In January 2023, fans see the last survivor Zombies in all their glory, each with different characteristics and designs. The series is based on the 2013 video game Naughty Dog, starring the stars PalestiniansPedro Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsay Game of Thrones Be famous like Ellie. the last survivor is a post-apocalyptic story that takes place after an outbreak of a mutated Cordyceps fungal infection ravages the United States, turning most people into inanimate zombies known as “infected”. Cordyceps works by devouring a person and slowly turning them into an unrecognizable monster.
The nature of the infection suggests that these monsters seem to be spreading their plague. Cordyceps develops in stages. The recently infected ones look more human, those infected a few weeks later have grown, and then each successive stage involves the zombie becoming more and more like a fungus until it looks more like a fungus. unlike the original host. When Joel and Ellie go head to head the last survivor Zombies brought a lot of excitement in the first season, the last survivor The word “zombie” is never used, although they retain their video game image.
6 Phase 1: Runner (2 days – 2 weeks)
When a person is first infected with the Cordyceps virus, after two days the infection reaches their brain and they become the last survivor Zombies are called “runners”. At this time, the patient has hair loss and lesions appear all over the body. The victim’s eyes disappear first, resulting in zombies with poor eyesight but retaining other human senses, resulting in horribly weird versions of infected people. What is unknown is what stage the infected person’s brain is at. These are the zombies that audiences see in the first episode of the HBO series.
5 Stage 2: Stalker (two weeks – one year)
Immediately after the first stage of Cordyceps infestation, the last survivorThe ombies progress to the next stage and become “Stalkers”. They are the scariest zombies in the world the last survivor Because while they develop giant fungal infections on their heads, often half of their faces remain intact, while the rest of their bodies are clearly human. A stalker is as fast as a runner, like a normal person, but more aggressive. They plan to attack, hiding until their prey gets close enough to ambush them, hence the name. During the premiere, Joel and Tess find a stalker that has grown into a wall.
4 Stage 3: Clicker (1 year – several years)
When the human host has been infected with Cordyceps for more than a year, they are barely recognizable as human except for having human arms and legs. In the third stage of infection, the last survivor The zombies known as “Clickers” have their heads completely engulfed in a clump of grotesque mushrooms. Clickers get their name from the “click” sound they use to echolocate and navigate around obstacles and find prey after an infection leaves them blind. This clicking sound is one of the signature sounds of the series, two of which Joel, Tess and Ellie encounter in an abandoned museum in Boston.
3 Late Stage: Flatulence (years after infection)
if one the last survivor Zombies survive long enough to become “developers”. These giant creatures are the most dangerous stage of the Infestor, and they are so completely covered in Cordyceps mushrooms that it is essentially a type of armor that is difficult to penetrate without a gun. People expand much more slowly than in previous stages, and due to the degree of fungal infection, their echolocation is also poor, but they are very strong. This scary zombie is very rare and especially dangerous. Bloaters debut the last survivor Season 1, Episode 5, there’s almost no way to beat them.
Late-stage mutation: Sambler (years after infection)
Infected zombies that survive for years in a humid environment will become “Samblers” instead of “Bloaters”. The two are similar in appearance, but Sambler’s fungal infection has opened the host’s mouth wide open, making it impossible for it to transmit the disease by biting. Instead, they release spores that explode from the acidic pustules that cover the body. the last survivor Chosen not to include the Shamblers in Season 1 of the series. Since they didn’t show up until the second game, they had a chance to make their second season debut.
1 Unusual Variation: Mouse King
As a fungal infection, the Cordyceps virus acts in some unbelievable and terrifying ways throughout the last survivor series. In some specific cases, the development of an infection results in a unique zombie monster. “Rat King” from Our Last Part 2 is one of these anomalies. This organism was formed decades after the virus outbreak and is the result of Infectors growing on top of each other to form Giant Infectors. the last survivor zombie.
If this zombie appears in the following seasons, it will certainly be the biggest threat that Joel and Ellie face. Rat King is a scary zombie the last survivorIt will have to wait a season or two before it airs, while the showrunners build the characters, craft the story, and promote it around the world.