List of Tomb Raider characters

Tomb Raider is a series of multi-platform action-adventure video games, featuring the adventures of archaeologist Lara Croft in her quest for ancient artifacts and lost civilizations. It has inspired books, a comic series and two films, with a third on the way.[1] There are many supporting characters that Lara meets during the course of the games, with a very few of them being featured in more than one game. The characters listed here are either the ones which have lines of dialogue, are important to the plot, or appear very frequently in sections of the game. Groups are also mentioned here, mostly being a class of human enemy that Lara must face and defeat. The last sections include the characters that appear in the films, most of whom do not appear in the games.

Recurring characters

Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider, the first entry in the series, depicts Lara’s quest to acquire the Scion of Atlantis and starred the following characters:

Tomb Raider II

The events of the game concern the mythical Dagger of Xian and Lara's attempts to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. The following characters appeared within the game:

Tomb Raider III

This game, which follows Lara as she embarks upon a quest to recover four meteorite stones scattered across the world, features the following characters:

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

Lara unwittingly unleashes the god Set and finds herself in a deadly race against time to restore the god to his resting place before an apocalypse befalls Earth. The following characters are featured in the game:

Tomb Raider Chronicles

This game depicts four adventures from Lara’s past as she is missing and presumed to be dead throughout the course of the game. The following characters all play a role in these events:

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

The game follows Lara as she attempts to clear her name and recover five hidden paintings before a secret organisation achieves world domination and immortality. The game introduces a second playable character and also features the following:

Deleted characters

Tomb Raider: Legend

Legend focuses upon Lara’s quest to learn what the truth about what happened to her mother after an event from her childhood. This goal ultimately leads Lara into a race to acquire the fragments of the sword Excalibur. The following characters were featured:

Lara ultimately allows Amanda to live after she reveals that Amelia Croft is not dead and was instead transported to Avalon. She is also an unlockable outfit that can be worn during the game.

Tomb Raider: Anniversary

This game is a re-envisioning of the original Tomb Raider game and made to mark 10 years of Lara Croft. The game again centres on the search for the Scion, but also now addresses Lara’s first human kill and some of the character's lines have changed slightly. The following characters are featured in the game.

Tomb Raider: Underworld

Tomb Raider (2013)

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Film

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

The 2001 film features Lara Croft and her father, Richard Croft, and introduces the following characters:

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

Lara Croft, Bryce, and Hillary return in The Cradle of Life, and the following characters are introduced:

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