History Heartwarming / MegaManZero

* Crossing into awesome territory, but the ending. The mysterious Cyber Elf who's been helping you turns out to be the ghost of Mega Man X himself, and though Zero's lost a lot of his memories, he instantly agrees to help X bear the weight of the world when asked. It doesn't matter if their bodies aren't the same, and it won't matter [[VideoGame/MegaManZX two hundred years from now, either]] - the duo that is X and Zero are inseparable.

* Notice how things change as you complete missions in ''1.'' When you start out, the entire Resistance lives in a derelict hole with very little security in what is implied to be the remnants of a French city. Everyone is generally gloomy, but they welcome and try to befriend Zero to the best of their ability, especially Alouette, who treats Ciel like her big sister and constantly roots for you. Your first mission post-saving Ciel in the intro is to save a few Reploids from 'retirement.' These Reploids ''aren't'' just random guys who completely disappear after first being mentioned - they appear in the Resistance base and one of them even thanks you for saving his life. This sets the tone for the entire game as the Resistance continues to grow as you rescue more men and women from retirement, until the shoddy place is packed to the gills with friendly faces who react to the situation around them and spur you to keep going. It just goes to show how every little act Zero performs really makes him a HopeBringer for all.

* Crossing into awesome territory, but the ending for ''1.'' The mysterious Cyber Elf who's been helping you turns out to be the ghost of Mega Man X himself, and though Zero's lost a lot of his memories, he instantly agrees to help X bear the weight of the world when asked. It doesn't matter if their bodies aren't the same, and it won't matter [[VideoGame/MegaManZX two hundred years from now, either]] - the duo that is X and Zero are inseparable.
* At the beginning of the second game, a ''lot'' of LaResistance soldiers are overjoyed to see Zero back with them once more, ''[[ShipTease especially]]'' Ciel. They can all be seen running straight for the infirmary, calling out his name.
* The second game's ending. The Dark Elf briefly transforms into the Mother Elf again specifically to give Elpizo a second chance. Elpizo, for his part, averts the common cliche of Mega Man villains angrily ranting about their ideals to the very end, and admits that he was ''wrong.'' For a Mega Man villain, that takes a lot of self-reflection. His reward is to become a Cyber Elf, just like X, and he wishes Zero the best before flying off. Despite all the crap her release has caused for the Resistance and Neo Arcadia, Zero and X both allow the Mother Elf to leave to enjoy her freedom for the first time in at least a century.
* A subtle one takes place over the series involving Ciel. At the start of the series, she acts as your save point, and always says she'll 'save your data.' Then, starting at the first intermission stage in ''3,'' she starts saying she'll save 'our' data. After all Ciel and Zero have been through together, this small, almost insignificant change in wording demonstrates how the two have become TrueCompanions.
* The ending of ''3'' after Zero's TomatoInTheMirror moment: "I am Zero."

* In ''Zero 4'', after defeating Craft for the second time, Zero finally showing where his true loyalties lie. And this was ''before'' his immortal speech.
* From ''Zero 4'', Zero keeping his promise to X up to the very end.
** As mentioned in the Awesome page, Zero's final act in general serves to put a very nice bow over the character that originated all the way back in the original ''VideoGame/MegaManX1''. By slaying Weil, Zero has wordlessly explained what he's always been fighting for, finally giving Iris's death meaning. By saving Area Zero, Zero was able to live up to Wily's original dreams of being a hero. And by defending Neige, Zero created the link between human and Reploid that Ciel had been trying to achieve for so long. Dr. Light's dream is no longer hopeless idealism, and will in fact shape the politics of the [[VideoGame/MegaManZX next two centuries,]] creating the peace X himself had always wanted.
* A series-wide example should be acknowledged; the Cyber Elves. These masses of sentient data are willing to sacrifice their lives to aid the people they put their trust in...and in turn, a significantly skilled player can ''spare every last one of them.'' In fact, Ciel's research revolves around the Cyber Elves, and a mere ''two months'' after ''2'', she's perfected an Elf that no longer has to die to give its powers.

* In ''Zero 4'', after defeating Craft for the second time, Zero finally showing where his true loyalties lie. And this was ''before'' his immortal WorldOfCardboardSpeech.

* The second game's ending. The Dark Elf briefly transforms into the Mother Elf again specifically to give Elpizo a second chance. Elpizo, for his part, averts the common cliche of Mega Man villains angrily ranting about their ideals to the very end, and admits that he was ''wrong.'' For a Mega Man villain, that takes a lot of self-reflection. His reward is to become a Cyber Elf, just like X, and he wishes Zero the best before flying off. Despite all the crap her release has caused for the Resistance and Neo Arcadia, Zero and X both allow the Mother Elf leave to enjoy her freedom for the first time in at least a century.

* The second game's ending. The Dark Elf briefly transforms into the Mother Elf again specifically to give Elpizo a second chance. Elpizo, for his part, averts the common cliche of Mega Man villains of angrily ranting about their ideals to the very end, and admits that he was ''wrong.'' For a Mega Man villain, that takes a lot of self-reflection. His reward is to become a Cyber Elf, just like X, and he wishes Zero the best before flying off. Despite all the crap her release has caused for the Resistance and Neo Arcadia, Zero and X both allow the Mother Elf leave to enjoy her freedom for the first time in at least a century.

** As mentioned in the Awesome page, Zero's final act in general serves to put a very nice bow over the character that originated all the way back in the original ''VideoGame/MegaManX1]]. By slaying Weil, Zero has wordlessly explained what he's always been fighting for, finally giving Iris's death meaning. By saving Area Zero, Zero was able to live up to Wily's original dreams of being a hero. And by defending Neige, Zero created the link between human and Reploid that Ciel had been trying to achieve for so long. Dr. Light's dream is no longer hopeless idealism, and will in fact shape the politics of the [[VideoGame/MegaManZX next two centuries,]] creating the peace X himself had always wanted.

** As mentioned in the Awesome page, Zero's final act in general serves to put a very nice bow over the character that originated all the way back in the original [[VideoGame/MegaManX1 ''X''.]] By slaying Weil, Zero has wordlessly explained what he's always been fighting for, finally giving Iris's death meaning. By saving Area Zero, Zero was able to live up to Wily's original dreams of being a hero. And by defending Neige, Zero created the link between human and Reploid that Ciel had been trying to achieve for so long. Dr. Light's dream is no longer hopeless idealism, and will in fact shape the politics of the [[VideoGame/MegaManZX next two centuries,]] creating the peace X himself had always wanted.

* Andrew's backstory. He's a reploid in the Resistance who looks like an old man, despite that fact that reploids don't physically age like humans do. It turns out he did originally look younger, but then he fell in love with and married a human girl. As she grew older, he would periodically alter his appearance to look the same age she did. When she finally passed away, he kept his elderly appearance as a way to always remember her.

* Andrew's backstory. He's a reploid in the Resistance who looks like an old man, despite that fact that reploids don't physically age like humans do. It turns out he did originally look younger, but then he fell in love with and married a human girl. As she grew older, he would periodically alter his appearance to look the same age she did. When she finally passed away, he kept his elderly appearance as a way to always remember her.
* The ending of ''3'' after Zero's TomatoInTheMirror moment: "I am Zero."

* At the beginning of the second game, a ''lot'' of LaResistance soldiers overjoyed to see Zero back with them once more, ''[[ShipTease especially]]'' Ciel. They can all be seen running straight for the infirmary, calling out his name.

* At the beginning of the second game, a ''lot'' of LaResistance soldiers overjoyed to see Zero back with them once more, ''[[ShipTease especially]]'' Ciel.
* In ''Zero 4'', after defeating Craft for the second time, Zero finally showing where his true loyalties lie. And this was ''before'' his [[Awesome/MegaMan immortal]] WorldOfCardboardSpeech.
* From ''Zero 4'', Zero keeping his promise to X up until the end.

* Andrew's backstory. Sure, he's a fairly non-important NPC but that doesn't make it any less heartwarming.