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5While ComicBook/{{Batman}} has a reputation for being DarkerAndEdgier than other DC heroes, it's moments like these that show that heartfelt moments can still be found even in the grim world of The Dark Knight.
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11** ''Heartwarming/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder''
12** ''Heartwarming/{{Batwoman}}''
13** ''Heartwarming/TheBatmanAdventures''
14** ''Heartwarming/BatmanBlackAndWhite''
15** ''Heartwarming/BatmanEternal''
16** ''Heartwarming/BatmanGrantMorrison''
17** ''Heartwarming/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns''
18** ''Heartwarming/BatmanNoMansLand''
19** ''Heartwarming/BirdsOfPrey''
20** ''Heartwarming/DeathOfTheFamily''
21** ''Heartwarming/GothamCentral''
22** ''Heartwarming/GrantMorrisonsBatman''
23** ''Heartwarming/LilGotham''
24** ''Heartwarming/TheLongHalloween''
25** ''Heartwarming/Robin1993''
26** ''Heartwarming/RedRobin''
27** ''Heartwarming/SupermanBatman''
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30* In ''Batman #156'''s "Robin Dies at Dawn", Batman volunteers to test the effects of isolation on a human mind and hallucinates Robin dying for him. It makes him so upset he has nightmares and quits being Batman for a while, but becomes heartwarming when Robin takes notice of his problems and has Ace the Bat-Hound lay next to Bruce at night so he won't be alone.
31* The ending of ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' is a bizarre combination of this trope and horror, in which the Batman makes a genuine offer of help, which the Joker almost tearfully refuses. He then explains why he said no in the form of a joke which ''actually makes [[TheStoic the Batman]] laugh''.
32* The ''Made of Wood'' arc of Detective Comics has Batman acting unusually accommodating to the Golden Age Green Lantern, Alan Scott. He never criticizes the help given, makes sure to include him in all his investigations and everything goes great between them. After saying their good-byes after returning to the Batcave, we see Batman placing a new souvenir in his collection alongside a black and white picture of Alan Scott and a young boy shaking hands, signed "To my biggest fan and junior guardsman, little Tommy Wayne".
33* In ''Gotham Knights'', Bruce Wayne at long last [[http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww246/Georgethecat/GothamKnights17pg19dickadopted.jpg legally adopts]] Dick Grayson. The fact that Batman is nervously stuttering makes it all the more heartwarming. And the last page where we see the paper that finalizes the adoption, with both Bruce and Dick's signatures on it makes one all warm and fuzzy inside.
34* During ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', Kal-L tries to convince Batman that he's playing for the wrong team, that if he helps him, the world will be perfect again, as no one on Earth-1 was as good as their counterpart on Earth-2. It seems like he may succeed, until Batman asks if Dick Grayson is a worse person here than he is there. Kal-L admits that he's a good man on both worlds. Since Bruce has said outright that Dick was the only thing he ever did right, he's convinced that the world is worth saving. If only because Bruce Wayne is a proud daddy.
35* The ''Batgirl'' miniseries has a rather sweet moment. Batman watches his BrokenBird protege Cassandra fight her abusive and psychotic assassin father until he's hanging by his fingertips from a ledge. Despite all he's done to her and her temptation to leave him to his fate, Batgirl tries to save him from falling at the last minute. Batman stops her father from falling and offers "what he should have offered a long time ago." He offers to adopt her and give her a real family.
36* The epilogue to the Pre-[[ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths Crisis]] story "To Kill A Legend", in which ComicBook/ThePhantomStranger has given Franchise/{{Batman}} the opportunity to travel to an AlternateUniverse to save his parents.
37-->For as long as he lives Bruce Wayne will remember that night three weeks ago... and the bat-winged creature that swooped down from the sky saving the lives of himself and his parents. That night Bruce learned what death was... and he learned it could be averted... at least temporarily. Years from now he will make a decision... Choose a direction for his life... And when he does, it will not be a decision born of grief, or guilt, or vengeance... but of awe... and mystery... and gratitude.
38** Keep in mind that the Phantom Stranger had revealed that this was a world without heroes and that if Bruce saved the alternate Waynes, he was dooming the world to never have heroes. Because Batman can only be born out of tragedy. Except, this time, the universe rewards Batman. The universe decides that he can become a hero even without the tragedy.
39* [[http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_daily/990722.html#cutid1 This]], where Batman takes care of a baby. Knowing everyone wants the child and there isn't anyplace or anyone safe enough to leave the baby with, Batman takes the baby with him on his outings, leading to a few SugarWiki/FunnyMoments. In order to protect the baby, Batman used his blood, tricking the FBI into thinking that it was the baby's blood. Batgirl asks him why risk his identity.
40-->'''Batman:''' If I had to choose between my identity becoming known or [the baby] having a normal life with his parents... that's no choice at all.
41* In ''Turning Points'', as Franchise/{{Batman}} and a retired Jim Gordon are talking about their friendship over the years, the Bat signal goes on and they both rush to the GCPD roof, only to see that the signaler was a man that Batman and Gordon had saved years ago, when he was about to throw his life away after the deaths of his wife and son. He had tried everything he could think of to try to communicate with them and had finally resorted to using the Bat signal; not to antagonize them like Gordon had feared, but to thank him for giving him a second chance at life and a family. But it was the conversation with Batman and his young daughter that truly sealed the scene.
42--> '''Daughter:''' (with a child-like wonder) You're not too scary. Not at all.\
43'''Batman:''' (with a genuine smile) No, I guess not.
44* During Tim's first Father's Day as Bruce's adopted son, he was buying a watch for him. Then, there was trouble and Tim goes off, making him late for dinner. Bruce claims he isn't worried, though as the night progresses, he tells Alfred that he is going off on patrol and if he runs into Tim, it is purely coincidence (which Alfred doesn't buy). Just then, Tim returns, handing Bruce his gift. Only to realize it was broken. Feeling very bad, he apologizes about how he ruined Father's Day for Bruce. Bruce simply ''smiles'' and tells him that Tim coming home safe made Father's Day perfect for him.
45* ''Detective Comics'' #726 (not to be confused with the Paul Dini Christmas story; that's #826): ComicBook/TheJoker combines this trope with a hefty dose of SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome and MagnificentBastard. To explain: He's used morse code to coerce the guy in the cell next to his to escape, kidnap a small girl, and hide her somewhere. By the time Batman's on the case, the guy's already offed himself, so Batman's only chance of saving the girl is The Joker himself. After a less-than-informative conversation, The Joker realizes that Batman really isn't in the mood for a mind-game, and flat-out tells him where the girl is: in the trunk of a half-submerged car. After fighting his way through an ARMY of thugs, Batman finally does find the girl, and saves her just before she suffocates. Later, Batman returns to Arkham and asks why Joker came clean, to which the Ace of Knaves gives this response:
46-->'''Joker''': Why? Just... Because. I know you, Batman. When you approach a hostage situation like the one I put you in tonight... you probably assume the victim is already dead. Oh, sure. You do everything in your power to save them anyway, because that's you. But you don't really dare hope, do you? After tonight, though...
47-->(Cue Batman lifting the alive, cheerful child out of the water, the [[CueTheSun rising sun]] in the background)
48-->'''Joker''': You'll never be able to do that again, will you?
49* One short in the ''ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand'' arc, drawn in [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse DCAU]] style, has Batman and Batgirl (Cass) trailing a mob assassin carrying a "violin case" through the broken city. At one point, the guy is stopped by a gang, who asks him to "pay". Cass is ready to leap to their defense, but Batman stops her. The killer opens the violin case and takes out... a violin. The gang leader: "It's been seven months since the walls went up. Seven months since we've heard any real music. Play us something. A little 'Danny Boy', maybe?" The ReactionShot may be the best use of Cass' ExpressiveMask ever.
50* One of the major crises hitting Gotham during ''No Man's Land'' is the lack of rain. With no clean water for drinking, sanitation or agriculture, the city's suffering heavily because of the drought. Batman, a flesh and blood man, can't really do anything about it... but a ''[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Man Of Steel]]'' can. It goes into CMOH territory when Batman looks up at the rain and does a half-smile. A half-smile from Batman would be a glowing one for anyone else.
51* A surprising example from Franchise/{{Batman}}'s [[TheBrute Bane]] in ''Secret Six'' after Batman's death. To honor his foe, Bane, Catman and Ragdoll go around stopping a group of assassins who are targeting certain people, including children. It speaks volumes that despite Bane and Batman not seeing eye to eye, Bane was doing this out of respect for him. [[http://www.htmlcomics.com/Book/html.asp?Series_Name=Batman%20%28Battle%20For%20The%20Cowl%29&Book_No=015_Number=1Α=B&Lookup= "The Batman. The Batman saved your child, Mr Cooper."]]
52* The Paul Dini-written ''Batgirl Adventures'' #1 features [[GenkiGirl Harley Quinn]] having to resort to forming a [[EnemyMine team]] with Batgirl in order to rescue Poison Ivy, which is heartwarming in itself to see the lengths Harley would go for Ivy. While the issue is memorable for [[LesYay certain innuendo]], the real moment of heartwarming comes when Harley arrives to untie Ivy, including [[TheGlomp a big hug]] and "Hi, Baybee!" greeting, much to Ivy's surprise and amazement as she believed Harley was killed when Kit abducted Ivy.
53* The conclusion of Franchise/{{Batman}}'s "Fear of Faith" arc (itself a part of the larger "No Man's Land" crossover). To summarize: dozens of citizens, a great many of them immigrants, have taken shelter in the lawless, earthquake-ravaged Gotham inside a church run by two stubbornly pacifistic priests. Said priests' stubborn equal treatment of all who come their way leads to the Penguin using the church as an illegal arms storehouse, as well as the Scarecrow walking amongst the refugees and corrupting their minds. By the end, the refugees have just barely managed to avoid an all-out gang war, realize that Scarecrow's manipulations had led them down that path, and prepare to kill him. One of the priests, however, begs Huntress (the one vigilante who had placed it on herself to watch over the church) to stop them:
54-->'''Huntress:''' Couldn't stop them if I wanted to. Revenge is human nature, after all.\
55'''Father Papaleo:''' It is also human nature to bend to the force of a superior will. Please! I've seen you do things I would have thought impossible, Huntress. I know you can help. I believe in you.
56** She proceeds to show everyone the truth of Scarecrow's worldview - a sad, pathetic vision of humans totally defined by their fears, and ''utterly shatters it'' by convincing everyone to forgive the madman and inviting him to share in their faiths. A broken, confused Scarecrow, who actually wanted to be martyred for his insane beliefs, barely manages to escape as his "experiment" crumbles around him, his theories decisively proved ''wrong''.
57* Batman gets many in ''Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?'' Batman has died and all of his friends and enemies are telling different versions of his death.
58-->'''Clayface:''' He died sssaving the city. No that's not true... he sssaved the city, yes... but he died sssssaving me. I ssssaid, "I'm not worth it." He said, "everyone's worth it."
59* Another one for the Bat-group, this time Harvey and Montoya get a turn: [[http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/1125719.html Here.]]
60* Issue #32 of ''Gotham Knights'', in which we see all the assorted non-superhero things that Batman does as Bruce Wayne to try and improve Gotham, and the lives of people Batman has helped.
61* Pretty much [[http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_daily/546513.html#cutid1 this]], with plenty of father and son moments in Franchise/{{Batman}}, whether it's between Bruce and Alfred or Bruce with Robin, from Dick to Tim and including briefly even [[TheUnfavourite Jason Todd]].
62* There are so many with the dad & son moments between Batman and Alfred, but the biggest one - which is also a tremendous TearJerker, is this exchange in ''Battle for the Cowl'':
63--> '''Superman:''' Are you alright?\
64'''Alfred:''' Am I alright, sir?... No, I'm not... My son has died.
65* Tommy Elliot's funeral in "Hush"; with all those close to Bruce in attendance.
66* At the end of "Heart of Hush", Bruce Wayne looks over Selina Kyle and blames himself for Hush cutting out her heart (she got better). He tells her that after so many years of shutting out people, he could never shut her out, that Catwoman is the only person to ever hold his heart. Batman finally admits, that no matter what happens, he will always love her.
67* [[Franchise/{{Batman}}The Joker]], of all people, gets one in ''Emperor Joker''. Having achieved ultimate Cosmic Power, he decides to unmake the universe because anyplace that would let a monster like him exist must be broken. Harley Quinn approaches him and begs him to spare her. He actually takes pity on her and, for all her "tears of service," transforms her into a constellation, promising she'll have the best seat in the house.
68-->'''Joker:''' [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther Always wanted to see my dame in lights.]]
69* In "The Resurrection of R'as Al Ghul", Dick Grayson returns to Gotham to protect Batman's bratty son, Damian, and finds a thousand of R'as Al Ghul's ninjas attacking Wayne Manor. He questions why he has to do all this for Damian, "a kid that no one likes", before remembering that Tim is in there too, at which point he throws himself into the fight. Awwww.
70-->'''Dick:''' No. It's for Tim. For him, a thousand ninjas is just the beginning of what I would do.
71* The brotherly relationship between Dick Grayson and Damian Wayne. Initially, Dick had a dislike for Damian, but following the events of Batman's apparent death during ComicBook/FinalCrisis, Nightwing has closed down shop in New York so as to return to Gotham, where after the events of "Battle for the Cowl", he assumes the identity of Batman, and took in Damian as the new Robin. After a rough start, they not only become a effective team but develop a strong brotherly bond with Dick being one of the very few people that genuinely supports and believes in Damian, which eventually pays off when Damian actually grows to respect and care for Dick in turn, which begins to shape him into a much more heroic person then he was when introduced. This was best shown in the ending of Teen Titans issue #92.
72-->'''Dick''': Nice work, Robin. It's good to have you back. I'm only sorry that your time with the Titans was such a bust.
73-->'''Damian''': Not your fault. You had great memories there, and you think they're all so appealing. But what they are--is annoying. Like little children. I know you wanted me to find some friends. But I've already got one here in Gotham. And one is more than enough.
74* From ''[[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Batgirl]]'' #5, especially considering everything's she's been through.
75-->'''Steph:''' Everything doesn't have to be about fear. There's room in our line of work for hope too.
76* In ''ComicBook/RedRobin'' #17, Bruce has returned and is having a rooftop conversation with Tim. He states that since coming back, he has forgotten to do one thing. Cue the next page where the two hug.
77* ''ComicBook/RedRobin'' #9: Tim finally reunites with his friends and family. The most touching would have to be his reunion with Superboy. He stands in stunned silence as Superboy teases him about his [[PaintItBlack costume change]] until he finally hugs Superboy in relief.
78--> '''Superboy:''' Tim? Buddy? If you're trying to be all dark and grim now, this isn't going to help.
79* ''A Death in the Family'' sneaks in a CMOH into the scene where Superman and Batman are informed that since the Joker now has diplomatic immunity, Batman is banned from doing anything to him. When they're alone, Supes rather apprehensively (Batman had punched him in the face earlier that day in a fit of rage) calls Batman "Bruce", asks if Jason was Robin, and mentions that he thought he was a really nice kid. All the anger and growling and vengeance that Batman had been caught up in since Jason's death immediately dissolves into grief as he says "Yes, he was. Jason was the best."
80* ''Batman and Robin'' #20 - The entire family gathers to watch ''The Mark of Zorro''.
81* Batman saves an inmate from committing suicide at Dead Man's Point on Arkham Island. Awww!
82* In Issue #6 of the ComicBook/New52 ''Batman & Robin'':
83--> '''Nobody''': I was setting you free. Why would you throw away all I had to offer?
84--> '''Damian''': Why? Because he's my father, you idiot.
85* The Riddler's conversation with The Penguin in ''Gotham Underground'' #9
86--> '''Riddler''': Look Ozzie... I'm not really good at this. I don't really have many friends to speak of. But... but thank you for being the one person who I could actually converse with on an equal level and for--
87--> '''Penguin''': Eddie... enough already. You don't want to still be here when Intergang finally shows up.
88--> '''Riddler''': Yes... well in that we're in total agreement. See you in the next life, my friend.
89* ''Detective Comics'' #828 [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvtbbmtrTS1r6y0p9o1_1280.jpg gives one between the Batman and the reformed Riddler.]] Riddler not only deduces that the murder victim they were investigating was someone Batman knew, he even [[InsufferableGenius offers to share the credit for solving the case!]]
90-->'''Batman:''' Firefighters and police are coming. Reporters won't be far behind. Time for you to go into your media-friendly detective act.
91-->'''Riddler:''' Look, there's no reason we both can't...
92-->'''Batman:''' No. We can't.
93-->'''Riddler:''' Suit yourself.
94* ''Detective Comics'' #831: after Bruce Wayne, as a member of the board of Arkham Asylum, votes against Harley Quinn's parole, Harley is then kidnapped from Arkham by the new female Ventriloquist to help pull a bank heist. Harley instead informs the police of the Ventriloquist's actions and helps Batman foil her scheme. Her reason? Arnold Wesker, the original Ventriloquist, was one of the few real friends she had as an inmate in Arkham, and she didn't like hearing the new Ventriloquist trash-talk against him so soon after his death. The following day, Harley meets with the Arkham parole board again and Bruce informs her he has changed his mind and was now voting in favor of her release.
95* ''Detective Comics'' #833-834: Batman and Zatanna are forced to work with each other when a magician's assistant (and close friend of Zatanna's) is found murdered. Initially this is a case of TeethClenchedTeamwork on Batman's part because he still remembers how Zatanna mindwiped him during ''Comicbook/IdentityCrisis2004''. They discover that that the killer is none other than the Comicbook/{{Joker}}, who then shoots Zatanna in the throat and locks her in a drowning tank, while strapping Batman into an electric chair. Believing that his mistrust of Zatanna nearly got them both killed, Batman is much more willing to work with her and by the end of the story any wrongs committed during ''Identity Crisis'' are forgiven.
96** During this arc it is also revealed that during Bruce's first birthday after his parents were murdered, Alfred attempted to lighten the boy's mood with a birthday party, and even hired Zatanna's father John Zatara to perform. Bruce tried to skip the party by sitting alone by a river back near Wayne Manor, where a ten-year-old Zatanna pulled a variation of the [[WhatHaveWeEar coin-behind-the-ear trick]], producing soap bubbles instead. Without saying so much as a single word, Zatanna became one of the first people to successfully draw Bruce out of his isolation after his parents' death.
97* A real life example: [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/rosenwald-md/post/who-is-the-route-29-batman-this-guy/2012/03/28/gIQA8nPjgS_blog.html A man dresses up as Batman to cheer up children in the hospital.]]
98* In a crossover with ''ComicBook/{{Planetary}}'', Batman ends up stopping the "villain" - a RealityWarper with PowerIncontinence, whose [[DeathByOriginStory parents were also killed]] - not by beating him down, but by talking to him.
99--> "Do you remember your parents? Do you remember their smiles? Do you remember times when they made you feel safe?"
100--> "Yes."
101--> "That's what you hold on to. That's what you can do for other people. You can give them safety. You can show them that they're not alone. That's how you make the world make sense.\
102And if you can do that, you can stop the world from making more people like us. And no one will have to be scared anymore."
103* In ''The Long Halloween'', Batman, after being reluctantly forced to have to beat up Solomon Grundy on Thanksgiving, later leaves him a nice, whole turkey to eat.
104* If there's one thing the New 52 has done well, it's Batman. As such, these are everywhere. One such example appears in Batman: Dark Knight. Scarecrow's returned and he's been up to his usual shenanigans, kidnapping children and mentally breaking them. One specific little girl, the most recent, gets a personal visit from Batman. He asks her for information on what happened, and who did this to her. She, obviously, can't respond. But Batman seems to understand what she needs. So he sits next to her, silent, and holds her hand through the night. Overlaps with [[TearJerker Tear Jerker]].
105* The ''War of the Robins'' storyline had some issues (namely becoming the B-plot to a villain's scheme) but it was ''made'' of heartwarming. Damian decides to do battle with the other three male former Robins, to prove he's the best, and take a trophy from each. He beats Tim in the Batcave, making Tim admit Tim has wanted to kill villains before, meaning that he shouldn't hold ThouShaltNotKill over Damian so much. In his fight with Jason, he points out that ''he'' beat the Joker with a crowbar, but both he and Jason have had lousy parenting in their backgrounds. Essentially, he's lampshading his similarities with his brothers, albeit through violence. When he gets to Dick... Dick hands him an escrima stick as a trophy and says they don't need to fight, since Damian's the "one with the R on his suit" now. We're then quietly reminded that ''Dick'' made Damian Robin, and so of course believes in him.
106* Possibly THE most heartwarming moment ever for Batman occurred in ''Batman And Robin #14'':
107-->'''Bruce:''' (to Damian) ...Damian... I'm proud of you.\
108(''Father and son embrace, cue ManlyTears'')
109* At the end of ''Flashpoint'', The Flash gives Batman a hand-written letter from his father, Thomas Wayne (who had become Batman in the alternate timeline, after ''Bruce'' was killed). It is a letter that reminds Bruce of the love his father has for him and how proud he is of his son. Cue the ManlyTears from Bruce, and thanking Barry for being one hell of a messenger.
110* The adventure begins with Oswald Cobblepot's latest parole hearing. Batman has requested an appearance to speak out against allowing his enemy his freedom, only to find that he's not exactly welcome. The Penguin is paroled and Batman is none too pleased. He decides to keep his eye on the bird and takes note when Cobblepot opens an umbrella factory. As time passes, Batman discovers that the factory is manned... by ex-cons. The Penguin's time isn't all spent on work however, he meets up with a woman named Dovina Partridge whom he corresponded with while in prison and who isn't too happy when Batman pays her a visit. Night after night, Batman keeps an eye on the Penguin's factory, finally deciding to make a move when he recognizes his employees as former criminals. With Robin, the two break into the warehouse and fight his men as Penguin watches. When the battle ends, Penguin walks up to his foe.
111 -->'''Penguin:''' I hope you're satisfied. You've ruined me. My one true love will be forever lost to me-\
112'''Batman:''' Then you shouldn't have gotten back into crime.\
113'''Penguin:''' Ah, but I didn't dear fellow. This business is quite legitimate.\
114'''Batman''': Then why the heavily armed guards?\
115'''Penguin''': To keep prying eyes out.\
116'''Batman''': Of competitors?\
117'''Penguin''': No! Of yours - and the police! You see, most of my employees are like me - ex-cons who couldn't get a break! And flocking together with such birds of a feather puts me-\
118 '''Batman:''' (''sadly'') In violation of parole.
119** Oswald Cobblepot is returned to prison and this time, Batman speaks on his behalf. Once again however, things don't go the way he'd like.
120 --->'''Parole Board Member''': Sympathetic as we might be to Mr. Cobblepot's good intentions, he is still in violation of his parole. Next case.
121** And again, Batman leaves their office in a foul mood, [[BookEnds slamming the same door he had earlier]].
122 --->'''Robin''': That bad, huh?\
123'''Batman''': Poor Penguin sits in his cell brooding over his lost love and it's all my fault...
124** Cut to Cobblepot sitting in his cell, a tear rolling down his cheek as he looks forlornly at a picture of the woman he loved. He's interupted by a guard who tells him he has a visitor. It's Dovina Partridge.
125 --->'''Penguin''': So you will marry me? You do realise my heart was in the right place? How?\
126'''Dovina Partridge''': A little bat told me.
127** Oh, ''Bruce''. It's a pity the woman would die off-panel in another comic, but that doesn't negate the sweetness gesture.
128* Before the New 52, whenever Bruce and Steph interacted...it usually wasn't very pleasant. So, the times when Bruce is NICE to Stephanie, well, they instantly become these. For example, ''Gotham Knights #22'', when no one else is up for working with Bruce, he calls Steph. And when Steph thinks she might be annoying him and apologizes, ''"[[http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/813093.html Don't Apologise. And don't turn it off. I...Don't mind the company]]''.
129** While it lead to ''War Games'', Steph's time as Robin actually showed that she would have been a great Robin had they gave her the chance. Throughout the three issues, Bruce genuinely sounds impressed and proud of her when she does good, from thinking on the fly to take down a criminal to planting a tracker on Scarab while getting her ass kicked by her. [[TearJerker While Bruce ultimately fires her for a pretty silly reason and breaks her heart]], these moments are what make it clear that, given the chance, Steph could have been a good partner, and Bruce does ultimately like the girl; he just wishes she's stay out of this.
130* In one story from the late 1980's, Batman encounters an orphaned brother and sister who learn they would have been placed in separate foster homes and chose to live one the streets rather than be split up. He takes him in as Bruce Wayne until he's able to locate their aunt over in Florida.
131* A Christmas Special features Superman and Batman fighting the Toyman who goes after a former protege of his who he's felt has betrayed him by trying to pitch a toy idea to another company. The Toyman is caught, but in the process he's able to destroy the man's house, leaving him and his family homeless. Batman just seems to brush things off since at least they still have one another, much to [[WhatTheHellHero Superman's annoyance]]. However, not long after Supes repairs their house and gives their son a gift of his own to make up for his presents getting destroyed, Alfred shows up revealing that not only has Mr. Wayne accepted the pitch for the father's toy idea but that Bruce has also sent their son a Christmas gift as well. Of course, it winds up ending on a bit of a {{Tearjerker}} as well.
132-->'''Superman:''' Your employer's very generous, Mr. Pennyworth. I don't think some people realize how compassionate, um, Bruce Wayne really is!
133-->'''Alfred:''' Perhaps you're right sir. But I assure you, ever since Mister Wayne was a child no one knows what it's like to have nothing at Christmas more deeply than he.
134--> (''Cut to a scene of Bruce standing solemnly in front of a portrait of his mother and father'')
135* In a RealLife version, a five-year fighting off a form of childhood leukemia wanted his Make A Wish to be a day to be Batman. [[http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2013/11/watch-make-wish-turn-san-francisco-batkids-gotham-city/71657/ The support that turned out for "BatKid"]] - basically turning San Francisco into Gotham for a day - was ''incredible''.
136* TragicVillain Mr. Freeze's motivation has always been this. But [[FridgeBrilliance take into account]]: Victor makes it clear that his own condition doesn't make his life any better. He's constantly sealed off from the world around him, and he will never again know experiences like a warm summer day. Yet he's never shown making any attempt to cure his own condition, [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl because Nora is and always has been more important to him.]]
137* From the denouement of the ''ComicBook/NightOfTheOwls'' story arc:
138-->'''Bruce:''' Dick, listen, I know it must have been hard, finding out that you were meant to be a Talon, to be one of the owls.
139-->'''Dick:''' Well, thank you, b--
140-->'''Bruce:''' I'm not done. I know it might have seemed like I saved you from that destiny. But you could have never been one of them. Never. They might have seen something in you, back then. But so did I. And the truth is, I didn't save you from some dark fate, those years ago. You saved me from one. And you still are saving me, every day.
141* There are a number of warm moments between [[AmicableExes Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon]] during the period in which Dick was Batman, that sometimes borderline on ShipTease. Most notably in ''ComicBook/{{Batgirl|2009}}'', when they reconcile over Barbara's decision to train Stephanie Brown as Batgirl, and in [[Creator/ScottSnyder Scott Snyder's]] ''[[ComicBook/BatmanTheBlackMirror Black Mirror]]'', when Dick [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome saves Barbara from James Gordon, Jr]], and stays behind to cauterize her wounds rather than chasing James Jr., despite her protests.
142* In the last issue of ''Detective Comics'' before the ComicBook/New52, Commissioner Gordon tells Dick Grayson, "No, thank you on ''all'' fronts."
143* In issue 51 "Gotham Is", the first issue since Bruce returned as Batman following his presume death and memory loss, Gotham suffers an unexplained black-out that everyone assumes is the first step towards some form of attack on the city and thus Batman naturally investigates leading to the following events:
144** He first attempts to stop a breakout from Arkham only for new security measures stops the villains in their tracks.
145** He then investigates the Court of Owls who are proven to be not involved and even chose not to take advantage of the black-out for their own means.
146** Black Mask wishes to make a move only to be vetoed by Penguin.
147** Finally Batman finds the epicenter of the blackout only to find one man, a former criminal who went on the straight and narrow after being busted by Batman, who went in to his job at the newspaper to write an article. He even thanks Batman for giving him the inspiration to take a second chance and went back to school and become an honest reporter.
148** Finally we see Batman patrolling the city til dawn as it's shown that everyone from civilians to criminals (including Joker) is simply enjoying what is implied to be Gotham's first quiet night in a very very long time. As the sun rises over the horizon Bruce learns that it was a simple earthquake as the power comes back on, with the voice-over, the reporter's opinion article, telling Batman to enjoy the quiet night and be happy, if only for one night, to finally see the Gotham he always dreamed of.
149*** The article also states the simple fact that Batman sees the city at its worst and tells the people they can do better...and lately they've started to believe him. This issue helps to make it clear as day (or night as it were) that for all the evil and darkness found in people, ultimately Batman is right: they can be better.
150** Then there's a scene between Gordon and Bats [[http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/callarkhamquick/18802897/2163/2163_original.png in which Batman actually cracks a joke to Jim.]]
151--->'''Gordon:''' ... a miracle.
152* In ''Comicbook/BatmanTomKing'' Batman encounters two new heroes calling themselves Gotham and Gotham Girl. One assumes that this arc will see the heroes attacking Batman for being too dark and violent and they are the right way. Nope... they are pretty much Batman fans and thrilled to work with him, being very polite. Well, Batman will hate them though, right? No again. Batman respects them and allows them to help. By issue 3 we learn that Gotham is a young boy who was saved by Batman. His parents were almost killed like the Waynes (complete with the necklace almost being ripped off the mom) but Batman saved him and told him it was okay to be afraid now but to be brave one day. The boy decided to become a hero. Batman later tells Gotham he is happy to see what he became, much to Gotham's delight.
153* In ''All-Star Batman'' #10. Batman devises a plan to take down Ra's Al Ghul that involves him impersonating Ra's associate. In order for the plan to work he needs someone to else to be Batman to keep Ra's attention. Even though he could have used Dick, Jason, or Duke for the ploy he chooses Catwoman. It says a lot about how much he trusts Selina to allow her to be Batman, even if it's for just one mission. At the end of her impersonation of Batman, Selina has the biggest smile her face.
154* The start of 'Shadow Of The Bat', issue #2. The story begins with a young girl in a graveyard at night, playing with dolls... except the dialogue makes it clear she's not exactly playing with dolls, more repeating to them what her abusive father said and did to her, in a vicious cycle of abuse, proven even more with a dark bruise on her face. Heart-breaking, until the monstrous and terrifying Batman appears before her... and comforts her, helps her pick up her toys, telling her he'll walk her home, and assures her that 'no one will hurt you while I'm here'
155* After over 70 years of intense flirtation, Bruce finally asks Selina to marry him in the mainstream universe, on a rainy Gotham rooftop at night. With the diamond ring she stole in her first appearance no less!
156-->'''Bruce:''' When I first met you on that boat-
157-->'''Selina:''' We met on the street.
158-->'''Bruce:''' On the boat, the diamond you stole. After I got it back, I bought it. I've had it for years.
159-->'''Selina:''' What?
160-->'''Bruce:''' I knew. Even at the beginning. I knew I'd need it.
161-->(He turns around to face Selina)
162-->'''Bruce:''' (takes off his cowl) I...I needed it. Just like...
163-->(Bruce takes off Selina's mask)
164-->'''Bruce:''' I need you. I'm so scared.
165-->'''Selina:''' Bruce...
166-->'''Bruce:''' Selina...
167-->(he kneels down and takes her hand)
168-->'''Bruce:''' (holding the ring in one hand, as the Bat-signal lights up the sky) Marry me.
169** And as of October 2017, Selina has replied to his proposal with a "Yes."
170* The classic 1940s story ''Bruce Wayne Loses The Guardianship Of Dick Grayson'' is made of heartwarming. It involves Bruce calling Dick [[PlatonicDeclarationOfLove the person he loves most]] and making sure everyone knows that he sees him as a son.
171* The ''Arkham Manor'' miniseries issue #4 has Mr. Freeze's new cell [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments (the walk-in freezer)]] broken. Since it's the middle of winter, he spends the rest of the series outside the manor playing in the snow. As he sadly puts it, he doesn't have anywhere to go.
172* A small one from part 3 of the 'Face the Face' storyline, after Arnold Wesker has been fatally shot and lies dying, Scarface yells at him to do something... so Wesker reaches out, and holds Scarface's hand.
173* In Batman Annual #1 in the ''Rebirth'' volume, the first story details Bruce's relationship with Ace the Bat-Hound. In this continuity, Ace was an attack dog owned by the Joker that tried to maul him. After Joker got bored with the "dogs named after a royal flush" gimmick, he left the dogs to starve, where Ace was the only survivor. Alfred, taking sympathy for the dog, especially after hearing how the animal shelter was going to put him down for being too far gone, adopts him. After spending months training him, and Ace and Bruce being acrimonious to each other, they eventually learn to love each other by Christmas, where Bruce thanks Alfred for the wonderful gift.
174* A rather subtle one, but in ''Batman #104'' Batman acts as a conservationist. Bruce and Dick are invited to a scientific expedition to capture and study a giant, marine dinosaur that is a CaptainErsatz of ''Film/TheBeastFromTwentyThousandFathoms''. The Dynamic Duo agree to help, but quickly discover their is a plan to kill the creature. In a subversion of most stories of superheroes confronting big monsters, Bruce spends the rest of the issue thwarting ploys to kill what he clearly sees as not a monster but an endangered, if dangerous, animal. In the end the creature is safely captured to be kept safe in captivity, the crook is apprehended, and Batman stores the beast's egg inside a special incubator to keep it safe in the Batcave until it can hatch.
175* In ''Batman: War on Crime'', Bruce sees a boy named Marcus who has recently lost his parents to Gotham's crime, with Bruce seeing much of himself in Marcus. When he encounters Marcus later, having fallen into a bad crowd and is now pointed a gun at him in terror, Bruce talks Marcus down, [[YouAreNotAlone explaining how he too lost people he loved]] and gently pleading with Marcus "Don't become what killed our families". It works.
176[[/folder]]
177[[index]]
178[[folder: Live-Action Films]]
179* ''Heartwarming/BatmanFilmSeries''
180** ''Heartwarming/Batman1989''
181** ''Heartwarming/BatmanReturns''
182** ''Heartwarming/BatmanForever''
183** ''Heartwarming/BatmanAndRobin''
184* ''Heartwarming/TheDarkKnightTrilogy''
185** ''Heartwarming/BatmanBegins''
186** ''Heartwarming/TheDarkKnight''
187** ''Heartwarming/TheDarkKnightRises''
188* DC Extended Universe
189** ''Heartwarming/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''
190** ''Heartwarming/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}''
191** ''Heartwarming/{{Justice League|2017}}''
192* ''Heartwarming/{{Joker|2019}}''
193* ''Heartwarming/TheBatman2022''
194[[/folder]]
195
196[[folder: Live Action Television]]
197* ''Heartwarming/Batman1966''
198* ''Heartwarming/{{Gotham}}''
199* ''Heartwarming/{{Pennyworth}}''
200[[/folder]]
201
202[[folder: Video Games]]
203* ''Heartwarming/LegoBatmanTrilogy''
204* ''Heartwarming/BatmanArkhamSeries''
205** ''Heartwarming/BatmanArkhamAsylum''
206** ''Heartwarming/BatmanArkhamCity''
207** ''Heartwarming/BatmanArkhamOrigins''
208** ''Heartwarming/BatmanArkhamKnight''
209* ''Heartwarming/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries''
210[[/folder]]
211
212[[folder: Webcomics]]
213* Heartwarming/BatmanWayneFamilyAdventures
214[[/folder]]
215
216[[folder: Western Animation]]
217* ''Heartwarming/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''
218** ''Heartwarming/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm''
219* ''Heartwarming/JusticeLeague''
220* ''Heartwarming/BatmanBeyond''
221** ''Heartwarming/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker''
222* ''Heartwarming/TheBatman''
223* ''Heartwarming/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''
224* ''Heartwarming/BewareTheBatman''
225* ''Heartwarming/TheLegoBatmanMovie''
226[[/folder]]
227[[/index]]

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