Yara

Yara
Biographical information
Birth date	2021 or 2022
Age(d)	16
Status	Deceased
Gender	Female
Affiliation(s)	Seraphites (formerly) Abby Anderson
Relationships	Unnamed mother Lev (younger brother) Unnamed cousin
Resides	Near the village of Haven Seraphite island Seattle, Washington
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Dark Brown
Behind the scenes
Appears in	The Last of Us Part II
Voiced by	Victoria Grace
Mo-capped by	Victoria Grace (actress) Soa Lee (concept)

“

You're a good person... I know enough. ―Yara talking to Abby Anderson

”

Yara is a supporting character in The Last of Us Part II and a playable character in the No Return mode. A former member of the Seraphites, she was the older sister of Lev and formed a bond with Washington Liberation Front member Abby Anderson.

Quick Answers

How did Yara form a bond with Abby Anderson in The Last of Us Part II?

In The Last of Us Part II, Yara, an ex-Seraphite, forms a bond with Abby Anderson from the Washington Liberation Front. This bond develops as Abby seeks medical supplies for Yara's injury, leading to Abby's temporary arrest by the WLF for going AWOL. Nora Harris later frees Abby, allowing her to continue aiding Yara, thus strengthening their bond.

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What led to Yara leaving the Seraphites?

Yara's departure from the Seraphites was triggered by her brother Lev's banishment for identifying as male. Despite the Seraphites' beliefs and their mother's disapproval, Yara assisted Lev in his escape. This act resulted in the Seraphites labeling them as apostates and led to Yara's capture. However, Yara was saved by Lev and Abby Anderson.

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What is the relationship between Yara and Lev in The Last of Us Part II?

In The Last of Us Part II, Yara and Lev are siblings. Yara, the elder, was chosen as a village warrior at thirteen. They were close during their childhood. When Lev was banished by their mother, Yara defied her, protecting Lev. Consequently, they were disowned and branded as apostates.

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At what age was Yara chosen to be a warrior for her village?

Yara, the firstborn child of a devout Seraphite woman, was chosen as a warrior for her village at around the age of thirteen. Her primary role was to combat the WLF. She maintained a close bond with her sibling, Lev.

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Biography

Background and early life

Yara was the firstborn child of a devout Seraphite woman, followed roughly three years after by Lev (then known as "Lily"). While not much is known about her early life, Yara was chosen to be a warrior for her village around the age of thirteen to fight the WLF. Yara was close to Lev growing up, but was confused as to why Lev questioned the rules until Lev admitted to her that he identified as male. Yara told Lev to keep such feelings private, and hoped that Lev would "snap out of it".

A turning point came in their lives when the elders arranged for Lev to marry an elder. Wanting to be a warrior like Yara, Lev shaved his head in an act of defiance, openly identifying as male. Yara initially reacted poorly, screaming and hitting him. However, aware that the Seraphites would try to kill him for his choice, Yara helped Lev escape, leading to the Seraphites branding the pair as apostates.

Events of The Last of Us Part II

Abby sets Yara's arm.

A day after going on the run, the Seraphites found Yara and brought her to Emily as she was about to execute a captured Wolf, Abby Anderson. When Yara refused to share Lev's location and spat in Emily's face, they held her down and shattered her left forearm with a hammer. Before they could shatter Yara's right arm, Lev came to her rescue before they could break her right, enabling Yara to kill the other two with Abby's help. Yara had Lev free Abby from her noose, and the trio fought through stalkers to escape the woods with Yara leading the way. However, Yara's injury caught up with her before they could reach the shore. With Abby's help, the siblings took shelter in an abandoned trailer, with Abby setting and splinting Yara's arm before leaving.

Mel assessing Yara's injury

Yara's condition continued to deteriorate, with her developing a fever and swelling in her arm. Lev defended the two of them from the Seraphites that came. To their surprise, Abby returned in the morning, bringing the two to an aquarium, where her friends Owen Moore and Mel were hiding. Mel, a surgeon for the WLF, determined that Yara had developed compartment syndrome, saying the arm would turn gangrenous without amputation, but the group lacked the necessary tools to perform it safely. Lev proposed he and Abby use the Seraphites' bridges connecting Seattle's skyscrapers to reach the WLF's hospital and gather surgical equipment. The pair did so and returned with the supplies. The procedure went well, leaving Yara exhausted but stable.

The next morning, Owen invited the siblings to escape with him and the others to Santa Barbara, where he hoped to rejoin the surviving Fireflies. Yara agreed, knowing that it was too dangerous to remain in Seattle, but Lev was unwilling to leave their mother behind. The disagreement escalated into an argument, ending with Lev storming off. Yara asked Abby to help her look for Lev and decided to give him a toy shark from the aquarium gift shop to cheer him up. However, Lev stole a boat and left for the Seraphites' island, hoping to convince their mother to leave.

Despite still recovering from the surgery, Yara insisted on accompanying Abby to the island. While on their way to the marina to acquire a boat, the pair were side tracked when Abby was forced to investigate nearby gunfire, telling Yara to remain put at a safe distance. Upon investigating the gunfire, a sniper shot at Abby but Manny Alvarez, a fellow WLF soldier and a friend. saved her. Abby and Manny pushed their way up to the sniper’s position until they had him cornered, however Manny was killed and the sniper was revealed to be Tommy Miller attacked Abby but Yara stabbed him, distracting Tommy long enough for Abby to push him into the water.

Yara and Abby then took a boat and made their way to the Seraphite island just as the WLF invasion commenced. The duo made their way inland, avoiding Seraphite patrols until they reached her home, where they found that Lev, in an act of self defense, had pushed his mother into a table which accidentally killed her. Yara convinced the distressed Lev to leave with her.

Yara is shot to death.

However, they were discovered by a WLF soldier, who shot Yara. Abby disarmed the man, but Isaac Dixon, the leader of the WLF, arrived with the rest of his squad. Isaac threatened to shoot them both unless Abby stood aside and allowed him to kill Lev. Defending the pair, Yara shot Isaac from behind, prompting the squad to shoot her dead, but it enabled Abby and Lev to escape and flee the island.

Personality and traits

Yara cared deeply for her brother, putting herself at risk and eventually sacrificing her life for his sake. She expressed regret for not supporting him earlier about his gender identity.

Yara was more aware than Lev about the world: she acknowledged that faith didn't make her immortal and was aware that her devout mother would not forgive her or her brother for their actions.

Design and appearance

Yara initially dressed in typical Seraphite attire, keeping her long, black hair braided and wore a white button-down shirt with blue pants. Upon moving into the aquarium with Abby, she changed her appearance. Instead of wearing Seraphite clothes, she now wore brown jeans and a raincoat along with a t-shirt with a picture of a sea otter on it, representing how she now aligned with Abby and her group instead of the Seraphites.

Behind the scenes

• Originally, in the early pitch, Yara was going to be transgender instead of Lev.

Gallery

Yara's Seraphite model.

Abby with Yara

A hanged Yara and Lev in Abby's nightmare

Yara embracing Lev