History Heartwarming / MonsterHunter

* In the ''Witcher 3'' collaboration in ''World'', you can save a Pukei-Pukei from some roots as Geralt. [[spoiler:In the final phase of the Leshen fight, it reappears to aid him. If you manage to keep it alive, a cutscene plays showing the same Pukei-Pukei carrying a Grimalkyne on its back that attempts to reward Geralt for saving it. Pukei-Pukei pays its debts.]]

* Given that a number of players in ''Generations'' and ''Generations Ultimate'' have a tendency to [[StopHavingFunGuys harass Prowler players into changing out of Prowler Mode]], it's a welcoming relief for Prowler users to see "Prowlers welcome" as one of a given lobby's greeting messages.

* Given that a number of players have a tendency to [[StopHavingFunGuys harass Prowler players into changing out of Prowler Mode]], it's a welcoming relief for Prowler users to see "Prowlers welcome" as one of a given lobby's greeting messages.

* ''World'' has some Fridge Heartwarming if you know the lore of Elder Dragons. Elder Dragons have hated humanity for centuries because of the crimes of the Ancient Civilization, which is the reason they attack hunters on-sight despite their higher intelligence. In World however, nearly every Elder Dragon is passive until you attack it (The only exceptions are the Kushala and Teostra in the assigned quests, who square up the Hunter before they fight, and Nergigante which is just extremely violent already). It seems that the Elder Dragons have come to forgive humanity for the sins of the Ancient Civilization, knowing that they’ve now been given the respect they deserve.

* In ''Tri'', as you complete 5-star quests, when news comes around of the [[spoiler:Ceadeus]] threatening to destroy [[spoiler:Moga Village]] with its earthquakes, [[spoiler:the Guild orders Moga Village to evacuate, you included. But do the villagers leave? ''Hell no'', because all of the villagers, from the kids to the Chief himself, trust you and cheer you on to tear the Ceadeus a new one. The Guild Sweetheart puts her job on the line, even going as far as to ''lie to the Guild about the villagers evacuating'', just so you can drive away the Ceadeus yourself. Which ''[[MomentOfAwesome you do.]]'']] Afterwards you get a cutscene of yourself coming back to Moga Village, with the villagers all thanking you personally for [[spoiler:putting the plug on the disasters befalling the village and the island, thus ensuring peace for generations to come.]] The title of the cutscene? "Spoken of Forever."

*** Brute Wyverns in particular are adorable when asleep. They’re like giant dogs, wagging their tails and running in their sleep. Fitting considering the Brute Wyverns in World have traits associated with dogs. Rolling in mud (Barroth),excellent sense of smell (Anjanath), curling into a ball (Uragann,best example I could think of for it) and collecting bones (Radobaan).

* Meta: When ''World'' was announced for a global release while news of ''Generations Ultimate'' for the West remained nonexistent, people who felt that ''World'' [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks Changed It, Now It Sucks]] were concerned that traditional ''[=MonHun=]'' was essentially dead, that ''[=GenUlt=]'' was [[NoExportForYou forever doomed to stay in Japan]] and that they'd have to live with ''World'' if they wanted to continue playing ''Monster Hunter'' in a relevant format. ''World'' was released to critical acclaim and record-breaking sales numbers, which is obviously good news for Capcom and the series as a whole but traditionalists felt that this was the final nail in the coffin for ''[=GenUlt=]''. ''Then'' Capcom and Nintendo came out with a surprise Western release announcement in May for the Switch version of ''Generations Ultimate'', demonstrating that no, they have not forgotten about "Old World" players, and that a ''[=GenUlt=]'' release is still viable especially when one of the perks of ''Monster Hunter'' games on Nintendo platforms is that you can "Hunt Anywhere."

* Meta: When ''World'' was announced for a global release while news of ''Generations Ultimate'' for the West remained nonexistent, people who felt that ''World'' [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks Changed It, Now It Sucks]] were concerned that traditional ''[=MonHun=]'' was essentially dead, that ''[=GenUlt=]'' was [[NoExportForYou forever doomed to stay in Japan]] and that they'd have to live with ''World'' if they wanted to continue playing ''Monster Hunter'' in a relevant format. ''Then'' Capcom and Nintendo came out with a surprise Western release announcement in May for the Switch version of ''Generations Ultimate'', demonstrating that no, they have not forgotten about "Old World" players, and that a ''[=GenUlt=]'' release is still viable especially when one of the perks of ''Monster Hunter'' games on Nintendo platforms is that you can "Hunt Anywhere."

* Meta: When ''World'' was announced for a global release while news of ''Generations Ultimate'' for the West remained nonexistent, people who felt that ''World'' [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks Changed It, Now It Sucks]] were concerned that traditional ''[=MonHun=]'' was essentially dead, that ''[=GenUlt=]'' was [[NoExportForYou forever doomed to stay in Japan]] and that they'd have to live with ''World'' if they wanted to continue playing ''Monster Hunter'' in a relevant format. ''Then'' Capcom and Nintendo came out with a surprise Western release announcement in May for the Switch version of ''Generations Ultimate'', demonstrating that no, they have not forgotten about "Old World" players, and that a ''[=GenUlt=]'' release is still viable especially when one of the perks of ''Monster Hunter'' games on Nintendo platforms is that you can "Hunt Anywhere." In fact, there are ''World'' players who

* Meta: When ''World'' was announced for a global release while news of ''Generations Ultimate'' for the West remained nonexistent, people who felt that ''World'' [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks Changed It, Now It Sucks]] were concerned that traditional ''[=MonHun=]'' was essentially dead, that ''[=GenUlt=]'' was [[NoExportForYou forever doomed to stay in Japan]] and that they'd have to live with ''World'' if they wanted to continue playing ''Monster Hunter'' in a relevant format. ''Then'' Capcom and Nintendo came out with a surprise Western release announcement in May for the Switch version, demonstrating that no, they have not forgotten about "Old World" players, and that a ''[=GenUlt=]'' release is still viable especially when one of the perks of ''Monster Hunter'' games on Nintendo platforms is that you can "Hunt Anywhere."

* Meta: When ''World'' was announced for a global release while news of ''Generations Ultimate'' for the West remained nonexistent, people who felt that ''World'' [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks Changed It, Now It Sucks]] were concerned that traditional ''[=MonHun=]'' was essentially dead, that ''[=GenUlt=]'' was forever doomed to stay in Japan and that they'd have to live with ''World'' if they wanted to continue playing ''Monster Hunter'' in a relevant format. ''Then'' Capcom and Nintendo came out with a surprise Western release announcement in May for the Switch version, demonstrating that no, they have not forgotten about "Old World" players, and that a ''[=GenUlt=]'' release is still viable especially when one of the perks of ''Monster Hunter'' games on Nintendo platforms is that you can "Hunt Anywhere."

* When ''World'' was announced for a global release while news of ''Generations Ultimate'' for the West remained nonexistent, people who felt that ''World'' [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks Changed It, Now It Sucks]] were concerned that traditional ''[=MonHun=]'' was essentially dead, that ''[=GenUlt=]'' was forever doomed to stay in Japan and that they'd have to live with ''World'' if they wanted to continue playing ''Monster Hunter'' in a relevant format. ''Then'' Capcom and Nintendo came out with a surprise Western release announcement in May for the Switch version, demonstrating that no, they have not forgotten about "Old World" players, and that a ''[=GenUlt=]'' release is still viable especially when one of the perks of ''Monster Hunter'' games on Nintendo platforms is that you can "Hunt Anywhere."

* When ''World'' was announced for a global release while news of ''Generations Ultimate'' for the West remained nonexistent, people who felt that ''World'' [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks Changed It, Now It Sucks]] were concerned that traditional ''[=MonHun=]'' was essentially dead, that ''[=GenUlt=]'' was forever doomed to stay in Japan. ''Then'' Capcom and Nintendo came out with a surprise Western release announcement in May for the Switch version, demonstrating that no, they have not forgotten about "Old World" players, and that a ''[=GenUlt=]'' release is still viable especially when one of the perks of ''Monster Hunter'' games on Nintendo platforms is that you can "Hunt Anywhere."

* “World” has some Fridge Heartwarming if you know the lore of Elder Dragons. Elder Dragons have hated humanity for centuries because of the crimes of the Ancient Civilization, which is the reason they attack hunters on-sight despite their higher intelligence. In World however, nearly every Elder Dragon is passive until you attack it (The only exceptions are the Kushala and Teostra in the assigned quests, who square up the Hunter before they fight, and Nergigante which is just extremely violent already). It seems that the Elder Dragons have come to forgive humanity for the sins of the Ancient Civilization, knowing that they’ve now been given the respect they deserve.

* “World” has some Fridge Heartwarming if you know the lore of Elder Dragons. Elder Dragons have hated humanity for centuries because of the crimes of the Ancient Civilisation,which is the reason they attack hunters on sight despite their higher intelligence. In World however, nearly every Elder Dragon is passive until you attack it (The only exceptions are the Kushala and Teostra in the assinged quests,who square up the Hunter before they fight, and Nergigante,which is just extremely violent already). It seems that the Elder Dragons have come to forgive humanity for the sins of the Ancient Civilisation,knowing that they’ve now been given the respect they deserve.

* Any time a fellow hunter manages to heal you ''right'' as a monster or a status effect (particularly poison or Fireblight) is about to finish you off. Or better yet, [[BigDamnHeroes slays the monster that was about to send you back to camp]], especially if the party's already taken two faints out of three.

** For a long time, because of the fact that you receive many rare and often times vital parts from the monsters you caught as rewards after you capture them generated a popular fan theory that the monsters you capture are [[FridgeHorror later slaughtered or vivisected for their parts]]. ''World'' [[{{Jossed}} josses]] this by having the Research Commission specifically state that captured monsters are briefly studied, used to train scoutflies to find them, and ultimately released back into the wild with a tag, just in case another Commission hunter captures it again. So, presumably the parts are just rewards held in storage, and you're not only advancing the cause of science and keeping a monster alive, you're also helping your fellow hunters by helping train their scoutflies. Triple the heartwarming! And on top of that, you can visit the monsters in a little pen area as they sleep, and most of them look rather peaceful and/or cute (with some exceptions, particularly the Odogaron).

Just because it's [[ExcusePlot light on the plot and heavier on gameplay]] doesn't mean MonsterHunter can't have its share of genuine heartwarming moments.

* And even the generic Palicoes. Talk to your 1st Stringers in your room or Sunsnug Isle. The little fellas are over the moon you hired them and eager to live up to your expectations. One of their possible lines of dialog explains the Enthusiasm system, and the way the word it, it's not that deploying them with low enthusiasm irritates them - they're worried they won't be putting in 100% for you.

* A meta example, but as to why the Great Jaggi never appears in Generations? WordOfGod claims that it needed a break from being the game's '[[ButtMonkey punching bag]]. To spare them the pain like that is kinda sweet.

* The fact that many missions give you the option (or require you) to simply capture the monster in question instead of slaying it. There's something oddly sweet about the fact that, not only do you survive, but you essentially spare the life of what are essentially non-malevolent wild animals (albeit very aggressive ones).
** One of the monsters you can do this with is the Brachydios that the Guildmarm--who is [[AdmiringTheAbomination head over heels for it]]--wants you to pay a visit. Rather than crush her dreams by killing it, you can humor her for a bit by defeating it but letting it live instead.

* Not only does the SpinOff Arcade game ''Monster Hunter: Spirits'' also allow you to team up with various monsters but also features baby monsters as well. [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CO7nJqxUEAAE8hD.png And,]] [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CO7f56xUcAAIBa5.png they]] [[http://66.media.tumblr.com/1f76e7b353dfe0f74cc74120a935d625/tumblr_nrq6c8HFr91ruxn67o1_500.jpg are]] [[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/monsterhunter/images/3/37/MHSP-Mizutsune_Juvenile_Monster_Card_001.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160423022434 adorable.]]

* [[TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything Go and use the "Lament" gesture in front of Cha-Cha and Kayamba.]]