History Heartwarming / TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess

*** There's also when Zelda [[spoiler: gives up her spirit to save Midna, and Midna desperatly tries to stop her because she cares for her.]]

* Technically not a 'moment' per se, but the way Hyrule feels alive again by the time you retreived the Master Sword. There's activity everywhere--from the Zora swimming in the various rivers and lakes, to the Goron who are helping out Kakariko Village and some even going to Hyrule Castle Town, to Agitha searching for bugs just outside the gates of said city. Especially when compared to the state of things when you first left Faron Woods, when most of the land was still covered in twilight and both the Zora and Goron were desperate for help, and everyone very much kept to their own instead of venturing out.

-->'''Coro:''' Say, you seem to like people... But I bet even a good pup like you gets the evil eye from people just 'cause you're a wolf. But me, I'm not woried about you, little guy. My older sister is ''much'' scarier than you.
* When Link first meets Oocoo, his expression probably matches the one the average gamer would have: shock and disbelief. However, after a couple more dungeons of running into her, Link begins to softly smile when he finds Ooccoo. While it's fairly minor and awfully subtle, it's rather sweet how Link develops a fondness for the strange Oocca family that he can't seem to stop running into.

-->'''Coro:''' Say, you seem to like people... But I bet even a good pup like you gets the evil eye from people just 'cause you're a wolf. But me, I'm not woried about you, little guy. My older sister is ''much'' scarier than you.

** There are even Zora in Death Mountain's hot spring area. Granted, they're not particularly used to the heat, but the fact that they're willing to go through such a hot and dry area to check it out speaks volumes.

* "The sword accepted you as its master..." gains a lot of weight after you've played through SkywardSword.

* I found it very cool that Louise, Telma's long-haired cat, hopped out into the rain and several inches of rainwater, just to show you a shortcut through the bar.

** Actually, you (may have) used it to knock down the beehive for Hanch, who saw and says something indicating that he may have known how to do it, but didn't think to. But there is still some reciprocity there in that you ''did'' use a hawk to regain his wife's cradle. While they possibly didn't see that a hawk was used, you did still return it.

* Technically not a 'moment' per se, but the way Hyrule feels alive again by the time you retreived the Master Sword. There's activity everywhere--from the Zora swimming in the various rivers and lakes, to the Goron who are helping out Kakariko Village and some even going to Hyrule Castle Town, to Agitha searching for bugs just outside the gates of said city. Especially when compared to the state of things when you first left Faron Woods, when most of the land was still covered in twilight and both the Zora and Goron were desperate for help, and everyone very much kept to their own instead of venturing out.

* Epona is one of the view who recognizes Link as a wolf, signifying the strong bond between them. She also tells him to hurry up and get back to his normal form, which is especially poignant after [[spoiler:Link is cursed by Zant to stay in his wolf form forever]], which is the first time you can talk to her as a wolf.

-->''"Tell him...his mother loves him without end..."''

* It's easy to overlook, given the implied Tearjerker behind the confirmation of the Hero's Shade as [[spoiler: the spirit of the Hero of Time]], but notice how his tone shifts as he challenges Link with each new technique and watches his successor match him strike for strike. There's real pride in his words, watching the new Hero fulfull his utmost potential under his tutelage. At the end, when the Hero's Shade confesses to Link the secret of his heritage, you get the sense that Link has helped him as much in return by allowing him to absolve the regrets of his past life. Now he can finally rest in well-earned peace.

** And there was some foreshadowing to this, too. [[spoiler:After defeating the Armagohma thing in the Temple of Time, Midna points out that it would probably be "better" to destroy the mirror after using it to save Hyrule and the Twilight Realm.]] At the time, [[WhatAnIdiot you shrug it off, saying to yourself,]] [[TemptingFate "As if! Nintendo wouldn't do that to the fans, right? Right!]] [[DramaticIrony No reason to worry..."]]

* Also, when Zelda's soul is finally restored to her body and Midna is actually moved to tears, rendered unable to find the words to thank Zelda for what she's done for her ("Princess Zelda, I.....I....")

** You get the Heart Container of the dungeon. And about 30 recovery hearts. Just from the love the two Yetis have for each other, after they reunite. How is that not a heartwarming, d'waaa moment?

* What about the scene when Zelda receives the Light Arrows? She and Link stand alone in the ether, and she begs him to lend her the last of his considerable strength to save her kingdom. And ''bows'' to him -- she, the Princess of Hyrule, bows to a goat-herder, in a moment of true humility and grace. HeroicMime that he is, he doesn't get a cool line...he just gives her his hand.

* The most indisputable example of this has to be [[spoiler: Midna's return by literal Deus Ex Machina, and Link running full tilt to welcome her back]].

** It even shows in how she ''speaks,'' no less. After [[spoiler: Zelda revives her]], Midna speaks in a different, softer tone. It was a small detail, but a surprisingly effective one.
** "Ungh...L-Link...hurry to Zelda..." How could you possibly ''not''?

** And there was some foreshadowing to this, too. [[spoiler:After defeating the Armagohma thing in the Temple of Time, Midna points out that it would probably be "better" to destroy the mirror after using it to save Hyrule and the Twilight Realm.]] At the time, [[WhatAnIdiot you shrug it off, saying to yourself,]] [[TemptingFate "As if! Nintendo wouldn't do that! [[TemptingFate that to the fans, right? Right!]] [[DramaticIrony No reason to worry..."]]

* Technically not a 'moment' per se, but the way Hyrule feels alive again by the time you retreived the Master Sword. There's activity everywhere--from the Zora swimming in the various rivers and lakes, to the Goron who are helping out Kakariko Village and some even going to Hyrule City, to Agitha searching for bugs just outside the gates of said city. Especially when compared to the state of things when you first left Faron Woods, when most of the land was still covered in twilight and both the Zora and Goron were desperate for help, and everyone very much kept to their own instead of venturing out.

* Epona is one of the view who recognizes Link as a wolf, signifying the strong bond between them. She also tells him to hurry up and get back to his normal form, which is especially poignant after [[spoiler:Link is cursed by Zant to stay in his wolf form forever]], which is the first time you can talk to her as a wolf.

* It's easy to overlook, given the implied Tearjerker behind the confirmation of the Hero's Shade as [[spoiler: the spirit of the Hero of Time]], but notice how his tone shifts as he challenges Link with each new technique and watches his successor match him strike for strike. There's real pride in his words, watching the new Hero fulfull his utmost potential under his tutelage. At the end, when the Hero's Shade confesses to Link the secret of his heritage, you get the sense that Link has helped him as much in return by allowing him to absolve the regrets of his past life. Now he can finally rest in well-earned peace.

* Um, Ilia getting her memory back, anyone? Come on, it's the cutest and most heartwarming scene in the game, especially after everything you went through to get it back, and seeing her finally recognize her childhood best friend after all this time...

* The most indisputable example of this trope for the whole series has to be [[spoiler: Midna's return by literal Deus Ex Machina, and Link running full tilt to welcome her back]].

** And there was some foreshadowing to this, too. [[spoiler:After defeating the Armagohma thing in the Temple of Time, Midna points out that it would probably be "better" to destroy the mirror after using it to save Hyrule and the Twilight Realm.]] At the time, [[WhatAnIdiot you shrug it off, saying to yourself,]] [[TemptingFate "As if! Nintendo wouldn't do that! They've made Link/Midna a practical]] {{OTP}} [[TemptingFate by this point, so they wouldn't do that to the fans, right? Right!]] [[DramaticIrony No reason to worry..."]]

** I think this is a case of {{YourMileageMayVary}}, though.

* "The sword accepted you as its master..." gains a lot of weight after you've played through SkywardSword.

* At the end of the game where [[spoiler: where Colin takes up the sword and shield, and his baby sister is born. He has grown greatly from the shy child who admires you at the start but has a repulsion towards the idea of swords.]]

* There is the moment in Hyrule Castle when the chest containing the Boss Key is in sight, and enemies begin to run towards you. Then a hawk swoops out of nowhere, and the camera cuts to it landing on Rusl's arm. He helped you out with the hawk you taught him to use.

* A very brief moment in ''Twilight Princess'', during part one of the extensive final battle (battles?) at Hyrule Castle. After successfully working together to win part of the fight, Link stands holding his sword, and Midna drifts over to lean companionably against his shoulder. They grin at each other in a very "I've got your back, buddy" kind of way.

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