Tomb Raider/Trivia

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  • Fan Nickname: The "Unknown Entity" that posesses Amanda in Peru is commonly known as "Fluffy" in the fandom.
    • "Doppleganger" was known early on as "Bacon Lara", and the new and improved Doppelganger is sometimes called "Dopplehoe" or shortened to "Dopple" or "Doppie".
  • Hey Its That Voice: Amanda is Phil and Lil.
  • Shout Out
    • 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 Indiana Jones -type hat 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 Take That.)
    • The portrait of Kain (as a human) from the Legacy of Kain game series hangs in the lobby of Croft manor in the Crystal Dynamics games.
      • Lara's Goth outfit has Kain's emblem on her belt buckle as well as Raziel's emblem stamped on her wet suit.
      • The Soul Reaver is an unlockable special weapon in Legend.
    • Croft Manor in the Crystal Dynamics games is ripped straight from the live action movies.
    • The Ark of the Covenant peeking from the lobby crates in the original Tomb Raider.
    • During Lara's battle with the Skateboard Kid, when you start to shoot him he'll say "Are you firin' at me? You firin' at me? Ain't nobody else here; you must be firin' at me!"
    • A large semi-hidden hand at one point in Guardian of Light looks quite similar to the famous Midas hand.
    • One of the cutscenes in Tomb Raider II has Lara entering a room in the Temple of Xian and spying on the happenings below, which involves members of the Fiama Nera cult ominously chanting. This is definitely a reference to Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom.
    • One of the trophies in the PS 3-updated Legend is "THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS."
    • The T-rex becoming a Living Motion Detector in Tomb Raider III is a reference to Jurassic Park.
    • The fate of the RX-Tech mine workers and the entire level "RX-Tech Mines" in Tomb Raider III seem to be inspired by The Thing.