TLOU video game fans already know that Ellie will take over as the main character in The Last of Us Season 2. The second season will also mark the debut of Abby Anderson, who plays an instrumental role as the dual protagonist in the story. Fans who have played the TLOU Part 2 video game are well aware of Abby’s character arc. However, if you are someone who’s only a fan of the TLOU TV series, learn about Abby’s character, including her backstory, what happens to her, and more in The Last of Us Part 2.
Spoiler Warning:
This article contains spoilers about Abby’s character in The Last of Us Part 2 game and season 2 of the TV show, so proceed with caution.
TLOU Season 2: Who Is Abby Anderson?
Abby Anderson is one of the main protagonists that you can play as in the second half of The Last of Us Part II game by Naughty Dog. She was a former member of the Fireflies organization and lived in the shelter in Salt Lake City with her father.
In a sudden turn of events, Abby joins another faction called the Washington Liberation Front (WLF) after her Fireflies group gets slaughtered by Joel. During this time, she becomes a highly skilled soldier in their organization and sets out on a revenge path to kill Joel, which kicks off the sequel’s story.
Wondering how old Abby is in The Last of Us Part 2 and Season 2? We have the answer right here. Moreover, we have also covered details about the actresses who play Abby in the video game as well as the second season of the TV series.
Abby’s Tragic Backstory in The Last of Us
After the Cordyceps outbreak, Abby was born to Jerry Anderson and was raised by him in the Fireflies shelter in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her father was the chief doctor of the Fireflies facility at St. Mary’s Hospital.
When Joel learned that Ellie will die in the process of finding a cure for the Cordyceps outbreak, he kills every Firefly member in his path, including Abby’s father, to save Ellie. Abby lost her father that day after Joel’s massacre.
Why Did Abby Kill Joel in The Last of Us?
It was evident that the teenage Abby couldn’t accept the sudden loss of her father. As a result, she was fueled by anger and pain and vowed to avenge her father’s death by killing Joel. After tracking Joel down a few years later, she comes to Jackson Town on a mission to finish him.
When her friends are held back, Abby decides to go on alone but gets trapped by a horde of infected. Joel saves Abby when the infected surround her outside the town, however, she still couldn’t forgive him for ending the life of her father. Then, she lured him back to her friends’ safehouse and bashed Joel to death with a golf club in front of Ellie.
What Happens to Abby in The Last of Us?
It was natural that Abby felt the desire for revenge after she lost her father, a surgeon for Fireflies. However, Abby’s revenge neither balances the scales nor fills the void left by her father’s demise in The Last of Us Part 2.
Killing Joel mercilessly didn’t bring her the closure she thought instead, it kicked off the gruesome cycle of violence between her and Ellie. However, Abby does begin to notice her kind temperament fading away as she begins to lean more towards violence.
Abby’s life is changed when she meets the kids Lev and Yara who escaped from the Seraphite cult. She soon begins to find her true self again when she decides to protect these kids from the people who are hunting them. Although Abby finds her path to redemption, Ellie taking down her friends eventually makes Abby return to her ruthless nature.
However, Lev is here this time to stop her from spiraling down in vengeance, and the kid reminds her of who she truly is when a fight breaks down between her and Ellie. So, she decides to let go of Ellie again for the second time and truly redeems herself after this moment. Later, Abby tries to find the remaining Fireflies in other regions and bring them together, but she gets caught by the Rattlers.
Ellie, who returns to get revenge again, saves them from the Rattlers initially, however, her mind won’t let her set Abby completely free. Thus, they both get into a brutal fistfight at the shore, and it ends with Ellie finally breaking the cycle of violence.
Ellie redeems herself by putting her hatred aside and letting Abby leave with Lev to start a new life. As a result, Abby survives at the end of The Last of Us Part 2, but we do not get to see if she joins the Fireflies.
