Heartwarming / Puyo Puyo

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• Throughout Fever 2, Raffina and Sig never really batted an eye that their classmate is in deep trouble, only having to battle him to retrieve some precious artifacts for Lemres. Raffina couldn't give two flips about Klug and Sig is generally oblivious to the events. Amitie? She's the only one that really comments about him after the ordeal, knowing that he's the arrogant honors student of the class. It's a small detail, but it goes to show how big of a heart she has, no matter how arrogant, mean, or snobby the person is.
  • Later on, the entire group grows closer together. In future instances of possession, more and more characters would start to remark on it and sometimes even show clear worry for Klug, and even Raffina's and Klug's mutual antagonism gradually shifts from outright hatred, to a sort of casual rapport. This culminates in a moment in the 2021 story mode of Puyo Puyo!! Quest where Raffina and Klug begin Finishing Each Other's Sentences, which is promptly lampshaded by Atari, who remarks on what a good team the two of them make.
• When Klug recovers from his possession in Fever 2, he lets Amitie have the Sun Bookmark as opposed to keeping it for himself. In a sense, he's owning up to his hubris.
  • Previously, when it's Raffina who encounters Possessed Klug, when he reveals he broke the stone that Raffina was seeking to become more beautiful, after initially dismissing the demon's claims that she's angry because he took Klug's body, Raffina says that, since Klug is not in control, he won't mind if she gives the demon a beating. A surprisingly considerate moment despite Raffina's jerkass personality and her poor relationship with Klug - she nevertheless wouldn't try to beat him up.
• In spite of Sig's spacey awareness, he can be surprisingly attentive and sympathetic when his friends feel troubled. In one case, he's very understanding and supportive towards a homesick Arle in 15th Anniversary.
  • Towards the end of the novel Sig's Secret, it turns out the reason Sig has been keeping his condition secret and drawing away from his friends instead of being open about losing control of his powers was because he didn't want to drag them into his problems and didn't understand that his wellbeing was just as important to them as theirs was to him. As apathetic as Sig can be, he has a genuine, self-sacrificing love for the people around him, which might possibly play a role in why he doesn't usually try to make a big deal out of the mystery of his red left hand...
• In Episode 20 of 7, picking Satan has him take matters into his own hands as opposed to Ringo. In that entire exchange, he was more than willing to kick Ecolo's ass for using Arle as his personal plaything, not because she's his so-called fiancée. Not once does he mention his romantic interest in Arle; he was driven to save her from mind control out of genuine concern. It's easy to dismiss his kindness to Arle as shallow courtship, but this scene shows does genuinely care for her wellbeing.
• Ex has the rare honor of being a father in a series where parental figures are outright absent. And he's very much expressive of his familial love towards his daughter.
  • Zed talking to Ess in Chapter 6 of Puyo Tetris... or rather, Ex talking through the memory manifestation of Zed. Also a Tear Jerker, as he expresses his regret leaving his daughter behind.
  • Ex thanking Zed for watching over Ess in Act 10. Though he may be far from home, he will always love his little girl.
• It's extremely brief, but the moment where Rulue meets Raffina and encourages her not to look down on herself for using the pouch as she is still a legitimate martial artist definitely qualifies.
• Around the end of Chronicle, Ally is mind-controlled by Rafisol and brainwashed into a loveless being like her. Hope seems to be lost... Until Arle, Amitie, and Ringo cry out for her and tell Ally how much she really means to them, prompting her to gain the power to break free and fight back.
• It's a small detail, but Amitie recognizing Ringo by her singing voice alone in 20th Anniversary was very sweet, especially when you keep in mind this was only the second time they ever met. It goes to show how much Amitie cares for her friends.
  • And at the end of the same game, Ringo has returned to Suzuran, leaving Amitie feeling lonely and wondering when they'll meet back up, which she copes with by battling Sig while she quotes Ringo and he acts like Risukuma. Her spirits are then lifted back up by Miss Accord saying they will meet again, which Amitie agrees with and promises Ringo they will see each other soon, even if she wasn't there to hear it. Bittersweet enough to double as a Tear Jerker.
• The entire tetra crew seeing each other as family and worrying about each other certainly qualifies.
  • To learn that this also extends to Ex even though he's been gone so long also adds some happy feelings.
• Ex gets upset and starts overthinking in a side story in Tetris 2. Tee attempts to distract and comfort Ex with a battle. The amount of respect they hold for each other was already apparent from how highly Tee described Ex, but seeing the two on screen really puts it in perspective and makes the dynamic even sweeter.
• The Dark Prince had just only recently met Squares, and it was in a moment the latter wanted to erase him. And yet, when Squares shows insecurities towards the bad deeds he had done, the Dark Prince gives him a motivational speech to make Square let go of his past mistakes and go on.
• Amitie and Ess' farewells to each other at the end of Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 mirror that of the first Puyo Puyo Tetris, except Ess is the one who cheers up and consoles Amitie with genuine kindness for once. Amitie herself is moved by her unexpected sincerity.
• In the audio drama A Valentine’s Day That Surpassed Space-Time! the origin of Unusual Ecolo is revealed: He wanted to shake Ringo’s hand not as some possessed shmuck but as HIMSELF. Unusual Ecolo exists solely so Ecolo can interact with Ringo like her other friends can!
• One for people who thought that Doppelganger Arle was lost forever at the end of Yon, being one of the last characters from the original Compile era. In Time Space Travel Tour, the last place Arle and Ringo end up in... is the exact dimension Doppelganger Arle now lives!
• The Web Manzai "Mood" has Arle being less-than-energetic than usual, which alarms Satan, Schezo, and Rulue. As selfish and overbearing as they are with their desire to raise her spirits, their concern for her wellness does show they're more tight-knit than their spats let on.

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