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** Before that, in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny]]'', Shinn and Lunamaria fans were up in arms when they [[Strangled by the Red String|hooked up with no buildup whatsoever]] after he (Shinn) {{spoiler|seemingly killed Athrun and Lunamaria's sister, Meyrin}}. Making it more confusing is when Mitsuo Fukuda, [[Word of God|in a post-show interview]], said that Shinn and Lunamaria were "the only true couple" in the series.
* While it's listed in [[Hilarious in Hindsight]], it could be an example of this as well: in ''[[Gurren Lagann]]'', when discussing the logistics of [[Combining Mecha]], Kamina decides that a combination of 16 mechs at once would be a stupid thing to do, since a true combination would require everyone involved to be deeply connected to each other in spirit. In [[The Movie]], not only do they pull that off, but the resulting Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is none other than {{spoiler|Kamina reincarnated}}. And it works.
* In ''[[One Piece]]'', Luffy {{spoiler|asking Jimbei to join his crew}} becomes even more heartwarming when you realize that {{spoiler|Jimbei was there to pull Luffy out of his [[Heroic BSOD]]}} and supported him when the rest of the crew couldn't be there.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* One that was mentioned in [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara's review of]] ''[[Action Comics]] #1'': [[Superman]] rescuing Lois for the first time and bounding away with her in his arms does indeed become even more adorable now that they're married.
** Of course November 2011 came along and now they're not.
* A large part of [[Grant Morrison|Grant Morrison's]] run on ''[[Animal Man]]'' dealt with the idea of fiction and how fictional characters "exist" in those stories. At one point the book shows a purgatory where all the forgotten and unused comic characters exist in limbo, and one of the characters that is shown is Mr. Freeze, questioning whether or not he'll ever get out of that place. It took about a decade later, but his revival in ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'' cemented him as a major member of [[Batman|Batman's]] [[Rogues Gallery]].
== [[Film]] ==
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* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'' series 5 and 6, the friendship between {{spoiler|Amy Pond and River Song}} becomes even more heartwarming following [[The Reveal]] that {{spoiler|River is Amy's [[Kid From the Future|future daughter]]}}.
** Meanwhile, {{spoiler|River and Rory's}} relationship becomes a mix of this and [[Tear Jerker|heartbreaking]].
** Particularly when Rory comes to meet her in prison in ''A Good Man Goes to War''. She sounds so unbelievably happy, yet sad, to see him, and goes on to tell him all about how the Doctor had just taken her ice skating for her birthday. [[The Reveal]] throws the scene into a new light. {{spoiler|It's basically a young woman happily telling her father about a date with her boyfriend.}}
* An interesting example happens in the first episode of ''[[Sherlock]]''. John Watson is kidnapped by a somewhat sinister man claiming to be Sherlock Holmes' archenemy, who offers him money to spy on him. When John asks why, he simply says, "Because I worry about him. Constantly." At the time it sounds vaguely threatening, until the end of the episode when you find out that {{spoiler|the supposed archenemy is [[Big Brother Instinct|Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock's older brother]]}}.
* In Volume 1 of ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', Lindermann ends up healing Heidi Petrelli of the paralysis that his men caused in an assassination attempt on Nathan. At first glance, it seems like a ploy to get her to trust him. However, after the events of Volume 3, especially the flashback to the event as well as Lindermann's reaction to the event and his role in "killing" Arthur Petrelli, it seemed to be doing it out of genuine guilt.
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* "Speechless", by [[Lady Gaga]], is a [[Tear Jerker|pretty sad song]]. However, the knowledge that it ''did'' persuade her dad to give up drinking and get the heart surgery he needed makes it this.
** Similarly, Martika's Toy Soldiers goes from tear jerker to heartwarming once you learn that not only it was written for a friend who was knee deep into drugs... but that said friend actually went into rehab and got better.
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** Not to mention "Please Don't Leave Me" when you realize that she and Carey Hart got back together.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* In [[Street Fighter]], one of Guile's [[Memetic Mutation|most popular]] post-battle lines is "Go home and be a family man." In later installations of the game, Guile is voiced by actor [[Travis Willingham]]... who then married fellow VA [[Laura Bailey]] (who now voices Chun-Li, who's a close friend of Guile in-.story). The meme has mutated accordingly: '''[[Street Fighter/Memes|"Travis Willingham is a family man!"]]'''
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== Web Original ==
* In their failure date, [[The Nostalgia Critic]] breaking down and asking [[The Nostalgia Chick]] if she cares about him. She doesn't answer and they both run off by the end of the episode, but by this point we know he's basically the only guy who she unselfishly cares for.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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