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| − | + | '''Richard Henshingley Croft''' is Lara's father. | |
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| − | In the original storyline | + | In the original storyline (according to the material released with the game [[Tomb Raider]]) Lara’s father Henshingley had disowned his daughter. |
| − | + | Since the release of the original game, his biography has been expanded and to some extent [[Retroactive Continuity|retconned]]. | |
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At the beginning of [[Chronicles]] Lara is missing in Egypt presumed dead. The FMV shows her memorial statue being visited by a huddled couple in the rain. It was generally supposed by the TR fandom at the time that the couple were Lara's parents, both still alive and visiting their daughter's grave. | At the beginning of [[Chronicles]] Lara is missing in Egypt presumed dead. The FMV shows her memorial statue being visited by a huddled couple in the rain. It was generally supposed by the TR fandom at the time that the couple were Lara's parents, both still alive and visiting their daughter's grave. | ||
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| − | Lord | + | In the first [[first Movie|Tomb Raider movie]] Lara's father - renamed Richard Croft and given the new title “Lord” - was played by [[Angelina Jolie]]'s real-life father John Voight. Lord Croft was an archaeologist (now deceased) and a former member of the Illuminati. Lara finds an old letter from Croft hidden in the Croft Mansion telling her about the society's agenda. Flashbacks establish that Lara and her father were close when she was a child, and imply that her mother is dead. |
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| − | + | ==Tomb Raider [[Legend]]== | |
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| + | In Tomb Raider Legend, Richard Croft was an archaeologist. From what Winston says, we are inclined to believe that he had quite a collection of artefacts. After the death of his wife, [[Lady Amelia Croft]], he travelled all over the world with Lara investigating archaeological sites and ruins in search for a stone dais, similar to the one that had ''killed'' her. During this time, he raised and taught Lara alone. However, he disappeared and was declared legally dead, although his remains have never been found. Even Lara unearthed human remains that could not be identified as his. (ref?) | ||
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| + | ==Tomb Raider [[Anniversary]]== | ||
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| + | “Lord Richard Croft, was tutored at Eton in anthropology and archaeology. With the considerable wealth of the Croft family behind him, Richard spent his younger years mounting innumerable expeditions to historical sites world wide in an effort to support his unconventional hypothesis of a base culture that predated known history. Richard and his wife, Lady Amelia DeMornay, had Lara only a year after marrying. Nine years later, after Amelia disappeared in a plane crash, Richard sank further and further into obsession, consumed with discovering what had become of her. A few years later, he himself died while on a dig in Cambodia.” | ||
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| + | [[Image:Richard.jpg|Jon Voight as Lord Richard Croft|thumb|right]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Lara croft father movie.jpg|Lara as a child with her father|thumb|right]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Parents.JPG|thumb|125px|right|Lord and Lady Croft portrait from Anniversary]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Movies]] | ||
[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
Revision as of 08:40, 19 September 2008
Richard Henshingley Croft is Lara's father.
In the original storyline (according to the material released with the game Tomb Raider) Lara’s father Henshingley had disowned his daughter.
Since the release of the original game, his biography has been expanded and to some extent retconned.
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Tomb Raider Chronicles
At the beginning of Chronicles Lara is missing in Egypt presumed dead. The FMV shows her memorial statue being visited by a huddled couple in the rain. It was generally supposed by the TR fandom at the time that the couple were Lara's parents, both still alive and visiting their daughter's grave.
Lord Richard Croft (Movie)
In the first Tomb Raider movie Lara's father - renamed Richard Croft and given the new title “Lord” - was played by Angelina Jolie's real-life father John Voight. Lord Croft was an archaeologist (now deceased) and a former member of the Illuminati. Lara finds an old letter from Croft hidden in the Croft Mansion telling her about the society's agenda. Flashbacks establish that Lara and her father were close when she was a child, and imply that her mother is dead.
Tomb Raider Legend
In Tomb Raider Legend, Richard Croft was an archaeologist. From what Winston says, we are inclined to believe that he had quite a collection of artefacts. After the death of his wife, Lady Amelia Croft, he travelled all over the world with Lara investigating archaeological sites and ruins in search for a stone dais, similar to the one that had killed her. During this time, he raised and taught Lara alone. However, he disappeared and was declared legally dead, although his remains have never been found. Even Lara unearthed human remains that could not be identified as his. (ref?)
Tomb Raider Anniversary
“Lord Richard Croft, was tutored at Eton in anthropology and archaeology. With the considerable wealth of the Croft family behind him, Richard spent his younger years mounting innumerable expeditions to historical sites world wide in an effort to support his unconventional hypothesis of a base culture that predated known history. Richard and his wife, Lady Amelia DeMornay, had Lara only a year after marrying. Nine years later, after Amelia disappeared in a plane crash, Richard sank further and further into obsession, consumed with discovering what had become of her. A few years later, he himself died while on a dig in Cambodia.”
