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Or they would, if the audience weren't [[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny|distracted by the totally awesome credits]].
Some of these are in the form of a [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]] or [[Hilarious Outtakes]], but most are simply interesting takes on the credits sequence. See also [[Credits Montage]], [[Mini Game Credits]], [[Finale Credits]]. Compare [[Credits Gag]] (a joke within the credits), [[The Stinger]]. Contrast [[Artistic Title]].
If you have further interest on the subject, [http://watchthetitles.com/ Forget the Film, Watch the Titles] and [http://www.artofthetitle.com/ The Art of the Title Sequence] are entire sites devoted to showcasing creative closing and opening titles (with accompanying [[Word of God]] and videos).
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== Anime ==
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion (Anime)|End of Evangelion]]'' has the ending credits in the ''middle'', between the two "episodes" that make up the movie. This was done so the ending could cut to black. The credits also spiral up the screen while spinning.
* The final episode of the OVA series ''[[El
== Film -- Animation ==
* Every [[Pixar]] movie save the first ''[[Toy Story]]'' had unusual ending credits:
** [[Hilarious Outtakes]] appear in ''[[Toy Story]] 2'', ''[[A
** During the credits of ''[[Cars]]'', the cast goes to the movies (drive-in, of course) and we see clips of vehicle versions of previous Pixar movies. For bonus points, Mack (voiced by John Ratzenberger) raves about [[Actor Allusion|certain characters]] before realizing [[Hey
** ''[[Finding Nemo]]'''s credits featured the characters swimming through and around the credits (including [[The Cameo|Mike]] from ''[[Monsters, Inc. (Animation)|Monsters Inc.]]'')
** ''[[The Incredibles]]'' had a very stylistic montage recapping the film during its credits, evoking the work of master movie title designer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Bass Saul Bass] (it's actually a spiffed-up version of the film's early storyboards; originally it was all going to be animated in this style).
** ''[[Ratatouille]]'' used stylised hand-drawn animation, similar to ''The Incredibles'' for its end credits.
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*** Also serves to make clear that humans survive the recolonization of Earth; some test audiences were concerned that [[Hope Sprouts Eternal|one sprout]] [[Inferred Holocaust|wasn't enough to prove that they wouldn't die out]]. (The closing shot of the field of plants right before the credits was likewise added for that reason.)
** ''[[Up (Film)|Up]]'' has the credits in the form of Ellie's scrapbook {{spoiler|that's been added to by [[Intergenerational Friendship|Carl and Russell]]}}.
** ''[[Toy Story]] 3'' has a kind of [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]] montage during the credits. Suffice it to say that the story simply doesn't end when the credits begin.
* Even some non-Pixar Disney films have some. ''[[Brother Bear]]'' has clips of Kenai, Koda, and even Rutt and Tuke, which is followed by [[Phil Collins (Music)|Phil Collins]] singing [[Awesome Music (Disney)|Take a Look Through My Eyes]] and [[Awesome Music (Disney)|No Way Out (extended version)]], and then the hilarious Koda proclaiming that no fish were harmed in the making, which is quickly followed by a bear running across the screen, chasing a fish yelling "HE"S GONNA EAT ME!". After Koda covers the screen, the sound of a bear swallowing can be heard. Cue end logos.
* ''[[Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs]]'', which works as a kind of epilogue to the film, has [http://www.artofthetitle.com/2009/10/26/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs/ a 2D animated epilogue] that includes [[Shout Out|Shout Outs]], [[Mythology Gag|Mythology Gags]], and [[
* ''[[The Simpsons Movie (Film)|The Simpsons Movie]]'' includes gags of the family sitting in the theater watching the credits for their own movie.
{{quote| '''Bart''': Come on, dad, let's go! I've been holding it in since they put the dome on the town!<br />
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* ''[[Coraline (Film)|Coraline]]'' had the real angel ''and'' Other demonic Scotties flying around the credits, playing with the jumping mice's ball.
* ''[[The Princess and The Frog (Disney)|The Princess and The Frog]]'' had [http://josephpitt.blogspot.com/2009/12/frog-end-titles.html stylised credits] similar in tone to later Pixar movies, depicting places from the movie and Tiana and Naveen doing romantic things together (in both amphibian and human form).
* ''[[
* The credits of ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (Film)|How to Train Your Dragon]]'' roll on yellowish parchment and are accompanied by concept art that also served to inspire the illustrations in the Dragon Manual.
* ''[[Despicable Me (Film)|Despicable Me]]'' has two minions trying to reach towards the screen and play with the effects of 3D while another minion referees.
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* [[Don Bluth]] is fond of this. ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]]'' has a continuously moving background of painted clouds, ''[[Rock a Doodle]]'' has a colorful, abstract background consisting of huge music notes scrolling up, ''[[The Secret of NIMH (Film)|The Secret of NIMH]]'' frames the credits with delicious illustrations, etc. ''[[The Land Before Time]]'' showcases the lush Great Valley
* ''[[Tangled (Disney)|Tangled]]'' has stylized credits of various scenes from Rapunzel and Flynn's adventure. They were animated by Shiyoon Kim, and you can check out a few pictures of them [http://shiyoon.blogspot.com/2010/11/hey-everybody-thanks-for-all-wonderful.html here].
* ''[[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of ga Hoole]]'' has the film's events as a pretty shadow puppet show.
* The ending credits of ''[[Steamboy (Anime)|Steamboy]]'' taking the form of a [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]].
* ''[[Shrek]]'' 4 had a [[Dance Party Ending]] followed by a "collage" of characters from the first three films (minus Artie); the rest of the credits were on Rumple's fancy parchment paper, with inverted versions of the first film's credit illustrations.
* ''The Tigger Movie'' ends by showing different scenes re-drawn in a style resembling that of EH Shepard, the illustrator of the original ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'' books.
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** ''Half-Blood Prince'' has swirling black ink drops in amber liquid. (reproducing how wizards apparate, the effects added to the Pensieve, and such)
* ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' [http://watchthetitles.com/articles/0019-Lemony_Snicket_s_A_Series_of_Unfortunate_Events featured] very stylish animated scenes of the Baudelaire children escaping from Count Olaf.
* ''[[Bill and Ted (Film)|Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey]]'': We learn the rest of the story during the credits, in a [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]].
* ''[[The Boondock Saints]]'': They show "[[Real Life]]" [[Man On The Street]] interviews about the eponymous Saints during the end credits.
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Film)|The Lord of the Rings]]: Return of the King'' ended with brilliant artwork of all the characters (actually photos morphed with hand-drawn art), scenery, and anything else the artists managed to make into wonderful sketches.
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* ''[[Drumline]]'' had twisting, curving credits along with diagrams from the drummers' manual.
* ''[[Shoot Em Up (Film)|Shoot Em Up]]'' had some extremely stylized credits - for example, a drop of blood color-shifts into a drop of milk, which becomes Monica Bellucci's character's breasts.
* ''[[
* ''[[The Mummy Trilogy (Film)|The Mummy Trilogy]]'':
** ''[[The Mummy 1999 (Film)|The Mummy 1999]]'' and ''[[The Mummy Returns (Film)|The Mummy Returns]]'': the is pulled down CGI passage ways while hieroglyphics morph around and into the credits.
** ''[[The Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Film)|The Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]'' had [http://watchthetitles.com/articles/0034-The_Mummy_III_Tomb_of_the_Dragon_Emperor stylized credits] that looked like a cross between ''[[
* ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' had a very pretty scene for the cast list and [[Avril Lavigne (Music)|Avril Lavigne]]'s song that showed the clouds shifting, mushrooms growing (and glowing) and the bare [[Goth Spirals]] branches blooming to show that {{spoiler|Underland is healing after the Red Queen's defeat}}. In the 3D version, this is windowboxed, with the growing fauna spilling out onto the blank areas of the screen, giving the impression that the screen is a window to Underland. Can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHi1gifyLdU here].
* ''[[Moulin Rouge]]'''s credits appeared to be projected from a roll of film/paper that at one point is taped together.
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** ''[[Iron Man (Film)|Iron Man]]'' smash-cuts to the credits right after Tony Stark says "I am Iron Man." The end credits song, is, of course, "Iron Man" by [[Black Sabbath (Music)|Black Sabbath]]. It plays while the credits zoom in and out of blueprint-style graphics showing the schematics for the [[Iron Man]] armor and other devices from the film.
** ''[[Thor (Film)|Thor]]'' has end credits set in an otherworldly cosmos.
** The end credits for ''[[Captain America:
** ''[[The Avengers (Film)|The Avengers]]'' has its credits set against various icons and gear associated with each Avenger ([[Captain America]]'s shield and uniform, the [[Iron Man (Comic Book)|Iron Man]] armor, [[The Mighty Thor|Thor]]'s hammer, etc.).
* ''[[The Matrix (Film)|The Matrix]]'' series had the credits appearing from a line of Matrix code running horizontally across the screen, leaving the credit line(s).
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* ''[[Black Adder]] the Third'' ended each episode which its final scene frozen and turned into a woodcut-style illustration, which would then scroll upward and reveal the credits as a theater program from a Regency-era play.
** ''[[Black Adder]] 2'' ended each episode with Edmund walking away from the camera into a garden, while being followed by (and interacting with) the minstrel singing the closing theme.
* ''[[Police Squad!]]'''s gag ending. The characters in the last scene all freeze in place as though the last frame of the scene has been frozen to allow the credits to roll over it (similar to how credits were handled in many live-action adventure series over the years). The credits do roll, but the film keeps rolling as well - it's the actors who aren't moving! This allows for all sorts of weirdness (see the show's article for more on this).
* Ernie Kovacs would frequently end his shows with creative end credits. For example, one program featured credits over vignettes where a Snidely Whiplash-style villain unsuccessfully threatens a damsel in distress.
* Nickelodeon uses this concept to announce winners at the Kids Choice Awards: Names on T shirts, faces on banners, etc.
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* ''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]'' had various characters walking in on the sides while they displayed the true quality of the GBA by playing [[Kingdom Hearts (Franchise)/Awesome Music|the full vocal version of Simple and Clean with almost the same quality as on the PS2]].
** Similarly, the credits of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]]'' had a [[Where Are They Now]] thing going on, showing small videos of the different characters Sora met in his journey after all the problems were took care of. Special mention goes to [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|King Mickey finally returning to his Queen and subjects at Disney Castle]]. Little guy [[Earn Your Happy Ending|earned it]].
** This in turn was carried on in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep]]''. Many of these allude to future events and themes that would play on later, from {{spoiler|1=Isa and Lea buying sea salt ice cream from Scrooge McDuck to [[
* ''[[Final Fantasy IX (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IX]]'' had various FMV clips from the game play on the side of the scrolling credits while they turned on the vocal version of the game's theme: Melodies of Life.
** ''[[Final Fantasy VIII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VIII]]'' [[Older Than They Think|did it first]], showing the various craziness of the main party characters as they celebrate in Balamb Garden. It's not until the very, ''very'' end of the credits that you get confirmation that {{spoiler|Squall is still alive}}.
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* In ''[[Street Fighter]] EX3'', while the credits roll, your fighter is placed at the center of a room in which you have to fight waves of opponents. Not fighting will not deny any benefits to you, nor will it spring a [[Kaizo Trap]], but the enemies come in such a sheer number that you're sure to take one hell of a wallop if you just stand there. Thankfully, their strength is inversely proportional to their ranks...
* In the DS version of ''[[Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney]]'', you can find some pretty interesting "fingerprints" during the credits.
** All the ''[[Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney]]'' games, in fact, feature credits that act as a sort of [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]] for the various characters you've met.
* ''[[God Hand]]'': Officially the most [[What Do You Mean
* In the end credits of ''[[Legacy of Kain|Legacy Of Kain: Blood Omen]]'', one of the dev team yells "Coffee time!" over the music.
* ''[[Crash Bandicoot|Crash Team Racing]]'', Naughty Dog's last ''Crash'' game, features all the playable racers (and Oxide) dancing over the end credits, overlaid with [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue|short text blurbs telling what happened to them all after the game's events]]. After the credits, the player is also treated to a [[Concept Art Gallery]] slideshow with sketches, character designs, and promo renders of every game in the series so far, as a final farewell from Naughty Dog.
* ''[[House of the Dead (Video Game)|Typing of the Dead]]'' has a hilarious interactive credits sequence where you can type out the developers' names as they appear to make zombies dance.
* The outro of ''[[New Super Mario Bros Wii (Video Game)|New Super Mario Bros Wii]]'' has every letter of the credits as unique brick block. You can destroy them to find coins, with up to four players competing, the player with the most coins at the end "wins". (Yes, the minigame consists of smashing the credits to pieces for coins.) Or you could just watch everyone dance along to the music.
* ''[[Borderlands (Video Game)|Borderlands]]''' first piece of DLC ''"The Zombie Island Of Dr. <s>Z</s>Ned"'' takes this to its logical conclusion by {{spoiler|subverting the [[Anticlimax Boss]] by having Dr. <s>Z</s>Ned come back as an [[One
** The main game also has a sweet song and claptrap-style logos accompanying the scroll.
* ''[[Wario Ware (Video Game)|Wario Ware]]: Smooth Moves'' has everyone who worked on the game appearing as a Mii on a stage. You can move a portable hole around the stage and try to make the Miis fall through it.
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** ''[[Portal 2 (Video Game)|Portal 2]]'' works similar, except without any symbols or models, and the credits end with the computer shifting down revealing the middle of space, {{spoiler|where Wheatley was sentenced to be for all eternity. The Space Core is just there because it wants to.}}
* The original ''[[Sam and Max Freelance Police (Video Game)|Sam & Max Hit The Road]]'' let you play shooting gallery (with Max) while the credits were rolling.
* ''[[Cave Story (Video Game)|Cave Story]]'': In lieu of a credits list (it would be too short, considering just one guy made the game all by himself), the game ends with a roll call for all the characters, enemies, and bosses. These are accompanied by pixel art renditions of scenes from the story, and cutscenes showing [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue|where the characters end up after the end]]. These scenes change depending on which of the [[Multiple Endings]] you got.
* The end credits of ''[[Sacrifice]]'' feature a [[Machinima]] in which all the people who worked on the game, each represented by a different one of the game's character models, come out and take their bows.
* The last level of ''[[Assassin's Creed II (Video Game)|Assassin's Creed II]]'' plays out beneath the credits.
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* ''[[Punch Out]]'' on the Wii lets you punch the names in the credits. The important part is to look out for weird symbols, misspellings, and the names of characters from the game in particular.
** The [[Sega Genesis]] ''[[Altered Beast]]'' allowed to punch too.
* ''[[Skylanders Spyros Adventure]]'' sees Flynn comment on the credits, mostly [[Small Name, Big Ego|congratulating himself]] and encouraging the player to go into the [[Playable Epilogue]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWpyB9uaHB8 Then he goes meta] (at about the three-minute mark).
* ''[[Age of Mythology (Video Game)|Age of Mythology]]'' has [[Hilarious Outtakes]] of the game dialogue ("[[Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue]]; I'm gonna kill you, Doodley-doo").
* [http://www.kongregate.com/games/whiteboardwar/creeper-world-2-academy?acomplete=creep Creeper World 2: Academy] features a playable level in its credits.
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== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Daria (Animation)|Daria]]'', with its alter-egos credits showcasing the characters of the show in an array of alternate personae, costume and even other animation styles (for example, [[Lovable Libby|Quinn]] as Hello Kitty, [[Hippie Teacher|Mr. O'Neill]] as Mr. T, etc.)
** The movie "Is It Fall Yet?" had [[Animated Actors|supposed bloopers]], while "Is It College Yet?" used the "alter-ego" format for a not-necessarily-canon [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]].
* ''[[Wakfu (Animation)|Wakfu]]'': The credits of each episode have a small scene acted out by a character or characters from that episode alongside them. The first four episodes are simply the main characters introducing themselves, but the following episodes all have little skits attached. The series Finale's credits show most of the secondary characters and what they've become.
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