Heartwarming / Jem and the Holograms (IDW)

• Synergy's expanded role, with a stand-out example being when, unlike the cartoon, where Synergy was usually used to substitute for Jerrica when she needed to show Jerrica was 'somewhere else', during the Dark Jem arc, she's on stage as Jem, with Jerrica backstage, ostensibly since they were working with the Misfits. The Holograms also consider unplugging her as a last resort none of them will do, with her still being online 20 years later.

• Issue 14 The Holograms manage to shake off the brainwashing and Kimber goes and apologizes to Stormer for being so cold. She says she can't really explain why but Stormer still forgives her. She understands that Kimber has her secrets but that's fine because she knows that they love each other and that's what's important.

• Doubles with awesome moments the last two pages of #15 Pizzazz has picked herself up from her bout of depression and take back her role a leader of the misfits and all the Misfits are thrilled to see her again

• #16 Pizzazz back as front woman of the Misfits leaves Blaze in an awkward spot. But surprisingly rather then be bitter Pizzazz actually says Blaze has talent and offers her a spot an the band
  • And this keeps getting better - as of The Misfits #1 The Misfits have been dropped from 5X5 Records, but the label offers to take them back, if they drop Blaze and go back to their old sound. Pizzazz refuses to even consider it.
  • At the end Pizzazz reveals that she considers all the Misfits family, one far better than her real one could ever be.

• #23 has several moments:
  • As Jem and the Holograms are about to take the stage Fox, the replacement drummer for Shawna walks out on them, revealing herself to be a plant for Pizzazz, while Jem and Co are panicking Raya, whose currently part of the Stingers, overhears the whole thing and IMMEDIATELY offers to take Fox's place on drums without a moments hesitation, saying that what Fox did was a horrible thing to do to the band. Epic hugging before and after the performance ensues.
  • After The Misfits blow up a cake and set fire to the boat they are on Raya sees that Kimber has tripped and hurt her leg, the other Holograms are trying to help. At that moment, the Jem Hologram fails for a bit and Raya sees that Jem is Jerrica The Holograms see Raya and ask for help with Kimber once again she does and with no hesitation.
  • In the final pages of the issue the Holograms repay the favors to Raya by accepting her with open arms when she asks to join the Holograms after she decided to quit the Stingers saying she felt more alive singing with the Holograms then she ever did with the Stingers.

• Misfits #2 is a long one for Pizzazz and Stormer as the issue explores the long term abuse and vitrol that Stormer constantly gets for being a Big Beautiful Woman. Prior to this issue, Pizzazz and Stormer had often argued and otherwise displayed a rather tense relationship, but as this issue makes clear, they really are best friends.
  • At one of the Misfits' shows early in their career, someone in the crowd heckles the band and demands that they get the 'whale' off the stage. Pizzazz responds by diving into the crowd and beating the tar out of the guy, which leads to her getting arrested for assault. Stormer ends up waiting at the police station for hours to bail her out. When Pizzazz is finally released, Stormer immediately rushes over to ask if she's okay. As soon as Pizzazz says that she's fine, Stormer hugs her and thanks her for the defense, which leads to this moment:
    Stormer: Thank you, but also, you can't do that again. We're gonna be really famous... You can't just attack everyone who's cruel to me.
    
    Pizzazz: Yes, I can.
  • Pizzazz's facial expression is what really sells the scene. When she says "Yes, I can", she has a grin on her face and looks like she's ready to take on the world. To her, it really is that simple — of course she can attack anyone who mistreats Stormer, and she will, because it's inconceivable to her that she wouldn't.

• The entire Misfits mini-series is full of heartwarming moments as we see behind the scenes of Jem's (former) rivals. The Misfits may often be catty and mean, and they bicker constantly, but they're there for each other. If one member is in trouble or needs support, the others will back her one hundred percent.

• The Holograms/The Misfits crossover, "Infinite" has a Misfits bring a parallel version of Kimber Benton back to a parallel version of Emmett Benton.
  • Not only that, but when he thanks them for bringing his daughter (who he had thought dead) back to him, he corrects himself to "[his] daughters" and pulls Stormer into the hug. The ease and relief with which he welcomes his daughter's partner into the family is lovely.
  • Rio's counterpart in the alternate universe telling Jerrica that he's certain the Rio of her world will want her back after being informed of their breakup.

• The whole fact that the Holograms trust the Misfits with Jem's secret. Back with the cartoon, anything like that would be impossible, the two bands being bitter rivals, but in the 20/20 special, it's Pizazz who drags Jerrica out of retirement, since she doesn't want her rivals to be some fake virtual band, she wants the real Holograms.

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