History Main / TheFellowshipHasEnded

* Happens at the end of every ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' game, usually shown in the form of a WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue, but the ones in the eight and ninth games stand out, as every character personally says what they intend to do now before venturing off.

* ''Fanfic/WhatItTakes'': The Original Team Arrow is permanently broken after [[spoiler:Oliver learns that Felicity was keeping what was happening in Starling City away from him, causing them to break up. John similarly loses most if not all high regard he had for her when Oliver tells him about what she did. While Oliver and John reconcile after ironing out all the issues and misunderstandings between them, John has taken a back set on vigilantism due to joining A.R.G.U.S. and raising his daughter with Lyla. Meanwhile, Felicity's refusal to return to Starling with Oliver to help out ends any hope of her reconciling with either of them, and the rest of the superhero community for that matter]].

** ''Phantom Blood” ended up having this happen tragically as, while Johnathan defeats Dio, parts with Tompetty, Straizo and Speedwagon on friendly terms, and Erina and gets married and planning for a honeymoon cruise, [[spoiler:Dio ends up killing him in a sneak attack; though Johnathan manages to trap him on the ship he took over as well and save Erina and an orphan child from the blast of the boiler.]]

** To be specific: During the original ''Dragon Ball'', the (at the time still rather small) group only met up during the World Martial Arts tournaments; even during most of the main conflicts, they are somewhat scattered, and in between, all the warriors are off training on their own while Bulma, Roshi, and Launch seem to do their own thing. During the five-year gap between ''Ball'' and ''Z'', they apparently never met up again, with Bulma and Krillin not even knowing Goku and Chichi had a son until after they met by chance at the start of the series. After that, it's the threath of the Saiyan invasion that brings Tien, Chiaotzu and Yamcha back into the fold. After the Saiyans are dealt with, most of the group sans Krillin, Goku, Gohan, and Bulma are dead until the end of the Namek saga (with Piccolo being revived a bit sooner to help during the fight against Frieza). After that, Goku and his family keep in touch with Piccolo (who is basically Gohan's surrogate uncle at this point) and Krillin, but only meet the rest again the day the androids arrive, with [[TokenEvilTeammate Vegeta]] even leaving the planet for a bit despite having fathered a son with Bulma. After the Android/Cell saga, Tien and Chaotzu leave with the intention of not meeting up with the others again, Future Trunks leaves the present for his own timeline again, and Goku is dead, but Goku, Bulma, and Krillin's families are actually implied to somewhat keep in touch during the seven years until the Buu saga.
** As shown in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', however, all of these events eventually developed them into a rather tightly-knit social circle . Outside of the many life-or-death scenarios they still had to face, they also spent a lot of the ten years between the Buu saga and the end of Z [[HeroesGoneFishing relaxing and having fun together]].

* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'':
** ''Phantom Blood” ended up having this happen tragically as , while Johnathan defeats Dio, part with Tompetty, Straz and Speedwagon on friendly terms, and Erina and he get married and planned for a honeymoon cruise. [[spoiler: Dio ends up killing him in a sneak attack though Johnathan manages to likewise trap him on the ship he took over and save Erina and an orphan child from the blast of the boiler.]]
** ''Battle Tendency'' plays this straight. After the battle with Kars and Joseph revealing he survived his final encounter with him. Everyone carried on with their lives. Joseph marries Suzi Q, Lisa Lisa goes on with her life having avenged her husband, while Stroheim survives the events of the story it's revealed later he dies in battle in World War II, Speedwagon lives on till he dies of old age having never married but building up the foundation that would be essential to the heroes in later stories, Erina likewise passes on peacefully and Smokey would later become a politician and mayor of New York City.
** ''Stardust Crusaders'' ends on a bittersweet note. Holly is saved from the Stand killing her. But of the six heroes of the story, only Jotaro, Joseph and Polnareff survive the battle against DIO. The story ending with Jotaro and Joseph parting with Polnareff at an airport. Though later stories reveal Jean-Pierre did keep in touch with Jotaro now and then.
** ''Diamond is Unbreakable'': Downplayed, most of the cast are high schoolers and end the story still going through their studies and staying in Morioh. But do say goodbye to Remi and Arnold who pass on to the afterlife, their UnfinishedBusiness achieved with the death of Kira. As well as Jotoro and Joseph who came to speak with Josuke and stayed around to help with the Kira matter, leaving back to Japan once things were settled.

* Happens most endings of ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''. Since most of the characters come from different time periods, this is only natural.

** ''VideoGame/TalesOfInnocence'' and ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'' are such example.

** Similarly, midway through ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'', the world appears to be saved, so every party member parts ways. [[spoiler:After it becomes apparent that their work was unfinished, so your party ends up rejoining.]]

* The EpilogueLetter from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' has Krile[[note]]or another party member, if she was [=KOed=] at the end of the last battle[[/note]] describe where everyone went after defeating Exdeath. Bartz and Boko are WalkingTheEarth again, Lenna is reigning on Tycoon's throne, Faris returns to captaining her pirate ship, and Krile herself has also traveled the new world while the throne of Bal is in limbo. Although she's saddened by the break-up of the party, they reunite at the Guardian Tree a year later to affirm that they'll always be there for each other in spite of leading separate lives.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2'' reveals that the ex-l'Cie from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' ([[spoiler:at least the ones who weren't trapped in crystal stasis and/or at the end of time]]) drifted apart after the Cocoon crisis.
* ''[[VideoGame/MonacoWhatsYoursIsMine Monaco: What's Yours is Mine]]'' contains an evil example, with the characters ([[spoiler: deciding they don't want to split the take from all their larceny, resulting in a [=PvP=] only throw down in a what was originally a co-op game.]])

** ''Stardust Crusaders'' ends on a bittersweet note. Holly is saved from the Stand killing her. But of the six heroes of the story, only Jotaro, Joseph and Polnereff survive the battle against DIO. The story ending with Jotaro and Joseph parting with Polnerff at an airport. Though later stories reveal Polnerff did keep in touch with Jotaro now and then.
** ''Diamond is Unbreakable'': Downplayed, most of the cast are high schoolers and end the story still going through their studies and staying in the town Moriah. But do say goodbye to Remi and Arnold who pass on to the afterlife, their UnfinishedBusiness achieved with the death of Kira. As well as Jotoro and Joseph who came to speak with Josuke and stayed around to help with the Kira matter, leaving back to Japan once things were settled.

* At the end of ''ComicBook/DemonKnights'' #12, the team is tapped to become the first incarnation of ComicBook/{{Stormwatch}}, but for various reasons, the various members decide that they'd rather go off and do their own thing for a while.

* Riot Force 6 in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'', which unites pretty much every top combat mage in the [[TheFederation TSAB]], is disbanded after the JS Incident is taken care of and the rookies' training is complete. This is followed by PuttingTheBandBackTogether under the name "Special Duty Section 6" in ''Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce''.

** ''Stardust Crusaders'' ends on a bittersweet note. Holly is saved from the Stand killing her. But of the six heroes of the story. Only Jotaro, Joseph and Polnereff survive the battle against Dio. The story ending with Jotaro and Joseph parting with Polnerff at an airport. Though later stories reveal Polnerff did keep in touch with Jotaro now and then.

* This also happens in some ''Franchise/PrettyCure'' series such as ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure'', [[spoiler: where the main heroes go on separate ways after the connection between Hope Kingdom and Yumegahama closed down.]]

** Implied with the cast of the initial Rangers from ''[[Series/PowerRangersZeo Zeo]]'' to ''[[Series/PowerRangersTurbo Turbo]]''. Zordon deciding it was time for them to move on with their lives and allow them to retire and hand their reins over to others. Indeed other then Tommy and Adam, we never see these rangers again.

* IN episode 18 of ''[[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry Higurashi: When They Cry: Gou]]'', there are inklings of this: in 1984, Mion (and likely Shion as an extension) have graduated and are attending high school thus leading to Keiichi taking on the leader role. And, Rika herself expresses a desire to attend St. Lucia Academy which means leaving Hinamizawa. With all of her friends seemingly parting ways, this could be the building blocks towards Satoko becoming the second looper.
* Riot Force 6 in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'', which unites pretty much every top combat mage in the [[TheFederation TSAB]], is disbanded after the JS Incident is taken care of and the rookies' training is complete. This is followed by PuttingTheBandBackTogether under the name "Special Duty Section 6" in ''Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce''.
* While not really a specific team or organization, this is how the cast of ''Manga/DragonBall'' treat each other in the original manga. In between major events, they don't seem to visit each other or keep in touch at all. Even when several years pass, they don't even drop in to say "hi" until the next tournament starts or the next enemy shows up, and for a long time don't even seem to write and call.

** As shown in ''Dragonball Super'', however, all of these events eventually developed them into a rather tightly-knit social circle . Outside of the many life-or-death scenario's they still had to face, they also spent a lot of the ten years between the Buu saga and the end of Z [[HeroesGoneFishing relaxing and having fun together]].
** ''Dragon Ball GT'' ironically went the other way; outside of Goku and Bulma's families, the group apparently really didn't keep in touch. Tien and Yamcha in particular are reduced to mere cameos, but Piccolo and Krillin don't fare that much better, either.
* ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'' ends with Fuu, Mugen, and Jin going their separate ways.
* The original crew of the [[CoolStarship White Base]] from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' disbands after the war and moves on with their lives, with most of them never returning to active duty ever again.
** A similar thing happens to the Archangel crew after the ending of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'', however, [[PuttingTheBandBackTogether most of them reassemble]] about half way into ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny''.
** This also happens to the remaining members of Tekkadan in the ending of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans''. [[spoiler:After all of their Gundams pilots are killed, their boss assassinated and the BigBad smearing their organization to the ground]], the survivors were forced to change their identities and went on their separate ways. Fortunately, they ended up having stable lives after working with Kudelia and Yukinojo and still got in touch with each other. However, Ride is the only one who hadn't contact with them due to his grief of failing to protect their boss.
* In the end of ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}} Try'' Lina and Goury are the only ones who actually stay together.
* At the end of ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' most of the characters leave Tokyo to go on with their lives. Misao and Aoshi return to Kyoto. Sanosuke [[spoiler:is forced to flee from Japan and become TheDrifter]]. Megumi leaves to search for her family and only characters remaining are Kenshin, Kaoru and Yahiko. [[spoiler: Then they all reunite five years later, with Kenshin and Kaoru now parents, Yahiko now the master of Kamiya Kasshin, Megumi an even more accomplished doctor, Sanosuke's arriving a bit later since he's being a badass in Mongolia having traveled all over the world, and Aoshi and Misao are there too!]]
* An example that [[MindScrew seems strange in its simplicity]] is ''Anime/{{Daitarn3}}'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htbueyleh38 in the final chapter]], after TheHero Banjō defeats the enemy on Mars, the next scene is at his mansion: ActionGirl Reika Sanjo and TagAlongKid Toppo say goodbye to BattleButler Garrison and Beautiful "Beauty" Tachibana, who takes her limo to her parent’s mansion. Garrison closes the mansion and takes the bus to an unknown destiny. There is only a light in one solitary window at Banjo’s mansion. TheEnd.
* An interesting case in ''Anime/TenchiUniverse''. After Tenchi kills Kagato and rescues Ayeka, the gang goes their separate ways: Ayeka and Sasami go back to Jurai, Washu returns to being part of a high group of scientists (only to be kicked out soon after), Mihoshi and Kiyone return to the Galaxy Police and become detectives, Ryoko's missing in action and presumed dead and Tenchi, Noboyuki and Katsuhito return to Earth. However, when Ryoko returns, she tells Tenchi that the others are coming back. And sure enough, they do - Washu reconnects to the stairway closet, Mihoshi and Kiyone return to their apartment and Sasami discovers Ayeka's already left and she races after her, wanting to return there, too.
* The conclusion to each main saga in the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime plays as this, with Ash and his companions going their separate ways. Though occasionally [[TheBusCameBack a previous companion returns for a few episodes]], and [[TeamDad Brock]] rejoined Ash after leaving three separate times (the fourth time, it stuck).
* Defied in ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation''. It is Yu's greatest fear that when they have caught the killer, the investigation team will rapidly disband now that they haven't got a shared purpose anymore. The rest of the group assures him this will not be the case and indeed, when they think they have solved the case, they still spend much of their time together. The rest of the show has them growing into even bigger TrueCompanions.
* ''Anime/LupinIIIDeadOrAlive'' ends with the gang splitting up; Goemon says that the wind calls him east. Jigen wishes to go west. Fujiko says she must go "down south". To make everything neat, Lupin heads north.

* In VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}} ''~After Story~'', Tomoya, Youhei, Kotomi, Ryou and Kyou graduate, and Nagisa is unable to revive the drama club [[spoiler: when she repeats her senior year ''again'' due to her illness. Youhei, Kotomi and the Fujibayashi sisters do later visit Tomoya and a pregnant Nagisa, but that's the last we see of them, except for Kyou, until the finale. In the RecapEpisode, Tomoya mentions that everyone reunited for New Year's as well.]]
* While this hasn't happened to the protagonists of ''Manga/OnePiece'' (at least thus far), it did to the Pirate King Gold Roger's crew, on his orders. After Roger was diagnosed with an incurable illness, they made one final voyage to the end of the Grand Line. After that, the dying Roger disbanded his crew and eventually [[MyDeathIsOnlyTheBeginning turned himself in to be executed, triggering a new pirate age]]. Rayleigh mentioned that he hasn't seen most of his old crewmates in years and has no idea what they're up to, though he apparently did run into Shanks not long after he met Luffy.
* This also happens in some ''Franchise/PrettyCure'' series such as ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure'', [[spoiler: where the main heroes go on separate ways after the connection between Hope Kingdom and Yumegahama closed down.]]
* Happens in the anime adaptation of ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior''. The original core cast consisted of Lan, [[PatientChildhoodLoveInterest Maylu]], [[BoisterousBruiser Dex]], [[{{Fiction500}} Yai]], [[AscendedExtra Tory]], [[CoolTeacher Ms. Mari]], [[PaperThinDisguise Masa]]/[[EccentricMentor Commander Beef]], Higsby, and [[TheRival Chaud]]. By the time ''Stream'' hits, the only people who are still part of the regular main cast are Lan, Maylu, and Chaud.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky the 3rd'': After defeating the FinalBoss and putting [[spoiler:Rufina's copy]] to rest, the party decides to split. With the events in the real world increasingly pushing everyone to new locations, jobs, and responsibilities, they resolve to have one last, happy farewell in Phantasma, as the nature of its world was more of a temporary reunion than anything. Kevin and Ries have resolved to work together as Gralsritter of the Church, Tita and Agate have a lot of work in Zeiss's Factory, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Mueller and Olivier are needed in Erebonia]], Zin's going back to the Calvard Republic to join with Kilika, Richard has an intelligence-gathering company to manage, Kloe will be busy as Liberl's ambassador and [[spoiler:princess]] with Julia by her side, Josette and her brothers are busy with their new delivery company, Schera and Anelace are still with the Liberl bracer Guild, and Renne's whereabouts in the real world are still unknown as she runs off, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesZeroNoKiseki with Estelle and Joshua determined to find her]]. While some of the party reunite in pairs or trios across the franchise, it would take 8 games until the group as a whole meet up again in one place.

** Of the (surviving) party members from the first ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'': T3-M4 stayed with the ship, HK-47 is found in pieces, Canderous fools absolutely no one who played the first game [[spoiler:even though he's under a helmet and has taken the name/title of Mandalore]], Carth is an Admiral patrolling the Telos sector if you say Revan was light-sided. Bastila is [[spoiler: hiding with Carth]] if you say Revan was light-side male, [[spoiler:has vanished into the unknown in search of Revan]] if you say Revan was dark-sided (either gender), or conspicuously absent. The fates of Mission, Zaalbar, Jolee, and Juhani are "unknown", [[spoiler:mostly because a Dark-sided Revan would have to kill them]].

** ''{{Literature/Revan}}'' elaborates on this. Mission and Zaalbar run an import-export business (knowing Mission, it's probably a cover for smuggling). Canderous went back to his people and became Mandalore. Bastila was left knocked up when Revan skipped town, resulting in a line that results in [[VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic Satele Shan]]). Carth steps in to hide Bastila and help raise the kid. Juhani and Jolee went back to the Order (fates still unknown in the ''[=KotOR2=]'' era). The Exile's crew go on to rebuild the Order. Meanwhile, Exile and Revan, T3-M4, and HK-47 try to take on the Emperor ''alone'', ending up dead, worse than dead, vaporized, and reprogrammed, respectively,--[[ShootTheShaggyDog and the Sith come in and curb-stomp the Republic anyway]].
** ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' features this too. During the TimeSkip in ''Knights of the Fallen Empire'', the PlayerCharacter's crew turn out to have gone their separate ways. Some companions rejoin you during KOTFE's story, while some of the others can be re-recruited via Alliance Alert missions.

** ''[[Series/PowerRangersWildForce Wild Force]]'' ended on this note as it was unknown if the franchise would continue. So they decided to have a series that had a definitive end with the Rangers giving up their powers (and jackets for some reason) before resuming with their lives.
** ''[[Series/PowerRangersTimeForce Time Force]]'': After Ransik was finally defeated and arrested. Wes and Eric stay together in the present time and worked for the Silver Guardians. While the other rangers returned to their future timeline, though they apparently still keep in touch.

** ''[[Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive Operation Overdive]]'': With all the villains defeated and the Corona Aurora now gone. Opernation Overdrive was successfully completed. There was no need for the rangers any more and they went back to their careers save Mack and his father, Andrew, who go on a expedition together.
** ''[[Series/PowerRangersRPM RPM]]'': Vilgax is defeated and the world needs to rebuild after it's near takeover. All the rangers go their separate ways with Dillion and Tenaya leaving Corith to explore the world.

** ''Battle Tendency'' plays this straight. After the battle with Kars and Joseph revealing he Jospeh survives his final battle with him. Everyone carried on with their lives. Jospeh marries Suzi Q, Lisa Lisa goes on with her life having avenged her husband, while Stroheim survives the events of the story it's revealed later he dies in battle in World War II, Speedwagon lives on till he dies of old age having never married but building up the foundation that would be essential to the heroes in later stories, Erina likewise passes on peacefully and Smokey would later become a politician and mayor of Chicago.
** ''Stardust Crusaders'' ends on a bittersweet note. Holly is saved from the Stand killing her. But of the six heroes of the story. Only Jotaro, Jospeh and Polnereff survive the battle against Dio. The story ending with Jotaro and Jospeh parting with Polnerff at an airport. Though later stories reveal Polnerff did keep in touch with Jotaro now and then.