![]() ![]() It was Lara’s first real brush with the supernatural, and Father Patrick wisely pointed out that it should stand as an important lesson for the future.įinally, Winston led the companions into Lara’s infamous trophy room, where he unfolded the tale behind the Iris – the artefact that led to the animosity between Lara and Professor Von Croy. Fearful for Father Patrick’s life Lara complied, but managed to defeat the demon by reciting his name from the Bestiary – a weighty tome she had found in the island’s labyrinthine catacombs. This flowing water was anathema to demon-kind, and effectively trapped Verdilet on the island. However, Lara’s goodwill resulted in her inadvertently freeing a demon – Verdilet – who took Father Patrick hostage and demanded that Lara stop the flow of a local stream. She encountered many bizarre and disturbing entities – including a hanged (but very talkative) corpse who charged her with retrieving his petrified heart. However, his conversation with Winston was overheard by Lara who, ever curious, stowed away on Father Patrick’s small boat to see the island for herself. Being a priest, Father Patrick offered to go and take look. The locals had recently started seeing strange apparitions and other paranormal goings-on at a small island not far off the coast, called Black Isle. ![]() Lara had a chilly reception on board the Russian nuclear submarineįather Patrick was next, and he launched into a tale from when Lara was just sixteen and on holiday at Winston’s home in Connussie, Ireland. Lara only just managed to flee the submarine before it impacted the ocean bed and was destroyed – leaving the Spear behind. She was aided by Admiral Yarofev, who charged her to tell his story as a tribute to his men’s bravery. The submarine was badly damaged, and Lara had to move quickly to get to a working escape pod. Upon her return, Mikhailov took possession of the Spear – but was quickly killed for his insolence by the Spear’s tremendous power. Naturally, Lara escaped and was soon stealing a deep-sea diving rig in order to venture into the ocean and retrieve the Spear. However, Lara’s presence was soon discovered, and she was locked in the brig. The submarine’s commander, Admiral Yarofev, nurtured a deep distrust of Mikhailov, but accepted the commission in order to keep his crew paid and fed. Lara stowed away aboard a Russian nuclear submarine that had been chartered by Mafia boss Sergei Mikhailov to go after the Spear. In 1998, Lara travelled with Kane to the Zapadnaya Litsa port, near the Russian-Norwegian border. After defeating Larson (and leaving him behind as a serpent’s chew-toy), Lara ran into Pierre – but being such a busy girl, she couldn’t keep him hanging around for long! Lara then battled gladiators, lions, and animated statues to scoop her prize – the Philosopher’s Stone.īusy girl – Lara and some familiar faces appear in RomeĬharles Kane then stepped in to recount the time when Lara went after the fabled Spear of Destiny from its resting place aboard a sunken German U-boat. Once all of the Stones were ensconced within a gateway (guarded by a trio of fire-breathing stone serpents), a portal opened that transported Lara to Rome’s Colosseum. We then followed her quest through the streets of Rome, including a jaunt to the famous Trajan’s Markets, in search of the Saturn, Venus, and Mars Stones. Lara first stole the show at a theatre after taking possession of the Mercury Stone from Pierre and Larson. Taking place in 1995, the story reacquainted us with Pierre DuPont and Larson Conway from Tomb Raider (according to the original timeline, this was Lara’s first official run in with the dubious duo). Winston recounted one of Lara’s earliest conquests – her retrieval of the Philosopher’s Stone from its resting place in Rome. Together with another of Lara’s friends – her former history teacher Charles Kane – the companions gathered round the fire to reminisce about Lara’s extraordinary exploits. Winston, accompanied by Catholic priest Father Patrick Bram Dunstan, then returned to Lara’s manor. Meanwhile, back in a rain-soaked English churchyard, Lara’s parents and her faithful manservant, Winston, gathered to pay their respects at a statue of the ‘once and future adventurer’. Lara’s one-time mentor, Professor Werner Von Croy, was consumed with remorse at the part he had played in her untimely demise he would not rest until he had found her body. Lara Croft was missing, presumed dead, under tons of rubble that had collapsed upon her as she tried to escape the Great Pyramid. ![]() ![]() Tomb Raider: Chronicles was set a few weeks after the thrilling climax of Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation. Settle in as we blow the dust of Lara’s history once again and take you back to Tomb Raider: Chronicles. Welcome back for another time-travelling dose of nostalgia! Today, Survivor Reborn takes us back to the game that was itself composed of a series of retrospectives. ![]()
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