History Heartwarming / TheLionKingIISimbasPride

** Kiara is now happy to see Kovu again, who also became happy as well and after the song ends, the 2 Lions sees the Butterflies, as they're running down the hill laughing and lay down next to a nearby pool to see their reflection which becomes complete, since the other half is formed.

** Kiara is now happy to see Kovu again, who also became happy as well and after the song ends, The 2 Lions sees the Butterflies, as they're running down the hill laughing and lay down next to a nearby pool to see their reflection which becomes complete, since the other half is formed.

** Kiara is now happy to see Kovu again, who also became happy as well and after the song ends, The 2 Lions sees the Butterflies, as they're running down the hill laughing and lay down next to a nearby pool to see their reflection which becomes complete since the other half is formed.

** Kiara is now happy to see Kovu again, who also became happy as well and the song ends, The 2 Lions sees the Butterflies, as they're running down the hill laughing and lay down next to a nearby pool to see their reflection which becomes complete since the other half is formed.

-->'''Kovu''' Hey Look, We are one.\\

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-->'''Kovu:''' He (Scar) wasn't my father, but he was still... part of me.
-->'''Kiara:''' My father said there was a... a darkness in Scar that he couldn't escape.
-->'''Kovu:''' Maybe there's a darkness in ''me'', too.
-->'''Kiara:''' ''(nuzzles him reassuringly)''

** The lyrics alone can be this, combined with a serious TearJerker.
*** It's, perhaps, especially poignant for the LGBT community. ("They can have the world; we'll create our own..." "...and if only they could feel it too, the happiness I feel with you...")
*** No kidding. "I was so afraid; now I realize...''[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything love is never wrong]]'', and so it never dies. There's a perfect world, shining in your eyes..."
*** More generally, the song can also be taken as an anthem for any couples whose love is stigmatized by society (it helps that the lyrics have no direct association with the plot, aiming for more subtle symbolism).

-->'''Kovu:''' He (Scar) wasn't my father, but he was still... a part of me.

-->'''Kiara:''' (nuzzles him reassuringly)

-->'''Kovu''': I've never heard the story of Scar that way. He truly was a killer.
-->'''Simba''': Fire is a killer. Sometimes, what's left behind can grow better than the generation before...if given the chance.

--> "No, mother. Kiara is right. Enough."
** What makes this even more poignant is that Vitani stands right beside her brother, whom she effectively helped raise as a cub, and whom she had knocked out during the Outsiders' ambush on Simba upon noticing his attempts to save him. If that isn't a good way for her to redeem herself and make up with him, the standards for making that judgment must be nigh-impossible to reach.

** What makes this even more poignant is that Vitani stands right beside her brother, whom she effectively helped raise as a cub, and whom she had knocked out during the Outsiders' ambush on Simba upon noticing his attempts to save him. If that isn't a good way for her to redeem herself and make up with him, I don't know what is.

* The entirety of "Love Will Find a Way", especially since it takes place after Kovu's exile and Kiara running away to find him. When the two finally reunite, they give each other relieved smiles before happily running to each other. It especially hits as Kiara buries her head in his mane as the camera circles around them lovingly embracing.

* The entirety of "Love Will Find a Way", but especially the moment when Kiara and Kovu run towards each other after his exile and Kiara buries her head in his mane as the camera circles around them.

* "Upendi" is a fun, light, romantic love song. From the get-go, Kiara has the time of her life and rolls with everything Rafiki throws at her and Kovu (literally). Kovu starts out nervous, reluctant, and almost shy due to being out of his depth with happiness, but slowly starts laughing and having fun with Kiara.

** Kovu and Kiara getting married after their relationship was denied by others for the entire movie.

* The entirety of "Love Will Find a Way", but especially the moment when Kiara and Kovu run towards each other and Kiara buries her head in his mane as the camera circles around them.

*** More generally, the song can also be taken as an anthem for any couples whose love is stigmatised by society (it helps that the lyrics have no direct association with the plot, aiming for more subtle symbolism).

* During Kiara's presentation during "He Lives in You," the cub mischievously tries to catch some dust in the wind. It's later shown that Mufasa's spirit uses the wind to communicate with Rafiki. Knowing this, it could very well be Mufasa was teasing his granddaughter and making being held up for the Pride Lands to see more fun for her.

** Kovu and Kiara getting married.
** Given how much Simba initially despised Kovu for being his murderous uncle's chosen heir to the throne, seeing Simba come around and accept Kovu as ''his'' eventual successor is something special. In an ironic twist of fate, Zira gets what she wanted and Scar's dying wish would be fulfilled as Kovu will become King of the Pride Lands, not as Scar's heir but as Simba's.

* When Zira offers Kovu up for Simba to kill in the film's beginning, Simba never once makes any threatening motion to the cub. Simba has just learned that Kovu is allegedly Scar's heir, and is a likely threat in the future. Despite that knowledge, Simba only looks at the cub, and the look on his face before he looks back at Zira is one of utter disgust. His final line in the encounter "Take him and get out", is notably calmer, but you can also hear a mixture of disgust and sympathy. Simba is livid that Zira would let her own child be killed, but is also sympathetic to Kovu in that brief moment, because he knows he went through this. Regardless of how antagonistic Simba is towards Kovu in the latter half of the film, there are some lines he will never cross.

** Timon in particular is established as the laziest of the pair, preferring to ride on Pumbaa's head, so it really speaks to how much he cares when he gives up his favourite perch and walks it all the way home.

** Another minor instance, but right before "My Lullaby", Kovu says he doesn't want to kill Simba and Kiara before Zira cuts him off. Shows he is opposed to Zira's take on morality even as a cub.

** To put into perspective, Timon and Pumba raised Simba under the philosophy of just letting things go and not to worry about what has been done, which was naturally completely opposite of the previous film's message about confronting past demons and learning how to come to terms with them. But it works in this case, because the root of this conflict is the lingering influence of Scar and the few followers he had, but with Scar long gone, to fight in his honor seems completely pointless. Sometimes, coming to terms with the past is indeed about just letting it go. Simba actually used what his two surrogate fathers taught him to bring peace between two opposing prides.

* At the very beginning, we have Timon and Pumbaa looking forward to helping to raise Kiara. It's PlayedForLaughs, with Timon planning some decidedly AntiRoleModel activities and with their assuming the cub is a boy only to screech and faint when they learn she's a girl. But it's still sweet. In particular, one line of Timon's: "It's gonna be like old times. You, me... and the little guy." It's clear that he and Pumbaa loved being [[ParentalSubstitute Parental Substitutes]] to Simba, miss the days when he was a cub, and are looking forward to reliving those good times with the new baby.

* The lyrics alone of "Love Will Find a Way" can be this, combined with a serious TearJerker.
** It's, perhaps, especially poignant for the LGBT community. ("They can have the world; we'll create our own..." "...and if only they could feel it too, the happiness I feel with you...")
** No kidding. "I was so afraid; now I realize...''[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything love is never wrong]]'', and so it never dies. There's a perfect world, shining in your eyes..."
** More generally, the song can also be taken as an anthem for any couples whose love is stigmatised by society (it helps it's lyrics have no direct association with the plot, aiming for more subtle symbolism).

-->'''Kiara:''' (lifts his head up with her own, and the two snuggle and purr softly)

-->'''Simba''': Fire is a killer. Sometimes what's left behind can grow better than the generation before...if given the chance.
* The ending of ''Simba's Pride'':
** Simba admitting he was wrong and accepting Kovu and the other Outlanders back into the pride.

** In more a TearJerker case, the entire family and pride of Outlanders were left devastated by Nuka's death. Despite being TheUnfavorite and a tall order ButtMonkey, he was clearly still cared about, even if his mother showed that a little too late.

* A quick, easily missable case, but Rafiki smiling up at Mufasa in relief as he performs his ritual on Kovu and Kiara during the ending.

* After Simba gets ambushed by Zira and the Outlanders, he limps home and collapses in front of Kiara, Timon, and Pumbaa. Timon and Pumbaa, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness not in the mood for jokes now]], help Kiara load Simba onto Pumbaa's back, and Timon grabs Simba's tail, saying, "It's all right, buddy. We're here for you."

* One that is easy to miss, but during the final confrontation, Zira calls Kovu weaker than she thought. Given that Zira's idea of weakness is not killing, this indicates that even before he reunited with Kiara, Kovu was still questioning whether or not he was doing the right thing.

* All moments between Simba and Nala in this film. They clearly love each other and do their best to support each other when raising their child as GoodParents (though Simba does constantly veer into OverprotectiveDad territory).

* When Zira offers Kovu up for Simba to kill in the film's beginning, Simba never once makes any threatening motion to the cub. Simba has just learned that Kovu is allegedly Scar's heir, and is a likely threat in the future. Despite that knowledge, Simba only looks at the cub, and the look on his face before he looks back at Zira is one of utter disgust. His final line in the encounter "Take him and get out", is notably calmer, but you can also hear a mixture of disgust and sympathy. Simba is livid that Zira would let her own child be killed, but is also sympathetic to Kovu in that brief moment, because he knows he went through this. Regardless of how far Simba goes off the deep end in the latter half of this film, there are some lines he will never cross.

* As soon as she gets home after the confrontation with Simba, a furious Zira rounds on Nuka for letting Kovu wander off ("You were supposed to be ''WATCHING HIM!''"). Kovu instantly stands up for his brother, confessing, "It's not his fault -- I went off on my own," despite how terrified he obviously is of his mother. It's sad that Nuka was always too jealous to see how much his adopted brother actually cared about him.

* At the very beginning, we have Timon and Pumbaa looking forward to helping to raise Kiara. It's PlayedForLaughs, with Timon planning some decidedly AntiRoleModel activities and with their assuming the cub is a boy only too screech and faint when they learn she's a girl. But it's still sweet. In particular, one line of Timon's: "It's gonna be like old times. You, me... and the little guy." It's clear that he and Pumbaa loved being [[ParentalSubstitute Parental Substitutes]] to Simba, miss the days when he was a cub, and are looking forward to reliving those good times with the new baby.

* At the very beginning, we have Timon and Pumbaa looking forward to helping to raise Kiara. It's PlayedForLaughs, with Timon planning some decidedly AntiRoleModel activities and with their assuming the cub is a boy only too screech and faint when they learn she's a girl. But it's still sweet. In particular, one line of Timon's: "It's gonna be like old times. You, me... and the little guy." It's clear that he and Pumbaa loved being ParentalSubstitutes to Simba, miss the days when he was a cub, and are looking forward to reliving those good times with the new baby.

*** What makes this even more poignant is that Vitani stands right beside her brother, whom she effectively helped raise as a cub, and whom she had knocked out during the Outsiders' ambush on Simba upon noticing his attempts to save him. If that isn't a good way for her to redeem herself and make up with him, I don't know what is.

* The entirety of "Love Will Find A Way", but especially the moment when Kiara and Kovu run towards each other and Kiara buries her head in his mane as the camera circles around them.
* The lyrics alone of "Love Will Find A Way" can be this, combined with a serious TearJerker.

* A somewhat underappreciated and subtle example during the final confrontation between the two prides: after finally understanding his daughter's words and seeing all of Zira's followers promptly leave her side, Simba conclusively tells a defiant Zira that it was "time to put the past behind us." Who taught Simba this motto? ''[[AntiRoleModel Timon and Pumba.]]''

* Rafiki's ability to communicate with Mufasa as a whole is somewhat gratifying, showing his old friend can still console, assist, and [[CrowningMomentOfFunny even argue with him like they're an old married couple]].

** Given how much Simba initially despised Kovu for being his murderous uncle's chosen heir to the throne, seeing Simba come around and accept Kovu as ''his'' eventual successor is something special. In an ironic twist of fate, Kovu will become King of the Pride Lands, not as Scar's heir but as Simba's.

* The second Kovu sees Timon, his immediate reaction is to slam on the brakes, and is visibly horrified when he saw the meerkat appear out of nowhere. Shows he tries to avoid causing unnecessary injury.