History Heartwarming / MonsterHunter

** At the end of the quests, a regular sight is your hunter eagerly meeting your Palamute's enthusiastic hug, and/or scratching them under their muzzle/behind the ears while riding them. Alternatively, they proudly look on to their Felyne's victory cheering, along with meet their fist-bump after a hard-fought battle.

** The player character is also shown to have quite a number of young fans in the village who openly admire the player and are happy to see them whenever they pass by or stop to talk. Seihaku and Komitsu are two little kids who openly look up to the player as a role model, while the adolescent/young adult Yomogi and Iori view the hunter similarly like a cool older sibling whom they take a lot of inspiration from.

* Interacting with your Cohoot buddy in ''Rise'' allows you to carry it around with you in the village, feed and pet it to your heart's content. Unlike past pets the Cohoot will never get mad at you no matter how many times in a row you pet it, and every time you feed it it may give you a cute nod, a 'smile' or even snuggle up to you lovingly.
** If you feed your Cohoot before a quest, your Cohoot will come to greet you after you return at the village gates or exit the Gathering Hub after the quest is finished. [[VideoGameCaringPotential It is purely aesthetic, but adorable nonetheless.]]
** There's a special interaction you can trigger by sending your Cohoot to sit next to another Cohoot outside the Steelworks. Your Cohoot will land beside the second Cohoot and then sidle up to it before they begin nuzzling one another affectionately. The credits also show the two Cohoots sitting next to one another and snuggling in the same way.

* It's subtle and easily missable, but during the Urgent Quest against Amatsu, several small aspects - the item-carving/item pick up sound effect, meat-roasting jingle, etc - aren't the normal 5th gen versions you're accustomed to hearing throughout ''Rise''; they're the older gen versions.

* Supy's interactions with the various other [=NPCs=] in Elgado, such has having Oboro read them a book or giving flowers to Chichae, is a veritable fountain of heartwarming moments in ''Sunbreak''.

* After hunting with Fiorayne and Rondine, the former will admit that their time away from each other has made it hard for her to talk with her sister. She tgen proceeds to thank the player for hunting with both of them to keep things from getting too awkward. Later on, Rondine will often be seen visiting Fiorayne in Elgado, showing that the sisters are slowly reconnecting.

** Ayame is a hunter you first find moping around in the Gathering Hub, lamenting the potential end of her hunting career after she sustained a serious injury making her incapable of wielding heavy hunting weapons. After participating in a few Rampages during the story campaign, Ayame reveals that she discovered she is still able to wield bowguns and wants to learn how to use the Light Bowgun so she might be able to return to the field. By the end of the campaign she speaks with a lot more enthusiasm and talks about how she's training hard and can't wait to get back onto the field one day.

* Supy's interactions with the various other NPCs in Elgado, such has having Oboro read them a book or giving flowers to Chichae, is a veritable fountain of heartwarming moments in ''Sunbreak''.

** After beating the story campaign when you chitchat with Hamon and Iori each can separately ask the player to join them for dinner one day, both also humorously mentioning how meals are still a little awkward between the two of them but they are trying.

** Hamon the Blacksmith and his grandson Iori are first introduced as having something of a strained relationship. Hamon is looking after Iori while his parents are travelling abroad and expresses distant disapproval of his grandson's choice of profession as a Buddy Handler. The player finds out that some of Hamon's hesitance is due to a bad experience he had with a Canyne in his youth, but as the campaign progresses he eventually warms up to his grandson's line of work. In the credits the two are shown relaxing together with Iori's Palico and Palamute, where Hamon seems to be trying to work past his phobia and is seen tentatively petting the Palamute. Later when you chitchat with them both separately they can also ask the player to join them for dinner one day, both also humorously mentioning how meals are still a little awkward between the two of them but they are trying.

* In ''Tri'', as you complete 5-star quests, when news comes around of the Ceadeus threatening to destroy Moga Village with its earthquakes, 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 ''[[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome you do.]]'' Afterwards you get a cutscene of yourself coming back to Moga Village, with the villagers all thanking you personally for 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."
%%* Go and use the "Lament" gesture in front of Cha-Cha and Kayamba.

* 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 spare the lives of what are essentially non-malevolent wild animals (albeit very aggressive ones).
** One of the monsters you can do this with is the Brachydios, which the Guildmarm--who is [[AdmiringTheAbomination head over heels for it]]--wants you to pay a visit with. Rather than crush her dreams by killing it, you can humor her for a bit by defeating it, but letting it live instead.
** Because of the fact that you receive many rare and often times vital parts from the monsters as rewards after you capture them, there was a long-running fan theory that the monsters you captured were [[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 so they can be better tracked, 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).
*** 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 (Uragaan), and collecting bones (Radobaan). Said tail-wagging is surprisingly adorable on TheDreaded Deviljho of all things!

* The SpinOff game ''Monster Hunter: Stories'' focuses on not hunting the monsters, but on the bond between monsters and Riders (people who are able to tame and ride monsters). Zinogre? Rathalos? Even the Kirin? Now they can be your loyal companions.
** The very first time Ratha is met quickly [[LighterAndSofter sets the mood for the rest of the game]]. The main party manage to hatch a Rathalos egg and meet the subsequent hatchling up close. The hatchling roars and suddenly lunges toward the player character, prompting the others to shout for him to look out... and instead of attacking as expected is [[{{Imprinting}} cuddling the player]] instead.
* Not only does the SpinOff Arcade game ''Monster Hunter: Spirits'' allow you to team up with various monsters, but it 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.]]
** Ladies and gentlemen, behold the [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/e7808f2afb802ef9792f25fbaf60581e/tumblr_o629unynPs1ruxn67o1_500.png Baby Deviljho!]]

* Meta: Play the game while a Palico is following you around; apparently, players' cats can hear them mewing, and there is quite a response.
** On the same note, the ability to make a customized Palico to accompany you has proven to be almost as big a draw as the main gameplay itself. Naturally, many players have chosen to recreate their real-life pets (living or former) in the game. Real cats have been known to recognize themselves on the screen. ''Iceborne'' even takes it a step farther: In the Seliana Gathering Hub, there are areas like the foot bath where your hunter can just chill and ''play'' with your Palico.
* 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]] simply because the Prowler is not a {{Metagame}} "weapon", 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, Nergigante which is just extremely violent already, Lunastra[[note]]However given the fact that every time Lunastra is in a game Teostra is as well, she might just be protecting her mate.[[/note]], and Velkhana before its defeat in the assigned quest). 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.

* 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 then 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."

* On April 1, 2019, NCH Productions released [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcEfZg4IFkk Dodogama Life]], a thirty-minute "short" consisting solely of a Dodogama digging in and letting life in the Elder's Recess pass it by. It's been noted to be a very soothing cartoon for an April Fools' Joke.
* [[TheStinger The Stinger]] from [[https://youtu.be/EEPNCDlOTgs?t=668 another video]] of NCH Productions has the Meowscular Chef sleeping in the Astera cantina and Grammeowster Chef coming to bring him some of her cooking. The Meowscular Chef is awakened by the smell of the food and is surprised to see his old mentor. Then the Grammeowster Chef invites him for a hug and he immediately (and almost in the verge of tears) embraces her.

*** 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). Said tail-wagging is surprisingly adorable on TheDreaded Deviljho of all things!

* 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 ''[[SugarWiki/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."

* The [[CatFolk Ace Palico]] in ''4 Ultimate'' may be a bit of a [[{{JerkAss}} hardcase]] early on, what with him declaring that ''he's'' the Master and ''you're'' the Minion in the partnership. However, not only does he occasionally give you crafting items as gifts while blushing, the Guildmarm also eventually reveals that [[spoiler:the Ace does regard you as his real Master all along]].
* The [[CowardlyLion Cowardly Palico]] from Cheeko Sands in 4, who speaks with a stutter, kindly asks you to do a series of side quests. [[spoiler: You then find out about [[TearJerker what happened to his old master.]]]] The last side quest requires you to defeat [[spoiler: the same Akantor that his old master failed to hunt]]. The final reward? [[spoiler: By defeating the Akantor, you give him back his courage, then he asks you to hire him and to be his new master.]]
** The icing on the cake? As mentioned on the WildMassGuessing page, one of the other felynes on Cheeko Sands mentions finding a MessageInABottle that simply said "Hunter with the Sword and Shield looking for Cheeko Sands" in a bit of minor dialogue. [[spoiler: Since the Felyne Elder's husband used a Sword and Shield, as evidenced by the Heroic Blade he left behind on nearby Sunsnug Isle, it carries the implication that Whitescruff's master may ''[[NotQuiteDead still be alive]]'' and is trying to reunite with his family.]]
*** [[spoiler:Confirmed in one of the G-Rank event quests, where the client, listed as Sword and Shield Hunter, asks you to slay "an old adversary", an Akantor. Said client says he's looking for a village, and that "someone is waiting for him".]]

* The post [[spoiler:beating Shagaru Magala]] cinematic from ''4'' has a few. The members of the Capital C Caravan take a little break from each other. Little Miss Forge goes back to Harth and has a big hug with her father. The Street Cook settles in Cheeko Sands and the island's population is lining up to eat his food. The Ace Palico and the Ace Lancer hunt as a pair for what must be the first time in quite a while.
* In ''4'', the High Questatrix, who you receive High Rank quests from in the Gathering Hall, is frequently trying to behave like an evil mastermind. She suggests that she sabotaged your transportation on multiple occasions, is known to laugh evilly at your misfortune, and will sarcastically tell you to come back safe. However, when it comes time to fight the [[spoiler:Dalamadur]], the High Questatrix [[spoiler:tries to put on her usual evil mastermind show, but she stops because she simply can't pretend that she doesn't care about you when you're about to go off to slay a monster that's capable of such mass destruction. She has a very sweet heart to heart with you before begging you to come back safe, for real this time.]]

* With the Version 4 update for ''World'', Hunters are re-introduced to Lunastra, the female counterpart to Teostra. Although it was mentioned in background materials that Lunastra would travel together with a Teostra as a mated pair, but hardware and gameplay limitations in the past could never show them together in the same map. Come ''World'', and those limitations are gone, and this bond between Lunastra and Teostra is in full display! Her introductory cutscene shows [[spoiler:Lunastra '''bodyslamming''' Nergigante as it is about to attack an injured Teostra. She then stands protectively between her mate and the other Elder Dragon, and Nergigante becomes intimidated enough to give up and run away. After that, as the injured Teostra flies away, she stays behind to cover his escape and attacks the hunter.]] Later, when you have the quest to fight [[spoiler:both Lunastra and Teostra at the same time, if they're both in the same area, they may engage in a 'bonding attack' and is the complete opposite to regular turf wars. They briefly take to the air in what looks like a coordinated courtship dance, spreading their respective dust all over each other, then create a synchronized explosion which hits the hunter HARD.]]
* In the ''[[Franchise/TheWitcher 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 [[AndroclesLion 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.]]

* The Rathian Ecology video in ''Freedom Unite''. While other monster ecologies are about them performing displays of power or predation, the Rathian is shown feeding her young.
** Crossing a bit into NightmareFuel territory would be the fact that [[MamaBear Rathian]] and [[PapaWolf Rathalos]] are extremely protective parents. The second you touch an egg, they ''will'' know, and they ''will'' come from whatever part of the map they are currently on to kick your ass.

*** 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). Said tail-wagging is surprisingly adorable on TheDreaded Deviljho of all things!

* With the Version 4 update for ''World'', Hunters are re-introduced to Lunastra, the female counterpart to Teostra. Although it was mentioned in background materials that Lunastra would travel together with a Teostra as a mated pair, but hardware and gameplay limitations in the past could never show them together in the same map. Come ''World'', and those limitations are gone, and this bond between Lunastra and Teostra is in full display! Her introductory cutscene shows [[spoiler:Lunastra '''bodyslamming''' Nergigante as it is about to attack an injured Teostra. She then stands protectively between her mate and the other Elder Dragon, and Nergigante becomes intimidated enough to give up and run away. After that, as the injured Teostra flies away, she stays behind to cover his escape and attacks the hunter.]] Later, when you have the quest to fight [[spoiler:both Lunastra and Teostra at the same time, if they're both in the same area they may engage in a 'bonding attack' and is the complete opposite to regular turf wars. They briefly take to the air in what looks like a coordinated courtship dance, spreading their respective dust all over each other, then create a synchronized explosion which hits the hunter HARD.]]
* 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 [[AndroclesLion 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.]]

** On the same note, the ability to make a customized Palico to accompany you has proven to be almost as big a draw as the main gameplay itself. Naturally, many players have chosen to recreate their real-life pets(living or former) in the game. Real cats have been known to recognize themselves on the screen. ''Iceborne'' even takes it a step farther: In the Seliana Gathering Hub, there are areas like the foot bath where your hunter can just chill and ''play'' with your Palico.

* [[TheStinger The Stinger]] from [[https://youtu.be/EEPNCDlOTgs?t=668 another video]] of NCH Productions has the Meowscular Chef sleeping in the Astera cantina and Grammeowster Chef coming to bring him some of her cooking. The Meowscular Chef is awaken by the smell of the food and is surprised to see his old mentor. Then the Grammeowster Chef invites him for a hug and he immediately (and almost in the verge of tears) embraces her.
* The Handler's words before you go to prevent Zorah Magdaros from inadvertently destroying the New World. "Well, it's time to see Zorah Magdaros off. We need to lead it out to sea where it can be at peace. It's the least we can do. After all, Zorah came here with us. It's one of the Fifth, as far as I'm concerned." Considering everything you've learned about the Elder Crossing to this point, and the... unfortunate history hunters and elder dragons have with one another, viewing the walking volcano as an honorary fleet member is strangely touching.

* [[TheStinger The Stinger]] from [[https://youtu.be/EEPNCDlOTgs?t=668 another video]] of NCH Productions has the Meowscular Chef sleeping in the Astera cantina and Grammeowster Chef coming to bring him some of her cooking. The Meowscular Chef is awaken by the smell of the food and is surprised to see his old mentor. Then the Grammeowster Chef invites him for a hug and he immediately and almost tearingly embraces her.

* ''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, Nergigante which is just extremely violent already, and Lunastra[[note]]However given the fact that every time Lunastra is in a game Teostra is as well, she might just be protecting her mate.[[/note]] ). 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.

** On the same note, the ability to make a customized Palico to accompany you has proven to be almost as big a draw as the main gameplay itself. Naturally, many players have chosen to recreate their real-life pets(living or former) in the game. Real cats have been known to recognize themselves on the screen.