One of the most important characters in The Last of Us 2 was originally supposed to die, but the game director decided otherwise.

In fact on January 19 PS5 players were able to discover or rediscover the story of The Last of Us 2. Its remastered, then meeting new characters. And the title of Jo naughty dog One of them hit the headlines when it was released in June 2020, here it is Neil Druckmann makes new revelations.

This character from The Last of Us 2 had to die

Before continuing reading this article, we would like to warn you that it will contain major spoilers on the story of The Last of Us 2. So, if you still haven’t played Naughty Dog game and you don’t want to know about its events, avoid reading below.

For many players, The Last of Us 2 is much darker than the first game, and the reasons are pretty obvious. As we told you, there are new characters appearing, such as Dina, Eli’s friend, but also and above all Abby’s character.

But then, who is she? Well Abby is the daughter of a surgeon who must end Eli’s life to save humanityAnd when he kills her and then heals, here comes Joel comes into the operating room and kills her father in front of little Abby..

At the beginning of The Last of Us 2, Abby, who has grown up a lot, comes across Joel, and if at first she seems a little lost, She finally decides to take revenge by killing him In front of Eli’s eyes, with a golf club, and the entire plot of the game unfolds around this unfortunate event.

At the end of the title, We have a final showdown between the two young ladies

, and we encounter an Abbey in a very bad state, very emaciated and haunted. And as they hit each other in the water, at one point, Eli keeps Abby’s head submerged for a long time, but decides not to kill her at the last moment. Naughty Dog’s decision caused much controversy at the time (as did the decision to kill Joel), but After the release of the remaster, Nell Druckman revealed that originally, Abby was actually going to die..

Eli would have become a real monster

But then, why did you change your mind? Well the reason is quite simple. If Neil Druckmann admitted that Joel’s death was inevitable because he had killed so many people and it had to happen. at one time or another. And the fact that Eli ultimately decides not to kill Abby is a good thing because the act would have turned her into what she didn’t want to be: a murderer. Also, Joel is unlikely to be okay with this.

Certainly, this decision upset many fans, but at the same time, it’s still very complicated to really blame Abby when we know that Joel was the one who killed her father. She found herself alone and only wanted revenge, which is understandable in such a world.