Basic Trope: A scene which takes place after the ending of a work.
- Straight: After the credits of The Crime Punchers, the audience is treated to a final scene where the villain wakes up.
- Exaggerated:
- An entire new film is attached to the end of the credits.
- The end credits play before the movie even starts.
- Downplayed: Nothing is shown, but the end credits music suggests things take a turn for the worse...
- Justified: Certain minor questions have not been answered by the time the credits roll.
- Inverted: The film starts with a vingette which may have some bearing on the action.
- Subverted: The film pauses for a moment in blackness, as if something is about to start playing. Nothing happens.
- Turns out the dramatic scene was just part of an ad.
- Double Subverted: Until: "Okay, we doing this or what?"
- Parodied: The characters speculate on what the post-credits scene will entail.
- Zig Zagged: The movie doesn't have a post-credits scene... as part of the theatrical release. The digital download contains a special scene added as part of a director's cut.
- Averted: The only thing at the end of the credits are copyright notices and the studios' vanity plates.
- Enforced: The studio asked for a scene to clear away any unpleasantries in the script, which the director decided to place at the very end.
- Lampshaded: The post-credits scene involves tying up a very important loose end.
- Invoked: Onscreen text informs the audience there will be a post-credits scene.
- Exploited: Post-credits scenes are used to show fans "scenes from next week's episode".
- Discussed: "When will folks get tired of watching tiny movies after the movie they already watched?"
- Conversed: "Probably after people stop doing it enough for it to become novel again."
- Implied: Something very important was left unaddressed at the film's end; audience members who watch past the end credits are treated to the real climax of the film.
- Deconstructed:
- The post-credits scene is totally superfluous to the action of the main story, making its inclusion within the film pointless.
- Most of the audience leave before the post-credits scene plays.
- Reconstructed:
- The post-credits scene contains the seeds for the director's next project, making it a stinger on a meta level.
- The advertising for the movie promotes that there is an important post-credits scene at the end.
- Played for Laughs: The post-credits scene is a Blooper.
- Played for Drama: The post-credits scene is a tribute to an actor who died during production.
- Played for Horror: The post-credits scene is a Jump Scare.
"You're still here? It's over! Go home, go!"
