The Last of Us’ Worst Character is Also Its Least Controversial

Great characters are dynamic if not comprehensive, while weaker characters are static and have little to do with progressing a narrative. The Last of Us’ David is unnerving and detestable, for example, but that doesn’t make him a bad character. The Last of Us is particularly entertaining with this discourse in mind because hardly any of its characters are morally clean, having performed one or more heinous acts that would be reprehensible if not for the circumstances or perspectives fans understand, but those perspectives are left up to fans’ individual interpretations.