The video by Game Theory discusses the theory that Ellie in "The Last of Us" is not immune to the fungal infection, despite the game's premise. The theory suggests that Ellie has a different strain of the Cordyceps fungus that doesn't turn her into a zombie but suppresses her immune system. This is based on her low white blood cell count and other medical indicators seen in the game. The video argues that the game's developers may have intentionally hidden this information in the narrative.
1. The speaker is discussing the game "The Last of Us" and its character, Ellie, who is not immune to a zombifying fungus plaguing the game's universe [Source: Document(page_content="...")]
2. Ellie is the only character with immunity to the infection, but the game does not explain why she has this immunity [Source: Document(page_content="...")]
3. The game's universe is based on a real-world fungus called Cordyceps, which mutates to use humans as hosts [Source: Document(page_content="...")]
4. Ellie was bitten by an infected zombie but did not turn into a monster, which contradicts the usual reaction to the fungus infection [Source: Document(page_content="...")]
5. The game's developers have made decisions about the story that have been criticized by the speaker, who believes they may have known the truth about Ellie's condition [Source: Document(page_content="...")]
6. The speaker asserts that Ellie's immunity is not due to a special medical condition, but because she is infected with a different strain of Cordyceps, which suppresses the immune system [Source: Document(page_content="...")]
7. This different strain of Cordyceps is used to create the immunosuppressive drug Cyclosporin, which is commonly used in real life [Source: Document(page_content="...")]
8. Ellie can continue to walk around in the game without getting infected by the zombie strain of Cordyceps because she is already infected with the immunosuppressive strain of the fungus [Source: Document(page_content="...")]
9. The speaker concludes that the key to stopping the Cordyceps zombie apocalypse in the game's universe is being infected by the correct strain of Cordyceps, not becoming immune to the fungus [Source: Document(page_content="...")]
10. The speaker believes that the game's developers may have made some scientific errors in their portrayal of Ellie's immunity and the Cordyceps fungus [Source: Document(page_content="...")]