History Heartwarming / YuGiOhVRAINS

* Episode 87: "Chain Destruction": A subtle one, but after Spectre is defeated the shock and concern in Revolver's voice as he watched him fall and Spectre apologizing to Revolver for losing is heartwarming in the sense that you see that Revolver genuinely cares about Spectre and that they are really friends since we don't get many moments of them interacting outside of business.

** Also, Ryoken could have had one of his Knights deliver the program in his stead. After all, Yusaku knows how all of them look like and Ryoken visiting was quite dangerous as without him, the Knights would lose its leader. Ryoken didn’t do that because he knows Yusaku would trust him and trust him ''[[{{Understatement}} a lot]]''.
*** Seeing as how Yusaku installed the program ''immediately'' after Ryoken told him what it was, Ryoken was right.

** Aqua trying to heal Miyu from Lightning's virus. Despite not meeting her formally, Aqua was still willing to heal her Origin but the attempt became futile.
*** Also, Aqua's unwavering determination for coexistence despite knowing the atrocities SOL Technologies did to Earth. The reason for her strong attachment to humanity is because of a fragment of Miyu's memories containing Aoi, who Miyu still considered a dear friend despite their friendship being brief.

** The episode delves a little further into Bohman and Haru's relationship. After Haru is instructed to duel Blue Maiden to buy Bohman time to get ready for the upcoming battle, he stops by to see him one last time and Bohman advises him not to duel Aoi not because he doesn't have faith in him like Lightning, but rather concern for the fate of his brother. In general the episode showed that Haru was ordered to be Bohman's younger brother despite being created first and once Bohman's consciousness was perfected, Haru was ordered to be his servant instead and seemed as if he genuinely ''liked'' the idea that he and Bohman were brothers. Despite Lightning orders and knowing full well what their relationship really is, Bohman '''''still''''' considered Haru his younger brother and wanted to protect and make memories with him as an older brother would do for his younger sibling. Meanwhile, despite Haru's indifference to how Bohman felt, he genuinely did enjoy being Bohman's brother, and his defeat/deletion brought Bohman to tears assuring Haru that they'll always be together
** A special mention goes to Blue Maiden who when Haru tried to write off her relationship with Akira as not a real sibling relationship since they aren't blood related. Aoi retorts that even if her and Akira aren't blood related they still had each other when they had no one else, they made memories together, genuinely enjoy being around each other and that their hearts are connected even if they are step-siblings, a speech that leads Haru to the realization that he and Bohman are brothers since they bonded in a similar way, regardless what Lightning said. Extra points for '''''AOI ZAIZEN''''' for feeling that way and calmly explaining that to Haru when most likely S1 Aoi/Blue Angel would've been immensely rattled/bothered by that comment and lashed out at Haru for it which shows [[CharacterDevelopment how much she's grown since then]].
* Episode 86: "Wisdom of the Deprived"
** A subtle one from both Spectre and Playmaker. When being confronted by Lightning, Spectre mentions that he felt an emptiness in his chest when he sensed Earth's death 10 episodes prior, Playmaker describes what Spectre felt as losing a part of himself and Ai immediately asked if Playmaker is saying that he is a part of him since he was created from him like Earth was for Spectre, to which Playmaker of course rights off. Regardless of Spectre's alliegence to the Knights of Hanoi or Playmaker's at times insistence that he and Ai aren't friends, both of them do care about their Ignis in someway since they are essentially a part of them since they were created from them.
* Episode 87: "Chain Destruction"
** A subtle one, but after Spectre is defeated the shock and concern in Revolver's voice as he watched him fall and Spectre apologizing to Revolver for losing is heartwarming in the sense that you see that Revolver genuinely cares about Spectre and that they are really friends since we don't get many moments of them interacting outside of business.

** A subtle one, but after Spectre is defeated the shock and concern in Revolver's voice as he watched him fall is heartwarming in the sense that you see that Revolver genuinely cares about Spectre since we don't get many moments of them interacting outside of business.

** A subtle one from both Spectre and Playmaker. When being confronted by Lightning, Spectre mentions that he felt an emptiness in his chest when he sensed Earth's death 10 episodes prior, Playmaker describes what Spectre felt as losing a part of himself and Ai immediately asked if Playmaker is saying that he is a part of him since he was created from him like Earth was for Spectre, to which Playmaker of course rights off. Regardless of Spectre's alliegence to the Knights of Hanoi or Playmaker's at times insistence that he and Ai aren't friends, both of them do care about their Ignis in someway since they are essentially a part of them since they were created from them.

** A special mention goes to Blue Maiden who when Haru tried to write off her relationship with Akira as not a real sibling relationship since they aren't blood related. Aoi retorts that even if her and Akira aren't blood related they still had each other when they had no one else, they made memories together, genuinely enjoy being around each other and that their hearts are connected even if they are step-siblings, a speech that leads Haru to the realization that he and Bohman are brothers since they bonded in a similar way, regardless what Lightning said. Extra points for '''''AOI ZAIZEN''''' for feeling that way and calmly explaining that to Haru when most likely S1 Aoi/Blue Angel would've been immensely rattled/bothered by that comment and lashed out at Haru for it which shows [[CharacterDevelopment how much she's grown since then]].

!! Season 1: Knights of Hanoi Arc
* #1: Ai fully intended on [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing himself]] or going on the run forever to stop the Knights of Hanoi from destroying the rest of the Cyberse. And from what we know, Ai wasn't liked by the rest of the Ignis, meaning he was willing to do this even for people who likely treated him terribly.
* #3: It's subtle, but the way Shoichi looks out for Yusaku, believing what he says about "sensing things" and shutting down his business for a day to help him program is kinda sweet. He even drives over to his home once he figured Yusaku was going to go back in VRAINS, delivering the Decode Talker card which had finished materializing in the hotdog truck.

* #5: Go returns to his gym after being defeated by Playmaker and wonders how he's ever going to face the children of the orphanage after that loss. Then the light turn on and we see the children applauding Go for his exciting match. Despite what Go thought before, the children still see him as their champion and hand him their home-made champion's belt, which Go accepts with a wide grin. Some shots after it even show him happily playing with the children, his spirits clearly lifted after being so down and angry before.

* #8: Yusaku falling for an obvious trap because it gives him a chance to help Aoi.
* #11: Playmaker actually smiles when Ai returns after Fire Prison was destroyed.
* #12: Akira getting [[ManlyTears very emotional]] after Aoi wakes up from her coma, relieved that she is okay.
** Also, when Yusaku leaves Link VRAINS, he asks Shoichi whether or not Aoi is alright.
* #16: Ghost Girl shows her soft spot by giving Aoi the chance to help Playmaker in his task as Blue Angel, at the same time giving Playmaker some extra chance of sucess and Aoi some of the freedom her brother is denying her.

* #17: A double example from both sides Akira was ready to drop the mission immediately for the sake of Aoi, and Ghost Girl stopping him and telling him that he should trust her ability to take care of herself.
* #19: Akira, after looking into the Data Banks on the Lost Incident now wants to help Playmaker return to a normal life. While Playmaker obviously isn't having any of this, Akira's intentions are pure and knowing what kind of background he already has, Akira will shoulder Playmaker's issues as well.
* #20: As if to respond to him in kind, Playmaker utilizes Firewall Dragon's effect to send Tindagle Hound and Tindangle Angel from the graveyard back to Akria's hand, causing Tindangle Acute Cerberus's ATK to fall to 0, paving the way for lethal damage. Bear in mind that Firewall Dragon could simply attack directly through an earlier card effect or return Acute Cerberus to the Extra Deck, making Playmaker's choice of moves superfluous. The reason he did it this way? He noted how Tindangle Hound and Tindangle Angel represent Akira and Aoi, and made sure they were kept out of the Graveyard, stating that they still have something to live for and shouldn't follow him into the darkness. Playmaker didn't want to get the innocent involved in his revenge.
* #22: Go's friendship with Makoto; defending him from bullies when they were younger and despite being opposites they got along well.
* #23-24:
** Yusaku showing a great deal of concern for Go during his duel with Dr. Genome and eventually going off to help him.

* #25: When Blue Angel is dueling Baira, she is cheered on by 3 kids who are cosplaying as some of the main character's signature monsters: (Cyberse Wizard, Gouki the Great Ogre, Trickstar Black Catbat). The message conveyed was clear: They are rooting for the main trio to defend Link VRAINS from the Hanoi.

** After Blue Angel defeats Baira, Aoi is seen eating dinner with Akira, who [[SoProudOfYou congratulates her on a duel well fought]].
* #27: While it also doubles as a TearJerker in present, [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/c3ea7512d91ff24e74a374c5b2821bed/tumblr_p06bk9aDk11rzcpvjo1_1280.jpg this photo]] of the Kusanagi siblings is pretty adorable.
* #37: Zaizen's last thoughts after [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing himself]] [[IWillOnlySlowYouDown not to burden Playmaker]] are for Aoi and the fact that they'll be together again.
** Despite Spectre's taunts, the fact that Playmaker holds back when Zaizen's taken hostage, putting his safety (and let's remember Zaizen originally pursued and trapped him) before his vengeance shows that he's not completely consumed by it, and he actually cares about people.
* #39: During his Duel against Revolver, GO declares his determination to protect LINK VRAINS [[ForHappiness so the orphanage children can continue to smile]].
* #42: After seasons of strained rival-father relationships, it is nice to see Revolver and Dr. Kogami care for each other as much as they do. Doctor Kogami is willing to put his life at risk, if not lose it entirely, to allow his Son to overcome a rough Data Storm, while Revolver immediately ends a duel in a draw upon seeing his father's heart rate become erratic.

** Despite how Yusaku says he only sees Ai as a hostage in the first season, he does smile everytime he returns and was concerned for him every time something made him disappear with the situation above being a good example.
* #43: It's subtle but the fact that Ryouken/Revolver knew about Playmaker/Yusaku and Shoichi and yet did nothing about it shows a bit of his hidden kindness as he could have just refocused the Knights of Hanoi's efforts to finding Yusaku and not Playmaker. It also shows that Revolver values his rivalry with Playmaker, and not Ryouken's battle against Yusaku, as his duels with Playmaker seem to be the only time where he truly enjoys himself.
* #46: Yusaku ''letting'' Ryouken leave. Yusaku wanted Ryouken to find his own path and let him leave to search for it. It's because Yusaku ''knew'' he would come back. Whether to continue what he began or finally befriend Yusaku, Yusaku let Ryouken make the decision for himself.
* Yusaku releasing Ai at the end of episode 46. He knew that Ai wanted to go back to the Cyberse world, and allowed him to do so.

!! Season 2: Ignis Warfare Arc
* #47: Ai and Linkuriboh hugging each other after being separated for many years and seeing that they both are the only known survivors of the Cyberse World.

** Ai reuniting with Yusaku after three months. Ai first tries to tell him what happened with the Cyberse world, but Yusaku tells him to save his story for later. Instead of feeling down as usual whenever he does that, Ai feels happy knowing that Yusaku hasn't changed a bit and that it feels like the good old times again
*** Ai also gives Yusaku cards he found in the Cyberse World including Linkuriboh. After looking at the cards, Yusaku [[WhenHeSmiles smiles]] and says that the cards aren't bad. Considering what [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Linkuriboh Linkuriboh]] does, he definitely appreciates the gift Ai got for him.
* #51: Soulburner is simply fanboying over Go Onizuka and the fact that he's able to duel him. While he becomes disappointed by his obsession with Playmaker and his decision to abandon his Charisma Duelist life, Soulburner tells him that he is his inspiration, being one of the three duelist to take on the Knights of Hanoi directly, and a very powerful duelist as well, it took him out of his depression to find Playmaker and help him on his missions.
* #53: When Aoi insists on going to link VRAINS with Emma to help uncover the truth, Akira lets her, telling her to return safely. This shows that while he still cares about Aoi's safety, he knows that Aoi is ready to go to link VRAINS.

* #60: Soulburner sacrificing himself so that Playmaker isn't caught in Blood Shepherd's trap.

* #63: This episode reveals that Flame already managed to help Takeru overcome his trauma by giving him a speech that he's the one limiting himself and that he needs to go forward, get himself reborn and seize the future with his own hands.
* #64: When Shoichi knew that his little brother Jin got traumatized from his experience from the Lost Incident. The first thing he does is stop his focus on sports and instead start studying programming in order to find the people responsible for Jin's trauma and help his brother recover. It really shows how much he cares about his brother if he's willing to do all that so that Jin can recover and go forward.

** Also, Playmaker (though he goes by "Unknown" at this point), saving Shoichi, then Shoichi returning the favour by helping Playmaker escape from the nights on Hanoi.

* #65: Just seeing Playmaker/Unknown and Unnamed's interactions is just heartwarming in general. Even though they just met for a day or two, they were already an unstoppable team.
* #66: Despite Kusanagi's wariness over Earth's message on the forum, Yusaku still wants to check it out in hopes that there might be a clue to finding Jin's consciousness. This causes Kusanagi to ease up and trust Yusaku's judgment, showing that Jin is always his first priority.

* #67: Playmaker tells Earth three reasons why he and Ai are partners, which moves Ai's heart. Seeing how he found Ai annoying in Season 1, it's a huge upgrade. Not to mention, Playmaker still remembers how Ai saved him from falling after revealing that he had no lost memories. It shows that Yusaku does have a sense of gratitude and he is slowly developing into a kinder person.
** Earth's relationship with Aqua.
* #68: Yusaku is shown to be interacting with Roboppi directly for the first time. He even takes her out to Kusanagi's truck, which is her very first time outside. She gets fascinated with the sights and even befriends a butterfly.
** Yusaku tells Takeru to stay at the truck just in case if the place Ai went to could be a trap. Seeing how Soulburner got stuck in a trap back in #60, Yusaku's words show that he doesn't want Takeru to be captured again.

* #70: In a weird way Ai calling out to Windy when the Knights try to kill him after Revolver defeats him in a duel, shows us he truly cares about his fellow Ignis. Despite the fact that Windy along with lightning tried to kill him in order to rewrite his data which in turn happened a few minutes before and learning that Windy possibly killed or at least crippled his partner.
* #71: The reason why Flame is for coexistence between humans and Ignis? It's because he sensed that his partner, Takeru, has unlimited potential.

* #72: Playmaker comforting Ai when he gets upset from seeing the fake Cyberse World destroyed, because it looks like his home.

* #73: Remember when [[Recap/YuGiOhVRAINSEp46TheCircuitThatDrawsTheFuture Ryoken said he would never be Yusaku’s friend]] and when [[Recap/YuGiOhVRAINSEp69MissionThatMustBeAccomplished Ryoken said he still regretted being Yusaku’s voice of hope]]? Well, he bothered to create a program that would protect Yusaku from being attacked [[YourSoulIsMine like how Jin was attacked]] and delivered it ''personally'' to Yusaku. It’s not like he copy-and-pasted that program from the internet. Ryoken must have taken a lot of time to meticulously code with his knowledge of the Ignis algorithm; Ai even called it an incredible program.

** Ai reveals to Playmaker the upgrade of his Skill, ''Neo'' Storm Access. Playmaker tells him he has remarkable timing to finish it at this moment. Only for Ai to tell him he lied and that he could always use it, but kept it a secret. [[WhenHeSmiles Playmaker smiles]] and says that's more like him. This whole exchange feels a lot more like acquaintances or rather friends who have known each other for a long time instead of hostage and hostage-taker.
* #74: Yusaku or rather Playmaker meeting up with Akira in real life so that he can tell him about the situation of the Ignis. He even tells that in the worst case scenario that he's the last hope for LINK VRAINS. It's really touching that Yusaku trusts Akira enough to tell him that information in case he would fall against them especially when consider how much of a loner he was at the beginning.

* #76:

* #77:

* #79: It's fully confirmed that not only did Aoi/Blue Maiden join Playmaker's group, but Emma/Ghost Girl also joined them in preventing Lightning's goals.

* #81: When Playmaker meets GO again who still wants to beat him in order to regain his pride. The first thing Playmaker does is not immediately fight him despite what he did to Earth, but rather plead to him to fight with him once more since Lightning's faction is currently a big threat to humanity. Even though GO refused, it's still heartwarming for Playmaker to keep pleading to GO to fight together as comrades once more instead of immediately fighting.
* #82: Aqua gets her Crystal Heart card back. Both Ai and Flame mention how Earth will be more at peace now that his most important card is in safe hands, easing Aqua's mind.
* #83: Yusaku, Ai, Takeru, and Flame's heart-to-heart moment at Stardust Road. Yusaku believes he is at fault for what happened to GO Onizuka, but Takeru manages to tell him otherwise. Yusaku then tells Ai to live their lives in hiding from bad humans who would try to use them for nefarious purposes. Ai and Flame are moved by the fact that they have lives. This moment shows off Yusaku's character development profoundly as he cares about Ai and smiles the most he had ever did.
* #84:

* #85:
** While Playmaker, Soulburner, Blue Maide, Revolver, and Spectre are on their way to Mirror Link Vrains, Blue Maiden almost falls off her board...but she's saved by Playmaker who proceeds to tell her to be careful, not knowing what will happen to her if she gets lost in the void between Mirror Link Vrains and Old Link Vrains.

** This bit of dialogue before the Tower of Hanoi was reactivated is quite interesting.
--->'''Yusaku''': ”We believe in different futures. But by working together on this plan, we may find a new future.”
--->'''Ryoken''': “I’ll remember that.”
*** In other words, Yusaku ''STILL'' wants to find a new future with Ryoken in it and Ryoken even considered the possibility. Looks like [[DefrostingIceKing Ryoken really is starting to warm up to Yusaku]]!

* #23-24: Yusaku showing a great deal of concern for Go during his duel with Dr. Genome and eventually going off to help him.

* #76: Aoi and Miyu's friendship. Miyu befriended the lonely Aoi when no one else did. They played together, but it was only for a brief time until Aoi protected Miyu by lying to her mother that she lost Miyu's mother's ring and not her daughter. Aoi's lie was the end of their friendship, but Miyu never forgot Aoi for her memories were strong enough to allow Aqua to find a fragment of them.

*** Akira's statement about the Ignis and how he believes humans shouldn't do what they want with them because they aren't God.

* #77: Aoi is essentially Miyu's Ryoken. The drive to meet her again after six months of torture was what allowed to persevere through the Lost Incident. Also, she wore her hair in pigtails, most likely to remind herself of Aoi.

* #84: Yusaku allowed Takeru to duel Ryoken because Yusaku wanted Takeru to sort his feelings out; Takeru would not be able to work with Ryoken if he still held ill will. In other words, Yusaku strongly implied that he no longer holds ill will toward Ryoken, the leader of the Knights of Hanoi.

* #85: While Playmaker, Soulburner, Blue Maide, Revolver, and Spectre are on their way to Mirror Link Vrains, Blue Maiden almost falls off her board...but she's saved by Playmaker who proceeds to tell her to be careful, not knowing what will happen to her if she gets lost in the void between Mirror Link Vrains and Old Link Vrains.

** The episode delves a little further into Bohman and Haru's relationship. After Haru is instructed to duel Blue Maiden to buy Bohman time to get ready for the upcoming battle, he stops by to see him one last time and Bohman advises him not to duel Aoi not because he doesn't have faith in him like Lightning, but rather concern for the fate of his brother. In general the episode showed that Haru was ordered to be Bohman's younger brother despite being created first and once Bohman's consciousness was perfected, Haru was ordered to be his servant instead and seemed as if he genuinely ''liked'' the idea that he and Bohman were brothers. Despite Lightning orders and knowing full well what their relationship really is, Bohman '''''still''''' considered Haru his younger brother and wanted to protect and make memories with him as an older brother would do for his younger sibling. Meanwhile, despite Haru's indifference to how Bohman felt, he genuinely did enjoy being Bohman's brother, and [[spoiler:his defeat/deletion brought Bohman to tears assuring Haru that they'll always be together]]

** Bohman and Hal's interaction. Bohman considers Hal to be special to him for he is his little brother. Hal thinks otherwise since he was ordered by Lightning to be his younger brother despite being created before him. Hal seems to be developing emotions that he cannot comprehend because of Bohman.

* #84: Takeru realizing that Revolver calling him to the meeting despite not being a programmer was Ryoken's way of apologizing for what had happened back then. He compliments Flame and tells him that he understands humans much better than himself. The whole moment was heartwarming since Flame is usually the hot-headed one of the two, so their roles had switched.

* #82: Aqua gets her Crystal Heart card back. Both Ai and Flame mention how Earth will be more at peace now that his most important card is in safe hands, easing Aqua's mind.

** Emma meets her brother Kengo Dojun/Blood Shepherd at their father's grave. She asks him to join Playmaker's team in their battle against the enemy Ignis. He refuses, but tells her to stay out of the Ignis conflict for her own safety. This shows that despite their strained relationship, the siblings still care about each other in their own way.

* #79: Emma meets her brother Kengo Dojun/Blood Shepherd at their father's grave. She asks him to join Playmaker's team in their battle against the enemy Ignis. He refuses, but tells her to stay out of the Ignis conflict for her own safety. This shows that despite their strained relationship, the siblings still care about each other in their own way.

* #1:Ai fully intended on [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing himself]] or going on the run forever to stop the Knights of Hanoi from destroying the rest of the Cyberse. And from what we know, Ai wasn't liked by the rest of the Ignis, meaning he was willing to do this even for people who likely treated him terribly.
* #3:It's subtle, but the way Shoichi looks out for Yusaku, believing what he says about "sensing things" and shutting down his business for a day to help him program is kinda sweet. He even drives over to his home once he figured Yusaku was going to go back in VRAINS, delivering the Decode Talker card which had finished materializing in the hotdog truck.

* #5:Go returns to his gym after being defeated by Playmaker and wonders how he's ever going to face the children of the orphanage after that loss. Then the light turn on and we see the children applauding Go for his exciting match. Despite what Go thought before, the children still see him as their champion and hand him their home-made champion's belt, which Go accepts with a wide grin. Some shots after it even show him happily playing with the children, his spirits clearly lifted after being so down and angry before.

* #8:Yusaku falling for an obvious trap because it gives him a chance to help Aoi.
* #11:Playmaker actually smiles when Ai returns after Fire Prison was destroyed.
* #12:Akira getting [[ManlyTears very emotional]] after Aoi wakes up from her coma, relieved that she is okay.

* #16:Ghost Girl shows her soft spot by giving Aoi the chance to help Playmaker in his task as Blue Angel, at the same time giving Playmaker some extra chance of sucess and Aoi some of the freedom her brother is denying her.

* #19:Akira, after looking into the Data Banks on the Lost Incident now wants to help Playmaker return to a normal life. While Playmaker obviously isn't having any of this, Akira's intentions are pure and knowing what kind of background he already has, Akira will shoulder Playmaker's issues as well.
* #20:As if to respond to him in kind, Playmaker utilizes Firewall Dragon's effect to send Tindagle Hound and Tindangle Angel from the graveyard back to Akria's hand, causing Tindangle Acute Cerberus's ATK to fall to 0, paving the way for lethal damage. Bear in mind that Firewall Dragon could simply attack directly through an earlier card effect or return Acute Cerberus to the Extra Deck, making Playmaker's choice of moves superfluous. The reason he did it this way? He noted how Tindangle Hound and Tindangle Angel represent Akira and Aoi, and made sure they were kept out of the Graveyard, stating that they still have something to live for and shouldn't follow him into the darkness. Playmaker didn't want to get the innocent involved in his revenge.
* #22:Go's friendship with Makoto; defending him from bullies when they were younger and despite being opposites they got along well.
* #23-24:Yusaku showing a great deal of concern for Go during his duel with Dr. Genome and eventually going off to help him.

* #25:When Blue Angel is dueling Baira, she is cheered on by 3 kids who are cosplaying as some of the main character's signature monsters: (Cyberse Wizard, Gouki the Great Ogre, Trickstar Black Catbat). The message conveyed was clear: They are rooting for the main trio to defend Link VRAINS from the Hanoi.

* #27:While it also doubles as a TearJerker in present, [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/c3ea7512d91ff24e74a374c5b2821bed/tumblr_p06bk9aDk11rzcpvjo1_1280.jpg this photo]] of the Kusanagi siblings is pretty adorable.
* #37:Zaizen's last thoughts after [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing himself]] [[IWillOnlySlowYouDown not to burden Playmaker]] are for Aoi and the fact that they'll be together again.

* #39:During his Duel against Revolver, GO declares his determination to protect LINK VRAINS [[ForHappiness so the orphanage children can continue to smile]].
* #42:After seasons of strained rival-father relationships, it is nice to see Revolver and Dr. Kogami care for each other as much as they do. Doctor Kogami is willing to put his life at risk, if not lose it entirely, to allow his Son to overcome a rough Data Storm, while Revolver immediately ends a duel in a draw upon seeing his father's heart rate become erratic.

* #43:It's subtle but the fact that Ryouken/Revolver knew about Playmaker/Yusaku and Shoichi and yet did nothing about it shows a bit of his hidden kindness as he could have just refocused the Knights of Hanoi's efforts to finding Yusaku and not Playmaker. It also shows that Revolver values his rivalry with Playmaker, and not Ryouken's battle against Yusaku, as his duels with Playmaker seem to be the only time where he truly enjoys himself.
* #46:Yusaku ''letting'' Ryouken leave. Yusaku wanted Ryouken to find his own path and let him leave to search for it. It's because Yusaku ''knew'' he would come back. Whether to continue what he began or finally befriend Yusaku, Yusaku let Ryouken make the decision for himself.

* #47:Ai and Linkuriboh hugging each other after being separated for many years and seeing that they both are the only known survivors of the Cyberse World.

* #51:Soulburner is simply fanboying over Go Onizuka and the fact that he's able to duel him. While he becomes disappointed by his obsession with Playmaker and his decision to abandon his Charisma Duelist life, Soulburner tells him that he is his inspiration, being one of the three duelist to take on the Knights of Hanoi directly, and a very powerful duelist as well, it took him out of his depression to find Playmaker and help him on his missions.
* #53:When Aoi insists on going to link VRAINS with Emma to help uncover the truth, Akira lets her, telling her to return safely. This shows that while he still cares about Aoi's safety, he knows that Aoi is ready to go to link VRAINS.

* #60:Soulburner sacrificing himself so that Playmaker isn't caught in Blood Shepherd's trap.

* #63:This episode reveals that Flame already managed to help Takeru overcome his trauma by giving him a speech that he's the one limiting himself and that he needs to go forward, get himself reborn and seize the future with his own hands.
* #64:When Shoichi knew that his little brother Jin got traumatized from his experience from the Lost Incident. The first thing he does is stop his focus on sports and instead start studying programming in order to find the people responsible for Jin's trauma and help his brother recover. It really shows how much he cares about his brother if he's willing to do all that so that Jin can recover and go forward.

* #65:Just seeing Playmaker/Unknown and Unnamed's interactions is just heartwarming in general. Even though they just met for a day or two, they were already an unstoppable team.
* #66:Despite Kusanagi's wariness over Earth's message on the forum, Yusaku still wants to check it out in hopes that there might be a clue to finding Jin's consciousness. This causes Kusanagi to ease up and trust Yusaku's judgment, showing that Jin is always his first priority.

* #67:Playmaker tells Earth three reasons why he and Ai are partners, which moves Ai's heart. Seeing how he found Ai annoying in Season 1, it's a huge upgrade. Not to mention, Playmaker still remembers how Ai saved him from falling after revealing that he had no lost memories. It shows that Yusaku does have a sense of gratitude and he is slowly developing into a kinder person.

* #68:Yusaku is shown to be interacting with Roboppi directly for the first time. He even takes her out to Kusanagi's truck, which is her very first time outside. She gets fascinated with the sights and even befriends a butterfly.

* #70:In a weird way Ai calling out to Windy when the Knights try to kill him after Revolver defeats him in a duel, shows us he truly cares about his fellow Ignis. Despite the fact that Windy along with lightning tried to kill him in order to rewrite his data which in turn happened a few minutes before and learning that Windy possibly killed or at least crippled his partner.
* #71:The reason why Flame is for coexistence between humans and Ignis? It's because he sensed that his partner, Takeru, has unlimited potential.

* #72:Playmaker comforting Ai when he gets upset from seeing the fake Cyberse World destroyed, because it looks like his home.

* #73:Remember when [[Recap/YuGiOhVRAINSEp46TheCircuitThatDrawsTheFuture Ryoken said he would never be Yusaku’s friend]] and when [[Recap/YuGiOhVRAINSEp69MissionThatMustBeAccomplished Ryoken said he still regretted being Yusaku’s voice of hope]]? Well, he bothered to create a program that would protect Yusaku from being attacked [[YourSoulIsMine like how Jin was attacked]] and delivered it ''personally'' to Yusaku. It’s not like he copy-and-pasted that program from the internet. Ryoken must have taken a lot of time to meticulously code with his knowledge of the Ignis algorithm; Ai even called it an incredible program.

* #74:Yusaku or rather Playmaker meeting up with Akira in real life so that he can tell him about the situation of the Ignis. He even tells that in the worst case scenario that he's the last hope for LINK VRAINS. It's really touching that Yusaku trusts Akira enough to tell him that information in case he would fall against them especially when consider how much of a loner he was at the beginning.

* #77: Aoi is essentially Miyu's Ryoken. The drive to meet her again after six months of torture was what allowed to perservere through the Lost Incident. Also, she wore her hair in pigtails, most likely to remind herself of Aoi.

** Ai and Flame happily greeting Aqua after she partners up with Aoi. And then the three Ignis and their partners riding off, determined to stop Lightning.

** Yusaku's tone changes when talking to Jin. He normally uses 'omae'(a rude way to say 'you' in Japanese) when talking to someone, but he uses 'kimi' (a polite way) when talking to Jin.

!! Season 2: Ignis Arc

** Earth rescuing Aqua despite the fact breaking the prison she's kept in would injure him and when they are pursued by GO, he pushes her of so that at least she's safe.

** Aoi sleeping on a couch in Ema's apartment. Aoi is usually reserved and keeps to herself, so seeing her being open with Ema shows how much she has matured throughout the show.

** The fact that Kengo and Ema's father still thought of Kengo before his passing despite his abandoning him and his mother.

** Ghost Girl's account isn't deleted after Blood Shepherd hesitates to do so after hearing about their father's last words.

** The fact that Kengo and Ema's father still thought of Kengo before his passing despite his abandoning him and his mother.

** Aoi sleeping on a couch in Ema's apartment. Aoi is usually reserved and keeps to herself, so seeing her being open with Ema shows how much she has matured throughout the show.

** Akira's statement about the Ignis and how he believes humans shouldn't do what they want with them because they aren't God.

** Also, Aqua's unwavering determination for coexistence despite knowing the atrocities SOL Technologies did to Earth. The reason for her strong attachment to humanity is because of a fragment of Miyu's memories containing Aoi, who Miyu still considered a dear friend despite their friendship being brief.

** Earth rescuing Aqua despite the fact breaking the prison she's kept in would injure him and when they are pursued by GO, he pushes her of so that at least she's save.

** Akira reassuring Aoi about the lie she made. It shows how good of a person he is as a brother to Aoi (despite being siblings for only a few months or so at the time) and as a person in general.

** Akira reassuring Aoi about the lie she made. It shows how good of a person he is as a brother to Aoi and as a person in general.

** Earth rescuing Aqua despite the fact breaking the prison she's kept in would injure him and when they are pursued by GO, he pushes her of so that at least she's save.