One of the locations in The Last of Us Part 3 could be a settlement of people immune to the Cordyceps brain infection, like Ellie is. That possibility emerges from a recent interview with a former Naughty Dog developer, who revealed that series creator Neil Druckmann had already drafted more lore than was ultimately included in the first two The Last of Us games.
Spoilers for The Last of Us Part 1 and Part 2 ahead.
Fans have long debated whether a cure for the Cordyceps fungus is truly as simple as the Fireflies presented it at the end of The Last of Us Part 1. However, what is not up to debate is that Ellie's immunity to the devastating brain infection is genuine. Neither the first two mainline games nor HBO's hit television adaptation have so far suggested that any other character in the franchise shares her condition.
A noteworthy leaker reveals potential details about The Last of Us Part 3 despite Naughty Dog not having officially announced the project.
That long-held assumption may have more cracks in it than previously thought, following a recent episode of the Kiwi Talkz podcast in which Gabriel Betancourt, a former Senior Lighting...
