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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Luca}}: The closing credits show still images of the main characters' lives after the end of the movie, such as Luca attending school in Genova while living with Giulia and her mother, and Alberto [[IChooseToStay staying in Portorosso]] with Massimo and helping him at the pescheria. It also shows Luca and Alberto regularly exchanging letters, and reunions between Giulia and Luca's families.

* LetsPlay/PartyCrashers: Some ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' sessions uploaded on [=TCNick3=]'s channel close the video out with an ending montage instead of simply showing the results:

* LetsPlay/PartyCrashers: Some ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' sessions uploaded on Nick's channel close the video out with an ending montage instead of simply showing the results:

* In the animated feature of ''WesternAnimation/WatershipDown'', the narrator relates how Woundwort's body was never found and his memory lived on as a sort of lapine boogeyman.

* Parodied in the final ''Theatre/AvenueQ'' [[https://twitter.com/avenueqmusical/status/1125510108027457537 presentation]] for the annual BC/EFA Easter Bonnet Celebration, which informs the audience what the characters will do after the show closes.

* Parodied by ''Website/CollegeHumor'' in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnM8NPeTanM Every Teen Movie Ending]]". All the classmates and their teacher meet very unfortunate ends, and the narrator [[PosthumousNarration died when he was still a kid]] and never actually saw these people graduate.
* LetsPlay/TheDarkId's let's play of ''VideoGame/{{Drakengard}} 2'' ends with one, which describes [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome the chaos and death caused by the "heroes'" destroying both the Knights of the Seal and those seals that hold the world together.]] [[RogueProtagonist Caim]] becomes the next GrimReaper on account of [[YouKillItYouBoughtIt killing the previous one]], Hierarch Seere uses an army of golems to rule the land as an undying emperor, Eris becomes his right-hand enforcer, and [[KarmaHoudini Nowe and Manah get off scot-free and live happily ever after.]]

* Matt Willson has a (unfinished) teaser for a project called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5MqJ2LzHaI 8 Hours]], which, from the looks of it, has this sort of effect for ''WebAnimation/BonusStage'' and his earlier project High Score. Phil's become a school teacher, and Joel has a daughter named Kate. Other various characters from Bonus Stage show up for short clips, and some of the scenes from High Score's intro are referenced.

* When WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic reviewed Mister Nanny, he used a caption over the last shot ([[NoOneCouldSurviveThat Sean Armstrong flying through the air because the kids tethered his motorcycle]]) to explain what happened as a result.
** Also spoofed during the football game scene in the Warriors of Virtue review.

* Skawo parodies this [[https://youtu.be/ziHibxehscI?t=382 at the end of his playthrough of]] ''[[VideoGame/WarioWareGetItTogether'' with an explanation of what (he imagines) became of the cast:

[[folder:And as for Real Life, nobody is exactly sure what he's up to, but it has been confirmed that he wanders for adventure frequently, and will continue to no matter how severely the circumstances change.]]

A kind of epilogue where we're shown what happens to the characters, places and/or the setting after the series. It usually gets about a minute or two during the last extended credits of a GrandFinale, or a less intrusive version of the closing credits may roll over it.

A staple of the VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory films, it differs from a DistantFinale in that we get little flashes (such as photographs, still frames, little captions, narration/voiceover, or a {{Montage|s}} of individual clips) that tell us what happened to the characters, instead of a full scene with dialogue or character interaction. If it shows how each character meets his maker, a DeadlyDistantFinale. Can be used to create a FastForwardToReunion. If it happens while the credits are rolling, it might overlap with CreativeClosingCredits. In video games, this may be done in form of a dynamic ModularEpilogue. For works BasedOnATrueStory, this often overlaps with RealPersonEpilogue where the real inspiration for the fictional character is shown. Might overlap with RightNowMontage, when it shows SliceOfLife scenes. HowWeGotHere is the exact opposite of this trope.

!!Example subpages discovered the key to saving the world and now basks in international gratitude.

!!Other examples hung up their sword, some of them settled down, others disappeared from the public eye.

* The final issue of ''ComicBook/AvengersTheInitiative'' ended with one of these. Hardball and Komodo reconcile with each other and Cloud 9. Batwing and Butterball replace the U-Foes as North Carolina's state superteam, and are in the market for additional members. Bengal retired, moved to Sunset Park, and opened a martial arts school. Trauma starts WalkingTheEarth, his exact activities ShroudedInMyth. And... well, there were numerous characters in this series, you really don't need to hear about them all.

* The ''ComicBook/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' comic, which served as a continuation of the tv series, gives many of its characters happy endings:

** Oz moves to Tibet where he settled down with a family and helps others with their lycanthropy.

* The back page of the final issue of British comic ''Buster'' gave final endings to all the strips, mostly involving [[http://web.archive.org/web/20120515062044/http://comicsuk.co.uk/Forum/download/file.php?id=1391&mode=view the central concept of the strip being reversed or deconstructed]].
* The last few pages of DC Comics' ''ComicBook/TheGoldenAge'' has Johnny Chambers (formerly Johnny Quick) now retired from the superhero business and considering retying the knot with his ex-wife Libby Lawrence (Liberty Belle) and also mentioning the fates of the other Golden Age Heroes who survived the Dynaman identity revelation incident: Theodore Knight (Starman) retired and got married, Alan Scott (Green Lantern) retired and set up a scholarship fund in the memory of a GBS staff writer who died during the RedScare, Paul Kirk (Manhunter) liquidated all his assets and disappeared into the jungle, Rex Tyler (Hourman) still fights crime and is still fighting his drug addiction demons, Al Pratt (Atom) learned something about himself, Johnny Thunder became a total {{Jerkass}}, Paula Brooks (Tigress) returned to being a criminal after the loss of Lance Gallant (Captain Triumph), and the hero that stood up against Dynaman near the end, Captain Comet, became one of the heroes that would usher in the Silver Age.
* The last issue of ''Hard Time'' was centered around Ethan's parole review, and all the principle characters, mostly Ethan's fellow prisoners, had their "endings" revealed. For instance, Curly was released after his granddaughter tirelessly petitioned for appeal, Cindy had her sex change and lived happily ever after, and Cole died during a robbery attempt less than a year after he got out.

* ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague'' Annual #4 stars infamous [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Injustice League]] (and the Scarlet Skiier and G'nort) recast as Justice League ''Antarctica'' under the mistaken impression that they couldn't cause any trouble down there. The last page reveals what the team members are up to after finally splitting once and for all. Among other things: [[DumbMuscle Big Sir]] (somehow) won $160,000 on the quiz show "Concentration". Major Disaster enrolled in dental school in Anaheim, CA. Cluemaster is writing questions for the tv quiz show "Concentration" (ah). And Clock King is taking some time off.
* The first issue of the ''ComicBook/SuperBuddies'' mini-series showed what happened to the members of the ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational after their book was cancelled in the 90's. Most of the heroes were in dire straits, such as Fire, who was now running a softcore porn website.
* ''ComicBook/WrathOfTheFirstLantern'' has a theoretical DistantFinale (in a meta way, this is a GrandFinale for ''Creator/GeoffJohns''' run on ''Franchise/GreenLantern'') featuring the various Lanterns moving on with their lives and showing what they've all been up to in their old age.

A staple of the VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory films, it differs from a DistantFinale in that we get little flashes (such as photographs, still frames, little captions, narration/voiceover, or a {{Montage|s}} of individual clips) that tell us what happened to the characters, instead of a full scene with dialogue or character interaction. If it shows how each character meets his maker, a DeadlyDistantFinale. Can be used to create a FastForwardToReunion. If it happens while the credits are rolling, it might be CreativeClosingCredits. In video games, this may be done in form of a dynamic ModularEpilogue. For works BasedOnATrueStory, this often overlaps with RealPersonEpilogue where the real inspiration for the fictional character is shown. Might overlap with RightNowMontage, when it shows SliceOfLife scenes. HowWeGotHere is the exact opposite of this trope.

!!Other examples hung up their sword, settled down, and opened their dream diner with their wife and two kids.