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The Last of Us star Troy Baker teases "we've not seen the last of Joel", as he reflects on the impact of the character and how he should be "proliferated and iterated on" in future projects

Eurogamer.net·Victoria Phillips Kennedy·about 1 month ago
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Pedro, row, row your boat. Image credit: Eurogamer While it may seem that Joel's story in The Last of Us is finished, Troy Baker still believes we will see the character again in some form. Please be aware of The Last of Us spoilers below. The Last of Us Complete - Official Launch Trailer. Watch on YouTube For many of us here, when we think of The Last of Us' Joel, we think of Troy Baker as the actor that brought him to life. However, for others, Joel is played by Pedro Pascal, who portrays the gruff but loveable smuggler in HBO's TV adaptation . "The show is vastly larger, there is a lower barrier of entry," Baker tells me when I ask what it is like seeing another person becoming so beloved as The Last of Us' Joel (he "loves" it, by the way). "I really applaud [game creator Neil Druckmann] for being able to go 'yes, let's do this show'. He knew the story of Joel and Ellie was important enough, and sometimes, you have to bring the mountain to the man.…

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