History Franchise / TombRaider

** In [[VideoGame/TombRaider2013 the reboot]], her trademark dual-pistols have been replaced by [[ArcherArchetype a bow and arrows]]. She only uses the one pistol. [[spoiler:That is, until the finale, where she takes the BigBad's pistol off his belt while grappling with him, and then finally uses it and her own one in her signature style to mow him down. That said, it's only a MythologyGag, and she does not use it again.]]

* OverlyLongScream: Unintentional version; if Lara falls more than a certain distance, her death scream starts playing, on the assumption that she'll die from impact damage when she lands. There are a handful of places in the early games where you can fall so far that the scream loops multiple times before she hits the ground (and at least one place where SoftWater will allow her to survive such a drop).

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: ''The Last Revelation'', as Lara accidentally releases the Egyptian god Set from his sarcophagus near the beginning of the game.

* ''Tomb Raider'' (2000; [[/index]]UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor)[[index]]

* ''Tomb Raider: The Prophecy'' (2002;[[/index]] UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance)[[index]]

* DownloadableContent: A considerable amount of DLC for ''Underworld'' was exclusive to the UsefulNotes/XBox360, including two new levels and several outfits. [=PlayStation=] loyalists, especially those who had supported the franchise from the very beginning, were ''not'' pleased.

** ''Tomb Raider: Curse of the Sword'' for the Game Boy Color, a cinematic platformer ala ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia''.
** While the first two series had [[ActionizedSequel become increasingly more combat-focused over time]], they were still at heart 3D platform action games. The second reboot completely scrapped the platforming gameplay of the originals in favour of gritty and realistic ThirdPersonShooter gameplay, taking more cues from the ''Franchise/{{Uncharted}}'' series, ironically, than ''Uncharted'' ever had from ''Tomb Raider'', with platforming and tomb exploration taking a backseat.

** In the second major area in ''Tomb Raider: The Prophecy'' for UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, there's one place where you just have to use the run button; if you never learned of it you'd be stuck with a door that just closes too soon.

* SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains: While calling Lara's outfits "sensible" is already a stretch, [[spoiler:Doppelganger]] is even more into tight leather and revealing clothes than Lara is, although apparently not enough for Zip to tell them apart on a fly.

* FlameSpewerObstacle: A common obstacle in the series, they're at their deadliest in the PlayStation era of games where Lara only has seconds to put the flames out if she isn't able to dodge them in time.

* SaveToken: The UsefulNotes/PlayStation version of ''Tomb Raider III'' had collectible save crystals that could be used at any time from the inventory.

* FeatheredFiend: CreepyCrows, VileVultures, and [[BrutalBirdOfPrey golden eagles]]. Plus the Guardian, a HalfHumanHybrid.

%%* EvilCounterpart: Amanda again.
%%* EvilOldFolks: Pieter van Eckhardt.

%%* EvilTwin: [[spoiler:Lara's evil clone in ''Underworld''.]]
%%* ExcusePlot: The {{Gaiden Game}}s, and, arguably, 80% of ''Tomb Raider III''.

* FeatheredFiend: CreepyCrows and [[BrutalBirdOfPrey golden eagles]]. Plus some sort of HalfHumanHybrid Tibetan bird creature.
%%* FemmeFatalons: [[spoiler: Natla.]]

** Averted with comics, at least the [=TopCow=] ones - the story and most of loose ends were wrapped up in a preparation for reboot... which never happend. But at least the story as is had a full closure.

* PantheraAwesome: Lions, tigers, pantheras and [[BearsAreBadNews bears,]] oh...wait a second, strike that last item.

** There's a rolling giant boulder trap in ''Legend'', prompting "Aww, ''hell'' no," from Zip.
** There's a rolling giant boulder trap in the Tomb of Qualopec in ''Anniversary''. If that weren't enough it was recently discovered that the giant boulder has a bullwhip and Franchise/IndianaJones -type hat [[http://www.tombraiderforums.com/showthread.php?t=150201 flattened onto it]].
** Also, in the "Angkor Wat" level in ''The Last Revelation'', Lara comes across a spike trap... and in the middle of this spike trap is a skeleton, an Indy-style hat, and a whip. (Quite possibly a TakeThat.)

** The Ark of the Covenant peeking from the lobby crates in the original ''Tomb Raider''.

--> '''Lara:''' Don't you think you've seen enough? *shoots the player with a shotgun*

* Untitled ''Tomb Raider'' sequel (2022)

* [[/index]]In January 2021, an anime series based on the sequel trilogy was announced to be in development at Creator/{{Netflix}} but no details were disclosed upon announcement.
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