The Birth of An Icon..._________
Tomb Raider was developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive in 1996. Lara Croft, the star protagonist of the game was created by Toby Gard. Although when the game was in it's early stages of creation, the star was not of Lara, but a male character named, Rick Dangerous. After being compared to Indiana Jones and afraid of coming across as conventional, Gard headed back to the drawing board and created a new character; This time, a woman. Going by the name of Laura Cruz, a South-American explorer, bent on treasure-finding, a new character was created.
luciferFlash (https://www.deviantart.com/luciferflash)'s take on the Tomb Raider