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The '''Rolling Ball''' is a special version of the [[boulder]]. It is spherical. The boulder on the right is from [[Tomb Raider III]], but there were also boulders in all other Tomb Raiders.
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| Name            = Rolling Boulder
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| Image           = Boulder.jpg
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* [[Tomb Raider]]
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* [[Tomb Raider II]]
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* [[Tomb Raider III]]
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* [[The Lost Artifact]]
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* [[Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation|The Last Revelation]]
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* [[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend|Legend]]
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* [[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary|Anniversary]]
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* [[Tomb Raider (2013)]]
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* [[Lara Croft: Relic Run]]
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| Type            =
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| Related        =
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| Strategy        = depending on the situation evade to the side or run from it
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The '''Rolling Boulder''' (also '''Rolling Ball''' if spherical) is a very common [[trap]] in the [[Tomb Raider Series|Tomb Raider]] and [[Lara Croft Series|Lara Croft Games]]. These spherical or almost spherical rocks come tumbling down slopes and threaten to squash Lara when she's in their path.
  
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Prior to [[Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation]], the balls are not physics based, and will only roll in one direction at a constant speed, until they hit a ledge, wall, or a slope that faces the other way. However in the fourth game it is physics based and it bounces and rolls according to the terrain.
  
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The boulder was not featured in [[Tomb Raider Chronicles]] and [[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness|The Angel of Darkness]].
  
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Boulders always kill Lara instantly unless she is in a [[vehicle]]. She bleeds extensively in the first three games when flattened by a boulder.
  
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==similar Traps==
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==Occurrence==
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===Tomb Raider===
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* [[Tomb of Qualopec]]
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: One of the passages in the entrance chamber of the Tomb of Qualopec contains a boulder.
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* [[St. Francis' Folly]]
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* [[Tomb of Tihocan]]
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* [[City of Khamoon]]
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* [[Natla's Mines]]
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: In Natla's Mines the boulders Lara encounters are actually lava boulders.
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* [[Atlantis]]
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* [[The Great Pyramid]]
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===Tomb Raider II===
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* [[The Great Wall]]
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: In the level [[The Great Wall]] Lara has to run from a number of rolling boulders.
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* [[Opera House]]
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: In the Opera House Lara is once again confronted with several boulders of different sizes at once.
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* [[Barkhang Monastery]]
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: In the [[Tibet]] levels Lara is confronted by a similar trap made out of giant rolling snowballs, the [[avalanche]].
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* [[Temple of Xian]]
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* [[Floating Islands]]
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===Tomb Raider III===
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* [[Jungle]]
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* [[Caves of Kaliya]]
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* [[Temple Ruins]]
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* [[Madubu Gorge]]
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* [[Temple of Puna]]
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===The Lost Artifact===
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* [[Willard's Lair]]
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===Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation===
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* [[Coastal Ruins]]
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===Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend===
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* [[Bolivia - Tiwanaku]]
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: The first real trap in [[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend]] is a giant boulder. Lara encounters it when going upstream after climbing the vines, using the rope and traversing a narrow ledge. To evade it, she can stand on the right side.
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: There is a comparable rolling boulder in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version of the game: [[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend (Game Boy Advance)#Walkthrough|Bolivia]]. It will come tumbling down the hill from the right. Simply climb back up on the left to evade it, it will roll past and disappear.
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{{Quote|[[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend|Legend]] after Lara narrowly escapes a boulder in Bolivia.|"That was too close."|Zip}}
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* [[Ghana - Pursuing James Rutland]]
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===Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary===
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* [[Tomb of Qualopec]]
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* [[St. Francis Folly]]
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===Tomb Raider (2013)===
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* [[Force of Will]] (in [[Scavenger's Den]])
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: At the end of her escape from the [[Scavenger's Den]] in the first level of [[Tomb Raider (2013)]], [[Force of Will]], Lara has evade two rolling boulders while scrambling up a steep [[slope]].
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===Lara Croft: Relic Run===
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During the [[Desert Ruins]] section there are occasions where during a run a boulder comes out of an opening overhead. One of these instances is in [[Desert Ruins#53|Level 53]].
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==Related Articles==
 
* [[rolling Spike Balls]]
 
* [[rolling Spike Balls]]
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: A special kind of rolling ball.
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* [[Landslide]] or [[Avalanche]]
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: A trap consisting of more than one set of boulders, rocks, or snow balls coming down a slope.
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* [[Rolling Barrels]]
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: A trap similar to the landslide or avalanche, but instead of natural elements like rocks or snow it consists or barrels.
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* [[Falling Rocks]]
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: A trap similar to the [[Collapsing Ceiling]], usually a rock falls down from above and crushes Lara beneath it.
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<gallery>
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Image:Boulder.jpg|Spherical Boulder ([[Tomb Raider III|TRIII]])
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Image:Bouldertrl.jpg|Spherical Boulder  ([[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend|Legend]])
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</gallery>
  
 
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[[Category:Tomb Raider II]]
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[[Category:Tomb Raider III]]
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[[Category:The Lost Artifact]]
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[[Category:The Last Revelation]]
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[[Category:Tomb Raider Legend]]
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[[Category:Tomb Raider Anniversary]]
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Latest revision as of 21:16, 21 April 2017

Rolling Boulder
Boulder.jpg
Occurrence
Strategy depending on the situation evade to the side or run from it

The Rolling Boulder (also Rolling Ball if spherical) is a very common trap in the Tomb Raider and Lara Croft Games. These spherical or almost spherical rocks come tumbling down slopes and threaten to squash Lara when she's in their path.

Prior to Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation, the balls are not physics based, and will only roll in one direction at a constant speed, until they hit a ledge, wall, or a slope that faces the other way. However in the fourth game it is physics based and it bounces and rolls according to the terrain.

The boulder was not featured in Tomb Raider Chronicles and The Angel of Darkness.

Boulders always kill Lara instantly unless she is in a vehicle. She bleeds extensively in the first three games when flattened by a boulder.

Occurrence

Tomb Raider

One of the passages in the entrance chamber of the Tomb of Qualopec contains a boulder.
In Natla's Mines the boulders Lara encounters are actually lava boulders.

Tomb Raider II

In the level The Great Wall Lara has to run from a number of rolling boulders.
In the Opera House Lara is once again confronted with several boulders of different sizes at once.
In the Tibet levels Lara is confronted by a similar trap made out of giant rolling snowballs, the avalanche.

Tomb Raider III


The Lost Artifact


Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation


Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend

The first real trap in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend is a giant boulder. Lara encounters it when going upstream after climbing the vines, using the rope and traversing a narrow ledge. To evade it, she can stand on the right side.
There is a comparable rolling boulder in the Game Boy Advance version of the game: Bolivia. It will come tumbling down the hill from the right. Simply climb back up on the left to evade it, it will roll past and disappear.

"That was too close."
— Zip, Legend after Lara narrowly escapes a boulder in Bolivia.

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Tomb Raider (2013)

At the end of her escape from the Scavenger's Den in the first level of Tomb Raider (2013), Force of Will, Lara has evade two rolling boulders while scrambling up a steep slope.

Lara Croft: Relic Run

During the Desert Ruins section there are occasions where during a run a boulder comes out of an opening overhead. One of these instances is in Level 53.

Related Articles

A special kind of rolling ball.
A trap consisting of more than one set of boulders, rocks, or snow balls coming down a slope.
A trap similar to the landslide or avalanche, but instead of natural elements like rocks or snow it consists or barrels.
A trap similar to the Collapsing Ceiling, usually a rock falls down from above and crushes Lara beneath it.



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