Source plot synopsis — includes the ending
Joel (Troy Baker) confesses to his brother, Tommy (Jeffrey Pierce), his responsibility in preventing the Fireflies' attempt to develop a cure for the Cordyceps fungus pandemic by saving Ellie (Ashley Johnson) from a non-survivable surgical procedure. Four years later, Joel and Ellie have built a life in Jackson, Wyoming, though their relationship has become strained. While on patrol, Joel and Tommy rescue a stranger, Abby (Laura Bailey), from an Infected horde. They return to an outpost used as a temporary hideout by Abby's group, former Fireflies now part of the Washington Liberation Front (WLF), a militia group based in Seattle, Washington. The group attacks Joel and Tommy; Abby seeks revenge against Joel for murdering her father (Derek Phillips), the Firefly surgeon who was to operate on Ellie. Meanwhile, Ellie and her girlfriend, Dina (Shannon Woodward), search for the brothers. Ellie enters the WLF outpost and witnesses Abby beat Joel to death. Abby spares Ellie and Tommy, who swear revenge.
Tommy sets out for Seattle to hunt Abby, and Ellie and Dina follow him. In Seattle, Ellie reveals her immunity; Dina, in turn, reveals that she is pregnant. The next day, Ellie pursues Tommy alone and encounters Jesse (Stephen Chang), Dina's ex-boyfriend, who had followed them. While searching for Abby's friend Nora (Chelsea Tavares), Ellie encounters the Seraphites, a religious cult locked in a battle with the WLF over control of Seattle. Ellie tracks down Nora and tortures her for information on Abby's location, an act that traumatizes Ellie. The following day, she kills two more members of Abby's group, the pregnant Mel (Ashly Burch) and her boyfriend, Owen (Patrick Fugit). A flashback reveals that, two years earlier, Ellie traveled to the Firefly hospital in Salt Lake City and learned the truth. Devastated, she cut ties with Joel. In the present, Ellie's group is ambushed by Abby, who kills Jesse and holds Tommy hostage.
Three days earlier, Abby learns from WLF leader Isaac (Jeffrey Wright) that Owen, her ex-boyfriend, has gone missing while investigating Seraphite activity. Abby searches for Owen and is captured by Seraphites. She is rescued by Yara (Victoria Grace) and Lev (Ian Alexander), Seraphite siblings who have been branded apostates after Lev defied Seraphite traditions. Abby leaves to find Owen, who, disillusioned with the war, plans to sail to Santa Barbara, California, where Fireflies may be regrouping. After spending the night with Owen, Abby wakes from a nightmare in which Yara and Lev are killed. She returns to rescue them and travels across Seattle with Lev to retrieve medical supplies so Mel can amputate Yara's crippled arm. After the surgery, Lev runs away to the Seraphite home island to convince his devout mother to abandon the cult. Abby and Yara find him in the Seraphite settlement, where Lev has killed his mother in self-defense. The trio flees as the WLF mounts an invasion of the island. Abby betrays the WLF to save Lev, and Yara kills Isaac, sacrificing herself to allow Abby and Lev to escape. The pair return to find Owen and Mel dead, along with a map leading to Ellie's hideout. After killing Jesse, an enraged Abby shoots Tommy in the head and severely beats Ellie and Dina. At Lev's insistence, Abby spares them and demands they leave Seattle.
Several months later, Ellie and Dina are living on a farm, raising Dina and Jesse's son, though Ellie suffers from post-traumatic stress. Having survived his injuries, Tommy arrives with information on Abby's whereabouts. Though initially hesitant, Ellie leaves to find her, despite Dina's pleas to stay. Abby and Lev arrive in Santa Barbara searching for the Fireflies, who they discover are regrouping at Catalina Island, California, but are captured, tortured, and left to die by the slave-keeping Rattlers. Ellie arrives at Santa Barbara and rescues the pair. Ellie forces Abby to fight her, during which Abby bites off two of Ellie's fingers. Ellie overpowers and nearly drowns Abby but has a change of heart after having a flashback of Joel and ultimately spares her. Abby and Lev sail to the Fireflies. Ellie returns to the abandoned farmhouse. She tries to play Joel's guitar with her damaged hand, recalls her last conversation with Joel in which she expressed her willingness to forgive him, and leaves.
Tommy sets out for Seattle to hunt Abby, and Ellie and Dina follow him. In Seattle, Ellie reveals her immunity; Dina, in turn, reveals that she is pregnant. The next day, Ellie pursues Tommy alone and encounters Jesse (Stephen Chang), Dina's ex-boyfriend, who had followed them. While searching for Abby's friend Nora (Chelsea Tavares), Ellie encounters the Seraphites, a religious cult locked in a battle with the WLF over control of Seattle. Ellie tracks down Nora and tortures her for information on Abby's location, an act that traumatizes Ellie. The following day, she kills two more members of Abby's group, the pregnant Mel (Ashly Burch) and her boyfriend, Owen (Patrick Fugit). A flashback reveals that, two years earlier, Ellie traveled to the Firefly hospital in Salt Lake City and learned the truth. Devastated, she cut ties with Joel. In the present, Ellie's group is ambushed by Abby, who kills Jesse and holds Tommy hostage.
Three days earlier, Abby learns from WLF leader Isaac (Jeffrey Wright) that Owen, her ex-boyfriend, has gone missing while investigating Seraphite activity. Abby searches for Owen and is captured by Seraphites. She is rescued by Yara (Victoria Grace) and Lev (Ian Alexander), Seraphite siblings who have been branded apostates after Lev defied Seraphite traditions. Abby leaves to find Owen, who, disillusioned with the war, plans to sail to Santa Barbara, California, where Fireflies may be regrouping. After spending the night with Owen, Abby wakes from a nightmare in which Yara and Lev are killed. She returns to rescue them and travels across Seattle with Lev to retrieve medical supplies so Mel can amputate Yara's crippled arm. After the surgery, Lev runs away to the Seraphite home island to convince his devout mother to abandon the cult. Abby and Yara find him in the Seraphite settlement, where Lev has killed his mother in self-defense. The trio flees as the WLF mounts an invasion of the island. Abby betrays the WLF to save Lev, and Yara kills Isaac, sacrificing herself to allow Abby and Lev to escape. The pair return to find Owen and Mel dead, along with a map leading to Ellie's hideout. After killing Jesse, an enraged Abby shoots Tommy in the head and severely beats Ellie and Dina. At Lev's insistence, Abby spares them and demands they leave Seattle.
Several months later, Ellie and Dina are living on a farm, raising Dina and Jesse's son, though Ellie suffers from post-traumatic stress. Having survived his injuries, Tommy arrives with information on Abby's whereabouts. Though initially hesitant, Ellie leaves to find her, despite Dina's pleas to stay. Abby and Lev arrive in Santa Barbara searching for the Fireflies, who they discover are regrouping at Catalina Island, California, but are captured, tortured, and left to die by the slave-keeping Rattlers. Ellie arrives at Santa Barbara and rescues the pair. Ellie forces Abby to fight her, during which Abby bites off two of Ellie's fingers. Ellie overpowers and nearly drowns Abby but has a change of heart after having a flashback of Joel and ultimately spares her. Abby and Lev sail to the Fireflies. Ellie returns to the abandoned farmhouse. She tries to play Joel's guitar with her damaged hand, recalls her last conversation with Joel in which she expressed her willingness to forgive him, and leaves.
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Source and revision history ↗ · Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, The Last of Us Part II. Section headings and formatting adjusted. · Content license