Summary

• The Last of Us episode 2 introduces the terrifying Clickers from the game, showcasing their lethal design and the fear they inspire.
• The episode also hints at the evolution of the infected, teasing the even scarier Bloaters and the horrifying Rat King monster.
• The Rat King is a rare super-organism that combines multiple forms of the infected, featuring numerous mouths, an abundance of hands, and a large size. It is incredibly difficult to defeat and presents a horrifying visual design.

The Last of Us features several varieties of terrifying zombie-like infected, but none of them can prepare viewers for the eventual arrival of the Rat King Last of Us monster. The series has not shied away from making the infected a horrifying threat to Joel (Pedro Pascal), Ellie (Bella Ramsey), and the rest of humanity. The Last of Us episode 2 was the first opportunity to see the infected in action as Joel, Ellie, and Tess (Anna Torv) journey beyond the quarantine zone and encounter Clickers. It results in a story filled with fear.

The Last of Us episode 2 brings the game's Clickers to live action for the first time. After showing humans early on in the infection process, the second episode is where audiences learn exactly why everyone in this world is scared. The Clickers are terrifying in their design and lethal to anyone who encounters them. The Last of Us also takes some time to tease the way the infected evolve, with Ellie's questions about the zombies teasing Bloaters. They are scarier than Clickers, but the Rat King Last of Us monster is worse.

Why The Last Of Us' Rat King Is More Horrifying Than Other Infected

The Rat King Is An Amalgamation Of Multiple Infected

The most horrifying form of the infected in The Last of Us is undoubtedly the Rat King. Introduced in The Last of Us Part II, the Rat King is a rare super-organism that combines multiple forms of the infected. It features Stalkers, Clickers, and Bloaters all combined into one truly disgusting and terrifying form. The Rat King The Last of Us monster has numerous mouths, an abundance of hands, and is incredibly large.

To make the infected form even more dangerous, parts of the interconnected beast can break apart and become a new monster that combines traits from the various infected forms. In the games, the Rat King is terrifying because of how dangerous an opponent it is to beat.

As the most powerful form of the infected, it takes an incredible amount of damage to defeat, especially after it splits into two parts. This will certainly be the case when the monstrosity appears in HBO's The Last of Us show, but the power level is only a piece of what makes it so scary. The Rat King's design is a horrifying combination of multiple bodies that is quite disturbing to look at in the games. The Last of Us could make them even scarier thanks to a practical design.

When Will The Rat King Appear In The Last Of Us?

The Rat King May Appear Soon

The good news is that audiences might have plenty of time to prepare for the Rat King to appear in The Last of Us. The horrifying infected form does not appear until the second game and as part of the Seattle Day 2 storyline with Abby. HBO's adaptation is changing plenty of elements from the games, so there is a chance that more than one Rat King will be featured during the show's run. But, it would seem that the powerful infected will at least be saved for The Last of Us season 2.

However, the latest news from the second season indicates that it will move on to the second game's events, thanks to the introduction of Abby Anderson (Kaitlyn Dever) from The Last of Us Part II. WIth the Rat King Last of Us first appearance during this period in the games, expect the horrifying creature to appear sooner rather than later.