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* ImpersonationExclusiveCharacter: In ''The Dagger of Amon Ra'', Laura never actually meets [[spoiler:Dr. Carrington; rather, the one she meets is conman Watney Little, who had murdered and impersonated him (the same murder which was shown [[RewatchBonus during the game's opening]]), and was taking advantage of Carrington's relative FishOutOfWater status in New York to get away with it. Though this ends up biting him in the ass when O'Riley recognizes and blackmails him.]]
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* TheSummation: The finale of the second game has the coroner asking Lara various questions about the story's events, including who was responsible for each murder, prompting you to give one of these. Your answers determine what kind of ending you get and what happens to the characters afterwards.
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* HeroesWantRedheads: Both the heroine and her love interest in the second game are redheads.
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* ToplessnessFromTheBack: When Laura takes her [[spoiler: ill-advised]] shower in the first game, the player sees her undress to her bra and panties before she turns away from the camera to remove her unmentionables.
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** Several random events that involve glimpsing a shadowy figure implied to be the murderer or being killed by them are specifically coded to never happen in situations where the murderer is definitely somewhere else or already in the room.
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* {{Hammerspace}}: Par for the course for Sierra, but the second game pushes this to the limit. Laura’s tiny purse is apparently capable of holding an Egyptian Mummy!

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* {{Hammerspace}}: Par for the course for Sierra, but the second game pushes this to the limit. Laura’s tiny purse is apparently capable of holding an Egyptian Mummy!''Egyptian Mummy''!
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Let’s just say the history of Egyptology presented in the second game is HEAVILY fictionalised, often for comedic effect. Writer Josh Mandel admitted they didn’t exactly have the budget to conduct extensive research.
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* StandaloneEpisode: Like many murder mystery series featuring the same protagonist, ''The Dagger of Amon Ra'' requires no knowledge of ''The Colonel’s Bequest'' to be understood. The events of the first game are only briefly alluded to in a single line of dialogue.
--> '''Laura''': I may not be a detective, but I’m terribly clever! I’ve solved murders before.

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