<P> Marlene ( Merle Dandridge ) is the leader of the Fireflies , a militia movement hoping to wrest control of the Quarantine Zones from the military . She was tasked by Ellie 's mother , a close friend of hers , to look out for her daughter , but Ellie only met her after her infection . After being wounded in Boston , she offers to sell Joel and Tess the merchandise Robert stole from them and sold to her in return for smuggling Ellie out of the Quarantine Zone . Joel meets Marlene again at the Firefly hospital in Salt Lake City , where scientists are running tests on Ellie . Marlene reveals that they will operate on Ellie , which will result in her death ; Joel disagrees with the operation and fights back . After Joel rescues Ellie , Marlene tries to stop him from leaving , insisting that taking Ellie will merely delay her death until a more gruesome one occurs , and Ellie 's return to her would help to create a cure against the infection . Joel disregards her and instead shoots her in the stomach . She begs for her life , but Joel executes her with a shot to the head , ensuring that no - one is left to come after them . </P>
<P> Marlene ( Merle Dandridge ) is the leader of the Fireflies , a militia movement hoping to wrest control of the Quarantine Zones from the military . She was tasked by Ellie 's mother , a close friend of hers , to look out for her daughter , but Ellie only met her after her infection . After being wounded in Boston , she offers to sell Joel and Tess the merchandise Robert stole from them and sold to her in return for smuggling Ellie out of the Quarantine Zone . Joel meets Marlene again at the Firefly hospital in Salt Lake City , where scientists are running tests on Ellie . Marlene reveals that they will operate on Ellie , which will result in her death ; Joel disagrees with the operation and fights back . After Joel rescues Ellie , Marlene tries to stop him from leaving , insisting that taking Ellie will merely delay her death until a more gruesome one occurs , and Ellie 's return to her would help to create a cure against the infection . Joel disregards her and instead shoots her in the stomach . She begs for her life , but Joel executes her with a shot to the head , ensuring that no - one is left to come after them . </P>
who plays marlene in the last of us
who plays marlene in the last of us
Merle Dandridge
Merle Dandridge