History Main / OnlyTheLeadsGetAHappyEnding

* In some ''ComicBook/ChickTracts'', the main Christian will talk to one non-believer, who gets more focus than the rest of the cast and goes to heaven in the end, while the other non-Christians are implied to go to Hell. One example is "The Trial"; the twist is that the plaintiff's daughter accepted Jesus when her friend, the defendant, told her, and the girl's mother and the witnesses called in to testify (authorities from other religions) go to Hell. Then again, it's just as common to invert this, as in "Busted" the main prosecutor goes to hell while his secretary gets converted (however, we don't hear [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse whether the suspect at the beginning was convicted]], much less whether he deserved the outcome).
* ''[[ComicBook/DistrictX Mutopia X]]'' has a happy ending for Ortega and Armena. Thanks to the ending of ''ComicBook/HouseOfM'', Armena is no longer a mutant, does not project a forcefield around her when she sleeps, and the happily married couple can finally share a bed and sleep together. Oh, that's so sweet... if we forget about the death of their daughter and the mass depowering of the mutants in Mutant Town that we had seen in the previous pages.
* ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' is about halfway between this trope and a full EverybodyDiesEnding: of the five main characters, only Rorschach dies, while Dr. Manhattan reaches an epiphany that convinces him life can have value, [[TheBadGuyWins Veidt's plan goes just as he wanted]], and Dan and Laurie start a new life together. The supporting cast basically ''all'' died as part of Veidt's GenghisGambit or had met some terrible fate long before that. And how good an ending this is for Veidt, Dan, Laurie or the rest of the world depends on how well said plan works out in the long run. ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'' eventually showcases that the public found out about Veidt's scheme and things went FromBadToWorse in a hurry for him, but Dan and Laurie are never seen so the assumption the audience normally has is that they had (and still have) a better ending.
* ''ComicBook/WhateverHappenedToTheManOfTomorrow'': Nearly the entire supporting cast of ''Superman'' die (including [[DeathOfTheHypotenuse Lana Lang]], Jimmy Olsen, Pete Ross, Supergirl, and Krypto), but with his entire RoguesGallery permanently dealt with in one way or another, Clark is able to willingly DePower himself to retire with Lois under an assumed identity.

* ''Film/CabinInTheWoods'': Because the main characters refused to kill each other in order to give the dark gods their required sacrifice, those vengeful forces will likely destroy the world ([[DoomedMoralVictor including the main characters]]) in retaliation, but the two leads are at peace with that because at least they stood by their principles and didn't perpetuate the evil sacrificial cycle.