PlayStation Characters Then and Now

Text on the meme

Then RATCHET & CLANK Now Then THE LAST OF US Now Then GHOST OF TSUSHIMA Now Then UNCHARTED Now Then GOD OF WAR Now

What it means

A five-panel comparison shows PlayStation game characters labeled “Then” and “Now,” including Ratchet and Rivet, The Last of Us characters, Ghost of Tsushima warriors, Uncharted characters, and Kratos with Freya. The joke highlights how each game’s cast or protagonists changed between installments, often replacing an older male lead with younger or female characters. It is used as a reaction to sequels that significantly change their main characters or direction.

Who

Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank)Rivet (Ratchet & Clank)Joel Miller (The Last of Us)Ellie Williams (The Last of Us)Abby Anderson (The Last of Us)Jin Sakai (Ghost of Tsushima)Nathan Drake (Uncharted)Chloe Frazer (Uncharted)Nadine Ross (Uncharted)Kratos (God of War)Freya (God of War)

Objects

anthropomorphic cat-like character / антропоморфный кошкоподобный персонаж female lombax warrior / женщина-ломбакс, воительница bearded man / бородатый мужчина young woman / молодая женщина woman with dark hair / темноволосая женщина samurai / самурай woman in a straw hat / женщина в соломенной шляпе man with dark hair / темноволосый мужчина two women / две женщины bearded warrior / бородатый воин blonde female warrior / светловолосая воительница swords / мечи firearm / огнестрельное оружие straw hat / соломенная шляпа game logos / логотипы игр character portraits / портреты персонажей white background / белый фон black divider lines / чёрные разделительные линии