Dina, Yara, and Lev function as plot devices to set up conflict and set pieces, but the antagonistic Clickers are key to pulling this off.

Source: https://screenrant.com/last-of-us-season-2-clicker-mistake-fix/

“Having just celebrated the 10th anniversary of it’s a perfect time for our fans to team up with Joel and Ellie and come face-to-terrifying-face with Clickers, Raiders, and much more!”

Source: https://gizmodo.com/last-of-us-halloween-universal-studios-horror-nights-23-1850541425

Joel shoots his revolver at one of the Clickers but runs out of ammo and has to reload.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2023/01/22/the-last-of-us-episode-2-recap-and-review-these-zombies-are-terrifying/

The easiest way to dispatch Clickers is from range with 's game’s best-upgraded weapons.

Source: https://screenrant.com/easiest-way-to-kill-clicker-last-us/

This is very useful when trying to remain in stealth and for taking down stronger enemies like Clickers.

Source: https://gamerant.com/the-last-of-us-strongest-tools-bricks-bottles-shivs/