What made Ellie immune Last of Us?

tl;dr Ellie's mom was bitten before Ellie was born, this caused immunity.

Does Ellie have immunity last of us?

Ellie is special in The Last of Us because she's immune to the fungal plague that has wiped out most of humanity. We're not sure if she's the only one immune, but she certainly seems like one of the very, very few people that are.

Is Ellie immune to spores?

The spores are an essential element in the game's narrative, too. It's because of them that Joel understands that Ellie is really immune to the cordyceps.

Does Ellie know she is immune?

Oh yeah, she knows that she's immune to the virus. After Ellie, Joel, and Tess were captured by the soldiers, they had a device that checked to see if someone was infected. They were able to scan Ellie with it, but right after she stabbed one of them in the leg.

Why is Ellie special in Last of Us?

Ellie Williams is a main character in HBO's The Last of Us. She is a 14-year-old orphan in post-apocalyptic America that has been ravaged by the Cordyceps brain infection, to which she is immune to. In hopes of creating a vaccine, Marlene tasks Joel Miller with smuggling her out of Boston to the Fireflies.

Game Theory: Ellie Is NOT Immune! (The Last of Us Part 2)

Why do the fireflies want Ellie?

The Fireflies (a revolutionary militia group) have her well and truly detained. We later find out it's because Ellie is deemed as valuable to them. Nothing is confirmed to the viewers as to the nature of her value.

Was there ever a cure in The Last of Us?

Nope. Cordyceps is a fungus. As of 2021, the development for vaccines towards fungi has a while to go. There's no vaccine for any fungus in real life.

Why is Ellie immune to the fungus?

The infection caused Ellie as a fetus to be exposed to the cordyceps and this is the cause of her immunity.

Did Ellie get pregnant?

She revealed her pregnancy to Ellie near the end of their first day in Seattle while they were sheltered inside a theater, thus explaining Dina's recent bouts of sickness. Sometime after Ellie and Dina left Seattle, JJ was born.

Was Ellie born after the outbreak?

Ellie Williams was born in the spring of 2019, by which time the Cordyceps brain infection had spread throughout the United States. Her mother was a nurse named Anna, although the identity of her father is unknown.

Can Ellie infect people by biting them?

Though Ellie does bite David while trying to escape from him in The Last of Us Part I, he dies before we can see if he becomes infected. It isn't until years later that Ellie is able to figure out that she isn't contagious.

Why does Ellie need a gas mask?

In The Last Of Us Part II

Much like in the first game, the gas masks provide protection to the players from spores, especially in infected areas like Lakehill Seattle Hospital. However, Ellie does not actually need to wear a gas mask but did so because the fact she is immune was a secret.

Why does Ellie have a scar on her eyebrow?

Ellie develops scars from bite marks and acid burns. As a result, her ex Kat gives her a tattoo to cover them up. The tattoo covers the scars so well that nobody knows she has them.

Is Ellie the only one immune?

But yes, in the games Ellie is the only person we ever see or even hear of that is immune to the cordeceps spore. No other immune people are ever found or mentioned.

How long is Ellie infected?

Ellie is the only known human who has an apparent immunity to the fungus, despite being infected for over five years.

What is the strongest infection in Last of Us?

Rat King. Arguably the scariest and most dangerous type of infected, Rat Kings are a combination of Stalkers, Clickers, and Bloaters. Rat Kings reportedly take 25 years to develop and are the strongest type.

Why did Noelle kidnap Ellie?

The Twist:

From Noelle's perspective, we find out that she kidnapped Ellie. Noelle drugs her to keep her docile. One day Ellie realizes she's pregnant.

Who does Ellie fall in love with?

Eloise Bridgerton and Sir Phillip Cane

The printer's assistant with a passion for feminism seems like an ideal mate for Eloise, but it's actually Sir Phillip Crane — the elder brother of Marina Thompson's true love, Sir George — who wins her heart in the books.

Does Dina abandon Ellie?

Yet, the truth is that there's no real indication that Dina is dead. In fact, the game strongly indicates that she has decided to leave Ellie and take J.J. with her.

How did the Cordyceps virus start?

Joel says the cordyceps outbreak likely started by mutating and tainting foods with flour or sugar. Joel, Sarah, and Tommy likely weren't infected on episode one because they avoided eating pancakes, biscuits, and cake.

Is Ellie the real villain?

Despite being an anti-hero, she becomes more villainous in the sequel where she is blinded by revenge and uses extreme methods of violence against her enemies, leading to her accidentally killing a pregnant woman in self-defense and threatening to kill Lev, an innocent child.

Why does Joel take care of Ellie?

He probably cared almost immediately for Ellie because Ellie naturally would have reminded him of his daughter; the feelings didn't show up until later.

What virus is The Last of Us based on?

The infection in The Last of Us was spread through flour, as per eagle-eyed fans who have reached this theory. Apparently, fans believe that the deadly cordyceps outbreak was spread through the production of flour.

Do infected in The Last of Us need to eat?

So yes, they do seem to need food and water. I always figured that infected trapped in buildings or underground would feed off of rats and other small creatures. The fungus also most likely plays a part in extending the host's life.

Were other people immune last of us?

I've heard from fans that the recordings confirm that more people are immune like Joel said but Part 2 makes it clear Ellie is the only known person who is immune.