Line #399 Characters/TombRaider


1	A list of characters and tropes from the ''Franchise/TombRaider'' series.
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3	[[index]]
4	* [[Characters/TombRaiderLaraCroft Lara Croft]]
5	* ''Characters/TombRaider2013''
6	* ''Characters/RiseOfTheTombRaider''
7	* ''Characters/ShadowOfTheTombRaider''
8	[[/index]]
9	[[foldercontrol]]
10
11	!Supporting Characters
12
13	[[folder:Winston Smith]]
14	!!Winston Smith
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16	* AdaptationalAttractiveness:
17	** In the original continuity he was doddering and extremely elderly; in the films he was played by then-fortysomething Creator/ChrisBarrie, who's never been without his share of [[{{Fangirl}} Fangirls]]. (Since he was renamed "Hillary" it's arguable as to whether he can really be considered the same character, but the two serve identical functions.)
18	** And in the games after the first continuity reboot: he was aged down by a good couple of decades, and appears as a very well-preserved man in later middle age in the ''LAU'' trilogy.
19	* BattleButler: Parodied in the training levels for the second and third games. He's doddering and elderly, but still dutifully dresses up in camouflage and allows Lara to take pot-shots at him as part of her assault course training.
20	* ButtMonkey: To the fandom (a fan-favourite [[GoodBadBugs Good Bad Bug]] allowed you to lock him in a walk-in freezer to stop him following you around Lara's Mansion) and also to Lara herself, judging by the ridiculous training she makes him help her with.
21	* HellIsThatNoise: In the second game's training levels, he follows you around Lara's Mansion with a tray of tea things, which jangle and clatter ''constantly'' due to his unsteady hands. Even locking him in the freezer (see Butt Monkey, above) didn't stop the disembodied noise from following you throughout the level. The latter scenario could actually qualify as NightmareFuel.
22	* ParentalSubstitute:
23	** In the original continuity he seemed to be one to Lara, particularly in ''Chronicles'' - her [[ParentalAbandonment parents]] are shown leaving her funeral, but it's Winston who goes back to the house with her friends to comfort and reminisce with them. The same games mention that as a child she stayed with Winston and his wife at their home in Ireland during school holidays, rather than being with her parents, suggesting the rift between the Crofts and their daughter even before she decided to be a RebelliousPrincess, and Winston's informal parenting of her, extends long back before her rebellion as a young adult.
24	** While he does not appear in the reboot, letters from him can be found in Croft Manor, indicating he played a major role in raising Lara while her father was frequently away, noting that she had lacked a mother figure, helping to set up a birthday "expedition" for her in her childhood, playing Lara in Chess [[DiscontinuityNod and being locked in the freezer]].
25	* ServileSnarker: Becomes one in the films and, to a lesser extent, the first continuity reboot.
26	* TeamDad: In the first continuity reboot he seems to be one to Lara, Zip and Alister.
27	* UndyingLoyalty: Makes the most appearances of any supporting protagonist in the series, and just generally puts up with Lara no matter what.
28	* TheVoiceless: Only speaks from ''Chronicles'' onward, adding to his slightly creepy aspect in his first couple of appearances, where he simply grunts and wheezes as he follows Lara around.
29	[[/folder]]
30
31	[[folder:Jean-Yves]]
32	!!Jean-Yves
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34	* AdventurerArchaeologist: Subverted. Jean-Yves is the only "real" archeologist to ever show up in the entire franchise.
35	* DistressedDude: Ends up kidnapped by Von Croy and used as a bargain chip against Lara.
36	* FictionalCounterpart: Might be to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Yves_Empereur Jean-Yves Empereur]]. Or might ''be'' Jean-Yves Empereur, given the absurd amount of shared elements, completely skipping the "fictional" part. Which was the very reason why Empereur sued Core Design.
37	* FrenchJerk: Completely averted. In fact, it's safe to say he's ''the'' nicest person to ever show up in the entire franchise up to the 2013 reboot.
38	* AFriendInNeed: Mutual with Lara, as they tend to help each other in the thick without hesitation.
39	* NonActionGuy: He serves as an information broker rather than yet another dashing adventurer.
40	* OnlyFriend: Should his presence in ''Chronicles'' been uncut, this would be played completely straight. And the only reason he was cut was a lawsuit by real-world counterpart. Either way, he was intended as being the only friend Lara has or needs.
41	* OnlyOneName: His surname remains unknown.
42	* PlatonicLifePartners: In Core Design continuity, he's strongly implied to be ''the'' closest friend Lara has. And while they are very close and willing to risk their lives for each other, they are not romantically involved at all.
43	* TheSmartGuy: He's an expert Egyptologist with vast and highly specialised knowledge, making him very helpful for Lara's search.
44	[[/folder]]
45
46	[[folder:Werner Von Croy]]
47
48	* BigBad: Subverted. At first, he appears to be one in ''The Last Revelation''... until Set gets loose.
49	* DemonicPossession: Is influenced and sometimes directly possessed by Set throughout most of ''The Last Revelation''.
50	* FourEyesZeroSoul: Seems to be played straight at first, but it turns out he isn't such a bad guy after all.
51	* {{Greed}}: His lust for fame and fortune nearly does him in during the prologue in ''The Last Revelation''. Fast forward to the present day and we see that he hasn't learned his lesson.
52	* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Becomes antagonistic towards Lara after being LeftForDead in Cambodia during ''The Last Revelation''. As the two of them cross paths during their time in Egypt in the present day, he acts hostile towards her and orders his bodyguards to kill her. [[spoiler:By the end of the game, he realizes what he had done while Set had possessed him and he makes an attempt to save Lara from the collapsing tomb. He then stages a grand search and rescue to find her hopefully alive.]]
53	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite coming off as very blunt and crass at times during young Lara's trip with him in Cambodia, he has the girl's safety and interest at heart. [[spoiler:This becomes more apparent towards the end of ''The Last Revelation'' where despite his hostile feelings towards her for most of the game, he really wanted to see her alive and well after things went to hell when Set was let loose.]]
54	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: During the opening cutscene of ''Angel of Darkness'']].
55	* LeftForDead: Lara was reluctantly forced to leave him behind in a cave-in. Years later, it turned out he survived, albeit with a permanent leg injury.
56	* TheMentor: Was one to Lara and most likely inspired her to further go down the path of an archaeologist.
57	* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:It takes a while to kick in, but when ''Angel of Darkness'' rolls around and it's time for someone to be killed, Von Croy's number is up.]]
58	* MoodSwinger: In the official materials it is mentioned he developed cyclothymia somewhere after the fated Cambodian expedition, most likely caused by the trauma.
59	* NeverBareheaded: He is never seen without his white hat.
60	%%* PoirotSpeak
61	[[/folder]]
62
63	[[folder:Sergeant Azizas]]
64	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: He ends up blowing a truck full of explosive, killing a dragon in the process.]]
65	* HandicappedBadass: When Lara meets him for the first time, he's already badly wounded and can't move on his own. That doesn't make him any less heroic or helpful.
66	* ItHasBeenAnHonor: Mutual with Lara by the end of their teamwork.
67	* FantasticallyIndifferent: He doesn't really react to the fact Egypt is apparently again stuck by mythical plagues and monsters - what's important is to stop them, whatever it takes, and save civilians.
68	* PatrioticFervor: To tell he's dedicated to at least contain all the weird things going around Cairo is an understatement.
69	-->Whatever it takes for my country
70	* ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself: [[spoiler:Defeating the dragon. Partially as revenge for the death of his men. Partially because it's a suicidal mission and he's already bleeding to death]].
71	[[/folder]]
72
73	[[folder:Father Bram Patrick Dunstan]]
74	* AmateurSleuth: Partially justified, as he's a priest dispatched by locals alarmed by strange sights of ghosts and demons.
75	* DistressedDude: He ends up captured by Verdilet to force both him and Lara to unleash all the demonic powers free.
76	* IrishPriest: Not as much jarring as usual, since the action of his segment takes place in Ireland.
77	* LockedIntoStrangeness: His hair turns permanently white after an encounter with a demon.
78	* OccultDetective: Largely downplayed "detective" part, but he's still an exorcist and a priest.
79	* RememberTheNewGuy: Apparently one of the closest friends Lara ever had and an acquaintance of Croft family (not to mention close relationship with Winston) since she was at least a teen, Father Dunstan makes his first and final appearance in ''VideoGame/TombRaiderChronicles''.
80	[[/folder]]
81
82	[[folder:Kurtis Trent]]
83	* AllThereInTheManual: Much of his story line was cut from the actual game due to ExecutiveMeddling, but the Prima Official Game Guide included a long biography for him.
84	* BelligerentSexualTension: With Lara.
85	* HeroOfAnotherStory: His investigation has been running in parallel with Lara's for a long time before he appears onscreen. The creators state that he would eventually have starred in his own spin-off games if the ''Angel of Darkness'' trilogy had been well-received.
86	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:How he meets his ([[NeverFoundTheBody apparent]]) end, at the claws of Boaz.]]
87	* InTheBack: [[spoiler:After the Boaz fight, she impales him with one of her claws.]]
88	* LegionOfLostSouls: He spend five years in the Legion.
89	* LoveInterest: He seems to have been introduced into the series so as to provide one for Lara, though in the actual event it never went further than a little UST. In the comics continuity it only goes a tiny step further, as they end up kissing (still ''extremely'' rare on Lara's side), but that's all.
90	* MindOverMatter: He demonstrates telekinetic powers in ''The Angel of Darkness'' ([[WhatCouldHaveBeen which would have been a lot more apparent]] [[ExecutiveMeddling had Core been allowed to finish the game on time]]).
91	* MrFanservice: His grungy-yet-buff appearance was very much the fashion in 2003 and, along with his gruff voice, helped garner him a sizeable EstrogenBrigade.
92	* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:He ends up badly wounded by Boaz, but never shows up again in ''The Angel of Darkness'' nor his death is confirmed. In the comics continuity he is very much alive and he was supposed to play a big role in the unmade trilogy by Core, so it's very likely he's alive by the end of the game.]]
93	* PsychicPowers: He uses a form of Clairvoyance (referred to as his "Farsee ability") to peer into areas he can't access to look for door codes.
94	* SupportingProtagonist: He is the only other playable character ever in the main franchise and has a plot on his own, only accidentally crossing paths with Lara.
95	* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Lara, again. Mostly remained "unresolved" due to the fact that the planned ''Angel of Darkness'' trilogy was CutShort.
96	* WarriorMonk: His [[AllThereInTheManual game-guide bio]] reveals that he was raised from a young age in a monastic order of psychic warriors.
97	* YouKilledMyFather: While he's somewhat disillusioned about Lux Veritatis mission, his main motivation to fight against the Cabal comes after they've killed his father.
98	[[/folder]]
99
100	[[folder:Alister Fletcher and Zip]]
101
102	Although not as inclined to venture out into the world, these two lads accompany Lara on her journeys via headset and can provide a wealth of information, should she require it. They are not shy of commenting on some of Lara's riskier behaviour, but are genuinely fond of her and support her in her endeavors.[[spoiler:In ''Underworld'', Alister dies when he, while trying to escape the burning mansion, unwittingly steps into the line of fire of Lara's Doppelgänger.]]
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104	* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Zip, between the original continuity and first reboot. In ''Chronicles'' what little we see of him (he's mostly voice-over) shows him to be short and scrawny, with quite a high-pitched voice. Starting from ''Legend'', he's got a much deeper voice and is, if not tall, at least the same height as the other male characters, not to mention ''hugely'' muscled and prominently tattooed.
105	* DecompositeCharacter: Though the character of Bryce from the films may seem to be a composite of Zip and Alister, in fact he predates Alister's entry into the series. It may even be that Alister was introduced into the games to incorporate some of Bryce's qualities that weren't already covered in Zip's character.
106	* [[DistressedDude Distressed Dudes]]: Happens in ''Legend''. The boys are ambushed by Rutland's mercenaries, prompting Lara to quickly make her way out of the tomb she'd been exploring and take out the mercenaries like the badass she is.
107	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Alister ends up shot dead by Doppelganger.]]
108	* MissionControl: Primarily Zip, but Alister regularly pitches in as well.
109	* MrExposition: The both of them, arguably.
110	* MrFanservice: See Zip's AdaptationalAttractiveness, above; he arguably inherits this role from Kurtis after the continuity reboot.
111	%%* [[NonActionGuy Non-Action Guys]]
112	* OddCouple: Sanguine IT guy and phlegmatic historian, both working together for Lara and being friends for each other. [[spoiler: In the ''Underworld'' Zip wants revenge specifically for Alister's death]].
113	* PluckyComicRelief: Zip is definitely this in ''Chronicles''. It's toned back considerably in the first reboot, but this trait is still evident, along with Alister.
114	* RealMenCook: Crystal Dynamics!Zip is actually an extremely talented chef.
115	* RememberTheNewGuy: Alister is a new character introduced in ''Legend'', but series regulars Lara, Winston and Zip act like he's been there all along. {{Justified}} to a great extent by the fact that it's a continuity reboot rather than a sequel.
116	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Alister's sensitive guy to Zip's manly man.
117	* VitriolicBestBuds: The pair bicker constantly, but it's obvious from Zip's reaction to [[spoiler:Alister's death]] that they were actually very close.
118	[[/folder]]
119
120	[[folder:Anaya Imanu]]
121	An old friend of Lara's, she unwittingly sets off the events of ''Legend'' when providing Lara with a crucial tidbit of information. Grounded in reality, she prefers to think about the future, rather than dwell on past events.
122
123	[[/folder]]
124
125	[[folder:Totec]]
126	The Guardian of Light, and second player character in the game ''Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light''. Totec battled the god Xolotl eons ago, and managed to seal him away using an artifact called the mirror of smoke. In the present, both are once again unleashed when Lara is strongarmed by criminals into locating the mirror, inadvertently starting Totec and Xolotl's war over again.
127
128	* FishOutOfTemporalWater: He catches on fairly quickly, though.
129	* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Lara's not particularly small, but he's much taller than her.
130	* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Makes a few comments about Lara being a woman, however is willing to accept her help. In Aztec Mythology, Xipe Totec was said to be the creator of war, and human sacrifice was practiced in his honor (Totec himself having flayed his own skin to feed humanity).
131	[[/folder]]
132
133	[[folder:Carter Bell]]
134	Another archaeologist and rival to Lara Croft.
135
136	* FriendlyRival: ''Temple of Osiris'' has him competing with Lara to find the Staff of Osiris, kicking off the plot. Later media in the same continuity, such as ''Relic Run'', ''The Frozen Omen'', and ''The Blade of Guinevere'' indicate they're quite willing to work together.
137	* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: His name is a reference to Howard Carter and Gertrude Bell, two famous British archaeologists.
138	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Accidentally freed Set in ''Temple of Osiris''.
139	[[/folder]]
140
141	!Villains
142
143	[[folder:Jacqueline Natla]]
144	[[quoteright:170:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jacqueline_natla.png]]
145	[[caption-width-right:170:Jacqueline from the Legend Continuity.]]
146	Originally posing as a mysterious, yet powerful businesswoman, Jacqueline Natla is one of Lara Croft's more frequent enemies. She is actually millennia old and a former ruler of Atlantis, exiled to limbo for creating mutant monsters to wipe out and replace the existing biosphere (including human civilization). Intimidatingly intelligent and capable of things far beyond that of any normal human, Natla, as an opponent, is never to be underestimated. Fond of playing people like puppets and hatching plans that inevitably lead to TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. Also particularly resistant to dying.
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148	* UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: Natla in the original ''Tomb Raider'' had a deep Texan accent, but it was dropped for a more subtle and mysterious sounding accent in the ''Anniversary'' remake.
149	* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:In ''Underworld'', where it's revealed she survived [[MadeOfIron having a stone pillar pulled on her and volcanic eruption that followed]].]]
150	* BatmanGambit: She knew Lara would not return the Scion piece to her because she knows how stubborn and obsessive she is when it comes to artifacts like her father before her. Knowing this, Natla simply waits for Lara to get all three pieces and robs her of her prizes while she was stuck in a trance during the flashback experience.
151	* BigBad: Of ''TR I'' and the first ContinuityReboot as a whole.
152	* BreakoutVillain: She appeared only in the very first game of the original series before being killed off, but has essentially become the closest thing Lara Croft has to an ArchEnemy, with her taking on the main villain role in the first Crystal Dynamics era, and a [[DummiedOut cut]] ending for ''Shadow of the Tomb Raider'' features Lara getting a letter from her.
153	* CainAndAbel: In ''Anniversary'', its mentioned that Qualopec, Tihocan, and Natla are siblings; with Natla (Cain) attempting to overthrow her brothers (both Abel).
154	* CoolCrown: Wears this along with her ceremonial robes in ''Anniversary''. Too bad it's not exactly lava-proof.
155	* CreateYourOwnHero: In the classic games, sending Larson to try to kill or at least steal the Scion piece from Lara instead of waiting for Lara to deliver it was an extraordinarily paranoid attempt to snip a potential problem in the bud before it grew. It ends up a SelfFulfillingProphecy of just pissing Lara off enough to investigate more personally and start undermining Natla's plans deliberately now that her employer clearly wants her out of the picture. Meanwhile in the ''Legend'' era, she does all this because Lara's father had already interfered in her plans before, at least creating a reason for the betrayal even if it ends up in the same result much more literally.
156	* EvilIsBurningHot: In ''Anniversary'' her OneWingedAngel is both burned ''and'' burning, FlamingHair included.
157	* EvilIsNotAToy: Apparently she was recovered by Amanda's corporation after being buried alive inside the Atlantean pyramid at the end of ''Tomb Raider Anniversary''. Amanda promptly sticks her inside a glass tube and pries her for occult knowledge to use against Lara, without really appreciating just how dangerous her "captive" actually is.
158	* EvilIsPetty: Once Lara really gets under her skin in both continuities, Natla really goes out of her way to be as cruel as she can be for the sake of it, from personally trying to have [[spoiler:Lara's Doppelganger try to kill her and then order it to kill itself, solely because she just couldn't stand Lara's face,]] to personally [[YouKilledMyFather killing Lara's father]] and rubbing it deep solely to piss her off. The ''Legend'' continuity especially makes her focus on trying to hurt Lara as much as possible come ''Underworld''.
159	* EvilPlan: In ''TR I'', she intends to cause a kind of artificial evolution, by releasing her deadly mutants and see what kind of species survive in the long run. In ''Anniversary'' she instead hopes to start "The Seventh Age", but what that is remains vague at best, and would most likely lead to TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. In ''Underworld'', her backup plan after Lara destroyed the Scion happened to be [[spoiler:using Jormungandr to mess up the tectonic plates and flood the world with deadly eitr]].
160	* EvilutionaryBiologist: Mostly in the original game, where she explicitly wants to "jumpstart" survival of the fittest by flooding the world with Atlantean monsters.
161	* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: If being drowned in Eitr doesn't actually kill her (and she's already shown to be able to survive it for a prolonged period of time, only experiencing some disfigurement), then it seems like this is going to be her fate, spending the rest of eternity buried under rubble while painfully submerged in caustic zombie anti-life juice.]]
162	* FemmeFatalons: Has these in her reimagining, a first clue that there's more to her than meets the eye.
163	%%* {{Fireballs}}
164	* FlamingHair: Has this after her plunge into the lava in ''Anniversary''.
165	%%* {{Flight}}
166	* ForScience: Her original motivation in ''TR I''.
167	* GenreBlindness: Suffers from this at the end of ''Anniversary'', claiming that "sooner or later", Lara'll run out of bullets. Logically, there's nothing wrong with that statement, but this is a videogame and Lara is practically the poster girl for BottomlessMagazines.
168	* {{Immortality}}: She is tens of thousands of years old at the very least, and on top of that just [[MadeOfIron extremely hard to kill]].
169	* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: Has this on her [[PimpedOutDress ceremonial robes]] in ''Anniversary''.
170	* [[KillHimAlready Kill Her Already]]: After taking the three Scion pieces from Lara and having her disarmed, she asks her henchmen why they are waiting and to just kill her already while calling them morons after Lara breaks free and they just watch her escape, only firing their guns ''after'' she hit the water below. In the remake, she just orders them to kill her quickly. While they do attempt to kill her this time, Lara still evades them.
171	* LeanAndMean: In ''Tomb Raider Anniversary'', she has a very lean, almost elf-like appearance. She looks more normal proportioned in ''Underworld'', but seems to have grown a good foot or two in height instead.
172	%%* LivingForeverIsAwesome
173	* MadeOfIron: Natla might still feel pain, but is otherwise remarkably resistant to damage. Being shot in the face multiple times and dropped into a pit of lava does nothing except piss her off. Particularly in the Crystal Dynamics timeline, where she outright tells Lara that she can shoot her all day and all she's do is just eventually run out of bullets.
174	* NotSoDifferentRemark: In ''Anniversary'', she tries to convince Lara they aren't all that different prior to the final boss fight. Naturally, she fails.
175	* OmnicidalManiac: More or less in ''TR I'', but definitely in ''Anniversary'' and ''Underworld''. See EvilPlan above.
176	%%* PlayingWithFire
177	* RankScalesWithAsskicking: She's the CEO of a technology company, among other things. She's also a powerful fighter and deadly wielder of fire. She is also a former ruler of Atlantis.
178	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She was the Queen of Atlantis many millenia ago; granted, she was sealed away for most of that time, but even after being accidentally released in 1945 she doesn't seem to have aged at all in the 60+ years since. Her brother Qualopec, who seems to have took TheSlowPath, also appears to still be "alive" to some degree, albeit mummified and sleeping inside his "tomb".
179	%%* RichBitch
180	* SealedEvilInACan: Or a magic crystal, if you're playing ''Anniversary''.
181	* StatuesqueStunner: Although a specific height is never given, she's consistently shown to be noticeably taller than Lara in every game in which she appears. The most extreme example is in ''Underworld'', where Lara's head is at the same level as Natla's chest. This seems to be an Atlantean trait, as Tihocan seems to be a good 7 or 8 feet tall during the flashbacks in ''Anniversary''.
182	* ThePerfectionist: Described as a "demanding perfectionist" in her role of CEO.
183	* TreacherousQuestGiver: Initially approaches Lara as a client who wants her to retrieve a piece of the Scion for her, but quickly betrays Lara and sends goons to steal the piece after Lara manages to retrieve it.
184	* WeCanRuleTogether: Offers Lara a position as a ruler beside her, citing that it "takes three to rule". Predictably, Lara refuses.
185	* WingedHumanoid: Seems to have a different pair of wings each game, some more fancy than others.
186	* YouKilledMyFather: In the Crystal Dynamics timeline she admits to being the one who killed Lara's father during the final battle in ''Underworld''.
187	[[/folder]]
188
189	[[folder:Larson Conway]]
190
191	One of Natla's mercenaries, Larson Conway has crossed paths with Lara Croft on more than one occasion. In the Crystal Dynamics continuity, he does display a genuine fondness for Lara, despite their often conflicting interests, and is rather reluctant to actually hurt her. [[spoiler:Later, he mistakenly provokes Lara into shooting him when he claims she's not the kind of person to kill the people that stand in her way. His death has a [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone profound effect]] on Lara, being her first human kill.]]
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193	* AdaptationalHeroism: He's portrayed as a fairly standard dumb thug in the original game and ''Chronicles'', while in ''Anniversary'' he's portrayed far friendlier to Lara, preventing the Kid from gunning her down and purposely missing a chance to kill her.
194	%%* AllMenArePerverts: In ''Chronicles''.
195	* AntiVillain: His portrayal in ''Anniversary''. He won't go out of his way to hurt or kill Lara unless he has no choice as shown in the quick time events. He even speaks to her as if they were friends. In one scene, he actually shoves one of his own allies out of the way and misses his shot when Lara was escaping, practically saving her life.
196	* ButtMonkey: In the original continuity, especially so in ''Chronicles''.
197	* CompositeCharacter: The Larson in ''Anniversary'' is a combination of elements from the ''Cowboy'' and the original Larson.
198	* DumbMuscle: In the original continuity.
199	* EnemyRisingBehind: He ''really'' should have listened to Lara in ''Chronicles''.
200	* GroinAttack: Lara gives him a hefty knee to the balls in ''Chronicles'' after he gets a bit ''too'' touchy-feely while searching her.
201	* HearingVoices: He points this out in the rematch with him in the original game, though he does it more as a taunt instead of actually hearing voices.
202	-->'''Larson''': I still got a pain in my brain from ya, and it's tellin' me funny ideas now like to [[SuddenlyShouting SHOOT YOU TO HELL!]]
203	* MadeOfIron: In his first gun fight with Lara, he winds up with gunshot wounds to his right arm and left leg, but you wouldn't know it with the way he was threatening her. Chronologically prior to that in ''Chronicles'', he survives being picked up and violently thrown by [[LivingStatue animate gargoyles]]. And in ''Anniversary'', [[spoiler:he takes several gunshots to the chest before dying.]]
204	* {{Manchild}}: In the original continuity. Apparently he was kicked in the head by a horse as a child. Pierre even mentions pacifying him by buying him a milkshake. Lara mostly treats him like an annoying co-worker rather than a rival repeatedly attempting to kill her.
205	* PunchClockVillain: In ''Anniversary'', where he has no ill will towards Lara and attempts to talk her down.
206	%%* TooDumbToLive: In ''Chronicles''.
207	* UnresolvedSexualTension: Has lots of this with Lara in ''Anniversary''.
208	* WrongGenreSavvy:
209	** In ''Chronicles'':
210	--> '''Lara:''' Larson, [[EnemyRisingBehind behind you]]!
211	--> '''Larson:''' I may be a dumbass, but I ain't fallin' for ''that'' again!
212	--> '''Lara:''' [[OhCrap No,]] ''[[OhCrap really]]'', [[OhCrap behind you!]]
213	--> '''Larson:''' ''(mockingly)'' Behind you! Behind you! ''(gets launched across the courtyard)''
214	** In ''Anniversary'':
215	-->'''Larson:''' Sorry, darling, this is the end of the line. ''(Waves the spark plug he stole)''
216	--> '''Lara:''' Just hand it over, Larson. This has nothing to do with you.
217	-->'''Larson:''' What's it got to do with you? The Scion belongs to Natla. Face it, you got no business here.
218	-->'''Lara:''' I don't have time for this. ''(Draws her guns out and aims at Larson)'' Get out of the way or you die.
219	-->'''Larson:''' [[YouWouldntShootMe What you gonna do, shoot me?]] Come on, Lara, I just work here! Now I know how you bad you want this, but I can't let you pass. We both know you're not gonna kill me for it. ''(Lara hesitates and is unsure of herself)'' That's just not who you are.
220	-->'''Lara:''' ''(cocks her guns and steadies her aim)'' I'm not who you think I am.
221	* YouWouldntShootMe: Didn't believe Lara would shoot him so she could put a stop to Natla's plans. Sadly, he was wrong.
222	[[/folder]]
223
224	[[folder:Pierre [=DuPont=]]]
225
226	A French archaeologist that, despite presenting himself as legit, is more of a glorified treasure hunter. Recently having come under the employment of Jacqueline Natla, Pierre [=DuPont=] finds himself opposite the infamous Lara Croft once more, this time, in pursuit of the same artifact as he. [[spoiler:In ''Anniversary'', although he briefly manages to take a hold of the artifact, the guardian centaurs prevent him from escaping and kill him shortly thereafter.]]
227
228	* BaldOfEvil: In ''Anniversary''.
229	* BeardOfEvil: Both versions of him sport goatees.
230	* ButtMonkey: In ''Chronicles'', although not quite to the same extent as Larson.
231	%%* CombatPragmatist
232	* CowardlyBoss: In the original, Pierre would repeatedly show up, fight Lara, then retreat behind a pillar and disappear, until the Tomb of Tihocan level, where he is killed.
233	* CutsceneBoss: In ''Anniversary'', where he is very rarely encountered in Greece compared to the original game, and is killed by the Centaurs rather than Lara.
234	%%* DeadpanSnarker
235	%%* DirtyCoward
236	%%* FrenchJerk
237	* GunsAkimbo: Dual wields magnum pistols against Lara.
238	* IronicEcho: In ''Anniversary'', Lara quips that her "instincts" managed to get her a piece of the Scion, which causes Pierre to only be able to retort with "touche". When Lara is surprised that the 2nd piece of the Scion is not in the tomb of Tihocan, Pierre sneaks up behind her at gunpoint with said artifact in hand and states that "instincts can be expensive".
239	* KarmicDeath: In ''Anniversary''. [[spoiler:Blocked by the unleashed centaurs, he, in a moment of cowardice, throws the [[AncientArtifact piece of the Scion]] to Lara, in the hope that their attention will be diverted towards her instead. Unfortunately for him, they stomp him into the ground, before going after Lara.]]
240	* MadeOfIron: In ''[=TR1=]'' and ''Chronicles'', he is able to survive multiple gunshot wounds. See also NoOneCouldSurviveThat below.
241	* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: In ''Chronicles'', he falls into a chasm that, in gameplay, will kill Lara. He clearly survives, as this segment of the game is set prior to the first game.
242	* OffscreenTeleportation: Was known to do this in ''TR I'', in which he would walk behind a pillar and vanish into thin air. This quirk of his returns in ''Anniversary'', albeit in cutscene, where his voice echoes throughout the room while continuously changing in volume. Lara is visibly confused as she struggles to locate him.
243	* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Explicitly stated in ''Anniversary''. He regards the retrieval of [[AncientArtifact ancient artifacts]] as nothing more than business.
244	* OnlySaneMan: In ''Chronicles''.
245	* PlotArmor: Pierre can totally be ran in circles, and filled with oodles of munitions until the cows come home, but Lara will be completely unable to kill him and merely ward him off [[OffScreenTeleportation once he's out of sight.]] He can only be properly defeated in his final battle - something that ''Anniversary'' [[CutsceneBoss doesn't even give him the honor of]].
246	* TooDumbToLive: In ''Chronicles'', but to a lesser extent than Larson.
247	* WrongGenreSavvy: [[spoiler:In ''Anniversary'', Pierre claims the 2nd piece of the Scion and escapes with Lara chasing after him. The Atlantean creatures by the tomb's entrance come to life and Pierre correctly guesses that stealing the artifact caused the revival. Pierre tosses the Scion to Lara and thinks the monsters will go after her because she has the item. Said monsters look to Lara, but then quickly turn their attention back to Pierre and stomp him to death.]]
248	[[/folder]]
249
250	[[folder:"The Kid" Jerome Johnson]]
251
252	Once a small-time gang leader in Los Angeles, The Kid came under Jacqueline Natla's employment quite unwillingly. A failed carjack attempt of the businesswoman's limousine led to the elimination of the entire crew, barring Kid himself, who was spared because he could prove himself useful. Now working alongside the murderer of his blood brothers, The Kid begrudgingly carries out Natla's orders, which eventually brings him face to face with Lara Croft. [[spoiler:Dies of a stab wound inflicted by Kold.]]
253
254	* AlliterativeName: Jerome Johnson
255	* GunsAkimbo: Dual wields a pair of uzis.
256	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:And we mean ''extreme''. When Kold stabs him in the gut in Anniversary, he does so with enough force to lift The Kid off the ground and send him flying across the room]].
257	%%* InformedAttribute
258	* MoreDakka: Uses the dual uzis, which, compared to Lara's dual pistols, have a much higher rate of fire.
259	* MotorMouth: According to his background information in ''Anniversary'', although this doesn't really show up in the game itself. The Skateboard Kid from ''Tomb Raider I'' seems to have this trait, however.
260	* NoNameGiven: Known only as ''Skateboard Kid'' in ''TR I''.
261	* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Mates]]: In ''Anniversary '', he holds a grudge against Kold, who murdered The Kid's crew for attempting to carjack Natla's limousine. [[spoiler:He [[{{Revenge}} avenges]] them when he manages to shoot Kold in the back, killing him and inadvertently saving Lara. He succumbs to a stab wound, inflicted by Kold, shortly after.]]
262	* WhiteGangBangers: Gives off this vibe in ''Anniversary''.
263	[[/folder]]
264
265	[[folder:"Kold" Kin Kade]]
266
267	A large African-American henchman, this frighteningly vicious killer takes care of any threats with ease, and relishes in it. He was released into Jacqueline Natla's custody as her personal bodyguard, despite protests from the prison psychiatrist. [[spoiler:Takes a lot of bullets from Lara, but eventually goes down after The Kid shoots him in the back.]]
268
269	* AlliterativeName: Kin Kade
270	* KarmicDeath: In ''Anniversary''. At one point Lara is prevented from progressing by both [[PsychoKnifeNut Kold]] and [[MoreDakka The Kid]], and so is forced to engage them. This seems to go fairly well at first, but when The Kid is about to get a hit in, [[spoiler:he's stabbed in the gut by Kold. Lara tries to fight him off, [[MadeOfIron pumping about twenty bullets into his body]], but is eventually overpowered. Just before Kold can manage to actually hurt our heroine, The Kid uses the last of his energy to shoot some more lead into Kold's back, which finally manages to kill him.]]
271	* MadeOfIron: Lara's bullets barely even seem to faze the guy.
272	* NoNameGiven: Was only known as ''Bald Guy'' in ''[=TR1=]''.
273	** He's referred to as Mr. T in the game files.
274	* PsychoForHire: In ''Anniversary'', Natla paid for his release from prison to hire him as her bodyguard.
275	* ScaryBlackMan: In ''Anniversary'', he's an extremely large, extremely strong black man (the chief henchman of the main villain), he speaks in a gravelly, threatening voice, and he likes to stab people with his extremely large knife.
276	[[/folder]]
277
278	[[folder:Doppelganger]]
279	[[quoteright:317:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tomb_raider_doppelganger_19.jpg]]
280	[[caption-width-right:317:The Doppelganger in ''Underworld'']]
281
282	A creature of supernatural origin that Lara Croft has encountered multiple times, though in different forms. The first Doppelganger was an Atlantean creation that could mimic Lara's movement flawlessly, essentially being a mirror image. Recognizing this crucial flaw, Lara tricked the creature into jumping into a lava pit, its blind mimicry leading to its death.
283
284	The Second Doppelganger, possessing great strength and speed, poses a far greater threat than the original Doppelganger ever could. Unlike the original, she has a humanesque appearance that is uncannily similar to that of the real Lara Croft. She carries out Natla's orders without question, but a desire to break away from the Atlantean Queen's control sometimes makes itself apparent. Most, if not all, of these tropes below apply to her.
285
286	* ADayInTheLimelight: Becomes a playable character in the ''Lara's Shadow'' DLC. Much glee was had.
287	* BraidsOfAction: The Second Doppelganger in ''Underworld'', instead of a ponytail like Lara
288	* DisneyVillainDeath: Telekinetically thrown off a ledge by Amanda, with the implication being that she landed in the lethal eitr. [[spoiler:''Lara's Shadow'' reveals that she landed on a slab of land, which knocked her out long enough for Lara to prevent TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. She's soon back on her feet though.]]
289	* {{Doppelganger}}: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Self-explanatory.]] She mostly resembles the EvilKnockoff variety. Apparently made for Amanda, [[spoiler:Natla actually created the Doppelganger to have the means to kill Lara once she had opened the gate to the Midgard Serpent. In ''Lara's Shadow'', she is once again given the order to kill Lara. Luckily, Lara manages to free the Doppelganger from Natla's will before she succeeds in doing so.]]
290	* EmotionlessGirl: As an artificially created being, this is almost par for the course.
291	* EvilRedhead: In contrast to the brunette Lara, the Doppelganger's hair is red.
292	* EvilTwin: In ''VideoGame/TombRaiderI'' and ''VideoGame/TombRaiderAnniversary'', Lara's Doppelganger has no skin. In ''Underworld,'' she gets better, blows up Lara's mansion, kicks her ass inside of her burning mansion, and kills [[spoiler: Allister]]. Later, the Doppelganger gets her own game on Xbox Live.
293	* HeelFaceBrainwashing: Toyed with and averted. [[spoiler:At the end of ''Beneath the Ashes'', Lara is seen using the Eitr Stone, an artifact that controls thralls, to order Doppelganger to kill Natla. In ''Lara's Shadow'', the scene is extended, with Lara explicitly using the stone to give the Doppelganger her freedom, by ordering her to no longer follow orders. It just so happens Doppelganger's also now got an axe to grind against Natla.]]
294	* HellBentForLeather: She wears a tight black leather outfit that straddles the line between practical and provocative.
295	* KillAndReplace: Subverted. [[spoiler: In ''Lara's Shadow'', the Doppelganger ''is'' explicitly ordered to kill Lara, but instead of replacing her afterwards, she must then kill herself too. Natla justifies this as not wanting to see Lara's face ever again.]]
296	* LightningBruiser: The Doppelganger doesn't seem to favor guns, but possesses supernatural strength and speed to the extent that she handily manhandles Lara whenever the two fight.
297	* PuzzleBoss: The original doppelganger had to be tricked into flinging herself into a pool of lava.
298	* SuddenlyVoiced: In ''Lara's Shadow'', [[EvilSoundsDeep sounding almost identical]] to the real Lara. Also, just as [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]].
299	* SupernaturalGoldEyes: The second Doppelganger has these, along with unnervingly white pupils.
300	* WhenSheSmiles: An odd example, since her default expression seems to be a very subtle smile. However, the smile that forms on her face as [[spoiler: she watches Natla drown]] is certain to send shivers down your spine. It is undeniably creepy, but in a strange way, also beautiful, since it signifies the beginning of a free life.
301	[[/folder]]
302
303	[[folder:Marco Bartoli]]
304
305	The main villain from ''VideoGame/TombRaiderII''. Bartoli is the son of the occultist Gianni Bartoli and the leader of Fiamma Nera, an Italian mafia organization[=/=]occult cult. He wishes to acquire the Dagger of Xian in order to use it to become a dragon.
306
307	* AvengingTheVillain: After Lara defeats the dragon Bartoli transforms into at the end of the game, a PostClimaxConfrontation ensues in which the remaining members of Fiamma Nera, including a heavily armed GiantMook who seems to be their leader, storm Croft Manor to get revenge for their boss.
308	* BadBoss: He has no problems with punching his underling Fabio in the stomach... while Fabio is ''piloting an aircraft''. This seems to be an Italian machismo thing (Marco is telling Fabio not to rely on his "gut" instinct) as the two are back on friendly terms just a few moments later.
309	* BigBad: Of ''Tomb Raider II'', being the head of Fiamma Nera.
310	* {{Cult}}: The leader of one, started by his father.
311	* DarkIsEvil: He favors all-black suits.
312	* KickTheDog: He has no qualms about murdering the injured and defenceless Barkhang monk (who he'd previously had tortured for information, to boot). Also doubles as YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness.
313	* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Mostly wears black clothing with some red trims.
314	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Apparently the reason he wears SunglassesAtNight seems to be to hide his glowing red eyes; why he has this is never touched upon, though it might simply be a game engine limitation, as he doesn't have them in the opening CGI cutscene. They're also absent in the 2024 remaster.
315	* ScaledUp: Turns into a dragon at the end of ''Tomb Raider II''
316	* SinisterShades: In "regular" cutscenes his model apparently is wearing a pair of those, but due to extreme engine limitations, they could be as well a pair of googles. In the FMV cutscenes he doesn't have the glasses anymore.
317	* UndyingLoyalty: Bartoli's men are fanatically loyal to him, and the first one Lara encounters even kills himself with poison to avoid being interrogated.
318	[[/folder]]
319
320	[[folder:Tony]]
321	A researcher from the research and mining company RX- Tech working for Dr. Mark Willard. Lara meets him in India and he appears to be a bit deranged right from the first meeting.
322
323	* DamageSpongeBoss: Compared with other bosses in ''III'', fighting Tony is a ''very'' straightforward combat resolved by shooting him full of lead.
324	* EvilIsBurningHot: Fire and boiling water are his main weapons.
325	* HungryJungle: He invokes it, describing the damaging influence the surrounding jungle can have on one's mind... and it might be the reason why he went eventually insane...
326	* InevitableWaterfall: Apparently had a rather nasty crash while escaping Lara - his raft lies at the bottom of Ganges right after a really high waterfall.
327	* MindOverMatter: Shows briefly telekinetic powers.
328	* SinisterShades: Wears a pair of reflective glasses concealing his eyes.
329	* StationaryBoss: He stands on the central platform in the chamber he's in, never stepping out of it. Somewhat justified, as he first boils the shallow water surrounding the platform.
330	* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: ...or it was the effect of the Infada Stone rather than the jungle.
331	[[/folder]]
332
333	[[folder:Puna]]
334
335	A leader of a CannibalTribe from unspecified island somewhere near Borneo. He uses the powers of his shard of the meteorite to play god[=/=]high priest of his people.
336	* DeflectorShields: The only time when he's not protected by one is when he casts lightings, thus shooting him is waste of bullets most of the time.
337	* {{Egopolis}}: Temple of Puna.
338	* ElectricBlackGuy: His only direct attack is a lighting bolt.
339	* GodGuise: A pretty convincing one, since he has access to real magic, while commanding a tribe of primitive natives.
340	* HumanSacrifice: He's a cannibal, just like his tribe.
341	* TheQuietOne: He's the only boss in the game without a single spoken line, just screaming when killed.
342	* ShockAndAwe: His main weapons are lightings, which are absolutely lethal.
343	* StationaryBoss: He never lifts from his throne. That doesn't make him any less dangerous.
344	* SummonMagic: Can summon lizardmen as his guards, making fighting him even harder.
345
346	[[/folder]]
347
348	[[folder:Sophia Leigh]]
349	A beauty obsessed head of a cosmetic company, doing shady business in the background and hiding even darker secrets.
350
351	* AscendedExtra: She's the main villain of the ''VideoGame/TombRaiderIIITheLostArtifact'' expansion.
352	* EvilCounterpart: An understated one to Lara. Like our heroine, she's also a beautiful, wealthy, aristocratic [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld young]] Englishwoman with a vested interest in the occult. But where Lara is a gunslinging adventurer willing to get her hands dirty, the vain Sophia is more in her element striking corporate deals from the comfort of her cushy office.
353	* FauxAffablyEvil: Tries to recruit Lara when they meet face-to-face in London, and has the grace to feign ignorance of the "experiments" haunting the sewers. But the mask slips a little when Lara tells her the ugly evidence is still out there.
354	* {{Immortality}}: It's apparently impossible to kill her, at least as long as the source of her immortality exists.
355	* ImmuneToBullets: Being shot has ''zero'' effect on her, due to her immortality. Being electrocuted, though, seems sufficient to put her out of commission, at least until the expansion pack campaign. After Lara destroys the meteor core that's seemingly the source of her powers, she seems to die just like anyone else after being pumped full of lead.
356	* MagicStaff: She's mounted the Eye of Isis atop a fancy staff, and with the crystal's power she is capable of doing some magical damage with it.
357	* NotSoHarmlessVillain: For all her easy confidence, she's clearly not a conventional ActionGirl. But that staff of hers has magical properties and she's a dangerous opponent when pushed to use its power.
358	* OlderThanTheyLook: She is supposed to look like she's in her late twenties or early thirties, while being ''at least'' a centenarian.
359	* PuzzleBoss: Fighting her head on is impossible, as she's immortal.
360	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: It's implied she bought the Eye of Isis directly from Stephen Barr, a mid-19th century sailor. Even if not, there is enough evidence in the game to make her over 100 anyway.
361	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Her name is pronounced so-FIE-uh, not so-FEE-uh. This is the original British pronunciation of the name Sophia, which has largely been replaced by the American pronunciation decades ago. Sophia's use of an outdated pronunciation gives away the fact that she is ''much'' older than she looks.
362	* VainSorceress: A modern take on the trope. She's ReallySevenHundredYearsOld beauty-obsessed owner of a cosmetics company and of a magic sceptre, powered by a neatly-carved piece of MagicMeteor. It's implied that she uses that sceptre to meddle with her company's experiments, and picks the best results for herself. She's described as "a woman who pays much attention to her looks" in the script.
363	[[/folder]]
364
365	[[folder:Dr. Mark Willard]]
366
367	A scientist working for the research and mining corporation RX-Tech, heading up an excavation in the Antarctic. Dr. Willard starts as an EnigmaticMinion in ''VideoGame/TombRaiderIII'', getting Lara enrolled on her search around the world for the pieces of the meteorite he needs for unspecified reasons. His role as a villain doesn't kick in until the final stage of the game, where he shows his true colors.
368
369	* AffablyEvil: He genuinely seems like a pleasant, friendly man when Lara first meets him. He even maintains this demeanour when explaining his motivations to Lara - though he quickly turns nasty when she objects.
370	* BigBad: Of ''Tomb Raider III'', although this doesn't become clear until Lara has collected all the artefacts.
371	* BodyHorror: After his mutation, he looks like a giant spider with a long neck and human head attatched to it, all covered in can be interpreted as cancerous boils. There are also vestigal human limbs still attached in random places of the spider's body.
372	* DamageSpongeBoss: Once reaching his OneWingedAngel form, he survives absurd levels of punishment. To merely ''knock him unconscious'' for few second takes 10 rounds from Desert Eagle - enough to kill any other boss in the game. It takes 50 in total to kill him. Only the obligatory T. Rex from Crash Site level (which is a purely optional boss) comes close, and even that creature goes down faster than Willard.
373	* EvilutionaryBiologist: Is revealed as one, when he explains the true purpose of getting access to the meteorite and "speed things up" with the human genome.
374	* FromNobodyToNightmare: By all accounts he was just a slightly eccentric scientist until his men uncovered the meteorite in Antarctica, causing him to decide to use it to mutate humanity ForScience.
375	* ForScience: His motivation seems to be this - he never mentions profit, world conquest or things like that, but simply doing the whole shebang to check out few theories regarding biology.
376	* GiantSpider: His OneWingedAngel form resembles one.
377	* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: He flips a table onto Lara to knock her down, then steps on top of her on his way out.
378	* MadScientist: Total disregard for human life? Checked. Doing things ForScience? Checked. Grandiose delusions? Also checked.
379	* MyBrainIsBig: After he mutates, his head is significantly bigger and probably (since the graphics are very limited) his brain is now semi-exposed.
380	* NonIdleRich: ''The Lost Artifact'' shows he owns a huge castle estate in Scotland.
381	* OneHitKill: He has two attacks, both of which will instantly kill Lara. One of them is a ''homing'' projectile that can't be dodged or avoided.
382	* OneWingedAngel: He's mutated into a grotesque human/spider hybrid creature.
383	* TreacherousQuestGiver: Yet another element in which he resembles Natla. He tricks Miss Croft into collecting all four pieces of the meteorite, only to take them by force once Lara stops being cooperative and ends up as the BigBad of the whole story.
384	* TheUnintelligible: Because of his thick Scottish accent, his boss flat out tells him he can't understand a word he is saying to him over the radio. However, this may have been because of a poor connection or his team loudly mining in the background.
385	* VillainousUnderdog: Ultimately he's just a mid-level employee, so he ''has'' to be a TreacherousQuestGiver as, unlike Natla, Bartoli, or Eckhardt, he simply doesn't have the resources to assemble his desired McGuffin otherwise. He still manages to come ''this'' close to achieving his goals, thanks to all of Lara's hard work.
386	[[/folder]]
387
388	[[folder:Set]]
389	An Egyptian god, trapped for millenias in a magic sarcophagus and accidentally released by Lara during her new adventure in Egypt. He quickly starts to unleash chaos over larger and larger areas, [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt while the clocks are ticking to the turn of the millenium...]]
390
391	* BigBad: Of ''The Last Revelation'' and of ''The Temple of Osiris'', which take place in two different continuities.
392	* DemonicPossession: Does so to Von Croy for a good while.
393	* Myth/EgyptianMythology: Both continuities take a lot of liberties toward his portray.
394	* EvilGod: Explicity called one in ''The Temple of Osiris''
395	* EvilSoundsDeep: He speaks in a deep, rasping voice.
396	* HopelessBossFight: Being a god, Lara can't physically harm him in any way. [[spoiler:All she can do is re-seal him.]]
397	* SealedEvilInACan: [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Until Lara came along.]] [[spoiler:Though she puts him back that way by the end of the game. Happens ''again'' in ''The Temple of Osiris'']].
398	* WeCanRuleTogether: Offers Lara this whilst possessing Von Croy.
399	[[/folder]]
400
401	[[folder:Verdilet]]
402	A demon[=/=]ghost trapped on an island somewhere close to Ireland.
403
404	* CannotCrossRunningWater: First, he's trapped on the island. And even on the island, he ends up bargaining with Lara for Father Dunstan's life, forcing her to dry a small creek to set him free.
405	* CutsceneBoss: Lara never faces him in combat, since the entire segment of the game happens when she's a teen.
406	* LargeHam: He chews scenery like a pro.
407	[[/folder]]
408
409	[[folder:Pieter Van Eckhardt]]
410
411	A 15th Century alchemist, Eckhardt is the founder of the Cabal order whose goal is to revive the Nephilim race from extinction and assume power over the world.
412
413	* AlchemyIsMagic: Rather than being proto-chemistry, it appears to be bunch of magic rituals.
414	* ArtifactOfDoom: Eckhardt's weapon of choice is the Sanglyph, a device that allows the wearer to manipulate energy in the form of [[ShockAndAwe lightning bolts]] and [[KillItWithFire flames]].
415	%%* DopplegangerAttack
416	* TheDragon: [[spoiler:Surprising considering he appears to be the one running the show up until TheReveal]].
417	* EvilOldFolks: The leader of the Cabal, who is over 500 years old.
418	* FourEyesZeroSoul: Shows utter contempt toward human life, be that heroes of the story or [[spoiler: his own men]].
419	%%* HeroKiller
420	* InASingleBound: For an old guy, he can seriously move around when he needs to.
421	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Being an alchemist, Eckhardt has presumably managed to drastically slow down the effects of aging.
422	* SerialKiller: The "Monstrum" killer loose on the streets of Paris.
423	* SinisterShades: A pair of dark teashades, in an outright nod toward the iconic pair of pink ones worn by Lara.
424	* TouchOfDeath: Courtesy of the glove he wears.
425	* UnwittingPawn: Despite being the leader of his own order, [[spoiler:it is actually Joachim Karel who is the one pulling his strings]].
426	%%* VillainTeleportation
427	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: What ultimately happens in the end with [[spoiler: Boaz at his hands and then he himself gets this treatment from Karel]].
428	[[/folder]]
429
430	[[folder:Marten Gunderson]]
431
432	Gunderson is a member of Eckhardt's Cabal order, serving as Eckhardt's personal bodyguard. Very little is known about his background.
433
434	%%* BaldOfEvil
435	%%* BeardOfEvil
436	%%* BewareTheQuietOnes
437	* HarmlessVillain: Doesn't actually deal with Lara or Kurtis himself, and is never fought as a boss in the game whatsoever.
438	* JustYouAndMeAndMyGuards: Essentially what happens in the Louvre art museum.
439	%%* NoSympathyBetweenMooks: Most notably shown toward Boaz.
440	* NotSoHarmlessVillain: When you consider that he is the one that [[spoiler:essentially causes the deaths of both Kristina Boaz and Dr. Grant Muller]].
441	* TheUnfought: While an antagonist of ''Angel of Darkness'', you never get to fight him in combat.
442	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Gunderson is last shown moments before the level ''Boaz Returns'' begins, walking away with Eckhardt, and is never seen or mentioned again.
443	[[/folder]]
444
445	[[folder:Kristina Boaz]]
446
447	Boaz is a member of Eckhardt's Cabal order. She originates from Argentina, and becomes the Head of Corrective and Remedial Surgery in Prague.
448
449	%%* BadassBookworm
450	%%* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
451	* EldritchAbomination: After she is [[FedToTheBeast fed to a mutant larvae]], she mutates and merges with it.
452	* GoodScarsEvilScars: Her backstory reveals that she once survived a plane crash, but bears the scars (presumably explains why her face looks stretched around the sides).
453	* OffWithHerHead: [[spoiler:Kurtis decapitates her with his chakram.]]
454	* OneWingedAngel: In the [[BossOnlyLevel boss fight]] against her, [[spoiler:defeating her first form reveals a second, more humanoid mutation]].
455	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Is the only female member of the Cabal order.
456	* YouHaveFailedMe: Essentially what Eckhardt says to her before she is FedToTheBeast.
457	[[/folder]]
458
459	[[folder:Joachim Karel]]
460
461	Karel is a member of Eckhardt's Cabal order and his accomplice. He is the one who [[spoiler:killed Werner Von Croy]].
462
463	%%* BewareTheQuietOnes
464	* BigBad: [[spoiler: He's the real mastermind behind all the events of the game]].
465	* FinalBoss: He and Eckhart are the final villains faced by the original Core Designs version of Lara.
466	* {{Immortality}}: He's [[spoiler: a living Nephilim, which would make him millenia old]]. He's also completely ImmuneToBullets during the final battle.
467	* TheManBehindTheMan: Just when you thought that [[spoiler:Eckhardt]] was the BigBad.
468	* MasterOfIllusion: During TheReveal, Karel [[spoiler:magically transforms into Bouchard, Luddick, and Kurtis]] while casually talking to Lara.
469	* NotEvenHuman: He's actually [[spoiler:a Nephilim]].
470	%%* RedEyesTakeWarning
471	* RememberTheNewGuy: At the end of the game, Lara reacts as though she knows him, even though the two never meet in the game and he in fact barely appears at all until the end. This is an artifact of an early chapter of the game that ended up being cut for time in which the two meet and work together briefly.
472	%%* ScarfOfAsskicking
473	* TheUnfought: While technically you do engage in a boss battle against Karel, [[spoiler:you don't need to actually ''fight'' him, as you only need to reach a certain spot in the room in order to win]].
474	* WeCanRuleTogether: Karel gives Lara the opportunity to become part of his new order in the world.
475	* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Notably after his transformation moment.
476	[[/folder]]
477
478	[[folder:Amanda Evert]]
479
480	An old friend of Lara's, dating back to their student days, whom she occasionally bantered with, due to their differing viewpoints on social anthropology. Her life was tragically cut short however, when a malevolent entity appeared during an excavation and slaughtered the entire team of graduate students, barring Lara, who managed to escape. Eventually revealed to have survived, Amanda, embittered by the fact that she was left behind, is now a formidable adversary and often in pursuit of the same artifacts as Lara Croft.
481
482	* BadPowersBadPeople: The best way to describe her magic is to just call it "black". And she doesn't mind at all, apparently surviving drowning by turning for a pact with an EldritchAbomination. [[spoiler: By the end of ''Underworld'' she [[BadPowersGoodPeople switches sides, but keeps her powers]]]].
483	* BigBad: Of ''Legend''. [[spoiler: In ''Underworld'' she forms BigBadDuumvirate with Natla... or so she's led to think]].
484	* BigBadDuumvirate:
485	** With Rutland in ''Legend''.
486	** With [[spoiler:Natla]] in ''Underworld''.
487	* BlackMagic: Functionally akin to SummonMagic in ''Legend'', in which she's formed a bond with an otherworldly being of some kind that she can summon with the help of a strange stone. In the final battle [[spoiler:she fuses with this being]], but is defeated by Lara. The being vanishes, although in ''Underworld'', Amanda demonstrates that the stone still has its uses, which now gives her MindOverMatter powers.
488	* DeadpanSnarker: A rather bitchy take on it, but Amanda can dish it out just as good as Lara can.
489	-->'''Lara''': If [[spoiler: pulling these artifacts]] always brings you here, what happens if I'm already here?\
490	'''Amanda''': Maybe...you'll go to hell.
491	* EnemyMine: Briefly forms one with [[spoiler:Lara in ''Underworld'']].
492	* EldritchAbomination: Her new best friend after [[spoiler: Lara abandoned her to die]].
493	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Displays genuine grief when James Rutland dies of his wounds. And makes her even more pissed at Lara.
494	* EvilFormerFriend: She and Lara were very close. And then excavations in [[LeftForDead Peru]] [[DemonicPossession happened]].
495	* {{Expy}}: She's basically a female, PerkyGoth Werner Von Croy. Especially apparent by the end of ''Underworld''.
496	* GothGirlsKnowMagic: Telekinetic-like abilities apparently come from wearing all those black clothes, heavy mascara and leather, since by ''Underworld'' she no longer can rely on the summoned entity.
497	* HellBentForLeather: Develops a fondness for this after her StartOfDarkness.
498	* NeverFoundTheBody: Left only a shoe behind in the tomb, which Lara finds years later. Gee, I wonder what that means?
499	* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: In ''Legend'', we see her apparent death at the hand of crushing and drowning, yet, when Lara returns to the tomb where her friend's body supposedly lay, she only finds an unlaced shoe. Hmmm...
500	* PerkyGoth: Especially in ''Underworld'', where her style is much more refined from almost punkish vibes present in ''Legend''.
501	* PowerIncontinence: Expending too much of her dark powers in one go makes them burn out for a while.
502	* RememberTheNewGuy: Notably subverted, especially since ''Legend'' was very fond of this trope. Her entire backstory and characterisation is presented in the first game she shows up, including even a retrospective level, greatly lessening the problems with grasping who she is and what she wants.
503	* RevengeMyopia: While she starts off already bitter over what happened in Peru, it's [[spoiler: Lara's killing of Rutland]] that REALLY sets her off even though Lara was acting in self defense for the most part and [[spoiler: Rutland's death in the crossfire]] was a genuine mistake.
504	* RivalTurnedEvil: Complete with bleach blonde hair.
505	* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler:Forming a bond with some ancient entity and being abandoned by her best friend may have made her a little sour.]]
506	* SymbioticPossession: [[spoiler: Can merge with the entity she made a pact with. And apparently her dark style and attitude change are at least partially related with the link she shares with it]].
507	* UnwittingPawn: In ''Underworld'', [[spoiler:Natla initially seems Amanda's prisoner, but is soon revealed to be running an elaborate BatmanGambit, in which Amanda and Lara are nothing more than {{Unwitting Pawn}}s so that Natla can get her hands on an ancient ArtifactOfDoom.]]
508	* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: By the end of the LAU trilogy, Amanda decides to leave Lara alone after coming to this conclusion.
509	* VillainousRescue: [[spoiler:Pulls this off in ''Underworld'', in which she saves Lara from her [[DoppelGanger Doppelganger]], which kicks off their [[EnemyMine brief alliance]]. Despite her hatred of Lara, Amanda is willing to set it aside for the moment, knowing only Lara can prevent TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt by defeating [[BigBad Natla]].]]
510	[[/folder]]
511
512	[[folder:James William Rutland Jr.]]
513	Main sponsor and LoveInterest of Amanda Evert.
514
515	* BattleCouple: Very briefly fights alongside Amanda. It doesn't end well for him.
516	* BigBadDuumvirate: He and Amanda are a couple. She provides plans, he handles finances.
517	* BigBadWannabe: He's rather pathetic in person, but there is still a large group of mercs on his paycheck and to hide behind.
518	* CutsceneIncompetence: He dies after taking a single blast from the Excalibur in a cutscene. He's not even present in the fight leading to said cutscene.
519	* {{Eagleland}}: Extremely cocky, brash and full of himself WASP surrounded by armed goons. He ''never'' takes off his sunglasses. Amusingly, Legend was made by American-based Crystal Dynamics, so it can be considered a case of [[SelfDeprecation Take That Us]].
520	* IDidntMeanToKillHim: He's the only person Lara faced and didn't intend on killing in the entire franchise. His death was absolutely accidental.
521	* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Justified, given his family connections. He finished Harvard.
522	* MilitaryAcademy: He also graduated from West Point.
523	* OldMoney: Comes from a wealthy and influential family, with his father being a U.S. Senator.
524	* PrivateMilitaryContractors: Has a small army of them, who make up the main {{Mooks}} that Lara faces throughout the game.
525	* SinisterShades: Part of his {{Eagleland}} image.
526	* SmugSnake: He really thinks about himself as better and meaner than anyone else.
527	* SpoiledBrat: Apparently his own family doesn't even know he's using their wealth to sponsor a small army of mercs.
528	[[/folder]]
529
530	[[folder:Shogo Takamoto]]
531
532	A Yakuza boss who is in possession of the first piece of the Excalibur that Lara wants for herself.
533
534	* AintTooProudToBeg: According to Lara, he's not.
535	-->'''Takamoto''': Miss Croft, are you deaf?!
536	-->'''Lara''': ''(feigning ignorance)'' [[BullyingADragon I don't know. Let's see]]...''([[TranquilFury in a much colder voice]])'' [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu Try begging for your life like you did the last time we spoke]].
537	* DamageSpongeBoss: The only boss in the game that has to be faced in a straight up fight with no gimmicks added - just shoot him until he drops dead. Which means taking 3 full mags from an assault rifle on bare chest.
538	* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: He got in trouble with Lara for forging artifacts, even though it's mentioned in supplementary materials that he had actual relics for sale, too.
539	* TheDon: He's a Tokyo boss who specializes in black market trades.
540	* DyingCurse: Snarls "Hell swallow you" at Lara before expiring.
541	* HotBlooded: He loses his temper in no time when meeting Lara. Her aggressive way of doing business didn't help either.
542	* ItBelongsInAMuseum: Referenced: Lara states to Zip and Alistair that the piece of Excalibur he owns was originally held by Waseda University until Takamoto arranged to have it stolen.
543	* NoodleIncident: He and Lara met in the past and apparently it went just as bad as their current meeting.
544	* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: He's lost some face with the Yakuza for not trying to kill Lara after their first encounter.
545	* MadeOfIron: When he finally faces Lara, he does so with his chest bare. And the ability to take all her spare ammo for secondary weapon without dying.
546	* MagicStaff: Takamoto's weapon of choice when facing Lara is an improvised magic staff, with a tip made out of his piece of Excalibur.
547	* RankScalesWithAsskicking: He plays the role of the boss for Japanese level, making him more powerful than half of his soldiers combined.
548	* TattooedCrook: He's a crime boss with a huge piece that covers his torso and arms.
549	* {{Yakuza}}: He's a boss of an unspecified outfit.
550	[[/folder]]
551
552	%%[[folder:Xolotl]]
553	%%!!Xolotl
554	%%An Aztec God associated with Death and Decay, Xolotl sought to plunge the world into darkness, but was opposed by Totec. Millenia later, both were once again free to roam the Earth, with Xolotl again seeking to destroy the world.
555	%%----
556	%%* ArtifactOfDoom: The Mirror of Smoke.
557	%%* SealedEvilInACan
558	%%[[/folder]]

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