The Last of Us 2’s Real World Connections with the Rat King Explained

The Last of Us franchise may be fictional, but its real-world inspirations may be startling for some fans to realize how grounded in fact the series actually is. The fungus which actually spreads across the world is based on a real-life virus known as Cordyceps that infects insects and essentially makes them mindless vessels for the disease. Although it is highly improbable for this to spread to humans, just the fact that it exists at all is enough to send a chill down someone’s spine.