ashley johnson's voiced ellie in the last of us.
ashley johnson's voiced ellie in the last of us.
who voices ellie in the last of us?
ashley johnson
"left behind" was written to focus on the relationship between ellie and riley, and to recount the events that defined their later personalities. riley was chronologically introduced to ellie in "", a comic book written by creative director neil druckmann and artist faith erin hicks. the team used the comic as a reference point when developing the relationship between ellie and riley, becoming particularly interested in having the chance to see more of their relationship; druckmann felt that they would not have developed "left behind" if "american dreams" hadn't been written. druckmann felt that the story of joel and ellie's relationship in "the last of us" dealt with survival, loyalty and love, and that ellie and riley's relationship in "left behind" deals with similar themes. straley felt that the themes involve love, loss and devotion, pondering the extent that one goes to protect those one cares about. ashley johnson portrayed ellie in "left behind", reprising her role from "the last of us". to portray riley, the team cast yaani king; johnson has noted that it was interesting to act against someone different, and that king fit the role immediately. king felt intimidated to become part of a large project, and was worried about "fit[ting] in". the team found it interesting to tell the story of riley, as players of "the last of us" were already aware of the effect that she had on ellie; "left behind" sees riley's behavior change ellie, resulting in the latter's focus to fight in order to save those close to her. the team were also interested in ellie's behavior around riley; she is perceived as being more playful. in "left behind", ellie and riley share a kiss; the team explored omitting the kiss from the game, but felt that it was imperative to the story, and that it strengthened the relationship. though initially he only felt that ellie viewed riley as an influence, druckmann later considered her romantic appeal, and decided to explore the concept.
the last of us: left behind
ellie's mother was forced to give her up shortly after she was born, and she was initially raised by marlene, who was a friend of ellie's mother. she later attends a military boarding school in the boston quarantine zone, where she befriends riley abel, a fellow rebel who protects her from bullies, as depicted in the comic book series "". during the events of "left behind", which take place several weeks before the beginning of "the last of us", riley returns to ellie after a long absence and tells her that she has joined the fireflies, a revolutionary militia group. while spending time together at an abandoned shopping mall near the quarantine zone, riley reveals that she is about to be posted to another city, and ellie hesitantly supports her decisions. riley abandons her firefly pendant when ellie pleads for her to remain. in response, she impulsively kisses riley who happily responds. drawn by the noise of their activities, the infected pursues ellie and riley. they attempt to escape, but are bitten. the pair considers suicide, but choses to spend their final hours together. however, ellie survives the infection and seeks help from marlene, the leader of the fireflies. she agrees to escort ellie as she tries to find a cure thanks to her immunity to the infected. marlene is later wounded, and early in "the last of us", assigns joel the task of escorting ellie.
ellie (the last of us)