Prolific and veteran gaming voice actor Troy Baker has teased that followers haven’t “seen the final of Joel,” the favored character from Naughty Canine’s The Last of Us collection, and a personality who’s lifeless.
Baker stated in an interview with Eurogamer, “I undoubtedly know we have not seen the final of Joel, whether or not that be Naughty Canine or someone else.”
Baker didn’t elaborate on this intriguing remark, however some are taking it to imply Joel might present up in a future recreation or different mission sooner or later.
Joel died within the video games, and he died on the HBO TV present as properly, however followers have theorized that Naughty Canine might make a The Last of Us prequel, which might characteristic Joel. It is also potential Joel exhibits up on the HBO present within the type of a flashback or different diversion from the timeline. The TV collection is anticipated to return in 2027, and it’ll go back in time somewhat.
It is potential Baker is not speaking concerning the recreation or TV present collection. He additionally stated within the Eurogamer interview that Joel as a personality has endurance as evidenced by folks persevering with to decorate up as him for cosplay occasions, so it is potential Baker was merely talking typically about Joel.
Additionally within the interview, Baker stated he hopes to see Joel “be proliferated and iterated on in a number of mediums, whether or not or not it’s TV, movie, extra video games, comedian books.”
Naughty Canine has a number of upcoming single-player video games in improvement, however we solely learn about considered one of them: Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. The second recreation stays a thriller. Some consider it is a third mainline The Last of Us recreation, whereas others consider it might be Uncharted 5.
In different information, Baker just lately talked about how he desires to open a recreation studio of his personal. One other gaming voice actor who did begin a studio of his personal, Abubakar Salim, informed him, “Don’t do it” partially as a result of it is a “ruthless” space.