Private Eugene Ellis is a character mentioned in The Last of Us: Left Behind. He was a soldier who served in the United States military under the command of Captain Regan Francis along with Chief Warrant Officer Larry Caulfield and Warrant Officer Sean Brendon.
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Biography[]
Little is known about Ellis except that he joined the military and was put in Francis' unit in the 4th Infantry Division, presumably fairly recently given his low rank. He was stationed in the Denver quarantine zone before going on a rescue mission with his unit. During his captain's birthday party, he celebrated with the rest of the squad, posing for a picture with them, which was then gifted to Francis stating she was "the coolest Captain around". Judging by the picture, Ellis appeared to be African-American.[1]
While returning from a rescue mission, the unit's patient turned into a runner, attacking their pilot Sean and causing him to crash-land in the Colorado Mountain Plaza. Caulfield managed to kill the infected but was bitten.[2] Following protocol, Francis ordered Ellis to subdue Caulfield and then executed him.[3] This left Francis and Ellis as the only survivors.
Even with just the two of them left, they quickly ran out of supplies and had to search for food. They ran across a group of stalkers, and this time Ellis himself was bitten. Panicking, he attempted to take his own life, but Francis stopped him, knocked him out, and proceeded to amputate his arm.[4]
Although Francis doubted that it had worked, Ellis was convinced his life was saved, only suffering from a fever as he recovered. As time passed, however, he became hungry and more unsettled, quickly turning violent. When Francis tried to help him eat, he lashed out, harming her and causing her to flee in fear. Later the same day, the captain returned, remembering they were family and so didn't wish to abandon him.[5]
As time progressed, Ellis' conditioned worsened. He became delusional and convinced himself that Francis wanted to kill him. One day, while the two of them were talking, Ellis saw her reach for her gun. Thinking she was going to kill him, he attacked her and proceeded to beat her to death. However, to his horror, he learned she had gone for her weapon due to seeing infected, who proceeded to attack Ellis, reopening his wound. He managed to escape, taking shelter in an air duct.
While there, he tried to sew his wound back up, but was unable to tie the knot due to only having one arm. He gave in and proceeded to record himself saying how much he regretted killing her, and wishing she hadn't reached for her gun. He finished by saying he was cold and wanted to rest. He died shortly after.[6]
Events of Left Behind[]
When searching for medical supplies, Ellie finds the helicopter that Ellis and his crew crashed in, which still contained a medical kit that Ellie took to heal Joel with. Ellie is also able to find Ellis' decaying corpse and the recording he made.[7]
