Ending Types

9

Sad

Emotional Register

8

Sequel-bait

Structural Type

6

Ambiguous

Resolution Quality

6

Evil Destroyed

Outcome

6

Triumphant / Empowerment

Emotional Register

6

Twist

Structural Type

5

False Ending / False Victory

Structural Type

5

Closed (All Questions Answered)

Resolution Quality

5

Tragic

Emotional Register

5

No Resolution

Resolution Quality

4

Satisfying

Resolution Quality

4

Hopeful

Emotional Register

3

Bookend (Mirrors the Opening)

Structural Type

3

Bleak / Despairing

Emotional Register

3

Bittersweet

Emotional Register

2

A Trace Remains

Outcome

2

The Cycle Continues

Outcome

2

Unknown

Resolution Quality

2

Darkly Comic

Emotional Register

1

Happily Ever After

Emotional Register

1

Post-Credits Scene

Structural Type

1

Monster Slain at a Cost

Outcome

1

The Monster Survives

Outcome

1

Everyone Dies

Outcome

1

The Curse Transfers / Passes On

Outcome

1

Sole Survivor

Outcome

1

Apocalyptic (Total Destruction)

Outcome

1

Cyclical (Back to the Beginning)

Structural Type

1

Cliffhanger

Structural Type

1

Open

Resolution Quality

1

Melancholic

Emotional Register

1

Gut-Punch

Emotional Register

16

Structural Type

21

Emotional Register

13

Outcome

19

Resolution Quality