Editor’s Note:Some late-game spoilers forThe Last of Us Part IIare present in this article. Please continue at your own caution.
It’s great to see thatThe Last of Us Part 2is still as current as ever even with the title coming out two months ago. Naughty Dog announced last week that the game is receiving the Grounded treatment in abrand new updatealongside Permadeath mode for all you hardcore thrill-seekers out there. It’s been fun to see gamers tackle the game without dying, especially so when they are a few hours in and totally mess up by doing something as simple assliding off a rope. What’s even more exciting is the number of incredible cosplayers who are showing up with their A-game recently and totally blowing it out of the water. Today we have an amazing shot of cosplayerlucidinrapturereenacting Ellie’s torturous scene towards the end ofThe Last of Us Part 2.
Having highlighted plenty of cosplaying articles over my time as a writer here at DualShockers, I understand the amount of hard work and commitment that goes into getting it all to just work. Hours, if not months, is pumped into getting the costume right, make-up spot on, and backdrop perfect - not to mention hiring a photographer to capture all of this in a single shot. Ellie fromThe Last of Us Part 2is one of the most popular cosplays that people seem to turn to and even though Ellie’s tomboy image is quite simplistic in its nature requiring some jeans, chucks and a shirt - this doesn’t mean that it doesn’t take time and effort to make you to stand out from the rest.
Here we see seasoned Australian cosplayerlucidinrapturein a striking Ellie shot by photographer@eclectic_cohesionon a beautiful, sunkissed beach. For those of you who have completed the game, you’ll know all too well what this scene is and how it came about. When lucidinrapture initially posted her shoot, people really didn’t actually believe that it was a cosplay of Ellie and thought that it was from the game and, of course, we can see why. She does an incredible job of portraying Ellie on her knees, defeated and heartbroken, afterthathorrific incident with Abby. Commenting on her Instagram post lucidinrapture said it was “worth the freezing cold water in winter and covering myself in sticky fake blood for this shot” and I very much agree.
You can check out lucidinrapture’s other Ellie cosplays over on her Instagramright here. As well as Ellie, she also does a superb job cosplaying as Ciri fromThe Witcher 3, V fromCyberpunk,Lara Croft fromTomb Raider,and many more. You can also watch lucidinrapture over onYouTubeshowcasing her V fromCyberpunk 2077whilst giving off those neon vibes.
For more Ellie news, check out thisThe Last of Us Part 2fan art postershowcasing Ellie’s evolution,Ashley Johnson mimicking Joel, or this amazingmural of AbbyfromThe Last of Us Part 2appropriately painted beside a gym. If you happened to think you were imagining hearing director/writer Neil Druckmann and co-writer Halley Gross chatting over the radio as two WLF members towards the end of the game with Abby, you weren’t wrong. ApparentlyDruckmann and Gross lent their voicesfor this particular scene and for someone who thought they knew all the in’s and out’s ofPart 2, I completely missed this!
What fan wouldn’t be excited about the upcomingThe Last of UsHBOseries? Recently, we learned that it will include a “Jaw Drop” moment that was originally cut from the game. Chernobyl creator and HBO’sThe Last of Uswriter Craig Mazin said that ”We’re creating new [things] and re-imagining what is already there to present it for a different format,” Mazin told the BBC’sMust Watch.“Our goal is not to keep you in love withThe Last of Us,but to make you fall in love with it again in a different way. It’s a passive way of taking it in, instead of playing it, but you’ll be experiencing more, with more characters in more ways.” Mazin says of his reaction to hearing about a moment that Druckmann had initially left out ofThe Last of Us“Jaw drop – that’s going in. For sure, we have to do that. You couldn’t stop me doing that. You will have to shoot me [to stop me] from doing that.”
The Last of Us Part 2is available now exclusively on PS4 (andsoon to be PS5). The game was one of DualShockers’ favorites of 2020; make sure to check out theofficial DualShockers (generally spoiler-free) review. Also, feel free to grab the gamephysically on Amazonto help support the site.
