History Heartwarming / TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask

* The Postman sidequest. It all revolves around the postman and his inability to flee the city because [[InsaneTrollLogic it's not on his schedule]]. You can make it so that hours before the end, he is ordered to disregard the mailing schedule and flee the city. Upon receiving the news, he happily proclaims his freedom to "make his own schedule!", removes his hat, claiming "I don't need this anymore...", and runs (complete with unique animation), not jogs, out of town. In the process, he becomes what he was most remembered for in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'': that carefree guy that loved to run with no destination or goal in mind, but for the joy that he found in running itself. Indeed, in the credits, we see him exactly where he left off in the last game, aimlessly running in a large, open field, because even in a parallel, nightmare dimension, that's the way it's supposed to be.

* The reunion of Kafei and Anju in ''Majora's Mask''. Reunited lovers? Pssh. Reunited lovers getting married ''as the world ends,'' while they talk about how much they love each other? Dude.

* And, of course, a very simple screen with nothing more than ordinary text on a blank background, that makes it all worth it: [[spoiler:Dawn of A New Day]].

--->'''Kafei:''' [[spoiler:I’m sorry you got caught up in all this. If you can get out, then do it. Anju is already fleeing to Cremia’s ranch.]]
--->'''Tatl:''' [[spoiler: You did great. She'll...understand. ''(To Link)'' C'mon, let's go. Play your ocarina and get us outside. [[WhamLine Let him be alone.]]]]
* The mailman's line, mere hours before the moon falls: "To...to...to...[[UnstoppableMailman tomorrow's delivery is still scheduled!"]]
** And the conclusion of that quest [[spoiler: has the Mayor's wife formally relieve him of duty, allowing him to flee the town as he desperately wanted to do]].

* The defeat of Skull Keeta: After you beat him in a rather [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment challenging challenge]], he grants you his "soul" (the captain's hat mask), begs you to tell his men the war is over, then asks "Orders, captain?" Cue silence as you think a Song of Healing prompt is coming up. Instead, Link stands there for a second, then dismisses the captain with a slow, heartfelt salute. "Understood! Thank you captain!"
** And when we say, dismiss, we mean dismiss from his eternal serving as skeletal captain. You can do the same to any skeleton soldiers you find by wearing the captain's hat. They're even disappointed if you don't dismiss them.

** The Zoras perform their much-awaited concert.
*** Look closely at said concert. That is indeed Link in his Zora form performing with the rest of the band. As if making a grave for Mikau wasn't respectful enough.

** Link leaves Termina and notices a quaint carving on a tree stump.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db15jJl9Gfk#t=10m10s And the jewel-encrusted tip of the crown to the ending]] - the very simple "Saria's Song" melody playing exactly one time.

* When Tatl and Tael first meet Skull Kid [[spoiler:pre-mask]], it's raining and he's sad and lonely, huddled under a giant log because according to him, his friend left him after they fought. So what do Tatl and Tael do? The three of them huddle together, with Skull Kid holding the fairies in his arms.
** The next scene of the flashback shows the three of them playing hide-and-seek, Skull Kid laughing when he spooks one of the fairies, and him cartwheeling.

* The mailman's line, mere hours before the moon falls: "To...to...to...[[{{Determinator}} tomorrow's delivery is still scheduled!"]]

** After you've gotten Romani's Mask, when you go back and defend the delivery again, Cremia either gives link a Huge (200) rupee, or, a hug. And we all laugh at the hug for what [[MarshmallowHell it ends up being.]] But think about how many times Link has ever been hugged. This is likely the first one he's received in quite a while: Hero of Time link grew up with the Kokiri, who are perpetually young and mostly innocent (i.e. not the affectionate type) and was ostracized by nearly everyone until he left. He spent a good deal of time getting abused as a child in Hyrule (and when offered a Goron hug he seems genuinely terrified of being crushed and runs away screaming), and even as an adult he only got to know girls on a temporary basis before they became Sages. All his (likely painful) exploits as an adult were lifted clean out of the stream of (this) history, including his relationship with Zelda. On coming to Termina, it's possible all physical contact he's even known has been painful. When he finally gets a hug, getting used to a warm and fuzzy feeling has nothing to do with being on the cusp of puberty; this is quite possibly ''the first time in his life'' Link has ever felt physical affection. The fact that his face is pressed into her boobs is just a bonus.

--->'''Tatl:''' [[spoiler: You did great. She'll...understand. ''To Link:'' C'mon, let's go. Play your ocarina and get us outside. [[WhamLine Let him be alone.]]]]

--->[[spoiler: '''Kafei:''' I’m sorry you got caught up in all this. If you can get out, then do it. Anju is already fleeing to Cremia’s ranch.
--->'''Tatl:''' You did great. She'll...understand. ''To Link:'' C'mon, let's go. Play your ocarina and get us outside. [[WhamLine Let him be alone.]]]]

* The Postman sidequest. It all revolves around the postman and his inability to flee the city because [[InsaneTrollLogic it's not on his schedule]]. You can make it so that hours before the end, he is ordered to disregard the mailing schedule and flee the city. Upon receiving the news, he happily proclaims his freedom to "make his own schedule!", removes his hat, claiming "I don't need this anymore...", and runs out of town. In the process, he becomes what he was most remembered for in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'': that carefree guy that loved to run with no destination or goal in mind, but for the joy that he found in running itself. Indeed, in the credits, we see him exactly where he left off in the last game, aimlessly running in a large, open field, because even in a different dimension, that's the way it's supposed to be.

-->''In town...I have a friend. Her name's Anju...The day after tomorrow is her wedding.''

-->"It's just like...daddy's...right...beside me..." ''(falls asleep)''

"But, my, you have managed to make quite a number of people happy. These masks are filled with happiness."

* It's only a minor moment, but the scene where Link first finds that Epona is still alive and well at Romani Ranch, in which he's seen smiling as he hurries to get a closer look at her. It's particularly heartwarming because, outside of ItemGet poses, it's one of the few times (or perhaps the ''only'' time, if this troper's memory is correct) that he's seen smiling in the entire game. After everything the Hero of Time has gone through, it's nice to see him genuinely happy about something.

"But, my, you have managed to make quite a number of people happy. These masks are filled with happiness."
** The leader of the carpenters taunting the moon "If you're gonna fall then fall already!".

* It's only a minor moment, but the scene where Link first finds that Epona is still alive and well at Romani Ranch, in which he's seen smiling as he hurries to get a closer look at her. It's particularly heartwarming because, outside of ItemGet poses, it's one of the few times (or perhaps the ''only'' time, if this troper's memory is correct) that he's scene smiling in the entire game. After everything the Hero of Time has gone through, it's nice to see him genuinely happy about something.

* When Tatl chose to leave her brother Tael behind and [[spoiler:follow you into the Moon to fight Majora's Mask]] instead of just leaving you once she and Tael were together again like she said when the first met.