The Last of Us Season 2: Who Is Isaac and The W.L.F?

The Last of Us Season 2 has brought in a lot for viewers to handle in only four episodes. The addition of new characters and even new groups of survivors may have those who did not play the game a little confused. In episode four of the second season, fans are introduced to the leader of the Washington Liberation Front, or the WLF for short. Isaac Dixon is played by Jeffrey Wright in both the show and the game. 

According to InTouchWeekly, Isaac Dixon was a FEDRA soldier and the current leader of the Washington Liberation Front. This is a group that had overthrown the FEDRA soldiers in the quarantine zone in Seattle, Washington. In the most recent episode, we can see Isaac turn on his fellow FEDRA soldiers as they talk about their power over the regular citizens. This leads Isaac to throw two armed grenades into the truck before locking his team inside. Fans then find out it was a coordinated effort by the founders of the WLF, and Isaac had been in on it all along. 

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“At the beginning of his story in the show, I wouldn’t say he betrayed FEDRA, I think rather it’s the opposite,” Jeffrey explained in an interview with HBO. “He feels FEDRA has betrayed him in terms of ethics, commitment to citizenry,” he continued. “So he takes steps to reinvent himself, maybe at the expense of others.”

In The Last of Us Season 2, the WLF is a band of rebels that rose up against the government in Seattle. The group was founded by Emma and Jason Patterson as a response to the living conditions under the FEDRA occupation. However, the WLF would eventually come to mirror the very evil they wished to root out from their city. A brutal war with a religious cult, whom they call the Scars, has thrown their way of life into chaos. The Washington Liberation Front is also the group that Abby belongs to. That’s why Ellie and Dina are so aggressive towards them. Isaac has been portrayed as a ruthless killer and strong leader. He will surely pose a threat to our main characters as they seek their revenge.