The Last of Us 3 Shouldn't Kill Ellie Off
With The Last of Us Part 1's remake brewing up at Naughty Dog and being almost ready for release, fans are eager to experience Joel and Ellie's journey once more, this time with better tools in the form of haptic feedback and improved accessibility. Although the game will remain an adventure centered around Joel as the main playable character, old and new players alike may go through the story knowing that The Last of Us Part 2 is where Joel and Ellie part ways for good when a strange woman attacks them and kills the smuggler out of revenge. The Last of Us Part 3 might end up reprising these story threads and letting some characters go out in emotional ways.
The franchise is known for how brutally sincere and heart-wrenching the emotions the characters feel can be, with a great example coming from Joel healing from his lifelong trauma by taking care of Ellie, and Ellie finally confiding in someone after too many losses. That's why The Last of Us Part 2 killing Joel off was especially tragic for Ellie because she lost many people she cared about. For her, the process of losing Joel started even before he was murdered, and that's because the two had been having a falling out due to the man's actions at the end of the first game. Because Ellie lost so much and suffered so much already, The Last of Us Part 3 shouldn't kill her off.
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