Line #111 Heartwarming/TheRunawayGuys


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4	!General
5	* In his ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' Let's Play Emile mentions that he was always so jealous of the different {{Sibling Team}}s in the game as he really wanted siblings himself. But now, Tim and Jon act like [[BigBrotherMentor older brothers]] towards him. In said Let's Play he doesn't mention being jealous anymore, further implying this being the case.
6	* If something that looks serious happens to one of the guys, the others will sound genuinely worried about them, even [[{{Jerkass}} Jon]].
7	* The guys recorded ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' at Jon's house and ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'' at Chugga's house. Jon is Canadian, which leaves a good distance between the Wisconsin-based NCS and a massive distance from the Georgia-based Chugga. The guys are officially close enough friends in real life to traverse the country just to hang out.
8	* On one of Tim's [=BreakingNCS=] videos, a comment war suddenly started up about whether {{LetsPlay/Chuggaaconroy}} or LetsPlay/NintendoCapriSun was the better Let's Player. After the fight started to go too far, Jon left this comment on the video:
9	-->'''LetsPlay/ProtonJon''': Guys, both Tim and Emile have gone through a lot of shit in their lives, and both have found success and enjoyment in [=LPing=]. I understand not liking someone's LP's or thinking one person's a better [=LPer=], that's having an opinion, but saying you hate the actual person when you've never met themselves seems kind of ridiculous, don't you think? All you see through LP's is a filtered version of a person, you don't know everything about them.
10	* Jon made [[http://www.formspring.me/PJon/q/176203156710000998 a Formspring post]] in response to people questioning his apparent rivalry with Chugga. For those who don't want to read the whole thing, it basically says that Jon actually does consider Chugga a good friend, and at one point at Magfest, the former got very sick and Chugga stuck around to help him get better, checking up on him and keeping him company. The final line sums it up amazingly well:
11	--> '''[=ProtonJon=]''': No matter how stupid our bickering back and forth might be in videos, know that I legitimately like the guy and consider him a very good friend, and watch over him like an older brother would.
12	* The fact that Chugga and [=ProtonJon=] treat Tim kindly, even though they're supposed to be competitive.
13	* Not on the TRG channel, but during part of his own play through of VideoGame/MarioParty2, NCS selects Mario and DK as two of the [=NPCs=] and -- fairly consistently -- refers to them as {{LetsPlay/Chuggaaconroy}} and [=ProtonJon=].
14	-->'''NCS:''' They're not really here or anything, it's just... I don't know. I guess I miss them and so I decided to invite them in somehow.
15	* After the Thrown Controllers event, the guys personally invite [[WebVideo/{{Retsupurae}} Diabetus]] to play Battletoads with them to make up for leaving him out of the Battletoads event in the panel.
16	* At the end of part 69 of their LP of Dokapon Kingdom, Jon said he needed to take a slight break, and Chugga starts whispering into the mic, starting off by saying that he was going to say mean things, but going on to say that he wouldn't do that and then proceeding to give his feelings on Jon, and Tim as well.
17	-->'''{{LetsPlay/Chuggaaconroy}}:''' (whispering) Cool, now I can say unkind things about him. ({{beat}}) Just kidding, I wouldn't do that. Because I really do think the world of that guy.
18	-->'''{{LetsPlay/NintendoCapriSun}}:''' I have no idea what he's saying.
19	-->'''{{LetsPlay/Chuggaaconroy}}:''' (still whispering) Might be for the best, actually. You're both wonderful people, and I enjoy recording with you both. Every time.
20	* PAX West 2017 is where Jon proposed to LetsPlay/{{Lucahjin}}. At the Thrown Controllers panel for that convention, Chugga congratulates them as he introduces her.
21	* At the [=MagFest=] 2018 Thrown Controllers show, a young boy named Max was chosen to play ''VideoGame/GameAndWario'' with a contestant for a Leap of Faith. Even though they end up losing in the end, Jon decides to let the kid be a contestant anyway.
22	-->'''Jon:''' Who wants Max to be a contestant? ''(cue thunderous applause from the audience)''
23	** Later in the show, a contestant mentions that it's her birthday, so naturally, the ''entire'' crowd sings her "Happy Birthday" when her turn is over. Jon ecstatically responds with "This is why [=MagFest=] '''RULES!'''"
24	* After the ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' race at the end of the second day of the 2018 charity marathon, there was a lot of salt flying around thanks to viewers getting way too impassioned over the competition, despite it being in good fun. One white-knighter particularly took Jon to task over Masae getting the general majority of donation-induced resets, calling it bullying. Masae, meanwhile, gave said user a gentle reminder that nobody was actually hurt during the race, and kindly clarified that everybody had a fun time in spite of the salt. It's better that you read her full statement on the matter, because it's so full of heart that it's hard to embody it in a simple paraphrasing:
25	-->'''Masae:''' Uh.. Yeah I'm absolutely, 999% okay. I'm completely over the moon with everything that happened and how much this was able to help a good cause. It's a fun time with my very close friends, and in the end it's just a game. I get salty and upset sometimes, but absolutely not hurt. [[SafeSaneAndConsensual If anything, ANYTHING ever made anyone uncomfortable, we're all allowed to pull the plug immediately.]] But we all are in this together and everyone has an incredible amount of respect for each other. We're all friends. I assure you, it will absolutely stay that way. I appreciate the concern, but know that friends generally will know each others' limits very well in these situations... Especially in this group. Try not to let a little salt get in the way of supporting a good cause. Heck, I would do something like this again just for fun. Salt, resets and all. But the fact that we're raising money for a good cause makes it even more worthwhile and amazing to me. So relax, we're all having a blast and are not hurt.
26	* Emile's joy at [[https://youtu.be/M_lcPOXROeI?t=7278 finally getting to play Donkey Kong in a Mario Party game again]].
27	* After Mario Party 3 during the November 2019 stream, Emile reveals a story where he set up an air mattress for Tom in his room. In the middle of the night, Tom starts giggling and says "You know, if you had told me 10 years ago I'd be sleeping on an air mattress in Chuggaconroy's room after a full day of recording, I would have never believed it". Goes to show how far Tom has come from being a fan of TRG to being a great friend.
28	* The 10th Year Anniversary - celebrating the ten years they have been playing games since the first upload date of their videos. The Guys decide to celebrate with a stream on Jon's channel, with most of their Colosseum buddies dropping in to join the fun. Needless to say, it feels ''really'' good to have everyone together for such a momentous occasion.
29	** During a round of ''Mario Party 3'', Adriana talks about how Emile got friendship bracelets for her and Masae, with the hopes of them eventually becoming best friends (which they did). If that wasn't sweet enough, she also reminisces on seeing Emile and Masae for the first time at a ''[[Franchise/FinalFantasy Distant Worlds]]'' concert; since the three of them were [=StreetPassing=] at the time, Adri remembers thinking, "Oh my god, I [=StreetPassed=] with someone famous!" Emile's response?
30	--->'''Emile:''' I had ''no'' plans of going to that concert, or even know it existed. I went because you said you were gonna be there!
31	* In the first ''Sanrio World Smashball'' game, Emile tells a story about hanging out with Tim and Jon not being there[[note]] (this was during COVID, when the Canadian border was closed)[[/note]], and missing him so much that they played soundbites from his old ''Kaizo Mario World'' videos to make it seem like hew was there reacting to things.
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33	!VideoGame/MarioParty
34	* When Jon tells the story of how they met one of Chugga's fans before even arriving at Magfest, then saying how awesome it was that they met her.
35	* During Bowser's Magma Mountain, when Jon lands on a Chance Time that causes the CPU to give all of its stars to Chuggaaconroy, resulting in him winning the game, Chugga's response is to ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu9-I3AMu0g literally hug him.]]''
36	* At one point on Peach's Birthday Cake, NCS describes his time at the convention with the other Guys as "These have been, like, the best three days of my life. I'm not even kidding."
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38	!VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii
39	* Throughout the series -- mainly after the first world or two -- Jon is constantly trying to kill Chugga. That's not the heartwarming part. The reason behind this is because Chugga ended up nearly giving him a black eye with a pillow (it was one of those cylindrical pillows stuffed with hard foam, so it hurts a lot) and he's just venting anger. He brought this up in an interview, and stated Chugga's actually a really great guy, and now that he's gotten over the incident he's ready to move on. In the interview he also says Tim is one of the nicest people he's ever met and that he'd really like for Josh to come back and guest star in another LP later on. [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther It does make up a bit for the massive trolling he's been doing lately.]]
40	* Maybe even gets more heartwarming when Jon says Josh is like a younger brother to him.
41	* During the end cutscene, the Guys' commentary as if they're actually the characters onscreen (Chugga is Mario, NCS is Luigi, etc.) is a bit heartwarming. Knowing them, they'd normally have some [[DeadpanSnarker satirical]] and [[SarcasmMode sarcastic]] jabs at the scene. (Except maybe for [[NiceGuy Tim]].)
42	* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNAnA9N8OXc&feature=player_detailpage#t=878s Episode 7 of NSMB Wii]], the guys go to collect the third Star Coin in World 4-3. After they enter the room where it's located and see that the Coin is encircled by many other coins in the shape of a heart, the guys give a collective [[{{Squee}} "Aaaaawwww..."]]
43	* In Episode 9, Jon and Chugga agree they should probably let Josh and Tim get more lives. ''Probably.'' They do end up giving them the first shots in the 1UP minigames from then on.
44	* In Episode 14, they finally beat level 7-6 by carrying each other around. It's kinda cute, especially when, after screwing everyone over on the previous level play-through, [[TokenEvilTeammate Jon]] casually [[PetTheDog carries NCS across an obstacle or two and tells him not to worry.]]
45	* He does the same thing for Josh in Episode 15 in 8-7, when Josh is freaking out about the bone dragon coasters.
46	--->'''Josh''': Thank you Jon, you're such a good friend!
47	--->'''Jon''': I'm always there for you!
48	* In the same vein, Jon chastises Chugga for being careless/causing his teammates' deaths (NCS and Josh's, anyway) some time into episode 14 (part 2).
49	--> '''Jon''': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h30RaTBWsb0#t=03m15s Don't you push him [NCS], Chugga.]]
50	* There's this fine example of retribution (not five seconds after the above) to take into consideration:
51	-->'''Chugga''': [After Jon has killed him] You suck!
52	--> '''Jon''': You almost killed Tim.
53	** This one does count as HypocriticalHeartwarming though, considering Jon has been [[TokenEvilTeammate killing everyone like crazy]].
54	* After Mario unintentionally ditches [[ButtMonkey Luigi]], the Toads pick him up in their balloon, and Jon says "Come on Tim. I'll drive.'
55	* During the ending scene, they never brought up the VideoGame/MarioParty [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard version of Peach]], despite the horrible memories. Even though you know at least Jon or Chugga wanted to yell "DITCH THE PRINCESS!".
56	** NCS's line of "ladies first" for Peach when he gets out of the balloon is probably one of the best.
57	* The end of the final episode where they all talk about how much fun they had doing this LP. (Even though Jon is depressed because he didn't force Chugga to use a continue.)
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59	![[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Subspace Emissary]]
60	* In Episode 4, when Link and Yoshi first appear, Chugga and Jon are the ones playing, meaning Tim isn't able to be the first one to play as Yoshi. When Chugga mentions this, Jon kindly sacrifices his turn and gives the controller to Tim so he can play.
61	--> '''Tim''': [[CatchPhrase Yoshi's so happy!]]
62	* Somewhat heartwarming was a few seconds later, Chugga remarks how "nobody can hurt Tim when he's so happy". [[TemptingFate Tim then receives damage almost instantly.]] Chugga's response to this, though likely supposed to be funny, is actually pretty heartwarming too:
63	--> '''Chugga''': How dare you hurt him when he's so happy! I will decimate you for that! kills enemy
64	* Episode 6 opens with a painful-sounding thumping as Chugga takes a tumble. The other two immediately check on him and are obviously worried, even as he decides to ThrowItIn.
65	* In episode 13, Chugga is confused about the "Canadian flowers" and making fun of them. Turns out the flowers he's referring to are poppies, and when he learns about the whole "Remembrance Day" reason behind them, he outright states that he feels bad for mocking them.
66	* In the final (story) episode, during the end cutscene, Chugga and Tim force Jon into a [[GroupHug hug]]. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments (Jon is less than pleased.)]]
67	* From the final (story) episode, Chugga and Tim fight the final boss. After getting a Game Over, Tim decides to let Jon have a go at the fight, saying they should continuing rotating. This allowed all three to get a chance at the final fight, with the added bonus of [[VitriolicBestBuds Chugga and Jon]] working together to finish off the last enemy in the game. It also allowed all three of them to end up with the same turn count, both total and for the episode.
68	** And when you think about it, this also means in a way that all three of them helped defeat Tabuu; Chugga and Jon were fighting, but the final kill was gotten by Yoshi - a character Tim picked and mains. Even when not playing, he lent them his power.
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70	!VideoGame/MarioParty2
71	* Chugga states during Space Land that he actually ''wants'' Tim to win.
72	** On the same board, Jon cuts NCS a break during a minigame and NCS notices. It's a small moment, but sweet... [[MoodWhiplash until Chugga asks Jon why he's never that nice to him.]] ''Then'' it goes straight back to being funny.
73	* Bowser Land. First turn, NCS gets a hidden block with a star in it. Chugga delivers this line:
74	-->'''Chugga:''' I think the game just realized that Tim's not playing bad, he deserves to win something.
75	* Near the end of Bowser Land, Jon is debating on whether to steal a star from NCS or Chugga[[note]]NCS has 2 stars, Chugga has one, and Jon has a Magic Lamp and was on his way to get a star in the first place.[[/note]] After teasing the two, and the viewers, on his decision, he's about to go for Tim... but changes at the last minute and steals Chugga's star.
76	** However, this may have been part of his plan, as in the end he ended up winning the board because he stole that star; if he stole from Tim, Chugga would have won due to getting enough Bonus Stars and having more coins than Jon.
77	* Jon was glad he won the project, no shocker, but since he stated that he grew up with it, you just had to smile a bit during that statement.
78	* Mixed with [=CMoF=], Chugga being happy to fail so many times in mini-game roller coaster with Wario just to send "D'oh, I missed!" off with a bang, since it doesn't appear in Mario Party 3.
79	* During the Minigame Coaster, the guys frequently help each other out, such as Chugga and Tim helping Jon remember the button patterns in ''Move to the Music''.
80	* Chugga gives Jon a bit of encouragement during the Shell Shocked minigame.
81	--> '''Chugga:''' [[VitriolicBestBuds Just imagine they're me!]]\
82	'''Jon:''' ...''I'MA [[PrecisionFStrike FUCKING]] CUT YOU! I'MA CUT YOU!!''
83	** He wins the minigame without taking damage, after all 3 guys had lost on their respective attempts.
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85	!VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand
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87	* At the start of episode 7, Chugga starts out lamenting that this is the last night they have together; he then gives Tim a [[VideoGame/YoshisStory White Yoshi]] to help him further his collection and gives Jon a [[CallBack poison mushroom]] that actually looks like a poison mushroom this time (the last one was apparently a mini shroom, and Chugga just lied to the internet about being a poison one). He ends it off by letting Tim do the intro.
88	* In episode 9, Jon brought up the fact that, because he tends to dislike people bringing up the old memes that people think he's actually a jerk who overreacts to such instances, bringing up that in these cases he's actually laughing about it and isn't as annoyed by it as the [=LPs=] tend to let on.
89	* The Guys help each other out on the challenge rooms. They even cheer on the person currently playing as Kirby and Emile gives Tim a good luck hug before his Sword run. He also attempts to pat Jon on the back after apologizing for making fun of his Wing run, but it looks like he's hugging Tim again from Jon's point of view.
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91	!VideoGame/WiiSports
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93	* Jon and Chugga talk about how they get mad at each other when they do well, but can't help but cheer NCS on when he does well.
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95	!VideoGame/FortuneStreet
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97	* On the Yoshi's Island board, Chugga putting everything he had into supporting Tim at the end, even when Jon looked like he was going to win. This includes giving all of his money to Tim and actively avoiding Jon's properties. Tim wins.
98	* On the Slimenia board, Chugga asks Tim if the fact that Yoshi is a green dinosaur means he's a Slimefoot, one of the creatures from the stories Tim wrote with his sister when they were younger, and which he references from time to time in his videos (especially in Pokemon Sapphire). Tim has a little mini-{{Squee}}, tellimg Chugga that "You have no idea how happy it makes me whenever other people use the word 'Slimefoot' or 'Waterhands...'"
99	* Chugga helping Masaeanela out in Mt. Magmageddon. She lost by a hair thanks to a warp space, but still.
100
101	!VideoGame/WiiParty
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103	* It's oddly sweet to see that Emile made a Mii version of his mom, whom he points out every time he sees her.
104
105	! VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet
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107	* The comments on this Let's Play so far have been pretty vicious, with people insulting Tim's playing ability and being disgusting towards Lucahjin due to her gender. The Guys' comments to some of these have been heartwarming as they stick up for each other and put the trolls in their place.
108	* Chugga gave even more presents to the friends on the Runaway Guys. Tim got a Pink Yoshi, Jon got a "Batman for President" t-shirt, and Lucahjin was given a Barbie and Mah Baaaalls.
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110	! VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash
111	* After jokingly acting like a JerkAss during his race, LetsPlay/{{Slowbeef}} is heard congratulating [=ShadowMarioXLI=] and [=MadameWario=] for winning as the two mention how great it was to finally meet him.
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113	!VideoGame/CastleCrashers
114	* Emile pays Jon twenty Canadian dollars for buying the DLC, even though it only cost three dollars.
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116	!VideoGame/MarioParty3
117	* At the end of Deep Bloober(sp) Sea, Jon and Chugga get into a brief, but genuinely heated disagreement due to Chugga speeding through the instructions of a minigame Jon's never played before, but they both cool down and apologize.
118	* After the last episode of Deep Bloober Sea, many of the viewers complained that Chugga skipped the text during the last minigame and that Tim didn't deserve to win. Chugga [[http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rm1ko6 later made a tweet]] where he admitted that he wasn't the best in the terms of commentary or how he played in that board, but that it's not a reason to act like Tim didn't deserve his victory.
119	--> '''Chugga''': I think Tim was playing well and if people think he won due to luck, that's just how Mario Party goes sometimes. Personally, Tim is my good friend and I'm happy to see him win a board. In my opinion, Jon and myself weren't at our best in terms of commentary. I think if anyone had good moments in this board, it was Tim and it was especially fitting for him to win.
120	* Tim sounds quite upset in Spiny Desert when he accidentally made Jon give his stars to Peach via Chance Time. Especially since Jon has been as unlucky in this LP as Tim was in the first two.
121	* On the second to last turn in Creepy Cavern, Tim tries to help Jon get the last star by using one of his Reverse Mushrooms on him, not that it works since Jon wasn't close enough to the star and Chugga used a Poison Mushroom on the last turn to prevent Jon from getting that far. Still, it was nice of Tim.
122	** Though of course he had the ulterior motive that if Jon won, Tim would win the LP by default because Chugga couldn't match his number of board wins...
123	* In part 1 of Waluigi's Island, Chugga mentions that despite his constant rivalry with Jon, he does consider Jon to be the best overall gamer of the three of them.
124	* Once all the boards have been played, the statistics show that Chugga is the winner, but Chugga decides to declare Tim the overall winner due to having the most board victories.
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126	!VideoGame/NewSuperLuigiU
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128	* Tim is Player 1 this time around. It's likely Chugga let him be Player 1.
129	** Even more heartwarming is the fact that Chugga has fought to be Player 1 in other projects, so for him to kindly let Tim be Player 1, is really sweet.
130	* In Part 11, the guys, by total accident, stumble on a Miiverse post that says "Hi Protonjon, [=NintendoCapriSun=] and Chuggaconroy."
131	* Chugga and NCS discussing Jon's anger with him [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=si2cCnROV0s#t=1037 in the last video]], and the gift exchange afterwards. The gift exchange made Jon noticably happier, but he tried not to show it.
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133	!VideoGame/MarioParty4
134	* When Jon lands on a battle game space in the last episode of Toad's Midway Madness, his choices are Trace Race or Bowser's Bigger Blast, a reskin of Bowser's Big Blast from Mario Party 2. Chugga and NCS beg Jon not to choose the latter and he doesn't and the others thank him. It is diluted by the fact that Jon himself didn't want to play Bowser's Bigger Blast either.
135	* Do you need just one onscreen moment of Jon and Emile proving their rivalry is just for videos and they're actually great friends? See their dialogue in part 3 of Koopa's Seaside Soirée upon realizing they're paired up for Revers-a-Bomb:
136	--> '''Emile''': Jon and I are together!
137	--> '''Jon''': ''(laughing)'' Oh, dude, we are going to ''wreck'' house!
138	--> ''(sound of a high-five)''
139	** There are actually several moments throughout this LP where Jon shows enjoyment in being on Emile's team in the 2v2 minigames due to Emile being good at the game, particularly Dungeon Duos, where they refer to themselves as "the dream team".
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141	! VideoGame/RaymanOrigins
142	* In the comments, a user asked why Tim kept dying over and over again, and how it felt like he wasn't even trying. Tim would respond to the post by explaining obtrusive sleep apnea, explaining that at times he would blank out and have "mini-dreams" for as long as 10 seconds at a time before snapping back to reality. Not only did he confirm that the other Guys sat down and actually talked with him about how he should go to a doctor while voicing their concerns, but several other comments have suddenly changed their views on Tim, instead pleading he get help and hoping he's alright. It just shows that not only do the Guys care about each other as friends, the community also cares about them.
143	--> '''Tim''': Needless to say, the Guys did notice at a point, and we sat down and had a long talk about it, and they have urged me to go to a doctor about it.
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145	! VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet 2
146	* In Episode 15, Chugga reveals that he was originally planning to LP the game alone on his channel, but decided it would better to play through the game with his friends. Even better, what provoked Chugga to say this was the awestruck reaction from the other three to the beautiful level they were currently experiencing for the first time.
147	* Chugga helping [=ProtonJon=], NCS, and Lucahjin out as he played the game before. This came in handy in the penultimate episode, where Lucah was the only player standing and was about to beat the Negativitron's second phase but died right at the end.
148	* Tim's speech in the finale about the atmosphere in the room when they were playing, and how he hopes it comes through in the LP, using the analogy of hearing about how and where a band recorded an album.
149
150	! VideoGame/SonicAdventure
151	* If you ever need proof that the guys are in actuality really good friends, the credits to Big's story has the three all laughing and joking at a long gag about [[ItMakesSenseInContext Big's audiobooks being available at various stores]] until Jon corpses and the three devolve into the biggest mess of giggles at their own stupidity.
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153	! VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures
154	* At the end of the game, Chugga recounts how not only did it cost over $700 RRP for everything needed to play the game with 4 players at launch, but he didn't have any friends who played videogames at the time. He thanks the others for giving him the opportunity to play the game as it was meant to be played and "making his childhood dream a reality".
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156	! Wheel of Fortune
157	* At the end of "Happy Halloween, Round 2," Tim has been leading the score for most of the game, although Emile manages to catch up in the second half and stay pretty close. During the final puzzle, Tim manages to figure the phrase out but has to wait for his turn to come up again. Emile's turn comes up before that and he eventually manages to figure the puzzle as well, solving it and netting him the win. Despite winning the board though, he feels guilty about sniping the puzzle from Tim and apologizes for taking the victory from him, saying that he was the real winner. Tim simply tells Emile that there's no need to apologize and he earned his victory.
158	* At the end of "Hollywood, Round 2", Jon utterly dominates most of the game and makes it to the final puzzle, but ultimately only manages to figure out the answer with only a few seconds left, unable to fill it in. Worse, he failed on what turned out to be the MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE. Emile felt so horrible for him that he ended up reaching over and giving him a huge hug, much to Jon's embarrassment.
159	* In Game 3 of the [=PS4=] series, one of the answers is [[spoiler:"ENJOYING GOOD TIMES WITH GOOD FRIENDS".]] Emile, who figures the puzzle out and solves it, says "it's what I'm doing right now."
160	--> '''Tim''': It's cheesy, but it's true, ya know.
161	--> '''Emile''': Yeah. Sometimes cheesiness is just the truth.
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163	! VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld
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165	* In episode 16, Tim gets hold of the crown for the first time. Masae, who’s been feverous in her desire to have the crown for as much as possible, refuses to take it from him saying “Tim’s [[NiceGuy too nice.” With the other guys conceding to that notion.
166	* In episode 22, Chugga, Jon, and Masae all lose their lives, leaving Tim to finish the level. He makes it to Bowser and scores a couple of hits but falls down a pit. The others congratulate Tim on making it that far.
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168	! VideoGame/MarioParty7
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170	* Doubles as [[Awesome/TheRunawayGuys Awesome]]. After two consecutive Mario Party games without winning a single board, Emile finally scored a victory in Pagoda Peak.
171	* On the first turn of Bowser's Enchanted Inferno, Tim plays a Mic Minigame, bets all his coins...and loses immediately despite saying the correct answer because the microphone seemingly didn't pick up what he said properly. Both Emile and Jon immediately offer him the chance to restart the board again, since it was only the first turn and the loss was not Tim's fault. Despite this, he still politely declines.
172	* With the guys winning two boards each, the real winner comes down to overall stats, which Emile wins by one star. Even though Emile is the technical winner, they all agree with calling the end result a three-way-tie.
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174	!VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast
175
176	* When Emile (who is playing blind) shows signs of struggling with the Skull Woods, the comments section becomes a general minefield to navigate, with many comments complaining or deriding Emile for his poor play. The heartwarming comes into effect when Tim himself leaves a comment defending Emile and even giving insight into his thought process.
177	-->'''Tim''': This is the conundrum that comes with playing games blind. But beyond that, as someone who believes (though has never been diagnosed) that I might be on the spectrum, I can sympathize with Emile a bit here. I thought I'd at least try to put what I think he's thinking into words. There is nothing more frightening than not being able to meet other people's expectations. When you're put on the spot and expected to figure something out in a couple of minutes, it muddles your thinking. A lot. You're more worried about what people must be thinking of you. But you're a popular Website/{{YouTube}}r, you can't give it away that this stuff bothers you, so you just have to hide it. Couple that with the fact that you have to do something in 20 minutes, because that's what Website/YouTube expects. As if nobody else has ever been stuck on what turned out to be a simple puzzle for longer than 20 minutes without all that pressure on them. Well I call shenanigans. I've watched enough blind playthroughs to know the frustration that comes with it, but I also know that the first thing I do (and so I'm assuming others do as well) when watching a blind playthrough is to instantly "hone in" on the objective, the thing that the person is supposed to be doing or the place they are supposed to be going. Then they expect the player to be so utterly dazzled by it that they couldn't possibly miss it. They couldn't possibly forget about it. But that's not how the player sees the game. They're dazzled by everything. They're seeing it for the first time. Does something look out of place? Yeah. EVERYTHING does. How are they supposed to know? Was it something big? Something small? Something inside? Something outside? Something dark or light? Was it a monster that was in a weird place? Was it those weird blocks that were weirdly half a block's length from the pit? Was it the two bone tunnels that are weirdly next to each other? And the whole time as the player, you're thinking "Shit, was I close? Did I just walk away from it? Should I keep walking or should I turn around just in case that was it?" I mean, you don't know. And the whole time, you're thinking it's your fault. And there's expectations, and they're being repeatedly shoved in your face, making it impossible to think, because all you can see is your 3rd grade teacher asking you a question that you just plain don't know, while all the other kids are sitting there with the answer on a cheat sheet. But you're expected to answer. And you're expected to answer right. If you don't, then you must be dumb. That's how it feels. All I'm saying is just think about it.
178
179	! VideoGame/MarioParty8
180
181	* In part 4 of Goomba's Booty Boardwalk, Emile recounts how he was sick on his birthday that year; and Masae, despite also being sick herself, came over to spend time with him. Granted, the story is mostly funny due to mostly being about how they played Mario Party 8 and the game absolutely crapped on Masae, but it goes to show the two are a lot closer than their [[VitriolicBestBuds onscreen relationship]] would have you believe.
182	** Also the fact that Emile did, and still does, feel terrible for the bad luck Masae was getting from the game.
183	*** The roles get reversed later on, when Emile gets absolutely screwed over by Koopa's Tycoon Town. In Part 6, when DK costs Emile three stars and Emile botches a roll that would have allowed him to steal coins from the AI, even Jon (who actually benefitted from the former incident) feels genuinely bad for him.
184	---->'''Jon:''' ''(Emile [[YankTheDogsChain rolls a 2]])'' Sorry, dude.
185
186	! VideoGame/SecretOfMana
187
188	* The announcement of the series was met with an outpouring of heartwarming comments due to the Guys finally playing a game Tim is the expert on.
189
190	! VideoGame/BanjoKazooie
191
192	* Episode 5 is titled "Learn to Fly", referencing Kazooie learning how to fly that episode, but the description features a lyric from the Music/FooFighters song of the same name. Considering the episode was released a little less than a month after Taylor Hawkins' untimely death, it's ultimately a nice little tribute to him.
193	* Two-thirds into Episode 47, Jon has to leave to use the bathroom because his new medication is posing some side effects, prompting Emile to {{sincer\|ity mode}}ely ask if he's okay. Thankfully, Jon says he is.
194	** When Jon first brings up the new medication in an earlier episode, Emile, just as sincerely, says he's glad Jon is doing better now.
195	* Emile mentions his now-retired grade school teachers decided to search for him on the internet, found his [=YouTube=] channel, and left him a message saying they're happy for him doing something he loves.
196
197	! VideoGame/MarioPartyDS
198
199	* The Guys tell the story of this LP: several years ago, they and Tom Fawkes hung out with a kid from the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Amber[[note]]who went by Andrew before [[https://twitter.com/TheRunawayGuys/status/1594087453425823745?s=20&t=gvFOuRi-WB6mnvk1EEBehQ transitioning]][[/note]], who had pediatric cancer. She gave them her cartridge of ''Mario Party DS'' with almost everything unlocked, which helped them record this LP. When the first video was posted, she showed up in the comments letting them know that she was well, transitioned from male to female, and won her fight against cancer.
200	** In the finale, all three guys proceeded to give a thank you to Amber for her contributions for the game and addressed her by her proper name.
201	* While Jon is -- understandably -- upset about the mistake Emile made about the cap on Star purchases at DK's Stone Statue[[labelnote:Explanation]]Emile was certain it worked like in Faire Square, which hard {{cap}}s at 5 the amount of buyable stars at once; the actual cap in DK's Stone Statue is ''99 stars''[[/labelnote]], he takes a moment to assure that he's not fully mad at Emile, since it was a genuine mistake.
202	* Emile laughs a ton at [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard Jon's misfortune]] in Bowser's Pinball Machine, but he also shows quite a lot of sympathy towards Jon's situation. When Jon mentions how he hasn't felt this much hatred towards a game since ''Mario Party 3'', which only happened then due to the end of his five-year relationship, Emile promises that should any of them have a relationship end again, they won't do a collab at that time; fully showing how much he cares about Jon compared to the NoSympathy he showed back in ''Mario Party 3''. Later on, when Jon says he's wrecked his voice from all of the yelling, Emile sounds genuinely worried about him, asking if he needs to take a break before they do Minigame Mode, and when Jon says he might need a throat lozenge, Emile reassures him that he has plenty.
203	* After Tim wins Bowser's Pinball Machine, both Emile and Jon congratulate him, despite the former being denied a clean sweep at the last second and the latter still frustrated over his horrendous luck and getting shut out the first time.
204	* In the final episode, Jon tells the viewers that although he's still salty at that moment about how frustrating his experience playing the boards was, that he acknowledges it's just a game and that after a few days he won't be so mad anymore. He also assures everyone that he and Emile are okay, and reiterates that he was the one who told Emile to go ahead and purchase the 22 stars on DK's Stone Statue that led to his guaranteed victory and Jon being shut out.
205
206	! [=TheRunawayGuys=] Colosseum 2019
207
208	* During the second game of Werewolf during the 2019 stream, Adrisaurus is killed first. Jules is accused of being the werewolf, with someone else suggesting that they kill him anyway so that he can be with her. His response? "Well if it were me, I would also vote yes to be with Adriana, but if I were the werewolf Adriana would be the last person I would pick".
209	* During Adriana's concert, there was a $250 incentive for her to JustForFun/RickRoll the audience. Naturally, people donate for it to happen in a slow, sad song, and it fits in beautifully. Jules even starts crying.
210	** Adri dedicates "Mario Kart Love Song" to [=MasaeAnela=], and keeps her locked in a warm hug throughout the performance. Masae looks like she's ''desperately'' trying not to cry the entire time.
211	** Thanks to a $122,000 incentive, Adri gets to sing ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Ballad of the Goddess]]'' with Masae. Although she's visibly nervous at first, she and Adri manage to pull off a pretty beautiful rendition of the song, complete with harmonies.
212	--->'''Masae:''' My tummy has been doing flip-flops for the past hour, and it got worse when I realized that my mother is here.\
213	'''Adriana:''' She's seen you sing on my stream before!\
214	'''Masae:''' And they were doing flippity-floppities then!
215	* Jules' happiness at reaching 55k. Sure, it was an incentive and played for laughs, but the happiness (from everyone) at raising so much in one day was genuine.
216	* Lord Dona'tor's fangirling over Thrown Controllers was weirdly heartwarming.
217	* The cover of Pollyanna.
218	* Lucahjin was unable to attend, but still shows up in chat, which always gets an enthusiastic response. At one point, she donates, melting everyone.
219	** "And Jon, I love you" "I love you too sweetheart!"
220	* The Jules and Josh hug after reaching 150k. Quickly turns funny when Tyler is slapped in Josh's place, but still.
221	* Masae's mom and uncle watching the stream and donating.
222	* Jules donates, voting to save Josh in the #saveJosh vs #slapJosh battle, and finishing with "and Adriana, you're cute"
223	** Adriana also saves Josh when a donator lets her choose. That option wins.
224	** Also, the reason for #saveJosh being an option. After a RunningGag of blaming Josh for everything (due to him making a mistake during Werewolf) started clearly getting to him, people both at and outside the stream started finding it [[DudeNotFunny no longer funny.]] Since they couldn't exactly cancel the #slapJosh incentive without upsetting those who had donated for it, they quickly reworked it into a save-versus-slap contest... and "save" easily won out.
225	* Before Jack's concert, he "gets wholesome real quick" and thanks chat for being there/donating/being accepting of everyone being on Jon's stream, and then thanks Jon, Tim and Emile for putting on the event and inviting them all. It's pretty sweet, and a testament to how awesome this community is.
226	* During Jerod's concert, Tyler joins him to perform one of his songs. They both seem very excited to be doing something like that live together for the first time.
227	-->'''Jack:''' That was sick. That was the dopest thing I've ever heard.
228	* Jon playing saxophone for the first time in a while, and all of the musicians and others in the room playing or clapping along. Then later, Tim joining Jules to play piano and sing on Last Surprise and everyone there and chat being super supportive and enjoying it.
229	* For the final Hiker Dance, Jules decides to pick Adri up and swing her around in his arms, and it's pretty dang adorable.
230
231	! [=TheRunawayGuys=] Colosseum Direct (2020 Stream)
232	* Just the fact that even in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, the gang is still able to participate in Colosseum for a whole weekend (since they can't come together physically this year, they instead stream from their individual homes). Naturally, all the proceeds made from the stream go towards medical relief for folks during the pandemic.
233	* At the start of the event, Jon states that it's completely understandable if viewers affected by the current economic situation are unable to donate; this actually encourages some donors to give extra money to ''cover'' those who can't. Thanks to the extra boost, they manage to hit $10,000 within the '''first thirty minutes''' of the stream!
234	* For Day 3, Creator/RoosterTeeth's very own Lindsay Jones joins the gang for a session of ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewHorizons''. When Adriana brings up her cover of "[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Red Like Roses Part 2]]", Lindsay confirms that they did indeed listen to her rendition, and was genuinely surprised to find out they were playing with the singer behind the cover. Naturally, this prompts Adri to have a little {{Squee}} moment.
235	* At the very end of the event, the majority of the participants phone in for a final farewell. At first it appears that the stream will end solely on Jon's cam with everyone else offscreen, until an incredibly generous donor drops a whopping '''$3,600''', bringing up the final total to '''$230,000!''' If Jon's comments are any indication, this wasn't without reason: the donor ''really'' wanted to end the night with a final Hiker Dance. The event ends with most of the participants on screen together via video chat, capping off the night with one last dance.
236	** When everyone shares their final thoughts for the night, both Jerod and Donna (the former a newer member of the TRG family, the latter having taken several years hiatus and only returning to content production within the past year) express their gratitude in being part of such a loving group of friends, to which the others respond by expressing ''their'' gratitude for the two joining the family. The overwhelming amount of love and acceptance from their friends was enough to get them both emotional.
237	** Emile takes a moment to thank Masae for talking him into going through with the idea. She specifically mentions how the TRG tournaments used to give them a chance to all meet up, and wanting to recapture that.
238
239	! [=TheRunawayGuys=] Colosseum Direct 2021
240	* The positive reception Jon's getting for his [[AttractiveBentGender RosaJon]] cosplay, especially from [[LGBTFanbase transgender and non-binary viewers]] who feel validated.
241	* Jirard (WebVideo/TheCompletionist) guests for the Bizhawk Shuffler segment and, in a combination of Heartwarming, Funny, and Awesome, reveals he's the one offering the Switch prizes and makes a donation goal of doubling the amount he's offering if they meet the total of the first year's Colosseum within the segment. [[IShallTauntYou He then begins goading the chat into meeting it.]]
242	** Despite only appearing in one segment and an off-the-cuff bonus stream, it's incredibly clear how much Jirard wants to help.
243
244	! [=TheRunawayGuys=] Colosseum 2022
245	* As of this Colosseum, TRG has raised over '''$1 million''' for Direct Relief.
246	* We have several of the crew reuniting in person on the West and East Coasts. It's clear how happy everyone is to be back together.
247	* During the Game and Wario segment, a viewer donates with a message proposing to his girlfriend. Adri's reaction is predictably adorable. Another donation from him reveals that she said yes.
248	* Even though Podcast/{{Disc Only\|Podcast}} listeners [[TemptingFate know what they're in for when Tom agrees to take on Morning Mario]], the phone call between Stephen and Tom ending in Tom nonchalantly saying "I love you!" and Stephen looking at his phone saying "Aww. He'll do great." is quite sweet.
249	** Similarly, though it's played for laughs, [[CompanionCube Emile's reaction to the cutout of Jon.]]
250	* Lord Dona'tor is finally reunited with his precious lamp.
251	* Jerod's bumper is simply him petting and playing with his cat Blue.
252	* In a CallBack to Colosseum 2019, Adriana sings "Mario Kart Love Song" during her concert, once again in a tight hug with Masae the whole time. Especially heartwarming given that it was the first time they'd been together in person since the pandemic hit.
253
254	! [=TheRunawayGuys=] Colosseum 2023
255	* The absolute outpouring of support from participants and donators alike for Emile and Tim. The two came down with COVID right before the event, and were thus unable to participate in-person; instead of people being upset that two of the three core Runaway Guys wouldn't be at the event, many of the donations are sending them well wishes and telling them to rest and not worry about participating remotely.
256	** In general, the amount of care that the whole event takes towards its participants-- for example, allowing Jon to be immune from the spray bottle since he's recovering from a cold, and extending TRG Makes Music since Josh needed time to recover after the mayhem of Crowd Control. It's a really good model of self-care and shows how much this group of people cares for each other.
257	** Even though Emile isn't physically present, his brainchild of Super Mario 3D World...? with players constantly swapping becomes one of the fastest-earning segments of Colosseum history, at $35k and counting!!
258	* Alongside the usual shirt for donation merch, there's a zine available to purchase featuring art from members of the TRG fan community. It's amazing to see the way fans are coming together for this and the support the TRG crew has for them.
259	** Included in this zine is an incredibly sweet letter from Tim: "How TRG Changed My Life." In it, he talks about how important the community, and his friendships with Jon and Emile, are to him. ending with:
260	-->'''Tim:''' TRG didn’t just change my life. They saved my life. I don’t know if even they know that, but I guess if they’re reading this, they know now. Thanks, guys.
261	* During the Werewolf segment, one of the rounds involves the players having to draw names of their fellow Colosseum members out of a hat and acting as that person for the round. Not wanting anyone to be left out, the players also decide to have Jules (hosting) and Sab (reading donations) draw names as well and even the chat gets involved by deciding that they're Chuggaaconroy and imitating him for the rest of the segment.
262	** Furthermore, Jerod offers to run a yoga segment the following day if they hit a particular stretch goal during the segment. And he does! It's just 30 minutes of him running a yoga class with some of the crew.
263	* During That's My Jam, Tom's parents donate with the message "Can't wait to see you next week!"
264	* During TRG Makes Music, Lucahjin (who is reading donations) gets donations asking her to sing. Despite her nervousness and insistence that she can't sing, she does well, and both the musicians and chat are very supportive.
265	* One of the segments is called "Nap Time," and is just Jerod conked out on the couch, while various incentives give or remove comfort, have someone reading him a bedtime story, wrap the couch and more. It's weirdly wholesome and adorable.
266	* Overcooked has a donation incentive to force participants to compliment each other. It's as wholesome as it is chaotic.
267	* After his memorable appearance during Colosseum Direct, Jirard makes the leap to full-time member of the gang, providing plenty of memorable moments across the event. When things begin wrapping up, ''everyone'' agrees that he should definitely be a regular Colosseum presence, signifying just how much the group and chat love him.

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