Who is David in The Last of Us?

Preacher · On the road

David (Preacher) is a character in The Last of Us, part of On the road. David shepherds a starving settlement through a Colorado winter — a soft-spoken preacher who found his congregation after the world ended and holds it together with scripture, soup, and quiet authority. He treats fairness like a sermon: calm, reasonable, patient. When his hunting party crosses paths with a girl looking for medicine, David is the most reasonable man Ellie has ever met, and something underneath the reasonableness never blinks.

When does David first appear?

David first appears in Season 1, Episode 8 (“When We Are in Need”) of The Last of Us (2023–, HBO Max).

Who is David connected to?

Relationships already established when David first appears — nothing from later episodes.

• Ellie Williams — Winter

Which group does David belong to?

By the time David appears, On the road also includes Bill, Frank.

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