What happens to Ellie in the Last of Us game?

In The Last of Us Part II, Ellie survives a brutal, self-destructive quest for revenge against Abby for killing Joel, ultimately losing her fingers, her relationship with Dina, and her ability to play guitar. She suffers severe PTSD and is left emotionally scarred and alone, having lost everything she once valued in her pursuit of vengeance.
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What happens to Ellie at the end of Last of Us?

Short answer: No. Ellie lives, but is left scarred physically and mentally, and ultimately appears to lose everything she once valued.
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How does the Last of Us game end?

The Last of Us Season 2 finale (based on Part II of the game) is a brutal, divisive ending focused on the consequences of vengeance. Key events include Abby murdering Jesse and threatening to kill Tommy to force Ellie out of hiding. The season ends on a cliffhanger, with Abby pointing a gun at Ellie as a shot rings out, abruptly cutting to black.
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Does Ellie get revenge on Abby in the game?

Though Joel's death devastated Ellie, she realizes revenge is futile. She lets Abby go. By sparing Abby, Ellie echoes Joel's earlier compassion toward her.
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Where does Ellie go at the end of the game?

Dina might be hurt, might need time — but she's smart. She would put her child's future first. Jackson gives her and JJ a future. The ending feels ambiguous emotionally, but logically it points toward one inevitable path — Ellie heading back to Jackson.
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Does Abby shoot Ellie in the game?

In The Last of Us Part II, Abby does not kill Ellie. During their theater confrontation, Abby shoots and kills Jesse and shoots Tommy in the leg, but she spares Ellie and Dina after Lev intervenes. Abby later engages in a final fight with Ellie but does not kill her, ultimately allowing the cycle of violence to end.
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Could Ellie infect others?

Nope. She's infected, but she's also immune, but also can't infect anyone. The cordyceps she is infected with is different. It protects not controls.
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Why did Ellie stop killing Abby?

Ellie spares Abby at the end of The Last of Us Part II because she realizes that killing her will not alleviate her pain or bring Joel back. The act represents a final, conscious choice to break the, at that point, endless cycle of violence and revenge, allowing her to retain a shred of her humanity.
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Do we find out who killed Abby?

Despite having a rock-solid alibi from the beginning of the investigation, Margo (Malin Akerman) is actually the person who killed Abby (Madison Wolfe), and Sophie (Brittany Snow) figured it out.
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Will Joel come back in The Last of Us 3?

Yes, Pedro Pascal’s Joel is expected to appear in The Last of Us Season 3, primarily through flashbacks and memories. While his character was killed in Season 2, showrunners have teased that "we haven't seen the last of a lot of people who are currently dead in the story," leaving room for more of his story with Ellie.
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Did Dina leave Ellie at the end?

Yes, Dina left the farmhouse and Ellie at the end of The Last of Us Part II. After Ellie chose to pursue Abby in Santa Barbara, Dina—true to her warning—left the farm with baby JJ, likely returning to Jackson. The farmhouse is found abandoned and empty, containing only Ellie's remaining, packed-up belongings.
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Will Last of Us 3 have Ellie?

Based on reports regarding HBO's The Last of Us Season 3, Ellie (played by Bella Ramsey) is expected to return but will not be the main focus, as the story shifts to Abby's perspective. While Season 3 will follow Part II’s narrative, Ellie is expected to have a smaller, yet present, role.
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Do they ever find a cure in The Last of Us?

No, a cure is not developed in The Last of Us (Game or HBO show). Joel stops the Fireflies from performing fatal surgery on Ellie to create a vaccine, choosing to save her life instead. While in-universe characters believed the vaccine would work, the story focuses on the ethical choice rather than the scientific certainty.
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Why didn't Ellie cut Mel's baby out?

It's accidental. In the show, Mel asks Ellie to cut out her baby, something that Ellie doesn't have the guts to do. The accidental aspect of Mel's death emphasizes her recklessness.
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Who does Ellie marry in Last of Us?

In The Last of Us Part II, Ellie ends up alone after her obsession with revenge destroys her relationship with Dina. Despite living together on a farm with the baby JJ, Ellie leaves to find Abby, returning to an abandoned farmhouse, signifying the end of their life together, though she is likely alive, wearing Dina's bracelet.
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Does The Last of Us 2 have a happy ending?

The Last of Us Part II does not have a traditionally happy ending; it is best described as melancholic, bittersweet, and focused on closure rather than joy. While the ending offers glimmers of hope and thematic resolution by breaking the cycle of violence, it comes at a massive personal cost to the characters.
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Whose hair was in Abby's hand?

Bozinovski said hair found in Abby's hand matched Libby's sister. According to police analysis, a . 40-caliber unspent round discovered by the girls' bodies came from Allen's gun.
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Who captured Abby in the end?

Some time later, Abby and Lev arrive in Santa Barbara searching for the Fireflies, but are captured by the Rattlers, a gang of slave-keeping bandits. After being weakened by months of torture, they are rescued by Ellie.
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Who is the bad guy, Ellie or Abby?

Ellie is the hero and Abby is the villain. We know this after Abby and her gang take Joel hostage.
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How does Abby die in Last of Us?

Abby does not die in The Last of Us Part II. In the final confrontation, Ellie defeats and nearly drowns a severely weakened Abby on the beach, but ultimately spares her life, allowing Abby and Lev to escape by boat. The story concludes with Abby surviving to reach the Firefly base on Catalina Island.
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Did Ellie ever know why Abby killed Joel?

In The Last of Us Part II, Ellie does not immediately know that Abby killed Joel to avenge her father, the Firefly doctor. Through conversations with characters like Nora, Ellie understands that Joel’s past actions regarding the Fireflies are the reason, but she never specifically learns about Abby's personal connection to the doctor or the full context of the revenge, keeping her knowledge limited to "it was for the fireflies".
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How many fingers did Abby bite off Ellie?

2 pieces were spit out. Abby bit them off during the final battal causing ellie to lose her way of connecting to Joel through music, the loss of her pinkie finger and ring finger also resulted in her not being able to play the guitar properly.
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Will Ellie return in Last of Us Part 3?

Who will be cast in season 3 of The Last of Us? We can expect Ramsey to return as Ellie, as well as Dever as Abby and Isabela Merced as Dina. Whether or not Pedro Pascal will make an appearance in a flashback is as yet unclear.
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