He resembled the irritating Shaun Hastings, from Assassin’s Creed II, who was voiced by Danny Wallace. This was, around 2006, the height of nerd chic. And he sported a copper-coloured shirt, a brown pinstripe blazer, designer stubble, and orange-tinted spectacles. He appeared in Tomb Raider: Legend and Tomb Raider: Underworld. Alex met his end in a half-sunk ship, and went out in a blaze of glory, holding off a swarm of assailants by shooting a gas pipe, and allowing Lara to make her Esc.Īlister was the proto-Alex. The recent reboot supplied Lara with a team, before whittling them down at the hands of rabid cultists. Alex wore a t-shirt with an image of an escape key on it-signifying his love of computers, presumably. Go! Now!” Such were the last words of Alex Weiss, in Tomb Raider (2013). “How often does a guy like me get to be a hero? The others are counting on us. Let us hope that Lara offers a kinder, frost-free reception to her her new allies. Though his efforts are much appreciated, Lara historically demonstrated her affection for Winston by locking him into a walk-in freezer, for a laugh.

Winston stuck with Lara through thick and thin, from the early games, developed by Core Design, through the Crystal Dynamics reboots, and even made a guest appearance in the last game, Shadow of the Tomb Raider. He may not have provided much in the way of mission-critical expertise, but he made up for this with a plentiful supply of crumpets and tea. Lara’s original support team consisted solely of the Croft family butler, Winston. (Various spoilers lay ahead tread with trepidation.) The problem is that Lara’s allies have a history of not faring all that well. Granted, most of the time we may hesitate to call them tomb raiders, but they have served various administrative and morally supportive positions, vital to successful raiding. Collaboration is foreign to her: she’s always succeeded alone, so in this situation she’s a fish out of water.” “On this new adventure, Lara will encounter a challenge she can only overcome with a team at her side,” the script reads. Apparently, the developer, Crystal Dynamics, is looking to cast an “authentic British” for the role, “in the prototype of Emily Blunt or Rosamund Pike.” Fair enough. “Gone are the days of the young, inexperienced women dealing with matters of legacy and familial reckoning.” Good. According to a script that was obtained and shared by the podcast Sacred Symbols, the next Tomb Raider may be something of a departure from recent titles.

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