Tomb Raider: Every version of Lara Croft, ranked by Lara-ness

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Which version of Lara Croft is more Lara than all the rest?

, but Vikander’s Lara is actually an incredible cocktail of Lara-ness. The movie follows the basic beats of the first outing of Reboot Lara. However, the character herself has the quip-heavy attitude of Original Lara, with the charming personality and the reliance on her team which comes from Second Era Lara. Whichever Lara is your one true Lara, Vikander’s version gets pretty close.

As the first, many will see her as the one true Lara from which all other versions spawned. But in building on what she laid down, a few other games managed to create a more well-rounded character. This Lara is often thought of as being more suggestive and provocative, but that came mainly from the marketing, not the games; here she’s much more down to earth, showing signs of the Indiana Jones wit and Tank Girl grit that later games developed further.

Rise offers a fascinating version of Lara, one shaped by trauma but still kind, still athletic, and still raiding tombs. She’s even cool, in her own level-headed way, if not in the ‘90s blowing-smoke-off-twin-pistols way. Rise highlights the opportunity the Reboot Era had to create a modern Lara who understood the traditions of the past, while Shadow later showed how to squander that opportunity.

Tomb Raider 2’s Lara threw down the gauntlet, and her mix of action movie cool, intricate stunt skills, and charismatic personality has only been bested once. Tomb Raider 2 made Tomb Raider an icon, but there was another game that made her a legend…Which Lara is this? The debut of the brown crop top and of Amanda. The definitive one.

 

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The original. Ignore the faux inclusivists. They’re as fake as they come. They go whichever way the culture wind blows. All those quote tweet accounts who want to feel morally superior. Reboot iteration has zero charisma, zero appeal, ZERO sense of individual style in a character

2013...yeah

And posts like this, by an official site nevertheless, only adds fuel to an already toxic fire.

Tomb Raider Anniversary would be my favorite. The color of her t-shirt is awesome!

Legend Lara & TR2 Lara at the top exactly as they should be

The original of course

This article is so poorly written it hurts

This is stupid, but coming from pc gamer is that a supprise to anyone? Do better, this article is GARBAGE

The original is the only real Lara Croft

fortnite lara

I agree except for Alicia's ranking. she shouldn't even be included.

no one cares. can we stop doing this every 2 months

There is NO WAY grown adult human beings are starting fan wars about this…no way.

2008 beat Lara ever

What an interesting question...not the modern reboot one that's for sure..😆

Some peeps in the replies and QTs are taking this way too seriously. Though im happy to see Legend Lara getting the recognition she deserves.

Rise so high and Shadow so Low... At least in Shadow she started to show her introverted side and wasn't talking about her dad every time she had an opportunity to do so. (she also wasn't Capitan obvious surprised with every plot twist even tho it was visible 3 hours before)

No Lara is more Lara. Each different version of Lara has something different to bring to the table and quite frankly this sort of post can cause problems in the fandom.

OG badass Lara, not American Lara, just no

'Lara is kind' not sure really agree with that for the first 6 games.

Rise. I´m playing the classics, but i suffer a lot

Seriously? Delete this your embrassing trying to cause wars between fandom once Again

Ils ont fumé MadDuFutur

The original.

Lara Croft? Her name is Tomb Raider!

The original of course!

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