As a Moments subpage, all spoilers are unmarked as per policy. You Have Been Warned.
- In the first episode, when Artha and Lance can't find their father and realize he must have died in the explosion (of course, he didn't, but they didn't know that for two seasons while he went Stealth Mentor on them).
- Artha looking at a burned photo of his family in episode 2, "The Choosing" (Part 2). As Artha sits and contemplates stopping the oncoming war and taking care of his little brother. Lance chooses that moment to appear.Lance: (sadly) Where's Dad?
- Episode 7 "Horn of Libris", when Khatah blames Artha for taking him out of the tournament. While in reality, he and Kitt were only trying to warn him about the Wraith Dragon attacking him and his team. Khatah's scathing insults after the race don't help much.Khatah: I am Khatah, Horn of Libris Champion! You have ruined everything, Artha Penn!
- Episode 9 "All is Not Lost", while trapped in the Wastelands of Loan. Artha and Beau take a moment to rest. As the pair realize they are all alone in the wastes, Artha mentions that the situation reminds him of the night his father disappeared.
- After Artha catches him, Stewardd explains his story and that of the Keepers crew. When Stewarrd ends his story with the Keepers of the past had to go into hiding underground. In order to avoid the wrath of the other crews.
Artha: You just stay, alone?Stewarrd: We prefer alone. (Stewarrd's Expressive Ears droop sadly) - Moordryd in episode 11 Pride of a Hero reacts very, very strongly to his father saying, "I'm impressed...I'm even...proud" to the point of snapping out of insanity. The sheer shock in his voice when he asked word for confirmation, and then his attempt to stop his own plan just from hearing those words...not only did it solidify that he's a serious "Well Done, Son" Guy, but it made you wonder if Word's ever seemed proud of him. Especially after the scathing lecture Word gave him earlier in the episode.
- Artha's reaction to watching Moordryd riding off with Beau, both of them now possessed by the Furox bonemark, which only happened because he allowed Beau to test Moordryd's worthiness out of bitterness.
Artha: What have I done?! - In episode 12 "Misjudged", Word reaches an all new low. When he tricks retired drag-ball champion Kawake into digging up some grey Draconium for him, which is actually a deposit of Black Draconium. We learn that Kawake is actually ashamed of himself for being paralyzed.Word: I can build you legs. You can race once more. You'll never be embarrassed like that again!
- At one point, even Artha makes the mistake at one point of misjudging Kawake for not running to score. Only to feel awful, when Kawake then reveals his paralysis.
Parm: (stunned) Kawake is, paralyzed.Artha: I, didn't know. - Episode 16 "Broken Bonds". Lance and Parmon happen to run into the Dragon Eyes with Spratt, a young boy who happens to be a friend of Lance. Sadly, due to Lance spending so much time helping Artha, leaving Spratt to feel Lance had ditched him. And decided to join with the Dragon Eyes as their "recruit". Poor Lance looks like a kicked puppy while Parm and Moordryd talk.
- Spratt's mistreatment at the hands of the Dragon Eyes crew.
Cain: Hey "Shrimp", go check on the prisoner.Spratt: (give Cain a Death Glare) The names' Spratt.Cain: Yeah "Shrimp", "Spratt". They're both tiny little fish! Now move, before I use you for bait! - Near the beginning of episode 3 of season 2, "Faster than Fear". Moordryd and Word discuss Moordryd's mother. Surprisingly, Word appears genuinely heartbroken over her loss.
- Moordryd again in episode 5 of season 2, Wraith Booster. While wandering the streets full of frozen citizens and then finding Lance, who wouldn't have been frozen if Moordryd hadn't flipped out on the kid and left him behind. Then things get worse when Moordryd goes to get his crewmates to stop his father, only to find them, including his best friend, frozen too.Moordryd: (horrified, then furious) Why...? He's just a kid! Why father? WHY!
- In episode 7 of season 2 "Prophet's Motive", after Propheci has successfully captured Artha and the others. Reepyr, Propheci's "rider" explains that the humans and Dragons of the Prophet's crew did try working to coexist. But after some time, Propheci and (most of) the other Orange Dragons gave up and decided enslaving humans really was the right thing to do after all.Reepyr: We tried to work together, like you showed. But many of the Dragons didn't want to give up control. They couldn't trust us.
- Watching Propheci attacking Mortis and forcibly making him his new rider, then using him to attack Artha and the others. Especially considering Mortis is actually Artha and Lance's father.
- Cain in Season 3-Episode 13: "Cain's Mutiny" gets put through the wringer. He gets ditched by Moordryd to take the heat from Dragon City security, used as an unwilling/unwitting battering ram, again by Moordryd, in the race—which nearly gets him killed, and Moordryd doesn't show up to his ceremony and party celebrating his longstanding service to the Dragon Eyes. The hurt he's feeling near the end of the episode is palpable.Moordryd: Cain, you don't understand.Cain(sounding like he's about to burst into tears): I thought we were friends. Understand what?!
