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* In ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'', the last cutscene featuring Vergil has him falling into Hell, severely weakened by the battle he just had with his brother, and right in front of the demon king Mundus. He then declares that if his father beat Mundus he could as well. The scene cuts right as Vergil charges towards Mundus and fight is never shown. However since the events of ''Devil May Cry 3'' happened before the first installment, where he's been transformed into Mundus' slave, [[ForegoneConclusion it's obvious he lost]].

!!EndingTrope; {{Spoiler}}s below will be unmarked.

** The end of the Whole Cake Island arc ended with the Straw Hats allies, the Sun Pirates and the Germa 66, fighting about some of Big Mom's pirates to give the Straw Hats time to escape Big Mom's territory. After getting confirmation they're out of the area, the groups about to retreat themselves... only for Big Mom to show up and ready to do battle. While we're not shown immediately what happened after that, it's revealed later in the Wano arc that the Sun Pirates did survive Big Mom with Jinbe managing to reunite with the Straw Hats in Wano; and as revealed in the newest Cover Story, Judge, Ichiji and Reiju managed to escape, but Niji and Yonji were captured and put in display in a book.

* ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'': With the protagonist John Marston having outlived his usefulness to Edgar Ross, the man assaults Beecher's Hope with the aid of the US army to wipe out the last remaining member of the Van Der Linde outlaws. Knowing his family would never have a chance at a peaceful life as a wanted man, John confronts the dublicitous Pinkerton outside his barn and despite his valiant, futile effort to take as many men with him as he can, is gunned down by a figurative firing squad.

* The 2022 horror film ''Prey for the Devil'' ends with Ann in a cab that stops in the middle of the street, confronted by a sinister-looking woman who was released from the institute. She arms herself with a crucifix as she lunges towards her.

* At the end of the first chapter of ''VideoGame/{{DOOM}}'', the protagonist winds up in a room filled with acid and surrounded by quite a number of demons. As his health quickly drains away, the game ends. (For the {{Shareware}} version, this was a cliffhanger of sorts.)

* Episode four of ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead: Season Two'' ends with Clementine and her group being confronted by another group of Russians including the teenager who she and Jane found earlier that day. Both sides argue for a while until an undead Rebecca is put down...leading to a SmashToBlack as a firefight between both groups breaks loose, ending the episode on a cliffhanger. Episode 5 reveals that this firefight ended with [[spoiler:all the Russians except the teenager dying and Luke being injured in the leg.]]

** The end of the Whole Cake Island arc ended with the Straw Hats allies, the Sun Pirates and the Germa 66, fighting about some of Big Mom's pirates to give the Straw Hats time to escape Big Mom's territory. After getting confirmation they're out of the area, the groups about to retreat themselves... only for Big Mom to show up and ready to do battle. While we're not shown immediately what happened after that, it's revealed later in the Wano arc that the Sun Pirates did survive Big Mom with Jinbe manaing to reunite with the Straw Hats in Wano; and as revealed in the newest Cover Story, Judge, Ichiji and Reiju managed to escape, but Niji and Yonji were captured and put in display in a book.

As some shows / films have ended on an unresolved {{Cliffhanger}}, it's worth noting the difference between the two. A cliffhanger is designed to create suspense and maintain the audience's attention so that they come back to continue the story. An unresolved cliffhanger, therefore, is an unintentionally suspenseful ending; the producers intended for the cliffhanger to be resolved, but outside events prevented this. The Bolivian Army Ending, however, is an ''intentional'' ending, and needs to work satisfactorily as such; while the exact details of what happened might be slightly ambiguous, it is often heavily implied what the outcome will be, and either way the audience is left under no illusions that the character's story is not over. The TropeNamer, for example, doesn't show the viewer the outcome of the two main characters confronting the Bolivian Army, but it is framed in such a way that the audience is left in little doubt what it will be regardless.

* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' ends with Spike, being wounded, staggering down the stairs and [[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger reaching his hand out to the remaining Red Dragon members like a gun]], says "Bang", and collapses. [[ShrugOfGod Whether Spike died or not is unknown to this day.]]

* Discussed in ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'' when Sousuke, Kaname, and Kurz are cornered by the enemy, outnumbered and outgunned: Kaname recalls seeing a movie that ended this way, and she and Kurz briefly discuss what is obviously ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,'' resolving to go out the same way. Of course, it's [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle only the sixth episode of a series with twenty-four]]. Kaname also expresses a dislike of this trope, preferring movies with a HappyEnding. Unfortunately she [[SoMuchForStealth says the last bit too loud]], and nearly brings about the trope when a firefight breaks out then and there.

-->-- '''Butch Cassidy's''' last words, ''Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid'' for both the movie and real life end.

The trope is named for ''Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid''.

-->-- '''Butch Cassidy's''' last words, ''Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid''

* Episode four of ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead: Season Two'' ends with Clementine and her group being confronted by another group of Russians including the teenager who she and Jane found earlier that day. Both sides argue for a while until an undead Rebecca is put down...leading to a SmashToBlack as a firefight between both groups breaks loose, ending the episode on a cliffhanger.

* Comical example: During the 1986 movie ''Tough Guys'', Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster have shown a teamwork move that begins with one of them kicking the current foe in the groin. At the end of the movie, after they have plowed the hijacked train across the Mexican border, and are surrounded by the Mexican authorities, Kirk Douglas [[GroinAttack kicks one in the groin]]...and the credits roll.

* ''Film/BeverlyHillsCop'' contains the DiscussedTrope version of this, PlayedForLaughs during the final shootout at the BigBad's mansion when the supporting cast detectives are pinned down by machinegun fire from some goons.

* A direct homage to Butch and Sundance at the end of ''Film/StandUpGuys'' leaves us with a glaring plot hole. Maybe influenced by the ending of the similarly titled ''ToughGuys'' (see above).