{"id":59756,"date":"2024-01-16T14:03:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T14:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/part-2-no-return-all-playable-characters-how-to-unlock-them"},"modified":"2024-07-19T08:00:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T08:00:14","slug":"part-2-no-return-all-playable-characters-how-to-unlock-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/the-last-of-us\/part-2-no-return-all-playable-characters-how-to-unlock-them","title":{"rendered":"The Last Of Us Part 2 No Return: All Playable Characters & How To Unlock Them"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered adds a new fun and challenging rogue-like mode called No Return<\/a>. It pits you into six different encounters spread across the many versatile levels of the game’s campaign. <\/p>\n

One of the highlights of No Return is that it lets you play as several different characters, each with their own traits and playstyles. In this guide, we highlight all the playable characters in TLOU 2’s No Return mode and how to unlock them. <\/p>\n

How To Unlock All Characters In The Last of Us 2 No Return<\/h2>\n
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There are 10 playable characters in The Last of Us 2. Here’s how to unlock them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Character<\/strong><\/td>\nHow To Unlock <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ellie<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dina<\/td>\nComplete 2 encounters with Ellie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jesse<\/td>\nComplete 3 encounters with Dina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tommy<\/td>\nComplete 3 encounters with Jesse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joel<\/td>\nComplete 4 encounters with Tommy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abby<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lev<\/td>\n\n

Complete 2 encounters with Abby<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Yara<\/td>\nComplete 3 encounters with Lev<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mel<\/td>\nComplete 3 encounters with Yara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manny<\/td>\nComplete 4 encounters with Mel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

How To Unlock All Allies In The Last Of Us 2 No Return<\/h2>\n
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If the runs become too challenging, you can unlock and use allies, just like in the game’s campaign, to provide you with some aid. While some allies, like Dina and Lev, can appear randomly in your run, granted you are playing as characters associated with them, others need to be unlocked. Here are all the allies you can unlock in No Return. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ally<\/strong><\/td>\nHow To Unlock<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tommy<\/td>\nKill 5 enemies in one encounter when zoomed in with a scope<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joel<\/td>\nComplete an infected encounter as Joel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Curious to learn more about The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered’s No Return mode? Check out our review<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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