History Heartwarming / DarkestDungeonII

--> '''Flagellant''': [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers “In the world's dark corners,]] [[CreepyGood he will revel in his rotting immortality.”]]

** After the Binding Blade, the Crusader's helmet laying abandoned is now also heartwarming, implying he finally feels secure enough and has made enough peace with his actions to retire and go back home.

* Getting a Positive relationship between Reynauld and Dismas grants the achievement "[[TrueCompanions Friends]] [[HeterosexuallifePartners 'til the end]]". Guess on the Old Road they ''did'' find redemption after all, in each other!

* Getting a Positive relationship between Reynauld and Dismas grants the achievement "[[HeterosexuallifePartners Friends]] [[TrueCompanions 'til the end]]". Guess on the Old Road they ''did'' find redemption after all, in each other!

* Getting a Positive relationship between Reynauld and Dismas grants the achievement "[[HeterosexuallifePartners Friends 'til the end]]". Guess on the Old Road they ''did'' find redemption after all, in each other!

* When doing the quest to unlock The Crusader, you'll eventually reach a step where you have to go to an assistance encounter to get a lead. Most characters just ask if they've seen a knight. If you have a Highwayman in your party, however, has a unique line:

** There is also the reason for why he contracted leprosy to begin with: [[TheGoodKing He wanted to help and embrace his less fortunate subjects]], against his advisor's wishes. While it tragically ends [[YourDaysAreNumbered with disease]], his selflessness shines through, and it's more than implied he does not regret a thing.

** Highwayman: "A watchful protector, he will safeguard the roads he once hunted."
** Man-At-Arms: "Humility fortifies hand and heart. Behind his unwavering shield, the peasant militia will rally."
** Grave Robber: "She will seek out what was lost in the shadows, and restore it to where it is needed."
** Plague Doctor: "The world's wounded have much to teach. She will study them, and work tirelessly to free them from their trauma."
** Hellion: "She will gather the remnants of her people, and rid the wilds steppes of what horrors yet remain."
** Runaway: "She will teach others to survive in scarcity. And through her, abundance will flow through lifeless debris."
** Jester: "Where people gather, his songs will soothe the destitute and galvanize the fearful."
** Leper: "Wherever the weak and vulnerable bow beneath a cruel yoke, he will be there to repay their oppressors in kind."
** Occultist: "Warden and watcher, master of the outer spheres. He will be a cosmic bulwark against intrusions from the void.”
** Vestal: "A beacon in the dark, her radiant faith will reaffirm the humanity in us all."
** Flagellant: [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers “In the world's dark corners, he will revel in his rotting immortality.”]]
* The ending is just a ''wave'' of good feelings - we see the Runaway helping a family out of ruins, the Plague Doctor tending to the injured, the Jester playing for a group of children, the Grave Robber giving to others... Then there's things like the Vestal finding love, the Hellion being accepted back into her clan, the Man-at-Arms leading a new army, the Leper admiring a bluebird and the Highwayman [[DueToTheDead looking at his locket]]. It shows that the heroes have not only delayed the end, but are finding some measure of peace, having faced their failures and come through their trials all the stronger. For all the darkness, the light is recovering.

** Flagellant: “In the world's dark corners, he will revel in his rotting immortality.”

** Occultist: "He will be a stagnant bulwark against intrusions from the void." (Correction needed.)

* Through all the trials and tribulations on the way to the Mountain, it is always immensely satisfying to watch your party members form positive relationships with one another and become FireForgedFriends. It gets even better if just a region ago they were [[TeethClenchedTeamwork at each others' throats]] but you managed to [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther cross a threshold between them]] through a pivotal sharing of a drink, sparring match, game of darts, exchange of love songs, etc. Better yet is if you've played your cards right, you'll get five or six positive relationships just before entering the Mountain, signifying how [[BandOfBrothers tightly knit your group has become]] over the course of your journey.

* The Vestal's backstory. One might expect that she would feel shame for witnessing such lewdness, and her journey is one of atonement like the Hellion. Instead, she learns that love and sexuality is a wonderful thing, and she shouldn't be ashamed of it. And the Light agrees with her!

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* The ending is just a ''wave'' of good feelings - we see the Runaway helping a family out of ruins, the Plague Doctor tending to the injured, the Jester playing for a group of children, the Grave Robber giving to others... Then there's things like the Vestal finding love, the Hellion being accepted back into her clan, the Man-at-Arms leading a new army, the Leper admiring a butterfly in flight and the Highwayman [[DueToTheDead looking at his locket]]. It shows that the heroes have not only delayed the end, but are finding some measure of peace, having faced their failures and come through their trials all the stronger. For all the darkness, the light is recovering.

* The ending is just a ''wave'' of good feelings, from the Vestal finding love to the other heroes helping people out- including the Runaway helping a family out of ruins, and the Grave Robber giving to others. It shows that the heroes have not only helped others, but overcome their flaws along the way; for all the darkness, the light is recovering.

* Any time the heroes in your party develop an Amorous relationship. Not only do they become a BattleCouple, but using their selected skills either cleanses the other of all DOTs, or heals them by 10%.

The ending is just a ''wave'' of good feelings, from the Vestal finding love to the other heroes helping people out- including the Runaway helping a family out of ruins, and the Grave Robber giving to others. It shows that the heroes have not only helped others, but overcome their flaws along the way; for all the darkness, the light is recovering.