Lara's Father

Lore & Background

Lord Richard Croft, long missing and presumed dead, communicates with Lara through a prearranged letter that arrives after the clock is stolen. The letter explains the clock is the key to retrieving the halves of the Triangle of Light, an object with the power to control time. He tasks her to find and destroy both pieces before the Illuminati can exploit the Triangle's power. In a "crossing" of time, Lara faces her father, who urges her to destroy the Triangle for good rather than save his life. Powell later reveals to Lara that he murdered her father.

In Their Own Story

The morning after armed commandos stole the clock from Croft Manor, a prearranged letter from Lord Richard Croft arrived. In it, he explained that the clock was the key to retrieving the halves of the Triangle of Light, an ancient object with the power to control time. After misuse of its power destroyed an entire city, the Triangle was separated: one half hidden in a tomb at Angkor, Cambodia, and the other in the ruined city located at Ukok Plateau, Siberia. Her father tasked her to find and destroy both pieces before the Illuminati could exploit the Triangle's power. Later, in a "crossing" of time, Lara faced her father, who urged her to destroy the Triangle for good rather than save his life. Returning to the tomb, Lara manipulated time to save West and stab Powell, and destroyed the Triangle. Powell revealed to Lara that he murdered her father. After a hand-to-hand fight, she killed Powell, retrieved her father's pocket watch, and escaped the tomb.

Reader's Guide

Lord Richard Croft is the father of Lara Croft, long missing and presumed dead. He appears to Lara in a dream, and a prearranged letter from him explains that the clock is the key to retrieving the halves of the Triangle of Light, an ancient object with the power to control time. After misuse of its power destroyed an entire city, the Triangle was separated: one half was hidden in a tomb at Angkor, Cambodia, and the other in the ruined city located at Ukok Plateau, Siberia. Her father tasks her to find and destroy both pieces before the Illuminati can exploit the Triangle's power. In a "crossing" of time, Lara faces her father, who urges her to destroy the Triangle for good rather than save his life. Powell reveals to Lara that he murdered her father.

Did You Know?

• Lord Richard Croft communicates with Lara through a prearranged letter that arrives after the clock is stolen from Croft Manor.
• In a 'crossing' of time, Lara faces her father, who urges her to destroy the Triangle for good rather than save his life.
• Powell reveals to Lara that he murdered her father.
• Lara retrieves her father's pocket watch after killing Powell and escaping the collapsing tomb.