| “ | Danny, Ish, our protectors.
―A child's view of Danny and Ish.[1]
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Danny is a character mentioned in The Last of Us Part I. All that is known about him comes from a series of notes found by Joel.[2]
Biography[]
Background[]
After the outbreak, Danny eventually made his way to the sewers where he discovered a thriving community led by a man named Ish, a former fisherman,[3][4] who had formed the community after joining a family consisting of Kyle, Susan and their children,[5] due to becoming lonely.[6] The safehouse consisted of a school, makeshift beds, shower stalls, and even rain catchers.[7]
Ish and Danny became the protectors of the community, salvaging armor, assault rifles and sawed off shotguns from dead soldiers. Joel could find a picture of Danny alongside Ish when exploring the sewers. A child had drawn him next to Ish, calling the two "[their] protectors".[1]
At an unknown point in time, a door leading to the safehouse was left open by one of the group, which allowed a horde of infected to flood in. Ish, Susan, and a few of the children managed to escape, barricading the suburb-side entrance to the sewers. Kyle was separated from the group, where he became trapped in a room with a small group of children; the infected at the door. It is implied that he shot all of the children to save them a worse fate, before committing suicide.[8]
While Danny's fate is unconfirmed, Ish managed to escape with Susan and took shelter in the suburbs, protecting a group of children.[9]
Events of The Last of Us Part I[]
While Danny is not physically encountered by Joel and Ellie, notes scattered within the man's former settlement provide some guidance to his life there. Given the presence of clickers in the areas where these notes are discovered, it would seem the events happened a considerable time beforehand.[2]
Appearance[]
While Danny is not physically seen in the game, certain notes detail his physical appearance. A drawing displays him in what appears to be police riot gear, similar to what the military currently wears, carrying an assault rifle, suggesting that he scavenged a uniform from a dead soldier. He also wears a ball cap on his head as well. He appears to have a stocky, strong build unlike Ish, who is slender and nimble.[1]
