There’ll Be More Characters
Yesterday’s trailer introduced to fans a bunch of new characters set to appear in The Last of Us Part II, including Victoria Grace as Yara, Ian Alexander as Lev, Emily Swallow as Emily, and Laura Bailey as an unknown woman. Though she wasn’t in the trailer, Westworld’s Shannon Woodward is also part of the cast, playing an mysterious character. This plays into what Druckmann offered on Sony’s Paris Games Week live stream wrap-up, stating that while this is still very much a direct extension of the first game’s story, the sequel will expand the scope of the series to be more of an ensemble piece. The characters in the most recent trailer are some of the important new characters fans will meet along their journey, each somehow playing a crucial role into how The Last of Us Part II’s story will unwind.
Particularly interesting to point out is how Yara and Lev seem to be aligned with the Fireflies, as Emily orders her goons to clip the girl’s “wings,” thereby triggering a gruesome breaking of Yara’s left arm. Should Ellie encounter the pair along her bloodthirsty journey for revenge, will she show any restraint at all? It remains to be seen how this dynamic will play into the game’s story and how well it will wrestle with players’ emotions by the time the credits roll.
In any case, it should be a remarkable performance, especially given the fact that Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson are reprising their roles as Joel and Ellie, too.
