Joel and Ellie Search for the Gentle in New ‘The Final of Us’ Season 2 Poster

An notorious piece of paintings is lastly taking middle stage in a brand new The Last of Us poster. The lately launched picture reveals Bella Ramsey’s Ellie rocking some ink that we didn’t see through the first season. Extra on that in a minute, however let’s first check out the remainder of the poster. Within the picture, Ellie stands by her journey accomplice and protector — Pedro Pascal’s Joel — whereas, within the background, a sprawling Cordycep kinds a form on the wall. The formation in query appears like a moth (which has significance in The Final of Us universe) however may be a nod to the Firefly brand. In her proper hand, Ellie holds onto her signature switchblade, whereas a tagline reads, “Each path has a value,” pointing to the occasions that can unfold within the subsequent batch of episodes.

Now again to that tattoo. The fern and moth tattoo comes from Ellie’s ex-girlfriend, Cat, a tattoo artist who lives in Jackson. As for why Ellie selected that individual design, there’s loads of symbolism pointing to rebirth via the moth. On a extra sensible degree, the tattoo covers up Ellie’s scar from the place she was bitten by one of the Infected. Within the time since surviving that life-changing chew, she has been pressured to put on lengthy sleeves or a bandage to cowl up the scar, however with the tattoo, she will be able to correctly showcase her new ink whereas additionally walking through the world undetected.