Hip-hop mogul Ye, formally known as Kanye West, has hurled The Last of Us into gaming's stratosphere, declaring it worthy of sci-fi royalty status. Ye's digital megaphone recently amplified: "IMA GO AND SAY IT LAST OF US MAY BE MATRIX STAR WARS LEVEL," catapulting Naughty Dog's apocalyptic masterpiece into the rarefied air occupied by lightsabers and red pills. This audacious comparison drops perfectly timed, as HBO's adaptation barrels toward its second season, sending fan theories and expectations skyrocketing faster than a Cordyceps infection spreads through spores.

Ye's zombie-crushing bromance with The Last of Us universe is not a fresh phenomenon. The musical chameleon previously crowned Part II as "the best game ever made" while documenting his white-knuckle journey through the punishing Survivor+ difficulty. This latest endorsement elevates the conversation about narrative gaming, suggesting Ellie and Joel's emotional odyssey carries the same cultural gravity as Neo's reality-bending adventures or the eternal Skywalker saga. 

The Skywalker-Cordyceps parallel is not breaking new narrative ground. Critics have long exalted The Last of Us for crafting a tapestry of morally ambiguous characters navigating a world where humanity's remnants are as dangerous as fungal-faced monsters. With HBO’s adaptation earning acclaim, these comparisons to genre-defining epics feel more justified than exaggerated. Ye’s take only amplifies the discussion on the franchise’s cultural impact.

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When Ye speaks, the culture listens, and his seismic co-sign of The Last of Us as sci-fi royalty has turbocharged anticipation for season 2. 

HBO’s The Last of Us season 2 is set to premiere on April 13, 2025, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, with new episodes dropping weekly. This season picks up five years after the events of its predecessor, adapting key portions of The Last of Us Part II across seven episodes. With Ye’s megawatt endorsement fueling the hype, anticipation for the next chapter of Joel and Ellie’s harrowing journey spreads like the Cordyceps infection itself, fast, relentless, and impossible to ignore.

Whether Joel and Ellie's trauma-laden journey achieves Death Star cultural domination remains unwritten, but the franchise has already secured its place among entertainment's elite survivors. With narrative tendrils wrapping around both longtime gamers and HBO newcomers alike, this fungal fable continues evolving into something potentially immortal, a cordyceps of creativity consuming all other post-apocalyptic contenders with terrifying efficiency.

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