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* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973'', the [[NeverSmileataCrocodile captain crocodile]] is never seen, heard, nor mentioned again after the Sheriff accidentally burns down Prince John's [[spoiler: mother's]] castle, and is not even seen being arrested nor be sentenced to hard labor as punishment like with the other villains, implying that he may have actually be burned alive and presumably died instead.

* In ''Theatre/TheKingAndI'', this is the fate of Tuptim. After learning that her lover Lun Tha is dead, she exits declaring "Then I shall join him soon," presumably meaning either that she intends to [[DrivenToSuicide kill herself]] or expects to [[DeathByDespair die of grief]]. In the following scenes take place several months later, she's neither seen nor mentioned, so we never know if she died or not.

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* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'': In general, while it's usually somewhat implied the true culprit of a case is facing the death penalty, there's only been two explicitly confirmed cases of this actually happening: [[spoiler: Dahlia Hawthorne]] and [[spoiler: Manfred Von Karma]].[[note]]And in the latter's case, it's not even explicitly stated that they got the death penalty, only that they are "gone from this world", meaning they may have died in prison by other means.[[/note]] Every other time, it's more ambiguous, and considering that Frank Sahwit shows up alive and well in ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations2'', it's possible it only applies to premeditated murder.
** The fate of [[spoiler: Matt Engarde]]. At the end of his trial, he's found guilty, [[spoiler: but more importantly, he betrayed the [[ProfessionalKiller professional assassin]] Shelly de Killer, who gets really angry at clients betraying his trust]]. He's definitely never going to be bothering anyone again, but it's unknown whether [[spoiler: he spent the rest of his life in prison, got the death penalty, or was murdered in prison by de Killer]].
** [[spoiler: Godot, the main prosecutor]] from ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyTrialsAndTribulations Trials and Tribulations]]''. It's made very clear by the end that he's in extremely frail health and [[spoiler: had his face slashed with a knife]], meaning that, even without the risk of a death penalty, it's unclear if he survived for much longer past the events of the game. The fact he's never so much as mentioned after ''Tribulations'' and that [[spoiler: he's shown in a drawing along with the very much dead Mia and Misty Fey at the end]] doesn't bode particularly well, however.

* ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfRemnant'': Marcus Black gets an appearance in the midpoint of the story, but there's no mention of Mercury. Considering that they got in a fight to the death before he met Cinder in canon, it's not clear if Mercury is still alive or [[ForWantOfANail something happened to make him lose the fight]]. He's later revealed to still be alive, and is only upset that he didn't get to kill Marcus himself.

* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': Invoked in the Coyote and Roadrunner cartoon ''Gee Whiz-zzzzzz''; as Wile E. Coyote falls for the last time, he holds up a sign asking that the cartoon end before he hits. As the screen begins to IrisOut, he holds up a second sign saying "Thank you."

** ''Web of Shadows'' ends with Makuta's servant Roodaka being blown to the ground, Makuta's shadow-hand grabbing her and making making her vanish, leaving only her heart stone, a symbol of Makuta. The {{novelization}} implies she was destroyed with only her heart stone remaining. Later books revealed she survived due to Makuta teleporting her unconscious body away before the heroes could finish off or capture her.

** This is the ultimate fate of [[spoiler:the protagonist, Clive. After saving the world, he's left lying on a beach, his arm becomes infected with the Bearers' curse of petrification that comes with overuse of magic. That said, it's been shown to be possible to live with the curse long-term, with the [[TheMagicGoesAway loss of magic from the world]] further casting doubt on his fate. It's left ambiguous whether Clive dies then and there, survives with a shortened lifespan, or lives a long and happy life with Jill.]]

** Cang Du and [=BG9=] receive punishment from Jugram for losing in their fights. Jugram is able to NoSell Cang's abilities and kill or at least badly injure him, but the scene cuts away before we see what happens to [=BG9=]. Neither are mentioned again following this.

* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''. It's not certain if Reese killed Andrew Benton, Peter Arndt or the bounty hunter responsible for a man he was protecting in Season 2 dying. In each case, Reese is last seen confronting the man, alone, with some frightening and threatening dialogue, and Peter at least is said to have disappeared afterwards. However one episode implies that Reese may have sent at least one of them to be locked in up in a Mexican prison while ImpersonatingAnOfficer.

* In the GrandFinale of ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'', the crew destroys NME's fortress with the NME Salesman still inside and, upon being informed of this, he makes a run for it. In the original UsefulNotes/{{Japanese|Language}} version, he can be heard screaming just before the fortress is entirely destroyed but what makes it qualify for this trope is the UsefulNotes/{{English|Language}} version, which doesn't dub his scream at all and leaves him silent. In both versions, King Dedede attempts to contact him and only gets a static screen in return.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXVI'', this is the ultimate fate of [[spoiler:the protagonist, Clive. After saving the world, his arm becomes infected with the Bearers' curse of petrification that comes with overuse of magic. That said, it's been shown to be possible to live with the curse long-term, with the [[TheMagicGoesAway loss of magic from the world]] further casting doubt on his fate. It's left ambiguous whether Clive dies then and there, survives with a shortened lifespan, or lives a long and happy life with Jill.]]

*** Unlike his book counterpart, Prince Viserys Targaryen (who later became King Viserys II) disappeared during the Dance of the Dragons as his ship fled to the Free Cities.

* Several examples regarding the distant future: it's often speculated that the universe will either end in a Big Crunch (the universe collapses back on itself, a Big Rip (the universe tears itself apart), or a Big Freeze (the universe keeps expanding indefinitely until it finally goes dark), with the lattermost scenario being the most likely; when the Sun expands into a red giant in 5 billion years, it's very likely that Mercury and Venus will indeed both be engulfed, while Mars and the giant planets will all survive due to them orbiting much further away from the Sun, however Earth's ultimate fate is still unknown, although the former scenario seems more likely, even if Earth escapes it will still be sterilized by the Sun's increasing heat; and finally, most far future timelines culminating in either the ultimate fate of the Earth and Solar System and/or the universe will often tend to ignore the fate of humans altogether.

*** Mablung, one of Thingol's captains. He may have died in when the Dwarves attacked Doriath, or he may have survived that and the Second Kinslaying only to die in the Third Kinslaying, or he may have survived all of the above; we just don't know.

* Several examples regarding the distant future: it's often speculated that the universe will either end in a Big Crunch (the universe collapses back on itself, a Big Rip (the universe tears itself apart), or a Big Freeze (the universe keeps expanding indefinitely until it finally goes dark), with the lattermost scenario being the most likely; when the Sun expands into a red giant in 5 billion years, it's very likely that Mercury and Venus will indeed both be engulfed, while Mars and the giant planets will all survive due to them orbiting much further away from the Sun, however Earth's ultimate fate is still unknown, although the former scenario seems more likely, even if Earth escapes it will still be sterilized by the Sun's increasing heat; finally most far future timelines culminating in either the ultimate fate of the Earth and Solar System and/or the universe will often tend to ignore the fate of humans altogether.

* In ''Fanfic/AForceOfFour'', [[WarGod Mars]] disappears after getting struck by the [[Franchise/WonderWoman Amazons' Purple Ray]]. Mars was blasted into oblivion or he merely teleported away? Neither the Amazons nor ComicBook/PowerGirl know.