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I saw a interview with CD, before the release of Legend i think. And they sayd that they did make her boobs smaller, and they gave her a more 'normal' figure. So now with the release of Anniversary, it seems that her tits got bigger. Why is that, when they've said thay're tired of Lara getting looked at as a sex symbol. Do do you personaly see Lara as some kind of a sex symbol?
AmericanAssassin
16-06-07, 15:41
She is, and will always be, a sex symbol. I know Toby doesn't like it, but that's just how a lot of people see her... Not me though. I'm in it for the adventure. :D
While she is packing a good size, they are smaller than her last games . . . .
Lara Croft Fan Joe
16-06-07, 15:46
Of coarse she is, but I dont think its just about her body though
Sara Croft
16-06-07, 15:47
She`s not going to continue being a sex symbol with that personality :/
only Croft
16-06-07, 15:49
Unfortunatly, Lara has acquired a "sex vib". Toby Gard says so himself, but I don't think that bigger breasts are going to make her a sex symbol. Besise the camera being mostly behind Lara ;)
Unfortunatly, Lara has acquired a "sex vib". Toby Gard says so himself, but I don't think that bigger breasts are going to make her a sex symbol. Besise the camera being mostly behind Lara ;)
I know, her old personality was also making her more of a sex symbol i think. But look at her tits in Anniversary, if they don't wont her to be a sex symbol, why make them that big!?
Like one member said a while ago, Lara was inevitably going to be a sex symbol from the word go. She's a sexy character, Strong willed, independent and totally kick-ass, I just think she became a little too recognised in the media and the actual game itself sort of got left behind, there was more to it than just her sex-status, it was her mass market appeal that really drove Toby mad.
only Croft
16-06-07, 15:55
I know, her old personality was also making her more of a sex symbol i think. But look at her tits in Anniversary, if they don't wont her to be a sex symbol, why make them that big!?
So she doesn't bump into wall. Just kiding :tea:
The creators sayd that her looked more 'proportional' this way. I think her spine needs treatment with this...'package'. But her personality, as you said, changed her way of doing things and so also the way of connecting things to sex. And ,eventually, that message is going to pass to the gamers.
Peyn_OTHfan
16-06-07, 16:22
Lara?? Sexy?? With all those muscles and huge muscly legs??? Ewww!!!!
Jack Croft
16-06-07, 16:22
No she is not a sex symbol she is Lara.
but i agree her boobs do seem bigger compared to legend.;)
She is, and will always be, a sex symbol. I know Toby doesn't like it, but they just how a lot of people see her... Not me though. I'm in it for the adventure. :D
i agree..
but first thing's first.
who the FRICK is Toby !?!?!?
like everyone is talking about it and i have NO IDEA on what the flip is going on !
xMiSsCrOfTx
16-06-07, 16:25
So now with the release of Anniversary, it seems that her tits got bigger.
It's just the uhh, shirt :whi:
but first thing's first.
who the FRICK is Toby !?!?!?
like everyone is talking about it and i have NO IDEA on what the flip is going on !
Lol, Toby Gard from Core Design. Le creator of Lara! :p
Ward Dragon
16-06-07, 16:27
but first thing's first.
who the FRICK is Toby !?!?!?
like everyone is talking about it and i have NO IDEA on what the flip is going on !
Toby Gard. He originally designed Lara's appearance, worked on Legend, and was the director/writer for TRA.
i agree..
who the FRICK is Toby !?!?!?
toby guard is the one who created lara in the first place.
Cd want her to be a sex symbol. Hence why they even included the animation in which her breasts wobble on the title screen when she does a certain stretch. I mean come on, the sexual inuendos (sp) like on Legend, "i can be very persuasive" and the blatent sex positon her and Larson get into at that place with the cogs and stuff. And the movie contributes to it all.
I find it funny that she's always been marketed as a sex symbol (whatever that really means). It's only since Legend that she's even looked vaguely human.
oh !
SWEET !!
yyyaayy for Toby !! :D
Yes, I want that she is one sex-symbol.
Lara Croft is an adventurous, gymnast, in total physical training conditions, handsome, attractive, intelligent, audacious, brave woman.
She is a good perfume in a pretty bottle.
But no for nothing! A professional gymnast, a swimmer of the Olympic Games… has an attractive body…...
Why has to be she of another form?
She is not an employee in a sausage store ..... :confused:
Yes, of course she is. Right from the start she was.
http://www.tombraiderchronicles.com/images/legacy_art_07/screen5.jpg
They should make her have back aches that'd add a % risk of failing a jump-n-grab-a-ledge attempt due to the boobies.
So everyone'd go "...DAMN BOOBIES!" if she fell off the ledge... <.<
Shark_Blade
16-06-07, 17:04
Not with that personality, she ain't no more, sadly :/
The classic Lara is more flirtatious and sexy. She's got a sexy tanned body too.
ThomasCroft
16-06-07, 17:27
Lara is a sex symbol, obviously.
However, she does break the stereotypes of women in media: although she is a sex symbol she is still recognized as a unique female character who stands alone, highlighting that women can also do stuff and do not have to rely on men.
Although she oozes sex, she would never participate in such and for this reason men seem to be attracted to her.
I find it funny that she's always been marketed as a sex symbol (whatever that really means). It's only since Legend that she's even looked vaguely human.
yea i don't think it was because of her "looks" back then that she was already a sex symbol. It was more her attitude and the fact that she was a woman in a "man's world", and totally kicked ass.... PLUS a lot of stuff was left to everyone's imagination since you could hardly recognize her on screen, lol... if u know what i mean
I don't see her as sex symbol, I see her as more of an icon. Sex figure however, no. And I wasn't very happy when I saw the pictures Core made.
Larson_1988
16-06-07, 18:31
Not to me, because :gay:
laralauraxxx
16-06-07, 18:35
umm no. To me she's more a role model.
Tthe Spirit
16-06-07, 18:39
Angelina Croft is the one seen as sex symbol..
but Lara Croft in the game...
This is so stupid...
It is just a cartoon figure made of soemthing that looks like wax... :vlol: :vlol: :vlol:
Who's stupid enough to ************************ on a dummy....... :vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol:
To me, Lara is a bunch of pixels on a computer game, not a real person.
Dark Lugia 2
16-06-07, 18:42
To me she's basicly a gaming idol, breaker-through of the male star games :p
it did'nt help in AoD when you turn and her boobs jiggle, they were out of controlL! xd
Raider Nvidia
16-06-07, 19:17
I like tomb raider, but when i was kid i liked tombs, temples.
tranniversary119
16-06-07, 19:19
She is a sex symbol shes a female character with enormous breasts and a nice *** and shes hot as ***. In legend and Anniversary and AOD her boobs Jiggle like on the menu of anniversary they shake like jello.
Who cares if she is i dont wanna play a fat girl.
Tthe Spirit
16-06-07, 19:28
She is a sex symbol shes a female character with enormous breasts and a nice *** and shes hot as ***. In legend and Anniversary and AOD her boobs Jiggle like on the menu of anniversary they shake like jello.
Who cares if she is i dont wanna play a fat girl.
Oh my God....
:vol: :vlol:
That would be anice unlockable outfit in a future tomb raider game...
A very fat Lara...
maybe they can create a special environement for her...
I love it...
:vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol:
I love Lara's proportions in TRA, I think they are the same as in TRL
to me Lara always will be a sex symbol
Shark_Blade
16-06-07, 20:09
Oh yeah, I do love her boobs jiggle in TRA :mis: I think CD did that on purpose, just to mesmerize the players....listening to the Anniversary menu music, having Lara shaking her boobs ever so gently in a specified period, making us waiting and gawping at the menu, wanting some more...lol.
OK, she's back being a sex symbol again. And don't you dare reduce the sizes again in the future CD.Peace.
lara_rocks
16-06-07, 20:21
Yeah she is a major sex symbol..
and that is why is so hard for a teenage girl like me to be obsessed with tomb raider without getting called a lesbian.. lol just cus i have lots of posters of her x_x
Yes, she is a sex symbole, she always has been.
And i wouldn't have it any other way... :)
Yes, she is a sex symbol.
But not in a negative way, I think she shows that woman can be confident and strong, all while maintaining elegance, beauty, and sex appeal. :)
But she's no pamela anderson sex symbol haha.
She is, and will always be, a sex symbol. I know Toby doesn't like it, but that's just how a lot of people see her... Not me though. I'm in it for the adventure. :D
Agreed
touchmyheart
16-06-07, 20:59
Lara is who you want her to be. And since no two persons views are the same, she can be anything. Cos she's awesome like that :D
Shark_Blade
16-06-07, 21:24
Yeah she is a major sex symbol..
and that is why is so hard for a teenage girl like me to be obsessed with tomb raider without getting called a lesbian.. lol just cus i have lots of posters of her x_x
LOL so if a boy like me like Prince of Persia, people can just call me gay? Or if I like David Beckham too, then I get label? Please...ignore those people and enjoy your life to the fullest;)
Oh my God....
:vol: :vlol:
That would be anice unlockable outfit in a future tomb raider game...
A very fat Lara...
maybe they can create a special environement for her...
I love it...
:vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol: :vlol:
Did somebody say Fat Lara?
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/8650/fatdf4.jpg
Yes, completely.
I always used to fancy her on the front of magazines and stuff, now I knew she was a game and stuff and that nothing would ever happen, but at the time (i.e. 8+) the world of women was opening up to me because of her.
Surprisingly, nudity has never really come into it, it was always the dresses and the outfits, the flirtatious lines and the attitude that was hot.
She has inspired many from many walks of life, both women and men alike and for that why shouldn't she have the sex appeal? If she's doing good with it...
EDIT: ^^that's disturbing, a fat Lara :vlol:
Sara Croft
16-06-07, 23:04
ROFL Zamboni! :vlol::vlol::vlol:
Shark_Blade
16-06-07, 23:19
That was random :vlol:
:vlol: to fat Lara!
Concerning the initial question, I think Lara became a sex symbol because she was the perfect illustration of women power and she became very popular for that!
I find myself unable to look at anyone with a BMI of 16 as "totally hott". Then again, my BMI is 15,2, so I guess I'm not the one to talk about that... Right!
Seriously though, with her occupation, those boobs are indeed painfully large.
Edit: :vlol: Fat Lara xD
lmfao at fat lara !
:vlol:
tranniversary119
17-06-07, 01:31
Nasty i told you i dont wanna play fat Lara.
But her body is extremley perfect if she wasnt british and she was american that it could be
Fat Raider.
Muhahah thread hijacked!
Ok back to my secret TRL fan video...
lara_rocks
17-06-07, 21:11
and people have a go at me for saying lara croft is a virgin on another thread lol ah well..
ahh i wish she wasnt so perfect :(
yes shes a sex symbol, but that happens to anyone, even if they dont want it. shes kick-ass, independant, and beautifully animated, so ppl consider her a sex symbol.
toby gard is a liar he said he didnt want her as a sex symbol, yet in his own directed game.........skin tight clothes, cleavage to the max, boob jiggling even on the menu, underwear shown in a ripped dress, and a bikini to top it off. such a liar, he cant even be honest about it.
http://i9.tinypic.com/62d61pu.jpg
http://i8.tinypic.com/66ka9aw.jpg
http://i16.tinypic.com/61twosx.jpg
http://i7.tinypic.com/4veeq7l.jpg
http://i17.tinypic.com/62892tc.jpg
(couldnt find any other pic of the bikini)
and these were all in the game
(srry 4 the pics bein huge)
Mod Edit - they are to large 8accent8 if you want to display the images without resizing you will need to do thumbnails
sexiness has more to do with personality, look at the early TR photos of Lara: this Lara is DULL
TRAIDER523
17-06-07, 23:16
Personally, I don't see why it matters.. I have a whole wall of TR pictures in my room. They range from classy to sexy to adventure. Thats just who she is. So all of a sudden a woman cannot be sexy ?? Doesn't make sense. Lara will always be an icon. Whether sexy or not. Men want to be with her and women want to be her..
The_Terminator
18-06-07, 00:46
Men want to be with her and women want to be her.Men don't want to be with her. She's not real. I think there's many people in these foums who forget that. :vlol:
they should make her butt bigger too...
:P
Lara is 2 famous now, she will always be a sex symbol . . . .
Girls - NO
Guys - YES
Regarding the "proportions", it's a tradition. Even if they make her realistic, she'll have same "sizes"...
RobbinJaye
18-06-07, 02:50
She's a sexy character, Strong willed, independent and totally kick-ass,...
I totally agree with Pablo!
She is awesome. Why not be a sex symbol. A woman like that? Independent, strong, smart and attractive.
I love this game and glad she is representing it.
Because most think that virtual women are not supposed to "compete" in such "competitions". Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them Laras?
well a sex symbol of the video game world of course.
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