Plot and backstory - Atlantis? (mega story spoilers)

dbhankins · 10-08-05, 16:11

Major plot spoilers follow, don't read if you don't want to know.

1. Where is Atlantis (or at least the Golden Pyramid) supposed to be?

It can't be more than a long nap's yacht journey from Egypt, which would put it in the Mediterranean.

Unfortunately, Atlantis is referred to in the cutscenes as a continent. The Mediterranean is too small to hold a continent; anything in the Med would be part of either Europe, Africa or Asia. If there were no Mediterranean at all, then I suppose Atlantis would be the supercontinent of all three combined. But that doesn't quite seem right either.

2. If the city of Atlantis is in the Med, then how did Natla's stasis chamber end up in Nevada? One presumes that Natla's burial location would be near the city and the Golden Pyrmid. It couldn't have been tossed there by the meteor impact, as that would have opened the chamber as surely as the Nevada nuclear test.

The only way I can make all this work is if Atlantis was the supercontinent of Pangea, the events in Lara's visions were 65 million years ago or more, and the meteor that destroyed Atlantis created the Med.

What do y'all think?

Dan

[ 10. August 2005, 17:14: Message edited by: dbhankins ]

XxxxLaraxxxX · 10-08-05, 16:22

did you see the thread "Too much Tomb Raider" ??

Mona Sax · 10-08-05, 16:24

Just recently, some guy claimed he had discovered Atlantis' Akropolis in the Mediterranean. I can't remember his name, though - I just read it in a newspaper.

Tomb Raider Master · 10-08-05, 21:25

Some put it in the Mediterranean Sea, some put it near Central America (they claim that explorers found some ruins of it at that places). By the legend, a volcano erupted, destroying the whole island in just one night.

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Mona Sax Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Noir York City Posts: 14,751	Just recently, some guy claimed he had discovered Atlantis' Akropolis in the Mediterranean. I can't remember his name, though - I just read it in a newspaper. __________________ ~: nothing says goodbye like a bullet :~

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dbhankins Student Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 161	Major plot spoilers follow, don't read if you don't want to know. 1. Where is Atlantis (or at least the Golden Pyramid) supposed to be? It can't be more than a long nap's yacht journey from Egypt, which would put it in the Mediterranean. Unfortunately, Atlantis is referred to in the cutscenes as a continent. The Mediterranean is too small to hold a continent; anything in the Med would be part of either Europe, Africa or Asia. If there were no Mediterranean at all, then I suppose Atlantis would be the supercontinent of all three combined. But that doesn't quite seem right either. 2. If the city of Atlantis is in the Med, then how did Natla's stasis chamber end up in Nevada? One presumes that Natla's burial location would be near the city and the Golden Pyrmid. It couldn't have been tossed there by the meteor impact, as that would have opened the chamber as surely as the Nevada nuclear test. The only way I can make all this work is if Atlantis was the supercontinent of Pangea, the events in Lara's visions were 65 million years ago or more, and the meteor that destroyed Atlantis created the Med. What do y'all think? Dan [ 10. August 2005, 17:14: Message edited by: dbhankins ]

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XxxxLaraxxxX Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 313	did you see the thread "Too much Tomb Raider" ??

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Tomb Raider Master Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Croatia Posts: 20,980	Some put it in the Mediterranean Sea, some put it near Central America (they claim that explorers found some ruins of it at that places). By the legend, a volcano erupted, destroying the whole island in just one night.