History Heartwarming / YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries

* [[ItMakesSenseInContext Dan Green hugging Spiderman]] at the end of the 2nd Anniversary Spectacularmathon.

'''Dan Green:''' Oh, Spiderman, you always know just what to say to perk me right up!\\

'''Dan Green:''' You sure can. ''*Dan Green hugs Spiderman*''

* Episode 56 ends with the gang mourning the end of 4Kids -- note that, as the HilariousInHindsight entry goes into detail on, in real life over the course of Season 3, [=4Kids=] had lost the rights to most of their dubbed shows including ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' and declared bankruptcy. The cast's comments are quite clearly meant to be taken at a meta level.
-->'''Kaiba:''' Well, I guess that's the last we'll see of [=4Kids=].\\
'''Yugi:''' It's weird. I'm actually kind of sad to see them go.\\
'''Kaiba:''' Yeah, after all, they did provide us with hours of entertainment. So what if they censored a few things? They were just doing their job.\\
'''Yugi:''' And without them, we wouldn't have Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged. So from now on, let's remember them as the guys who gave us fond childhood memories -- and unfortunately, the ''One Piece'' theme song.\\
'''Mokuba:''' Good night sweet dubbing company. And a flight of Winged Kuribohs sing thee to thy rest.

* Meta, but [[http://karma-koopa.deviantart.com/art/All-The-Let-s-Plays-505782297 this comic]] a tumblr user made for Creator/LittleKuriboh in response to the complaints about the [[LetsPlay/MarikPlaysBloodlines Marik Plays]] series seeming to take more precedence over the main series after the move to Team Four Stars site: Marik is stalling for time so that the series won't reach its ForegoneConclusion, Bakura's death at the end of the series. He just doesn't want to lose his only friend.

* Meta: The WebVideo/YuGiOhARCVTheAbridgedSeries team thanks him for creating TheAbridgedSeries genre and being their inspiration.

--->'''Kaiba:''' Dartz! We challenge you to a due-\\

* For some, the author's note and other changes added to the old episodes was a case of OrwellianRetcon or PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad - for many OTHER fans, however, it counts as this. It's really refreshing and nice to know that LK's looked back on his old work, acknowledged how a lot of the old jokes have UnfortunateImplications, and is doing his best to acknowledge them and move on as a person and a comedian, and the comments from fans (often LGBTQIA+ fans) who appreciate it are really sweet to see.

--> '''Joey''': It's ok, Yugi. We're here now. Your wish came true, man. Tristan and I are gonna protect you.

--> '''Joey''': Yeah, I have a closing statement. Maybe we have committed copyright infringement. But you gotta know we've done everything in our power to support the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise! And if it weren't for us, I don't think the show would be nearly as strong as it is right now!
--> '''Johnson''': And where is your evidence of such?
--> '''Joey''': Look around, Johnson! There are more Yu-Gi-Oh fans now than ever before! And the more you try to stifle our creativity, the more we'll try to express our love for a show that's about more than children's card games! It's about fighting for what you believe in, and I believe in this show and its fans now more than ever! Because they believe in me!

-->'''Serenity''': I love you.
-->'''Tristan''': I know.

--> '''Noah:''' Admit it. You don't really care for him.
--> '''Kaiba:''' Yes, I do!

--> '''Seto:''' I have to beat Yugi if I ever want to see my little brother again. I miss you Mokuba.

--> [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything "I'm not fighting for this world. This world can go to Hell for all I care. I'm fighting for-"]] [[{{Beat}} *beat*]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything "The truth?... Marik, there's something you need to know... It's about us. Marik, I- I hate you. I hate you with all my heart. I hate you more than I've ever hated anybody. I hate you so much that I can barely take it. In fact, I want to go on hating you for the rest of my life. If our world is destroyed, well, I won't be able to hate you anymore."]]

-->'''Kaiba:''' Well, I guess that's the last we'll see of [=4Kids=]. \\
'''Yugi:''' It's weird. I'm actually kind of sad to see them go. \\
'''Kaiba:''' Yeah, after all, they did provide us with hours of entertainment. So what if they censored a few things? They were just doing their job. \\
'''Yugi:''' And without them, we wouldn't have Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged. So from now on, let's remember them as the guys who gave us fond childhood memories -- and unfortunately, the ''One Piece'' theme song. \\

--> Because he was never going to leave his side, or abandon him, or let anything bad happen to him ever again if he could help it. This was the closest he was ever going to get to knowing what true love felt like. It was pain. The most beautiful pain he'd ever known, and it was theirs alone to share. And in that moment, Bakura cried for the first time in five thousand years.

--> "No...Mai...This can't be happening. I love you. I was gonna spend the rest of my life with you..."

-->'''Yami:''' [[TranquilFury You know, it really is a shame.]] If Yugi ''were'' here, [[MoralityChain he might have been able to prevent me]].
-->'''Weevil:''' Prevent you from what?
-->'''Yami:''' '''''[[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown From doing THIS]].'''''

--> '''Yami''': Oh, I see what's going on! This whole Duel is a metaphor for your [[FiveStagesOfGrief inability to accept that your family is dead!]]\\
'''Rafael''': What?\\
'''Yami''': Yeah, see: you refuse to let any of your monsters go to the GY because you believe preserving the memory of your family as you knew them in life will make you stronger, when in actual fact you're denying yourself the chance to mourn and as a result you've rooted yourself in the past, never allowing yourself to move on from that tragic day when you were forced to replace your dead family with trading cards.\\
'''Rafael''': You have no idea what you're talking about, Pharaoh!\\
'''Yami''': [[SympathyForTheDevil No! I actually really do!]] Accepting the mortality of those around you is an important step to becoming a more complete person. Just ask Kaiba! Why, just last season he literally murdered his own father in order to move on!\\
'''Kaiba''': It's true! I highly recommend it. A+ experience!

---> Kaiba: "Dartz! We challenge you to a due-"
---> Yami: "Give me back my partner ''right now'' or I will rip him off that wall and beat you senseless with him!"

---> '''Yami:''' How ''dare'' you, Dartz! I never forced Yugi to do anything he didn't want to! Unlike your relationship with your henchmen, I respected Yugi. [[AbortedDeclarationOfLove I lo- I cared for Yugi!]]

---> '''Yugi:''' Pharaoh? Oh I get it. You're trying to come up with a funny one-liner to say about how our friends don't deserve to rescue you. Or that you're grateful you won't be stuck on a beach with me anymore. Right?
---> '''Yami:''' No, Yugi. I'm not doing any of those things. I'm just enjoying being with you.
---> '''Yugi:''' Pharaoh...
---> '''Yugi (thinking):''' It's been so long since we started this adventure together. But it feels like it's been even longer since I saw him like this. Like a complete person. He looks so happy to be with me again. Well, from now on, it's him and me. Together. And nothing is ever going to split us apart again!

** Roland (and LittleKuriboh by proxy) telling the audience that they should probably watch ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' quite sincerely.

-->'''Spiderman:''' Hey there, Spider-friend! Let's be friendly neighborhood heroes!
-->'''Dan Green:''' Oh, Spiderman, you always know just what to say to perk me right up!
-->'''Spiderman:''' Can a hero get a hug?
-->'''Dan Green:''' You sure can. ''*Dan Green hugs Spiderman*''

-->'''LittleKuriboh:''' NOTE - This video may contain transphobic, homophobic, sexist, or other types of humor or dialogue that no longer represent how I, the creator of this video, wish to present my works. At the time I thought of it as "harmless jokes" but it is clear the damage that has been done by such dismissive and toxic writing on my part. I apologize for it, as there is no real excuse for using it.

* Most of Marik's cover of [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame "Out There"]] was a funny moment, but it was still kind of touching to see the final line synched up with Marik [[FirstTimeInTheSun emerging from the tomb for the first time]].

-->'''Dan Green:''' You sure can. ''*Dan Green hugs Spiderman*''

* Most of Marik's cover of [[Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame "Out There"]] was a funny moment, but it was still kind of touching to see the final line synched up with Marik [[FirstTimeInTheSun emerging from the tomb for the first time]].

** The original fic for ''Marik & Bakura Go To Censored Town'' is so full of WAFF-y dialogue and scenes that it's difficult to list them all. From Ryou Bakura emerging from Florence's mind to demand that he turn around and go back to Marik after an argument, to Bakura's declarations that what he has with Marik can never be defeated, to confessing that he loves Marik - all the way up to Marik admitting that he's very comfortable being gay towards Bakura; after a certain point in the fic, it becomes nothing but lighthearted comedy and warm and fuzzy feelings (and explicit gay smut).