Inconclusive

Villains whose fates are left truly unknown because the authors are not making anymore stories, or the TV shows, movies and/or games were cancelled. This can also apply if the villain's fate was never properly disclosed or followed up on at any point later in the series.

Some examples are shown below:

• The villain's fate was left unclosed and gets no comeuppance: The villain who was never seen again, and his/her ultimate fate is left unknown (e.g. Johan Liebert is a good example of this since of his absent in the sequel, Tamotsu and Tord)
• The series/show was cancelled: The creator, claims that he/she would be retiring or cancelling the series, even if the villains are defeated (Gelorum although she was defeated, the Acceleracers series was cancelled, leaving the story on a cliffhanger).
• The villain no longer appears as a threat: After the last appearance of the villain where he/she was seen in and the later episodes they don't appear again and they no longer encounter the heroes again (Slade, Coachman and Johan Liebert).

NOTE: This category only applies when the story ended prematurely, not for when it was intentionally inconclusive (e.g. Mizuki and the Entity).