The second episode of the hit HBO series “The Last of Us” focuses heavily on the concept of “echolocation.” For an animal to use echolocation, it must first send out a sound wave that will reflect off of an object and return as an echo. An animal may “find” an object, determine its distance from it, and estimate how big it is based on the echo it hears. Clickers, the newly developed creatures, use echolocation to find the humans they assault.
Episode 2, airing on January 22nd, is where our heroes are first exposed to these beasts. These “Clickers,” based on characters from the video game, are encountered during the suspenseful cat-and-mouse chase that occurs as Joel, Tess, and Ellie are trying to get from the Boston quarantine zone to the state house. The presence of the “Clickers” is signaled when the three enter a museum and discover evidence of dead mushrooms alongside recent human killings.
It is essential to remember that there are two possible fates for persons afflicted with Cordyceps illness. Runners are people who appear human but actually behave in a “zombie-like” manner. Although both Runners and Clickers have a human-like appearance, Clickers have advanced technologically. Hosts who have been infected for over a year are called “clickers,” and they are human. Clickers are distinct from regular Runners in a number of ways, including their capacity to use echolocation to locate prey, which is why they click while they run.
The ‘Clickers’ use Echolocation for what purpose?
Because Cordyceps disease is a fungal infection, it can cause total blindness in hosts who have had the disease for more than a year. At this point, the infected host undergoes a process of evolutionary adaptation during which their other senses get heightened and they become Clickers. Hearing becomes an important sense for them as they map their environment in search of food. The monster’s name is so self-explanatory that it gives the impression that it is all-knowing after you learn the backstory.
The Clickers gather in a small area in the second episode of ‘The Last of Us.’ They are able to find their way through the museum with ease as they look for Joel, Ellie, and Tess. This demonstrates their improved ‘Echolocation’ skills. We can only hope that many more of the ‘Clickers’ skills will be shown off in upcoming episodes. Keep watching “The Last of Us” on Disney Plus, Hotstar, and HBO Max till then.
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