10 Most Shocking Deaths In The Last Of Us & TLOU 2

doesn't shy away from killing off prominent characters. Its post-epidemic world is saturated with violence, and even its central and most important characters aren't immune to an untimely demise. Through the two games in Naughty Dog's series, friend and foe alike have exited the narrative in unexpected and disturbing ways. In both gameplay and cutscenes, an almost countless number of people are killed, and even more off-screen, but a select few stand out as truly shocking in comparison.

[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for The Last of Us Part 1 and Part 2.]

Taken in tandem, and primarily tell the saga of Ellie, a girl immune to the Cordyceps brain infection. The first game centered around her condition, and her journey across the ravaged United States to potentially help synthesize a cure left plenty of death in its wake. Its sequel arguably features even more prominent characters being killed off, since violence itself plays a key role in The most shocking deaths of all, listed below, however, are evenly split between the two entries, even with consideration for special cases where major characters die in quick succession.

Sarah's death at the beginning of is the first gut punch in a saga full of them. On Outbreak Day, Joel finds himself fleeing infected on foot, carrying Sarah. When a soldier kills the infected pursuing them, a brief moment of relief is quickly dashed when he subsequently opens fire on the pair. Sarah's death changes the trajectory of Joel's life in a world getting turned upside down, and has incredible influence on his relationship with Ellie years later.

The jump forward in time after Sarah's death in the prologue introduces a cynical and jaded Joel, who's had a long working, and