History Heartwarming / DragonBallFighterZ

* The Dramatic Finish for Goku and Frieza vs. Jiren. After the amazing plummet to Earth where they defeat Jiren, Goku approaches the defeated Jiren and admits he was tough, then offers his hand as he tells him he wants to see him again. Jiren looks in surprise, then ''takes'' the hand, promising that he'll take the win next time!

** When he and Krillin are about to face off against a Kid Buu clone. Krillin is scared, but Vegeta stats that "they" and not just "he" have grown stronger since the last time they fought Buu.

* In one scene with the Ginyu Force and Gohan, Ginyu says it brings him great joy to be fighting by the rest of the Force again. Cue uplifting music and Burter smiling really big and saying they're all so happy to have him back.

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

* When Yamcha expresses his doubts to Android 18, she subtly implies that YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre and encourages him to DareToBeBadass.

** 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 FunnyMoment 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.

** She has a couple of link events where she talks about Bulma, the first of which is praising her brilliance at working out how to somewhat counter the sealing waves that are currently effecting the Z Fighters, even speculating that given enough time she'd work out how to counteract the waves completely, all without the schematics to the device creating the waves. In the second event, she talks about how Bulma had introduced her to a new snack, string cheese. [[SweetTooth 21]] [[{{Adorkable}} enthuses over how tasty]] the string cheese was... [[FunnyMoments before she sheepishly mentions]] that she [[BigEater ate about a hundred of them]], which Bulma was not pleased about. She considers getting Bulma a gift in apology, her first suggestion being more cheese.
* In one of the story mode interactions, the Ginyu Force perform their standard routine in front of Krillin and Gohan. Krillin's not amused, but Gohan, being a fellow connoisseur of the SuperSentaiStance from his time as the Great Saiyaman, praises their technique and spirit. Seeing a kindred spirit, Ginyu himself states that, were Gohan not an enemy, he'd be a fine addition to the ranks of the force. He then says that Gohan is a true warrior, and honors him with his greatest fighting pose. Turns into a FunnyMoment when Krillin, in a moment of FridgeBrilliance, deduces that Gohan got his posing from them.

** 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 FunnyMoment when Android 21, right before the fight starts, gets confused as to why the three of them are angry at Frieza.

* At the end of Frieza's story mode, [[spoiler: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 [[spoiler: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.]]

* [[spoiler: After her evil self is split away from her, allowing her [[{{Adorkable}} true personality]] to act uninhibited, Android 21 forms some genuine friendships among the Z Fighters. One notable moment has Goku excitably asking if she's as strong as her other self and offering to help her reach the same level of strength by training with her, asking that the two get to have a friendly match when all is said and done. Android 18 also grows to care about her a great deal, choosing to stay involved with 16 and 21's plan even though it meant fighting against her friends and husband early on, and crying out in worry when 21 sacrifices herself.]]
** [[spoiler: 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.]]
** [[spoiler: Her interaction with Buu is all kinds of heartwarming. Buu points out that 21 looks similar to him, she agrees, saying they are matching in both being pink. Buu is confused as to what "matching" means ([[IsItSomethingYouEat thinking it's a kind of food]]), and she explains it as a sign of their friendship by wearing similar clothes. Buu asks if this means they're friends, and offers her some of his special candy. Given Buu's notorious status as a glutton who's not fond of sharing his food, this is especially nice of him. 21 is happy to share his candy... before realizing this isn't the time and they've got more important things to do right now. She compromises with Buu to stock up on candy so they can have a "candy party" when the fighting is done.]]
** [[spoiler: She has a couple of link events where she talks about Bulma, the first of which is praising her brilliance at working out how to somewhat counter the sealing waves that are currently effecting the Z Fighters, even speculating that given enough time she'd work out how to counteract the waves completely, all without the schematics to the device creating the waves. In the second event, she talks about how Bulma had introduced her to a new snack, string cheese. [[SweetTooth 21]] [[{{Adorkable}} enthuses over how tasty]] the string cheese was... [[FunnyMoments before she sheepishly mentions]] that she [[BigEater ate about a hundred of them]], which Bulma was not pleased about. She considers getting Bulma a gift in apology, her first suggestion being more cheese.]]

* In a story mode interaction, Gohan is worried about Videl and Pan. 18 reassures him and advises him to trust that Videl can handle herself and focus on the fight ahead, as from her perspective that's the best they can do for their families. [[spoiler: 21 starts gushing over how cool 18 is, trying to understand the thought process behind this mentality. Gohan confirms 21's assessment, saying that while 18 is a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold bit rough around the edges sometimes]], she cares deeply about her family. 21 warmly expresses that she wishes had something like that, and 18, embarrassed, asks that they knock it off and [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer stop swooning over her]].]]

* [[spoiler: Android 21's final link event has her thank the Earthling soul for helping her get strong enough to fight her other self. In the final battle, she asks 18 take care of the soul again before making her HeroicSacrifice, saying she owes them a lot.]]

* [[spoiler:Talking with Android 21 during the third route has her reveal why she repaired Android 16. Part of the reason was to help her, yes, but the main reason is he's based on the son she had when she was human. Although she doesn't remember her life when she was human, she loves him dearly.]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Android 21:''' Above all else... having him by my side means the entire world to me.]]
** [[spoiler: Of course, this becomes a {{Tearjerker}} later on, as her love for him isn't enough for her to suppress her evil persona, which results in his death in every route.]]
* [[spoiler:After Goku arrives on the scene in the third route, it slowly dawns on 21 that he and all the others are voluntarily choosing to help her fight her evil self, [[ItsAllMyFault who she has viewed as her problem to deal with]] and didn't want to ask for help if she could avoid it. She is so overwhelmed by this that, in the English dub at least, she sounds like she's about to cry when expressing her gratitude.]]

---> [[spoiler: '''Android 21:''' Above all else... having him by my side means the entire world to me.]]

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

* [[spoiler:After Goku arrives on the scene in the third route, it slowly dawns on 21 that he and all the others are voluntarily choosing to help her fight her evil self, [[ItsAllMyFault who she has viewed as her problem to deal with]] and didn't want to ask for help if she could avoid it. She is so overwhelmed by this that, in the English dub at least, she sounds like she's about to cry when expressing her gratitude.]]

* 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.

* [[spoiler: Talking with Android 21 during the third route has her reveal why she repaired Android 16. Part of the reason was to help her, yes, but the main reason is he's based on the son she had when she was human. Although she doesn't remember her life when she was human, she loves him dearly.]]

** [[spoiler: Of course, this becomes a {{Tearjerker}} later on, as her love for him isn't enough for her to suppress her evil persona, which results in his death in every route.]]

* In one of his later Link Events, as a show of how much he trusts the Earthling Soul, Gohan willingly reveals that he's The Great Saiyaman.

* In one of his Link Events, Gohan is unnerved by the fact the player can hear his thoughts, and immediately tried to do damage control by declaring that he's not [[FamilyMan thinking about Videl and Pan 24/7]]...before casually admitting that he [[ImmediateSelfContradiction loves them and thinks about them all the time]]. Realizing what he said, he gets embarrassed and asks the player not to tell.

* Vegeta is in fine form throughout, with a lot of his interactions with the other characters and the player being extremely angry signs of affection. He inquires about Gohan's abilities and yells at him to learn on his own; he matter-of-factly praises Tien to Nappa; briefly muses on his relationship with Bulma; and even nags the player to call home once in a while so their mother doesn't worry. Daaaaaaw.

* If you do 18's Accel Dance with Krillin on your team, he fights alongside his wife. Krillin, best family man in all of ''Dragon Ball''.

* The moment people latch onto as ShipTease between Krillin and 21? Krillin asking 21 if she can fix 18, 21 agreeing, and Krillin flashing a warm smile of relief.
** There's far more to that scene that initially shown by that teaser. Before this scene, Krillin and Goku engage Cell in battle, as the latter had just finished manhandling 18. Krillin, ''rightfully furious'', launches into a Kienzan immediately. Even though Cell avoided it, Krillin joins the battle with Goku and Cell, despite knowing he can't win, furious with Cell for daring to harm his wife.
* In the win quotes, Goku can be a bit snarky to Gohan, yes, but Adult Gohan is just ''so happy'' to be fighting alongside his dad and winning and keeping him safe. Piccolo is also ''immensely'' proud of Gohan for turning into such a fine young man.
** Thankfully the line was removed, meaning Goku expressing how proud he is of Gohan now is genuine.

* At the end of Frieza's story mode, [[spoiler:Frieza, himself, congratulates the player for being a powerful warrior, and, out of respect for them, offers them a position in the Frieza Force]].

* [[spoiler: After her evil self is split away from her, allowing her [[{{Adorkable}} true personality]] to act uninhibited, Android 21 forms some genuine friendships among the Z-fighters. One notable moment has Goku excitably asking if she's as strong as her other self and offering to help her reach the same level of strength by training with her, asking that the two get to have a friendly match when all is said and done. Android 18 also grows to care about her a great deal, choosing to stay involved with 16 and 21's plan even though it meant fighting against her friends and husband early on, and crying out in worry when 21 sacrifices herself.]]
** [[spoiler: One particular moment happens between 21, Tien and Piccolo. Piccolo and Tien worry over the possibility if they kill Evil 21 then good 21 will die as well 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.]]
** [[spoiler: Her interaction with Buu is all kinds of heartwarming. Buu points out that 21 looks similar to him, she agrees, saying they are matching in both being pink. Buu is confused as to what 'matching' means ([[IsItSomethingYouEat thinking it's a kind of food]]), and she explains it as a sign of their friendship by wearing similar clothes. Buu asks if this means they're friends, and offers her some of his special candy. Given Buu's notorious status as a glutton who's not fond of sharing his food, this is especially nice of him. 21 is happy to share his candy... before realising this isn't the time and they've got more important things to do right now. She compromises with Buu to stock up on candy so they can have a 'candy party' when the fighting is done.]]
** [[spoiler: She has a couple of link events where she talks about Bulma, the first of which is praising her brilliance at working out how to somewhat counter the sealing waves that are currently effecting the Z fighters, even speculating that given enough time she'd work out how to counteract the waves completely, all without the schematics to the device creating the waves. In the second event, she talks about how Bulma had introduced her to a new snack, string cheese. [[SweetTooth 21]] [[{{Adorkable}} enthuses over how tasty]] the string cheese was... [[FunnyMoments before she sheepishly mentions]] that she [[BigEater ate about a hundred of them]], which Bulma was not pleased about. She considers getting Bulma a gift in apology, her first suggestion being more cheese.]]

* 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 FunnyMoment when Android 21, right before the fight starts, gets confused as to why the three of them are angry at Frieza.
* In another story mode interaction, Gokū suggests fusing with Gohan, but is shot down by Piccolo. Gohan seems dejected, as he wanted to really try out that "cool pose", and Gokū offers to teach his son how to fuse after the battle. It's a sweet moment on Gokū's part, like when their child doesn't get the toy they want so their dad fixes the problem.

* Vegeta is in fine form throughout, with a lot of his interactions with the other characters and the player being extremely angry signs of affection. He enquires into Gohan's abilities and yells at him to learn on his own, he matter of factly praises Tien to Nappa, briefly muses on his relationship with Bulma and even nags the player to call home once in a while so their mother doesn't worry. Daaaaaaw.

* [[spoiler: Android 21's final link event has her thank the Earthling soul for helping her get strong enough to fight her other self. In the final battle, she asks 18 take care of the soul again before making her HeroicSacrifice, saying she owes them a lot.]]

* After rescuing Yamcha, Goku and Krillin want to recruit him but he's reluctant given how he's retired as a fighter and rusty and asks if he'd even be of help. The two say of course they want him to join them and convince Yamcha to join the group.

* Krillin is happy to hear No. 16 isn't dead, and wishes he wasn't opposing them.

** [[spoiler: She has a couple of link events where she talks about Bulma, the first of which is praising her brilliance at working out how to somewhat counter the sealing waves that are currently effecting the Z fighters, even speculating that given enough time she'd work out how to counteract the waves completely, all without the schematics to the device creating the waves. In the second event, she talks about how Bulma had introduced her to a new snack, string cheese. [[SweetTooth 21]] [[{{Adorkable}} enthuses over how tasty]] the string cheese was... [[FunnyMoments before she sheepishly mentions]] that she [[BigEater ate about a hundred of them]], which Bulma was not pleased about.]]

* In a story mode interaction, Gohan is worried about Videl and Pan. 18 reassures him and advises him to trust that Videl can handle herself and focus on the fight ahead, as from her perspective that's the best they can do for their families. [[spoiler: 21 starts gushing over how cool 18 is, trying to understand the thought process behind this mentality. Gohan confirms 21's assessment, saying that while 18 is a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold bit rough around the edges sometimes]], she cares deeply about her family. 21 warmly expresses that she wishes had something like that, and 18, embarrassed, asks that they knock it off and [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer stop swooning over her]].]]

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