![]() ![]() Meanwhile, earlier this year, it was announced that the next game in the Tomb Raider series will be made in Unreal Engine 5. You can see this deleted scene from Angel of Darkness below.Ī deleted scene from Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, showing how Lara survived between games.Īs for the future of the Tomb Raider series, Crystal Dynamics recently announced it had regained "control" of the IP following its sale by Square Enix to Embracer. She would be able to unlock the Portal of the Centuries." And once Lara had begun to transform and understand her place in this mythical domain, she would find all kinds of otherwise inaccessible secrets opening up to her. Scofield went on to state: "What Putai would have been able to teach Lara was on a different, more refined, more elemental level than she had previously been able to perceive. ![]() She was a shamanic link to all the mythical roots of the worlds that Lara had been adventuring in for the whole of her life." A mentor figure in a way that Lara's more earthly mentors could not hope to operate. At this time, Scofield explained that Putai was: This scene showed a very brief flashback of Lara meeting the mysterious shaman following the events of The Last Revelation. Fans who have followed Tomb Raider lore over the years will already be aware of some elements told within this new story, as Schofield has previously discussed the character of Putai and the legend of El Hawa, albeit in much less detail.īack in 2016, the official Tomb Raider YouTube channel released a deleted scene from Angel of Darkness. Not that this is the first time we have been given a slither of insight into Lara's impressive survival between games, of course. After all these years, it is really nice to not only see this period in Lara's life addressed, but also elaborated upon. But, at the end of the day she is still a human, with human mortality and foibles. That is not to say that Lara isn't a character of both incredible physical and mental strength - she certainly has both those in spades. These revelations finally give Lara's survival between the events of The Last Revelation and Angel of Darkness a bit more gravitas. Tomb Raider: The Myth of El Hawa (featuring Jonell Elliott as Lara Croft). You can see the full animation of The Legend of El Hawa for yourself below. Thus, the events of Angel of Darkness began. However, a certain call from Von Croy stopped her in her tracks, and she decided to head to Paris on her way back to Africa. With a new resolve, Lara began preparing to make her way back to the desert in order to find out what had happened to the tribe and its people. This left Lara feeling "desolate" and worse than she did following her ordeals in the tomb of Horus. ![]() But, tragically, following her return, Lara received word the Bantiwa tribe had been slaughtered in her absence. Lara travelled to the coast of Africa with Putai and made her way home. The Bantiwa tribe became renowned for its protection by an "angel" robed in blue.ĭespite Lara's deep love for her "adoptive family", she eventually felt she needed to return to England. And, from this moment, the legend of El Hawa was born. Regardless, her efforts during the battle went on to earn Lara the tribal name of 'El Hawa', or 'The Desert Wind'. Lara managed to injure Scar in the proceeding battle, but before she could finish the job he was carried away by his men. One night during her time with the Bantiwa, the group were attacked by a rival tribe led by a "brute" named Scar. Her diary states she needed time to "get perspective on what happened at the tombs and why no one had come searching for ", which her stay with the tribe allowed her to do. She learned to fight alongside them and acknowledges that the love and support she found with the tribe left her hesitant to return to her original life. ![]() This tribe was made up of mostly women who were skilled in combat, and as Lara continued her recovery, she was gradually accepted into the tribe as one of them. Watch on YouTube Eurogamer Newscast: Will Konami succeed bringing Silent Hill back from the dead?Īfter reviving her with water and oils, Lara recalls how Putai brought her to the Bantiwa tribe - a group that Lara describes as her "desert family". ![]()
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