Neil Druckmann has stated in the in-game cinematic commentary that, while Joel is the protagonist of. The name stands on its own or can be a shortened form of any of the numerous female names beginning with the syllable El-, in particular Eleanor or Elizabeth and Elvira. Ellie assumes she is being facetious and inquires if she means future as seen in science fiction. When they arrive at the TV station, they find WLF soldiers hanging and disemboweled from the ceiling, killed by Seraphites, who have used blood to cover the walls in their insignia. Despite admitting she has only ever shot a rifle at rats, Joel trusts her with the job of covering him. The two begin to hunt infected who are nearby. The simple drop-off turned into a year-long journey across America, and the two eventually formed a close bond. As a male given name, Ellie appeared on the popular boy naming charts sporadically from 1900, 1902, and 1906 to 1910. The morning after, Ellie is awoken by Jesse, who asks her about the night before (much to Ellie's relief, he has no hard feelings out her kissing Dina). Ellie hopes to find medicine, but to her disappointment, it has been picked clean of any useful supplies. She also trusted Ellie to work with Dina on patrol duty. David pleads with Ellie that he has her best interests in mind, and offers her a place in his group. Lev shoots Dina through the shoulder, allowing Abby to bash her head into the floor, knocking her unconscious. [60], After her confrontation with Abby, Ellie travels back to Wyoming and returns to the farm shared with Dina, only to find it abandoned. After he was killed, Ellie became emotionally broken. Ellie heads towards the town, fighting a few infected along the way, until she is caught in a trap that suspends her from a tree upside down, and her side is pierced by a branch. Heading into the back of the mall, Riley explains that the military lied about the power in the city and that there was still power inside the mall. Despite Dina's pleas, Ellie tracks Abby to Santa Barbara, where she frees an enslaved Abby from a group of bandits. "Some folks call this thing here a gee-tar." The pair find disused M939 trucks on the collapsed highway, full of areas to explore. [34], The pair bonded, with Maria disclosing Joel's daughter and her death to Ellie. Marlene says that she wasn't really going to kill Riley. Characters Character List Jesse Oliver Aarons, Jr. Druckmann described the game as a coming of age story for Ellie, in which she adopts the qualities of a survivor. As of 2021, Ellie ranks as the 30th most popular girl's name in the United States. [43] Ellie also feels worthless, believing her life is a burden and that her death would be beneficial for others. Her pregnancy puts a temporary dent in their relationship as Ellie is angered and hurt that Dina would willingly put herself in harm's way, in addition to believing that she would be a burden in Ellie's hunt for Abby. However, the man is irritated by their presence. Though she knows she can't swim, Ellie recklessly jumps off of the bridge, causing Joel to do likewise. Hours later, she awakes as two Rattlers approach her in the trap. Nave and curious about the outside world, she is wise beyond her years and highly capable of taking care of herself and those around her. Ellie suggests that the three split up to look for them. 2. She is friendly and good-humored but does not suffer foolishness. Her voice is also deeper as well. The Fireflies are, however, nowhere to be found, instead the two are met with a large group of both infected and cannibals. At first Joel does not want Ellie to mention Sarah, saying that Ellie is "treading on some mighty thin ice here". Hazel Moore is Unmarried and not dating anyone. Joel joins her, in awe at all the technology still intact within it. [33] Eventually, Ellie finally manages to discuss Joel's past with him, even Sarah. [10], She admits her sickness at having "shot the hell outta that guy". After barely dodging the Humvee's bullets, they come to a halt when they find the upper section of the bridge has fallen through. [72] IGN's Luke Karmali questioned Naughty Dog's motivation behind the kiss, noting the "bait-and-switch" in which they made players care for the character before revealing her sexuality, but ultimately dismissed this and commended the handling of Ellie's sexuality and the subtlety of the writing. Joel reveals he hasn't cleared one of them of infected but Ellie swims and climbs inside anyway. Ellie pushes him away and demands he tell her the truth, threatening to leave him forever if he lies once again. Could she be the. Ellie can be used as a nickname for almost any other female name, including Eleanor, Ellen, Elsie . He strikes Ellie again and pins her down while grabbing her firmly by the throat and nearly strangles her to death. She is at first armed with a bow, which she uses well. Ellie attempts to reach for her rifle but Mike knocks her unconscious. He is lonely and lost in the middle of a family of four girls when Leslie Burke moves in next door. [fn 6], One evening Joel visits Ellie's home, a converted garage in his backyard. What is the Age of Ellie Eilish? [47][48] Ellie is a lesbian, pursuing female romantic interests in both Left Behind and Part II. Druckmann felt that moths' obsession with light mirrored Ellie's obsession throughout the game, as well as giving her a reminder of Joel. This sight frightens her. [56] GamesRadar listed Ellie among the best characters of the video game generation, stating that her courage exceeds that of most male characters. Crying, she tells Abby to take Lev and leave, and stays sitting in the water as the other two depart. However, when the two choose to escape the zone together, Ellie and Riley open up to each other. Ellie (, Ekurea?, clair) is a normal elephant villager from the Animal Crossing series, originally only appearing in the earlier games. Ellie, however, continues to press the matter until the girl gives it up with a backhanded comment about her poor taste in music. [53] Despite the revelation, Ellie still deeply loved Joel and eventually wanted to try and forgive him for what he did in the hospital. As Ellie leaves the store, she comes upon a lone clicker, and quickly kills it with her switchblade. Ellie and Dina spot a synagogue surrounded by abandoned military vehicles and dead military personnel. Moments later, an explosion occurs outside the mall, prompting Winston to find his unit. Dina argued with Ellie against it, but Ellie was resolute in her desire for revenge. [19], After a night of facing infected, the three are almost at their destination. the Wolves Ellie Williams Endure and survive. Dina locates a gate code written in blood on the ground. When exploring one of the houses, a stalker ambushes her but she kills it, taking the bow on its back for herself. These include her mother Anna's letter, Riley's pendant, her switchblade, her Sony Walkman that she possessed during her time at the orphanage, the jokebooks she read from in Pittsburgh and a photo of Joel and Sarah that she stole from Tommy in Jackson. Along with Eliezer, they make a plan to move to Palestine after the war. Joel quickly leaps forward, pinning the clicker down and shooting it dead, saving Ellie once more. One question in particular, regarding a Dawn of the Wolf poster, causes to reveal he saw the "dumb teen movie" right before the outbreak. [37] Through this experience, Ellie earned Joel's absolute trust, the man finally acknowledging her as an equal. Joel chuckles and agrees. Nora begs Ellie to think about the consequences of Joel's actions, but Ellie does not care and gives Nora one last chance. The Anti-Body giver her a gun to protect herself. She looks and acts like a typical young teen; there's really nothing unnatural about her . Refusing to allow this, he killed the head surgeon and escaped with Ellie to settle down in Jackson, his brother's community in Wyoming. Inside, the pair find it filled with spores. Both briefly remark that Ellie held her own against the infected, but Bill still believes Joel will die soon. 170 cm . She knocks Abby away from Ellie and slashes her arms and face. Later that night, Ellie wakes up freezing and closes the windows. [fn 4] Afterward, Ellie reminds Riley that she has to return to the school and her friend offers to "walk her home". Ellie and Jesse spend a moment alone to talk with each other, with Ellie thanking Jesse for coming back and looking out for her. [27] Her youth leads Joel to initially doubt her competence so he does not grant a firearm to Ellie[11] until she saves him by shooting a hunter,[26] and only afterwards does he teach her how to use a hunting rifle. Once done with Ellie's stitches, Dina tells Ellie that one of Abby's friends, Nora Harris, was assigned to Lakehill Seattle Hospital to find supplies. She thinks nothing of it until the scan reads positive and a man is forced to his knees at gunpoint. Both often loathed each other and shared a mutual dislike. She then has a flashback to Joel's death, and forces Abby into a fight. [41], Eventually, David loses his faith towards Ellie when she breaks his finger and attempts to steal his keys. Riley gets upset and says that all this will give them is another way to die. They realize they need to steal a boat from the WLF to reach the aquarium. Although they crash, they escape thanks to Joel killing some of the attackers. After they are bitten by Infected, the two consider suicide, but choose to spend their final hours together. She asks Ellie to come back to bed and discuss it in the morning but Ellie reveals she had made up her mind, convinced killing Abby will end her trauma. Finding the gate they must pass to reach the hotel, the pair realize they need to retrieve gas elsewhere to power the generator. Ellie Moore is the younger half-sister of Loren Hale and Willow Moore. [12] Ellie also managed to convince him to then permanently gift her a pistol. While putting them away, she is caught by Bill who proceeds to shout at her. [46], Weeks later at Tommy's community, however, the relationship recovers with the two bonding once more when Joel plays a song for her and gifts her a guitar, keeping his promise to teach her how to play. [50][52][53][54][57] When finally getting the opportunity for revenge, Ellie ends up sparing Abby after recalling her final conversation with Joel, where she told him she wanted to work on trying to forgive him which implies Ellie at that point understood why Joel saved her. Following comparisons to the likeness of Canadian actor Elliot Page, Naughty Dog redesigned Ellie's appearance to better reflect Johnson's personality and make her younger. His personal account of the Holocaust is what makes this story so harrowing and hard to forget. Marlene continues to tell her that she has had people watching Ellie as she promised her mother she would. Minor Characters To her chagrin, he does so, giving her the hunting rifle, testing to see if she "can handle that". There, Ellie reveals that the Fireflies have "their own little research lab out West", causing Joel to chuckle at the thought of such a thing. Famous Birthdays. While inside, they take down numerous infected before a bloater ambushes them. Their first encounter was Abby's murder of Joel, with Ellie being forced to watch. Once acquainted with the two, Henry and Sam, they agree to chat at their safe house. [14] Ellie's philosophy of "it can't be for nothing" was also influenced by Tess, not wanting to waste the chance Tess gave them to find a cure she so desperately desired. Throughout the following series of events, Ellie laughs at the psychological torture the girls go through afterwards. She gained the scar before American Dreams, Left Behind, and The Last of Us took place. Ellie is irritable despite Riley's assurances that they will be safe. In the epilogue, Joel makes several comparisons between Sarah and Ellie. Druckmann also intended for the opening shot to begin with Sarah, and the ending shot to end with Ellie. [60] As a result of the incident, Ellie's ability to properly play guitar has become impeded. Entering a room, Riley opens a junction box and motions for Ellie to flip the switch. The two decide to enter a building via the balcony in order to get off the streets. Tommy takes Ellie by the arm and calms her down, leading her and Jesse from the aquarium and back to the theater. [20] Kotaku observed that some players would likely confuse the characters. This serves as the juxtaposition to Joel's wary, morose, and cynical outlook on post-pandemic life. [53] While capable of overpowering normal sized individuals, it does take quite a bit of effort on Ellie's part to do so. [36] After this encounter, Ellie trusts that Joel will not leave her, evidenced in how she waits with Callus while Joel searches the University. While the two never met, Ellie understands what Sarah's death meant to Joel and how he has seen some aspects of his daughter in Ellie during their journey to find the Fireflies. [32], With Tommy's direction, Joel and Ellie reach a university where the Fireflies are thought to reside. [9] The two eventually develop romantic feelings towards each other and share an intimate relationship. [6][14] Even a year on from her death, Ellie still kept Riley's Firefly pendant with her, displaying deep faith in wanting to redeem what occurred to her friend. 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Homer and Corrie 's best friend, Lee 's crush, and the protagonist of Tomorrow, When the War Began. It has often been used as a nickname for Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath". Ellie agrees, but is unwilling to return to Jackson without Tommy. In Greek mythology, Ellie ( Helle) was the daughter of Athamas and Nephele; sister of Phrixus . She dumps the water on the tire and goes to confront the girl about her Walkman. When Ellie was fourteen, the pair were both infected with the Cordyceps brain infection, where Ellie discovered she was immune. While trying to flee on foot, Ellie makes her way through a lodge but David finds her in the dining hall and renders her unconscious. Ellie's path is blocked by a security gate, and the chain for the gate is obstructed by a metal beam. She refused to tell Ellie of Abby's whereabouts, resulting in Ellie brutally torturing her with a pipe until she caved in and told her. 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