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14* Bruce's ''Tekken 2'' and ''Tekken 5'' endings. In the former, he smiles when a kid watches him train, then gives him a thumbs up when the kid worries after his punching bag breaks off, while in the latter, he beats up some {{Jerkass}} bullies who have humiliated a kid and stolen his gloves, then returns the gloves and says "Keep it up, kid". It cements the fact that, while he is Kazuya's [[TheDragon Dragon]], he's really a good man at heart and definitely a FriendToAllChildren.
15* Despite all that broodiness, Jin still has his own [[MoralityPet Morality Pets]]: [[UnresolvedSexualTension Xiaoyu]] and [[FriendlyEnemy Hwoarang]]. In the former case, he is close enough to give her an AffectionateNickname ("Xiao") and trying to defend her from being involved in all this mess of a family feud (though of course [[PluckyGirl she bluntly wants to interfere everytime]]) while the latter is probably the only person of the male gender in the universe where he can genuinely ''smile'' at.
16* Really, Xiaoyu seems to inspire a lot of MoralityPet feeling even to the most evil people. Heihachi took her in solely because [[ItAmusedMe she amused him]], then he provided her with amenities to such an extent that Xiaoyu saw Heihachi as a grandfather. Yes, the same Heihachi who threw down his son for being weak and then shot his grandson because [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he has served his usefulness]], he's being looked up favorably by someone (other than Kuma, who's not human).
17* The original King, Kuma, and Armor King may be dead, but [[LegacyCharacter their legacies live on]] through their respective adoptee, son, and brother. And though she may not be dead yet (just being very sickly), the same can apply to Kunimitsu to her daughter.
18* In general, even if it's just to simplify the voice acting and also brings some hilarity, it's quite heartwarming to see a world, despite its other [[CrapsackWorld crapsack]] quality, where language no longer becomes a problem that separates each other; a Japanese-speaking person can perfectly understand an English-speaking person, vice-versa, and that can be applied when you substitute any languages. Language often becomes a barrier between people understanding each other, and in the ''Tekken''-verse, it seems that the barrier has been shattered.
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22* Armor King bringing King out of his drunken depression and back into training for a new edition of the tournament.
23* King's ending. Having lost the tournament, a depressed King watches some children celebrate Christmas as he leaves gifts for the orphans. As he turns away, the children swarm him and King smiles.
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27* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF__UpiQw3Q Kuma's ending]]. It's probably the only time you'll ''ever'' see Heihachi as a kind, grandfatherly figure.
28* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX6SiEO3HVg Devil's ending]]. This will also be the only time you'll ''even'' see Kazuya caring for Jun.
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32* Surprising for what's usually a joke character, Paul's ending. After winning the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4 and having everything he ever wanted, he realizes that it's not him after seeing a poster of himself in Marshall Law's dojo. It then cuts to him starting up his motorcycle, he takes a longing sniff of gasoline, removes his rich shades, and mutters, "Ain't my style." He then throws them away, and drives into the sunrise.
33** [[https://youtu.be/Nq8MED6fqPk?t=1m21s Paul's ending in ''Tekken 4'']] is perhaps his best ending in the entire series. It's one of the few times that the series seriously examined him and it's quite great to watch.
34* Nina's ''Tekken 4'' ending. She has been hired to assassinate Steve, but then makes the shocking discovery that, while she was in cryosleep, she was impregnated... with Steve. Later, she aims down her sniper rifle scope at Steve, prepares to pull the trigger... but she can't bring herself to kill her son. It's one of the few times that shows Nina ''does'' have a heart, after all.
35** Made even better when you see that in his ending, Nina actively guns down some men who were about to kill her son.
36* Jin's ending in ''Tekken 4''. In his OneWingedAngel form, he takes out both Kazuya and Heihachi and is about to take his hatred by killing the latter (which is completely justified, [[OffingTheOffspring given what the man did to him two years before]]). However, he spares him after seeing a vision of his mother, [[MissingMom Jun]], realizing that Jun, wherever she is, would never approve him doing that, especially to his grandfather, no matter how evil he is.
37--->'''Jin''': Thank my mother, Jun Kazama. ''(takes flight)''
38* King's ending in ''Tekken 4''. Although donating the fortunes of the Mishima Zaibatsu to impoverished children of the world is heartwarming all on its own, the scene that follows is even more so. After tracking down Craig Marduk to a hospital where he's being treated, King enters his room with the intent on avenging the death of Armor King. Raising his fist to end him once and for all in one fell swoop, he... notices a picture on the bedside table of Marduk with his parents. Slowly, he lets his fist down, and places said picture on Craig's chest, before [[VengeanceFeelsEmpty leaving]].
39* Christie's ''Tekken 4'' ending. She is showered with journalists attempting to interview her after she has won the tournament, yet she just looks uninterested. Then one journalist questions what has helped her won the tournament. She hesitates and scans the audience, but immediately runs into and hugs the thing, or rather, ''the one'' who has helped her won the tournament: Eddy.
40* In Hwoarang's ''Tekken 4'' ending, Hwoarang finally gets his duel with his rival, Jin. Hwoarang beats him, but the Korean Army officers finally catch up to him and attempt to arrest him for desertion. Jin helps Hwoarang beat the soldiers up and Hwoarang offers Jin a rematch in the next tournament. Jin can't help but smile.
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44* Christie's and Eddy's ''Tekken 5'' endings. They spend the tournament looking for a cure for their grandfather/master and when they do win, quickly exhaust all technologies they can to restore him into healthiness. The result? It's a success! And the ending is closed with them doing sparring again with him! Too bad, it's non-canon, [[TearJerker and their grandfather/master does die in the following game]].
45* Jack-5's ending in ''Tekken 5''. Jane installs the previous Jack's memories into him and boots him up. He suddenly flies into a rampage, almost kills her... and then he remembers her and picks her up. Jane's oldest friend is back.
46* After years of [[AllLoveIsUnrequited unrequited loves]], Ganryu finally finds an admirer! Guess, who? [[ProperLady Lili]]! Specifically, she likes him because his FascinatingEyebrow reminds her of her father's. Too bad that in this case, it's ''Ganryu'' who makes her affection unrequited.
47* This is the first game that shows that [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Paul does have a heart.]] During his encounter with Law, he first brushed him off, claiming that him being number one in the universe is first priority, despite being responsible of Forest's accident. Jerk... except when he wins against Law, he ends up assuring Law that when he's number one in the universe (or just win the tournament), he'll definitely share the prize money so Law can save his son. And judging by the ending, with him having his own shack, he looks like he's serious in this.
48* Julia’s ending counts as well. Her ending states that her research had been a failure... But then when she goes to check up on her experiments, one had finally sprouted.
49* In the intro, Asuka has a short [[BadassAdorable Badass Adorable]] moment where she rescues a kitten falling from a store balcony. It's damn near impossible not to smile after watching it.
50* In King's interlude. Marduk conceded defeat and he offered his hand in friendship, reconciling the differences between the two.
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54* Anna's ending in ''Tekken 6''. It's the first time that [[TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry the Williams sisters]] have settled their dispute for a bit and actually ''be'' real siblings for a chance (and in a classy way: by playing billiards and kicking some butt together). Lee's [[CharacterCatchphrase "Excellent!"]] at the end is just an added bonus.
55* Xiaoyu's ending in ''Tekken 6''. Xiaoyu pleads for Jin to not take his life, however, the latter is too remorseful over what he's done. Xiaoyu rushes over to Jin and promises that she will stay by him no matter what, which prompts a hug back from Jin. Although it turns out, the whole scenario between her and Jin was just a dream and that she was really hugging Panda.
56* The fact that Lars might have fallen in love with Alisa. It's not stated outright for obvious reasons, but it seems that EveryoneCanSeeIt in the ''Tekken'' universe, since Jin quickly learns about it the moment that he disables Alisa's safe mode by [[KickTheDog mocking Lars]] for [[JustAMachine having affection for a mere android]]. Regardless, it gives a way different meaning to all of their previous interactions together. Then there's Lars' choice to turn Alisa in to Lee so he can fix her and, just maybe, restore her memories back...
57* [[IceQueen Nina]] is aware of Jin's plan to sacrifice himself before everyone else does. And she is genuinely worried about the repercussion this will inflict not only on Jin himself, but to the world as well. Proof that EveryoneHasStandards.
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61* Many of the special tag team winposes:
62** In Lars / Alisa, Alisa trips herself, then Lars offers his hand to help her. A nice ContinuityNod to their relationship in ''Tekken 6'', which is mostly ignored in the recent games in favor of Alisa's PseudoRomanticFriendship with Xiaoyu.
63** Nina, the resident IceQueen and TheStoic, has probably the only moment where her NotSoAboveItAll attitude is revealed if she is paired with Jin. Specifically, [[TheTease she gives him a suggestive wave]] as the two walk past each other. Coupled with her general loyalty to Jin in ''Tekken 6'', it seems that, for once, she has managed to form a bond beyond that of her typical contractor-assassin relationship.
64*** Nina is also the only pairing that gives Jin's Rage Mode a boost (+1), and vice versa. Make that of what you will.
65** In King / Armor King, the latter congratulates the former enthusiastically. This wouldn't be a surprise if it's Armor King I (King II's teacher), but this is Armor King II (I's brother) whom we're talking about. The last time they met, he inflicted a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on King II. Seems that relationships do peach over time.
66* In Steve and Leo's ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2'' endings, it's stressed again that Steve was merely a test subject of Mishima Zaibatsu, who thought him so lowly, they just gave him [[YouAreNumberSix a codename: NT401]]. Yet there was one scientist who ''didn't'' think of him as just a subject: Emma Kliesen. She took him in with kindness and later reported his false death, before transferring him to be adopted elsewhere. Leo ''is'' freakin' dang lucky to have a mother like that (especially compared to the [[BigScrewedUpFamily Mishimas]]) and really drives home just how evil whoever ordered Emma's execution is.
67* Lars' ending in ''[=TTT2=]'' is both this and SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}. It's about the first time in the series the Mishima actually get along. With the Kazama as well, for that matter.
68* Xiayou's [=TTT2=] ending. She, Miharu, Alisa, and Panda are all at the amusement park, and Xiayou marvels that it's been a long time since it was so peaceful. A freak rainstorm causes them to take shelter, and Xiayou wonders about the meaning of life, and thinks they should come back in twenty years. Then, a rainbow comes out.
69* Baek's [=TTT2=] ending. He has a flashback to the time he accidentally killed his father and breaks down, silently crying. Hwoarang comes along and sees him, and to take Baek's mind off of it, starts playing the lazy student, deliberately talking loudly about how he slept in so Baek will have something else to focus on other than his memories. Baek is visibly grateful for the distraction.
70* Forest Law's [=TTT2=] ending as well. He and Paul got $100,000,000 and decided to spend it in Las Vegas, he lost all his money and understandably made Marshall mad (especially since he left without his dad's consent)... however, it turns out at the gates of Las Vegas, both of them encountered a crying family outside their burning home. On Forest's suggestion, both of them donated all their money so the family can buy a new house and cancelled their trip to Las Vegas. Yeah [[GoodFeelsGood they did feel good afterwards]].
71* Jun in ''Tag 2'' had become rather cold and, going by her AnimalMotifs (ravens and crows) and quotes murderous who doesn't seem to get along with anyone. However there is a special tag ending with Jin, it might depend on which version is used or how they are customized as it's hard to get, but they'll begin to walk past each other before Jun (or Jin, depending on who finishes the fight) stops, turns and gives a genuinely warm smile.
72* Jack-6's ending in ''Tag 2'', reminiscent of the ending to ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant''. Just as an asteroid is falling towards Earth, Jack-6 takes flight towards the asteroid and starts hammering away at it, only to have minimal effect. It looks like Jack-6 is about to fly away from it, only to fly towards it full throttle and uses all his power to break the asteroid into bits and sacrifices himself in the process.
73* Sebastian's ending in Tag Tournament 2. While driving Lili home, he tries to cheer her up from her losing the tournament with some music, only for every radio station to take about his spectacular victory in the tournament. When they arrive home, Lili has just one thing to say to him: "Congratulations[[note]] Félicitations[[/note]]."
74* Unknown's ending in ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2''. After Unknown dies, she falls off, rather agonizingly, while still having her black goo coated, which means that she is still cursed. But then, Angel comes and purifies her, [[HolyBurnsEvil stripping all of the goo in the process]] and restores her to the person she really was: Jun. Sure, Jun remains dead, [[DyingAsYourself but at least she dies free of the curse]]. [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic The music definitely helps the mood]].
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78* Not only it is [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesome]], the fact that the one that spoke with Kazumi decades ago about having to kill Heihachi turns out to be '''''[[Franchise/StreetFighter AKUMA]]''''' ''of all people'' is pretty heartwarming on its own considering [[BloodKnight what kind of fighter Akuma is]]. This cements further that he is ''the'' NobleDemon, willing to put aside his whole business about getting stronger and reaching new limits for the Satsui no Hadou, to fulfill a promise he made to Kazumi.
79* Before Kazumi's death, Heihachi may have had problems but he was a loving husband and willing to see things through for his son Kazuya. Then Kazumi's Devil Gene appeared and she tried to kill Heihachi in a bout of WellIntentionedExtremist due to foreseeing the future; [[SelfFulfillingProphecy this betrayal effectively caused the Heihachi that torments the rest of the franchise,]] not unlike Kazuya and Jin. Notable in that ''Heihachi hesitated to finish her off in self-defense,'' something he couldn't even be bothered with for his own father, Jinpachi.
80* [[StarCrossedLovers Alisa and Lars' reunion]]. After Alisa wakes up she thinks about him and starts to cry. [[TheGlomp When they meet up Alisa tackles Lars]] and tells him how happy she is to see him again. Lars is glad to see she's finally ok.
81* While it remains to be seen if it'll stick for the next game or not, but Lili bailing Asuka's family out of a tight financial situation further proves her hijinks are a sign of affection.
82* Being able to customize King II with King I's outfit shows that Namco hasn't forgotten about some of the original fighters.
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86* The demo of the game has special intros for certain characters:
87** Jin vs Lars: They prepare to spar and [[HandshakeSubstitute Fist Bump]]. If there's any proof that whatever's left of the [[BigScrewedUpFamily Mishima Family Tree]] can finally and fully heal, it's them.
88** Xiaoyu vs Jin: It seems to Xiaoyu that the only way to get to Jin's heart is with her fists.
89** Jun vs Kazuya: Kazuya is surprised that Jun is still alive. After all these years and everything he's done including putting their son Jin through the wringer, Kazuya still has feelings for her and Jun still wants to save him. Additionally, if Kazuya wins against her, even if he rejects her attempt at redemption, he drives her away with "Leave my sight." Which is actually slightly nicer than his usual line to shove people away: "Get lost!". Jun is also the ''only'' character who Kazuya will '''never''', under any circumstances, disrespectfully punt away after he wins with his Rage Art, and his win pose with the above quote is done using his Devil Transformation winpose rather than his traditional NeckLift.
90* Steve's bio had him down in the dumps after finishing his objective of looking for his origins and then getting rejected by his mother, Nina Williams. Who came to bring him back to spirit? Paul and Law. His ex-allies during their failed team up in the sixth tournament. It certainly shows that despite juggling with his increasing irritation of being in a PerpetualPoverty (Law) as well as being too dim-witted in his quest to be the toughest of the universe (Paul), the duo ''are'' JerkWithAHeartOfGold in the end; they don't care if the team-up was a failure. Steve is a friend and they help AFriendInNeed.
91* In the story mode trailer, Jin will not be alone in his path as TheAtoner. In addition to gaining the trust of his adoptive and half-uncles, he'll ally himself with Leroy and Victor. Even his rival Hworang lends a hand in putting a stop to Kazuya once and for all.
92* During his tournament match with Jin, Leroy notices that Jin is afraid of his own power after seeing Devil Kazuya wreaking havoc on innocent civilians. Partly out of gratitude for his attempt to stop Kazuya in New York, he sacrifices his own chance at victory to help get Jin out of his funk and regain his fighting spirit.
93* Everything about Jin and Xiaoyu's reunion. It's worth noting that this is the first time since their ''debut'' they were able to canonically see each other again after Jin disappeared from the scene following Heihachi's betrayal.
94** On their trip to Yakushima, they even talk about dreams, with Xiaoyu talking about how she wants to make an Amusement Park. While Jin may not have a dream of his own, he is shown to be fully supportive of her dream, even giving her a ''genuine'' smile in the process.
95*** Also worth noting that he hasn't smiled like this ever since the day Heihachi betrayed him.
96** After their sparring session, Xiaoyu notes how she thought Jin had changed ''dramatically'' throughout the years, then she points out how he is still the same person that she's known and ''loved''. Come to think of it, she's been concerned for him ever since ''Tekken 4'', she also tried to stop him from committing evil in ''Tekken 6'', and yet in spite of all of that, she ''never'' gave up on him. That is ''true love'' right there.
97** When Jin is fighting for his life against Kazuya in the finale of the Story Mode, there are several moments where he flashes back to the people in his life who have supported him and whom he wants to protect. In each of these sequences, the last person he thinks of isn't his mother Jun, as one might assume (though she's always the second-to-last person that comes to his mind), but ''Xiaoyu.'' While it was never in question that these two are the most important women in Jin's life, and Jun's revival after being in a 7 year coma makes their true reunion all but inevitable, the fact that Jin now looks to Xiaoyu as his main source of strength reinforces that he has ''finally'' moved on from the pain and loss that he's carried for so long, so that he can live in the present with everyone-and that [[ShipTease perhaps the feelings that Xiaoyu has for him aren't so one-sided after all.]]
98* The ending for Kazuya's character episode is an interview that he doesn't take very seriously....until asked about his "leading lady", aka Jun. He notes that he leads a life of conflict and combat, and how he met Jun was even in during a battle (as the camera pans on his desk with a picture of her). He says that has no use for weaklings... but she is strong. He throws a solid gold statue of himself in his office, that a nearby Jun catches effortlessly. This ending might be non-canon, but the fact that Kazuya is willing to say so many complimentary things about Jun (while she's standing right there even) in an interview shows that he still has immense respect for her, even all these years later.
99* After over 20 years, Jin Kazama finally earns his redemption and gets the happy ending he's deserved for so long. On top of finally overcoming his longstanding fears about his own power and his heritage, he does something no one else has been able to do - '''break the curse of the Mishima bloodline'''. In the end, he lets go of his hatred of his father Kazuya, stops his ambitions, and ''spares his life'' instead of killing him. Even though he was in prime position to continue the Mishima tradition of tossing defeated relatives off of cliffs, he proves he's nothing like his own father by simply staring off into the distance, admiring the beauty of nature and satisfied knowing he has emerged victorious.
100** Even the ending has [[RayOfHopeEnding a ray of hope for Kazuya]], as Jun is still there and wants to save him. With Jin sparing his life, this gives Jun a chance to heal his heap of trauma that made him evil without the Devil Gene kicking in to mess things up. Even more so, out of all the people in the world, even in his vilest phase, Kazuya genuinely cares for and respects Jun, so she may be the only one he'd listen to. It gives hope that even he can be redeemed and [[UsedToBeASweetKid go back into the sweet kid who grew under the loving embrace of Jinpachi and Kazumi.]] It also emphasizes the title 'Hope' on the ending, as Jin is giving hope even for the least deserving person.
101* When Jin turns into Angel Jin for the first time, Jun sees him off with these words: "Go for it, sweetheart," with Jin smiling. For a moment, Jin Kazama, who has gone through a lot of shit in his life and just unlocked a new badass form to redeem himself, now just feels like a schoolboy who's being seen off by his mother to go to school. And it is sweet, because he really hasn't felt this way since the fateful encounter with Ogre.
102* Azucena's character episode ending has her decide to settle her rivalry with Lili by ''combining'' their two favored drinks: coffee and tea, into one. While Lili is initially skeptical, the end result makes a nearby alpaca drink it all down and bleat happily, and the two immediately bury the hatchet and collaborate to create a brand new joint product that becomes an instant sensation.
103* Alisa and Lars sharing feelings for one another is portrayed as being a semi-open secret in the character episodes, and both of their endings show their relationship progress further:
104** Alisa's ending showing her worry over Lars' injuries, leading to her head falling off and the two [[AlmostKiss almost kissing]]... until Alisa's head explodes.
105** Lars' ending features Lee Chaolan playing [[TheMatchmaker matchmaker]] to the two, setting up romantic lighting and music as the two compliment eachother.
106* If Kuma wins a match against Kazuya, he'll say this as his win quote:
107-->''(Master, you can rest easy now...)''
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