History Heartwarming / ZoneOfTheEnders

* During a side mission in which Jehuty temporarily becomes infected with a virus, thereby making '''any damage''' a [[OneHitPointWonder one-hit kill]] for it. Upon arriving to the mission area, Celvice thinks she's asking too much of Leo, but he reassures her that it's nothing of the sort. When you manage to get rid of all enemies with no building destruction and civilian casualties, which is thankfully easy to do, even on the hardest difficulty, Celvice thanks Leo is a truly heartwarming manner.

* During a side mission in which Jehuty temporarily becomes infected with a virus, thereby making '''any damage''' a one-hit kill for it. Upon arriving to the mission area, Celvice thinks she's asking too much of Leo, but he reassures her that it's nothing of the sort. When you manage to get rid of all enemies with no building destruction and civilian casualties, which is thankfully easy to do, even on the hardest difficulty, Celvice thanks Leo is a truly heartwarming manner.

* [[spoiler:The final moments of ''The 2nd Runner''. After stopping Aumaan from destroying the Solar System, Dingo and Leo return to Ken (on board the fake Anubis) from Phobos' explosion with their mechs completely wrecked. Dingo and Ken immediately rush to and embrace each other with their frames. In the anime cutscene that follows, Ken [[CryIntoChest cries into Dingo's chest]] after he affirms his trust in her.]]
* [[spoiler: The [[http://images.wikia.com/zoe/images/4/48/CelviceLeo.jpg secret photo of Leo and Celvice]] given after completing the Zoradius mini-game, showing [[ShipTease Celvice giving Leo a peck on the cheek]].]]
* [[spoiler: ADA and Leo bonding in the second half of the first game, especially during their trip to the Central Hub. From Leo telling ADA a story of his childhood as a means of explaining his reasons for continuing to pilot Jehuty and fight against BAHRAM in spite of his repeated stated reluctance to do so; to Ada telling Leo not to be careless in action as not only does ''she need him'', but ''she does not want him to die''. Leo expresses nothing but lament and sadness when he learns that Jehuty is to self-destruct as part of its mission to Mars, destroying ADA as well. The two had really come far in their friendship since the beginning of the game.]]
** [[spoiler: The second game took this even further. Leo [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight was willing to go against orders]] to protect Jehuty and ADA; and ADA remembered a lot of Leo's words, like suggesting the enemy-halting Geyser on the UNSF [=LEVs=] when Dingo wanted to save the civilians.]]
*** Leo's actions before and during the second game: TakingALevelInBadass, hiding Jehuty on Callisto, attacking Dingo on Mars, jumping Anubis the second he makes it into the base, and even [[spoiler:trying to hurl the battered Vic Viper into Aumaan's reactor]], are all done for one reason: Leo is trying to take the burden off A.D.A.'s shoulders.
* YMMV on this one, but [[spoiler: seeing the Fake!Anubis embrace the wrecked Jehuty after Aumaan is destroyed is oddly heartwarming in a way. Like a reconciliation between the two brothers.]]

*** Leo's actions before and during the second game: TakingALevelInBadass, attacking Dingo on Mars, jumping Anubis the second he makes it into the base, and even [[spoiler:trying to hurl the battered Vic Viper into Aumaan's reactor]], are all done for one reason: Leo is trying to take the burden off A.D.A.'s shoulders.

* [[spoiler:The final moments of ''The 2nd Runner''. After stopping Aumaan from destroying the Solar System, Dingo and Leo return to Ken (on board the fake Anubis) from Phobos' explosion with their mechs completely wrecked. Dingo and Ken immediately rushes and embraced each other with their frames. In the anime cutscene that follows, Ken [[CryIntoChest cries into Dingo's chest]] after he affirms his trust in her.]]
* [[spoiler: The [[http://images.wikia.com/zoe/images/4/48/CelviceLeo.jpg secret photo of Leo and Celvice]] given after completing the Zoradius mini game, showing [[ShipTease Celvice giving Leo a peck on the cheek]].]]

* [[spoiler:The final moments of ''The 2nd Runner''. After stopping Aumaan from destroying the Solar System, Dingo and Leo returns to Ken (on board the fake Anubis) from Phobos' explosion with their mechs completely wrecked. Dingo and Ken immediately rushes and embraced each other with their frames. In the anime cutscene that followed, Ken [[CryIntoChest cries into Dingo's chest]] when he said her father was secondhand (or so [[BlindIdiotTranslation the translators]] this assembled the dialogue together).]]
* [[spoiler: The [[http://images.wikia.com/zoe/images/4/48/CelviceLeo.jpg secret photo of Leo and Celvice]] given after completing the Zoradius mini game.]]
* [[spoiler: ADA and Leo bonding in the second half of the first game especially during their trip to the Central Hub. From Leo telling ADA a story of his childhood as a means of explaining his reasons for continuing to pilot Jehuty and fight against BAHRAM in spite of his repeated stated reluctance to do so to Ada telling Leo not to be careless in action as not only does ''she need him'' but ''she does not want him to die''. Leo expresses nothing but lament and sadness when he learns that Jehuty is to self-destruct as part of its mission to Mars, destroying ADA as well. The two had really come far in their relationship since the beginning of the game.]]
** [[spoiler: The second game took this even further. Leo was willing to go againts order to protect Jehuty and ADA, and ADA retained a lot of Leo's words, like suggesting Geyser on the UNSF [=LEVs=] when Dingo wanted to save the civilians.]]
*** Leo's actions before and during the second game; TakingALevelInBadass, attacking Dingo on Mars, jumping Anubis the second he makes it into the base, and even [[spoiler: trying to hurl the battered Vic Viper into Aumaan's reactor]], are all done for one reason: Leo is trying to take the burden off A.D.A.'s shoulders.

* [[spoiler: ADA and Leo bonding in the second half of the first game especially during their trip to the Central Hub. From Leo telling ADA a story of his childhood as a means of explaining his reasons for continuing to work for BRAHAM in spite of his repeated stated reluctance to do so to Ada telling Leo not to be careless in action as not only does ''she need him'' but ''she does not want him to die''. Leo expresses nothing but lament and sadness when he learns that Jehuty is to self-destruct as part of its mission to Mars, destroying ADA as well. The two had really come far in their relationship since the beginning of the game.]]

* YMMV on this one, but [[spoiler: seeing the (fake) Anubis embrace the wrecked Jehuty after Aumaan is destroyed is oddly heartwarming. Like a reconciliation between the two brothers.]]

*** Leo's actions before and during the second game; TakingALevelInBadass, attacking Dingo on Mars, jumping Anubisthe second he makes it into the base, and even [[spoiler: trying to hurl the battered Vic Viper into Aumaan's reaction]], are all done for one reason: Leo is trying to take the burden off A.D.A.'s shoulders.

*** Leo's actions before and during the second game; TakingALevelInBadass, attacking Dingo on Mars, jumping Anubisthe second he makes it into the base, and even [[spoilers trying to hurl the battered Vic Viper into Aumaan's reaction]], are all done for one reason: Leo is trying to take the burden off A.D.A.'s shoulders.

** [[spoiler: The second game took this even further. Leo was willing to go againts order to protect Jehuty and ADA, and ADA retained a lot of Leo's words, like suggesting Geyser on the UNSF LEVs when Dingo wanted to save the civilians.]]

* ADA and Leo bonding in the second half of the first game. Leo expresses nothing but lament and sadness when he learns that Jehuty is to self-destruct as part of its mission to Mars, destroying ADA as well.

* [[spoiler:The final moments of ''The 2nd Runner''. After stopping Aumaan from destroying the Solar System, Dingo and Leo returns to Ken (on board the fake Anubis) from Phobos' explosion with their mechs completely wrecked. Dingo and Ken immediately rushes and embraced each other with their frames. In the anime cutscene that followed, Ken [[CryIntoChest cries into Dingo's chest]] when he said her father was secondhand (or so [[BlindIdiotTranslation the translators]] this the dialogue together).]]