Some games have bad endings, good endings, and one, shining, wonderful Golden Ending; the best possible ending out of all the good ones. The Golden Ending may or may not be the Canon Ending, sometimes Word of God will directly state which one they consider to be so. (And then make a sequel based on a different ending.) See also: Road Cone, Multiple Endings, Nonstandard Game Over, Everybody Lives and Earn Your Happy Ending. May overlap with Easy Mode Mockery, Hundred-Percent Completion, and Golden Path. In cases like these, the Eleventh-Hour Ranger might pop up as well.