History Heartwarming / StarWarsTheOldRepublic

** The heartwarming is ''very'' diminished when you factor in the following: Eleena was Malgus's ''[[SexSlave slave]]'', and technically had no legal standing in the Empire, aside from being the [[AMatchMadeInStockholm favored property of her "husband"]], and unable to leave him. Malgus also beat her when he was displeased, and she had a bad case of StockholmSyndrome for him. And despite her [[HappinessInSlavery misguided devotion]] and [[MadLove their twisted "love"]] for each other, Malgus killed her because he realized that LoveIsAWeakness - one [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies that other Sith would gladly exploit]].

--> [[spoiler:''My husband is Sergeant Kobbeth of the Republic military. He told me an Imperial saved him from those horrible Esh-kha on Belsavis, then spared his life. I told him he should do something to thank you, but he said it would look bad for a Republic soldier to correspond with "the enemy".\\

Trea'']]

-->[[spoiler:'''Galen Besk:''' Some Jedi fight to save worlds. Some fight empires. Some put their lightsabers aside and help in smaller ways.]]

** The heartwarming is ''very'' diminished when you factor in the following: [[spoiler: Eleena was Malgus's ''[[SexSlave slave]]'', and technically had no legal standing in the Empire, aside from being the [[AMatchMadeInStockholm favored property of her "husband"]], and unable to leave him. Malgus also beat her when he was displeased, and she had a bad case of StockholmSyndrome for him. And despite her [[HappinessInSlavery misguided devotion]] and [[MadLove their twisted "love"]] for each other, Malgus killed her because he realized that LoveIsAWeakness - one [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies that other Sith would gladly exploit]].]]

* One of the Republic quests in Corellia's Axial Park has you killing Mandalorians. Standard stuff, except the quest is called "Morale Boost" because the Mandos disabled a series of holostatues when they set up shop. The bonus part of the quest requires turning the statues back on and "give the people their heroes back". The statues are of the crew from the first [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic KotOR]] game, including [[spoiler:Revan]]. Three hundred years later, and people still remember them.

** The padawan in question shares a species and surname with Yuthura Ban, a sith from [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic KotOR]], [[spoiler: whom the player can convince to leave the Sith Academy on Korriban in favour of the light side.]]

* For Republic-side players on Alderaan, during the "Paladins" sidequest, upon confronting the Wolf Baron, he gives you an ultimatum: either you surrender to him in exchange for the release of his three hundred hostages, or you can attack him at the cost of the hostages. The Light Side option, of course, is to surrender. If you do that, you're imprisoned, but [[spoiler:the hostages themselves, after being released, send in a team to spring you loose, so you can take on the Wolf Baron anyway!]]
* One with a side of Awesome: At the beginning of the (Solo) fight with Revan, [[spoiler:Darth Marr, Grandmaster Satele, Theron Shan, Lana Beniko, Shae Vizla, and even Jakarro show up to help you fight.]] What really makes this count as Heartwarming is the entrance. [[spoiler:Revan tells the player they have nothing, then Darth Marr and the others come in from a dropship and say he's wrong. You have powerful allies, Sith and Jedi alike, from all corners of the galaxy, and Jakarro even referring to you by name with the subtitles enabled.]] Cue Manly Tears.

* A meta example, but after the death of Carrie Fisher, players gathered at House Organa to hold memorial services for the actress. Even moreso, higher-level players were killing the {{Non Player Character}}s on Alderaan so the lower-level players could pay tribute; a rare example of the Sith and Jedi working together for a common cause.

* On Nar Shaddaa, [[spoiler:convincing Agent Galen to go on living even after he was forcibly turned into a Power Guard. It gets even better when he helps you bring down Lord Sadic.]]
* After Kira's past [[spoiler:as a Sith]] comes to light, most Jedi tell her that it's not what she was, but what she chooses to make herself that matters. For example, her Jedi master:

* Doc, who has a pissed-off ex-girlfriend in every port, offhandedly remarks that he's been elbow-deep in medical journals, and discovered the ''profoundly unnatural'' trivia that Wookiees spend their multi-hundred-year lifespans mated to a single partner. Later, if you romance him, [[spoiler: his hilariously-awkward marriage proposal includes the line "I want us to spend the rest of our lives together, like the Wookiees."]]

** Seeing [[spoiler:Praven]] and [[spoiler:Bengel Morr]] as devoted followers of the Light, if you have chosen to spare their lives.
** [[spoiler:Redeeming Tol Braga.]]

* Shadow of Revan's Knight story isn't [[spoiler:about great moments of derring-do. It's about boiling what a Jedi is down to its base elements: you help people. You aren't helping soldiers behind enemy lines in a great battle or helping negotiate an important treaty, you're helping ordinary people who are sick and are on a backwater planet and can't get the very simple medicine they need, or fixing storm shields, or clearing away destroyed buildings. Just ''helping'' people, making their lives a little bit better in ways they might not even notice.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Orgus:''' "No Sith Lords, no ancient evils this time. Just doing a bit of good."]]

* If you bring Lt. Iresso with you into the Healer's Temple on Voss during the main quest line, [[spoiler:he'll offer to take your place and let the Mystics siphon his energy instead. Cue him collapsing in pain, but responding to to your voice; if you're romancing him, his sacrifice and your support is particularly sweet.]]
** Nadia will do it too, and despite [[spoiler:clearly being in a lot of pain, she tells the Consular to let her do this for them if they try to get the Voss to stop the ritual.]]

** When Nadia does try to proposition the Consular, [[LetsWaitAwhile he assures her that they don't have to rush]], [[spoiler:and that [[ChivalrousPervert he's not going to take advantage of her grief over her father's recent passing]], cementing himself above SexForSolace.]]
* Tharan Cedrax's decision to [[spoiler: sacrifice his chance at eternal scientific fame to upgrade Holiday.]] Especially when [[spoiler:Holiday starts worrying about how the upgrade might change her and make her stop loving him, and Tharan just offers gentle reassurance that he'll always be there for her, whether she loves him or not.]]
* The light side ending of Act 1. [[spoiler: Instead of killing Lord Vivicar, you can use your "shielding technique" to ''de-possess Parkanas Tark'' and instantly redeem the Jedi Masters' previous failure to save him on Malachor Three. Usually Dark Lords have to be killed; this is a refreshing and heartwarming change.]]
* After completing the first story objective on Corellia, you're contacted by [[spoiler: the First Son,]] who proceeds to monologue at you. [[spoiler:You may choose to try to get Master Syo to fight from the inside.]] If Tharan is with you he will approve of any effort [[spoiler: to help his friend, no matter how much he would normally roll his eyes at Jedi mysticism. It's especially heartwarming if you try to remind Syo of his friends, and namedrop Satele, Jaeric and Tharan, at which point the man himself weighs in:]]
-->'''Tharan:''' [[spoiler:[[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight Syo, you once scolded Duras Fain for five minutes without drawing breath. You can handle this... interloper]].]]
** It gets even ''better'' if you take Tharan with you on the last fight and choose the light side options. [[spoiler: Syo is badly wounded and crushingly ashamed of what he has done under the First Son's control, but you and Tharan both reassure him that none of this was his fault, and you are still his friends, no matter what]].
** Heck, just the fact that, [[spoiler:as soon as the Consular learns that Syo is the First Son, they can immediately proclaim that [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight they know he's still in there]] and spend all of their time on Corellia trying to break through the Emperor's control...and, at the very end, have it pay off in the most awesome way, as Syo proclaims that he is a Jedi Master and ''will not'' be the Emperor's puppet anymore.]]
** During [[spoiler:the actual boss fight, Syo will sometimes stop attacking you and heal you to full. The ability that does this? [[FightingFromTheInside "Will of Syo"]].]]

* Another one with some FridgeBrilliance and another side of TearJerker: [[spoiler:Senator Grell's will]] is read, and there is a last-minute addition; the [[spoiler: LastRequest]] to have your Consular train [[spoiler: Nadia]]. Seeing as this guy [[spoiler: was so determined to get help for his Force-Sensitive daughter]] that he was willing to dedicate his life to getting his people and their allies into the Republic, the fact he trusts ''you'' to take care of [[spoiler: his daughter]] is humbling indeed.

* HK-55 can be a real softie with regard to Z0-0M in The Shroud of Memory bonus chapter. [[spoiler:Among others, recommending she be allowed to continue operations and join the Alliance despite having ''been the actual Shroud'' because she's literally not that person anymore.]]
** The whole quest with HK-55 and Z0-0M can be this on a meta level if you remember VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic. Remember, HK-47 suffered from a memory block until TheReveal, and assuming a Light Side run of that game, particularly a Light Sided female run, the arc could be seen as an homage to the ex-Dark Lord and her faithful guard droid.

* In "A Traitor Among the Chiss", A Chiss Force user can be reassured by Aristocra Saganu that while Chiss in general consider Force users to be dangerous, the player character is seen as the exception to the rule after everything they've accomplished in the galaxy. And later on [[spoiler: if you choose the Dark Side option to kill the traitor]], you get a letter from Saganu telling you how proud you've made your people.

* A meta moment: if you haven't completed all previous story content before starting the new Jedi Under Siege content, certain assumptions are made about your character's decisions based on their faction and class. So, for example, Imperial-side characters are assumed to have [[spoiler:killed Senya]] in Chapter 2 of Eternal Throne and thus [[spoiler:killed Arcann rather than recruiting him]] in Chapter 6. In Chapter 8, if you're Republic you're assumed to have chosen to [[spoiler:save Vette]]; if you're Imperial, you are presumed to have [[spoiler:saved Torian]]--unless, course, you're a Sith Warrior. However, at the end of the Nathema Conspiracy, ''all characters, regardless of faction and class'', are assumed to have [[spoiler:saved Theron and welcomed him back to the Alliance]]. The devs included the option, but seem to think that given the context literally no one would actually [[spoiler:kill or exile him]]...and they're probably mostly right.

** The heartwarming is ''very'' dimished when you factor in the following: [[spoiler: Eleena was Malgus's ''[[SexSlave slave]]'', and technically had no legal standing in the Empire, aside from being the [[AMatchMadeInStockholm favored property of her "husband"]], and unable to leave him. Malgus also beat her when he was displeased, and she had a bad case of StockholmSyndrome for him. And despite her [[HappinessInSlavery misguided devotion]] and [[MadLove their twisted "love"]] for each other, Malgus killed her because he realized that LoveIsAWeakness - one [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies that other Sith would gladly exploit]].]]

** After their first time together, Andronikos aks, "Have I ever told you how beautiful you are?" If she coyly responds that he might have mentioned it, his reponse? "Then I'll just have to keep saying it," and pulls her in for a BigDamnKiss.

** The Light Side route is actually rather heartwarming. [[spoiler: While you still are reluctantly forced to end his life, you can admit that you have come to greatly admire him, offer him to grant his last request, tell him that you spared his son's life (or, alternately, if you ''did'' kill his son, [[ThePowerOfLegacy lie about how he faced his end bravely]]), before finally letting him to die a soldier's death, with his honor and dignity intact.]]

** the importance of this form of freedom is also emphatized by the fact that Vette (who can still be a slave at that point, depending on your choices) has the same reaction in the Warrior storyline when she first sees the ship.

The ones who [[NeverFoundTheBody killed you]] are invading Imperial space. They think we won't fight back. [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy They're wrong]]. [[GondorCallsForAid Mandalore is gathering the clans]], [[CrusadingWidower and I'm answering his call]]. 'Ret'urcye mhi'[[note]]A Mandalorian phrase used the same way one says 'see you' to friends[[/note]] doesn't mean goodbye--it means 'Maybe we'll see each other again.' [[WarriorHeaven If there's another life beyond this one]], [[TogetherinDeath I hope we do]].

** Nadia's takes the general heartwarming UpToEleven and mixes it with [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesome]]. Not only does she have a strong support network to help deal with your absence (heartwarming in itself, considering what she's already been through), but she declares that she can still [[PsychicLink feel]] that the Outlander is alive, and that she's not just going to find him, she's going to gather '''an entire army''' and find him. She ends the letter with "[[YouAreNotAlone Stay strong. We will come]]."

* The light side option for Vette's final companion quest. [[spoiler: Her sister suggests murdering the Hutt who worked their mother to death. The Warrior, [[BloodKnight who has pretty much physically or emotionally obliterated all obstacles throughout their storyline]], [[GoodIsNotNice regardless of alignment]], tells Vette not to, because doing so would kill her a little inside. Vette agrees immediately.]]

** [[spoiler:The proposal]]. It's so hilariously blunt: [[spoiler:"So, are we getting married, or what?"]], but so heart-warmingly in character for him. Doubly sweet is their body language. He's holding her from behind to gaze lovingly at the back of her neck while she looks over a map, but after he pops the question she turns to drape her arms over his shoulders and gaze into his eyes, while he wraps his arms around her waist to pull her more closely.
*** Many of her responses are cute as well; from [[spoiler:coyly pretending to think about it]] ([Andronikos Greatly Approves]) to responding that she [[spoiler:wants a ring. Which Andronikos has covered--just don't ask him where he got it]]. Her response to this is perhaps one of the most twistedly sweet lines in the game.
-->'''Female Sith Inquisitor:''' [[AscendedFangirl What girl doesn't dream of]] [[spoiler:marrying a pirate with a stolen ring?]]

*** And if you romanced Theron, she does! In the letter you get from him, Theron mentions that he and Satele have started reconnecting while she's settling back in Coruscant. They won't have the perfect mother-son relationship, but at the least they're trying.

--->'''[[ExtremeLibido Vette:]]'''If you got something to say, I'd make it quick, or you'll get interrupted.

--> We've been here before. My father, threatening the entire galaxy...me, feeling too powerless to stop him...and you, ridding us all of Valkorion's corruption and giving me the strength to be a better man.\\

--->'''Jorgan:''' [[NotSoStoic I've been a widower for five years. It's a lot to take in.]] ... Later, all right? Alone.

--> A Mando knows every mission could be the last. None of us can count on seeing the next sunrise. There's only now. Sometimes we get lucky, and we [[BattleCouple march together]] [[GrowOldWithMe all our lives]]. Sometimes we only get a single battle. You and I had a few years.\\

--> "There's no place I'd rather be than fighting by your side, my lord."

--> We've been through a lot together. Seems like an eternity since we first met on Korriban, and the excitement hasn't let up since. I don't say it often enough, but you make it all look easy. Sometimes, I even take you for granted. And then you do something amazing. Like saving my life. Again.\\

** If you romanced Aric as a female trooper, hearing him saying in disbelief "Is that really you, sir?" sells the point perfectly, especially after you've read his letter. Though both of you are military soldiers and know professionalism, it hits home good that you can spare a hug between each other as a reunion.

** And if you romanced Theron, she does! In the letter you get from him, Theron mentions that he and Satele have started reconnecting while she's settling back in Coruscant. They won't have the perfect mother-son relationship, but at the least they're trying.

* The ending implying that Vaylin is BackFromTheDead via BodySurf is heartwarming in a way. Vaylin has lived the worst life imaginable, and Force knows she deserves the chance to experience a peaceful and happy life, [[HazyFeelTurn although only time will tell if she will use her second chance at life to earn it]].

* The ending implying that Vaylin is BackFromTheDead via BodySurf is heartwarming in a way. Vaylin has had the the worst life imaginable, and Force knows she deserves the chance to experience a peaceful and happy life, [[HazyFeelTurn although only time will tell if she will use her second chance at life to earn it]].

--> We've been here before. My father, threatening the entire galaxy...me, feeling too powerless to stop him...and you, ridding us all of Valkorion's corruption and givinh me the strength to be a better man.\\

I love you. There has never been anything else I have been more sure of. And I will do everything I can to show you that, for the rest of my life..

--> We've been here before. My father, threatening the entire galazy...me, feeling too powerless to stop him...and you, ridding us all of Valkorion's corruption and givine me the strenth to be a better man.\\