Boris Legasov

Boris Legasov
Biographical information
Status	Deceased
Gender	Male
Affiliation(s)	FEDRA (informally)
Relationships	Sofia Legasov (daughter)
Resides	Hillcrest Seattle, Washington
Behind the scenes
Appears in	The Last of Us Part II

Boris Legasov (Russian: Борис Легасов) was a character in The Last of Us Part II. Ellie encountered him sometime after he became infected and reached stage two.

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What was Boris Legasov's profession before the apocalypse in The Last of Us Part II?

Boris Legasov, a character in The Last of Us Part II, was an accomplished archer prior to the apocalypse. He lived in Hillcrest, a suburb of Seattle, and was a respected figure in his community.

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How did Boris Legasov's archery skills help him survive after Outbreak Day?

Living in Seattle's Hillcrest suburb, Boris Legasov was a skilled archer before the apocalypse, as evidenced by the archery trophies in his basement. After Outbreak Day, his archery skills became crucial for survival, as he used them to eliminate numerous infected, raising his status among his community members. His daughter Sofia considered him the "best clicker killer in the QZ."

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What was Boris Legasov's relationship with his daughter Sofia in The Last of Us Part II?

In The Last of Us Part II, Boris Legasov resided with his daughter Sofia in Hillcrest, Seattle. Their life was relatively normal until Sofia was killed by the Washington Liberation Front, causing a profound shift in Boris' demeanor.

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How did Boris Legasov become infected in The Last of Us Part II?

Following the death of his daughter Sofia at the hands of the Washington Liberation Front, Boris went on a rampage against the WLF. Wanting to avoid further confrontation with the WLF, some of his neighbors conspired to turn him in. After learning of this, Boris attempted to lock those who betrayed him in a spore-filled garage and leave them to become infected. Boris was bitten by one of his victims, resulting in him becoming infected as well. He penned a farewell note to Yolanda, expressing remorse for failing to care for Alfie, and locked himself in a garage, where he would succumb to infection.

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Biography

Background

Boris lived in the Hillcrest suburb of Seattle with his daughter Sofia and was well liked by his community. He was a skilled archer before the apocalypse, winning many trophies.

Defending Hillcrest

Boris rose in standing among his peers following Outbreak Day with his archery talents, killing many clickers with ease. Sofia considered him the best clicker killer in the QZ. In time, he became the community's leader.

After the Washington Liberation Front overthrew FEDRA and the military, only to become the city's new oppressors, his best friend Uli tried to convince him to stand up against their order to relocate to SoundView Stadium with the rest of Seattle's surviving population, believing that Boris could convince their neighbors to resist the WLF. His neighbor Yolanda, sensing trouble, asked Boris to look after her dog Alfie and left the city before things became worse.

Fighting the WLF

However, tragedy struck when Sofia, while making protest art, was caught and gunned down by a WLF patrol, breaking and enraging Boris, much to the horror of his friends. Many people, including the Brandmans, decided to comply with the WLF's orders out of fear for their families. Some, like Dale, also wanted to join the WLF to have access to their medical supplies.

The lack of communal support angered Boris, who wanted to wage a war against the WLF, and led to him ambushing and killing an entire patrol, leaving the message "COME GET ME" on the side of their jeep. This caused his remaining neighbors, Uli and X included, to conspire to turn Boris in to save themselves.

However, Boris learned of this and, embittered by his friends' betrayal, drugged them unconscious and dragged them into a garage full of spores. A now-infected Uli woke up and, after a brief struggle, bit Boris before being sealed in the garage. Boris wrote a final note to Yolanda, apologizing to her for not being able to take care of Alfie, writing that he could already feel himself losing his mind, and said that he hoped that his former friends' final lucid thoughts would be of him as they turned into runners. He then locked himself in a garage and transformed into an infected, eventually becoming a stalker.

Events of The Last of Us Part II and death

While searching for Tommy Miller, Ellie found various notes addressed to Boris, in addition to his final confession, eventually encountering his infected self. After a brutal fight, she managed to kill him, enabling her to claim the bow still slung on his back.

Behind the scenes

• The character's name was chosen by combining those of Boris Shcherbina and Valery Legasov, two characters from Craig Mazin's Chernobyl miniseries. Mazin would go on to become the executive producer of The Last of Us TV series.