David

​First Appearance: The Last of Us (Winter Chapter)

​Role: Antagonist / Leader of the Lakeside Resort Cannibals

​Occupation (Post-Apocalypse): Community Leader, Town Preacher, Tracker

​Key Associates: James (his right-hand man)

​📜 Backstory

​Not much is known about David’s life before the Cordyceps brain infection outbreak. Following the collapse of society, he eventually emerged as the charismatic leader of a group of survivors stationed at a Lakeside Resort in Colorado.

​Under the harsh winter conditions, food became extremely scarce. To ensure his group's survival, David secretly introduced , ordering his hunting parties to track, kill, and butcher human scavengers or trespassers to feed the town.

​His story intersects with the main plot during the "Winter" chapter, when Joel is critically injured