Highlights

  • The fan-created version of Pedro Pascal's Joel in Fallout 4 is impressive, made without mods and capturing his likeness from The Last of Us.
  • Both The Last of Us and Fallout share themes of survival post-disaster, and have successful TV adaptations praised by fans and non-gamers.
  • The detailed character creator in Fallout 4 allowed a fan to recreate Pascal's Joel realistically, drawing praise from the Fallout community.

A fan of Fallout and The Last of Us TV series has shared their version of Pedro Pascal's Joel made in Fallout 4. The Fallout 4 creation uses no mods and bears a striking resemblance to the actor in his The Last of Us role.

The Last of Us and Fallout have some similarities, with both games and TV shows seeing a main character trying to survive the horrors that have emerged following major world disasters. The two series have also seen their games adapted into TV series with HBO's The Last of Us and Amazon Prime's Fallout. While there are significant differences between the titles in overall story and tone, both games have fared better than many others with their adaptations, with both receiving significant praise from fans of the games and non-gamers alike.

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A fan going by the name OneAboveAII has shared their creation of Pedro Pascal's Joel in Fallout 4. The creation was made in vanilla Fallout 4, using no mods, and yet manages to create a very impressive reproduction of how the actor looks in his Joel role. The facial structure of their Fallout 4 Sole Survivor strongly resembles Pascal, including his furrowed brow and smile lines. While not exactly identical, the player also did a good job of finding a similar outfit for him to wear.

The creation has drawn a lot of praise from the Fallout community. Fallout features a fairly detailed character creator for a game of its age, but that doesn't mean it's easy to recreate real-life figures believably. Many players rely on mods to either create their own versions of characters, or download a new character outright from a platform like NexusMods. One fan was so impressed by this particular non-modded creation that they asked if the OP would be willing to create a special lookalike character for them.

What's New With The Last of Us and Fallout?

Fallout and The Last of Us are in something of a holding pattern right now. Both Fallout 4 and The Last of Us Part 2 have seen remasters or ports released in recent times, and new fans are still watching the two live-action TV shows based on the games. Fans are especially excited for the next season of The Last of Us, but that probably won't premiere until 2025.

Fallout's TV series is getting a season 2, but the wait for that may be even longer considering season 1 just barely aired. Unfortunately, there are no new games or TV adaptations on the immediate horizon, but the incredible games are more widely available than ever, so revisiting them to pass the time is always an option.

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Fallout 4

Fallout 4 is an RPG in the Fallout series, being the fourth major installment. This time around, players are in The Commonwealth, formerly Massachusetts, in the year 2287.

Franchise
Fallout
Platform(s)
PC , PS4 , PS5 , Xbox One , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S
Released
November 10, 2015
Developer(s)
Bethesda
Publisher(s)
Bethesda