Heartwarming / The Bad Guys

• From book 1, Mr. Wolf opening the book having tea and cake with Little Red Riding Hood, just to nail in that he's going good and doesn't want to be the Big Bad Wolf anymore.
  • The gang finally gets to feel what being a hero is like after they break the dogs out of the pound, which leads to them agreeing to join Mr. Wolf's "Good Guys Club". Mr. Shark is especially emotional, tearing up as he accepts to join the club.
• From book 2, Legs demonstrates his skills by hacking into the police records and changing Mr. Snake's profile to be more positive ("Status: Very Lovable. Action: Give Him A Hug.").
  Mr. Snake: But nobody can access that! There's no way you can hack into their system. That's the toughest security there is!
  Legs: Yeah, it is kind of tricky. But it's worth it just to see you smile, Mr. Snake.
  • Mr. Shark finally getting over his fear of spiders so he can work with Legs. From that point on, Legs is usually riding on Mr. Shark's shoulder. As a symbol of their friendship, Legs modifies Mr. Wolf's car to give Mr. Shark's head more space.
• Book 3 opens with the chickens the crew rescued from Sunnyside Chicken Farm praising the gang for saving them and allowing them to pursue better lives, despite reporter Tiffany Fluffit's reluctance to concede that they're good guys.
  Brooke: We spent our whole lives locked in tiny cages. But then that wonderful wolf and his friends — they set us free!
  Pat, Homemaker: I thought they were lovely. Especially the really big chicken. Or maybe it was a shark. It was hard to tell...
  Fiona, Celebrity Chef: They inspired me to follow my dreams. I'll never forget them.
  Diane, Supreme Court Judge: We should all be careful not to judge others simply by the way they look. Sometimes the scariest-looking creatures can be the kindest and best of all.
  • Despite their fight earlier in the story, Mr. Wolf refuses to give up on Mr. Snake, insisting he can still be a hero and giving him an impassioned plea as they escape Marmalade's lair:
    Mr. Snake: I hate you, Wolf!
    Mr. Wolf: Well, I don’t hate you, Snake! And I won’t give up on you, no matter what happens. I’m sorry I ate you earlier, but I’m not sorry for getting you into all this trouble. This is what heroes do. And I truly believe you have a hero inside you, Mr. Snake. And I’ll never stop believing that. Ever.
  • Agent Fox also stops before she leaves to give Mr. Snake some encouragement, making Mr. Snake shed a Single Tear.
    Agent Fox: I know what you did at the chicken farm. You are the reason those chickens are free. You’re already a hero. You just have to start believing it.
• In book 5, even after Mr. Wolf saves the gang from Marmalade and stops the Cute-Zilla ray, Mr. Snake is still torn up about him leaving Mr. Wolf to die in space. Mr. Wolf forgives him, even though Mr. Snake can't, calling himself a "dirty old snake".
  Mr. Snake: What's wrong with you, man? I'm no good. Why can't you see that?
  Mr. Wolf: (hugging him) I know what I see. And it's not just a dirty old snake. That's for sure.
• In book 8, with Mr. Wolf transformed into the Big Bad Wolf and rampaging through the city, Mr. Snake tries to use his new mind-control powers to snap him out of Marmalade's control, but fails. Agent Fox encourages Mr. Snake to try again, this time without the mind-control powers. Her lines indicate that even with her and Mr. Wolf's blooming romance, she sees he and Mr. Snake have a special connection.
  Agent Fox: Forget you have mind powers for a minute. Just pretend you’re plain old Mr. Snake.
  Mr. Snake: What? What good will that do?!
  Agent Fox: That way you can just talk to him. He loves you. Just... talk to him.
  • Miraculously, Mr. Snake's speech to Mr. Wolf is what finally gets through to him, and snaps him back to his senses. Mr. Snake gets more emotional as it progresses, capped off with this:
    Mr. Snake: I truly believe... you’re probably an idiot. But you’re also the best thing that’s ever happened to me.

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