Creepy Fungus
REFERENCE IMAGES
Clickers are the third stage of the infected in The Last of Us. They take roughly a year to reach this stage of infection after exposure to the Cordyceps brain infection. They have had prolonged exposure to the fungus, and now possess strength that significantly surpasses the average human.
Base Pattern Credit:
SKS Props Clicker Tutorial Video
SKS Props Templates
SKS Props Clicker Mask Base Pattern
Starting Mask, Twitter Post (8-19-2024)
Mask Base, Instagram Post (9-1-2024)
Finish Sculpt, YouTube Short (9-16-2024)
MASK
Clickers appear less human, with faces that are completely split open and scarred by fungus developed from their infected brains, often only leaving behind a maw of jagged teeth. Whatever clothes the host may have been wearing are mostly tattered and destroyed. The skin is covered in mold and scaly fungal growths. Most notably the eyes of clickers have been completely destroyed or covered due to advanced fungal growth, leaving the host completely blind.
In response to their blindness, clickers develop a form of crude echolocation by producing rapid clicking and croaking sounds. The formation of fungal plates on the heads of clickers are adapted to keep the host alive and offer protection to the brain. In fact, a direct shot to the head will only break off a chunk of the fungus, leaving the clicker's brain unharmed. This makes them deadlier, but at the price of being completely blind due to fungal infection taking over their face.
Clickers can sometimes be found in a passive state and standing in a slouched position. If agitated, the clicker will begin to roam and search the surrounding area for the stressor. Clickers also erratically twitch and sometimes claw at the fungal growth covering their face, and often stumble when walking around passively.
NECK - SHOULDER
Finish Mask, Neck, and Shoulder sculpt(s).
DRESS
Text Credit(s): The Last of Us Wiki
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