History Heartwarming / AchievementHunter

*** Then this conversation happens:

** When Ray finally succeeds, everyone starts applauding him while expressing awe at what he did.
*** It's hard not to be impressed with the GMR team losing so gracefully at the very end. Props to them! Bonus points to Michael for complimenting him, despite his usual trash-talking self and how adamant he was at first that Ray does not win.

* Though they're often just offhand remarks, whenever one of the guys somehow get on the topic of their wives and/or children, the result is usually at least a little heartwarming.

* At the end of episode 39 of ''VS'', which is between Gavin and Geoff, it gets DownToTheLastPlay and [[spoiler: Geoff]] wins just barely. The two of them then congratulate one another without any of the usual thrown-in insults that Geoff tends to have for Gavin.

* Michael and Gavin thanking the makers of ''VideoGame/SurgeonSimulator2013'' for "putting them in the game" (an organ [[spoiler:in the secret alien level]] is called a [[{{portmanteau}} Gavichal]].
* When [[spoiler:Ray]] becomes the first champion of ''GO!'', he is told by Geoff that he can bring one friend. So who does he invite? [[spoiler:Kerry, who had his name on the board but never actually had the chance to compete]].

** At the end, when [[spoiler: Ray wins the $20,000 for Fast Money as MVP two games in a row, he proceeds to say "Twenty thousand for me, twenty thousand for you!" directed at Gavin, his teammate]].

* In "Michael's Heist" in GTA V, despite [[spoiler: backstabbing everyone else]], he goes out of his way to keep Gavin alive so that he can [[spoiler: share the winnings with him and Lindsay.]]
** Additionally, after [[spoiler: Ryan gets gunned down by the cops]], Ray gets furious, to the point where, rather than focus on escaping, it seems like [[spoiler: he reached the DespairEventHorizon and wanted nothing more than to [[TakingYouWithMe take down as many officers as possible]] before [[LastStand dying himself]]. It's particularly notable in how much it contrasts to [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder their]] [[TeamKiller relationship]] at the end of the last heist]].
* ''VS 72'': After a hard-fought victory, [[spoiler: Geoff celebrates by scooping Millie up and planting a big kiss on her cheek. He then drapes both belts on her and hands her the golden cock.]]
-->[[spoiler: '''Geoff:''' I did it for you, baby!]]

* A recent Game Time has Burnie and Gavin talking about the future of the company, and Burnie implying that [[TakeUpMySword Gavin might be in Burnie’s position and have to pick community members to work at RT at some point]], making Gavin go silent when he realizes what Burnie means. Made even more heartwarming by the fact that Gavin gasps sharply when he realises what Burnie's talking about.
** Even better: just over two years after that video was posted, Burnie moved to a different position in the company. Who was promoted to his old job as Creative Director? None other than [[PromotedFanboy Mr. Gavin Free]]. That episode of Game Time wasn't just a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}; it was straight-up {{Foreshadowing}}.

* After [[spoiler: winning ''VS'' episode 97]], Gavin embraces Millie and runs out of the room with her in his arms. This was preceded by Millie letting out a shout in excitement and attempting to high five him.
* Following his victory in ''Let's Play Minecraft'' episode 139, [[spoiler: Ryan acknowledges Ray as the true winner of the Let's Play.[[note]]Ray originally won in about 15 minutes but because it would have resulted in a very short Let's Play, Geoff declared it a "practice round" and nulled the victory the next day.[[/note]] ]]

* After [[spoiler: being denied a pizza party twice before, Jack finally gets to celebrate a ''GO!'' victory with Geoff, Michael, and Lindsay, albeit with burgers and beers instead of pizza.]]

* At the very end of Let's Play Minecraft Episode 177, Geoff gathers everyone in Achievement City to play a new game called "Break"[[note]]Everyone is supposed to break a sign in front of their house.[[/note]] Jeremy[[spoiler: , who had just won his first Tower of Pimps]] is assigned to the rennovated house that once belonged to Ray and breaks his sign to reveal another one under it that simply reads [[spoiler: "Jeremy's House". Geoff then walks over to him with the miniature Tower of Pimps in hand.]]
-->'''Geoff''': [[spoiler: Along with winning the Tower of Pimps and getting your new house in Minecraft, you get...''(places the tower on the desk)'' a new house in the real world. [[PromotedFanboy This is now your desk.]] ]]

* During the ''Lets Watch'' series of videos done for ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} 4'', all the AH guys involved have taken a moment to criticize Nathan Drake lying to his wife as a serious dick move. Its a rather sweet gesture to know that they do ''not'' approve of being a shitty husband, and when they get to the point [[spoiler:that Elana confronts Drake over this, though they make jokes during it, they're evidently on her side]].

* In Part 1 of their Let's Watch of ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries'' Episode 2, Ryan doesn't have the heart in him to tell Alfred off after he reveals that [[spoiler:while he knew of the Waynes' connection to Hill and Falcone, he couldn't bear to leave Bruce by himself after Joe Chill mudered them.]] Ryan tops that in Part 2 by [[spoiler:forgoing saving Catwoman to save Harvey Dent, potentially preventing his transformation into Two-Face.]]

* At AH Live at RTX 2019, there was a BedsheetGhost on the stage. After AH confronts the ghost, Jack pulls the bedsheet to reveal [[spoiler:Ray underneath.]] The massive pop that followed proves that [[spoiler:AH fans still love and miss having Ray with the gang.]]

** Really, Millie appearing on Achievement Hunter is bound to be sheer adorableness.

* Gavin [[http://t.co/9Co7O9ym2E meeting Kurt]] of "WebVideo/FarLandsOrBust".

* During a recording on Father's Day, Geoff jokes (with a hint of annoyance) about how, being a father, his Father's Day gift was the fact that he had to put together that episode's activities. Michael (half-jokingly) replies with "Thanks, [[TeamDad dad]]!"
** Another time, the team is heading out because Jack challenged Ray to the crane machine in the arcade, and Gavin comments to Michael, "Bloody family trip!" Any time that the team refers to itself as a [[TrueCompanions family]], really, is heartwarming.

* Ryan is absent from ''VS'' episode 33 because of [[spoiler:the birth of his daughter]].
** Furthermore, judging by implications in both the ''Let's Build'' and ''Let's Play Minecraft'' episodes of The Pit, [[spoiler:the birth]] happened ''right'' in the middle of recording part 3 of Galacticraft. Ryan got up and left basically as soon as he heard about it.
** Related: the rest of the guys, rather than having no let's play that week because Ryan was gone, proceeded to rush and build The Pit, which they then quickly recorded and edited, to have up in time. They care that much for their fans.

* As of October 23rd, 2013, Jack and his girlfriend Caiti [[https://twitter.com/jack_p/status/393187694504722432 are]] [[https://twitter.com/coolcaiti/status/393183858796933121 engaged]].
** Overlaps with Rooster Teeth to an extent, but Joel Heyman and Adam Ellis apparently helped Jack sort it out so everything was perfect for him to propose.
** And as of November 12, [[https://twitter.com/jack_p/status/400494247540817920 they]] [[https://twitter.com/coolcaiti/status/400349767277899776 are]] [[https://twitter.com/LindsayTuggey/status/400638136633421824 married]].

* A fan made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=mfxmpEWF2DY#t=323 adorable plush toys of the Achievement Hunters']] ''Minecraft'' avatars. With built-in voice boxes! Goes to show how much their fans love AH.

* Jack's [[http://roosterteeth.com/members/journal/entry.php?id=3120097 4 year journal entry]].

** May be HarsherInHindsight considering his and Griffon's divorce announcement, but hopefully Geoff will continue to keep his spirits up.

** The official Twitter account received tons of congratulatory tweets, including [[https://twitter.com/RayNarvaezJr/status/1023412817712566273 one from Ray himself.]]

** Entering in Funny moments as well, a week before knowing she was pregnant, Gavin, Michael's [[HeterosexualLifePartners boi,]] noticed that Lindsay was acting more wacky than usual and asked if she was knocked up again. A week later, Michael announced it to everyone, to which everyone replied, "Yeah, Gavin told us a week ago." A bewildered Michael said he just told Gavin about it, to which Jeremy replied "Oh my God, he knew." Just goes to show how close Gavin is to Michael and Lindsay.

* Say hello to [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BuDL_f3gf8q/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1qkf28h5c5vx0 Luna Claire Jones!]]

* Four years after he left AH and RT, [[TheAce Ray]] [[EnsembleDarkhorse makes a special]] [[HesBack guest appearance]] on Off Topic #177. He's brought up to speed on the development of Achievement Hunter since his departure and in the last half hour of the episode, Geoff admits he was both proud and sad on the day that Ray told him he wanted to leave to stream full-time and see what else he can do. He proceeds to tells Ray that he's proud of him and what he's accomplished as a full-time streamer, and before he leaves, Geoff gives Ray a hug and tells him he's welcome back anytime.
** The broadcast group held a poll during the show on whether or not fans wanted Ray back. It was overwhelmingly in Ray's favor, to the point where the lowest the number got was 96%.

* Gavin is now a permanent U.S. resident! After years of stress and fear at the possibility of having to leave his job, close friends and partner, he's now in the U.S. to stay.

** While Michael offhandedly says the video will receive tons of dislikes, the fan response has been overwhelmingly positive, with many praising their hilarious performances.

* For Christmas 2018, for their annual Christmas video to promote merchandise at the Rooster Teeth store, Achievement Hunter recorded their 'perfect day', where they spent all of their budget for the video on treating themselves. For 2019, they decided to use the budget to give back instead, so they went to a mall and bought presents for kids from down-on-their-luck families.
** The video ends with them noticing Santa at the mall, and deciding they should take a picture with him. The end card is said picture, with Santa and the Hunters all smiling.

* During ''We're All Chungə Now - Gmod: TTT'', Fiona gets shot with a [[Series/DoctorWho Weeping Angel]] by Jack. The Weeping Angels ''terrify'' poor Fiona to the point she points her camera at it and refuses to look at her screen, but fortunately Gavin heard Jack laughing, told Fiona to stay in one spot and [[BigBrotherInstinct proceeded to]] [[BoomHeadshot headshot]] Jack and end the round and Fiona's suffering.

* When the crew announced an VideoGame/AmongUs inspired shirt, they took it down and apologized. Not because of any controversy, but because Among Us is run by Inner Sloth, a small indie group that are only just seeing any profit from the game. They politely asked people not to make merch of any kind of the game so they can make their own. Achievement Hunter, after catching wind of the situation, took down the Among Us inspired merch out of respect.
* A minor moment from Off Topic #257, when discussing a potential stretch goal for Extra Life, Jeremy calls off-screen to Kat to ask for magic markers, calling her "lovebug". Aww!

* In Off-Topic 227, Michael mentions a story where Iris had off-handedly mentioned that she wanted a pink doughnut and he actually ended up going to get doughnuts just because she had mentioned it. D'aww.
* During the month of February 2021, AH and Rooster Teeth in general began to hit production snags due to a powerful winter storm that ravaged Texas and left the majority of the company's employees without power and in perilous situations unable to focus on streams and videos. Enter Jeremy (who just so happened to have moved back to Massachusetts during the COVID-19 pandemic), who stepped up to the plate alongside Funhaus, by hosting streams on RTTV doing various gameplay sessions as well as Off Topic, and even arranging other out-of-state guests and to help fill out the spots, just to make sure the fans still had content while the rest of Achievement Hunter and RT focuses on getting through a rough situation.

* When Fiona announced her departure to work for G4TV, practically [[https://twitter.com/FionaNova/status/1368985635516805121 everyone in AH responded]] with how proud they were of her and how much they love and will miss her.

* To celebrate Jeremy's 30th birthday, Gavin, Meg, Alfredo, and Jackie flew to his home in Massachusetts to [[https://twitter.com/JeremyNDooley/status/1400990380401831941 celebrate]] with him and Kat. They also belatedly celebrated Alfredo and Gavin's birthdays as well.

* For nearly 8 months, Jeremy's beloved cat, Scooter, ran away from home, leaving him and Kat in tears.[[https://twitter.com/JeremyNDooley/status/1457382468391165956 Thankfully, Scooter has returned safe and sound]].

** After Ky and BK finish reading their part of the upcoming anniversary content, Ky goes to Jack for a hug.

* For nearly 8 months, Jeremy's beloved cat, Scooter, ran away from home, leaving him and Kat in tears.[[https://twitter.com/JeremyNDooley/status/1457382468391165956 Thankfully, Scooter has returned safe and sound]].

* At RTX 2015, the B-Team and some of the AH editors have a panel. Near the end, Kdin stops it for a moment to give her own answer to [[CallBack "Do you ever wonder]] [[Machinima/RedVsBlue why we're here"?]] She ends it by proposing to her partner. They say yes.

* "Game Time: Burnie and Ray Play ''{{VideoGame/Journey}}''" is practically a Crowning Episode of Heartwarming. The episode, instead of being filled with the usual manic intensity and humor of a normal Let's Play, is made up of Burnie and Ray just discussing Ray's own journey to join the company and the development and growth of Achievement Hunter and Rooster Teeth.

* After Lindsay quietly updated their Twitter bio to include their preference for they/them pronouns, indicating that they are non-binary (and later clarifying that she/her is still acceptable, albeit reserved for their family), a barrage of supportive tweets and comments for them came out since many fans themselves are similarly non-binary. And not only that, Michael and several other AH members [[https://kingpattillo.tumblr.com/post/633875648076742656/a-small-nice-thing-i-noticed-since-its-a-tense updated their pronouns]] in their Twitter profiles as well.

* For RTX, Jeremy, Fiona, and Ky flew in to hang out on the panels and everyone even went to Alfredo's place for games and drinks, [[https://twitter.com/AlfredoPlays/status/1415534229325336578 with Alfredo describing the gang as a family.]]

* During the month of February 2021, AH and Rooster Teeth in general began to hit production snags due to a powerful winter storm that ravaged Texas and left many of the company's employees without power and in perilous situations unable to focus on streams and videos. Enter Jeremy (who just so happened to have moved back to Massachusetts during the COVID-19 pandemic), who stepped up to the plate by hosting streams on RTTV doing various gameplay sessions as well as Off Topic, and even arranging other out-of-state guests to help fill out the spots, just to make sure the fans still had content while the rest of Achievement Hunter focuses on getting through a rough situation.

* To celebrate Jeremy's 30th birthday, Gavin, Meg, Alfredo, and Jackie flew to his home in Massachusetts to [[https://twitter.com/JeremyNDooley/status/1400990380401831941 celebrate]] with him and Kat. They also belatedly celebrated Alfredo and Gavin's birthdays as well.

* ''AHWU'' #577 is the AHWU series finale and it's just Jack and Geoff, discussing the decision to end the show and how fundamental the show has been to the development of Achievement Hunter and what the future beholds. The episode is capped off with a montage of some of the intros that have been sent in over the years.

* When Fiona announced her departure to work for G4TV, practically [[https://twitter.com/FionaNova/status/1368985635516805121 everyone in AH responded]] with how proud they were of her and how much they love and will miss her.

* During the month of February 2021, AH and Rooster Teeth in general began to hit production snags due to a powerful winter storm that ravaged Texas and left many of the company's employees without power and in perilous situations unable to focus on streams and videos. Enter Jeremy (who just so happened to have moved back to Massachusetts temporarily to be with family during the rest of the COVID-19 pandemic), who stepped up to the plate by hosting streams on RTTV doing various gameplay sessions as well as Off Topic, and even arranging other out-of-state guests to help fill out the spots, just to make sure the fans still had content while the rest of Achievement Hunter focuses on getting through a rough situation.

* On Off Topic #272, Alfredo shows off Gabu, the corgi puppy that he and his partner Jackie adopted. Everyone coos over the adorable puppy as a grinning Alfredo cuddles her and she looks up at him. Gabu licking him is even the video thumbnail.

* After Lindsay quietly updated their Twitter bio to include their preference for they/them pronouns, indicating that they are non-binary (and later clarifying that she/her is still acceptable), a barrage of supportive tweets and comments for them came out since many fans themselves are similarly non-binary. And not only that, Michael and several other AH members [[https://kingpattillo.tumblr.com/post/633875648076742656/a-small-nice-thing-i-noticed-since-its-a-tense updated their pronouns]] in their Twitter profiles as well.

* During the month of February 2021, AH and Rooster Teeth in general began to hit production snags due to a powerful winter storm that ravaged Texas and left many of the company's employees without power and in perilous situations unable to focus on streams and videos. Enter Jeremy (who just so happened to have moved back to Massachusetts temporarily to be with family during the rest of the COVID-19 pandemic), who stepped up to the plate by hosting streams on RTTV doing various gameplay sessions as well as Off Topic, and even arranging other out-of-state guests to help fill out the spots, just to make sure the fans still had content while the rest of Achievement Hunter focuses on getting through a rough situation.

* During the month of February 2021, AH and Rooster Teeth in general began to hit production snags due to a powerful winter storm that ravaged Texas and left many of the company's employees without power and in perilous situations unable to focus on streams and videos. Enter Jeremy (who just so happened to have moved back to Massachusetts temporarily to be with family during the rest of the COVID-19 pandemic), who stepped up to the plate by hosting streams on RTTV doing various gameplay sessions as well as Off Topic, and even arranging other non-Texan guests to help fill out the spots, just to make sure the fans still had content while the rest of Achievement Hunter focuses on getting through a rough situation.

* In the aftermath of the Ryan controversy, Trever ended up coming out and revealing that he had been the target of harassment from a vengeful ex, plaguing him with lies claiming that ''he'' was the abuser that went on for ''two and a half years''. Thanks to plenty of evidence he had on hand proving his innocence, the community rallied around him and his girlfriend Barbara Dunkelman, a massive 180 from everyone telling Ryan to get lost as he ''didn't'' have the proof of innocence.