Alister Fletcher

Alister

Alister Fletcher (short nick: Alis) is an eccentric archaeologist and conspiracy theorist who is one of Lara's supporters back home. He has his first appearance in Tomb Raider Legend. He is first heard along with Zip in the beginning of the Bolivia level. He and Zip talk to Lara over the headset. He has just come back from a trip to Genoa, in Italy. He had originally intended to travel to Florence. Alister often sounds nervous and does not approve of Lara's more daring antics up to the point of saying that she sometimes frightens him. While he is often in contact with Lara, Alister is not heard for the first half of the Ghana level, during which he is researching on the origin of the sword fragments. Amanda Evert also cuts their communication. Alister can often be heard bickering with Zip, to whom he provides a foil.

Description From The Official Site

Alister is Lara's research assistant, providing another mind filled with arcane historical information, someone to bounce ideas off of, and provide quick additional research, while Lara's in the field. He's in this to test his theories, uncover secrets no one else can, and because it's the only place his eccentric knowledge is useful. Alister is tense and prickly, and takes himself much too seriously.

Underworld

Alister will be coming back in Tomb Raider Underworld as one of the characters. However he will return in low profile. In the first gameplay trailer, you can see him helping Zip carry a box down a flight of stairs - the same scene showing Lara with a flashlight. It's easier to see in high definition. He's also seen in some gameplay videos on Lara's laptop in a video chat with Zip.

Zip and Alister in a video chat with Lara

Alister looks a lot like James Rutland from Legend, but his outfit looks a little the same.