Their first encounter was Abby's murder of Joel, with Ellie being forced to watch. She is the deuteragonist of the 2013 game The Last of Us, the main protagonist of both its prequel comic series American Dreams, its 2014 prequel DLC expansion Left Behind, and one of the two main protagonists (alongside Abby Anderson) of the 2020 sequel The Last of Us Part II, serving as the main . [47] Further, when completing the game's main story, in the background of the main menu the player will see Ellie's switchblade lying against the window, displaying this fixation on Ellie rather than Joel. He mentions that people in Jackson are impressed with how Ellie has been helping out. Ellie refuses; she wants her to show her a way out of the school and tells her to stop calling her "new kid." Ellie was quick to object their leaving her and physically showed guilt about her death following the attack. Ellie pulls the arrow from her shoulder and sneaks through and kills the Seraphites. Riley says she prefers the second option. [24] Though initially he only felt that Ellie viewed Riley as an influence, Druckmann later considered her romantic appeal, and decided to explore the concept. An example is when Joel falls on an iron rod. As they walk, Ellie tries to explain why she ignored his order but just gets more frustrated at Joel's response. . Once the recording ends, Ellie thanks Joel for her best birthday present. Eventually, they reach high enough ground to see how far they are from the aquarium, but they find that the streets below are flooded for miles. Ellie, or Elly, is a given name, usually feminine. Ellie will also sometimes stab an enemy in the back with her switchblade if the enemy is strangling Joel, thus allowing Joel to break free. Enraged, Ellie declares she can take care of herself without his help. More than 99.9 percent of people with the first name Ellie are female. Plagued by OCD, panic attacks, and flashbacks, Ellie wishes she could just be Ellie, the girl who skates. [64] Philip Kollar of Polygon found the relationship was assisted by the game's optional conversations. Her name is a pun on her species. Ellie finds an empty gas can in a flooded parking garage, and after killing some stalkers, fills it up from gas taken from a truck. He proceeds to strangle her. Tommy then reveals to Ellie that he has a report placing Abby and Lev in Santa Barbara. [18], Ellie is also perceptibly clever and witty, and will do whatever it takes to keep Joel and herself alive. [16] The team also considered Ellie important for marketing; Druckmann said that, when asked to move the image of Ellie from the front of the game's packaging to the back, "everyone at Naughty Dog just flat-out refused". Exploring his tent, Ellie discovers a photograph of Winston in his youth and comments on his looks. [32], With Tommy's direction, Joel and Ellie reach a university where the Fireflies are thought to reside. 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[fn 2] After Riley drinks in his memory they leave his tent and spot the saddle belonging to Winstons horse, Princess. After returning to Jackson, Ellie is in a traumatized state after what has transpired, and Tommy approaches her in her room. [53] Joel gifts Ellie a guitar, fulfilling his promise to teach her how to play. Later that night, Ellie wakes up freezing and closes the windows. [26] In Left Behind, Ellie and Riley share a kiss; the team considered omitting the kiss from the game, but felt that it was imperative to the story and strengthened the relationship. [36] After this encounter, Ellie trusts that Joel will not leave her, evidenced in how she waits with Callus while Joel searches the University. Ellie Taylor is a fantastic comedian and her brilliant dialogue delivery, and comic timings can make anyone roll on the floor laughing. As it starts, it is a recording of NASA's Apollo 11 launch. She defends herself against the infected until Riley can arrive to help her; however, her friend is ambushed by another infected. Ellie's map is left behind in Owen's blood. Ellie then removes her mask, revealing that she is immune as she does not cough or succumb to the infection. As of 2021, Ellie ranks as the 30th most popular girl's name in the United States. Ellie specifically recognizes Abby as Joel's killer. She also finds numerous hats in the area and tries them on, and makes Joel wear one. Ellie and Tommy argue about Ellie wanting vengeance, figuring out the WLF is from Seattle, but Tommy is nervous about the required manpower for such a mission leaving Jackson vulnerable. However, before he can harm her, Ellie hits him with a brick. On rare occasions, she may give the player ammunition or a health kit. Voiced by: Ashley Johnson (English) note [54], Later on in the night, Ellie lies beside and watches over Dina as she sleeps in the theater dressing room. (Nominee) Personal Life: Nick Name: Aria Ellie Idol Elly Idol Elie Eilish: Born (Date of Birth) 10 November 2000: Age (as 2023) 23 . 45 Episodes 1975. Ellie has straight, auburn hair. The Last of Us games never traveled to Kansas City, although Joel and Ellie's journey to Salt Lake City likely passes through here. [68], Following the release of Left Behind, Ellie's relationship with Riley was commended by reviewers. As Bill and Joel converse while loading shotguns, Ellie investigates a pile of comics and magazines on a shelf. [56] GamesRadar listed Ellie among the best characters of the video game generation, stating that her courage exceeds that of most male characters. He later lies to Ellie, telling her that the Fireflies had already found dozens of other immune people and had stopped seeking a cure. Despite Abby no longer feeling animosity towards her, Ellie was determined to exact revenge on Abby, and threatened the weakened Lev at knife-point so that she agreed to fight, revealing her moral boundaries had been shattered by her rage for Abby. At the start of the series, Ellie infected her friends, Avery and Macy, at the start of the series. He and Ellie agree to take out the patrolling WLF and steal one of their trucks to escape from Hillcrest. Joel says she needs to promise not to laugh, which she does. She does not show any other significant reactions to her bite. The group then steal some weapons from the gun cache and prepare to assault the Rattlers, but Ellie stops them and asks them about Abby. Following this, she makes her way through flooded city streets, eventually reaching the hospital. Jesse, another attendee, approaches Ellie at the bar. [29], They make it to the bridge but, as she is pulled up by Henry over a container, the Humvee once again returns. Ellie demanded antibiotics in return, threatening them with her bow and arrow if they tried anything. Crossing the rooftops, they evade another patrol and climb down through the window into the Liberty Gardens mall, their usual hangout. With the Humvee pounding against the vehicles blocking its path and Joel unable to discover a safe escape, Ellie takes matters into her own hands. While there, Ellie finds an acoustic guitar backstage and takes it to play and sings Future Days by Pearl Jam. Ellie is young lesbian.it is revealed that Ellie is attracted to other women and has a romantic relationship with another character named Dina. He turns his attention to Ellie and while he does so, Riley grabs the gun and shoots him, knocking him to the ground. [52] She is rather reliant on it, struggling to best Abby in hand-to-hand combat without the blade. Dina argued with Ellie against it, but Ellie was resolute in her desire for revenge. Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley, directors of The Last of Us (2013), conceived a sequence with a mute female character who would accompany Uncharted protagonist Nathan Drake; Druckmann felt this would create a "beautiful" relationship through gameplay alone. [9], As a child, Ellie grew up as an orphan in an oppressive military quarantine zone in Boston, Massachusetts, with little knowledge of the world before infection. [18][19] Later, in the Capitol Building, Tess expressed her complete belief that Ellie is immune, having compared how her bite was worse (despite only being an hour old) to Ellie's three-week-old (but healed) bite to Joel.[21]. One of the most notable confirmed new characters is played by Yellowjackets star Melanie Lynskey. At Auschwitz's Block 17, he berates himself for being a spoiled child and rejecting his first plate of prison soup. [10][fn 5], Ellie eventually becomes separated from Joel when the pair climb an elevator shaft, the elevator giving way, sending him plummeting to the bottom. However, when Ellie and Dina walked away, Seth made a homophobic remark, causing Ellie to round on him. Ellie shrugs, not knowing the answer. She tries to get Henry to pull Joel up but the man panics, racing off with Sam. Maria seems to take an instant liking to Ellie, offering to let her take some horses for horseback riding. The 17-year-old actress played Young Jane throughout the series. Dina mentions how her sister Talia used to take her to synagogues to pray. They decide to search it for gasoline. [13], When Riley tells Ellie that Marlene is having her sent to a group of Fireflies in another city, Ellie tells her friend that she should go and follow what she's always wanted to do. [38] David also tries to keep Ellie alive, but she later kills him. Bernard McEveety. The name Ellie is a feminine German form of the Hebrew name Elisheva, which means "My God is an oath". Dina initially protests that Ellie should wait until Jesse can go with her, but Ellie is determined to go lest they lose the lead. He orders Riley and Ellie to return to the school before he departs. She returns in Gacha Resort to once again to offer advice and guidance. Ellie watches as the two briefly argue before following them towards the outskirts. [54] Ashley Reed and Andy Hartup of GamesRadar named Ellie one of the "most inspirational female characters in games", writing that she is "one of the most modern, realistic characters ever designed". He redeems himself by multiple acts of kindness, such as . Riley's resulting death from Cordyceps infection affected Ellie deeply, motivating her to put her immunity to good use. [33] She later assists in combat by shooting them as well when Joel trusts her with a gun. Famous Birthdays. [20] Despite this infection, the infected do not recognize her as one of their own so they still attempt to kill her. [73], Key to Ellie's role is the cyclical course the game takes, notably in Joel's actions to save her in the game's ending despite initially not wanting anything to do with her in the opening act. Druckmann felt that it represented Ellie finally overcoming her ego, but preferred that the player create their own interpretation. Returning to her senses, Ellie paces over to Mel, unzips her jacket and sees Mel is heavily pregnant. When Ellie refused, Tommy burst out in anger, enraged that Ellie would dare live a comfortable life and allow Abby to live despite what she had done to them, leaving their relationship on sour terms. [fn 1] She serves as the protagonist of The Last of Us: American Dreams, the playable deuteragonist of The Last of Us, and the playable protagonist of both The Last of Us: Left Behind and The Last of Us Part II.[1]. As Abby and Lev leave, Ellie looks over at Dina, contemplating what her actions have cost her. Ellie reappeared on the charts in 1992 and hit a top 100 name position in 2011, and a top 50 name by 2015. She has been utterly sensational with her performances in Snog Marry Avoid? Seconds later, she advises Ellie to flee before quickly leaving. During the start of the journey, Ellie spends her time in the back reading the Savage Starlight article she stole from Bill. Riley leads Ellie through the window of an abandoned mall. She admits she knows how to take the safety off, ensuring Joel she will be "careful". Once at the museum, the full-sized statue of a Tyrannosaurus Rex near the entrance leaves Ellie in awe. Eventually, they were stalked by theSlender Man, eventually leading to the two of them hiding out in her cabin from him. Ellie and Joel overhear Tess being gunned down by the military, and they see her corpse whilst escaping the building. The Half of It, which premieres on May 1, is a Cyrano de Bergerac-like love story about a Chinese-American teenager named Ellie Chu, who makes money by writing essays for her classmates. However, Riley tries to make it up to Ellie by taking her exploring through a mall early in the morning. [33][34] This fear, however, dissolves after Joel changes his mind and commits to her while they overlook Jackson, following their argument at the ranch house. Now free, Dina warns Ellie that the gunshots have alerted more WLF soldiers but Ellie focusses on taking Jordan's letter and a photo of Leah. [40] After his group captures Ellie, he offers her a place with them. [38], David, having let Ellie leave, has his men track her down. After finding the Colorado base destroyed, Joel and Ellie finally reach the Fireflies at a hospital in Salt Lake City, where Joel discovers that the Fireflies cannot create a vaccine without killing Ellie during surgery because they must remove the mutant strain of the fungus from her brain. She's the novel's protagonist and one of five sisters born to her parents in a world where families really wanted sons. She gained the scar before American Dreams, Left Behind, and The Last of Us took place. However, a runner appears and attacks Ellie first. [90] For her role in The Last of Us Part II, Johnson was named co-winner of Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) Awards. [30], Miraculously, Ellie survives, Henry returning to the two in time to save them. But after seeing My figure skates take only a minute or so to lace up, and, taking a deep breath, I glide out onto the ice. 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