Ellie (The Last of Us Part II)

Ellie is the focal character in The Last of Us franchise. She serves as the deuteragonist of The Last of Us, the playable protagonist of The Last of Us Part II and The Last of Us: Left Behind, and the main character in The Last of Us: American Dreams. A nineteen-year-old survivor, Ellie is "mature beyond her years" as a result of the circumstances of her environment. Unfortunately, she was flanderized in The Last of Us Part II.

Why She Sucks Now

 * 1) Starting off with the elephant in the room is that she was flanderized from a devious, smart little girl, to a mean-spirited jerk.
 * 2) None of her actions made any sense at all. For the whole story, she beats and assaults anyone she comes across just because of the death of Joel.
 * 3) When Joel tells her the truth about how and why he saved her from the Fireflies, she ends their friendship and never truly reconciles with him prior to his death, showing a complete lack of gratitude to the man who saved her life. It's understandable that she'd be angry over Joel lying to her for several years, but she takes her reaction way too far.
 * 4) Late in the game, after Tommy gives her news on Abby's whereabouts, she abandons her family.
 * 5) She is really selfish, as she puts her friends in danger during some parts of the story.
 * 6) In one scene, she infamously murders a pregnant woman named Mel, though she did feel bad for murdering the baby.
 * 7) Despite her wanting to serve justice for Joel, she barely shows any emotion for him when she seen him get shot.
 * 8) She was the main reason why the ending was horrible, since she spared Abby despite her killing Joel which makes her whole journey pointless.
 * 9) She gets away with all the people she murdered and assaulted, making her a Karma Houdini.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) She was a better and more likable character before The Last of Us Part II.
 * 2) Her design is passable.
 * 3) Ashley Johnson still did a good job at voicing her.
 * 4) Her dumbing down can be explained by her mental issues and what happened to Joel.
 * 5) Though she spends years being ungrateful and judgemental towards Joel, it's at least shown after Joel's death that she regrets having acted this way.