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* In [[The Legend of Zelda CDi Games|''Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon'']], Princess Zelda is constantly accompanied by her nanny Impa, who mysteriously vanishes near the end of the game and is simply never seen, heard, or mentioned again.
* In [[The Legend of Zelda CDi Games|''Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon'']], Princess Zelda is constantly accompanied by her nanny Impa, who mysteriously vanishes near the end of the game and is simply never seen, heard, or mentioned again.
** The entire premise of ''[[The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask]]'' is that Link has been detoured from his quest to find Navi. After he saves Termina Tatl says that he should get back to what he was doing. This raises two questions. How does he get back to Hyrule, and did he ever find Navi? Neither is answered, but at least we can assume that the Happy Mask salesman helped him get home. But Navi is never mentioned again.
** The entire premise of ''[[The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask]]'' is that Link has been detoured from his quest to find Navi. After he saves Termina Tatl says that he should get back to what he was doing. This raises two questions. How does he get back to Hyrule, and did he ever find Navi? Neither is answered, but at least we can assume that the Happy Mask salesman helped him get home. But Navi is never mentioned again.
* ''[[Warhammer 40000]]: [[Dawn of War]]'' ends with Brother-Captain Gabriel Angelos swearing to {{spoiler|defeat the demon he had [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero|accidentally unsealed]] from the [[Sealed Evil in A Can|artifact sealing it]]}}. Neither Gabe nor {{spoiler|that particular demon}} have been seen for the three expansion packs nor the sequel. Since this occurs at the end of the game, it also counts as [[Left Hanging]].
* ''[[Warhammer 40000]]: [[Dawn of War]]'' ends with Brother-Captain Gabriel Angelos swearing to {{spoiler|defeat the demon he had [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|accidentally unsealed]] from the [[Sealed Evil in A Can|artifact sealing it]]}}. Neither Gabe nor {{spoiler|that particular demon}} have been seen for the three expansion packs nor the sequel. Since this occurs at the end of the game, it also counts as [[Left Hanging]].
** Gabe's story is continued in the ''Dawn of War'' books, although he ends up dealing with Necron and Chaos, rather than {{spoiler|the demon}}.
** Gabe's story is continued in the ''Dawn of War'' books, although he ends up dealing with Necron and Chaos, rather than {{spoiler|the demon}}.
** The real cause is an unfortunate round of [[Executive Meddling]] attempting [[Status Quo Is God]]. In this case, Gabriel was such a popular character that GW has introduced him into the official background lore of the game as Chapter-Master of the [[Blood Ravens]]... and hence he can no longer be used in the ''Dawn of War'' games because it would mess up the lore.
** The real cause is an unfortunate round of [[Executive Meddling]] attempting [[Status Quo Is God]]. In this case, Gabriel was such a popular character that GW has introduced him into the official background lore of the game as Chapter-Master of the [[Blood Ravens]]... and hence he can no longer be used in the ''Dawn of War'' games because it would mess up the lore.
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** This is not surprising if you have played as a Death Knight. During the starter quests, a Val'kyr will typically help you once or twice after you die in battle and not be seen again. However, Annhylde's fate is revealed in Sylvanas's short story; she is one of a few surviving Val'kyr and {{spoiler|gives her life to revive Sylvanas after her suicide}}.
** This is not surprising if you have played as a Death Knight. During the starter quests, a Val'kyr will typically help you once or twice after you die in battle and not be seen again. However, Annhylde's fate is revealed in Sylvanas's short story; she is one of a few surviving Val'kyr and {{spoiler|gives her life to revive Sylvanas after her suicide}}.
** In ''Burning Crusade'', we meet Sabellian, a black dragon who helps the player defeat a Gronn. He survives the battle and disappears afterward. Two expansions later, the Fangs of the Father questline is centered around helping the uncorrupted black dragon Wrathion eliminate the rest of the Black Dragonflight. Despite Wrathion claiming to be the [[Last of His Kind]] at the end of the questline, Sabellian is neither killed nor mentioned to be dead, leading some to believe he may have survived. Of course, it's also possible he died offscreen and the player just doesn't find out.
** In ''Burning Crusade'', we meet Sabellian, a black dragon who helps the player defeat a Gronn. He survives the battle and disappears afterward. Two expansions later, the Fangs of the Father questline is centered around helping the uncorrupted black dragon Wrathion eliminate the rest of the Black Dragonflight. Despite Wrathion claiming to be the [[Last of His Kind]] at the end of the questline, Sabellian is neither killed nor mentioned to be dead, leading some to believe he may have survived. Of course, it's also possible he died offscreen and the player just doesn't find out.
** Goriona, Warmaster Blackhorn's twilight drake mount in the Dragon Soul raid. She helps Blackhorn during the Skyfire battle, but [[Screw This I'm Outta Here|abandons him and flees]] once her health gets too low. Despite explicitly surviving the encounter, she's not seen or mentioned again afterward.
** Goriona, Warmaster Blackhorn's twilight drake mount in the Dragon Soul raid. She helps Blackhorn during the Skyfire battle, but [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here|abandons him and flees]] once her health gets too low. Despite explicitly surviving the encounter, she's not seen or mentioned again afterward.
* In ''[[Grand Theft Auto III (Video Game)|Grand Theft Auto III]]'' Donald Love just disappears. He does get brief appearances in both [[Grand Theft Auto Vice City (Video Game)|80s Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV (Video Game)|90s Liberty City]], but these take place chronologically before [[Grand Theft Auto III (Video Game)|GTA3]] (2001).
* In ''[[Grand Theft Auto III (Video Game)|Grand Theft Auto III]]'' Donald Love just disappears. He does get brief appearances in both [[Grand Theft Auto Vice City (Video Game)|80s Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV (Video Game)|90s Liberty City]], but these take place chronologically before [[Grand Theft Auto III (Video Game)|GTA3]] (2001).
** There was a rumor that he was originally supposed to be killed by crashing a plane into his building, which was removed for obvious reasons after 9/11, but this has been debunked.
** There was a rumor that he was originally supposed to be killed by crashing a plane into his building, which was removed for obvious reasons after 9/11, but this has been debunked.
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* Discussed in ''[[Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker]]''. Big Boss rides into the Costa Rican cloud forest on a mule, but encounters enemies who spook the mule and he runs away. While most of your support team is focused on the mission, the younger two, Paz and Chico, are more concerned with what happened to the mule. (It doesn't show up again.)
* Discussed in ''[[Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker]]''. Big Boss rides into the Costa Rican cloud forest on a mule, but encounters enemies who spook the mule and he runs away. While most of your support team is focused on the mission, the younger two, Paz and Chico, are more concerned with what happened to the mule. (It doesn't show up again.)
* A really bad case of this happen in ''Scrapland''. Through the game, three important city officials are murdered and have their "matrix" (which allow them to be resurrected) stolen, effectively removing them from existence, the goal of the protagonist is to investigate the case and find out who's responsible. However, even after you find and defeat the guy responsible for the plan, what happened to the victims's matrix isn't addressed in any way.
* A really bad case of this happen in ''Scrapland''. Through the game, three important city officials are murdered and have their "matrix" (which allow them to be resurrected) stolen, effectively removing them from existence, the goal of the protagonist is to investigate the case and find out who's responsible. However, even after you find and defeat the guy responsible for the plan, what happened to the victims's matrix isn't addressed in any way.
* For a ''long'' time, ''[[Ys (Video Game)|Ys]]'' had this in form of Raba. ([[Spell My Name With an S|or pick your preferred romanization]]) Appearing in the [[Very Definitely Final Dungeon]] of the original game and playing a decently major role in clearing it, the last we see of him he's wounded, but not mortally so, and he could easily have survived or died. He doesn't appear nor is mentioned in ''Ys II'', and ''Ys III'' ends up taking place in a distant land. What happened to him was ''finally'' addressed in ''Ys: The Ark Of Napishtim''... 5 games and '''16 years''' after his first appearance.
* For a ''long'' time, ''[[Ys (Video Game)|Ys]]'' had this in form of Raba. ([[Spell My Name With an "S"|or pick your preferred romanization]]) Appearing in the [[Very Definitely Final Dungeon]] of the original game and playing a decently major role in clearing it, the last we see of him he's wounded, but not mortally so, and he could easily have survived or died. He doesn't appear nor is mentioned in ''Ys II'', and ''Ys III'' ends up taking place in a distant land. What happened to him was ''finally'' addressed in ''Ys: The Ark Of Napishtim''... 5 games and '''16 years''' after his first appearance.
** What happened to Dogi during ''V''?
** What happened to Dogi during ''V''?
* In ''[[Lufia 2 Rise of the Sinistrals]]'', Maxim's childhood friend Tia is the second member of your party. Tia clearly loves Maxim, and follows him on his journey for this reason, despite his cold behaviour towards her. Later, the party meets Selan, who Maxim is clearly interested in. The game appears to be developing a rivalry between Selan and Tia, which one might expect to end with Maxim finally realizing his own true love for Tia, but instead Tia suddenly decides she's had enough and leaves the party, never to be heard from again except in a small scene at the end.
* In ''[[Lufia 2 Rise of the Sinistrals]]'', Maxim's childhood friend Tia is the second member of your party. Tia clearly loves Maxim, and follows him on his journey for this reason, despite his cold behaviour towards her. Later, the party meets Selan, who Maxim is clearly interested in. The game appears to be developing a rivalry between Selan and Tia, which one might expect to end with Maxim finally realizing his own true love for Tia, but instead Tia suddenly decides she's had enough and leaves the party, never to be heard from again except in a small scene at the end.
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* In ''[[Time Crisis]]: Project Titan'', not only is Kantaris alive, she appears in a couple of cutscenes. She doesn't die, or for that matter fight anyone. And she has not been seen, heard, or mentioned in any Namco game since. (For that matter, does the fact that she's alive mean that Richard Miller ''failed'' his special assignment in [[TC 1]]?)
* In ''[[Time Crisis]]: Project Titan'', not only is Kantaris alive, she appears in a couple of cutscenes. She doesn't die, or for that matter fight anyone. And she has not been seen, heard, or mentioned in any Namco game since. (For that matter, does the fact that she's alive mean that Richard Miller ''failed'' his special assignment in [[TC 1]]?)
* ''[[Syphon Filter]]: The Omega Strain'': What happened to Ivankov?
* ''[[Syphon Filter]]: The Omega Strain'': What happened to Ivankov?
* At the end of World 5 of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Video Game)|Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', [[Overlord Jr|Bowser Jr.]] is blasted out of his malfunctioning Boomsday Machine, and is simply never seen, heard, or mentioned again afterwards.
* At the end of World 5 of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Video Game)|Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', [[Overlord, Jr.|Bowser Jr.]] is blasted out of his malfunctioning Boomsday Machine, and is simply never seen, heard, or mentioned again afterwards.
** Also, if you attempt to fight [[Big Bad|Bowser]] with [[Powerup Mount|Yoshi]] at the end of the final level, when the second phase of the final boss battle commences, Yoshi mysteriously vanishes and is simply never seen, heard, or mentioned again.
** Also, if you attempt to fight [[Big Bad|Bowser]] with [[Powerup Mount|Yoshi]] at the end of the final level, when the second phase of the final boss battle commences, Yoshi mysteriously vanishes and is simply never seen, heard, or mentioned again.
*** It should be noted that the only way to actually have Yoshi with you during the final boss is through a glitch which allows infinite jumps while riding him. Therefore, the game is just taking away something you shouldn't have in the first place.
*** It should be noted that the only way to actually have Yoshi with you during the final boss is through a glitch which allows infinite jumps while riding him. Therefore, the game is just taking away something you shouldn't have in the first place.
* In ''[[Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door (Video Game)|Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door]]'' Despite both directly controlling Bowser throughout the game, and him and Kammy being main characters in the story, the two are never mentioned in the [[Where Are They Now Epilogue]] that shows Gombella's e-mail where she tells Mario what everyone is up to. The last time Bowser and Kammy are ever seen in the game is lying in defeat before the final boss after your boss fight with them, and they vanish after you leave the room and are never mentioned during the ending at all.
* In ''[[Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door (Video Game)|Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door]]'' Despite both directly controlling Bowser throughout the game, and him and Kammy being main characters in the story, the two are never mentioned in the [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]] that shows Gombella's e-mail where she tells Mario what everyone is up to. The last time Bowser and Kammy are ever seen in the game is lying in defeat before the final boss after your boss fight with them, and they vanish after you leave the room and are never mentioned during the ending at all.
** In ''[[Super Paper Mario (Video Game)|Super Paper Mario]]'', upon first meeting Dimentio, Tippi recognizes him instantly. How she knows him is never explored any further. Even in their spoilerific backstories, there doesn't seem to be any mentioned reason as to why she would know him.
** In ''[[Super Paper Mario (Video Game)|Super Paper Mario]]'', upon first meeting Dimentio, Tippi recognizes him instantly. How she knows him is never explored any further. Even in their spoilerific backstories, there doesn't seem to be any mentioned reason as to why she would know him.
* In ''[[Puzzle Quest]] 2'' after you gain Rahn the guardsman as a companion (gaining the Besiege spell), you never hear from him again. He has no dialog, unlike your other companions. And when you rescue your companions from Dark Elf Arena, he's not even mentioned.
* In ''[[Puzzle Quest]] 2'' after you gain Rahn the guardsman as a companion (gaining the Besiege spell), you never hear from him again. He has no dialog, unlike your other companions. And when you rescue your companions from Dark Elf Arena, he's not even mentioned.
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** It's believed that Gadd invented the paintbrush for Mario to use, and the only reason Bowser Jr. has it is because Gadd gave it to him while he was disguised as Shadow Mario, with Gadd mistaking him for the real Mario.
** It's believed that Gadd invented the paintbrush for Mario to use, and the only reason Bowser Jr. has it is because Gadd gave it to him while he was disguised as Shadow Mario, with Gadd mistaking him for the real Mario.
** Then there's Il Piantissimo. The ending of the game shows him finding the Magic Paintbrush, possibly setting up a [[Sequel Hook]]. He's never seen again.
** Then there's Il Piantissimo. The ending of the game shows him finding the Magic Paintbrush, possibly setting up a [[Sequel Hook]]. He's never seen again.
* ''[[Fear Effect]]''. Hana encounters a frightened old woman in a fishing village. She then leaves the old woman behind and the old woman is not seen or heard from again. Really, Hana should have been given a [[What the Hell Hero]] scolding for that!
* ''[[Fear Effect]]''. Hana encounters a frightened old woman in a fishing village. She then leaves the old woman behind and the old woman is not seen or heard from again. Really, Hana should have been given a [[What the Hell, Hero?]] scolding for that!
* In ''[[Scaler]]'', what happened to [[Terrible Trio|Looger's Henchmen (and woman): Jazz, Rhombus, and Turbine]]? They appear at the start, make an appearance at the first boss, then turn up as the second boss, are shown in a beaten-up (and alive) state [[Department of Redundancy Department|when you beat them]]... and then are promptly never seen again. What happened? Did they run off? Did they die/[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness|Looger dispose of them]]? Did they come back to our world? We shall never know.
* In ''[[Scaler]]'', what happened to [[Terrible Trio|Looger's Henchmen (and woman): Jazz, Rhombus, and Turbine]]? They appear at the start, make an appearance at the first boss, then turn up as the second boss, are shown in a beaten-up (and alive) state [[Department of Redundancy Department|when you beat them]]... and then are promptly never seen again. What happened? Did they run off? Did they die/[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness|Looger dispose of them]]? Did they come back to our world? We shall never know.
* One of the numerous subplots brought up in [[Trace Memory|Another Code R]] is that of Matt's father, who mysteriously disappeared. While all the other subplots and the main plot point are solved, his is dropped in the last two chapters and given only a vague hint as to what happened. The intent was this was going to be a [[Sequel Hook]] for a [[Spin Off]] game starring Matt that would answer this question, but became this trope when the company of the series went bankrupt and closed down.
* One of the numerous subplots brought up in [[Trace Memory|Another Code R]] is that of Matt's father, who mysteriously disappeared. While all the other subplots and the main plot point are solved, his is dropped in the last two chapters and given only a vague hint as to what happened. The intent was this was going to be a [[Sequel Hook]] for a [[Spin-Off]] game starring Matt that would answer this question, but became this trope when the company of the series went bankrupt and closed down.
* Invoked by [[Silent Hill]] and [[Silent Hill 2]] with the fates of Cybil and Angela. Cybil isn't mentioned after the first game, and Angela is never seen again after {{spoiler|she acsends the staircase in the second.}} [[Word of God]] has stated that they wanted their fates to be open to interperetaion.
* Invoked by [[Silent Hill]] and [[Silent Hill 2]] with the fates of Cybil and Angela. Cybil isn't mentioned after the first game, and Angela is never seen again after {{spoiler|she acsends the staircase in the second.}} [[Word of God]] has stated that they wanted their fates to be open to interperetaion.
* [[Soul Calibur]] 5 really shook up the character list, with almost half the characters from the previous game being removed. Most have retired and passed their skills on to children or successors (Xianghua, Taki), some have just reached the end of their journey and have no reason to continue fighting (Setsuka, Zasalamel), some are dealing with their own stuff (all the Korean characters) and some have just dropped off the face of the earth. Sophita and Cassandra in particular are implied to be dead, and Talim has simply vanished.
* [[Soul Calibur]] 5 really shook up the character list, with almost half the characters from the previous game being removed. Most have retired and passed their skills on to children or successors (Xianghua, Taki), some have just reached the end of their journey and have no reason to continue fighting (Setsuka, Zasalamel), some are dealing with their own stuff (all the Korean characters) and some have just dropped off the face of the earth. Sophita and Cassandra in particular are implied to be dead, and Talim has simply vanished.
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