Putting a name to the infamous fungus. In The Last of Us, a mutated species of the so-called ‘zombie fungus’ moves from infecting ants to infecting humans, as a result of climate change. The fungus in question is Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, a species first discovered in 1859 by Alfred Russel Wallace, a British naturalist who help
Runners. The first stage of being infected is a runner. Their physical form closely resembles that of the zombies that are usually seen. However, they are not slow and tired like them. Instead, these runners are aggressive and run to attack, on hearing the slightest noise. These types of infected have their eyes first infected leading to their
The first game established various Infected types - Runners, Clickers, and Bloaters - but the