Gabriel Betancourt

Gabriel Betancourt, a former lighting artist at Naughty Dog who worked on The Last of Us, disclosed a past conversation with series creator Neil Druckmann about multiple immune survivors in the game's world. Druckmann suggested several people resist the Cordyceps infection, including a congregation of such individuals, to craft a more sophisticated narrative. Betancourt expressed concerns that this idea would undermine the story's emotional weight.