Ellie

“It can’t be any worse out there, can it?”

(Game)

Welcome to Silent Hill

**Ellie** is one of the protagonists of the hit video game **The Last of Us**. She made her debut in *The Ties That Bind*.

## Canon

She comes from a world ravaged and devastated by a fungus that reduces humans to its primal instincts and causes them to savagely attack, eat, and infect others around them, not unlike the Crossed.

## Pre-Murder

It's not exactly clear on what Ellie's whereabouts were before the events of *The Ties That Bind*, though we can assume that she was in the middle of the events of The Last of Us before being separated by the game's other protagonist, Joel.

## Plot Involvement

### **The Ties That Bind**

Ellie was a fairly prominent figure in the Murder Game, secretly acting as one of the few Traitors. In the midst of it, however, she developed a genuine bond with Katniss Everdeen, and some might say that was the cause of her downfall. Or so one would think.

### **Welcome to Silent Hill**

She was thought to have been killed during the climax of The Ties That Bind, but narrowly managed to escape death. Later, during the events of Welcome to Silent Hill, she and her partner, Joel, would venture their way and she would reunite with the rest of the survivors who also appeared in The Ties That Bind, though with a less than warm reception due to her previous status as a Traitor.

When she returned for Welcome to Silent Hill, she was an ordinary survivor now, but the others who appeared in The Ties That Binddid not trust Ellie, and for good reason. Still, Ellie tried to make amends, attempting to befriend Elsa with little success. In the event's third chapter, Ellie's friend, Joel, ended up infected with the Crossed virus and Ellie was forced to put him down.

## Epilogue(s)

### **The Ties That Bind**

In the climax of The Ties That Bind, Ellie was nearly fatally wounded up shortly after it was discovered she was a Traitor. In her supposedly dying moments, she was given a farewell kiss by Katniss Everdeen before everything went black for the young girl. Unbeknownst to everyone, Ellie had actually survived the ordeal and would live on to return to her homeworld.

### **Welcome to Silent Hill**

Though she was never given a proper epilogue, it is assumed Ellie and Joel suffered the same fate as the rest of the survivors, being sent back to a desolate, empty, and completely dead version of their world, where they meet their end.

## Character Relationships

* *Joel* - Another protagonist of **The Last of Us** who would appear with her in *Welcome to Silent Hill*. Though they initially had a rocky start, the two of them became very close to each other, almost like father and daughter.
* *Katniss Everdeen* - The protagonist of the novel and film series **The Hunger Games**, who debuted in *The Ties That Bind*. The two of them developed a close relationship with each other, despite Ellie's status as a Traitor. In the final moments of *The Ties That Bind,* Katniss shared a kiss with the supposedly dying Ellie.
* *Elsa* - A protagonist of the film **Frozen** who also made her debut in *The Ties That Bind*. They had a decent friendship going on in *The Ties That Bind*, though it was shattered once Ellie was revealed to be a Traitor. Ellie attempted to make up for it in *Welcome to Silent Hill,* though to little avail.

## Trivia

* Ellie was originally set to die for real in the climax of *The Ties That Bind*, but it was retconned so that she could appear again in *Welcome to Silent Hill*.

* A relatively popular character of the series, moreso during the earlier events, Ellie had been nominated for Kindest Traitor Overall, as well as Best Character for *The Ties That Bind*, while also winning the award for Best Traitor of the event as well. Her death alongside Katniss Everdeen was also nominated for Best Death, and while it did not win that award, it was nominated for and won the award for Saddest Death of the same event. In the second Award Show, she was nominated for Most Physically Tortured Character, and won Most Mentally Tortured Character.