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Joel Miller is the playable protagonist of The Last of Us, and a supporting character in The Last of Us: Left Behind and The Last of Us Part II. Joel is a survivor in post-apocalyptic America that has been ravaged by the Cordyceps brain infection. After losing his only daughter Sarah in the early stages of the outbreak, Joel became a ruthless and cynical smuggler eventually tasked with smuggling and protecting Ellie Williams, a young girl who was the key to mankind's survival.

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• …that during the chapter "Hometown", inside the living room of Joel and Sarah's house, the player can find a PlayStation 3 console under the television set?
• …that early concept art revealed that Dina had an entirely different design? This design would later be used for the character Cat.
• …that during the episode "Long, Long Time", Lincoln's mandatory evacuation notice—seen in the town square when FEDRA are trucking away civilians—is almost an exact copy from the game, albeit with an altered date?
• …that Joel's name was originally going to be Ethan (in reference to the Coen brothers), but the developers changed it due to sounding similar to the protagonist of the Uncharted series, Nathan? Joel is the name of the other Coen brother.
• …that Naughty Dog almost spoiled the surprise announcement of The Last of Us by adding in an Easter egg to Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception referencing the yet-unannounced game?