History Heartwarming / DragonBallFighterZ

* At the end of Frieza's story mode, Frieza, himself, congratulates the player for being a powerful warrior, and, out of respect for them, offers them a position in the Frieza Force.
** In addition Frieza forces the player's soul out of his body right before the Heroes and Villain's start their final fight saying that he does not want them involved in his battle. It can also be implied that he does not want to drag the player into a fight to the death.

--> '''Tien''': I feel a lot better now that we've talked. It's good to know that if we defeat the other 21, you wont disappear with her.

* In another story mode interaction, Goku; suggests fusing with Gohan, but is shot down by Piccolo. Gohan seems dejected, as he wanted to really try out that "cool pose", and Goku offers to teach his son how to fuse after the battle. It's a sweet moment on Goku's part, like when their child doesn't get the toy they want so their dad fixes the problem.

** Following this, an easy to miss one is his Assist call-in for Gotenks: "c'mon kids!" ...c'mon ''kids'' in a non-snarky and angry tone. That simple delivery says a lot.

** Same goes with Adult Gohan, he is more than impressed at the levels his grandson can achieve.

* On a meta level, including Super Saiyan 4 Gojeta and Baby not only pays further homage to a... controversial part of Dragon Ball, but also through Baby's Great Ape transformation pays homage to the Great Ape transformation in the early series.

** True to the series, Master Roshi is still a lot less perverted so he can fight people like [[BoobsOfSteel Android 21]].

* A meta-example: the open beta for the game was met with difficulties due to the servers buckling under everyone trying to get in. As an apology, Bandai Namco announced [[https://twitter.com/BandaiNamcoUS/status/953461901920358400 another day of open beta]] after the original end date.

** And of course, the meta-text of Hiromi Tsuru's passing just after recording her lines as Bulma for ''Fighterz'', and hearing Creator/MasakoNozawa's Goku say he's got total faith in Tsuru's Bulma, makes this even more heartwarming (and will also likely [[TearJerker/DragonballFighterz wring tears out of even the coldest-hearted android]]).
* As a meta example, after Yamcha spent years as the franchise's MemeticLoser, [=ArcSys=] decide to ThrowTheDogABone by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yVY5c0IpAs&t=22s creating an entirely new Dramatic Finish to give him some well-deserved vengeance against Nappa]].

** Another meta example: fans have pointed to that one cutscene as being more respectful to Yamcha than ''all of Z and Super combined''.

** True to the series, Master Roshi is still a lot less perverted so he can fight people like [[BoobsOfSteel Android]] [[HotScientist 21]].

** When losing to Goku (Ultra Instinct), Goku states that he is [[DontThinkFeel this]] [[PhysicalGod strong]] because of him.

* Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta's win quote with Kefla as a teammate has him genuinely encouraging them to try out fusing with the fusion dance, though it is somewhat dulled by the fact that Gogeta also says this to Fused Zamasu.

** One particular moment happens between 21, Tien and Piccolo. Piccolo and Tien worry over the possibility of Good 21 dying if they kill Evil 21, and both offer to use the Mafuba (Evil Containment Wave) to seal up Evil 21 so Good 21 can live. Good 21 assure them that her evil half is a separate entity and that killing her wouldn't kill Good 21, but not before pausing to wonder if being left alive is a good thing. Piccolo tells her not to be so hard on herself and Tien says that he is relieved knowing that nothing bad will happen to Good 21.

** When Android 18 runs into a clone of Frieza, she immediately gets angry, stating that she wants to get revenge due to the fact that Frieza killed Krillin a long time ago. Turns into a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}} when Android 21, right before the fight starts, gets confused as to why the three of them are angry at Frieza. Likewise, after defeating Frieza last in a regular match, 18's victory animation will have her rage at Freeza for killing him.
** Also heartwarming is her brother Android 17. Though he points out that Krillin is alive and well. He's not in anyway dismissive of 18's anger.

** In addition Frieza forces the player's soul out of his body right before the Heroes and Villians start their final fight saying that he does not want them involved in his battle. It can also be implied that he does not want to drag the player into a fight to the death.
** There's also something wierdly heartwarming about Frieza praising the player, especially if you pick agreeable dialogue choices. He may be a tyrant, but he does appreciate his underlings.

** In both moments where Krillin and Goku engage Cell in battle after the latter had just finished manhandling 18, Krillin, ''rightfully furious'', launches into a Kienzan immediately. Even though Cell avoids it, Krillin joins the battle against him despite knowing he can't win, all because Cell dared to harm his wife.

** When Android 18 runs into a clone of Frieza, she immediately gets angry, stating that she wants to get revenge due to the fact that Frieza killed Krillin a long time ago. Turns into a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}} when Android 21, right before the fight starts, gets confused as to why the three of them are angry at Frieza. Likewise, after defeating Freeza last in a regular match, 18's victory animation will have her rage at Freeza for killing him.

* Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta's win quote with Kefla as a teammate has him genuinely encouraging them to try out fusing with the fusion dance.

-->'''Master Roshi:''' You should be moving, learning, playing, eating, and resting every day. That's the Turtle School way!