The zombies of The Last of Usfall under four known classifications: (1) Runners, (2) Stalkers, (3) Clickers, and (4) Bloaters/Shamblers.
Yet, even so, this familiarity with the subject matter could be helpful in convincing more conventional movie and TV show zombie fans that The Last of Us is a serious contender in the genre. Granted, the zombies in The Last of Us are far more grotesque than what has been featured in The Walking Dead.
New fans who are hesitant to start a series based on a video game they're unfamiliar with might be more open to giving the series a shot if they find that the show's concept is similar to one they're already familiar with. After being presented with the idea of mushroom-infected zombies in The Walking Dead, fans who may not be familiar with Naughty Dog's games may have a better sense of what they're getting into. The similar plotlines around fungus could help to draw fans of the zombie genre to The Last of Us TV show. Related: TWD: World Beyond Hints At Another Location That CRM Destroyed In real life, one species of the Cordyceps fungus - Ophiocordyceps unilateralis - is a parasitic entity that slowly takes command of host insects. In The Last of Us, human zombies are created by a mutated Cordyceps fungus that slowly takes over living human bodies. The Last of Us also heavily features fungus in its zombie lore. Bennett hopes to speed up the decay of walkers. The Civic Republic is dedicated to discovering the cause of the zombie apocalypse, and, on top of being a possible cure, fungi is still a possible cause behind the outbreak. By altering the particular fungi that break down flesh, Dr. Leo Bennett believes that the cure for zombiism lies in the fungi that grow on necrotic flesh. The Walking Dead: World Beyondseason 2 episode 2, "Foothold," introduces a fungus-based cure for walkers.
Here's how one little fungus could help ensure success for The Last of Us. The Walking Deadis one of the most popular zombie franchises on TV - but can one of its mushroom-related plot points help launch HBO's The Last of Us? While the TV adaptation of the Last of Us video game runs the risk of only appealing to a niche gaming audience, The Walking Dead 's mushroom cure plotline could help draw a greater pool of TV show viewers to the upcoming series.