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The Last of Us Game Character Names

21 characters · Video Game

Joel /JOH-ul/ A hardened survivor haunted by past trauma, tasked with escorting Ellie across a post-apocalyptic America. Ellie /EH-lee/ A resilient and foul-mouthed teenager immune to the Cordyceps fungus, holding the key to a potential cure. Tess /Tess/ A tough and resourceful smuggler, Joel's partner, who shares a deep bond with him and sacrifices herself for the greater good. Bill /Bill/ A paranoid and eccentric survivalist who helps Joel and Ellie, burdened by his past and losses. Tommy /TOM-ee/ Joel's younger brother, a former Firefly who has found a new life and seeks to make amends for his past actions. Sarah /SAIR-uh/ Joel's beloved daughter whose tragic death at the beginning of the outbreak deeply impacts him. Marlene /Mar-LEEN/ The leader of the Fireflies, a rebel group fighting for a cure to the Cordyceps infection. David /DAY-vid/ The charismatic leader of a cannibalistic group, posing a significant threat to Ellie. Henry /HEN-ree/ A resourceful survivor who befriends Joel and Ellie, protecting his younger brother Sam. Riley /RYE-lee/ Ellie's best friend who shares a pivotal moment of love and loss with her before the events of the main game. Abby /AB-ee/ A WLF (Washington Liberation Front) soldier driven by vengeance after losing her father, Jerry Anderson, a Firefly surgeon. She becomes a playable protagonist in The Last of Us Part II, whose arc explores moral complexity and redemption. Dina /DEE-nah/ Ellie's romantic partner and close companion in The Last of Us Part II, who joins her on the journey to Seattle. Pragmatic and emotionally grounded, she serves as a moral anchor amid the game's escalating violence. Lev /LEV/ A young Seraphite outcast who forms an unlikely alliance with Abby in The Last of Us Part II. A transgender boy who chose his own name after rejecting his assigned identity within the cult-like Seraphites. Jesse /JES-ee/ A skilled patrol member from the Jackson settlement and close friend of both Ellie and Dina in The Last of Us Part II. Reliable and level-headed, he travels to Seattle to bring his friends home. Maria /mah-REE-ah/ Tommy's wife and a co-leader of the fortified Jackson, Wyoming community in both The Last of Us and Part II. Pragmatic and authoritative, she helps maintain one of the few organized and humane survivor settlements in the post-outbreak world. Yara /YAR-uh/ A young member of the Scar cult who becomes an ally and friend to the player. Sister of Lev, she struggles between her cult upbringing and personal morality. Owen /OH-ən/ A WLF soldier and key antagonist in Part II. Former lover of Abby, he serves as a complex moral obstacle throughout the narrative. Mel /mel/ A pregnant WLF soldier and key story element in Part II. Her situation creates moral complexity and consequences within the narrative. Isaac /EYE-zak/ Commander of the WLF military faction in Seattle. A strategic leader driven by ideology and survival of his organization. Nora /NOR-uh/ A WLF soldier and antagonist in Part II. She serves as an obstacle to the player's objectives with significant story implications. Jordan /JOR-dun/ A WLF soldier encountered during Part II. Part of the faction's armed forces with strategic significance in the narrative.

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