Joel Miller is a hardened survivor in The Last of Us, a man shaped by loss, brutality, and love. Once a caring father, the death of his daughter, Sarah, in the early days of the Cordyceps outbreak turned him into a ruthless smuggler who trusts no one. Twenty years later, a hardened Joel is given a second chance when tasked with escorting Ellie, a teenage girl immune to the infection.Joel is morally gray, a man who does terrible things for love. He’s fiercely protective and emotionally guarded. 