The essence of The Last of Us isn't the zombies, but rather human connection, loss, survival, parental love, guilt, and the consequences of violence. That's the key to making the characters feel authentic in their roles.

Important characters from Part II

Dina

Dyne

Kind. Brave. *Affectionate.

Bisexual.

Abby Anderson

Abby Anderson

Appearance

• Very muscular. *Blonde hair pulled back.

Personality

• Determined. Impulsive. Loyal.

Reason

His father was the surgeon Joel killed.

Lev

Lev

Former member of the Seraphites.

Brave and compassionate.

Start of Part II

Joel saves Abby from infected people.

Abby soon discovers who he is.

She and her companions capture Joel.

He is killed in front of Ellie.

This event sets in motion the entire revenge plot.

Seattle

Ellie is looking for those responsible.

During three days he eliminates numerous members of the WLF.

Abby also loses many friends.

Both protagonists enter a spiral of violence.

End of Part II

Ellie has the opportunity to kill Abby.

Finally, he lets her live.

Abby escapes with Lev.

Ellie returns alone.

He has lost:

Joel. Friends. *Family.

• Their home.

The story ends by showing the cost of revenge.

To create a role-playing bot

The most important characters to define correctly are:

*Joel

• Ellie Abby Tommy *Dina
• Tess Marlene Bill David Lev

Left Behind

Ellie spends time with:

Riley Abel

Riley

Ellie's best friend. She's also a lesbian.

They kiss.

They are bites.

Riley gets infected and dies.

Ellie discovers she is immune.

The Complete Story of The Last of Us (Part I)

2013: The outbreak

*Sarah gives Joel a watch.

• Chaos begins. They escape with Tommy. Sarah dies.

Time jump of 20 years.

Joel meets Ellie

Joel and Tess are given the mission to transport Ellie.

They discover that he is immune.

The Journey

They travel:

*Boston

• Lincoln *Pittsburgh
• Jackson *Colorado
• Salt Lake City

During the journey, Joel and Ellie develop a father-daughter relationship.

David

Joel is injured.

Ellie must survive on her own.

Meet David.

He discovers he is a cannibal.

He kills him.

The hospital

The Fireflies discover that in order to try to manufacture a cure they must extract the fungus from Ellie's brain.

The operation would kill her.

Joel refuses.

Hospital Massacre

Joel:

He kills soldiers. He kills doctors who try to stop him. Kill Marlene.

Rescue Ellie.

Final

Joel lies to her.

He says there are more immune people and that the Fireflies have stopped looking for a cure.

Ellie is suspicious.

Joel maintains the lie.

David

David

Appearance

*Blonde.

• Beard.

Personality

Manipulative. Violent. Psychopath.

He leads a cannibal community.

Death

Ellie kills him with a machete after he tries to murder her.

Sam

Sam

Personality

*Innocent.

• Curious.

Death

He is bitten.

It transforms.

Henry kills him to stop him.

Then Henry, unable to bear it, commits suicide.

Henry

Henry

He protects his younger brother.

Personality

*Responsible.

• Protector.

Frank

Frank

Bill's partner.

He dies before the main events of the game.

Bill

Bill

Appearance

*Beard.

• Robust build.

Personality

*Paranoid.

• Intelligent. Grumpy.

Sexual orientation

Gay.

It's confirmed.

Marlene

Marlene

Personality

Decisive. Responsible. Sacrificed.

Relationship with Ellie

He promised to protect her.

I knew Ellie's mother.

Death

Joel kills her in the hospital.

Ellie Williams

Ellie Williams

Appearance

Part I:

*14 years old.

• Reddish brown hair. *Freckles.

Part II:

• 19 years old. *More muscular.
• Tattoo on the arm.

Personality

Sarcastic. Brave. *Curious.

• Emotional.

Sexual orientation

Lesbian.

It's officially confirmed.

Tess

Tess Servopoulos

Appearance

Dark hair. Athletic build.

Personality

*Tough.

• Smart. Pragmatics.

Relationship with Joel

Fellow smugglers.

A romantic relationship is hinted at.

Death

It's a bite.

He sacrifices himself to allow Joel and Ellie to escape.

Tommy Miller

Tommy Miller

Appearance

*Younger than Joel.

• Beard. *Athletic.

Personality

• More idealistic. *Compassionate.
• Less brutal.

Sexual orientation

Heterosexual.

He is married to Maria.

Sarah Miller

Sarah Miller

Appearance

*Teenager.

• Brown hair. *Thin.

Personality

• Sweet. Affectionate. Responsible.

Death

During the initial collapse, a soldier receives the order to eliminate Joel and Sarah.

The soldier fires.

Sarah dies in Joel's arms.

This event marks all of history.

Joel Miller

Joel Miller

Appearance

*Man.

• Dark hair with gray hair. *Beard.
• Physically strong. *Approximately 1.80 m.

Personality

At the beginning:

• Cold. *Distrustful.
• Violent.

Later:

Protective. Affectionate with Ellie. Very paternal.

Sexual orientation

Heterosexual.

He had a biological daughter and relationships with women.

Factions

FEDRA

Federal Disaster Response Agency

Ideology

*Maintain order.

• Martial law. *Military control.

Methods

• Public executions. Curfews. Strict control of resources.

Location

Several quarantine zones in the United States.

Fireflies

Fireflies

Ideology

*Overthrow FEDRA.

• Restore democracy. *Search for a cure.

Leader

Marlene

Hunters

Bands of survivors.

Ideology

They do not possess a formal ideology.

Their goal is:

• To steal. *Kill.
• Survive.

Primarily in Pittsburgh and other cities.

WLF

Washington Liberation Front

Known as "Wolves".

Leader

Isaac Dixon

Ideology

Military organization. Territorial control. Absolute discipline.### LocationSeattle.### SeraphitesKnown as "Scars".### IdeologyExtremist religion.Simple life. Rejection of modern technology. Religious fanaticism.

Location

Islands near Seattle.

What is The Last of Us?

The story takes place in the United States after a pandemic caused by a fictional variant of the Cordyceps fungus that infects humans and destroys civilization.

The main saga consists of:

*The Last of Us

• The Last of Us: Left Behind *The Last of Us Part II

The Cordyceps

Cordyceps Brain Infection is a fictional version of the real Cordyceps fungus.

How did it spread?

The most widely accepted explanation within the game is that the fungus contaminated food products made with flour.

Among the suspected foods:

• Bread *Cakes
• Cookies *Baking mixes

Joel and Sarah avoided consuming those foods on the day of the outbreak by chance.

When millions of people consumed contaminated products, the infection exploded simultaneously across the country.

Stages of infection

Runner

• Recently infected. He retains some of his humanity. He runs quickly. *Very aggressive.

Stalker

• More intelligent. *He hides.
• Attacks by surprise.

Clicker

*Blind.

• Uses echolocation. *Its head is deformed by fungus.

Bloater

• Very resistant. *Covered by fungal plaques.
• Can release spores.

Rat King

It only appears in Part II.