History Heartwarming / WreckItRalph

So, thanks to {{Heartwarming/Disney}}, let's see which HeartwarmingMoments lie behind Heartwarming/VideoGames.

And now, we have VideoGames with [[Disney/WreckItRalph this movie!]] Sure, [[Creator/RogerEbert some people]] say Video Games aren't art, but even then, some also say toys aren't art either, and that didn't keep {{Creator/PIXAR}} from [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory showing us the heart behind toys.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:If [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] can [[GoKartingWithBowser Go Karting With Bowser]], then anything's possible.]]

** That line must surely be one of the most heartwarming last lines ever seen in any movie. The fact that the credits immediately afterward start with the uplifting "When Can I See You Again?" by Owl City helps this.

[[Heartwarming/WreckItRalphNonCanon Click here]] to go to non-canon work.

* In the Post Movie book One Sweet Race, it is revealed the racers really are nicer to Vanellope now. What's heartwarming is that Vanellope comforts Rancis when he sells everything he owns to just win a race, and even helps him make a kart. This is particularly heartwarming given that Rancis was one of the three who most bullied Vanellope (along with Candlehead, under the leadership of Taffyta), but she's forgiven him to the extent that it's implied that he has become [[ToyShip her boyfriend]].

* King Candy telling Ralph the true reason of why Vanellope cannot race, calling him a hero and giving him the medal. It seems that, in the inside, the king really cares about her... [[spoiler: then it turns out that this is an utter lie, as King Candy is Turbo and a remorseless ManipulativeBastard]].
** [[spoiler: But he still has a point. Vanellope's glitching could lead to the game being unplugged. Since he forced his way into the game, King Candy/Turbo is a glitch too and he would die as well as Vanellope. So, he only cared about her because with her as the key to the conspiracy, if she goes, he goes too.]]

** Speaking of Q*Bert, he's got a new game coming, thanks mostly to his popularity in this movie!

*** [[spoiler: You can see the original car on the side of the game cabinet. It's the one King Candy used.]]
*** [[spoiler: And it gets better than that. Some viewers expected an ending where Ralph does wind up in another game as a good guy, since trying to be more than a bad guy is his central conflict in the movie! But nope. He goes back to the role he always had for 30 years, but he's fine with it now because not only did his departure make Felix and the Nicelanders realize just how important the Villain is to the game, but now he's got the love of one little girl who calls him her hero! The fact that the movie enforces StatusQuoIsGod while still giving a happy ending to everyone makes this a more realistic happy ending than most of Disney's previous films!]]

** If you pay attention to the ''Tapper'' part of the credits, you'll see that the person getting a drink next to Ralph requires two hands, and has a turquoise shirt. Looks like Vanellope does still hang out with Ralph!
** Not to mention the entirety of the end credits is enough to make a good part of gamers cry happy tears, since it includes a lot of homages to famous games such as ''Street Fighter'', ''Doom'' and ''Sonic the Hedgehog''. This troper was definitely touched and shed a tear or two. Some people even called the film "a love letter to gamers everywhere", and the end credits is probably the biggest love declaration in it...

* '''Ralph:''' I'm bad, and that's good. I'll never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be.....than me.

** [[spoiler: Which gets led into a double subversion when Felix is understandably ''upset'' with Ralph for game-jumping, and attempts to scold him, but quickly reconciles with him after discovering how hard of a life Ralph has had, even after-hours, when no one played the game.]]

*** That and Ralph's attempt at an apology was a genuinely selfless moment, yet when she said he loved it, Ralph's theme started playing. He had done something right finally.

** When [[spoiler: Ralph enters Vanellope's prison cell with the fixed car; she's surprised and gets him to insult himself as a little payback, but it's clear she has already forgiven him and it's a reprisal of their playful VolleyingInsults earlier.]]

** Even before the cake. [[NiceGuy Felix]] helps out Ralph even after he ([[NiceJobBreakingItHero unintentionally]]) [[OneHitPointWonder kills]] him just by [[EpicFail entering]] the party. Notice how quickly he reassures the other Nicelanders that he's "okay" after Ralph does it.

** He does, however, make a cameo appearance in one scene alongside Frogger and Two Angel Children.

* The role of Q*Bert in the movie (a gameless character) was originally supposed to be filled by the main character from VideoGame/DigDug and his adversaries. Namco, however, denied them the use of the character--because the main character of Dig Dug canonically has a huge video game family (with the hero of ''VideoGame/MrDriller'' being his son, for example) and they said that none of his family would let him be out in the cold, and all would take care of him in their own games. ''D'awww!''

** Adding to that, when he goes to break them out? He breaks out Felix first. Sure, that may have been partly because he needed him to fix the cart, but up till that point, he hadn't been thinking of anything other than helping Vanellope. And yet he still goes to help the guy who's done nothing to help him for 30 years first. That right there shows that he cares about Felix too.

* When Ralph gets the Hero's Medal in ''Hero's Duty'', he is surrounded by holograms of soldiers that all congratulate him for his "heroics." Even though he just climbed up there to get the medal rather than actually doing anything heroic, he's still overjoyed to actually be praised for once in his life.

** Adding a sweet layer to this, when Ralph races off to wreck the mountain, he tells Vanellope to "stay with Felix." He trusts his old frenemy enough that, before dying, he leaves him the care of his first real friend.

* It's REALLY hard to hear, but when [[spoiler: Ralph saves the day and Felix kisses Calhoun and she picks him up, looking like she's ready to kill him]], Felix stutters, "[[{{Adorkable}} Uhmm, excuse me]] --" -- and then she [[TheyDo kisses him back]]

* It's REALLY hard to hear, but when [[spoiler: Ralph saves the day and Felix kisses Calhoun and she picks him up, looking like she's ready to kill him]], you can hear Felix say "I, uh, missed you".
** Actually, he says "Uhmm, excuse me-" before she kisses him since he thought she got mad at him, but it doesn't make the moment any less sweet and aww-tastic.

!!The Film

!!Meta
* The role of Q*Bert in the movie (a gameless character) was originally supposed to be filled by the main character from VideoGame/DigDug and his adversaries. Namco, however, denied them the use of the character--because the main character of Dig Dug canonically has a huge video game family (with the hero of ''VideoGame/MrDriller'' being his son, for example) and they said that none of his family would let him be out in the cold, and all would take care of him in their own games. ''D'awww!''
** Speaking of Q*Bert, he's got a new game coming, thanks mostly to his popularity in this movie!
* The scene where Ralph sneaks into Hero's Duty shows us that when you play a first-person shooter, the characters really ''are'' talking to you!
* [[http://upperstories.tumblr.com/post/71623274981/my-wir-secret-santa-for-mr-nonsensology-one-of-my Here]] is a Christmas-themed WIR fanart done as a Secret Santa gift on Tumblr. According to the author, the prompt was Ralph bonding with the Sugar Rush racers.
-->What’s a better way to bond than sneaking presents in the night before X-mas and stealing cookies while the kiddies fail to snap a picture of Santa?
* One Tumblr user gave a [[http://theflyingredpig.tumblr.com/post/56844252228/im-gunna-wreck-it-the-cutest-friendship commentary of Ralph and Vanellope's relationship.]]
-->These two provide joy for and help EACH OTHER, rather than make Ralph Vanellope’s sworn protector because she’s [[TheChewToy so helpless]] (she’s not, she’s actually cleverer than him, and makes sure he properly makes up for his mistake before forgiving him, among other things) or make Vanellope his [[ManicPixieDreamGirl platonic pixie]] [[NoYay dream girl]] or any of that one-sided BS.
* [[http://choushin-of-animation.tumblr.com/post/40045700159/omg-van-cant-get-up-dying-here This ad]] starring the Core Four.
* [[http://theflyingredpig.tumblr.com/post/110497720965 This early animation]] of Ralph giving Vanellope a cupcake.
* [[http://ask-icancraft-it.tumblr.com/post/112902797134/mhm-although-its-actually-pretty-tough-to-come Hero's Cuties cuddling in bed together.]]
* How 'bout [[http://sketchinessensues.tumblr.com/post/92491268327/quick-little-doodle-for-alex-the-nonsensologist Ralph and Vanellope]] [[Franchise/WinnieThePooh as Pooh and Tigger?]]
* [[http://upperstories.tumblr.com/post/60275066096/i-believe-in-pink-i-believe-that-laughing-is-the This quote]] by Creator/AudreyHepburn, matched up with screencaps from the film.
* [[Disney/BigHero6 Hiro]] and Ralph, [[http://hirohamafuckingdone.tumblr.com/post/111905765738/gapped-toothed-cuties two gap-toothed cuties]].