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Clicker

GamesInfected, still aliveVariesA fungus2010 to today

The signature monster of The Last of Us: a host so far gone that fungus has burst through the skull and blinded it. It hunts by clicking and listening, so encounters are played in near silence. It is the image most associated with the series.123

⚔️ Battle it
First appeared
2013
The Last of Us (2013)
Source work
The Last of Us (2013)
Naughty Dog
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
USA
What causes it
A fungus
A mutated Cordyceps fungus (the wiki names Ophiocordyceps unilateralis) grows through the brain of a living person, destroys memory and reason, and drives the host to spread it.
How you become one
A host that has carried the fungus for at least a year.
How it moves
Varies
Shuffles and twitches, then runs at whatever it hears.
Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
  • fire
  • stealth: it is blind
  • a brick or bottle to stun it

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2013

The Last of Us (2013)

field notes

What the sources say

1

The skull is split open by fungal plates that have destroyed the eyes123

2

Finds prey by crude echolocation, the clicking that gives it its name123

3

Much stronger than earlier stages and lethal at arm's length123

4

Claws at its own face, read as a trace of resistance in the host123

5

Fire works on every stage of the infection123

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (varies), not a measurement.

You, walking about 5 km/h
You, jogging about 10 km/h
Clicker about 10 km/h
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h

Sources

  1. Infected - The Last of Us Wiki (Fandom)
  2. The Last of Us - Wikipedia
  3. The Last of Us - RAWG

Every fact on this page comes from these sources, written in our own words. Spotted a mistake? Tell us at hello@zombiewiki.app.

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