{"id":29156,"date":"2023-01-25T18:37:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T17:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1774773"},"modified":"2023-01-25T19:53:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T18:53:41","slug":"what-are-the-clickers-in-the-last-of-us","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/what-are-the-clickers-in-the-last-of-us\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the clickers in The Last of Us?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Louise Griffin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 25 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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**Warning: Contains spoilers for The Last of Us episodes 1 and 2**<\/strong><\/p>\n

We might only be two episodes in<\/a>, but The Last of Us<\/a> has sufficiently terrified every viewer watching.<\/p>\n

The HBO<\/a> series, based on the games of the same name<\/a>, has everyone hooked, as it sees the world torn apart by an infection that turns humans into zombie-like creatures.<\/p>\n

Starring Pedro Pascal<\/a> as Joel and Bella Ramsey<\/a> as Ellie, the series sees the pair embark on a journey across the US in hopes that they can change the world.<\/p>\n

Joining Pascal and Ramsey are an incredible cast, including Gabriel Luna (Tommy), Nick Offerman (Bill)<\/a> and Murray Bartlett (Frank).<\/p>\n

But, as the heartbreaking deaths of Nico Parker\u2019s Sarah and Anna Torv\u2019s Tess<\/a> show, no one is safe.<\/p>\n

In the final scenes of episode 2, Tess is surrounded by the clickers, an evolved and horrifying type of infected, before burning the place to the ground to buy Joel and Ellie some time.<\/p>\n

What are the clickers in The Last of Us?<\/h2>\n

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The Last of Us<\/span><\/figcaption> Liane Hentscher\/HBO<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Clickers are the third evolution of the infected (after runners and stalkers). They\u2019ve generally been infected for about a year, with growth of the fungus cordyceps almost fully taking over the body.<\/p>\n

The clickers have deformed heads, due to their skulls being split open by the fungus, and they\u2019re blind \u2013 something Ellie and Joel are able to use to their advantage when running from them.<\/p>\n

They also get their name from the sound of the clicks they produce, making them all the more horrifying.<\/p>\n

At the end of episode 2, viewers were horrified to see a clicker give Tess a gruesome kiss of death, reminding us that the infected ultimately want to spread the fungus.<\/p>\n

Showrunner Neil Druckmann told\u00a0EW<\/a>: \u201cThese things don\u2019t have to get violent unless you\u2019re fighting them from spreading [the infection] further. That is realised in this beautiful, yet horrific way with Anna.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also recalled a conversation with fellow showrunner Craig Mazin, adding: \u201cCraig smartly said, \u2018What can we do to separate our infected even further from zombies?\u2019 It\u2019s more than just a bite. There\u2019s something else going on.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish we had that aha moment immediately, but we brainstormed so many different things that they could be doing,\u201d he adds. \u201cSome of them were pretty outlandish.\u201d<\/p>\n

What are the different types of infected in The Last of Us?<\/h2>\n
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Pedro Pascal in The Last of Us<\/span><\/figcaption> Liane Hentscher\/HBO<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

There are different evolutions of infected in The Last of Us, depending on how long a person has been infected:<\/p>\n