The Last of Us Part II Remastered Documentary Reveals Abby’s Original Fate

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With the release of The Last of Us Part II Remastered, gamers are again going through the emotions of playing this title and the incredibly dark story that Naughty Dog presented to them originally on the PS4. Now, with the PS5 version, fans aren’t just getting the most “aesthetically pleasing version” of the game but also getting insight into what made this game what it was. The documentary attached to the new game brought the voice actors into the mix and creative director Neil Druckmann to explain some of the game’s key moments. But the biggest moment that everyone wanted to hear about was the “final battle” between Abby and Ellie.

We’re going into HUGE spoilers here, so if you don’t know what happens in The Last of Us Part II Remastered, you really should stop reading here.

For those still with us, the crux of the entire game is that Abby kills Joel early on in the title. It’s revealed that the doctor he killed in the first game’s ending to save Ellie’s life was actually Abby’s father, and she swore revenge against him. Naturally, she got it in brutal fashion, and that sent Ellie on the warpath to “kill the monster” who took the other father she had ever known.

Ellie gets darker and more twisted with every attempt to get to Abby, including basically abandoning the family she made in Jackson. But in the end, after seeing the truth that Abby was just as broken and alone as she was, she couldn’t finish the job and let her live. However, as the documentary clip below highlights, Neil Druckmann admits that Ellie DID kill Abby in the initial version of the script:

Neil Druckmann reveals that Ellie was originally supposed to kill Abby at the end of The Last of Us Part II. #TLOU2Remasteredpic.twitter.com/dFrS0uB4MB

It’s interesting to hear that this was the case originally and the reasoning behind why they didn’t want her to go through with it. Many fans, especially after the initial backlash to the PS4’s release, would have LOVED to see Abby die, as she was one of the