Heartwarming / Dragalia Lost

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Main Story

• Notte reveals to Brunhilda in an extra story node that she was taken into care by Zethia after getting literally punted out into their palace's field by a dragon who doesn't accept that faeries are their distant descendant.
• Even though Emile is a massive jerk, Euden refuses to take his life when commanded by Jupiter as part of a test from the dragon, referring to Emile's (yet unrevealed) past that he doesn't deserve. Euden then back talks the freaking Lightwyrm into submission.
• Euden and his friends finally find an ally within his family in the form of Chelle in Chapter 9, considering that Euden previously had hope of getting Leonidas to join his cause the previous chapter. This Hope Spot would fade, however, come Chapter 10 when Chelle joins the other brothers against the Prince. Then it gets reignited in Chapter 11 when Chelle shows she still plans on helping Euden in her own way.
• Valyx giving us a rather surprising Pet the Dog moment in chapter 13 interlude as once he finishes tending to the physically and mentally wrecked Sole Survivor of the scouting party. He has him sent home to be further treated without a moment's hesitation.
• The interlude of Chapter 14 revealed that Leonidas of all people has developed genuine respect and concern for Euden, asking Chelle to watch over Euden and even calling him his brother despite knowing they aren't actually related. Contrast this to his first appearance where Leonidas was condescending towards Euden and barely even acknowledged his existence.
• Chapter 15's interlude shows how close-knit the bonds are between the adventurers. Zena and Cleo were trying to figure out the halidom's secret that allowed Zena to transport the main cast back. When all hope seems lost as Marty, Pietro, and Renelle's efforts were fruitless, Nicolas offers a hint to a possible secret area. When it reveals a magical locked door, Vida comes in to open it up. The result of the endeavor is a mana-infused jewel left by Alberius, which gives Cleo some fond memories of her former king.
• Chapter 16 has its fair amount of sweet moments, and showcases Leonidas's Character Development very nicely. Even after learning and confirming that Euden is indeed, not their brother by blood, both Leonidas and Chelle aren't bothered in the slightest, and affirm that Euden will always be their brother, which is a huge far cry from the ruthless Social Darwinist Leonidas was back in Chapter 8. Additionally, with Morsayati out of the picture, Chelle has no more reason to work in the shadows from Euden, and decides to straight up join the party to travel to North Grastaea together, much to everyone's surprise. A Big Sister Bully she may have been in the past, but Chelle truly does love her little brother.
  • Further adding, during the second half of Chapter 19, she proceeds to tell Euden that it's okay if the revelations he's heard made them want to leave the faerie kingdom and that there'd be no shame in it.
• In part one of Chapter 24, when Gatov tries to save his daughter Sheila by trying to claim her mistakes as his own, he realizes that Sheila had always wanted to prove herself to him through her own efforts. Gatov decides he needs to acknowledge Sheila as someone who can make her own decisions, which leads to him admitting that Sheila is at fault for the fall of their kingdom. He then assures her that while she made a grave mistake, he's made errors as well, and they can share in their burden together as equals. Getting her father's respect is what allows Sheila to come to terms with her guilt and reunite her soul with her body, leading to father and daughter finally being together again.

Events

• Main crux of A Wish to the Winds event: Lowen decided to offer himself as a Human Sacrifice to Garuda knowing that the poor dragon just wants a friend. Also, Louise finally can let go of her overprotective tendencies on her brother somewhat.
• After competing to win the egg hunt in "The Hunt for Harmony", Luca, Laranoa, and Sylas decide to give all their eggs to Fleur with Simurgh giving her a ride back to the village so she can win the contest and get her wish to leave the village to pursue her dream of studying human art.
• Flames of Reflection: When Ramona, Rena, and Renee win the Golden Anvil, their competition rival Lazry congratulates them for their hard-earned win. She even invites them to next year's competition, which Ramona quickly accepts.
• The One Year Anniversary has special lines for each and every character who's in the game, including the Fire Emblem heroes as well!
• Audric's love for Euden is still obvious in his event lines and actions. Despite everything, his son still means the world to him.
• Monster Hunter: Primal Crisis: Vanessa was really smitten with the Felyne companion, to the point where she will go into the space between the worlds—which held Fatalis—to save him.
• The 1.5 Anniversary Splash Screen has Euden cuddling with the Mini versions of the Greatwyrms.
  • An official art piece has Audric hugging Mini Zodi. Especially poignant since he's a de-aged Aurelius from another timeline.
• "Wagabond Pupper", the 2020 April Fool's event, is literally just about a puppy wandering into the Halidom and being cute. Not only did the cast find the doggo adorable, so did the fanbase. To the point where fans are asking Cygames to keep the dog around permanently.
  • Those prayers would be answered once the event ended and confirms the puppy's return as a later update. Turns out the event was a teaser for a brand new animal companion mechanic!
• "Fire Emblem: Kindred Ties" has Mym's attempt at calming a rampaging Tiki, who fears that she's all alone now that imperials slew dragons in front of her. What managed to snap Tiki out of it? Mym asking Tiki about her friends from her world, and Tiki remembering them...including "Mar-Mar". Mym then tells Tiki that she too has friends she cares about, including her darling prince.
• "Nadine and Linnea's United Front"
  • The human couple who adopted the sylvan child, despite Linnea's warning that the child will outlive everyone in the village, want to raise her with happiness anyways.
  • Linnea's disdain towards humans softened after remembering Nadine's remark about making happy memories so she won't feel rain in her heart. The story ends with the two girls setting up a commemorative picture of their time together.
• The Second Anniversary Event: Forgotten Truths ends on a rather bittersweet note. With Ilia and Mordecai sealing themselves away in the Otherworld alongside Morsayati to ensure he is sealed away to Ilia's adoptive mother Meene's grief and Zethia heading back to the future to go through the events of Chapter 14... then it cuts to Ilia and Mordecai in the present day, still alive! While in a field of greenery, both Ilia and Mordecai end the event off by saying:"Guess it's time for us to go too." "Sounds good. Let's go find what was lost." Hinting that they may one day return, ending the event on a rather hopeful note. As of Gala Leonidas' Adventurer Story, this is confirmed to be very much the case.
• Fortune's Fray ends with Luca stomping Seimei in combat, but after hearing that the onmyoji fibbed his way into the tournament to keep Yura's mirror, which was a memento of his late grandfather, Luca decided to let him keep it despite his own prior motives. He then opted to spend the prize money on a meal for everyone, orphanage kids included. We're never told if he spent the entire amount on the buffet, or what the rest of it might have gone to if he didn't blow all of it on the one meal, but it's possible that some of the excess went into the orphanage in Elisanne's name. And the sylvan elder eventually recovered somewhat after watching a re-enactment of the final match, so there's that.
• The bond between Eirene and Finni in Ageless Artifice is definitely sweet. Even when they are working for Ex Machina to wipe out all dragons and humans that worship dragons, they still care about each other more than their objective. All this results in the two of them making a Heel–Face Turn after Anassa attempts to make Finni self-destruct only for Eirene to ask Laxi to stop it from happening.
• Faith Forsaken has some sweet moments to help temper the general bleakness of the event's story.
  • Regina is revealed to be the stepsister of Origa, and Regina expresses immense guilt for not being there for her sister when they were separated. Origa, however, holds no ill will towards Regina, and is genuinely happy to see her again. It makes Origa's ultimate fate in the end much more heartbreaking.
  • After the Archangels' Heroic Sacrifice to temporarily subdue Satan, Sandalphon is revealed to have miraculously survived. When Regina sees her again, she jumps into her arms and embraces her.
  • The Apostles pour their hearts out to their sigil-bound Archangels' lingering spirits, emphasizing just how deep their bond is, and it allows their spirits to enter the replica bodies, bringing them back to life. In particular, Pinon and Nevin break down in tears as they are reunited with Gabriel and Ramiel once again.
  • The real Harle ends up having to go into hiding, as he has other enemies aside from Loki hunting him down. While it's sad that he never got to meet Leif and Cecile again, the fact that he did this to protect them shows that even if he is a smug jerk, he still cares for his friends.
• One Starry Dragonyule is heartwarming incarnate in terms of Dragalia Christmas stories. Not only does it involve Ilia, Mordecai, Nevin, and Ramiel all trying to reunite a lost child and his adoptive mother back together again, both sides get to reminisce about their childhoods growing up with their own respective adoptive parents. It ends with the mother and child reunited, the scroll both sides were fighting for entrusted by Ilia to Nevin, Nevin and Ramiel sharing a meal together for Dragonyule, and Mordecai making the suggestion that the scrolls were ultimately left by Meene for Ilia as a way to show her faith in her child. This brings Ilia to tears and leaves her with a promise that she will meet Meene again and express her feelings in person. Her home page quote during the event sums it up best, "Your love warms my heart Meene."

Wyrmprints

• The “As the Snow Flies” wyrmprint you earn during the Resplendent Refrain event tells a story of Elias, Pia and Mr. Mouse building a snow-Maritimus, then considering making a snow mouse.
• The “Prince of Dragonyule” has Cleo making Euden a Saint Starfall (Santa Claus) outfit and the two go to bring gifts to all the boys and girls.
• "Promises in the Rain" features Xainfried cradling Fydon and Felyx, and in the accompanied story, he promises them that rain always stops eventually. Sure enough, the refined version has the weather clear up.
• "Twinfold Bonds" features Elisanne and Alex. In the basic version, they're children posing back-to-back with floral crowns. In the refined version, they've grown up and are still back-to-back, but are also looking back at each other sweetly.
• The bonding between the main cast and the visiting Fire Emblem cast goes full force on two event wyrmprints for "Kindred Ties".
  • "A New Look" has Ranzal and Chrom bond with each other, along with Sharena and Elisanne in the refined version. In both scenes, the parties try on each other's outfits.
  • "Welcome to the Halidom" has Notte give a tour of the Halidom to Peony and Tiki. The refined version has the guest characters hanging out with a Snow Drake and a Moon Drake. Note the gifts Tiki and Peony had on hand: a Floral Circlet and a vial of Mana Essence, which are the two drakes' respective favorites.
• "Amane's Babysitting Chronicles" is about Amane feeding Fydon and Felyx. When they refuse to eat, she goes to Xainfried for advice and adds some of their favorite ingredients to the soup. A far cry from how she used to be regarding dragons, and she admits it, and feels she should thank Xainfried and Euden for helping her change.

Adventurer Stories

• There's something adorable about the fact that Ranzal's first thought for who he can rely on for new, proper armor is Malka.
• Fjorm offering some bread to two poor children in the first part of her story, as she felt they'll need it more than she does.
• When Ramona and Rena fall sick on a day where they have a large number of orders to fulfill, Renee takes it upon herself to get them all done. However, she is unable to get one weapon properly forged on her own. Fortunately, Malka, Aoi, Estelle, Maribelle, and Pia arrive to help her. Renee is most appreciative of the help even if she has to ask Maribelle and Pia to stand back and cheer them on instead of help physically due to them being too young, but at least she shown concern for their wellbeing.
• Luca was the first to comfort Chelsea and express sympathy for what she had to go through. While this did make Chelsea become completely and utterly obsessed with him, it's still a very kind gesture from Luca, considering how he wants to create a society where all races are equal with one another. In the end of her story, Chelsea gets to see the village Luca created, and with it, the ideal society her parents would have wanted, causing her to break down in Tears of Joy.
• Mona's story is both this and Awesome. Three kids approach him asking to learn how to be Phantom Thieves, and he obliges. When the kids try to stand up against the cruel lord ruling over their village, Mona decides to help them out by stealing the contract binding local Imperial forces to the lord. Afterwards, he and the village congratulate the kids on their bravery, and the Phantom Thieves congratulate him on a successful mission.

Dragalia Life Comic

• While quite a few strips are adorable, one particular comic stands out. #129 involves Mym sneaking into Euden's room before he returns, and sleeping on his bed, in an attempt to sleep in the same bed as him. She ends up falling asleep. Instead of waking her up and chasing her out, Euden decides to put some sheets on her so she doesn't get cold, and goes to sleep in Ranzal's room as not to disturb her. And speaking of which, Ranzal is a total bro and lets Euden sleep in his bed.
• #445 finally gives us the long awaited interaction between Zethia and Chelle, with Chelle being a very affectionate Cool Big Sis towards Zethia.