History Main / FullyAbsorbedFinale

As this is an {{ending|Trope}} of sorts, expect unmarked {{spoiler}}s for the series having their finale abroad. Unmarked spoilers for the host series may also be present, especially if the shows were related prior to one of them being CutShort.

** ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'' would later have Morrigan claim that she cares not for the internal politics and power struggles of Makai, leaving the task of defeating Jedah to Demitri (and VideoGame/{{D|evilMayCry}}ante). Though the plot of ''Project x Zone'' is a direct sequel in some ways to ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'', it's unknown how interconnected the continuity of [[VideoGame/CapcomVs Capcom's crossovers]] are. This may also count as some plotline closure for Demitri, the original intended protagonist of the series until [[{{Deuteragonist}} Morrigan]] [[BreakoutCharacter stole his show]], who actually does have ambition to rule Makai; he never faces Jedah in his ''Vampire Savior'' story (Morrigan is instead his FinalBoss, but Demitri does serve as the last opponent in Jedah's route) and a drama CD for the third game implies that [[spoiler:Jedah killed him]].

* The storyline that concluded the original ''ComicBook/IronFist'' series was wrapped up in ''[[TeamUpSeries Marvel Team-Up]]'' after Iron Fist had been cancelled. Likewise, the 80s ''ComicBook/HeroesForHire'' series ended on a {{Cliffhanger}} that was resolved in a ''[[ComicBook/SubMariner Namor]]'' storyline years later.

** ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'' would later have Morrigan claim that she cares not for the internal politics and power struggles of Makai, leaving the task of defeating Jedah to Demitri (and VideoGame/{{D|evilMayCry}}ante). Though the plot of ''Project × Zone'' is a direct sequel in some ways to ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'', it's unknown how interconnected the continuity of [[VideoGame/CapcomVs Capcom's crossovers]] are. This may also count as some plotline closure for Demitri, the original intended protagonist of the series until [[{{Deuteragonist}} Morrigan]] [[BreakoutCharacter stole his show]], who actually does have ambition to rule Makai; he never faces Jedah in his ''Vampire Savior'' story (Morrigan is instead his FinalBoss, but Demitri does serve as the last opponent in Jedah's route) and a drama CD for the third game implies that [[spoiler:Jedah killed him]].

* There were plans to write a finale for ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground'' in ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Sonic Universe]]''. However, the project was [[DevelopmentHell delayed constantly]]. It was originally scheduled for Issue #50 but was replaced, and then it never went to see the light of day [[LeftHanging with SEGA cutting all ties with]] Creator/ArchieComics [[LeftHanging in 2017]], as well as not resuming any of the other Archie storylines or original characters (although there's an exception) with the transfer to [[Creator/IDWPublishing IDW Comics]].

* A storyline in ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' ended on a cliffhanger with Kid Eternity being kidnapped by the Calculator. This was resolved sometime later in an issue of ''ComicBook/{{Batgirl|2009}}'', where the title character discovered that Eternity had been beaten to death by Calculator.

* The Michael Lane ''ComicBook/{{Azrael}}'' series was cancelled before the story could be resolved. Writer David Hine was allowed to finish out Azrael's story via a BatFamilyCrossover that ran through ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'', ''Red Robin'' and ''ComicBook/GothamCitySirens''.

* The final story arc of [[Characters/MarvelComicsBeast Beast's]] feature in ''Amazing Adventures'' concerned an old friend named Vera, who approached Hank with the revelation that she needed his help to save the world from some unspecified threat. The threat was never revealed in ''Amazing Adventures'', and the story was eventually (hastily) concluded in an issue of ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk''. That still left the subplots about his lab assistant at the Brand Corporation being an agent of the Secret Empire and a mysterious conversation he had with Patsy Walker, which Creator/SteveEnglehart resolved years later as part of the ongoing Secret Empire story in ''Comicbook/CaptainAmerica'' and Patsy's becoming Hellcat in ''Comicbook/TheAvengers''.

** ''Avengers Annual #10'' serves as this for the abruptly cancelled ''ComicBook/MsMarvel''. In short, Creator/ChrisClaremont had written a GrandFinale for the comic, and it was halfway through artwork when Marvel pulled the plug, leaving it unreleased until 1992. So, Claremont just took over ''Avengers Annual 10'' using the plot points concerning Rogue's attack on [[Characters/MarvelComicsCarolDanvers Carol Danvers]] from the cancelled issue and tying it into the then-ongoing Brotherhood of Evil Mutants[=/=]ComicBook/DaysOfFuturePast storyline. Incidentally, the issue also serves as a Fully Absorbed Finale and a TakeThat to the events of ''Avengers #200'' (which infamously had Carol going to Limbo with a man who attempted to escape there though complicated means involving her, and the rest of the Avengers do nothing to help her throughout the story), finally allowing Carol (and Claremont!) to give a long-overdue WhatTheHellHero over Carol's treatment both in-story and out-of-story.

* ''ComicBook/Marvel2099''

** The fate of Nariel Pridence, a Jedi Knight encountered in a side-quest of ''VideoGame/TheOldRepublic'', is finally shown. In the game, she parts ways with the Smuggler after they help her obtain Darth Nihilus's holocron during "The Lightspring" mission. A flashback in the fanfic picks up shortly after that, where Nihilus's mask is revealed to have been stored inside his holocron. After saying goodbye to the Smuggler, Nariel flies her ship into the Unknown Regions to keep Nihilus's mask out of the Sith's hands. Mid-journey, Nihilus's spirit manifests from the mask and [[DroppedABridgeOnHim kills Nariel]]. Nariel's ship is later [[HappyEndingOverride found and looted by smugglers]].

* ''ComicBook/TheDefenders'': After the book was cancelled, the narration told us to look for a resolution in the pages of the Avengers - which never came to pass. Instead, the Defenders (a few of them, anyway) next appeared on the pages of ''Spectacular Spider-Man'', where it was revealed that their final battle demoralized them and caused the team to dissolve. The lingering plot threats that the last issue left about Darkstar would be resolved in yet another book.

*** In ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', it's revealed that Howard was assassinated in 1991, while Peggy dies of Alzeimer's in the present day. A week after the movie's release, it was revealed that ''Agent Carter'' would not be renewed for a third season. Given the lengthy and poignant funeral scene, one can't help but wonder if this was pre-planned.

*** [[spoiler:Peter (Raimi Version) is revealed to be older and wiser, with it implied that he's sharpened his scientific skills in the interim and ''might'' still be with Mary Jane, given his comments to Peter (MCU Version) about challenges in relationships and getting past them. [[Film/SpiderMan2 Otto Octavius]] discovers that his dream of creating a portable reactor with the power of the sun was realized... in the form of Stark's Arc Reactors, finally receives a cure for the faulty regulator in his mechanical arms, and has the chance to reunite with Peter from the Raimi-verse. Conversely, Norman Osborn is ''finally'' cured of his insanity caused during [[Film/SpiderMan1 the 2002 film]], and has a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment the last time he's seen. Although Sandman had already made a HeelFaceTurn by the end of [[Film/SpiderMan3 the third film]], here he is finally restored to his proper human form (after implied decades of physical deterioration) and can live a more or less normal life.]]

* ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' is a quasi-example. Though it is part of [[Film/XMenFilmSeries the same film franchise]], the movie serves to conclude the original ''X-Men'' trilogy (and send off its cast), while continuing the storylines and TimeshiftedActors established in ''Film/XMenFirstClass''. [[note]]Although Wolverine and Professor X got a proper finale in ''Film/{{Logan}}''.[[/note]]

* The cancellation of the ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099'' comic left the identity of villain Thanatos unresolved until writer Creator/PeterDavid did TheReveal in the pages of ''Captain Marvel'' (Vol. 4). David stated that Thanatos' true identity [[spoiler:had several possibilities]], but he decided that [[spoiler:the alternate reality Rick Jones concept]] fit best with the resolution in ''Captain Marvel'' (where [[spoiler:the main Rick Jones is a major character]]).

* This also happened with the ''ComicBook/{{Warlock|1967}}'' series from the 1970s. After Marvel cancelled it in the middle of an epic story arc involving [[spoiler:Warlock killing himself so that he would not become the Magus, his future/past evil self]] and [[Characters/MarvelComicsThanos Thanos]] preparing to commit a cosmic genocide, Jim Starlin was invited to wrap up the story by writing and drawing the ''ComicBook/MarvelTwoInOne Annual'' and ''Avengers Annual''.

* ''ComicBook/{{Namor}}'s nineties ongoing series ended by telling readers to look for the rest of the story in the pages of the miniseries ''Atlantis Rising''.

* The final story arc of [[Characters/MarvelComicsBeast Beast's]] feature in ''Amazing Adventures'' concerned an old friend named Vera, who approached Hank with the revelation that she needed his help to save the world from some unspecified threat. The threat was never revealed in ''Amazing Adventures'', and the story was eventually (hastily) concluded in an issue of ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk''.