History Heartwarming / Cuphead

* Another meta-example is that when ''Cuphead'' was announced as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8agz7O5DxRM the winner for Best Art Direction at The Game Awards 2017]], the Moldenhauer brothers arrived to shake hands with ''Creator/GuillermoDelToro and Creator/HideoKojima'' before delivering a speech that is both SugarWiki/{{Funny|Moments}} and SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming|Moments}}.
** The same happened when the game was announced as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcCsVszwwOQ the winner for the Best Debut Indie Game award]], but this time, the Moldenhauer brothers brought along their entire family for the award. Once again, Chad delivered a heartfelt speech thanking the staff at Microsoft and everyone for their help into making the game, after which Jared added a hint about buying indie games, which is a bit of a Funny Moment in itself.

* In the DLC, when the Cups fight the Howling Aces, help comes from an unexpected source: Canteen Hughes! The NPC who teaches the player how the flying combat portions of the game work, actually steps up to the plate. The Cup Brothers and/or Ms. Chalice walk on the wings ''a la'' [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] and focus on fighting, while Hughes takes care of the flying. One of the few, if ''only'', times that an Inkwell Isles resident, rather than staying out of it, [[BadassBystander willingly steps into the line of fire to help the Cups out.]]

Who says that [[NintendoHard a difficult game like]] ''VideoGame/Cuphead'' can't have heartwarming moments?

* Ollie Bulb is the one member of the Root Pack who will not directly attack you even as you pepper him with bullets; almost makes you want to spare him, huh? [[spoiler:Turns out that if you hold your fire in the latest update, he blushes and smiles at you as he sinks into the ground without a fight. The radish that follows in the Occult Carrot phase, however, is far less friendly.]]

* Sally Stageplay really shows how much she cares about her husband, crying for him [[spoiler: after you crush him to death with the chandelier in the first phase of her fight, she even stops the fight to do so. Fortunately, in the third phase, he's back as Bacchus, nodding and smiling as she does her best to smite you]].
* The Good Ending. [[spoiler:What do the two boys do once the Devil is beaten? Why, burn all the bosses' contracts, of course, therefore freeing them all from their debts. And all the bosses don't hold any grudges against them and praise them as heroes.]]

* At the end of "The Delicious Last Course", [[spoiler:Ms. Chalice is more than willing to stay as a ghost if it means no one else has to die for her to live again. In the meantime, she'll keep searching for a better answer to her predicament. She also proudly says that Cuphead and Mugman are [[TrueCompanions her two new best friends]].]]
* The Epilogue of the DLC: [[spoiler:Chef Saltbaker is sentenced to community service for his crime. During the course of it, he slowly, but surely, makes an honest attempt to reform, and it sticks in the end, realizing that his baking skills can bring people together. In the end, he rebuilds his bakery and invites everyone, including Cuphead, Mugman, and Ms. Chalice, to a celebration, now completely reformed.]]
** The heartwarming cherry on the top of this game that can be seen is that [[spoiler:Ms. Chalice is shown in her living form while celebrating, not in her ghost form. She said that she would find a way eventually to get back to living, and she apparently did]].
** [[spoiler:Most of Saltbaker's community service involves hard labor for the other bosses in Inkwell Isle 4. One exception is the King of Games having Saltbaker playing checkers with him, and the chef seems to be enjoying the game.]]

* In just two weeks after release, the game already sold ''over one million copies''. As a thank-you gesture, [[http://studiomdhr.com/cuphead-goes-platinum/ the game devs made a drawing]] with Cuphead, Mugman, Elder Kettle, King Dice, and even The Devil thanking the players.

* Ollie Bulb is the one member of the Root Pack who will not directly attack you even as you pepper him with bullets; almost makes you want to spare him, huh? [[spoiler:Turns out that if you hold your fire in the latest update, he blushes and smiles at you as he sinks into the ground without a fight. The radish that follows in the Occult Carrot phase, however, is far less friendly.]]
* In the final phase of Wally Warbles' fight, Wally takes over the fight once his son is defeated. Even though he's on a stretcher and probably exhausted himself during the first half, he's ''still'' willing to come to his son's aid when called upon. The paramedics also assist him in the fight and judging by the look they give Cuphead, they probably think that him beating up Willy Warbles is terrible.
* Sally Stageplay really shows how much she cares about her husband, crying for him [[spoiler: after you crush him to death with the chandelier in the first phase of her fight, she even stops the fight to do so. Fortunately, in the third phase, he's back as Bacchus, nodding and smiling as she does her best to smite you]].
* At the end of "The Delicious Last Course", [[spoiler:Ms. Chalice is more than willing to stay as a ghost if it means no one else has to die for her to live again. In the meantime, she'll keep searching for a better answer to her predicament. She also proudly says that Cuphead and Mugman are [[TrueCompanions her two new best friends]].]]

* In the DLC, when the Cups fight the Howling Aces, help comes from an unexpected source: Canteen Hughes! The NPC who teaches the player how the flying combat portions of the game work, actually steps up to the plate. The Cup Brothers and/or Ms. Chalice walk on the wings ''a la'' [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] and focus on fighting, while Hughes takes care of the flying. One of the few, if ''only'', times that an Inkwell Isles resident, rather than staying out of it, [[BadassBystander willingly steps into the line of fire to help the Cups out.]]
** Not only that, he's not initially ''from'' that island and has no stake in the journey either like Chalice does, meaning he went out of his way to help the brothers and Ms. Chalice in their time of need.

* As of the 1.3.2 update, walking around in circles on the overworld will actually summon Djimmi, who will give the Cups extra health points. While you can initially only do this 3 times total throughout the adventure, beating the Devil will grant you ''infinite wishes'', meaning you can do the cheat code at any time. Seems like he's certainly grateful you helped save him from the Devil.

* At the end of "The Delicious Last Course", [[spoiler:Ms. Chalice is more than willing to stay as a ghost if it means no one else has to die for her to live again. She also proudly says that Cuphead and Mugman are [[TrueCompanions her two new best friends]].]]
* The DLC bosses have some surprisingly friendly minions. Glumstone's gnomes, for example, back him up with no question, and eagerly cheer him during the puppet show portion of the battle; by the same token, it's sweet to see Mortimer's followers cheering him on every time he switches phase. Esther, despite being an outlaw, has vulture prospecters and literal horseflies aiding her in her fight. Even the Moonshine Mob are kind of heartwarming; criminal bugs that they are, they support each other throughout the fight! And if you get the secret phase of the Howling Aces' fight, the Yankee Yippers fight alongside their mother to take you down, with all of them saluting together before the phase starts!

* [[spoiler:What do the two boys do once the Devil is beaten? Why, burn all the bosses' contracts, of course, therefore freeing them all from their debts. And all the bosses don't hold any grudges against them and praise them as heroes.]]

** The Delicious last course managed to sell ''over one million copies'' as well in just two weeks. As a thank-you gesture, [[https://twitter.com/StudioMDHR/status/1546902440099848192 the game devs made a drawing]] of Cuphead, Mugman, Chalice, and Chef Saltbaker celebrating the feat by cooking and giving pastries for free to the inhabitants of the fourth island of Inkwell.
* Another meta-example is that when ''Cuphead'' was announced as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8agz7O5DxRM the winner for Best Art Direction at The Game Awards 2017]], the Moldenhauer brothers arrived to shake hands with ''Creator/GuillermoDelToro and Creator/HideoKojima'' before delivering a speech that is both SugarWiki/{{Funny|Moments}} and Heartwarming.

* Ollie Bulb is the one member of the Root Pack who will not directly attack you even as you pepper him with bullets; almost makes you want to spare him, huh? [[spoiler:Turns out that if you hold your fire in the latest update, he blushes and smiles at you as he sinks into the ground without a fight. The radish that follows, however, is far less friendly.]]
* In the final phase of Wally Warbles' fight, Wally takes over the fight once his son is defeated. Even though he's on a stretcher and probably exhausted himself during the first half, he's still willing to come to his son's aid when called upon. The paramedics also assist him in the fight and judging by the look they give Cuphead, they probably think that him beating up Willy Warbles is terrible.

* At the end of "Delicious Last Course" [[spoiler:Ms. Chalice is more than willing to stay as a ghost if it means no one else has to die for her to live again. She also proudly says that Cuphead and Mugman are her two best friends.]]

* In the DLC, when the Cups fight the Howling Aces, help comes from an unexpected source: Canteen Hughes, the NPC who taught the player how the flying combat portions of the game work, actually steps up to the plate. The Cup Brothers and/or Ms. Chalice walk on the wings a la [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] and focus on fighting, while Hughes takes care of the flying. One of the few, if ''only'', times that an Inkwell Isles resident, rather than staying out of it, [[BadassBystander willingly steps into the line of fire to help the Cups out.]]
** Not only that, he's not initially from that island and has no stake in the journey either, meaning he went out of his way to help the brothers and Ms. Chalice in their time of need.

* In just two weeks after release, the game already sold ''over one million copies''. As a thank you gesture, [[http://studiomdhr.com/cuphead-goes-platinum/ the game devs made a drawing]] with Cuphead, Mugman, Elder Kettle, King Dice, and even The Devil thanking the players.

** Not only that, he's not initially from that island, meaning he went out of his way to arrive to help.

* As of the 1.3.2 update, walking around in circles on the overworld will actually summon Djimmi, who will give the Cups extra health points. While you can initially only do this 3 times total throughout the adventure, beating the Devil will will grant you ''infinite wishes'', meaning you can do the cheat code at any time. Seems like he's certainly grateful you helped save him from the Devil.

* The Epilogue of the DLC: [[spoiler:Chef Saltbaker is given community service for his crime. During the course of it, he slowly but surely makes an honest attempt to reform, and it sticks in the end, realizing that his baking skills can bring people together. In the end, he rebuilds his bakery and invites everyone, including Cuphead, Mugman and Ms. Chalice, to a celebration, now completely reformed.]]

* The Epilogue of the DLC [[spoiler:Chef Saltbaker is given community service for his crime. During the course of it, he slowly but surely makes an honest attempt to reform, and it sticks in the end, realizing that his baking skills can bring people together. In the end, he rebuilds his bakery and invites everyone, including Cuphead, Mugman and Ms. Chalice, to a celebration, now completely reformed.]]

* At the end of "Delicious Last Course" [[spoiler:Ms. Chalice is more than willing to stay as a ghost if it means no one else has to die for her to live again. She also proudly says that Cuphead and Mugman are her two bestest friends.]]

* As of the 1.3.2 update, walking around in circles on the overworld will actually summon Djimmi, who will give the Cups extra health points. While you can initially only do this 3 times total throughout the adventure, beating the Devil will will grant you *infinite wishes*, meaning you can do the cheat code at any time. Seems like he's certainly grateful you helped save him from the Devil.

* After beating the game, walking around in circles on the overworld will actually summon Djimmi, who will give the Cups extra health points. Seems like he's certainly grateful you helped save him from the Devil.

* The DLC bosses have some surprisingly friendly minions. Glumstone's gnomes, for example, back him up with no question, and eagerly cheer him during the puppet show portion of the battle; by the same token, it's sweet to see Mortimer's followers cheering him on every time he switches phase. Even the Moonshine Mob are kind of heartwarming; criminal bugs that they are, they support each other throughout the fight! And if you get the secret phase of the Howling Aces' fight, the Yankee Yippers fight alongside their mother to take you down, with all of them saluting together before the phase starts!

* In the final phase of Wally Warbles' fight, Wally takes over the fight once his son is defeated. Even though he's on a stretcher and probably exhausted himself during the first half, he's still willing to come to his son's aid when called upon. The paramedics also assist him in the fight and judging by the look they give Cuphead, they probably think that him beating up Wally Warbles Jr. is terrible.

* The DLC bosses have some surprisingly friendly minions. Glumstone's gnomes, for example, back him up with no question, and eagerly cheer him during the puppet show portion of the battle; by the same token, it's sweet to see Mortimer's followers cheering him on every time he switches phase. Even the Moonshine Mob are kind of heartwarming; criminal bugs that they are, they support each other throughout the fight! And if you get the secret phase of the Howling Aces' fight, the Yankee Yippers fight alongside their mother to take you down!

* The DLC bosses have some surprisingly friendly minions. Glumstone's gnomes, for example, back him up with no question, and eagerly cheer him during the puppet show portion of the battle; by the same token, it's sweet to see Mortimer's followers cheering him on every time he switches phase. Even the Moonshine Mob are kind of heartwarming; criminal bugs that they are, they support each other throughout the fight!
* During the Howling Aces fight, the female Saluki will fly by in the background while you're fighting her husband and children, firing off homing hydrants to act as artillery support. Furthermore, while she takes her defeat in her normal phase very gracefully, during the secret phase version of her fight, she's much sadder- because her kids are there, and also got hurt during the fight! She really loves her family.

* In the DLC, when the Cups fight the Howling Aces, help comes from an unexpected source: Canteen Hughes, the NPC who taught the player how the flying combat portions of the game work, actually steps up to the plate. The Cup Brothers and/or Ms. Chalice walk on the wings a la [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] and focus on fighting, while Hughes takes care of the flying. One of the few, if ''only'', times that an Inkwell Isles resident, rather than staying out of it, [[NeutralNoMore willingly steps into the line of fire to help the Cups out.]]

* In the DLC, you fight the Howling Aces, Canteen Hughes (The one responsible teaching you to fly) actually steps up to the plate and helps the Cup Brothers and Ms. Chalice in the fight, taking care of the flying for you while you focus on the enemies. One of the few, if only, times you have a resident willingly step into the line of fire to help you in your journey.