Heartwarming / Transformers: Rescue Bots

• A general one for the Burns siblings. Any time some kind of a shake up or danger strikes, whoever is closest to Cody will immediately and instinctively wrap their arms around him and hug him close to act as a human shield. They will even do this when one of the bots is already attempting to shield them; Cody's safety is so important to them that they feel the need to personally see to it no matter what the circumstances.
  • Also, the fact that all of Cody's siblings have at least one Affectionate Nickname for him, with extra props to Graham's "Code" which only he uses and is clearly pure affection with no teasing implied at all.
• In the first episode, when Cody convinces the bots (mainly Heatwave) to stay.
• It's actually quite heartwarming that Graham's issue with his partnership with Boulder is driven by him having the utmost respect for Boulder and all he needs is some prodding from Cody to realize that Boulder wants to hear what he has to say and to learn from him.
• What prompts Kade and Heatwave to really work together for the first time: Cody in danger. Say what you will about Kade but he does genuinely love his family.
  • And further heartwarming in Kade's reaction to finding Cody safe in the command center: giving him a bear hug while scolding his little brother for scaring him and telling him too NEVER do it again. Heatwave then proceeds to echo the sentiment.
• Fairly early on, the Bots reveal that Cybertronians don't have siblings or even family units like humans do; Cody, despite up to this point having been shown to feel ignored by his siblings and very resentful of this, comments that such an arrangement sounds lonely, clearly showing that for all his annoyance with them, he loves his siblings dearly and can't imagine a world without them in it.
• "Hotshots" has one with Dani and Cody. Once Cody admits that her frequent brushoffs have made him feel like an unwanted annoyance, Dani sincerely apologizes and affirms her love for Cody.
• When Heatwave preformed a non-fatal Diving Save to catch the falling Robo-Baby in "Four Bots and a Baby".
  "Don't worry little guy, uncle Heatwave's gotcha."
• Watching both humans and bots getting into the Christmas spirit while playing in the snow in "Christmas in July". There's nothing like watching ancient alien beings from beyond the stars... throwing snowballs and making snowmen.
  • That, and Chase sneaking off to make a snow-angel.
• Dani, Kade, and Graham reminiscing about the times they went fishing with Charlie, feeling bad about dodging the fishing trip, and deciding to go to the pier to try and spend some time with their dad and Cody.
  • Especially sweet is the fact that their teasing is clearly in affectionate good humor, with no one feeling mocked or maligned.
• Optimus Prime thanking Cody for all the help he's given the Rescue Bots.
• The ending of "Bumblebee to the Rescue". Blades hugs Bumblebee!
• After Chase gets eaten by the Squlish in "You've Been Squilshed", Chief Burns reveals that he considers Chase as more than just co-worker, he considers him family.
  Chief Burns: (stops Graham before he goes off the fight the Squlish) And be careful, I'm not losing any more of my family today.
• Near the end of "Shake Up" Heatwave nearly gives away the bots secret to a trapped Frankie while trying to protect her from some falling rocks.
  Heatwave: Huh, so now you know our secret. But if we've learned anything by being on this planet, a life is more important than our cover. (looks to see Frankie is unconscious).
  • Later Frankie reveals that she may have heard him after all.
  Frankie: Thank you Heatwave.
• Heatwave's reaction when the probes got Cody in "Countdown" was very heartwarming, he even gave a Big "NO!". It's nice to see he doesn't want any harm to come to his young human friend.
• How Dani ultimately talks Blades through his fear of heights. She doesn't urge him to brave through it, remind him of the severity of their situation, or push him in the slightest. She only reassures him that "I'm not going to let anything happen to you", and that it's okay if he goes slow.
  • Blades manages to return the favor to a frightened alternate timeline version of her when she gets scared that they'll both get chopped up by some wind turbines.
• Frankie, meeting her idol Dr. Elma Hendrickson in 1939, and giving her a hug. Not many people can say they met one of their childhood heroes in person.
• Right before Cody left the alternate present, Dani had this to say:
  Dani: If I had to have another brother, I'd wouldn't mind it being you.
• After Doc Green reveals that he knows the truth about the bots being aliens, the Rescue Bots themselves seem perfectly comfortable that he knows their secret.
• Every time Cody and Frankie have a sweet moment and especially when they hug.
  • Like at the end of "Sky Forest", when Frankie split her first-place medal from the Science Fair. Then gave the other half to Cody. And even before that, while Cody was clearly disappointed to lose the Science Fair, he never once resented Frankie for winning, even stating outright that she won fair and square, and he was happy for her.
• As out of character as it was, Doc Morocco actually saving the lives of the Burns family in "Tip of the Iceberg" counts. His later sending Chief Burns the portrait of his grandfather Captain Burns was surprisingly generous as well. The latter gets sour when we learn it serve a double purpose in "Changes".
• Boulder getting through to monster!Graham in "Feed the Beast", showing they're good partners and close friends, with monster!Graham even saving Boulder from the volatile explosive chemicals.
• What's Cody's reaction to finally getting out of the VR program in "A Virtual Disaster"? Giving Graham a grateful hug.
• The Burns' and the others relief that Chase was only pretending to be a bad guy in "Bots and Robbers".
• The ending for "Odd Bot Out".
• Whenever Optimus became feral in "Big Game", Cody talked him down each time. Even managing to talk him out of harming Quarry, who at that point had done nothing to deserve any mercy.
• This line from Dani at the end of "Phantom of the Sea", after Graham tells Captain Ambrose how to use Doctor Morocco's time machine to get back home the night before:
  Dani: Allow me the pleasure of announcing the wedding of Ansel and Lillian Ambrose, in 1915.
• Ira's positive reaction to the Bots in "Did You See What I Thaw?".
  • Not only did Ira's tribe befriend some ancient Autobots. But the ancient Autobots even went out of their way to protect the tribe from some meteors.
• Blades and Dani's duet about how while Dani loves flying, Blades hates flying... but he has fun flying with Dani.
• From the episode "Today and Forever".
  Optimus Prime: That has been my goal as well, Francine, and Griffin Rock has been an excellent testing ground.
  Heatwave: But won't humans be afraid of us?
  Optimus Prime: Not if your actions are true. You may look different, but you are fully a part of the Burns family. They are in your spark, and you are in their hearts.
  • Doc Greene asking Professor Baranova to marry him.
• Pretty much any interaction between Mayor Luskey and his wife. Normally with a couple like them, you would expect Mrs. Luskey to be a trophy wife and only with the mayor for his power and wealth, but there's never any indication that either one isn't genuinely in love with the other.
• The Rescue Bots looking after Cody when they got stranded in "The Lost Bell".
  • And also Cody reunites with his family at the end.
• At the end of "The Griffin Rock Triangle", the town collaborate on building a house for Professor Baranova identical to the now-wrecked Midgard as a way of saying 'thanks' for destroying the triangle and saving many lives in the process.
• Servo risking his cover and reputation to protect the Luskley's pet dog.
• Chief Burns and Chase give an expectant couple a police escort to the hospital in "Family Business".
• After Griffin Rock vanishes from the ocean and "Mayor" Luskley's yacht gets sunk, he laments that he has nothing left. Mrs. Luskley then encourages their pet dog Poopsie to lick his face, reminding him that he hasn't lost everything.
• In the same episode, when the bots sacrifice themselves for Griffin Rock, we can see how worried the Burnses are; especially Kade
  When the island lands, Kade even runs to Heatwave and shouts: "What's the point on saving our home if you're not gonna be here anymore?" This shows the viewers that he actually cares a lot about his partner. This moment is probably the most touching moment in the series.
• A close second would be the moment in "New Normal" where the bots finally reveal themselves to the people of Griffin Rock. Instead of the fearful reaction Heatwave dreaded the people welcomed them with open arms in gratitude for all their help over the years.