History Heartwarming / JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders

* During Death 13's assault in Kakyoin, Joseph and Polnareff become increasingly concerned Kakyoin is losing it, particularly after he starts vlaming the baby they were transporting. Through it sll, Jotaro never writes him off like the others seem to, but keeps watching Kakyoin, like he's trying to understand what's going on. When in the dream world, where Polnareff remembers the truth and that Kakyoin was right, Jotaro gives Kakyoin one of bis rare smiles, having never lost faith in his friend.
* Polnareff meets Judgement, a genie-like stand that offers him three wishes. Polnareff tests Judgement and asks him to be rich, and finds a pile of gold coins next to him. When Judgement asks Polnareff for a second wish, Polnareff thinks about it. His first idea for a wish is to become a Manga artist more famous than Walt Disney. He then changes his mind and asks for a girlfriend insteand. Finally, Polnareff decides on his second wish: [[BackFromTheDead To bring his dead sister and Avdol back to life]]. [[CameBackWrong Unfortunately for him, his Joy of seeing them back was not for long...]]

* For a small villainous example, Holhorse makes sure to give Boingo/Mondatta a decent bit of pocket money in case they become separated and he needs to get help.

-->'''Steely Dan:''' [[VillainsWantMercy Please forgive me!]]\\
'''Jotaro:''' Ask forgiveness from Enya, the woman you killed. We had no intention of forgiving you in the first place.

* [[{{Tearjerker}} As tragic as it is]], Kakyoin's final moments. He barely even contemplates his own injuries and instead thinks about what his parents are doing, worries about the others and, after he figures out the secret of the World's power, uses the last of his strength to send a DyingClue to Joseph and hoping beyond hope that he understands. Not one selfish thought crosses his mind. While he may not have lived to see it, he proved vital in beating DIO, saving Holly and the first and only friends he's ever had. You did good, Kakyoin.

* Even after Polnareff blatantly chooses revenge over his companions and viciously insults Advol for trying to talk sense into him, the other crusaders still track Polnareff down in a desperate attempt to stop him from getting himself killed. Advol even literally steps into the path of a speeding bullet to protect him. Then after witnessing Advol (seemingly) take said bullet to the brain and get stabbed in the back due to Polnareff's recklessness, Kakyoin rescues him anyway (albeit after breaking Polnareff's nose) and the two vow to avenge Advol and Sherry together, figuring out the secret to J. Geil's nearly invincible stand and watching each other's backs the whole time.

** And one for Erina as well. After surviving the ship sinking, she swore that, even if the world at large would never know about Jonathan's actions, his descendants would. A century later and his legacy still lives on thanks to her. Joseph might never have known his grandfather, but he knows Erina loved him and wants to give his body a proper burial.

** And one for Erina as well. After surviving the ship sinking, she swore that, even if the world at large would never know about Jonathan's actions, his descendants would. A century later and his legacy still lives on thanks to her.

* Iggy wanders off from the Crusaders and finds Dio's mansion himself. While there he sees Pet Shop and realizes he will attack and kill anyone who comes close to the mansion. He begins to leave, wanting to get as far away from the place as possible, but a young boy tries to get into the mansion to find his two dogs, who Pet Shop already brutally murdered. Iggy almost leaves the kid to his gruesome fate, [[ConscienceMakesYouGoBack but goes back at the last minute to save him]], admitting to himself he has a soft spot for young dog lovers. Later, after Iggy kills Pet Shop, that same boy sees Iggy in the river and saves him from drowning.

* Watching Joseph positively dote on a seemingly abandoned, sick infant during the Death 13 arc is downright adorable, even if the affection is misplaced on the evil Mannish Boy. He's also remarkably patient with Kakyoin considering from Joseph's perspective, Kakyoin caused a near fatal plane crash by thrashing around in his sleep during a nightmare, carved letters into his arm, nearly throttled what Joseph naturally assumed was a perfectly normal 11-month-old baby, and was generally acting like a dangerous lunatic. While he does scold him, it's in a concerned, rather fatherly way.
** Polnareff's first reaction upon waking up in a dreamworld and being marked for death by an invincible, reality-warping stand is to try find Kakyoin and appologize to him for not believing him. He even grins and blushes when Kakyoin reassures him that he's not mad at Polnareff for calling him crazy and even suckerpunching him in the back of the head.

** Also during this fight, Jotaro shows complete faith in Kakyoin's ability to deal with the Lovers. The whole time he's simply biding his time for Kakyoin and Polnareff to stop the stand so he can have his payback.
** Not many people would have the guts to physically get between a fully enraged Jotaro and the object of his blind fury. Kakyoin does exactly that to prevent Jotaro from inadvertently killing Joseph by attacking Steely Dan. As furious as Jotaro is, he's not willing to hurt Kakyoin or even shove him out of his way.

* Even after Polnareff blatantly chooses revenge over his companions and viciously insults Advol for trying to talk sense into him, the other crusaders STILL track Polnareff down in a desperate attempt to stop him from getting himself killed. Advol even literally steps into the path of a speeding bullet to protect him. Then after witnessing Advol (seemingly) take said bullet to the brain and get stabbed in the back due to Polnareff's recklessness, Kakyoin rescues him anyway (albeit after breaking Polnareff's nose) and the two vow to avenge Advol and Sherry together, figuring out the secret to J. Geil's nearly invincible stand and watching each other's backs the whole time. Polnareff has AMAZING friends.
** Just when J. Geil is about to fatally stab Polnareff while Kakyoin watches helplessly, Polnareff makes this ridiculously hammy Inigo Montoya-esq speech to let Kakyoin know that he'll be alright. It beautifully showcases Polnareff's character development by having him act like adult for once and reassure the actual 17-year-old who thinks he's about to face an unbeatable serial killer alone after watching him murder two of his friends.

* Polnareff becomes remarkably concerned and [[BigBrotherInstinct protective]] toward Kakyoin after N'Doul blinds him, especially considering Kakyoin was being uncharacteristically bratty and difficult just seconds before the attack. Seeing the usually brash, rough-edged Polnareff gently scoop a wounded comrade up [[BridalCarry in his burly arms]] and [[CrisisCatchandCarry carry him to safety]] is surprisingly sweet. He even spends most of the ensuing battle clinging to Kakyoin and keeping him safe.

* Polnareff and Avdol's whole relationship deserves special mention, despite having first met as enemies, the two treat each other with nothing but respect even after the end of their battle. Even when their relationship gets strained due to Polnareff thinking Avdol was a coward for running away from DIO and Avdol being extremely pissed at the comment, the fortune teller still unflinchingly rushes to save him from an enemy stand user... And when the two reunite, their bond is as strong as ever (even if Polnareff is a bit surprised by Avdol's attitude) In fact, he very proudly presents Avdol to the rest of the group, obviously delighted to have his friend back and Avdol happy to reunite with his friend. Despite being quite different, it's clear these two are very close and remain that way for the rest of the part.

* Joseph's brief but surprisingly intense display of horror, despair, fury, and guilt after watching DIO brutally murder Kakyoin right in front of him is painful to watch. But when you consider the fact that Kakyoin had known nothing but agonizing loneliness up until the last fifty days of his short life, having someone care about him enough to openly mourn him and nearly shed tears for him even if it's just Jotaro's grandfather becomes more bittersweet.

** Just when J. Geil is about to fatally stab Polnareff while Kakyoin watches helplessly, Polnareff makes this ridiculously hammy Inigo Montoya-esq speech to let Kakyoin know that he'll be alright. It beautifully showcases Polnareff's character development by having him act like adult for once and reassure the actual 17-year-old who thinks he's about to face an unbeatable serial killer alone after watching him murder two of his friends,

* Even after Polnareff blatantly chooses revenge over his companions and viciously insults Advol for trying to talk sense into him, the other crusaders STILL track Polnareff down in a desperate attempt to stop him from getting himself killed. Advol even literally steps into the path of a speeding bullet to protect him. Then after watching Advol (seemingly) take said bullet to the brain and get stabbed in the back due to Polnareff's recklessness, Kakyoin rescues him anyway (albeit after breaking Polnareff's nose) and the two vow to get revenge on J'Geil together.

** Polnareff's first reaction upon waking up in a dreamworld and being marked for death by an invincible, reality-warping stand is to try find Kakyoin and appologize to him for not believing him. He even grins and blushes when Kakyoin reassures him that he's not angry about being knocked out!

* Polnareff becomes remarkably concerned and [[BigBrotherInstinct protective]] toward Kakyoin after N'Doul blinds him, especially considering Kakyoin was being uncharacteristically bratty and difficult just seconds before the attack. Seeing the usually brash, rough-edged Polnareff gently scoop a wounded comrade up in his burly arms and [[CrisisCatchandCarry carry]] him to safety is surprisingly sweet. He even spends most of the ensuing battle clinging to Kakyoin and keeping him safe.

* Polnareff becomes remarkably concerned and [[BigBrotherInstinct protective]] toward Kakyoin after N'Doul blinds him, especially considering Kakyoin was being uncharacteristically bratty and difficult just seconds before the attack. Seeing the usually brash, rough-edged Polnareff gently scoop a wounded comrade up in his burly arms and [[CrusisCatchAndCarry carry]] him to safety is surprisingly sweet. He even spends most of the ensuing battle clinging to Kakyoin and keeping him safe.

* Polnareff becomes remarkably concerned and protective toward Kakyoin after N'Doul blinds him, especially considering Kakyoin was being uncharacteristically bratty and difficult just seconds before the attack. Seeing the usually brash, rough-edged Polnareff gently scoop a wounded comrade up in his burly arms and carry him to safety is surprisingly sweet. He even spends most of the ensuing battle clinging to Kakyoin and keeping him safe.

-->Polnareff's first reaction upon waking up in a dreamworld and being marked for death by an invincible, reality-warping stand is to try find Kakyoin and appologize to him for not believing him. He even grins and blushes when Kakyoin reassures him that he's not angry about being knocked out!

* Polnareff becomes remarkably concerned and protective toward Kakyoin after N'Doul blinds him, especially considering Kakyoin was being uncharacteristically bratty and difficult just seconds before the attack. Seeing the usually brash, rough-edged Polnareff gently scoop a wounded comrade up in his arms and carry him to safety is surprisingly sweet. He even spends most of the ensuing battle clinging to Kakyoin and keeping him safe.