She nurses him back to health when he's impaled, for one. Not only does he save her life multiple times, the reverse also holds true. Badass and Child Duo: He eventually forms one with Ellie.At Least I Admit It: Joel makes no effort to pretend what he does is anything beyond survival and acknowledges the Moral Myopia.Sadly, he's well-intentioned, but also quite possibly doomed the last hope of the human race (however faint it may be). Anti-Villain: By the end of the game, Joel's motivations conflict with the only potential cure for humanity.He also kills and injures with zero hesitation. Most, if not all, of his motivations are pretty selfish, he's not very friendly and is very much able to shoot the dog if you piss him off enough.

Moths are nocturnal insects but they seek light no matter how dark it is. Animal Motifs: Moths, in The Last of Us Part II.An Arm and a Leg: Downplayed as his right leg didn't get blown off from the shotgun blast by Abby in Part II, but the kneecap was destroyed, thus losing his ability to walk.It’s also implied that he was the one who pretty much raised Tommy. Neither he nor Tommy ever bring them up or explain what happened to them. Ambiguously Absent Parent: Seeing as how he was only 32 when the outbreak happened, you’d expect at least one of his parents to be around but they’re not.It's also deconstructed as this act causes Ellie to grow resentful of Joel and no longer trust him. Always Save the Girl: The ending has Joel save Ellie at the cost of a potential vaccine being made, dooming many.Actually Pretty Funny: He finds most of Ellie's jokes pretty groan-worthy, but there is one ('I used to be addicted to soap, but I'm clean now') he does laugh at.Action Survivor: Only in the prologue when he's still just an average single father celebrating his birthday with his daughter until the outbreak begins and he has to evade all opposition from the early infected.Action Dad: Was the father to a young girl named Sarah, who passed away 20 years ago when the apocalypse started, and by the end of the game becomes a surrogate father figure to Ellie.

He even implies it was before he could go to college, so Teen Pregnancy was most likely involved.

Absurdly Youthful Father: Joel eventually explains to Ellie that he was very young when he had Sarah.

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