen is kind to almost everyone here in his own way.

* A moment that overlaps with TearJerker: Rincewind is going on a quest and he can't take the Luggage. They've come a long way since they first met, when the Luggage was threatening to eat Rincewind; now he's like a dog that must stay behind while its owner goes away.
* When the Horde [[spoiler: horse-jack the Valkyries, they take all seven horses, despite there only being five of them.]] Presumably the other two are for Old Vincent and Teach.

** Besides, a capital-H Hero’s story isn’t finished until they get a [[TheLastDance death-tale worthy of remembering]]. And Cohen’s the Last Hero. So it was good of Terry to give him one.

* Informed by Nuggan of how many excellent foods his worshipers are forbidden to eat, Offler the Crocodile God can't help but feel a pang of sympathy for the Nugganites. As minor as this seems, anyone who's read ''Discworld/SmallGods'' will know that it's actually quite remarkable for ''any'' Discworld god to empathize with mortals: most are JerkassGods at best, if not downright sociopaths. But any god as ugly as Offler has got to have learned to see a mortal's point of view, to have retained followers for so long.

* A bit of a meta example: Cohen and his Horde already got a perfectly good ending to their saga in ''Discworld/InterestingTimes'', settling down to live out their lives as rulers of the Agatean Empire. The fact that Pratchett returned to the characters to give them an even more triumphant send-off seems to imply that he really was that fond of them.

** Besides, a capital-H Hero’s story isn’t finished until they get a [[TheLastDance death-tale worthy of remembering]]. And Cohen’s the Last Hero.

* A bit of a meta example: Cohen and his Horde already got a perfectly good ending to their saga in ''Discworld/InterestingTimes'', settling down to live out their lives as rulers of the Agatean Empire. The fact that Pratchett returned to the characters to give them an even more triumphant send-off seems to imply that he really was that fond of them.

* Cohen and the Silver Horde sacrificing themselves to save the Disc.

* When the Horde [[spoiler: horse-jack the Valkyries, they take all seven horses, despite there only being five of them.]] Presumably the other two are for Old Vincent and Teach.

* A moment that overlaps with TearJerker: Rincewind is going on a quest and he can't take the Luggage. They've come a long way since they first met, when the Luggage was threatening to eat Rincewind; now he's like a dog that must stay behind while its owner goes away.

* In the illustration toward the end where everyone has gathered to watch Leonard paint the temple ceiling, the Librarian is holding Rincewind's hand. The Librarian has a bit of a habit of holding people's hands -- probably an orangutan thing -- and it's cute every time.

* Informed by Nuggan of how many excellent foods his worshipers are forbidden to eat, Offler the Crocodile God can't help but feel a pang of sympathy for the Nugganites. As minor as this seems, anyone who's read ''Discworld/SmallGods'' will know that it's actually quite remarkable for ''any'' Discworld god to empathize with mortals: most are JerkassGods at best, if not downright sociopaths. But any god as ugly as Offler has got to have learned to see a mortal's point of view, to have retained followers for so long.

** Possibly a shout-out to The Bard's Song (In The Forest) by ''Blind Guardian'' whose lyrics include the line "No-one will ever know our names, but the bads' songs will remain".

* Informed by Nuggan of how many excellent foods his worshipers are forbidden to eat, Offler the Crocodile God can't help but feel a pang of sympathy for the Nugganites. As minor as this seems, anyone who's read ''Discworld/SmallGods'' will know that it's actually quite remarkable for ''any'' Discworld god to empathize with mortals: most are JerkassGods at best, if not downright sociopaths.

* Cohen and his band went back to Fingers Madza, the Thief Who Stole Fire, and not only paid their respects, but cut him loose and gave him a sword to enact revenge against the eagle who has been eating his (regenerating) liver for a very long time.

* Cohen and his band went back to Fingers Madza, the Thief Who Stole Fire, and not only paid their respects, but cut him loose and gave him a chance to enact revenge against the eagle who ate his liver daily for a very long time.

* The illustration of Death cheerfully petting a confused-looking cat.

* Rincewind being so moved by the sight from the moon that even he, of all people, can't manage sarcasm.

* The illustration of Death cheerfully petting a confused-looking cat.