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'Tomb Raider' Cosplayer Nails the Classic Lara Croft Look

CB writes: "With Shadow of the Tomb Raider out now for players to enjoy, and the official end of Lara Croft's origins arc, it's time for a Croft-y blast from the past with a more classic style. And now, it's not Polygon Lara either.

The cosplayer in question goes by the name 'CutiePieSensei' and she is no stranger to amazing work!"

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NecrumOddBoy2030d ago

She looks nothing like Lara in any way. Wearing a blue tank top with booty shorts doesn't make the outfit.

ninsigma2030d ago

umm, yes it does...
Those are the clothes classic lara wears and it's plain to see that's what she's going for. What else are you looking for??

ninsigma2030d ago

Lmao
Well there are cosplay ears out there (at least 1 anyway) who do include the triangle boobs if you're looking for THAT level of authenticity xD

https://i.redd.it/nkaz45b37...

There ya go :p

Critic4l_Strik32029d ago

Short shorts, blue tank top, strap gun holsters, gloves...that's an instant Lara Croft resemblance right there

ninsigma2029d ago

@skull
Yes and if this were a casting call for a movie then I'd agree but it's cosplay, which is open for anyone to cosplay any character they like, skin color be damned.

bouzebbal2029d ago

Wouldn't say it's her with some other clothing

Skull5212029d ago

Yeah well I could do a spot on Obama cosplay and you just look at me like I was just a white guy in a suit. No one would be praising me for nailing it.

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mikeslemonade2029d ago

Lara is white, not black. So it's not nailed. You wouldn't say a white woman trying to cosplay as Michelle Obama as nailing it. Double standards these days.

ninsigma2028d ago

If you were to dress up as the Obamas you would just look like people wearing clothes. There's nothing distinguishing about the clothes they wear that would tell people that's who you were trying to be. But if you were get the same haircut and do a killer impersonation then yes you would have nailed it. Like, a black man dressing up as Obama would just look like a black man in a suit. There's nothing to say they're specifically trying to be Obama. So the skin color is irrelevant.

This cosplayer has put together an out fit that is fairly recognisable as being lara croft. It's plain to see who this girl is trying to be so the differing skin color to the original makes no difference. Seriously guys, we're talking about someone who's dressing up to celebrate a character they like, making a big deal out of having different skin color is a bit ridiculous. Cosplay is for everyone to be dress up as whoever they want.

mikeslemonade2024d ago

^
Yea there is apart from clothes for Obama. For Michelle obama you wear like red dress shoe hells, a purple medium dress, add hip enhancer, and wear a more thick or fro style hair wig.

Skin color has something to do with it.

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Zeref2029d ago

that literally makes the outfit. IT IS THE LITERALL DEFINITION of an outfit.

I agree she doesn't LOOK like lara as in her appearance but who has triangle boobs? she definitely nailed the outfit. It kind of even looks like it's that classic simple colored 3D look.

MasterCornholio2029d ago

And who has a face made out of polygons?

medman2029d ago

Huh...certain folks don't seem to be bothered that the image of Jesus in the western world is a white washed version of a man who the vast preponderance of biblical historians say looked a lot more like Nelson Mandela or Osama Bin Laden in complexion than Jim Caviezel. Typical.

milohighclub2028d ago (Edited 2028d ago )

Y'all a bit fucking racist ain't ya!? 😲

Heads up guys.. she's a fictional character, Santa ain't real, your dads the tooth fairy, Jesus was black and your mum regrets having you.

Also to you guys saying lara is white, she was the daughter of a British aristocrat, they used to have relations with black slaves and also used to own and rape them. saying she must be white because she's the daughter of a British aristocrat holds no merit...

It's like a whole period of history has been lost to you.
There's nothing in the more that says she must be white.

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-Foxtrot2030d ago

Outfit sure but overall looks...no

It’s like if you had a white guy dressing up as Blade, he’d look just like a white guy in a trench coat with shades.

For fun cosplay is cosplay. Doesn’t matter who you are or what race but when someone tries to make out how true or accurate someone is, hell even if it was a cosplay competition then it’s different.

Godmars2902030d ago

Wouldn't make him any less of a Blade fan though.

The issue, or non issue, at hand is if its between someone who put in any amount of effort into dressing like a character while someone else just says or hold up a sign saying they're the character, will the race of the person be a factor.

-Foxtrot2030d ago

I didn’t even comment about questioning the persons commitment of being a fan...that has nothing to do with what I’m saying

For fun or going to cons it’s fair enough but for people to push this like the article that it’s a complete 100% look as the character when it’s not...sorry.

Imagine a competition where you’ve dressed as Lara with the exact same outfit along with the same standard of quality as her in the article, yet you loose to her in the end despite you looking more like her...I mean I’d be p*****

ameliabaz2030d ago

I agree. People who cosplay do it because they love a certain game or character. It's awesome seeing that sort of dedication to games when there are usually so many negative news pieces about gaming in general. So it sucks that there are people in the gaming community who will criticize a cosplayer for being inaccurate because they just so happen to be born a different race than the character they might love. This girl has a spot-on Lara Croft cosplay and being black doesn't make it any less accurate than if a white girl cosplayed her. People say race shouldn't matter when it comes to what characters you connect with, yet we see time and time again that there are people who DO think race matters and who DO think people should stick to cosplaying characters from their own race.

Godmars2902030d ago

What if she *does* something to be distinguished as Croft? Pulls off some acrobatic trick that other contestants can't.

Or imagine losing out to someone who's put no effort in whatsoever. Getting dismissed out of hand from any kind of competition or any other kind of event that recognizes you as a fan only because of the color of your skin.

Pozzle2029d ago

I remember that happened with a Final Fantasy cosplay contest once. A Tifa cosplayer won because she looked the most like Tifa, even though her cosplay was just a t-shirt, black skirt and a pair of Nikes. She didn't even have proper suspenders, it was a belt she'd just thrown around her shoulders (it wasn't even connected to her skirt iirc). Meanwhile there were plenty of cosplayers who'd made Sephiroth, Cloud and Vincent outfits from scratch...but they didn't win because they weren't 'hot' .

KaaF2029d ago (Edited 2029d ago )

I'm sorry, you want a human being with the overall looks of classic Lara? Is this a joke?

https://archaeologyoftombra...

FYI, the original Lara was supposed to be a Latina. The cosplay itself is not well done, almost no detail whatsoever.

Cobra9512029d ago

Since when is a member of the British aristocracy a latina?

BVFTW2029d ago (Edited 2029d ago )

I don't know why the SJWs always have to tantrum about race. Yeah, an early version of Lara was supposed to be a Latina named Laura Cruz, but even before that character they had a red head, green eyed girl in mind and she was illustrated in promotional material as well. They also used an Indiana Jones lookalike in early development before switching to a girl, none of that came to be and the original Lara of today is what she is. Do you want to keep whining about imaginary things? Gosh, I'm Latin and I'm fed up with P.C. culture and "its" loonies.

Eidolon2029d ago (Edited 2029d ago )

I agree, she's prettied up. fit, but really just modeling the clothes, any of thousands of similar figured models can put on the same costume and call it cosplay. Nothing special, and at this point, it's just gawking at a pretty girl.

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medman2029d ago

Huh...ignorant folks don't seem to be bothered that the image of Jesus in the western world is a white washed version of a man who the vast preponderance of biblical historians say looked a lot more like Nelson Mandela or Osama Bin Laden in complexion than Jim Caviezel. Typical.

rainslacker2029d ago

"It’s like if you had a white guy dressing up as Blade, he’d look just like a white guy in a trench coat with shades."

So....then wouldn't people just assume he's cosplaying as Neo from The Matrix then?

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THC CELL2030d ago

Someone need to go specsavers

Gardenia2029d ago

And a little more make up, I can still see some skin

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Tomb Raider I, II, III Remastered is available now on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Lara Croft is back in a classic remaster of the original PlayStation 1 hit title. Is the remaster any good though?

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The Best Tomb Raider Games Ranked

We've gone on many adventures with Lara Croft. With another reboot in the making, Wealth of Geeks felt it was a good time to go down the nostalgia rabbit hole and remember the best of those tomb-raiding thrills.

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Sonic188162d ago (Edited 62d ago )

I do agree that Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness was the worse one 😂 I remember playing some of it and I took it back. That game was just awful in every way. I bought it used at gamestop and glad they had that 7 day return policy for used games 😂

Pyrofire9562d ago

Would it be worth saying why?

ZeekQuattro62d ago

Simple. He's been hating on the Tomb Raider reboots for years. I can't imagine seeing them at the top of a best TR game list let alone being on the list in general sitting well with him because of it.

-Foxtrot62d ago

Zeek

“Hating”

No no, just pointing out how TR mutated into a generic action adventure game losing the appeal of what it once was when it was more about puzzles and platforming over going Rambo, slaughtering waves of enemies

But hey, continue being a dick and speaking about me like I’m not going to see the comment.

MeatyUrologist61d ago

Foxtrot, I'm curious if you have played the most recent games. Sure the 2013 reboot was hugely focused on combat, but each follow up became less and less about combat to the point where outside of a few large scale story missions I don't even remember combat being a part of shadow of the tomb raider. Shadow was so puzzle focused it actually was a bit much for me and I love the TR puzzles.

I still feel like Rise was the best of the series and I was a huge fan of the originals. To me it struck the perfect balance of exploration, platforming, puzzles, and combat. Not saying your opinion is wrong I'm just curious what you think they should have done different. Games do need to evolve somewhat to stay relevant. Would you prefer small linear jumping platform levels like the original?

RavenWolfx62d ago

I would agree Rise for 1 and the reboot as 2. Shadow is a bit high, though.

Sonic188162d ago (Edited 62d ago )

I think Shadow wasn't even develop by crystal dynamics. I thought it was the worse in the new trilogy

Pyrofire9562d ago

That's right. Shadow was developed by Eidos Montreal who who went and made Marvels Guardians of the Galaxy next. (Great game)
Meanwhile after Rise of the Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics made Marvels Avengers. (bad game)

MeatyUrologist62d ago

Agrees. First two are correct but Shadow should be around 5-6.

terstomp62d ago

For me, Legend should be alot higher (along with the other two ). Shadow, I enjoyed it, but has too much has fluff, as modern games tend to do. Playing the remastered series, and apart from the controls, is very good.

jznrpg62d ago

I really enjoyed the first 2 games, Legend and the first of the reboots and the rest I didn’t get into so I never finished.

robtion62d ago

Completely subjective list. I really liked Underworld, I preferred Lara's design. That said I loved the horror/uncharted feel of the reboot. I think all the TR games have strengths and weaknesses. None are objectively better in every way.

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