History Heartwarming / PenguinsOfMadagascar

** The music during that scene is beautiful, too.

* The mutant!Penguin team recognises Private so easily. It just takes a few seconds. No IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight. It took Skipper just looking at Private. Kowalski twigs rapidly, and when Skipper figures that Rico isn't much different either way, we worry for a second, but Rico's able to recognize Private just as quickly as Skipper and Kowalski (if not ''more'' quickly) and immediately goes to hug Private after seeing that he's okay.

* In fact, the ''whole'' team's (especially Skipper's) desperation and determination to rescue Private throughout the movie, and their sheer devastation when they think he [[spoiler: was disintegrated by the Medusa Serum]]. They're so distraught that they don't even fight back when [[spoiler: Dave mutates them]]. Yeah, they ''definitely'' care about Private.

* Skipper to Private - [[spoiler:"You are the most meaningful and valued member of this team."]]

* Near the end when [[spoiler: all the penguins have been turned into monsters, Private finds Skipper and Skipper is brought to his “normal” state of mind by remembering all the moments of Private's childhood.]] The hug each penguin shares with Private counts as well.

* While also a tear jerker, Skipper [[spoiler: agreeing to North Wind plan can count as it shows he's willing to put his pride aside just to save Private.]]
* When Private tells Skipper he doesn't want to be the diversion in their [[spoiler: plan to catch Dave at Shanghai]], Skipper gives him a warm look and asks Private if he trusts him.

** [[spoiler: Also {{ironic}} because Skipper's plan fails and Private gets captured by Dave. Skipper's massive guilt after]] ''also'' makes this a tearjerker. The absolute desperation and despair on Skipper's face as Private's being taken away is... heartbreaking.

** What may count as additionally heartwarming is that Skipper ''only'' gets Dave's name right after [[spoiler:he kidnaps Private]]. Previously, Dave wasn't all that important. Now though, he actually matters because [[spoiler:he messed with Skipper's surrogate little brother]].

* The mutant!Penguin team recognises Private so easily. It just takes a few seconds. No IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight. It took Skipper just looking at Private. Kowalski twigs rapidly, and when Skipper figures that Rico isn't much different either way, we worry for a second, but Rico's able to recognize Private just as quickly as Skipper and Kowalski and immediately goes to hug Private.

-->*After whacking Kowalski twice for his [[BrutalHonesty brutal honesty]]*

* In the beginning, when Private is given a coin to buy his birthday gift, he gives each of the others a kiss, and none seem even a little annoyed. (In fact Rico seems to like it a bit too much.)

* The mutant!Penguin team recognises Private so easily. It just takes a few seconds. No IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight. It took Skipper just looking at Private. Kowalski twigs rapidly, and when Skipper figures that Rico isn't much different either way, we worry for a second, but Rico remembers just as easily as either of them and drops in for the hug. The music during that scene is beautiful, too.

** [[spoiler: Also {{ironic}} because Skipper's plan fails and Private gets captured by Dave. Skipper's massive guilt after]] ''also'' makes this a tear jerker.

** What may count as additionally heartwarming is that Skipper ''only'' gets Dave's name right after [[spoiler:he kidnaps Private]], showing that the guy he previously thought of as a nuisance has just registered as a genuine enemy…because [[spoiler:he messed with Skipper's surrogate little brother]].

* [[spoiler: When mutant!Skipper looked at Private and came back to his sense's by remembering some moments with him. No IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight. It took Skipper just looking at Private! Music during that scene is beautiful, too.]]

** What may count as additionally heartwarming is that Skipper ''only'' gets Dave's name right after [[spoiler:he kidnaps Private]], showing that the guy he previously thought of as a nuisance has just registered as a genuine enemy…because [[spoiler:he messed with Skipper's surrogate little brother]].

* Skipper to Private - [[spoiler:"You are the most meaning and valued member of this team."]]

* Skipper to Private - [[spoiler:"You are the most valued and important member of this team."]]

--> Private: "Yes, Skipper."

* In fact, the ''whole'' team's (especially Skipper's) desperation and determination to rescue Private throughout the movie, and their sheer devastation when they think he [[spoiler: was disintergrated by the Medusa Serum]]. They're so distraught that they don't even fight back when [[spoiler: Dave mutates them]]. Yeah, they ''definitely'' care about Private.

-->“Are you my Family?”

* When Private tells Skipper he doesn't want to be the diversion in their [[spoiler: plan to catch Dave at Shanghai]], Skipper gives him a warm look and asks if Private trusts him.