10 Times Lara Croft Went Too Far

10. Tricking Pierre

In Tomb Raider Chronicles we play through four adventures from Lara’s past, and in the first one, we get a glimpse at just how cruel Lara can be.

It began with the surprise return of Pierre and Larson from the original Tomb Raider for a story set just just before the original game. In these encounters we get more insight into Lara’s relationship with her rival treasure hunters.

It’s the scene where Lara has fallen into a trap and struggles to pull herself up, that we discover her nasty side. Pierre comes along and offers to help her in return for a treasure they have been searching for. Lara agrees but Pierre isn’t stupid; he knows not to trust Lara and makes her swear that she will give him her word that if he helps, she won’t lay a finger on him.

Pierre helps Lara up, trusting their agreement and once she’s on solid ground, Lara gets in Pierre’s face to intimidate him. He pleads with her to remember the agreement and Lara honours it. She simply shouts “Boo.”

Pierre stumbles and loses his footing. He falls off the edge and clings to the same ledge he just saved Lara from. Pierre begs for help and the tables are turned.

Lara says she would love to help, but recalls their agreement not to lay a finger on each other. She walks off and leaves him hanging, then we hear the horrible scream as he falls to his doom.