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* This is why even the writers for ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (Comic Book)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' came to regret their first [[Flash Forward]] to the characters' adulthood -- everyone now knew who was going to survive and who wasn't, ruining tension.
* This is why even the writers for ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (Comic Book)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' came to regret their first [[Flash Forward]] to the characters' adulthood -- everyone now knew who was going to survive and who wasn't, ruining tension.
* Actual cover of a [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Deathstroke, The Terminator]] comic: ''"Not a gimmick, Not a hoax, it's the Death of Slade Wilson!!"'' {{spoiler|It's not permanent...}}
* Actual cover of a [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Deathstroke, The Terminator]] comic: ''"Not a gimmick, Not a hoax, it's the Death of Slade Wilson!!"'' {{spoiler|It's not permanent...}}
** This comes after a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] where said villain takes on and defeats [[The Flash]], [[Green Lantern]], and [[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]] in simple physical combat ''all at once''.
** This comes after a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] where said villain takes on and defeats [[The Flash]], [[Green Lantern]], and [[Aquaman]] in simple physical combat ''all at once''.
** Only to get effortlessly taken down by [[Superman]], whom Slade doesn't even think he has a chance against.
** Only to get effortlessly taken down by [[Superman]], whom Slade doesn't even think he has a chance against.
* The current writer of [[The Mighty Thor]] (for the moment renamed Journey into Mystery) is making sure to point out that Loki turning evil again IS NOT a foregone conclusion, since Thor destroyed the Ragnarok cycle which contained the Norn's propehcies that decreed the destinies of the Asgardians. Of course, the whole "Loki gets turned into a kid with only his childhood memories" helps. he's currently in the Antihero area.
* The current writer of [[The Mighty Thor]] (for the moment renamed Journey into Mystery) is making sure to point out that Loki turning evil again IS NOT a foregone conclusion, since Thor destroyed the Ragnarok cycle which contained the Norn's propehcies that decreed the destinies of the Asgardians. Of course, the whole "Loki gets turned into a kid with only his childhood memories" helps. he's currently in the Antihero area.
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** In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the [[Big Bad]], Rodrigo Borgia, must survive to become Pope, therefore Ezio finds an excuse not to kill him. This is [[Fore Shadowed]] in the game by having Shaun tell Desmond about his historical research on the subject prior to Desmond viewing the final memory sequence.
** In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the [[Big Bad]], Rodrigo Borgia, must survive to become Pope, therefore Ezio finds an excuse not to kill him. This is [[Fore Shadowed]] in the game by having Shaun tell Desmond about his historical research on the subject prior to Desmond viewing the final memory sequence.
** In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|Assassin's Creed Brotherhood]]'', Ezio destroys a number of mechanical inventions of Leonardo Da Vinci, such as a tank, a machine gun, and a bomb-equipped glider. We all know that he merely delays their coming, not prevents it. Also, the [[Big Bad]]'s manner of death is a matter of historical record, so Ezio foregoes his normal assassination method in favor of {{spoiler|throwing him off a wall}}.
** In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|Assassin's Creed Brotherhood]]'', Ezio destroys a number of mechanical inventions of Leonardo Da Vinci, such as a tank, a machine gun, and a bomb-equipped glider. We all know that he merely delays their coming, not prevents it. Also, the [[Big Bad]]'s manner of death is a matter of historical record, so Ezio foregoes his normal assassination method in favor of {{spoiler|throwing him off a wall}}.
* ''[[Resident Evil Outbreak]]'' takes place during the period of time visited in ''[[Resident Evil 2 (Video Game)]]'' and ''[[Resident Evil 3 Nemesis|3]]''. Raccoon City got nuked at the end of ''3''. So the odds are ''greatly'' stacked against the playable survivors, with [[Canon]] [[Gaiden Game|doing nothing]] to establish anybody's survival.
* ''[[Resident Evil Outbreak]]'' takes place during the period of time visited in ''[[Resident Evil 2]]'' and ''[[Resident Evil 3 Nemesis|3]]''. Raccoon City got nuked at the end of ''3''. So the odds are ''greatly'' stacked against the playable survivors, with [[Canon]] [[Gaiden Game|doing nothing]] to establish anybody's survival.
* Surprisingly subverted in most ''[[Star Wars]]'' games. The conclusion is forgone, since they're all sidequels, interquels, and prequels... but you can always play towards the non-canonical Dark Side ending anyway, where the [[Foregone Conclusion]] doesn't happen.
* Surprisingly subverted in most ''[[Star Wars]]'' games. The conclusion is forgone, since they're all sidequels, interquels, and prequels... but you can always play towards the non-canonical Dark Side ending anyway, where the [[Foregone Conclusion]] doesn't happen.
* In most [[Licensed Game|games that are based on movies]], it can be safely assumed that the game's canonical ending will be the same (or at least, very similar to) the ending of the movie it is based on. Some games partially subvert this by giving the player the option to play as the movie's villain(s), usually creating a non-canonical ending in which the villains win.
* In most [[Licensed Game|games that are based on movies]], it can be safely assumed that the game's canonical ending will be the same (or at least, very similar to) the ending of the movie it is based on. Some games partially subvert this by giving the player the option to play as the movie's villain(s), usually creating a non-canonical ending in which the villains win.
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** In "Homer's Paternity Coot" Abe unsurprisingly turns out to be Homer's real father after all.
** In "Homer's Paternity Coot" Abe unsurprisingly turns out to be Homer's real father after all.
* A recent ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode is entitled "Candace Gets Busted". Two guesses as to what happens at the end.
* A recent ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode is entitled "Candace Gets Busted". Two guesses as to what happens at the end.
* ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]'': [[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]]'s younger brother Orm makes an appearance and seems to be a devoted servant to the king and an all-around nice guy. [[wikipedia:Ocean Master|This won't end well]].
* ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]'': [[Aquaman]]'s younger brother Orm makes an appearance and seems to be a devoted servant to the king and an all-around nice guy. [[wikipedia:Ocean Master|This won't end well]].
* For ''[[Transformers Prime]]'', everyone is waiting for [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_many_deaths_of_Optimus_Prime Optimus Prime to die] and [[Death Is Cheap|come back to life]], just to get it over with.
* For ''[[Transformers Prime]]'', everyone is waiting for [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_many_deaths_of_Optimus_Prime Optimus Prime to die] and [[Death Is Cheap|come back to life]], just to get it over with.
** {{spoiler|There's a twist this time. Since a dead character can't come back in this series, they killed Prime metaphorically. Unleashing the Matrix on Unicron took away all of his memories of being Optimus Prime. He is now Orion Pax, and has joined the Decepticons via Megatron taking advantage of his current state. Now we're waiting to see how they "ressurect" him this time.}}
** {{spoiler|There's a twist this time. Since a dead character can't come back in this series, they killed Prime metaphorically. Unleashing the Matrix on Unicron took away all of his memories of being Optimus Prime. He is now Orion Pax, and has joined the Decepticons via Megatron taking advantage of his current state. Now we're waiting to see how they "ressurect" him this time.}}
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