History MultipleEndings / TheStanleyParable

* ''[[StealthSequel Sequel]]'': After completing ''Skip Button'', [[spoiler:Stanley enters the '''New''' New Content door, where the Narrator declares that he is going to make ''The Stanley Parable 2'' instead of being satisfied with an UpdatedRelease. He shows Stanley to an expo hall with the new features, including collectible figurines, an infinite hole, a machine that automatically gives an achievement that was accidentally unachievable in the original game (but is currently broken), balloons around the office, and the Reassurance Bucket. When the Narrator tries to show Stanley how all these elements will come together into a game they never quite do, and the Narrator decides to just integrate the new features into the existing game, and it resets. Subsequent runs include the Bucket and balloons around the office, as well as spawning the collectibles; the title screen is also different.]]

** ''[[NonLethalBottomlessPits Infinite Hole]]'': [[spoiler: One of the new features in the new features showcase the Narrator is showing off is an infinite hole. When Stanley falls down the hole, the Narrator tries to get him to teleport back up in a hurry... as the hole is not infinite. Teleporting back and falling into it again repeatedly then shows the hole has become shorter each time, to the Narrator's confusion, until it's just barely thigh high in depth. Going into it in this state however reveals that the Teleport function has now broken and since Stanley can't jump, he's stuck in there. As the Narrator goes off to do something else, the hole starts to move down and the player can now see Stanley in the third person, and change stuff about the scene, music, and Stanley himself... then the Narrator comes back and tells Stanley to stop falling asleep and he will come to keep him awake, before he goes off and the hole moves again before the game restarts back to the start of the Sequel exhibits.]]
** In [[NeverTheSelvesShallMeet the Bucket variation of this ending]], which is made available after the Bucket version of the New Content ending, [[spoiler: once Stanley and the bucket enter the room demonstrating the Reassurance Bucket, the Narrator panics as the second bucket is lowered into the room, claiming that the warmth and reassuring power of two buckets is too powerful to comprehend. He destroys both of them to spare Stanley the mental anguish. This does not change the bucket reappearing in subsequent resets. In addition, the Narrator is initially dumbfounded that the achievement machine is now fixed. He then [[VerbalBackspace quickly claims it was working all along]]. And the Collectibles section is closed off, since you've already collected them all.]]

* ''[[ArcNumber The Stanley Parable 8]]'': [[spoiler:Available after the Epilogue ending, and once the sequel number iterates to 8. The game boots to a small inescapable room with a button that only enunciates the number eight. The Narrator is dumbfounding at the normal game being missing. If you keep pressing it, the Narrator expresses offense at your fascination with the button, and eventually leaves you to the button until you reset the game.]]

** Having the bucket will change the ending to ''[[MoodWhiplash Silly Birds]]'': [[spoiler:If you press ON in the Mind Control Facility, the Narrator says the bucket pressed it. But it reveals that the facility was only for observing silly birds. The ON and OFF buttons turn into bird icons, and you can scroll through various visuals of birds until the game resets.]]

** In [[WhatCouldHaveBeen the Bucket variation of this ending]], [[spoiler: Stanley lands on the bucket and lives. With no way out of the pit, Stanley and the bucket make themselves a home down there. At first, they live a comfortable life, but eventually Stanley loses his mind due to not being able to fully explore the Mind Control Facility and the home is left dilapidated. The bucket grows concerned at this, but is certain some sort of ending will eventually come. Like the ''Coward'' ending, the Narrator says they wait for "a very long time" before it resets.]]

** In [[OdeToApathy the Bucket variation of this ending]], [[spoiler: Stanley attempts to illustrate the beauty of pressing number 3 on the keypad, but the bucket is unresponsive, so Stanley throws a press conference dedicated solely to pressing number 3 repeatedly on the keypad. However, no one shows at the conference and the Narrator describes Stanley falling out with the bucket and going back to being completely alone and unloved.]]

* ''[[NobodyCallsMeChicken Cold Feet]]'': Follows the same path as the Apartment ending until the lift, where [[spoiler: Stanley backs off at the last second, remaining on the platform as the lift leaves without him. The Narrator remarks that the lift isn't coming back, so Stanley's only choice is to try jumping down to the bottom of the warehouse.[[note]]This ending is only triggered once the Narrator makes this suggestion. If you jump before that, it reverts to the Powerful ending.[[/note]] The Narrator gets more insistent the longer Stanley waits, asserting that Stanley can definitely make the jump. When Stanley does finally jump, inevitably falling to his death, the Narrator casually remarks, [[EvilIsPetty "Whoops, looks like I was wrong. How clumsy of me."]]]]

** In [[OminousLatinChanting the Bucket variation of this ending]], [[spoiler:Stanley and the bucket are instead taken to a darker area surrounded by towering pillars that reach into the skies, as a choir ominously sings the word "bucket" in various tones.]]

These endings are used in the story of ''The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe'', and can usually only be achieved once

** Having the bucket will change the ending to ''[[GainaxEnding Silly Birds]]'': [[spoiler:If you press ON in the Mind Control Facility, the Narrator says the bucket pressed it. But it reveals that the facility was only for observing silly birds. The ON and OFF buttons turn into bird icons, and you can scroll through various visuals of birds until the game resets.]]

* ''[[HopeSpot Escape Pod]]'': Stanley listens to the Narrator's instructions until arriving at his Boss's office, at which point he [[spoiler: backs out of the room at the last second, allowing the doors to close him out of the room. Immediately following this, all narration ceases. Stanley leaves the area and walks all the way back to his office, where a nearby door has opened. Inside is a room with the words "You Are Now Leaving" written on the wall, and Stanley climbs up several flights of stairs in order to reach the escape pod at the top of the building. Just before he can reach it, the game restarts.]]

* ''[[CatastrophicCountdown Countdown]]'': Stanley follows the Narrator's instructions closely, but [[spoiler: turns the mind control device ''on'' instead of ''off,'' causing the Narrator to set the entire building to self-destruct. [[ControllableHelplessness Stanley has no means of ending the countdown, and so runs around helplessly]] as [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech the Narrator delivers a crushing speech about how futile your choices are and how there is literally nothing that you can do to save Stanley]], until the timer runs out.]]

** In [[StableTimeLoop the Bucket variation of this ending]], which is made available after the Bucket version of the New Content ending, [[spoiler: once Stanley and the bucket enter the room demonstrating the Reassurance Bucket, the Narrator panics as the second bucket is lowered into the room, claiming that the warmth and reassuring power of two buckets is too powerful to comprehend. He destroys both of them to spare Stanley the mental anguish. This does not change the bucket reappearing in subsequent resets. In addition, the Narrator is initially dumbfounded that the achievement machine is now fixed. He then [[VerbalBackspace quickly claims it was working all along]]. And the Collectibles section is closed off, since you've already collected them all.]]

** In [[LampshadeHanging the bucket variation of this ending]], [[spoiler:Stanley rushes back into the office with his bucket and locks the door behind him. He decides he's had enough of looking for more bucket endings, and shuts himself away, waiting for the true sequel to The Stanley Parable. The Narrator encourages Stanley to keep waiting.]]

* ''[[CatastrophicCountdown Countdown]]'': Stanley follows the Narrator's instructions closely, but [[spoiler: turns the mind control device ''on'' instead of ''off,'' causing the Narrator to set the entire building to self-destruct. [[ControllableHelplessness Stanley has no means of ending the countdown, and so runs around helplessly]] as [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech the Narrator delivers a crushing speech about how futile your choices are and how there is literally nothing that you can do to save Stanley]], until the timer runs out.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:And yes, [[CompanionCube that bucket]] changes the endings, too.]]

* ''[[FifteenMinutesOfFame Elevator]]'' (''Ultra Deluxe'' only): [[spoiler: After taking the elevator down to the Mind Control Facility, Stanley can take the elevator back up to his boss' office. By going back down the elevator and up again several times, you unlock a new ending where Stanley is taken to a press conference to give a speech on the importance of decision making and choosing your own path.]]

** In the Bucket variation of this ending, which is made available after the Epilogue, [[spoiler: Stanley and the bucket enter the "New Content" door, and the Narrator realizes that Stanley must have already seen everything he had been planning for the sequel if he already has the bucket. Once they reach the final room, the Narrator concludes that the bucket was enticing enough to qualify as new content, and that he made the perfect sequel. He thanks Stanley for carrying the bucket everywhere, and gloats about his victory.]]

** In the Bucket variation of this ending, [[spoiler: the doors to freedom close half-way through, as the facility itself refuses to part with the bucket, trapping Stanley on the catwalk. The Narrator then remarks that the bucket will comfort Stanley even when he's trapped in the darkness.]]

** In the Bucket variation of this ending, [[spoiler: Stanley mournfully places the bucket in the escape pod, and the game resets. Notably, the bucket is absent from its usual spot, until several restarts later a replica is given to the player.]]

** In the Bucket variation of this ending, [[spoiler: Stanley walks into a museum which describes various types of buckets and depicts numerous rituals of bucket worshipping while the female Narrator monologues about how much potential the bucket had and how arrogant Stanley was for trying to claim that bucket as his own. After the player attempts to grab the bucket stranded from the ceiling, Stanley is placed into the conveyor belt while female Narrator urges the player to let Stanley die.]]

** In the Bucket variation of this ending, [[spoiler: the Narrator claims the broom closet wants to take Stanley's bucket, and if the player stays in it, the Narrator will attach two stickers to the bucket to assert Stanley's ownership of it. Both stickers remain on the Bucket for all subsequent resets, and every time you enter the broom closet thereafter, the Narrator tells you he doesn't have any more stickers for you, and nothing else happens until you leave.]]

** In the Bucket variation of this ending, [[spoiler: Stanley lands on the bucket and lives. With no way out of the pit, Stanley and the bucket make themselves a home down there. At first, they live a comfortable life, but eventually Stanley loses his mind due to not being able to fully explore the Mind Control Facility and the home is left dilapidated. The bucket grows concerned at this, but is certain some sort of ending will eventually come. Like the ''Coward'' ending, the Narrator says they wait for "a very long time" before it resets.]]

** In the Bucket variation of this ending, [[spoiler: Stanley attempts to illustrate the beauty of pressing number 3 on the keypad, but the bucket is unresponsive, so Stanley throws a press conference dedicated solely to pressing number 3 repeatedly on the keypad. However, no one shows at the conference and the Narrator describes Stanley falling out with the bucket and going back to being completely alone and unloved.]]

** In the Bucket variation of this ending, [[spoiler: the Narrator says that Stanley killed himself to avoid parting with his bucket before saying "How deeply touching".]]

** [[ApocalypticLog In the Bucket variation of this ending]], [[spoiler: the camera is fixed on the tape recorder as someone is rambling about the tempting power of the bucket and how he plans to profit off of it. Then the man announces that something named Gambhorra'ta has come for him and tape cuts short.]]

** In the Bucket variation of this ending, which is made available after the Bucket version of the New Content ending, [[spoiler: once Stanley and the bucket enter the room demonstrating the Reassurance Bucket, the Narrator panics as the second bucket is lowered into the room, claiming that the warmth and reassuring power of two buckets is too powerful to comprehend. He destroys both of them to spare Stanley the mental anguish. This does not change the bucket reappearing in subsequent resets. In addition, the Narrator is initially dumbfounded that the achievement machine is now fixed. He then [[VerbalBackspace quickly claims it was working all along]]. And the Collectibles section is closed off, since you've already collected them all.]]