


He is essentially dead inside." Teamed up with Ellie, "He gets a chance at redemption when they are introduced to this child, this person who still has some innocence left. He is portrayed as a "violent character that has gone someplace dark. Joel (Pascal), a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie (Ramsey), a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone to the Fireflies, a cure-searching organization. They become fugitives, travel out of military quarantine zones and across the US, having to deal with both dodging the military and surviving The Infected and scavengers, as they continue to travel west through the United States.Īccording to Naughty Dog, Joel's character is heavily influenced by Rooster Cogburn from True Grit. Joel makes a promise to a friend that he will take care of her. Hardened by the atrocities and devastation left by the fungal infection, Joel works as a black market dealer within the quarantine zone, selling drugs and weapons of sorts.Īccording to Game Informer (Issue 227, March 2012), a traumatic event occurs within the quarantine zone that involves Ellie, Joel's companion. Joel is the main protagonist in The Last of Us.
