Heartwarming / Josh Scorcher

• It's a small example, but in the Top Fifteen Worst Clichés two-parter, there's a part where Chewie unexpectedly dies (to represent the cliché coming up next). After the scene is over, Chewie is still dead, and both Josh and Autarch actually seem sad at this, even though the three have been at each others' throats (on two occasions, literally) throughout the video.
  • In a deleted scene, while talking about accidentally defeating a Pokémon you wanted to catch, Autarch simply says "Lugia and Ho-oh". Josh and Chewie look shocked and try to comfort him.
• Seeing Josh practically squeeing over meeting Doug Walker in this video is rather heartwarming, and the conversations they have as though they're old friends are constantly alternating between this and being funny. Or both at once.
  • The images and text Josh puts onscreen in the video to show his feelings of the situation often include an actual Squee in the form of "He likes it!" and anything of the sort when Doug or Rob compliment his videos.
  • When they inevitably start talking about My Little Pony, Josh outright says he likes the show, which should put to rest any fan theories that he was reluctant about watching it or hated it outright. On a related note, the excited way Josh proclaims that he was in Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony (in the military bronies segment at the bar).
• In his first part of his Let's Play of Kingdom Hearts II, seen here, he says a few times how much he loves the game and the Kingdom Hearts series in general.
• The episode For Whom The Sweetie Bell Toils struck a personal chord with him. He sees his relationship with his younger brother mirrored in Rarity's relationship with Sweetie, down to both he and Rarity overshadowing their younger sibs without meaning to or realizing it at the time. He admits that he wasn't always the best big brother because he didn't realize how much his brother looked up to him. The review ends thusly: "If on the very miniscule chance you're listening, I just wanted to say: love you Jason. I take being your big brother very seriously."
  • He elaborates on this in his 'Ten Personal Episodes' video, admitting to have been a Big Brother Bully until 'Sisterhooves Social' caused him to have a Jerkass Realization to the point of crying. Him going from a Big Brother Bully to trying his best to repair his relationship with his brother is both a testament to him as a person, and to the power this show can have. And what song is playing during this moment? A somber acoustic version of Relient K's song "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been", it just adds to the Heartwarming factor.
  • Even better? In the same video's comment section, The Autarch admits his own jealousy, wondering why he isn't the most popular considering he started the countdown community, yet knows that everyone else has developed a lot and encourages it. Cue Josh himself, as well as the other members of the Chaos Theatre, joining in thanking and reassuring him.
• In his review of "Feeling Pinkie Keen", he admits to Xian (an athiest) that he is a Christian. He basically ends the video by saying that just because the two of them don't agree on that front doesn't mean they can't be friends.
  • Helped by the fact that the comment section is unusually civil on that video.
• His review of "Over a Barrel" features… Lily Peet, AKA Bhaalspawn, whom fans will likely recall as being the target of one of Josh's response videos that led to massive backlash. And yet, aside from the beginning and ending, the two were actually friendly to one another, with the only animosity being about on par with how much there normally is between Josh and his collab partners. Not only that, their collab actually ties into the themes of the episode and their main complaints about it.
  • Harsher in Hindsight after their friendship ended in June 2016, and ESPECIALLY after Lily spent most of her time trashing him on both tumblr and some of her videos starting in August 2016.
• Shenanigans with 3. The fact that they all try to help their fellow downed players instead of taking the easier option and just saving their own skins. sure it gets them all killed, but it shows some great integrity.
• THIS. ENITIRE. VIDEO. Doubles as a Crowning Moment of Funny.
• In Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires, Josh apparently created an avatar for Ink Rose and had his avatar marry her.
• What's the first thing Josh does in Top Ten Female Characters? Show the commemorative plaque he received from YouTube (for reaching 100,000 subscribers) and thank his subscribers. You're welcome, Josh.
• There is something oddly heartwarming about the fact that Mr Enter was one of the few collab partners Josh had that hasn't caused him any physical harm and was utterly baffled when Josh thought that he was going to threaten/blackmail him into the collab.
• The utterly adorable animation of his and Ink Rose's avatars singing Love is an Open Door after commiserating about their siblings.
• This video where he talks about his experience with Journey, is both intriguing and heartwarming. He uses the game for some pretty interesting and honest self-examination, and the way he shows dedication to helping others, particularly in the face of unknown peril, just gives that perfectly fuzzy feeling.
• The blooper reel for his "Newbie Dash" review. While the whole thing is freaking hilarious, you can tell that both Josh and Will are having a ton of fun on camera together.
• At the end of the A Very Minty Christmas review, Josh takes the time to explain what's wrong with Generation 3 of My Little Pony and turn it into a praise of how his mother would watch good movies with him and his siblings, closing off with a Merry Christmas from himself and others involved in the review.
• In the aftermath of the Toon Kritic scandal, Josh specifically noted Lily Peet's aide to one of Toon's victims, a nice touch for a former friend.
• In Taking The Mane Attraction Too Seriously, Aramau is angry with Mis Anthro Pony for for throwing off her schedule for six months, and when talking her down doesn't work, Firebrand is successfully able to calm her down with a kiss. Awwwww!
• His Magic: The Gathering Interviews series has art, animation, and voice acting set to the original Magic: The Gathering Interviews. However, in Josh's series, each of the colors is also given something positive to say about their opposing colors.
• At Crystal Mountain Pony Con 2018, he had a double whammy surprise for his girlfriend Kelsey (aka Aramau); first he gave her a commissioned plushie of her OC... then he proposed to her. She said “Yes” before he could even pop the question.
  • The heartwarming moment is further followed up by Nicole Oliver herself, in her Celestia voice, giving the couple her blessing.
• Though it's mostly a joke, it's rather nice that he expressed disgust at the idea of only "paying" Animechristy in exposure, even calling doing such a thing to artists a tacky practice.
• When he and Aramu review "Parental Glideance", their relationship shines. He's sweet and understanding when her issues with her parents makes her feel down and is clearly eager to share his parents with her.
  • And speaking of his parents, he has absolutely nothing but good to say about them, talking about how they were incredibly supportive of him, even when they didn't agree with him.
• While Lunacorva offering to feed Aramu's parents whichever of their organs she requests is mostly for dark laughs, it is a bit of a Pet the Dog given that he only offers when he sees how upset she is.
• The Surprisingly Happy Ending of his "Top 10 Franchise Killer" video. The sight of Josh Squee-ing over the inclusion of Banjo-Kazooie in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is an example of how much their inclusion warms the heart of a man formerly disillusioned by the fate of their series.
  There is a God and He is good!!
• Josh and Kelsey are now happily married.
• The ending to Top 10 Nintendo Fails:
  Oscar: Now, don't get us wrong. The PlayStation itself is amazing. After all, it's home to some of our favorite games of all time. The fail here is that Nintendo ended up creating its greatest rival after SEGA had shot themselves in the foot multiple times. Although, when you really think about it, this astronomical blunder might have ended up benefiting the gaming industry in the long run.
  Josh: Nintendo's cutthroat ruthlessness in their early life inadvertently created competition for themselves, causing both of these companies to make greater strides to win fans. Not only did Sony thrive from this, but it gave Microsoft the incentive to enter the industry too. Nintendo was no longer the dominant player in the game and, at the time, that was a good thing.
  Oscar: It truly says a lot when, in the end, Nintendo's greatest failure ended up being one of the most wonderful things to ever happen to the gaming industry. Heh. This countdown ended on a good note.
• Top 20 Favorite Video Game characters is full of these, considering that the entire point of the video was Josh gushing about characters he loves for whatever reason.
  • Easily the most heartwarming moment was when Josh started talking about Athena Cykes from Ace Attorney where Josh flat out admits that he doesn't understand why so many fans dislike her.
• For Valentines Day Ari took over again for her top 10 Video Game crushes, but makes it absolutely clear, Josh is the only person she can ever see spending the rest of her life with, and stress a big part of her selections are how much they remind her of her husband.
• Josh's defense for Scott Cawthon in the Top 10 2021 Fails. For the most part, Josh as an American citizen might not be supporting the Republican party. But he still defended a Republican supporter like Scott, citing that the attacks directed to Scott was disproportionate compared to the efforts he has given to the community regardless of what they believe in.
• A common one for Ari is just how much of a Mama Bear she is for child and teen characters; she is adamant that every child needs loving parental and familial figures and one of the surest ways to trigger her ire in your direction is to be a neglectful parent. Not to mention it's quite clear that she herself would make a wonderful mother should the opportunity arise.
  • As a corollary, it's now when the opportunity arises. Announced on Christmas Eve of 2022, Ari and Josh are going to be having twins.
  • The reactions of Josh's families and friends are a whole multitude of heartwarming and some funny ones. But the biggest one would be the first when Josh finds out. Ari puts her pregnancy test result in a box usually reserved for either anniversary present or wedding ring. Josh opens it and gets a really long Stunned Silence and a Jaw Drop as humanly as possible, set to "Thus Spoke Zarathustra". Then they both hug wildly in happiness.
    Josh: ...I'M GONNA BE A FATHER! (practically tacklehugs Ari in pure joy)
  • The gender reveal video is just as wholesome. The joy radiating from Josh and Ari, along with his parents and brother, upon finding out that they're having both a girl and a boy is nothing short of infectious.
    Josh: ONE OF EACH! ONE OF EACH! (dances around the kitchen) SLAM DUNK! WE GOT WHAT WE WANTED!
  • On June 6th 2023, Josh and Ari's twins were welcomed into the world.
• In the end of Top 10 Gaming Crushes (Josh's edition, Ari has done her’s the previous year), Josh is sobbing because of Mipha's tragic fate. According to Ari, their pet dog Kori suddenly sensed its master sobbing and came up to the camera to check if Josh is OK, even if it's just a well-acted, but staged sobbing. Both Josh and Ari agreed that the dog intruding was so cute that they re-shot the scene, but intentionally put Kori in so it can also comfort Josh's staged sobbing.
• To close out Top Ten Fan Made Villain Songs, Josh encourages all content creators to keep making what stuff for the media they love as it's one of the best ways of showing your love for something you love.

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