That conspiracy theory has been debunked by the folks behind the game, but the fact the idea could exist at all reveals something uncomfortable about what limited types of bodies we are used to seeing in the medium. Perhaps the grossest result of all of this is the insistence that Abby could only look like this if her character was trans, as if only folks who are assigned male at birth could possibly have big muscles.
Is there enough food for someone in the post-apocalypse to mass up like this? (Yes, the WLF is canonically depicted to have plenty of resources.) Can we really say this is a realistic body type if theoretically you have to train for ages to achieve it? (Realism has no bearing on how common something is, just whether or not it can be true.) This, of course, doesn’t satisfy some detractors - it just changes the debate. 64DhGmQod5- Mari-Ojibwe(Native American) writer on rest hiatus July 1, 2020 Me: May I present to you Colleen Fotsch whom Abby's body was based on. She is currently playing the critically acclaimed Naughty Dog game on her YouTube channel. Bigoted male gamers: Abby is unrealistic women can never look like that The face model behind The Last of Us Part IIs Dina, Cascina Caradonna, has the most adorable reaction to seeing her face on screen.