A ladder is a portable structure used to climb up to higher areas in The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II. There are also fixed ladders which are ones that the player cannot move, but can still climb.
Gameplay[]
Like planks, ladders can be picked up, carried, and placed on the ground or against walls. Unlike planks, ladders can be climbed vertically when placed against a wall. If the ladder reaches higher than the ledge it is placed against, the player can pick it up again and carry it to a different location, similar to a plank. There is one ladder in the chapter "Bus Depot" that can be used interchangeably as a plank or a ladder after Joel pulls it off the wall. Similarly, there is a Ladder in The Last of Us Part II which Abby and Mel use as a plank in the boat shop during Seattle Day 1. This ladder, however, is never actually used as a ladder.
Locations[]
The Last of Us[]
- The Quarantine Zone: Once the player exits through the secret passage, a ladder will be next to a car.
- The Outskirts: Underground inside a store. It is already in position but is guarded by a clicker that must be killed or distracted.
- Capitol: In the subway station, after getting Ellie on the platform, she will drop a ladder for Joel.
- Bill's Town: Joel and Ellie climb down a set of ladders when nearing one of Bill's traps. After giving Ellie a boost onto a bus, she will drop a ladder for Bill and Joel.
- Pittsburgh: In the hotel, after Joel gets out of the basement. There is also one shortly after where Joel gives Ellie a boost to pull it down for them to climb.
- The Suburbs: Joel boosts Sam up to reach a set so they can escape infected. The group later jump down a set of ladders only to be met by a sniper.
- Lakeside Resort: Once David gives Ellie a boost, there will be a ladder on the walkway. Once David has it, he will put it on the ledge next to him.
The Last of Us Part II[]
- Seattle Day 1 (Abby): In the boat shop.
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