History Main / AllThereInTheStinger

* The first of two stingers in the PilotMovie for ''WebAnimation/Lackadaisy'' begins as a seemingly comic opportunity to witness TheDragon and Marigold gangmember Mordecai humiliated over the phone by TheDon for his team's failure to stop the rival whiskey runners of Lackadaisy from horning in on their territory. Their boss, Asa Sweet, mocks him with jocular relish for the loss of their car and reads Mordecai like a book for his NeatFreak tendencies. But it takes a very dark, menacing turn when Mordecai explains that Lackadaisy has been mutually poaching ''their supplier,'' and is so clumsy about it that they'll be noticed by the feds sooner rather than later. Mordecai and Sweet then agree its "time to tie up some [[SequelHook loose ends]]".

* The first of two stingers in the PilotMovie for ''WebAnimation/Lackadaisy'' begins as a seemingly comic opportunity to witness TheDragon and Marigold gangmember Mordecai humiliated over the phone by TheKingpin for his team's failure to stop the rival whiskey runners of Lackadaisy from horning in on their territory. Their boss, Asa Sweet, mocks him with jocular relish for the loss of their car and reads Mordecai like a book for his NeatFreak tendencies. But it takes a very dark, menacing turn when Mordecai explains that Lackadaisy has been mutually poaching ''their supplier,'' and is so clumsy about it that they'll be noticed by the feds sooner rather than later. Mordecai and Sweet then agree its "time to tie up some [[SequelHook loose ends]]".

The first of two stingers in the PilotMovie for ''WebAnimation/Lackadaisy'' begins as a seemingly comic opportunity to witness TheDragon and Marigold gangmember Mordecai humiliated over the phone by TheKingpin for his team's failure to stop the rival whiskey runners of Lackadaisy from horning in on their territory. Their boss, Asa Sweet, mocks him with jocular relish for the loss of their car and reads Mordecai like a book for his NeatFreak tendencies. But it takes a very dark, menacing turn when Mordecai explains that Lackadaisy has been mutually poaching ''their supplier,'' and is so clumsy about it that they'll be noticed by the feds sooner rather than later. Mordecai and Sweet then agree its "time to tie up some [[SequelHook loose ends]]".

* Subverted in the anime adaptation of ''LightNovel/BlackBullet''. One episode ends with Enju's doctor assuring her that her corruption level has barely changed, but after the credits, a WhamShot reveals it's actually much higher than it should be. However, this ended up being an AbortedArc and was never brought up again.

* Series/ArrestedDevelopment: The "OnTheNext" segments of episodes, rather than being a preview of what will happen on the next episode, they serve as stingers to show what will have happened behind the scenes by the time of the next episode. While these stingers are usually throwaway gags, occasionally some important details are revealed, such as the revelation that Rita Leeds is a MRF (Mentally Retarded Female), before they become plot-relevant.
* ''Series/{{Friends}}'' had a stinger almost every episode. While most of the them are just for one last gag, the episode "The One Where Everybody Finds Out" has a fairly important one in which Ross accidentally discovers Monica and Chandler's relationship, which is immediately followed up on in the opening scene of the next episode.

** While the series hinted at it so heavily it was almost a ForegoneConclusion, only in the stinger of the final episode of ''Series/MoonKnight2022'' is it confirmed that Marc and Steven have a third alter they don't know about: Jake Lockley. It's also revealed that Khonshu never intended to make Layla his next Avatar as Marc had inferred; [[ExactWords by "someone close to you", he meant Jake]]. You can't get much closer than inhabiting the same body, after all.

* The BadFuture glimpses as well as the scene between Batman and the Joker at the end of ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'' act like this... for a hypothetical sequel that Creator/WarnerBros has decided not to make (Darkseid takes over Earth and turns it into a CrapsackWorld, corrupts Superman and kills some Justice League heroes, then a FutureBadass roster of the Justice League is assembled). Creator/ZackSnyder filmed these scenes when working on his cut for the Creator/HBOMax release in order to leave as much clues of what he intended for said sequel in them.

*** The post-credit stinger shows Goose spewing the Tesseract, that she'd eaten earlier, out on Fury's desk thus establishing how SHIELD could have the Tesseract in Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}.

** ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings''' post-credit scene shows Xialing has taken over leadership of the Ten Rings, rather than dismantle the organization as her brother assumed.

** ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'' introduces Clea, who brings in Strange for to help her stop an Incursion.
** ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' reveals Zeus survived Thor's attack and is sending his son [[Comicbook/TheIncredibleHercules Hercules]] after him.

* If you missed the stinger in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' you'd wonder what the smeg was happening when Captain Sparrow shoots Jack the monkey, and he's later shot out of a 6-pounder as a screeching fireball, but later seen not dead. And the fact that he's still cursed, despite the curse having previously been lifted, will only make things more confusing.

* A staple of movies in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, all of which have stingers, though not all of them are significant plot-wise and some are just scenes from the film that they're teasing. The ones that are significant are as follows:

** ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'' introduces Clea, who brings in Strange for her fight.

** There's another one in Season 2, in which Lemrina decides to pull the plug on the comatose Asseylum. She backs out at the last second, but after she leaves, Asseylum starts to wake up.

* ''Manga/DimensionW'''s Yasogami Lake arc ends with one plot thread still dangling: namely, who put the Dimension W-infused lake water in Shijuro's water dispenser in the first place, leading to his death. Mira even lampshades it, to which Kyoma responds that that's the police's concern, not theirs. The Stinger shows the police interviewing the culprit: Shijuro's maid, who did it as revenge for one of her relatives having drowned in the incident there twenty years ago.

* ''Anime/CodeGeass'': One of the most debated (and most affected by a wide spread of disinformation) examples in anime, in which the final episode has, according to contested fan theories, a Stinger which suggests that perhaps Lelouch may be NotQuiteDead. There are a huge amount of WordOfGod statements which all repeat that he was killed, but some fans prefer to cling to their own headcanon and reject the anime's official canon. WordOfGod has stated in [[https://forums.animesuki.com/group.php?do=discuss&gmid=38473 interviews]] (e.g. [[https://imgur.com/a/do0fiOb Animage 10 and 11]], [[https://www.retromags.com/galleryimgs/monthly_2017_10/small.59f05755697f9_ContinueVol.42(October2008).jpg.f9ec262ce76541c515b3ea32e65060c8.jpg Continue Vol.42]], etc), [[https://imgur.com/a/2dxGMFX tweets]] by the director ([[https://imgur.com/a/HoF6xhX translation]]), the [[https://d2ydh70d4b5xgv.cloudfront.net/images/c/a/code-geass-lelouch-of-the-rebellion-r2-official-guide-book-japan-anime-free-s-h-3dd125709d6de684a48b26ffff07f459.jpg official guide book]], that Lelouch is dead and he is listed among the dead in [[https://imgur.com/a/GdjEhBD the Death List for R2]]. C.C. even explicitly says Lelouch is dead in [[https://streamable.com/d8dji the new epilogue]] (from 2009). Then it was announced that he would be the main character in the sequel film ''Anime/CodeGeassLelouchOfTheResurrection'', which aligns with the mountain of [[https://www.reddit.com/user/GeassedbyLelouch/comments/8hklfr/evaluating_code_theory_main_body_index/ database official statements]] about his death. It ultimately turned out to only be true in the recap film continuity, with him staying dead in the main anime.
* In the third episode of the anime adaptation of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood'', Jonathan impales Dio on the statue at the front of the manor, and the fire appears to disintegrate him completely. While not exactly crucial, if you miss the TheStinger that shows Wang Chan recover the stone mask from the ruins of the Joestar manor before being grabbed from under the rubble, it can be quite baffling to see an undead Wang Chan carrying around Dio in the next episode.
* The last episode of ''Anime/MegaloBox'' suddenly cuts from a climactic CrossCounter during Joe and Yuri's bout to suddenly showing what the cast is up to a year afterwards, with nobody really discussing the actual result of the match, and who actually won isn't told to the audience until the very last shot, which is text over a black background showing Joe's boxing record in the Megalonia tournament: 7 fights, all victories.
* ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'':
** This trope rears its had after the credits of the second film, Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance. The movie ends on a cliffhanger either way, but the cliffhanger is vastly different if you've seen the stinger after the credits.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' does its best to avert this by having the stingers play alongside the credits, rather than in the middle or end of them. However, for almost the entire the first season, these stingers consist entirely of {{Brick Joke}}s. If you get into the habit of missing them, you'll miss some significant scenes. For example, Agents Powers and Trigger arresting Stan at the beginning of "Not What He Seems" is set up by the stingers of "Scary-oke" (where it's revealed [[NotQuiteDead they survived the episode's events]]) and "Northwest Mansion Mystery" (where it's revealed that they're onto the Pines family and are ready to make their move).

** Agents Powers and Trigger

* ''Anime/FullMetalAlchemist'' has a few, the most notable being Greeling attacking King Bradley/Wrath in his home. The following episode continues on directly from this scene.

* Zig-zagged by the Stinger of ''[[WebAnimation/NazoUnleashed Sonic: Nazo Unleashed]]'', which shows Dr. Eggman finding one of Nazo's bracelets and letting out an EvilLaugh. This was initially intended to be a subversion, as Chakra-X had no plans to follow up on it. In February 2016, a sequel was announced that would have involved Dr. Eggman resurrecting Nazo, with the stinger explaining how Eggman got hold of Nazo's genetic material. However, after years of DevelopmentHell, Chakra-X has admitted that the sequel is pretty much dead in the water, and the stinger is once again a subversion.

** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'': Steve wakes up in present day New York and meets Nick Fury, who speeds him up that he's been in a seven-decade coma.

** ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' has Thanos' ship looming over the Asgardian ship, setting up the start of ''Infinity War''.

** ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' has its mid-credits stinger (explained below) end with a living piece of [[Film/SonysSpiderManUniverse the Venom symbiote]] left behind, with the-post credits stinger being a teaser for ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness''.

** ''Series/WandaVision'' ends with Wanda reluctantly letting go of her fake family, ending the Hex, and coming to terms with her grief. The stinger, however, shows Wanda falling under the corrupting influence of [[ArtifactOfDoom the Darkhold]], setting up her appearance as the BigBad of ''Film/DoctorStrangeAndTheMultiverseOfMadness''. Those who missed the stinger were left confused as to why Wanda was suddenly willing to commit mass murder to get back the family she'd already willingly let go of.

* The Stinger of ''[[WebAnimation/NazoUnleashed Sonic: Nazo Unleashed]]'' shows Dr. Eggman finding one of Nazo's bracelets and laughing evilly to himself. This was initially a subversion, as Chakra-X stated that he didn't want to follow up on it, but in February 2016 a sequel was announced in which Dr. Eggman has resurrected Nazo. ''Nazo Unleashed'''s stinger therefore now plays the trope straight, as it explains how Eggman got hold of Nazo's genetic material.

** ''Film/BlackWidow2021'''s stinger, set in the present, has Yelena's employer, Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, hiring her to go after Hawkeye, whom Valentina claims [[Film/AvengersEndgame is responsible for Natasha's death]]. This sets up Yelena's appearance in the upcoming Hawkeye series.

* While the series hinted at it so heavily it was almost a ForegoneConclusion, only in the stinger of the final episode of ''Series/MoonKnight2022'' is it confirmed that Marc and Steven have a third alter they don't know about: Jake Lockley. It's also revealed that Khonshu never intended to make Layla his next Avatar as Marc had inferred; [[ExactWords by "someone close to you", he meant Jake]]. You can't get much closer than inhabiting the same body, after all.

* [[MultipleEndings One possible stinger]] for ''{{VideoGame/Undertale}}'' is ''very'' important. if the player completes a Genocide run and then [[DealWithTheDevil sells their soul]] to [[SatanicArchetype Chara]] to remake the world, all future runs will be corrupted. In a corrupted Pacifist run, a stinger occurs after the credits, showing [[DemonicPossession Chara taking over Frisk's body]], whether they be at Toriel's house or in the human world. This serves to indicate that, without [[CuttingTheKnot hacking the game]], you can never escape the consequences of a [[KillEmAll successful]] [[EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Genocide]] run.

** The stinger for Season 1 has Belle find Sofia’s phone, containing a backup of the [=TASCorp=] server data, and keeping it for herself so she can try and unlock it as shown in Season 2. The stinger also sees Lucks checking up on a body in cryostatis, who is eventually revealed to be Lucinia in Season 2’s finale.
** Season 2’s stinger, meanwhile, reveals the true culprit behind Lucks’ murder: Dr. Sheridan, the scientist behind the Project Blue experiments, who’s also revealed to be the series’ GreaterScopeVillain, as he’s shown to have been Masa’s “annoying neighbor”, and the one who put the hacking device on his Meta Runner arm in order to kill Lucks and frame Masa.

** ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'' has Tony meet Secretary Ross in a bar to talk about the Avengers Initiative.

** ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' has its mid-credits sting end with a living piece of [[Film/SonysSpiderManUniverse the Venom symbiote]] left behind, with the-post credits stinger being a teaser for ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness''.

** ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' has its mid-credits sting end with a living piece of [[Franchise/SonysSpiderManUniverse the Venom symbiote]] left behind, with the-post credits stinger being a teaser for ''Film/DoctorStrangeAndTheMultiverseOfMadness''.

** ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'', aside from its mid-credit scene below, also included a teaser for ''Film/DoctorStrangeAndTheMultiverseOfMadness''.

* ''Killing Spree VI'' ends with Jason getting shot in the head, seemingly putting an end to his murder spree. However, in TheStinger, it's revealed that since it's [[CelestialDeadline not yet midnight]], he's still immortal, and thus NotQuiteDead. This is used as a SequelHook for the final instalment, ''Killing Spree VII''.

* Mocked by ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage''. The film ends with Eddie and Venom being transported into [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse another universe]], where [[Film/SpiderManFarFromHome a kid named Peter Parker has been outed as superhero Spider-Man]]. The next Spider-Man movie, ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome;; has a mid-credits scene where it’s shown that the two spent the events of the film drinking while being caught up on 15 years of history, before being sent home without having done anything.
-->'''Venom:''' No wait, we just got here!