This section presents the main characters of Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, along with their biography and image gallery. This game was the fourth of the saga and developed by CORE Design.
Lara Croft
Lara Croft was born in Parkside Hospital (Surrey) on February 14, 1968, her parents were Amelia Croft and the renowned archaeologist Lord Richard Croft, Earl of Abbingdon.
Between the ages of three and six, she attended the Abbingdon Girls School, where it quickly became clear that she was an exceptionally gifted child.
At the age of nine she survived a plane crash in the Himalayas that took the life of her mother. In perhaps the first story of her prodigious indomitability, she somehow survived a solo ten-day trek across the Himalayan mountains, one of the most hostile environments on the planet. The story goes that when she arrived in Katmandu she went to the nearest bar and made a polite telephone call to her father asking if it would be convenient for him to come and pick her up.
For six years following the plane crash, Lara rarely left her father’s side, traveling around the world from one archeological dig site to another. During this period she was ostensibly given a standard education from private tutors, but it would probably be more accurate to say she was her father’s full time apprentice.
When Lara was fifteen, her father went missing in Cambodia. Extensive searches by the authorities and Lara herself turned up human remains that could not definitively be identified. Since Lord Croft’s body was not officially recovered, Lara could not directly inherit the Croft title and Lara was thrust into a bitter family feud over control of the Abbingdon estates with her uncle Lord Errol Croft. Lara eventually won the legal battle, and took possession of her inheritance but at the cost of a deep rift in the Croft family that left her estranged from her living relatives.
Complete Lara Croft Biographies
The complete biography of Lara Croft is very extensive and complex, the character was developed as the protagonist of Tomb Raider (1996), developed by CORE Design. In 2006 was released the first reboot of the saga, Tomb Raider Legend, developed by Crystal Dynamics, and in 2013 gets a second reboot by the same company.
Crystal Dynamics announced that the future of the saga will involve a reunification of the timelines of the CORE Design games and the two Crystal Dynamics reboots, with all installments being canon.
Therefore, you can click on the following picture to access the complete official biography of CORE Design and Crystal Dynamics. Get to know details and curiosities of her life, time line, etc.
Werner Von Croy
Von Croy was born in Vienna (Austria) on May 21, 1940. His father was a museum curator, and it was his father who introduced him to the world of archaeology.
At the University of Salzburg, Von Croy received his doctorate in archaeology from the University of Vienna. Von Croy also received a doctorate in musicology.
He met Lara’s father, and that’s how he took Lara, who was 16 years old, on an expedition to Angkor Wat (Cambodia), where they both went to look for the “Iris” artifact. That is how Von Croy became her mentor.
In this expedition, the temple began to collapse when Von Croy tried to pick up the artifact, trapping his leg, he asks Lara for help, but she cannot help him and chooses to save her life, leaving Von Croy at his own fate.
Von Croy manages to free himself, but his leg is injured and he relies on his walking stick.
A few years later, Lara steals the Iris from Von Croy’s high-tech U.S. corporate headquarters, called Von Croy Industries.
In search of the Horus amulet, Lara meets Von Croy, who ends up possessed by Seth, which makes his rivalry with Lara grow even more. When he tries to save her life at the end, Lara hesitates, as she believes he can’t be trusted, and apparently she dies buried.
Von Croy, saddened by what happened, decides to search for Lara with an excavation team, although they only find one piece of evidence that could prove that she is still alive, her backpack.
Years later in Paris, he’s being hired by Van Eckhardt to find an obscure painting dating back to the 14th century, which is part of a collection of 5 paintings that hide a hidden secret to revive the Nephilim race.
Von Croy is in danger, so he chooses to call Lara, they have an argument about what happened in Egypt and suddenly, Lara is pushed and falls to the ground, Von Croy is killed while Lara is unconscious.
Jean Yves
Lara’s old friend, who helps her on several times in her travels, giving her information and guiding her through her missions. Lara met Jean-Yves some time later, while starting an excavation in Alexandria.
Inside the catacombs, its excavators unearthed chambers connected to the Great Library of Alexandria.
Note: As a curious fact, in the real wolrd, there was also an archaeologist with the same name and surname, and he sued EIDOS, so they couldn’t use him in later releases. His role was replaced in Tomb Raider Chronicles by Charles Kane (some copies of the game were accidentally sold, including Yean Yves).
Ahmed Ben Trayal
He is dedicated to guiding archaeologists in ancient Egyptian tombs, although he would be capable of betraying his own boss for a sum of money.
Ahmed was hired by Lara to guide her in search of the Horus Amulet, a legendary artifact buried in the tomb of Seth.
Azizas
In 1999, the Egyptian army was called in to liberate the city of Cairo due to the invasion of Seth’s armies. Sergeant Azizas and his men mined some streets to prevent contamination.
They encountered a large creature that emerged from the earth and slaughtered their men. Azizas was able to escape and took shelter as best he could.
He met Lara, who asked her for help to enter the citadel. Azizas told her about the creature blocking the entrance and told her that she would need special equipment to overcome it.
In the end, Azizas, in a heroic move, sacrificed himself to kill the creature and help Lara so that she could advance towards her destiny.
Horus
Horus was one of the most important gods of Egyptian mythology, considered the god of heaven and war. According to legend, Horus was the son of Osiris and Isis, who were the first pharaohs of Egypt. After his father was killed by his uncle Seth, Horus swore revenge and fought a great battle against him, in which he finally succeeded in defeating him.
Horus was also known as the “Eye of Horus”, a symbol representing his power and protection. The ancient Egyptians believed that the eye of Horus had the power to heal and protect people, and it was commonly used in amulets and talismans.
Horus was worshipped throughout Egypt and his cult spread over the centuries. He was considered a protective god of the pharaoh and his family, and his image appeared frequently in Egyptian temples and tombs. Even after the fall of Egyptian civilization, his image remained in popular culture and he is considered a symbol of wisdom and divine protection.
Seth
Seth is one of the oldest and most controversial gods in Egyptian mythology. He was known as the god of violence, desolation and storm, and was often depicted as a hybrid animal with features of various animals, including a lion’s body, a dog’s head and donkey ears.
In Egyptian mythology, Seth was the brother of Osiris, and in some accounts it is said that he murdered him out of envy. After the murder, Seth tried to seize the throne of Egypt and fought a series of battles against his nephew Horus, the son of Osiris. Finally, Horus succeeded in defeating Seth and exiled him to the desert.
Despite his role as a god of violence and destruction, Seth was also worshipped in some parts of Egypt as a beneficent and protective god. In some accounts, he is described as a god who fights against the forces of chaos and evil to protect the gods and humanity.
In Egyptian history, Seth was often seen as a symbol of evil and treachery, and his image was sometimes associated with that of the devil in Western culture. However, in some modern circles of spirituality, Seth is seen as a dark and mysterious god who represents strength and the struggle against adversity.
Semerkhet
Semerkhet is a little-known god of Egyptian mythology, and is believed to have played a minor role in the religion of ancient Egypt. He was known as a local god of the city of Letopolis in Lower Egypt.
According to legend, Semerkhet was a god of fertility and vegetation, and was often depicted as a man with a falcon’s or bull’s head. He was said to have the power to grant life and prosperity to the inhabitants of Letopolis and the surrounding regions.
Although his cult was not as widespread as that of other more important Egyptian gods, some depictions of Semerkhet have been found in temples and tombs throughout the Nile Delta region. His cult is believed to have been especially important during the time of the Old Empire, although he subsequently lost popularity.
Today, the figure of Semerkhet remains an enigma to historians and scholars of Egyptian religion. Due to the lack of information about his cult and his role in Egyptian mythology, he remains one of the least understood and studied gods of Egyptian religion.
