She is riddled with burden, as she strums ‘I know I'll kill my enemies when they come’. The relevance here, isn't immediately obvious, however the type is likely in reference to either repentance or sorrow. Motioning downward the image of a plant is inked. She’s likely about nineteen come the start of this second game and some years have passed…Įllie’s quivering hand enters shot. Maybe this conflict will even pit the brothers against one another?Īn aspect of my analysis in 2016 focussed on Ellie’s altered appearance.

However I believe she may leverage Tommy, who’s concerned about the vulnerability of their settlement ‘Jackson’, to eventually help her leave for Seattle. I think Joel and his brother Tommy are both voices of reason for her against a quest for vengeance. With everything the two characters went through, his thoughts must have some sway with Ellie, no matter how estranged the two have become between the titles. He battled with his own inadequacies, unable to save her, before we pick up his story with Tess later in the game. Joel lost his daughter Sarah as the fungal pandemic began. As he well knows, vengeance won’t provide her closure. An effort to help her accept that whatever has happened can’t be undone. Arguably Joel’s opening dialogue is a plea to Ellie. Her voiceover here notes ‘I’m leaving tomorrow’. The catalyst for this sequel is significant trauma. After a cut to the SIE logo we get a shot we’ve seen in previous trailers.

As the trailer begins Joel beckons Ellie.

The last of us part 2 reveal trailer