History Heartwarming / Gargoyles

Even one of the darkest children's cartoons of all time can have uplifting moments.

* In ''Shadows of the Past'' The Captain redeem himself from his betrayal of the gargoyles many years ago. After Goliath recovers, him and his group sees The Captain's spirit and give one more message of gratitude before he passes on.

* The end of the "The Cage": Elisa takes Derek to see their parents, whose shock at his mutated state lasts about a few seconds before they rush over and tearfully embrace him. Following up from the massive DownerEnding of "Metamorphosis", it's VERY pleasing to watch.

* Strangely, [[PetTheDog Xanatos and Fox's relationship]] counts as this for this troper.

-->'''Hudson:''' Who could teach me?

* Lexington's (facial) reaction to finding out that Amp is single. ''He's so happy....''

** This is indeed one of the few moments from season three that was adapted for the comic continuation. It was even more heartwarming in the comics version. In that version, Robbins gives Hudson a chance to tell him the truth before revealing he knew all along, and doesn't take it personally at all that Hudson didn't tell him sooner.

* It may be non-canon, but Angela and Demona's mother-daughter bonding in "Generations" is nothing but an episode of sweetness. [[TearJerker Too bad it didn't last.]]

* When Oberon wanted to use Boudicca to track Puck, he asked Princess Katharine politely and thanked her afterwards, even though she would never dare say no to him. Despite his haughtiness, and the fact that the plot of each episode he appeared in [[RuleOfDrama required him]] to be an unreasonable LawfulNeutral at best, this moment showed that he really is a benevolent ruler.

** Particularly heartwarming because, up to that point, Goliath had been unwilling to claim Angela as his daughter, as gargoyle tradition states that children are always to be treated as the children of the entire clan, not claimed by their actual parents -- a point of view that Angela, having been raised by humans, could not understand and made her feel rejected. She was overjoyed that Goliath was finally giving her the recognition she had craved.

-->'''Xanatos:''' I think we love each other - insofar as two [[MagnificentBastard people like ourselves]] are capable of that emotion.

-->'''Robbins:''' I could teach you, but I suspect that's not the problem. Your family doesn't know, do they?
-->'''Hudson:''' It shames me.
-->'''Robbins:''' It's not a shame to be illiterate. But it would be a shame to stay that way.

* CanonDiscontinuity though the third season may be, Goliath's final narration, at the end of "Angels in the Night," was by far the best.
--> '''Goliath:''' One thousand years ago, we lived in a world that understood our purpose. It was the age of Gargoyles. Ten centuries later, we awoke to a world bent on our destruction. Somehow, we never lost hope, and today, we have come full circle. A new age has begun, and we live again.
** Xanatos' total 180 in personality. His bribing several construction workers employed by Castaway to modify a trap designed to kill the clan, and suggesting to Goliath that they make a clean start elsewhere is not only heartwarming. [[XanatosGambit It's still totally in character for him]]. Even after a HeelFaceTurn, he hasn't lost the edge.
** Another moment of heartwarming from the ''Goliath Chronicles'' is Robbins revealing that he knew Hudson was a gargoyle and didn't care. Helps that Greg Weisman [[ApprovalOfGod confirmed that he always thought this was how it should turn out]].
*** There is something in that episode that is really sweet. Throughout the ''Goliath Chronicles'' (and part of the comics as well), the Quarrymen are very much active and many New Yorkers are supportive of their desire to hunt the gargoyles down, but in this episode, we see a group of people decide to form their own little organization who are the complete opposite of the Quarrymen, namely that they are not scared of the gargoyles, instead they believe that humans and gargoyles could coexist peacefully. After the Quarrymen thrash their meeting and send a few of the people to the hospital, it's very heart warming to see how happy the founders of the group are when Angela drops by their hospital room to meet them and thank them for their support and kindness.
** Canon or not, "Ransom" is a beautiful show case of how much Lexington [[BigBrotherInstinct cares for Alex]]. Not only does he turn himself in to the CorruptPolitician who is orchestrating the whole thing, but when the rest of the Clan shows up to try to rescue him, he outright ''demands'' they rescue Alex first because he doesn't want the kid hurt. And the DivingSave he makes and how most of the audience reacts? All just icing on the cake.
** Baby Alex playing on the floor with Bronx and gleefully calling him "Doggie!" while Lex and Fox awkwardly make up because they have something in common: they both care about Alex.
* "A Bronx Tale" gave the often neglected gargoyle beast another chance to shine (after "The Hound of Ulster"). He and that little Amish child Matthew were surprisingly adorable.

** David plays with Alex in his office while talking to Detective Bluestone. When the said detective makes a comment on how David should make sure he's not doing anything illegal, David just asks Alex if he can say "harassment". Alex responds with giggles and David proudly states "I knew that you could" while cuddling him.

* In "The Dying of the Light," Hudson began showing symptoms of glaucoma, his vision starts failing and he already lost vision in one eye already in a battle already, leading to him a depressed state. Hudson decided to pay his friend Geoffrey a visit one last time, but due to Geoffrey being blind himself, he immediately figured out that Hudson was going blind. When Geoffrey even called his optometrist and told her specifically she's going to be helping a Gargoyle, something Hudson said he didn't want to admit because he was afraid of losing his friendship with him, Geoffrey told him he knew the entire time. Right when Geoffrey and Hudson prepared to leave, he told Hudson to never again assume he would be a bigot, something that Hudson was all too ashamed of thinking.
-->'''Hudson''': How could I assume the worst of man in you when you are truly the best? I'm sorry.
-->'''Geoffrey''': (''smiles'') Accepted, now let's go.
** The Optometrist in general. While she can be a bit of a character, she is all heart and is willing to help Hudson's retain his eyesight as best as she can. Her partner is just as trusting too. Hudson immediately thanks her for helping him in the end, which she only tells him to think nothing of it, as she would have helped him either way.
** This is indeed one of the few moments from season three that was adapted for the comic continuation. It was even more heartwarming in the comics version. In that version, Robbins gives Hudson a chance to tell him the truth before revealing he knew all along, and doesn't take it personally at all that Hudson didn't tell him sooner.
* "Seeing isn't Believing": Taurus hastily calls to Elisa when he realizes she is walking right into a trap. No stoicism or simple performance of duty, just someone very fearful for her life, a touching show of how their relationship has progressed from professional courtesy to genuine friendship.

!!Meta
* In June 2013, Season 2 Part 2 was finally made available on DVD to Disney Movie Club members, with a general public release in August the same year. For all us avid collectors, finally having our dear friends completely together had been a long time coming.
* Out of canon, this one is from [[WordOfGod Greg Weisman]]. After a recording session, the crew went to ask Creator/NichelleNichols for her autograph. She, in turn, asked for their autographs, having been impressed by the quality of writing and production values of the show. Doubles as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome.