These are heroes whose fate is not truly known because the author is not making any more stories or the TV show, movie, or video game is cancelled. This only applies when the story was ended prematurely, rather than for cases where the ending was intentionally inconclusive.

If the story ends prematurely or ends up being cancelled, it leaves questions as to how the hero would have developed if the story was complete. However, even Pure Good heroes who have not died but are still alive and active by the time the story ends prematurely and still meets all the criteria, they can still qualify to fall under this category.