The Last of Us Part 2 is a game where there are no clear protagonists nor good characters. RELATED: The Last of Us 3: The Case to Retire EllieĪbby Acts as The Last of Us 2's Model for Change This combination of things led to a mixed reception for the game that was based around the fact that players were not happy with having to control Abby or hurt other 'good characters.' However, that was the entire point of this game. The second detail is that Joel is killed by Abby, who then lives on to be the deuteragonist of The Last of Us Part 2, which hits harder because Joel saved Abby's life moments before his death. The first is that Joel's death is raw and unsettling, and it comes as torture both for the characters involved and the players alike, who have to watch a character they learned to love throughout the first game being beaten to death. That is still true in a way, even if the beloved protagonist of the first The Last of Us game is brutally murdered merely an hour into The Last of Us Part 2, and there are two details about this that many fans found disheartening. However, when the game starts, there is nothing to hint that Abby will be a fully playable character, and players delving into the game without reading anything about it most likely thought that the story would revolve around Ellie and Joel instead.

While to some players the true protagonist of The Last of Us Part 2 was still Ellie, it is also true that both Abby and Lev had enough screen time to become fully fleshed-out characters, and quite compelling ones at that.

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