Ellie's pistol
Ellie's pistol is the handgun Joel hands her in Pittsburgh, taken from a dead hunter after the plaza fight, with the warning that it is for emergencies only. You control it yourself when you play as Ellie in Lakeside Resort, and she carries it through Left Behind.
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- Handgun
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Good to know
- Holds 6 rounds with 20 in reserve.
- It has no workbench upgrades.
- While Ellie is your partner, her pistol has unlimited ammo and she only fires it when she is in trouble.
- When you play as Ellie, it handles almost exactly like Joel's 9mm and can run dry.
- Marlene carries the same model of pistol in Boston.
In the story
Ellie uses it to cover Joel in the climax of the Pittsburgh chapter, saves herself and Henry from infected in the sewers, and keeps it at the University. In Left Behind she uses it against hostile survivors in the Colorado mall while she searches for medical supplies.
Using it as Ellie
Ammo is scarce in Ellie's sections. Use the pistol to deal with whatever your switchblade and thrown bricks can't, and lean on stealth everywhere else.
Related weapons
- Handgun
9mm pistol
The 9mm pistol is Joel's first gun in The Last of Us Part I, picked up from his and Tess's hideout in The Quarantine Zone before they go after Robert. It fires fast, has the most ammo around and stays useful all game as a cheap backup to your heavier guns.
- Handgun
El Diablo
El Diablo is a scoped, high-caliber revolver and one of the strongest guns in the game, able to drop a bloater in two shots once upgraded. You find it in Tommy's Dam, on a body by the first abandoned car before the hydroelectric plant.
- Handgun
Revolver
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- Handgun
Shorty
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