The Last of Us Part 2
[ warn : Spoilers for The Last of Us : Part 2 below ]
Players are introduced to Lev and his sometime sister Yara whileplaying as Abbyin the second one-half ofThe Last of Us : Part 2.Even though the pair are primal for the maturation of the plot line , it ’s easy to leave out the reason as to why they ’re on the ladder from their former religious group .
The inclusion of Yara and Lev serves to reveal more entropy about the Seraphites as well as to help humanise the cult - alike mathematical group ’s young members . It also is a turning point in Abby ’s character ontogenesis , as she begins to call into question why theWashington Liberation Frontso ruthlessly struggle with the Seraphites when they ’re not so different from each other .
The Last of Us : Part 2provides an intricate backstory that explain why Yara and Lev are on the out with the Seraphites . During the first scene in which players are introduced to them , Yara is see being torment by a religious cult penis before she gets her “ wings crop ” – a dim phrase the Seraphite says when she arrange the others to give away Yara ’s arm . It ’s percipient theSeraphites want to down her , but as luck would have it both she and Abby are saved when Lev show up out of the blue . But amid all of the topsy-turvyness that ensues following their good dodging , it ’s promiscuous to miss the dialogue in which Yara explains why the Seraphites were trying to bolt down them in the first place .
Lev’s Conflict With The Seraphites In TLOU2, Explained
The Seraphites were specifically after Lev inThe Last of Us : Part 2 , and they only turned on Yara after she took her brother ’s side . The reason behind why the Seraphites wanted to kill Lev is both an important and heartbreaking one , but by only mention it in passing , it felt as thoughThe Last of Us 2glossed over an improbably important detail . Essentially , Lev was acquit a female but always felt inclined to verbalise himself as a male . So , as Lev was coming of age , the Seraphites desire him to partake in their traditional ritual . Not only did Yara explain the Elders had already chosen a partner for the teen , but they want Lev to wear his hair in the notorious Seraphite style – a braided up - do for women , and a buzzed head for gentleman’s gentleman . But this is where the trouble started .
With the group ’s strict adhesion to their religious principles and tradition , it ’s not surprising that the Seraphites refuse to accept Lev ’s grammatical gender identity . They were pressuring him to put on the function of a dutiful Seraphite woman , but Lev know this would be setting him up for a lifetime of pain and frustration , as he knew he did n’t want to live this mode . This led Lev to then shave his foreland to make a point .
Yara alsorevealed to Abbythat her brother rejected his previous feminine name of Lily in lieu of Lev or else . Such a transformation was n’t receive by the Seraphites community , or even Yara and Lev ’s own mother , leading the teenage sib to flee their community in concern for their life . Their mother chose to persist with the Seraphites and repent for the action of her children . In sum , the Seraphites want to kill Lev inThe Last of Us : Part 2for expressing his gender identity , a move intend to mirror the judgment and discrimination many transgender people face in the real world .
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The Last of Us : Part 2is uncommitted now as a PS4 exclusive .
