History Main / AllThereInTheStinger

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' does this constantly and even has some fake [[UnInstallment Un-Installments]].

** ''Series/WandaVision'': The series ends with Wanda reluctantly letting go of her fake family, ending the Hex, and coming to terms with her grief. The stinger, however, shows Wanda falling under the corrupting influence of [[ArtifactOfDoom the Darkhold]], setting up her appearance as the BigBad of ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness''. Those who missed the stinger were left confused as to why Wanda was suddenly willing to commit mass murder to get back the family she'd already willingly let go of.

* Zig-zagged by the Stinger of ''[[WebAnimation/NazoUnleashed Sonic: Nazo Unleashed]]'', which shows Dr. Eggman finding one of Nazo's bracelets and letting out an EvilLaugh. This was initially intended to be a subversion, as Chakra-X had no plans to follow up on it. In February 2016, however, a sequel was announced that would have involved Dr. Eggman resurrecting Nazo, with the stinger explaining how Eggman got hold of Nazo's genetic material. While the full sequel has been cancelled after years of DevelopmentHell, Chakra-X still plans to release a fully-voiced animatic.

* ''16bit Sensation: Another Layer'' begins with protagonist Konoha being sent back in time to 1992, where she joins bishoujo game developer Alcohol Soft and starts making 16-bit video games with them. TheStinger of Episode 2, however, has her lose her balance, hit her head, and wake up back in 2023, at the exact point in time she'd left. Episode 3 begins with her having already adjusted to life back in 2023, which comes out of nowhere if you missed the previous episode's stinger.

* Episode 13 of the ''Anime/AceAttorney2016'' anime has a stinger in which Miles Edgeworth leaves his office, with a note on his desk reading "Miles Edgeworth chooses death", setting up his disappearance in the second half of the anime. If you missed the stinger (and haven't played the games), you'll be left wondering why Phoenix is referring to Edgeworth as dead in Episode 14.

* ''Manga/DimensionW'''s Yasogami Lake arc ends with one plot thread still dangling: namely, who put the Dimension W-infused lake water in Shijuro's water dispenser in the first place, leading to his death. When Mira points this out, Kyoma replies that that's the police's concern, not theirs. The Stinger reveals that the police ''did'' identify the culprit: Shijuro's maid, who did it as revenge for one of her relatives having drowned in the incident there twenty years ago.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' downplays this by having the stingers play alongside the credits, rather than in the middle or end of them. However, for almost the entire first season, these stingers consist solely of {{Brick Joke}}s. If you get into the habit of skipping them, you'll miss some significant scenes later on. For example, Agents Powers and Trigger arresting Stan at the beginning of "Not What He Seems" is set up by the stingers of "Scary-oke" (where it's revealed [[NotQuiteDead they survived the episode's events]]) and "Northwest Mansion Mystery" (where it's revealed that they're onto the Pines family and are ready to make their move).

*** After [[Franchise/SpiderMan Peter]]'s date with Michelle Jones, a public news story on the Jumbotron has J. Jonah Jameson (played by Creator/JKSimmons) producing a video left by ComicBook/{{Mysterio}} shortly before his death. In the video, he blames Spider-Man for the attack in London, painting him as a supervillain. Worse yet...

** ''Film/{{Eternals}}'' introduces Starfox in the mid-credits, and the post-credits show Dane about to take out the sword that makes him Black Knight, while Comicbook/{{Blade}} comments.

** ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' reveals that Zeus survived Thor's attack and is sending his son [[Comicbook/TheIncredibleHercules Hercules]] after him.

** ''Series/WandaVision'' ends with Wanda reluctantly letting go of her fake family, ending the Hex, and coming to terms with her grief. The stinger, however, shows Wanda falling under the corrupting influence of [[ArtifactOfDoom the Darkhold]], setting up her appearance as the BigBad of ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness''. Those who missed the stinger were left confused as to why Wanda was suddenly willing to commit mass murder to get back the family she'd already willingly let go of.
** While the series hinted at it so heavily that it was almost a ForegoneConclusion, only in the stinger of the final episode of ''Series/MoonKnight2022'' is it confirmed that Marc and Steven have a third alter that they don't know about: Jake Lockley. In a much bigger twist, however, it's revealed that Khonshu never intended to make Layla his next Avatar as Marc had inferred; [[ExactWords by "someone close to you", he meant Jake]]. You can't get much closer than inhabiting the same body, after all.

* Episode 13 of the ''Anime/AceAttorney'' anime has a stinger in which Miles Edgeworth leaves his office, with a note on his desk reading "Miles Edgeworth chooses death", setting up his disappearance in the second half of the anime. If you missed the stinger (and haven't played the games), you'll be left wondering why Phoenix is referring to Edgeworth as dead in Episode 14.

* The stinger for the season 2 finale of ''Series/TheMandalorian'' shows Boba Fett and Fennec Shand killing Bib Fortuna and his lackeys and taking over what used to be Jabba the Hutt's palace. This directly sets up ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'', in which Boba and Fennec begin to establish themselves as the new crime lords on Tatooine.

** While the series hinted at it so heavily that it was almost a ForegoneConclusion, only in the stinger of the final episode of ''Series/MoonKnight2022'' is it confirmed that Marc and Steven have a third alter that they don't know about: Jake Lockley. It's also revealed that Khonshu never intended to make Layla his next Avatar as Marc had inferred; [[ExactWords by "someone close to you", he meant Jake]]. You can't get much closer than inhabiting the same body, after all.

* Zig-zagged by the Stinger of ''[[WebAnimation/NazoUnleashed Sonic: Nazo Unleashed]]'', which shows Dr. Eggman finding one of Nazo's bracelets and letting out an EvilLaugh. This was initially intended to be a subversion, as Chakra-X had no plans to follow up on it. In February 2016, a sequel was announced that would have involved Dr. Eggman resurrecting Nazo, with the stinger explaining how Eggman got hold of Nazo's genetic material. While the full sequel has been cancelled after years of DevelopmentHell, Chakra-X still plans to release a fully-voiced animatic.

* A minor case. The ''Franchise/{{Noob}}'' movies have a subplot in which TheCracker and one of the Game Masters are casually playing the fictional MMORPG in which the story is set in hope to make up for a long-standing real life feud between them, with a rule of completely ignoring each other's usual activities. During the first movie, ''Film/NoobLeConseilDesTroisFactions'', TheCracker complains about how his StarterEquipment looks and they run into a bunch of players talking about having done illegal stuff right in front of them. In TheStinger, they strike a deal: the Game Master can go officially ban the group they ran into, and TheCracker can hack his avatar to change his equipment early during that lapse of time. When the duo is seen again in the second movie ''Film/NoobLaQueteLegendaire'', TheCracker is the only one of the two that has upgraded from his StarterEquipment.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' does its best to avert this by having the stingers play alongside the credits, rather than in the middle or end of them. However, for almost the entire first season, these stingers consist entirely of {{Brick Joke}}s. If you get into the habit of missing them, you'll miss some significant scenes. For example, Agents Powers and Trigger arresting Stan at the beginning of "Not What He Seems" is set up by the stingers of "Scary-oke" (where it's revealed [[NotQuiteDead they survived the episode's events]]) and "Northwest Mansion Mystery" (where it's revealed that they're onto the Pines family and are ready to make their move).

** ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings''' post-credits scene shows thwt Xialing has taken over leadership of the Ten Rings, rather than dismantle the organization as her brother assumed.

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* In ''Anime/Pokemon3: Spell of the Unown'', Molly Hale's DisappearedDad Spencer, who she'd spent the whole film trying to get back, is finally shown being released from the Unown's world during a mid-credits scene. [[DefiedTrope Defied]] in the English dub; since this trope wasn't as common back then, it was felt that Western audiences were unlikely to stick around that long [[OffscreenInertia and would leave the theater thinking Spencer was still missing]], so the scene was moved to before the credits.