How to Dress Like Joel
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Best Joel Costume Guide
Joel is one of the main characters and the playable protagonist of the popular PlayStation video game, The Last of Us. Joel, who is voiced by Troy Baker, is a survivor in a post-apocalyptic world that has been decimated by the Cordyceps outbreak. It has decimated 60% of the global population. After losing his daughter Sarah to the virus, Joel becomes a ruthless smuggler eventually who protects Ellie, a girl that is immune to the outbreak who is the key to survival. Get the look of the brutal fighter with this Joel costume guide.
Since you’re living in the dystopian United States, your costume will be pretty simple—but still look pretty awesome. Start with a Casual Plaided Shirt with Men’s Jeans. Next, put on a pair of Men’s Chukka Boots and a Canvas Strapped Watch. That’s pretty much all you need to dress up as Joel. But now, for the important stuff, Joel’s equipment. Get an Angle-Head Flashlight to find your enemies in the dark. Put on your Gas Mask and wear a Rucksack to store all of your important items. Finally, equip yourself with a Tactical Toy Shotgun to blow off some of the infected!
Joel Cosplay Costumes
Joel is a toughened-up and brutal survivor. He kills his enemies without any hesitation and with extremely brutal methods. He can perform fatal chokeholds, punches, and other knock-out moves. And even though Joel is in his 40’s, he’s still strong enough to overpower people half his age including soldiers, hunters, and cannibals.
Joel doesn’t have any to speak of superpowers and is a normal middle-aged man. The extremely painful loss of his daughter turned him into a hardened survivalist, doing whatever necessary to survive. However, Joel is also a highly proficient tactician and very capable of using a variety of weapons. He can strategically face overwhelming odds without making much noise and easily kill those infected by surprise.
Dressing up as Joel for cosplay is a great choice. But don’t cosplay alone! Bring your friends in on this activity and ask them to dress up as their favorite characters like your partner Ellie or even a Runner from The Last of Us. Whether teaming up with a group or not, you should send in a picture for others to get cosplay inspiration for The Last of Us.
About Joel
Just like any other person, Joel changed by the harsh circumstances he’s had to face with the death of his daughter. A kind and caring person at the start, he slowly loses his conscience and does whatever he can to survive in the popular PlayStation game, The Last of Us. Doing things he would never have thought he’d have the guts to do in his past!
In the game, he slowly develops a bond with a girl named Ellie, who is immune to the Cordyceps outbreak and has an important role in this viral infection. Joel is tasked with smuggling her, but because develops a fatherly bond with her due to the loss of his own daughter. He protects her, not because he’s a good person, but because he wants to fill the deep void left in his heart by his daughter’s death. Whatever the case, this relationship shows that deep inside, Joel isn’t the hardened survivor he claims to be. He’s just a caring father who wants someone to love.
