Fans of The Walking Dead and The Last of Us engaged in a heated conversation on social networks. It all started when someone compared the TV series and prominent characters from each. Thats how the fans started arguing to choose the best one.
Specifically, fans compared Rick from The Walking Dead with Joel from The Last of Us. They talked about their abilities to survive in a post-apocalyptic world and other characteristics that make them very strong and well-loved characters. Which will be better, Andrew Lincolns character or Pedro Pascals?
Rick or Joel, who is a better survivor?
Fans held a debate to choose the best survivor between Rick or Joel. People highlighted the leadership skills, resilience and compassion of the protagonist of The Walking Dead. However, they called him arrogant and stated that his judgment in making decisions is not always good.
On the other hand, fans of The Last of Us highlighted Joels great survival skills, his tenacity and his good judgment when making some difficult decisions. They criticized his ambiguous morals that, at times, get him into trouble.
Some fans stated that each character has their own thing going for them and that they individually did their best to survive their post-apocalyptic realities. Others believe the threat Joel faced is more dangerous in every way.
“Joel survived for 25 years in the apocalypse. Rick survived for 13 years with less dangerous zombies,” stated one fan of both franchises.
“Rick, by far … the zombies in The Last of Us were worse; however, the people in The Walking Dead were worse and Rick had to go through extremely dire situations throughout the series,” another person stated.
Many people agreed with these positions, as they believe that surviving in the world of The Last of Us is more complicated or easier than in The Walking Dead. In the end, there was no definitive choice, as each character has fans behind them.
