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{{quote|'''Superman:''' [[Mercy Lead|A head start?]] You're getting soft in your old age...<br />

'''Batman:''' [[In a Single Bound|Don't you have a tall building to go leap?]]<br />

'''Wonder Woman:''' [[Trope Namer|...And the adventure continues]]...<br />]]

[everyone starts running]|''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', cuing the curtain call}}

After a long fight, the [[Big Bad]] is finally defeated, his legions of [[Mecha -Mooks|robotic minions]] smashed to pieces, his living ones have been safely thrown in jail, [[The Dragon]] is dead, the [[Capulet Counterpart|Capulet Counterparts]]s have gone off somewhere to be alone, and the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]] has decided to go straight and make a new life for themselves.

Congratulations are given, the dead are mourned, the [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]] is resolved (or is just about to be)...

Uh-oh, there's another call for help! [[The Starscream]] is causing trouble! No rest for the virtuous heroes, it's time to spring back into action!

Say ''what'' now?

Or, it could just be a [[Sequel Hook]], depending on if anything comes later.

* The ending of the ''[[Inuyasha (Manga)|Inuyasha]]'' anime is like this because it [[Overtook the Manga|began to overtake the manga]]. Five years later, when the manga finally ''did'' end, a new anime season was made and wrapped the story up appropriately.

* ''[[Godannar]]'' ends with a Mimetic Beast attack, just when the entire restored force happens to all be in one spot.

* ''[[Flint the Time Detective]]'' ended with the [[Goldfish Poop Gang]] escaping with a time traveling vehicle and the heroes chasing them down.

* ''[[DragonballDragon Ball]]'' ends with Goku going off to train with Uub, and the author promising that they have more adventures, which they solve somehow.

* ''[[Panty and& Stocking Withwith Garterbelt (Anime)|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'' manages to combine this with a [[Gainax Ending]] - {{spoiler|after defeating [[Big Bad|Corset]] and saving Daten City, [[Shocking Swerve|Stocking suddenly kills Panty and Garterbelt]] before slicing Panty up into 666 pieces, revealing that she was actually [[Evil All Along|a demon all along.]] Corset then emerges from Brief's penis and leaves with Stocking, declaring that he will use Panty's remains as a breadcrumb trail to lead Brief to Oten City, where there is another gateway to Hell. And then Garterbelt comes back.}}

{{quote| {{spoiler|''[[[Beat]]]''}}<br />

* ''[[Baccano (Light Novel)|Baccano!]]'' (the anime only) ends after a three-part OVA wrap-up, ending many character arcs and putting most of our questions to rest (it even actually tells us [[What Happened to Thethe Mouse?]]). However, rather than end on the same note as the main series, saying "Many Birthdays To Come" ([[It Makes Sense in Context]]), which came across as cheerfully final, the OVA ending says the traditional "What's Next On Baccano!", implying the characters' continued adventures. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|And it is awesome.]]

* ''[[The Mysterious Cities of Gold (Anime)|The Mysterious Cities of Gold]]'' ends like this, with Esteban, Tao and Zia setting off on the Golden Condor to find the remaining six Cities of Gold.

* ''[[Super Atragon]]'': The OVA ends with the ''Ra'', repaired after her huge battle against the ''Liberty'' and half the subterranean race's weaponry, launching out towards the gigantic hole in Antartica left by the emergence of the black cylinders. Appropriately enough, the view is of the ''Ra'' going into the sunset.

* The [[Grand Finale]] of ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'' shows the two main characters coming out of their [[Ten -Minute Retirement|One-Year Retirement]] and joining the "Second League Heroes", because [[Earn Your Happy Ending|Kotetsu's happy ending]] is [[Chronic Hero Syndrome|continuing to help people]], and Barnaby's happy ending is [[Heterosexual Life Partners|staying by Kotetsu's side.]]

* ''[[The Idolmaster (Animeanime)|THE iDOLM@STER]]'' - The characters keep stressing that even though 765 Pro is a huge success, this is only the beginning for them. {{spoiler|Plus, they're financially back at square zero after getting scammed by Kuroi.}}

{{quote| ''"Michiko. How far will we go next?"''}}

* The final episode of ''[[Popotan (Anime)|Popotan]]'' has its main characters reunite to continue [[Time Travel|time travelling]]. The very last shot sees them arriving in a time period where one of the previously seen side characters has grown up from teenager to adult.

* In [[AragoARAGO]], the main villain defeated, but {{spoiler|Seth}} is trapped in something between a [[Lotus Eater Machine]] and [[A Fate Worse Then Death]]. The series ends with Arago and the remaining nakama going off to find a way to set him free.

* ''[[Watchmen (Comic Bookcomics)|Watchmen]]'' ends with Nite Owl and Silk Spectre coming out of retirement to fight crime together. Then there's [[The Stinger]], implying that they may have to deal with the fallout from Rorschach exposing Ozymandias' crimes...

{{quote| '''Billy:''' "This is not going to end well, is it?"<br />

* At the end of the SLG ''[[Gargoyles (Animation)|Gargoyles]]'' comic book sequel series, Goliath is almost giddy that his clan has literally just doubled in size in less than half an hour with the arrival of an older Brooklyn and his family from their timedancing adventures as well as Coldstone and Coldfire to stay. At that, the call that The Pack is on the loose again is not merely an emergency to attend to for Goliath, but also a moment of celebration as the whole clan takes off to kick bad guy butt together with relish.

{{quote| "Here we go."}}

* The first ''[[Back to Thethe Future (Filmfilm)|Back to The Future]]'' movie ends this way (not necessarily a guaranteed [[Sequel Hook]], since the "To Be Continued" was added for home video releases). And then they go and continue it directly in the second movie. (The second movie also ends like this, but since they made the second and third movies ''[[Two-Part Trilogy|at the same time]]'', there was never any actual doubt that the story would be continued at that point.)

* ''[[True Lies]]'' ends with the Taskers working together on a new mission.

* ''[[Star Trek VI: theThe Undiscovered Country (Film)|Star Trek VI the Undiscovered Country]]'': while the ''Enterprise'' is being decomissioned, the adventure most assuredly continues:

{{quote| '''Kirk''': ''Captain's log, stardate 9529.1. This is the final cruise of the starship Enterprise under my command. This ship and her history will shortly become the care of another crew. To them and their posterity will we commit our future. They will continue the voyages we have begun and journey to all the undiscovered countries, boldly going where no man, where no one, has gone before.''}}

** ''[[Star Trek III: theThe Search For Spock (Film)|Star Trek III the Search For Spock]]'' ends with this as the end caption, as shown above; it is effectively the [[Trope Namer]], and most people will think of this if you mention the trope name.

** ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Film)|Star Trek the Motion Picture]]'': ''The Human Adventure is Just Beginning.''

* The [[Deleted Scene|deleted final scene]] of ''[[Star Trek Nemesis (Film)|Star Trek: Nemesis]]'' ends with the ''Enterprise'' repaired, and Captain Picard ordering that it be taken out once more to system "where no one has been before."

** The 2009 ''[[Star Trek (Filmfilm)|Star Trek]]'' ends with the ''Enterprise'' and its brand new Captain, James T. Kirk, leaving Earth after having stopped the [[Big Bad]].

* The end of the [[Samuel L. Jackson]] film ''[[SWAT]]''.

* "And now, back again after 18 years: The New Adventures of [[Galaxy Quest (Film)|Galaxy Quest]]!"

* [[The Specials]] ends with the team, having patched their differences and renewed their sense of purpose, getting a call from the president. Giant ants are attacking the Pentagon and none of the A-list teams are available, leaving them to jet off and save the day.

* ''[[Blade (Filmfilm)|Blade]]'' movies tended to end in this manner. Like in the first one, after the defeat of [[Big Bad]], Blade is offered a cure for vampirism. "There's still job to be done. You want to help? Make me a better serum." The original planned ending for the third one was going to be this as well. The idea was that they ''had'' wiped out the vampires...and now were going to deal with ''werewolves'' instead.

* ''[[Starship Troopers (Filmfilm)|Starship Troopers]]'': The movie ends with Johnny Rico in charge of the Roughnecks and a Federation propaganda spot, enticing civilians to enlist for the war effort.

* After the credits of the ''[[Yatterman (Anime)|Yatterman]]'' movie, a fake "next episode" trailer plays, featuring the [[Big Bad]]'s brother seeking revenge, Dorombo Gang building a 2.0 version of the mecha used in the final battle, Doronjo in a white version of her usual costume (referred as a "wedding version") and the [[Big Badass Bird of Prey|Yatterpelican]].

* The ending of ''[[The Hurt Locker]]'', though an odd variant. Sergeant James walks back into Iraq for the beginning of another year-long rotation, not just because he's [[Married to Thethe Job]], but because it's the only thing he knows how to do anymore.

* ''[[The Adventures of Tintin (Filmfilm)|The Adventures of Tintin]]'': Amid the treasure recovered by Sir Francis Haddock, Tintin discovered a scroll leading to the rest of the treasure of the Unicorn.

{{quote| '''Tintin''': What was it you said, four-hundred weight of treasure? How's your thirst for adventure, Captain?<br />

{{quote| She nodded. "It's kind of complicated," she started . . .}}

{{quote| Sometimes he thought that an endless quest had been set them for some purpose, and that the seeking, not the finding, was their full reward. And it was good.}}

* In [[Michael Ende (Creator)|Michael Ende]]'s original novel ''[[The Neverending Story (Literaturenovel)|The Neverending Story]]'', many secondary plot threads are left hanging with the phrase "But that's another story, and will be told another time," thus implying that...uh...the adventure continues.

{{quote| ''Hank'': Case closed, and back to work!}}

* The ''[[Animorphs (Literature)|Animorphs]]'' series ends this way... so much so that the final book is titled ''The Beginning''.

* The [[Harry Potter (Literaturenovel)|Harry Potter]] series ends this way as well. According to [[Word of God]], Harry and Ron do become Aurors after the war (Harry rising to Head of the Auror Office at 27), which means they spend the rest of their lives doing the very same thing they've been doing for the last 7 years: stopping Dark wizards. Add the fact that Dark Lords seem to crop up quite frequently, the last two being active within 30 years of each other, and that wizards live long lives, and the adventure really has just started.

* [[Tad Williams]]' ''[[Memory, SorrowandSorrow, and Thorn]]'' sets this trope up by having the [[The Fair Folk|Sitha]] woman Aditu recite a prophecy over [[The Wise Prince]] Josua's twin children. As the characters openly wonder what it means, they [[Discussed Trope|discuss]] the fact that history isn't going to end with their current woes, and there will be more great deeds and adventures to come once the Storm King is defeated.

* ''[[Starship Troopers (Literaturenovel)|Starship Troopers]]'': The book ends with newly commissioned Lieutenant Johnny Rico in charge of the Roughnecks, still assigned to the ''Roger Young'', and reunited with his father, who ended up a sergeant in the unit with him.

* The first series of [[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]] ends this way with not only another prophecy, but with Annabeth and Percy running down the camp hill and not looking back leaving a very ambiguous feel to what is yet to come.

** All of the books in the series seem to end this way for the most part. It usually ends with Annabeth and Percy, or another mix of campers saying goodbye before telling each other they'll see each other next summer.

* In "[[Miss PeregrinesPeregrine's HomeforHome for Peculiar Children]]", Jacob and Emma defeat the Wight and manage to save [[Shapeshifting|Miss Peregrine]], but not Miss Avocet. They then discover that the home has been destroyed by a [[World War II|German bomb]], disabling their Time Loop and forcing Miss Peregrine and the peculiar children to not live the same day over and over again. Concurrently, [[Psychic Powers|Horace]] discovers that Wights have taken Miss Avocet to an unknown location that could easily be in an alternate loop in any continent at any time. The book ends with everyone rowing out to sea.

* ''[[Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Literature)|Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit]]'' ends with {{spoiler|Roger bursting into Eddie's office with a new crime for him to solve, adding that he suspects Jessica of dating Cary Grant}}.

{{quote| {{spoiler|But I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and sivilize me, and I can't stand it. I been there before.}}}}

* ''[[The Orphans Tales (Literature)|The OrphansOrphan's Tales]]'' ends with Aerie, Lantern, Solace, Scald, and Sleeve showing up to embrace Sorrow as her family. The prince is sad, as he thinks his role in the story is over... until Sorrow reaches out to him, asking him to join her on her future adventures, and he follows her with great enthusiasm.

* The ''[[Inheritance Cycle (Literature)|Inheritance Cycle]]'' ends like this, with Eragon leaving Alagaesia for good to raise the dragons, leaving Nasuada and Arya the Queens of their respective people, Roran as the new runler of Palancar Valley, and Murtague as the [[The Drifter]]. It's implied that, because all the Dragon Riders are almost immortal, most of the magical cast will see each other again, leaving the story open for both C.P. and fanfict writers to return to if they wish. Really, it just leaves open more questions then it actually answers.

* The end of ''[[Doctrine of Labyrinths (Literature)|Corambis]]''. The [[Word of God|author has said]] she wanted to make it clear that the story didn't end with the narrative, and she definitely did.

* The end of [[Quantum Leap]] is not just [[And the Adventure Continues]]..., it's And The Adventure Will Never End: [[Failure Is the Only Option|"Sam Beckett never returned home."]]

* The last episode of ''[[The A-Team (TV)|The A-Team]]'' ended with this discussion:

{{quote| '''Hannibal:''' Chasing thugs through the park...it's got a nice ring to it, doesn't it?<br />

'''Face:''' It has a terrible ring to it.<br />

'''Murdock:''' Just think, if we get a pardon, we may never have to eat a knuckle sandwich again.<br />

'''B.A.:''' I wouldn't bet on it, Crazy Man. Looks like Hannibal's on the jazz again.<br />

'''Face:''' What, what, wha-<br />

'''Murdock:''' No, you - you tell me right now, you tell me right to my face, you tell me that you don't have a plan.<br />

'''Hannibal:''' Well I - I was thinking, what are we gonna do when this thing's over? I mean, what are ''we'' really qualified to do?<br />

'''Face:''' Go after...thugs in the park?<br />

'''Hannibal:''' And...outlaw motorcycle gangs, organized crime figures...why, there's a ''world'' of slimeballs out there.<br />

'''Murdock:''' I ''knew'' it. I just ''knew'' you had a plan.<br />

'''Hannibal:''' Comforting, isn't it?<br />

* The series finale of ''[[ER (TV)|ER]]'' ends as a series of ambulances carrying patients from a mass casualty pulls into the ambulance bay of the hospital, effectively showing that the circle keeps turning, [[Title Drop|the adventure continues]] and there will always be work for the doctors of the ER. The series also pays tribute to the old gang; prospective medical student Rachel Greene - daughter of original main character Dr. Mark Greene, {{spoiler|who died}} roughly halfway through the show's run - joins in on the action after being introduced to emergency medicine by a [[Back for Thethe Finale]] Dr. Carter, implying that within a few years there will be another Dr. Greene at County General. In a neat bit of [[Book Ends]], Dr. [Mark] Greene called to "Dr. Carter" at the end of the first episode; the series ends with Dr. Carter calling to (future) "Dr. [Rachel] Greene." Meanwhile the old gang - including Drs. Corday, Weaver, and Rasgotra - are shown to be happily settled in to their lives post-County.

* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' ends with the team heading through the gate on yet another mission. Things aren't completely settled, but with the "nullification" (read: death) of the Ori, and the knowledge of the Asgard in Earth's hands, we are confident of a final victory against the remaining, corporeal followers of the Ori (which is shown in the <s> 11th season</s> first SG-1 movie "The Ark of Truth"). Both [[The Ark of Truth|sequel]] [[Stargate: Continuum|movies]] end in this way too.

** Likewise, at the end of ''[[Power Rangers SPD]]'', though Jack has left the force to pursue his true calling of helping the poor, the remaining Rangers -- sportingRangers—sporting new colors -- stopcolors—stop by to visit, then rush off to another call.

* ''[[Star Trek: the Next Generation (TV)|Star Trek theThe Next Generation]]'' was so classy it got ''two'' of these for its finale, and neither of them felt cheap. The first comes in [[Trickster Mentor|Q's]] courtroom, where Q drops some [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIGxezrlj2I cryptic hints on the fate of humanity], including this dialogue:

{{quote| '''Q''': ''That'' is the exploration that awaits you. Not mapping stars, or studying nebulae, but charting the unknown possibilities of existence.<br />

'''Picard''': Q, what is it that you're trying to tell me?<br />

{{quote| '''Picard''': I should have done this a long time ago.<br />

'''Troi''': You were always welcome.<br />

* ''[[Star Trek Enterprise (TV)|Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' ended its final episode by combining the legendary "Space, the final frontier" narration split between [[Star Trek: theThe Next Generation (TV)|Picard era]], [[Star Trek: theThe Original Series (TV)|Kirk era]] and Archer Era Enterprises. In this case since the show was a prequel, we most certainly ''know'' that the adventure continues. Even though the final episode was sub-par, that was about the best final scene you could hope for.

* After ''[[Monk (TV)|Monk]]'' finally solved the mystery behind his wife's murder, we see him going to advise on a crime scene before the final credits roll.

* In ''[[Angel (TV)|Angel]]'', the final episode ends just as the heroes are just going into the ''start'' of the apocalypse battle -- messagebattle—message being that "you never stop fighting." There are probably some other reasons for the ambiguous ending, as the show was suddenly canceled by the WB. And the series was picked back up in comic book form, anyway.

{{quote| '''Phillip:''' Shotaro, you haven't forgotten the [[Catch Phrase]], have you?<br />

'''Shotaro:''' Of course not! Those who make this city cry will forevermore hear our call...<br />

* The last episode of the original run of ''[[Red Dwarf (TV)|Red Dwarf]]'' ended with the closing credits:

{{quote| {{smallcaps|the end?}} <br />

* ''[[Twenty Four24]]'', season 3.

* ''[[Law and Order: Criminal Intent]]''.

* ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (TV)|Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]'' ends with the Rangers departing Earth in search for the ''Second'' Greatest Treasure in the Universe, which Marvelous believes is on [[The Empire]]'s homeworld.

* In one of the [[Multiple Endings]] of [[Chrono Trigger (Video Game)|Chrono Trigger]] Crono, Marle, and Lucca end up piloting the Epoch once more to rescue Crono's mom (and 1-11 cats) that accidentally went through a Gate.

* ''[[Dragon Age]]'' could end this way, though special mention goes to the ending if you romanced Morrigan and decide to [[I Will Find You|try to find her]]. The DLC module Witch Hunt can end with you and Morrigan [[And the Adventure Continues|stepping off into the unknown together]].

* A rather epic version of this happens in ''[[Alundra (Video Game)|Alundra]]'', where after destroying Melzas and saving Inoa, Alundra walks off into the proverbial sunset, only to see ominous clouds gathering over a distant valley. Heroic music starts playing as Alundra smiles and walks towards them, signifying the beginning of a new adventure.

* ''[[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]]'' after the credits. "A letter from the King?" And the first installment, with the main party chasing after Pluto who is carrying another such letter.

* ''[[Freedom Fighters (Videovideo Gamegame)|Freedom Fighters]]'' ends with Chris and Isabella getting ready to defend themselves from a retaliatory attack from the Soviet army.

* ''[[Devil May Cry (Video Game)|Devil May Cry 4's]]'' secret ending ends with one of these, with Dante getting another call and Lady and Trish joining him on another assignment.

{{quote| '''Dante:''' Come on, babes...<br />

* ''[[Star Wars: Dark Forces Saga (Video Game)|Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]]'' ends with this:

{{quote| Kyle: "There's still a whole galaxy of trouble out there. Ready for another mission?<br />

* ''[[Batman Arkham Asylum|Batman: Arkham Asylum]]'' ends with {{spoiler|the Joker apprehended, Arkham reclaimed by Gotham PD, and Batman -- who's just been beaten from here to kingdom come in the course of the night -- talking with Jim Gordon. When Gordon says he should go home and rest, an APB goes out saying that Two-Face has just robbed a bank... and Batman flies back into Gotham on the Batplane}}.

* Every ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' game since ''[[The Legend of Zelda: MajorasMajora's Mask (Video Game)|Majora's Mask]]''.

** Even then, [[The Legend of Zelda: theThe Wind Waker (Video Game)|Wind Waker's]] ending stands out, featuring [[Book Ends|Link sailing out with the pirates]] to {{spoiler|find a new land}}. Possibly the most unambiguous [[And the Adventure Continues]]... moment in the series. [[Bittersweet Ending|And one of the]] [[Tear Jerker|saddest]].

** The one from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle Gamesof (VideoSeasons and Oracle of Game)Ages|The Legend of Zelda Oracle Games]]'' is a "you know [[The Legend of Zelda: LinksLink's Awakening (Video Game)|what happens next]]" ending.

* The ''[[Homeworld (Video Game)|Homeworld]]'' Series, especially HW2.

* The ending for ''[[Mega Man (Videovideo Gamegame)|Mega Man]] V'' (otherwise known as ''Rockman World 5'') for the [[Game Boy]]. The Stardroids are destroyed, Wily cowers, but leads to a chase.

* Similarly, ''[[Sonic Adventure (Video Game)|Sonic Adventure]]'' ends with Eggman escaping, and Sonic chasing him.

* The ending to the fourth ''[[Quest for Glory]]'' game ended with the main character being teleported out of the middle of his award ceremony in order to save Silmaria. One of the endings to the final game in the series has the main character turning down the chance to be king in order to continue adventuring and fighting evil in other lands.

* ''[[Dragon Quest IX (Video Game)|Dragon Quest IX]]'' takes this trope to an extreme. Not only does the ending message say "To Be Continued...", it immediately puts you in the post-game epilogue ready to take on new quests.

* ''[[SaGa 2|SaGa 2/ Final Fantasy Legend II]]'' ends as the protagonist, this time joined by both parents, set off on another adventure, soon after completing the one that comprised the game's plot.

* ''[[Okami (Video Game)Ōkami|Okami]]'' ends with Amaterasu and Waka sailing the Ark of Yamato back to the Celestial Plane. A [[Sequel Hook]] of the finest order.

** ''[[Okamiden (Video Game)Ōkamiden|Okamiden]]'' also ended with one of these, with {{spoiler|Kuni leaving home, and saying that this wasn't the last adventure he'd have with Chibiterasu.}}

* The [[Updated Rerelease|GBA version]] of [[Super Mario World (Videovideo Gamegame)|Super Mario World]] starts with an intro that ends with a [[Last-Note Nightmare]], as seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGUjSFSgv3M here]; however, if you beat the game, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQDKJu71pMY the result] is a textbook example of this very trope... [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|and boy, does it make up for all your efforts.]]

* Shortly before ''[[Portal 2 (Video Game)|Portal 2]]'' was officially announced, the ending for ''[[Portal (Video Gameseries)|Portal]]'' was changed from {{spoiler|Chell escaping the Aperture Science testing facility to fall unconscious on the ground outside}} to add {{spoiler|an Aperture Science robot dragging her back in}}.

* Happens at the end of ''[[Stinkoman 20 X 6 (Video Game)|Stinkoman 20 X 6]]'' where after defeating Harvax XVII with his Stinkowing, Stinkoman actually flies toward the villain's castle where his friends Pan Pan and 1-Up are held captive. The game ends with a caption saying "Last Level to Come!"

* ''[[Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|Apollo Justice Ace Attorney]]'' has two of these moments, the first coming right before the (short-term) [[Where Are They Now]] credits and the second at the end of said credits:

{{quote| ''(Before credits)'' '''Apollo:''' ...And that's pretty much the end of my story. For now, anyway. I've still got a long way to go. And this power of mine... well, it needs some work. But... there's hope now. We'd lost it, but somehow, we found it again. That's why people are smiling again... Hope. Yeah, I think I'll keep at this lawyer thing for a while. Oops, training time. Gotta go. Chords of Steel... here comes Justice! <br />

* The ending monologue that is heard during the credits of ''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'':

{{quote| ''"This marks the end of an epic battle. The winner emerges with the pride and honor of a hard won victory, but also with a nagging sense of uncertainty. The loser walks away with a heart heavy with shame and anger, ready to make a new start and fight again another day. Both warriors know that this isn't truly the end. Neither one's potential has been truly reached, and there is much hard training ahead. They'll never forget the days of exchanging blows at a fevered pitch. They'll never forget the days of lost hope, of self-loathing. Once they've caught their breath, the warriors will return to the ring. This is the burden of the true fighter. There is no other choice. Who knows where their next opponent lies? This story may be over, but the battle is just beginning!"''}}

* The ending of ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]''. Sort of. {{spoiler|Snake knows that he has less than a year left to live, but he wants to stick around long enough to see what a world without the Patriots will look like. He knows that his fight is over, but he decides to take Otacon and Sunny along with him for one last adventure. Cue road trip}}.

* Although they don't really have any 'endings',[[MMORPGMassively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPGsMMORPG]]s often give this treatment to the aftermath of major global events. The world has been saved and its would-be destroyer is now on farm status, but (barring developer abandonment) who knows what the next update will bring? This is especially evident in games with an [[Expansion Pack]] structure.

* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120105043552/http://as.crowdedstreet.net/Something/ Burning Stickman Presents...Something!]'' ended like this, with the main characters, having beaten the villain and saved the world, being sent out to stop an armored car robbery, with Franco remarking, "It's gonna be a good day." The author was ''going'' to quote the [[Justice League Unlimited]] ending instead, but his brother, on whom Franco was based, objected and suggested the actual ending line.

* ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'' ends with a [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]] where everyone else has settled down, but Fighter and Black Mage are still adventuring around like at the beginning of the strip.

{{quote| Never the end.}}

{{quote| Flash: "What's going to happen to the league now?"<br />

* Similarly, ''[[Teen Titans (Animationanimation)|Teen Titans]]'' ends its final season arc as Dr. Light (the Evil one) having the bad luck to be out doing villainy while the entire Titans roster happens to be in town. [[Offscreen Moment of Awesome|The episode ends right before one massively unfair beatdown commences.]]<br /><br />The last episode itself has the Titans repeatedly clash with some sort of elementally-metamorphic robot, while Beast Boy's distracted by the apparent return of Terra who insists she's just a regular girl who doesn't know him. Neither of these issues really gets a resolution, as BB decides to leave her be and join his friends in fighting the good fight once again.

* The ''[[Sam and Max Freelance Police (Animationanimation)|Sam and Max Freelance Police]]'' cartoon ended with the duo defeating their [[Rogues Gallery]], with Sam wondering worriedly now that they've dispatched their long-time nemeses, what are they going to do now. Max assures him not to worry, because there will always be a need for them and looks expectantly at the phone. Then waits some more nervously. Then he yells at the phone to ring, which it does, and Sam and Max are happy to know that their adventures continue. [[Running Gag|Then they fight each other to pick up the phone.]]

* "Our quest begins." -- tells—tells us Toa Mata Nui at the end of ''[[Bionicle]]: The Legend Reborn''. A quest that involves traveling through a dangerous maze, dealing with ancient elemental warriors and finding an energy source for re-powering a dead [[Humongous Mecha]] and duking it out with another planet-sized robot that cast Mata Nui's people into slavery. A sequel was planned, but LEGO pulled the plug on Bionicle before the script could have been finalized.

* The final episode of ''[[Xiaolin Showdown (Animation)|Xiaolin Showdown]]'' ends with every member of the monks [[Rogues Gallery]] standing outside the temple, ready for another battle. The monks happily charge forward, and it's almost certain they'll win again.

* ''[[Storm Hawks (Animation)|Storm Hawks]]'' ends this way, with the war over, except that the heroes have departed to the Far Side in pursuit of the [[Big Bad]]. The final scene gives us a glimpse of the Far Side and the Storm Hawks' awe-struck reactions before [[The Hero|Aerrow]] simply grins and says: "This is gonna be fun."

* At the end of the [[Adventure Time (Animation)|Adventure Time]] pilot, after saving Princess Bubblegum, Pen and Jake spot ninjas stealing an old man's diamonds and chase after them.

* The 2009 animated movie ''[[Wonder Woman (Filmanimation)|Wonder Woman]]'' polishes off her big adventure, but before the credits roll, a new villain attacks and she launches into action with confidence, as if to suggest that from now on she'll be flattening monsters on a regular basis.

* The ''[[Batman: theThe Brave And The Bold (Animation)|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' episode "Time Out For Justice!" ends with ''one'' of the ''twelve'' pieces of Equinox's mind destroyed. The other eleven are out there somewhere in time and space.

* The last episode of the ''[[Tintin (Comic Book)]]'' animated series consisted of an adaptation of ''Tintin in America'', the oldest comic not considered an [[Old Shame]]. This episode ends with Tintin receiving a phone call presumably informing him of a disaster he must investigate, then rushing out the door as the [[Awesome Music (Sugar Wiki)|epic theme song]] plays.

* Your life. After any major adventure, crisis, meeting, test, funeral, heartbreak, or [[Murder Arson and Jaywalking|parking ticket]] your life continues. [[Critical Existence Failure|Until you die anyway.]] Even then depending on your religion of choice you either continue in a [[New Game+]] <ref> [[Don't Explain the Joke|(if you're a Hindu)]]</ref> or a [[Playable Epilogue]] .<ref> [[Don't Explain the Joke|(if you're either a Christian or a Muslim)]]</ref>.

** On a smaller scale, school takes a lot of years before it's out for good. After years of growing up without even noticing it, the day you graduate you realise this [[Training Fromfrom Hell]] has just been the beginning. Such a way to see the first part of a whole lifetime [[Fridge Brilliance|has been used as the premise of many works of fiction.]]

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