Heartwarming / Ultimate X-Men (2001)

• During the "Return to Weapon X" storyline, Jean Grey comes to understand Wolverine as a person who chose to believe in goodness and humanitarian equality despite all his suffering and pours out her heart in apology to him right before she thinks she's about to be mind-wiped.
• Gambit's heroic adventure to save a little orphan girl from Hammerhead, ending with him telling the girl that he loves her.
• Magda Lensherr and Wolverine's actions to ensure that their son, Jimmy Hudson, wasn't turned into a weapon by Handing him over to the Hudsons.
• Magneto, who was temporarily an amnesiac and living under a new identity, encouraging Xavier after he attempted to disband the X-Men and quit his dreams of human-mutant cohabitation after the death of his son, Proteus. It showed that beyond the malevolence and anti-human prejudice, the life-long friendship and compassion for Xavier still exists within Magneto.
  • The kicker is when Magneto says he's still holding onto a ticket to one of Xavier's seminars just in case he changes his mind. Xavier is so touched that he didn't have to brainwash his old friend into buying them that it drives him to tears and they hug in loving camaraderie.
• Moments when the X-Men act like a family are always pleasant. Like the team getting together for a friendly game of baseball, with even Logan watching with amusement. In a world where they're in constant danger, you have to cherish these touching moments.