The Last Of Us
monition : This clause contains spoilers forThe Last of Usseason 2 andThe Last of Us Part II .
Abby brings four friends on her quest for retaliation inThe Last of Usseason 2 , and Abby ’s group in the TV show has a few primal law of similarity and difference compared to their telecasting biz counterparts . In both versions of the story , Abby and her friends are former Fireflies who desire to find and vote down Joel in retaliation for his massacre of their militia group . ButAbby has a more personal reason for wanting Joel utter . She did n’t just lose her brother that day ; she lost family . The surgeon who was going to create a cure was her dad , Jerry .
InThe Last of Us Part II , Abby and her friendsare get it on as the Salt Lake work party . In the secret plan , the mathematical group comprise of eight members . But the TV show crop it down to the most substantive five . Ellie kills Jordan shortly upon arriving in Seattle , and Nick and Leah get killed off - screen ( the former by Tommy and the latter by Seraphites ) , so they do n’t get much development in the game . The boob tube show only accommodate the five characters with the most well - round personalities and tangible arcs . But who are they , and how do they compare to the biz ?
5Abby
The most crucial extremity of Abby ’s gang is , of course , Abby herself . InThe Last of Usseason 2 , Abby is played by Kaitlyn Dever , inheriting the role from picture biz royal family Laura Bailey . WhenThe Last of Us Part IIwas released , Abby prove to be a wildly controversial character . Some players appreciated what this groundbreaking narration was hear to do and eventually came around to sympathise with Abby , but some players just could n’t get past what she did and only ever realize her as Joel ’s killer . Despite the contention , the television receiver show has remained close to the character .
The biggest change the TV show makes to Abby is getting free of her muscular build . In the game , Abby ’s restrain physique not only differentiates her gameplay from Ellie ’s ; it also establish just how all - devour her desire for revenge is . She ’s spent four years turning her consistency into an unstoppable putting to death machine , all in formulation for her showdown with Joel . Although she ’s not as muscular , Dever has proven to be a great Abby . In just the first few episodes , Dever has perfectly retake everything that made Bailey ’s performance so hefty : her rage , her grief , her beastly force , her well - guarded exposure .
The TV show makes one other major variety in its approach shot to Abby . It severalize the audience upfront that Abby is an ex - Firefly , the operating surgeon was her dad , and she wants to avenge him by pour down Joel . In the secret plan , actor have no idea who Abby iswhen she kills Joel — just that she ’s one of the many foe he ’s made over the years . It ’s not until they ’ve followed Ellie on her own unrelenting seeking for vengeance that they see Abby ’s side of the story and realize she ’s not so different . The serial make Abby more large-hearted from the offset .
4Owen
The closelipped person in Abby ’s life after her later don is the love of her life , Owen , who ’s played by Spencer Lord in the series . When Abby ’s dad was killed , she was just take off to fall down in love with Owen . After Jerry ’s death , they started a relationship , but Abby skin to love Owen ’s companionship and get intimate with him , because she was always distract by the fact that Joel was still out there . Despite Owen ’s best efforts , his relationship with Abby eventually ended and he started dating one of their other friends , Mel . But he still has feelings for Abby .
So far , the telecasting show has n’t overtly suggest at Abby and Owen ’s romantic chronicle , but it has shown that they have a closer alliance than anyone else in the group . When Abby first proposed track down Joel to exact retaliation , Owen was the one who talked her into a compromise . In the game , much like in the TV show , when they get to Jackson , Owen want to give up on the revenge charge . But in the show , it ’s plainly because they ’re outdo ; in the plot , it ’s because he just found out Mel is pregnant and does n’t want to peril her .
3Mel
Ariela Barer make for Mel . Unlike the rest of the Salt Lake gang , who are all soldier , Mel is a doctor . She study under Abby ’s dad and looked up to him as a mentor , so she wanted revenge for his death , but she ’s not as well-off with wildness as her friends . This is exhibit in the TV version when she keeps butting in to ensure Abby wo n’t offend anyone besides Joel — she ’s even hesitating to tranquillize Dina . The goggle box show has n’t revealed whether Mel is pregnant yet , but her pregnancy is a big part of her character reference in the game .
2Manny
Manny is played by Danny Ramirez , best know as the MCU ’s new Falcon . InThe Last of Us Part II , Manny is Abby ’s roomie . Abby and Manny are renowned as the W.L.F. ’s two most redoubtable soldier , each carrying an telling physical structure count . When the Wolves are planning a major military operation , Abby and Manny are chosen to take the charge . While the rest of the Salt Lake crowd are present to be a short ill at ease about Abby ’s chosen method of killing Joel , Manny is a veteran warrior who takes just as much sadistic pleasure from the retribution as Abby does .
The TV show skip one of Manny ’s most hated instant from the game — when he spits on Joel ’s cadaver — because it prevented many player from wanting to empathize with him . Ramirez is a close forcible mates for Manny , down to the facial hair that Manny ’s dad wants him to shave off , and he has the charisma to do the character judge , too . The television set show has n’t had a opportunity to show it yet , but Manny is known for his promiscuity . When Abby is reintroduced in the secret plan , she ’s sleeping in the depository library , because Manny was having sex in their flat .
1Nora
The fifth phallus of Abby ’s group , Nora , is played by Tati Gabrielle , who ’s also starring in Naughty Dog ’s next plot , Intergalactic : The Heretic Prophet . Nora is a medic like Mel , but she has more scrap experience , so she ’s desensitized to violence . In the biz , Nora is characterized as being ferociously loyal to her friend . When a brace of them go A.W.O.L. andthe W.L.F. ’s ruthless leader Isaacinterrogates her for their localization , she does n’t break up . When Abby is captured and chain to an lift for desertion , Nora disembarrass her and gives her what she need to get on her way .
The Last of Us time of year 2 adapts all the major character reference from the secret plan , but how do the live - action version compare to their video recording game counterparts ?
Nora is central to one ofThe Last of Us Part II ’s blue moments . During her violent disorder through Seattle , Ellie finds Nora and forces her to disclose Abby ’s whereabouts . When Nora refuses to talk , Ellie torture heruntil she caves . It ’s a primal turning point in Ellie ’s arc ; it ’s the moment that she in full loses her humans and becomes a monster . The trailer forThe Last of Usseason 2 teased that we ’ll get to this second before the finale . If it ’s anything like the secret plan , it ’ll be really hard to check , but it ’ll give Gabrielle a prospect to beam .
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