Why doesn t Ellie get infected?

Ellie's immunity was a complete accident that occurred during her birth. Fans of the game had long theorized the cause of her immunity, but HBO's The Last of Us provided much-needed confirmation. Ellie's mother, Anna, had an encounter with an Infected while in labor.

Why is Ellie immune to the virus?

Ellie's Immunity Comes From Cordyceps Already In Her System

Whenever Cordyceps has entered Ellie's system - such as the bites shown in The Last of Us episodes 2 and 7 - the Cordyceps already in her system make the new fungi entering her body think she is already infected, rendering her immune from its effects.

Why is Ellie immune to Cordyceps?

You see, the leading Firefly theory as to why Ellie is immune to Cordyceps is that the fungal spores inside her body grew up with her. Somehow, probably through that umbilical cord that Anna lied about cutting off before getting bitten, she was exposed to the fungus when she was still a baby.

Was Ellie the only immune last of us?

The Last of Us has finally revealed a scientific explanation behind Ellie's immunity, and why she was the only one capable of surviving a Cordyceps bite. We were all dying to see The Last of Us Episode 9 on HBO.

Is Ellie actually immune?

The Last of Us episode 9 finally confirms a popular theory that Ellie has been immune to the cordyceps infection since birth. In The Last of Us episode 1, we learn that Ellie is immune to the cordyceps fungus.

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What is Ellie's scar?

The latest episode of The Last of Us pulled back the curtain to reveal how Ellie (Bella Ramsey) was originally bitten by an infected during a fateful evening at an abandoned mall with her first crush Riley (Storm Reid).

Why did Ellie's blood not heal Sam?

Despite Ellie meaning well, her blood alone was proven to not be enough to cure somebody of the Cordyceps infection. This is because blood on its own, leaking from a self-inflicted wound, is not scientifically able to cure a virus.

Was Ellie's mom immune?

tl;dr Ellie's mom was bitten before Ellie was born, this caused immunity.

Why is Joel not infected?

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for season one, episode three of "The Last of Us." Joel says the cordyceps outbreak likely started by mutating and tainting foods with flour or sugar. Joel, Sarah, and Tommy likely weren't infected on episode one because they avoided eating pancakes, biscuits, and cake.

Why can't Cordyceps infect humans?

There are thousands of species of cordyceps each designed to infect a particular species – luckily, humans aren't one of them. The human body's immune system is more advanced than that of an ant and has a higher internal temperature, which would protect it from cordyceps infection.

Could Ellie have made a cure?

Joel kills the doctors before they try to synthesize a cure from Ellie's blood, meaning that nobody knows if a cure was actually possible in the HBO show. However, Ellie's immunity to the Infected is never used to make a cure in any of The Last of Us games, with this possibility never being resolved.

Why can't Ellie forgive Joel?

Here's the long and short of it: Joel was killed before Ellie could forgive him. Her guilt over failing to repair her relationship with the only father figure in her life fuelled her need for revenge, but by not killing Abby, she could forgive Joel through her.

Why was Ellie so special?

Ellie is special in The Last of Us because she's immune to the fungal plague that has wiped out most of humanity. We're not sure if she's the only one immune, but she certainly seems like one of the very, very few people that are.

How old was Ellie in The Last of Us when the outbreak started?

When Ellie was fourteen, the pair were both infected with the Cordyceps brain infection, where Ellie discovered she was immune.

What was Joel's sickness?

Behind the scenes

Joel was a survivor in post-apocalyptic America that had been ravaged by the Cordyceps brain infection.

Why can't Joel breathe?

The Last of Us' latest episode saw Joel suffering from a panic attack, with actor Pedro Pascal clutching his chest and struggling for breath in a convincing performance that avoided being overblown and cartoonish.

Was Sarah infected Last of Us?

He discussed this fascinating easter egg in a Q&A on the HBO Max YouTube channel, confirming just how close Joel, Sarah, and Tommy came to being infected.

How did Ellie's girlfriend get pregnant?

Background. Near the end of Dina and Jesse's relationship, the two had a sexual encounter that resulted in Dina becoming pregnant with JJ. She revealed her pregnancy to Ellie near the end of their first day in Seattle while they were sheltered inside a theater, thus explaining Dina's recent bouts of sickness.

Can Ellie spread the virus?

Though Ellie does bite David while trying to escape from him in The Last of Us Part I, he dies before we can see if he becomes infected. It isn't until years later that Ellie is able to figure out that she isn't contagious.

What happens to Ellie's fingers?

her quest for revenge against the person who killed Joel, her adoptive father figure. She is emotionally and physically scarred from the confrontation, having lost the top two joints of the pinky and ring fingers on her left hand in the fight.

Do they ever find a cure in last of us?

In short: no, no cure is developed in The Last Of Us Part (and Season) 2 for the cordyceps infection that changed the world.

What is the cure in The Last of Us?

To begin with, no one would have to die.

For its entire first season, The Last of Us attempts to sell the audience (and one of the show's two protagonists, the teenage Ellie) on a promise: that her immunity to the Cordyceps fungus means that she is the cure to saving humanity.

Can Ellie's blood heal others?

Her blood can be the base for a cure for the cordyceps to be developed, but it's not the cure itself. Of course, being the good-hearted person she is, there's no harm in trying to give a person some hope, especially a kid like Sam.

Who did Ellie's tattoo last of us?

The tattoo was designed for the game by California-based tattoo artist Natalie Hall, who was invited to Naughty Dog's Santa Monica studio after the team struggled to hit the right aesthetic internally. They talked her through the themes of the game, and Hall settled on a moth and fern for the design.

Who is Ellie's face based on?

The character artist Soa Lee first made a sculpt wherein she aged up Ellie from the first game (which was already based on Ashley Johnson's face). She then made a composite sculpt of that aged up Ellie sculpt she did & a 3D scan of Ashley Johnson. First game's Ellie, despite looking very real, is still stylized.