Joel in The Last of Us
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Joel in The Last of Us is the grizzled, morally complex survivor who serves as the main playable protagonist and father-figure to Ellie in Naughty Dog’s acclaimed post-apocalyptic action-adventure game series.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joel Miller (The Last of Us video game) | 1 |
| Joel in The Last of Us canonical | 1 |
| Joel in The Last of Us Part II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6960579 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joel in The Last of Us Context triple: [Troy Baker, hasRole, Joel in The Last of Us]
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A.
Joel
Joel is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh is God," commonly used in many English-speaking and other countries.
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B.
Joel
Joel is a prophetic book in the Old Testament that focuses on themes of divine judgment, repentance, and the coming "day of the Lord."
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C.
Joel Cairo
Joel Cairo is a sly, effeminate, and duplicitous criminal figure in Dashiell Hammett’s novel "The Maltese Falcon," known for his involvement in the hunt for the jewel-encrusted statuette.
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D.
Freddie Quell
Freddie Quell is a troubled, alcoholic World War II veteran who becomes deeply involved with a charismatic cult leader in Paul Thomas Anderson’s film "The Master."
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E.
Desmond
Desmond is a masculine given name most famously associated with South African archbishop and anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joel in The Last of Us Target entity description: Joel in The Last of Us is the grizzled, morally complex survivor who serves as the main playable protagonist and father-figure to Ellie in Naughty Dog’s acclaimed post-apocalyptic action-adventure game series.
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A.
Joel
Joel is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh is God," commonly used in many English-speaking and other countries.
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B.
Joel
Joel is a prophetic book in the Old Testament that focuses on themes of divine judgment, repentance, and the coming "day of the Lord."
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C.
Joel Cairo
Joel Cairo is a sly, effeminate, and duplicitous criminal figure in Dashiell Hammett’s novel "The Maltese Falcon," known for his involvement in the hunt for the jewel-encrusted statuette.
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D.
Freddie Quell
Freddie Quell is a troubled, alcoholic World War II veteran who becomes deeply involved with a charismatic cult leader in Paul Thomas Anderson’s film "The Master."
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E.
Desmond
Desmond is a masculine given name most famously associated with South African archbishop and anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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protagonist ⓘ video game character ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Jackson community
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smuggling operation in Boston ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Last of Us
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Last of Us (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last of Us Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last of Us: Left Behind (mentioned) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Naughty Dog
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neil Druckmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Naughty Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Last of Us (2013 video game) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | The Last of Us series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameGenreContext |
action-adventure
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survival horror ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFamilyRelation |
brother of Tommy Miller
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father of Sarah Miller ⓘ father-figure to Ellie Williams ⓘ |
| homeLocation |
Austin, Texas (pre-outbreak)
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Boston quarantine zone (post-outbreak, early game) NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackson, Wyoming (later in series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
driving force of The Last of Us story
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protector of Ellie Williams ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
escorted Ellie across the United States
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lost his daughter Sarah on outbreak day ⓘ rescued Ellie from the Fireflies hospital in Salt Lake City ⓘ survived the initial cordyceps outbreak ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
grizzled
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morally complex ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ protective ⓘ ruthless when threatened ⓘ |
| occupation |
smuggler
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survivor ⓘ |
| platform |
Microsoft Windows (PC ports of games he appears in)
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Sony PlayStation 3 ⓘ
surface form:
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4 ⓘ PlayStation 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Pedro Pascal
NERFINISHED
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Troy Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Sony Computer Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
deuteragonist in The Last of Us Part II
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main playable protagonist in The Last of Us ⓘ playable character in The Last of Us Part II (prologue/flashbacks) ⓘ |
| setting | post-apocalyptic United States ⓘ |
| weaponOfChoice |
melee weapons
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revolver ⓘ shotgun ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joel in The Last of Us Description of subject: Joel in The Last of Us is the grizzled, morally complex survivor who serves as the main playable protagonist and father-figure to Ellie in Naughty Dog’s acclaimed post-apocalyptic action-adventure game series.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Joel in The Last of Us Part II
subject surface form:
Joel Miller (TV series character)
this entity surface form:
Joel Miller (The Last of Us video game)