

The original Last of Us had plenty of memorable encounters with the infected, and some of the most iconic involve the Bloater special infected type. Seattle Arrival is official concept art for the PlayStatio game The Last of Us II made by artist John Sweeney for studio Naughty Dog RELATED: The Last of Us Needs to Remind Players Why Things Are Dire in the First Place Shamblers Need a Big Glow Up in The Last of Us Part 3 And while these special infected all have their own uniquely disturbing quirks, there's one type in particular that could do with an overhaul in a potential Last of Us Part 3. As the infected continue to survive, they undergo new stages of infection, eventually mutating and becoming one of The Last of Us' special infected. Known simply as the infected, The Last of Us' primary threat consists of mutated monsters of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the ferocious zombie-like Runners and the iconic blind Clickers to the creeping Stalkers.Ĭreated by a fungi infection known as the Cordyceps virus, The Last of Us' infected are essentially controlled by a mushroom in their brain, making them behave more aggressively and eventually switching off their brain function completely. X will stalk the player slowly, Alien Isolation's Xenomorph is waiting around every corner, and Dead Space's Necromorphs are visual monstrosities, The Last of Us' enemies have all of that and then some.

The Last of Us has some of the most horrifying enemy types in video game history.
