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Good Rep is back and featuring Ellie, the indisputably badass companion of The Last of Us.

Ellie made her mark on the queer gaming community with the release of Left Behind, the DLC follow-up that places her front and center. The story of Ellie and her friend Riley is equal parts heartwarming and heart wrenching.

In an interview with GayGamer.net, creative director Neil Druckmann discussed Ellie’s character development and sexuality: 'Now when I was writing it I was writing it with the idea that Ellie is gay, and when the actresses were working they were definitely working with the idea that they’re both attracted to each other. That was the subtext and intention that they were playing with from the opening cinematic when they’re holding each other’s hands for too long, or when Riley bites her on the neck; there’s that chemistry there from the get go that was important for us so that we earned that moment when they kissed each other. So that it wasn’t just out of the blue but also wasn’t so overt that you’re like “Oh of course. Just get on with it.”

Oh my gosh, totally! All three are valued members in our extended family. I hope to find any and all good representations of these identities in games.

It pains me to see the exclusionary discourse over lesser known groups in the community. Gender and sexuality are diverse, and ever changing - I believe that there's a lot of educating to do still, and sharing/encouraging good media representation is a wonderful way to strengthen our community.