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* JustEatGilligan: Lara doesn't really need to gather the artifacts immediately or to assemble them. All she really has to do is to stop the Illuminati from getting the pieces before a certain time, but slowing them down so they simply never get to the artifact in time wouldn't make for quite such an engaging film.
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** There's a very literal example in the first movie. An assault team hired by Powell fast-rope into Lara's mansion, while she's tied to a pair of bungee cords, apparently allowing her to dispatch a few of them using nothing but a [[NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight knife]] - and the mentioned bungee cords.

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** There's a very literal example in the first movie. An assault team hired by Powell fast-rope into Lara's mansion, while she's tied to a pair of bungee cords, which apparently allowing allows her to dispatch a few of them using nothing but a [[NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight knife]] - and the mentioned bungee cords.
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** There's a very literal example in the first movie. An assault team hired by Powell fast-rope into Lara's mansion, while she's tied to a pair of bungee cords. This apparently allows her to dispatch a few of them using nothing but a [[NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight knife]] - and the mentioned bungee cords.

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** There's a very literal example in the first movie. An assault team hired by Powell fast-rope into Lara's mansion, while she's tied to a pair of bungee cords. This cords, apparently allows allowing her to dispatch a few of them using nothing but a [[NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight knife]] - and the mentioned bungee cords.
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* TitleDrop: In a rather genre savvy moment by Powell, while he and Alex are trying to locate a part of the MacGuffin.

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* TitleDrop: In a rather genre savvy moment by Powell, while he and Alex are trying to locate a part the first half of the MacGuffin.Triangle.
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** A rather out-of-place instance of this is in ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaiderTheCradleOfLife'', when Lara confronts the black market smuggler Chen Lo in a cavern. They engage in a martial arts battle, and at one point Lara jumps on the heads of Terracotta warrior statues as Chen Lo smashes them beneath her feet.
** There's also a very literal example in the first movie. An assault team hired by Powell fast-ropes into Lara's mansion, while she's tied to a pair of bungee cords. This apparently allows her to dispatch a few of them using nothing but a [[NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight knife]] - and the mentioned bungee cords.

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** A rather out-of-place instance of this is in ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaiderTheCradleOfLife'', when Lara confronts the black market smuggler Chen Lo in a cavern. They engage in a martial arts battle, and at one point Lara jumps on the heads of Terracotta warrior statues as Chen Lo smashes them beneath her feet.
** There's also a very literal example in the first movie. An assault team hired by Powell fast-ropes fast-rope into Lara's mansion, while she's tied to a pair of bungee cords. This apparently allows her to dispatch a few of them using nothing but a [[NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight knife]] - and the mentioned bungee cords.cords.
** Also employed in the second movie, when Lara confronts the black market smuggler Chen Lo in a cavern. They engage in a martial arts battle, and at one point Lara jumps on the heads of Terracotta warrior statues as Chen Lo smashes them beneath her feet.



* ImprovisedWeapon: Unable to reach her weapons cabinet, Lara uses a high-pressure air hammer to shoot a couple of mercs.

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* ImprovisedWeapon: Unable During the attack on the mansion, unable to reach her weapons gun cabinet, Lara uses modifies a high-pressure air hammer to fire screwdrivers and uses it to shoot a couple of mercs.enemies.
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* ImprovisedWeapon: Unable to reach her weapons cabinet, Lara uses a high-pressure air hammer to shoot a couple of mercs.


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* TitleDrop: In a rather genre savvy moment by Powell, while he and Alex are trying to locate a part of the MacGuffin.
--->'''Powell:''' You're the tomb raider, figure it out.
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** There's also a very literal example in the first movie. An assault team hired by Powell fast-ropes into Lara's mansion, while she's tied to a pair of bungee cords. This apparently allows her to dispatch a few of them using nothing but a [[NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight knife]] - and the mentioned bungee cords.
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** A rather out-of-place instance of this is in ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaiderTheCradleOfLife'', when Lara confronts the black market smuggler Chen Lo in a cavern. They engage in a martial arts battle, and at one point Lara jumps on the heads of Terracotta warrior statues as Chen Lo smashes them beneath her feet.


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* HighDiveEscape: In Cambodia, Alex holds Lara at gunpoint, but she escapes with a classic jump down a waterfall.
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* BadBoss: During the fight with the living statues, Powell uses one of his own men as a human shield when he is about to be killed by a statue, killing the soldier and saving his own life.

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* BadBoss: During the fight with the living statues, Powell uses one of his own men as a human shield when a spear is thrown in his direction. A spear that he is about to be killed by a statue, killing the soldier could - and saving his own life.later does - casually dodge.

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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Powell does much better than most of his soldiers during the fight with the statues in Cambodia, and is able to match Lara blow-for-blow during the final fight.


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* RankScalesWithAsskicking: Powell does much better than most of his soldiers during the fight with the statues in Cambodia, and is able to match Lara blow-for-blow during the final fight.

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* LegFocus: Lara often wears outfits that show her long legs and thighs.



* ShesGotLegs: Lara often wears outfits that show her long legs and thighs.

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* TheComicallySerious: Hillary--particularly when trying to rein in Lara's ShamelessFanserviceGirl tendencies, or racking a shotgun and [[SeriousBusiness putting on his slippers]] to defend the manor.



** In the ending scene, Lara puts on a dress of her own volition before paying her respects at her father's memorial. Once that's done, Hillary [[NotSoAboveItAll snaps a "before" picture and presents her with her guns]], and Bryce reveals that he's gotten SIMON repaired and ready for her to fight again.



* IfItTastesBadItMustBeGoodForYou: The Buddhist abbot at Angkor Wat insists on Lara finishing the tea he gives her, using this argument.



%%* KlingonPromotion: How [[spoiler: Powell]] seized control.

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%%* * KlingonPromotion: How [[spoiler: Powell]] seized control.seizes control of the Illuminati, once they've helped him find the Triangle.

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