10 Crazy The Last of Us Part 2 Theories That May Turn Out To Be True

Anna Sacrificed Herself to Save Ellie

Let’s go a bit further back though. In the second trailer for the game, we saw a young woman, presumed to be Ellie’s mother Anna, being hanged by the cult for her actions. This goes back to the point about the cult hunting those immune to the Cordyceps virus (though we’ve seen hints, particularly from The Last of Us: American Daughters poster, that this might not be the case). Though Anna was freed, there’s the assumption that eventually, the cult would catch up with several months down the line, leading to her sacrificing her self to ensure Ellie’s survival.