History Heartwarming / Thor

* In the extended version of the scene where Thor declares that they are going to Jotunheim, Thor tries to persuade Sif and the Warriors Three to join him by asking if they're going to let him and Loki take all the glory. Heartwarming for several reasons: Thor, the arrogant warrior prince, not only automatically expects Loki to share the credit of a victory, but also assumes that Loki would come- whereas he laughed off the others' objections, Thor looks almost vulnerable at the idea of going without his little brother. Then there's Loki's response: a surprised, almost gratified smile. You really get the feeling that they do care about each other, and that Loki never really wanted the throne for himself -- he just didn't want Asgard to have a reckless king, which Thor admittedly would have been, if not for his experiences on Earth.

* When Odin tells Loki about his real parentage]], we see a short flashback of Odin finding Loki in Jötunheim. The scene is an example of superb editing, because as soon as baby Loki is changed from his Jötun form to his Aesir form, he stops crying and even starts to smile at Odin. Doubles as tear-jerker, in contrast to the scene that initiates the collapse of their relationship.

* The extended version of the scene with Loki and Frigga at Odin's bedside has Frigga telling Loki "You're a good son." In this same extended scene, Loki is, to his utter surprise, given Gungnir and declared king. The heartwarmer there is two-fold: one, Loki really ''wasn't'' doing all this to get the throne -- becoming king wasn't even something he'd considered and two, Frigga then tells him "Make your father proud." Though considering what he hopes will make his father proud...

** In the extended version of that scene, he goes back to the diner where he [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments smashed the coffee mug]] and offers the proprietor a replacement. Small and sweet. Also props to the proprietor who responds very positively to Thor's clearly sincere apology and as he takes his leave, remarks that "(Jane) could do worse (than him for a LoveInterest)"
* In the extended scene where Sif and the Warriors Three searches for Thor on Earth, Volstagg helps a little girl retrieve a baseball underneath a car. Instead of being scared of the Asgardian warrior like the adults were in town, the little girl shows gratitude by saying "Thank you" to Volstagg.

* Even though it's hopeless, Sif wants to continue fighting the Destroyer and die a warrior's death so that stories will be told later of that day. Thor says to her "Live, and tell them yourself."
* Big. Damn. Kiss.

** Of course, the whole scene takes a [[spoiler:darker tone when we find out later that Loki had already given the Frost Giants the information they needed to get into the weapons vault and "ruin Thor's big day."]]
* In the extended version of the scene where Thor declares that they are going to Jotunheim, Thor tries to persuade Sif and the Warriors Three to join him by asking if they're going to let him and Loki take all the glory. Heartwarming for several reasons: Thor, the arrogant warrior prince, not only automatically expects Loki to share the credit of a victory, but also assumes that Loki would come- whereas he laughed off the others' objections, Thor looks almost vulnerable at the idea of going without his little brother. Then there's Loki's response: a surprised, almost gratified smile. You really get the feeling that they do care about each other, and that Loki never really [[spoiler:wanted the throne for himself -- he just didn't want Asgard to have a reckless king, which Thor admittedly would have been, if not for his experiences on Earth.]]

* When Odin tells Loki about [[spoiler:his real parentage]], we see a short flashback of Odin [[spoiler:finding Loki in Jötunheim.]] The scene is an example of superb editing, because as soon as [[spoiler: baby Loki is changed from his Jötun form to his Aesir form, he stops crying and even starts to smile at Odin.]] Doubles as tear-jerker, in contrast to the scene that initiates the collapse of their relationship.

** When Loki sees his [[spoiler:Jotun]] form, he asks "What am I?" Odin answers immediately, with zero hesitation, "You're my son."
* "Guards! Guards, ''please'', '''HELP!'''" Loki goes from yelling at Odin to panicked calling for help as soon as his father falls unconscious, showing that as much as he resented [[spoiler:the truth of his Frost Giant origins being hidden from him]], he wasn't going to abandon his father in an instant.
* The extended version of the scene with Loki and Frigga at Odin's bedside has Frigga telling Loki "You're a good son." In this same extended scene, Loki is, to his utter surprise, [[spoiler:given Gungnir and declared king]]. The heartwarmer there is two-fold: one, [[spoiler:Loki really ''wasn't'' doing all this to get the throne -- becoming king wasn't even something he'd considered]] and two, Frigga then tells him "Make your father proud." Though considering what he hopes will make his father proud...

** Repeated and amplified a short while later when [[spoiler:Thor regains Mjölnir and his godly power. The shift from the utter anguish of having thought he was dead to the unbridled joy at seeing him restored really sells it]].

* In spite of Odin [[spoiler:concealing his identity as a Frost Giant from him]], when Loki [[spoiler:kills his biological father, Laufey]], he declares himself as the [[spoiler:son of Odin]].
* When Thor decides to stop [[spoiler:Loki]]'s plot by [[spoiler: destroying the Bifröst Bridge]], he protests because [[spoiler:Thor will be unable to reunite with Jane.]] [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Of course,]] he ''is'' a very manipulative liar, so he might have just been trying to stop him for his own reasons.

* Thor [[spoiler:saving Jotunheim from destruction. After starting out with all that contempt and instilled hatred of the Frost Giants, after character development Thor would fight and risk never seeing Jane again to save the species.]]

* The ending, which has [[spoiler:Thor walking up to Heimdall at the destroyed Bifröst, and asking about Jane. "[[TearJerker She searches for you.]]" (Sniff.)]]

* "Guards! Guards, ''please'', '''HELP!'''" Loki goes from yelling at Odin to panicked calling for help as soon as his father falls unconscious.

'''Thor:''' ''[claps Loki on the shoulder]'' Thank you.
-->(beat)
-->'''Loki:''' [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Now give us a kiss.]]

-->'''Volstagg:''' (''big goofy smile'') [[NoIndoorVoice FOUND YOU!]]

** When Loki sees his Jotun form, he asks "What am I?" Odin answers immediately, with zero hesitation, "You're my son."

* The ending, which has [[spoiler:Thor walking up to Heimdall at the destroyed Bifröst, and asking about Jane. "[[TearJerker She seeks you.]]" (Sniff.)]]