Character History
If you ask the amateur of computer games, what character, in his opinion, is the most popular, many will remember the protagonists from the series of multiplatform games "Grand Theft Auto", martial arts masters from the Fighting "Mortal Kombat" and, of course, charming Laru Croft - The main heroine from Tomb Raider. This woman became so popular that in the blink of an eye swore into comics and on large screens. The main role of the surprise of adventure, trying to solve complex puzzles, performed the actress Angelina Jolie.History of creation
A girl, rushing, like Indiana Jones, in adventures and trying to solve incredible secrets, invented an English designer of computer models Toby Gard. This man created not only the image of fearless heroine, but also her biography, and the model itself began to be developed in 1993.
Initially, Lara Croft was a man, because Toby decided to do a certain copy of Indiana Jones. But since the designer was advised to make the hero original, he had to completely change the concept from beginning to end.
The game planned to make a set of several characters, and Garda noticed that female heroines were popular with his colleagues. The artist handled the ideas of the comic book "Tank Girl", inspired by the appearance of the Swedish pop singer Nen's Cherry, and the matter remained for small.
The developers cut off the idea of creating simultaneously characters and male, and female on the root, because such a concept was difficult to implement. In addition, it was planned that the game will be like a movie screening with a nontrivial plot. So, on the idea of the developers, the protagonist makes exploits alone. Therefore, choosing between the designed design of Lara and the guy, the developers preferred the first option.
So, the Latin lady named Laura Cruz appeared. But such a name was complicated for the British Ear, so I had to look for other options in the telephone directory, which prompted the typical surname - Croft. And the biography of the heroine had to change to focus on her British origin.
The first game from the Tomb Raider series was represented by avid gamers in 1996 and published on the "Sony PlayStation" platforms, Sega Saturn and PC. The game not only showed the world to the heroine, managed to get into the "Guinness Book of Records", but also became the hero of the genre of the shooter from a third party.
According to the plot, Lara Croft, hired eccentric business lady Jacqueline Natla, should find an ancient artifact called Soution. Due to certain circumstances, the heroine had to travel one and encounter obstacles. However, the Lara opens the mystery: it turns out that this artifact needs Jacqueline then to usurp the power.
Solve mysterious puzzles together with Croft tried millions of users, and naturally the fact that the game went to a multi-level franchise. Critics noted the image of the heroine, acrobatics, mechanisms switches, ingenious traps (classic pans with spikes) and memorable enemies.
Image and nature
Initially, the creator did not plan to give Lara mysterious sexuality and make a top model from it with parameters 90/60/90. And all because Toby represented the "tomb of the tombs" the collected woman who was guided by the cold mind and enjoys common sense in any situation, even when her life hangs on the hairs.
But Core Design, which was engaged in the realization of games, adhered to another opinion. Therefore, it is not surprising that soon critics began to compare Laru Croft with a silicone porn star. However, in the first games, her appearance was not so attractive (which is directly connected with the then "non-profitable" technologies and graphics).
Indeed, in Tomb Raider (1996), gamers saw the "angular" heroine, but the developers still tried to give her charm and decorate the face with plump sponges. Naturally, the technologies were progressed, the model changed over time, but the recognizable elements still remained in their places.
In 2015, in the game "Rise of the Tomb Raider", artists worked even the smallest details on the face of Lara, so the players are interested in watching the evolution of the surprise of adventure. Yes, and critics noted that the chest croft finally became "human sizes": it turned out of the pumped doll into a real person.
It is noteworthy that, according to gaming polls, Croft dresses "worse than all." During the game, depending on the weather conditions, Lara changes the equipment, but the traditional clothing kit consists of a bluish t-shirt, brown shorts, gloves without fingers, etc. And in 2013, military pants and a two-layer top appeared in her wardrobe.
Creating an image of the female version of Indiana Jones, artists considered real models. So the "pioneers" were the secular lioness Katie Price and Australian athlete Natalie Cook. The next official model was the actress Ron Mithra, which, by rumors, for the sake of his role specifically made an increase in breast enlargement of four sizes. In addition to the Rhone, Ellen Rocher, Lucy Clarkson, Jill de Jong and Alison Carolle fell into the pleiad.
After the new restart of the Tomb Raider game series (2013), Square Enix stopped advertising the game using official models. However, in 2016, the developers decided that the Lara should have cosplayers, and in different countries.
As for personal characteristics, Lara Croft is a confident and stubborn person who is accustomed to achieving his goals. In addition, Croft practically does not give will to emotions, especially fear. The secretive girl is transformed in 2013 and is already shown by the good and open heroine.
However, the archaeologist earned the indignation of critics for excessive bloodthirsty: the creators put a player in such a position that he does not have the opportunity not to kill. But in flash stakes in the game it is shown how Lara is repent due to the fact that for the purpose of self-defense killed wild animals, and also experiences pity when he sees the frozen corpses of Soviet scientists.
Shielding
The merits of Lara Croft cannot be counted on the fingers. The girl became a cult heroine and even honored the stars on the Hollywood "Alley of Glory." Also, Croft appeared in commercials, ranging from drinks and ending with the payment system "VISA". And the famous directors decided to postpone the girl on the big screen. Consider all parts in order.
"Lara Croft: Tomb Rank" (2001)
Cinomians have no reason the image of Lara is associated with Angelina Jolie. This actress reincarnated into a computer heroine in the film, which was directed by Simon West. The picture has a plot, familiar players: Croft should find mysterious artifacts to stop the plan of criminals. John Voyt, Noah Taylor, Daniel Craig, Richard Johnson and Chris Barry were also played in the picture.
For the believability of an American Jolie had to speak with an English accent, and the Englishman Daniel Craig tried to portray American talk.
"Lara Croft: Tomb Cropper 2 - Life Cradle" (2003)
In 2003, Lara fans were satisfied with doubly, because the game "Tomb Raider: Angel Darkness" came out, and the director Yang de Bontt was pleased with the film by the film on the basis of a computer game. The filmmaker presented to the court of movie lovers and an exciting plot, and a colorful picture, because the place of filming was even more exotic. This time, Lara is opposed by the villain-intellectual Chen Lo - the leader of the criminal syndicate and the cold-blooded killer. In the archaeologist, Jolie reincarnated again, which worked on one set with Tiles Schweiger and Gerard Butler.
"Tomb Raider: Lara Croft" (2018)
In the film "Tomb Raider: Lara Croft", which is scheduled for spring 2018, the heroine will play a new actress - Alicia Vicander. The plot will tell the audience as Lara goes to a new adventure, in order to find her father, as well as reveal the mysterious island. In addition to Alicia, Hannah John-Keimen, Walton Goggins, Dominic West and Richard Johnson entered the brilliant acting paintings.
