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I struggled for a long time with survivin', and no matter what, you keep finding something to fight for.
―Joel Miller

Joel Miller is the playable protagonist of The Last of Us, and a supporting character in The Last of Us: Left Behind and The Last of Us Part II. Joel is a survivor in post-apocalyptic America that has been ravaged by the Cordyceps brain infection. After losing his only daughter Sarah in the early stages of the outbreak, Joel became a ruthless and cynical smuggler eventually tasked with smuggling and protecting Ellie Williams, a young girl who was the key to mankind's survival.

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Did you know...
    • …that the Springs Hospital in the game's universe has a real-life Twitter account that can be found at @SpringsHospital?
    • …that originally, Laura Bailey was to portray Dina instead and not Shannon Woodward?
    • …that Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann considered opening every episode with a different view of a unique open window to represent the feeling of hope and loss players may associate with the image, and replace the "Skip Intro" button that appears on streaming services with "Press Play" in a nod to the game? The concept was eventually dropped.
    • …that Tess is named after the character Tess from Jak & Daxter, another series developed by Naughty Dog?
    • …that Naughty Dog was originally planning to make another Jak and Daxter game before creating The Last of Us?