Last Of Us 2: 25 Easter Eggs, Details & References You Need To See
6. Tommy's Dog From the Original Game
The most important part of any game is that it lets you pet the dog, and Last of Us 2 delivers on this multiple times throughout.
The first dog you encounter, when Ellie is walking around in Jackson, can be approached and petted. Ellie will call the dog 'old-timer' and give him a darn good scratching before she goes on her way.
Well, turns out there's more to this dog than you'd think. If you cast your mind back to the first game, you can encounter a dog you could also pet. This dog, Buckley, lives with Joel's brother Tommy and lives at the hydroelectric dam.
The dog in The Last of Us Part 2, while not named, looks to be exactly the same breed as the dog Tommy had in Part 1. The fact that Ellie calls the dog old timer (Part 2 takes place several years after the first) and that it's so clearly presented to the player in Jackson mean this is very likely the very same Buckley we encountered in the first game!