History Awesome / DarlingInTheFranxx

** Regardless of their role in the story, APE [[EmotionSuppression doesn't]] [[ChildSoldiers leave]] [[ColdBloodedTorture a great]] [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness impression]]. Seeing some of their number brutally killed after all the horrible things they've done is satisfying purely for the [[KickTheSonOfABitch catharsis factor]].

* Hiro finally [[spoiler:turns into a klaxosaur hybrid like Zero Two.]]

* Perhaps a moment of CreepyAwesome, particularly as it undercuts the above moment, but just as the the above finishes, a GIGANTIC hand, ''absolutely dwarfing than even the plantation-sized Klaxosaur they just killed'', comes out of the dome and [[WhamEpisode SMASHES the plantation to bits!]] There's no HolyShitQuotient like Creator/StudioTrigger HolyShitQuotient.

** When Delphinium takes him to Strelitzia, Hiro talks to Zero Two in a [[NarmCharm heartwarming, cheesy]] reunion between the two. He manages to snap her out of her guilt-fueled despair, [[BigDamnKiss kisses her]] and, the second a bunch of klaxosaurs attack them, they immediately unlock [[TurnsRed Strelizia's new form]]. They proceed to absolutely demolish the klaxosaurs that had been overrunning the Plantation. [[ThemeMusicPowerUp All with the opening blaring in the background]].

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* The entire climax is one long case of this and a HeartwarmingMoment.

** When Delphinium takes him to Strelitzia, Hiro talks to Zero Two in a [[NarmCharm heartwarming, cheesy]] reunion between the two. He manages to snap her out of her guilt-fueled despair, [[BigDamnKiss kisses her]] and, the second a bunch of klaxosaurs attack them, they immediately power up Strelitzia and it TurnsRed. They proceed to absolutely demolish the klaxosaurs that had been overrunning the Plantation. [[ThemeMusicPowerUp All with the opening blaring in the background]].

* [[TrueCompanions Squad 13 breaches the Grand Crevasse to help Hiro and Zero Two]]. They all get their chance to shine, from Chlorophytum pulverising a barrier of debris with a shot that consumes all of its power and Ikuno's energy, to Genista and Argentea holding the enemy back, to Delphinium soloing one of Virm's mooks and losing [[AnArmAndALeg an arm in the process]].
* The Nines going [[HeartbrokenBadass absolutely all out]] on both the Klaxosaurs and Virm after [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Epsilon and Delta]] are murdered. They're assholes, yes, but they're undeniably monsters in combat.

* Hiro and Zero Two send Virm running for their lives by taking control of Strelizia Apath, the most perfect franxx in existance, and pushing it to its ultimate form and obliterate the reconnaissance fleet with a single, gigantic laser beam. They're so synched with it that Virm's manipulation system is destroyed from the inside.

* Hiro was able to prolong the time bomb with his willpower alone despite being infected by it and being in intense pain. The Klaxosaur Princess had completely given up, but he holds onto the simple belief that people are not meant to live for fighting, but to fight for living their lives at their fullest.
* [[TrueCompanions Squad 13 breaches the Grand Crevasse to help Hiro and Zero Two]]. They all get their chance to shine, from Chlorophytum pulverising a barrier of debris with a shot that consumes all of its power and Ikuni's energy, to Genista and Argentea holding the enemy back, to Delphinium soloing one of Virm's mooks and losing an arm in the process.

* Hiro was able to prolong the time bomb with his willpower alone despite being infected by it and being in intense pain. The Klaxosaur Princess had completely given up, but he holds on to the simple belief that there's more to life than dying in a fight.
* Squad 13 breaches the Grand Crevasse to help Hiro and Zero Two. They all get their chance to shine, from Chlorophytum pulverising a barrier of debris with a shot that consumes all of its power and Ikuni's energy, to Genista and Argentea holding the enemy back, to Delphinium soloing one of Virm's mooks.

* Hiro was able to prolong the time bomb with his willpower alone despite being infected by it and being in intense pain.

* Zero Two delivers a simple and much deserved verbal smack on the Nines, who are so pissed off they can't even kee0 their usual composure. No wonder her teammates look so proud of her after.

** A Minor one but [[spoiler: Dr. Franxx managing through all the above to get several strands of the Princess' hair and surviving. Which ultimately lead to Zero-Two's creation.]]

** A Minor one but [[spoiler Dr. Franxx managing through all the above to get several strands of the Princess' hair and surviving. Which ultimately lead to Zero-Two's creation.]]

* The Klaxosaur Princess, once again, makes quick work of APE's men, simply sending one of her minions to kill them and then orders it to spare Dr. [=FranXX=]. The reason? She senses he has the scent of her brethren on him, as he had experimented on a Klaxosaur corpse non too long before their encounter, and figures he deserves [[AnArmAndALeg a special punishment]].

* Hiro has one big crowning moment when he confronts APE. Even after what the latter did to Mitsuru and Kokoro, Hiro somehow manages to maintain his composure and be calm when he makes a deal with the adults that in exchange for their services, they get their freedom in return. There's a reason why Hiro was a FatherToHisMen even when he was a child. When all that's done, Hiro shows to Dr. FranXX that there is a TranquilFury inside him and if he ever harms Zero Two, he won't hesitate to tear him limb by limb.
* The Klaxosaur Princess, once again, makes quick work of APE's men, simply sending one of her minions to kill them and then orders it to spare Dr. FranXX. The reason? She senses he has the scent of her brethren on him, as he had experimented on a Klaxosaur corpse non too long before their encounter, and figures he deserves [[AnArmAndALeg a special punishment]].

* While she ends up being outmatched and overpowered, you still have to give Zero Two credit for even trying to put up a fight against the other Nines.
** And to the credits of the Nines, their teamwork was impressive, it shows they are used to working together.
* The episode may conclude on a sad note, but Hiro's ending narration makes it clear that he's finally had enough of APE's bullshit, and even implies that he's ready to fight back against them. And given that the rest of the squad witnessed the truth about what APE really is, he won't be fighting alone.