12 Things You Probably Did Not Know About Lara Croft
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Lara Croft Wasn't Her Original Name![](http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_large/1549/15494192/2909498-8443695389-4d481dcfb23c368c0fb14f18e4535af4)
The character's creator, Toby Gard, said that Lara Croft's original name was supposed to be Laura Cruz. However, the game's developers wanted a more British influence for the female lead. (Photo: Crystal Dynamics) Her Name Was Chosen Out of a Phonebook![](http://static3.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_large/1549/15494192/2909502-5452717464-28092.jpg)
Once it was decided that game's protagonist would be a British woman instead of a Latina, the game's developer, Core Design, found the closest name to Laura Cruz in the local phonebook. And then Lara Croft was born. (Photo: Crystal Dynamics) Lara Croft Was Originally a Rip-off of Indiana Jones![](http://static5.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_large/1549/15494192/2909519-0865429506-20777.jpg)
Gard's original idea for Lara Croft was a male Indiana Jones look-a-like. But he was told the character should be more original. Gard's other ideas before landing on Croft were a muscular woman and a Nazi-like militant. (Photo: Eidos Interactive) Lara Croft Was Enhanced By a Programming Error![](http://static2.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_large/1549/15494192/2909493-5445244317-72295.jpg)
After settling on the name and design of Lara Croft, a programming error accidentally made her breasts 150 percent larger. The creative team decided to stick with the, ahem, mistake. (Photo: Eidos Interactive) Her Braid Was Absent in the First Tomb Raider![](http://static4.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_large/1549/15494192/2909500-1591297077-26788.jpg)
In the original Tomb Raider game, Lara Croft's iconic hair braid didn't make the cut because of graphical limitations. The braid made an appearance in the next installment. (Photo: Eidos Interactive) She's Been Proposed to Dozens of Times![](http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_large/1549/15494192/2909508-7336860655-25552.jpg)
Despite not actually being a real person, Lara Croft has been the subject of a multitude of marriage proposals, Eidos staffer Tricia Gray told the New York Times. One day Lara will find Mr. Tomb Raider. (Photo: Crystal Dynamics) She's Honored In Derby, England![](http://static3.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_large/1549/15494192/2909503-1301432530-22802.jpg)
Core Designs famously created Lara Croft in Derby, England, and she's honored there today. The archaeologist's birthplace, the former Core Designs office, now has a blue plaque. In 2010, Derby voted to rename an inner ring road as Lara Croft Way. (Photo: Eidos Interactive) She Owns Six Guinness World Records![](http://static5.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_large/1549/15494192/2909504-8653407373-84977.jpg)
Back in 2010, Lara Croft and Tomb Raider were awarded with six Guinness world records, including most successful video game heroine. That's high praise. (Photo: Eidos Interactive) She Sang Two Songs Only Released in France![](http://static2.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_large/1549/15494192/2909510-5296977824-65890.jpg)
Lara Croft's popularity rose so high in the 1990s that she released two songs that dropped solely in France. One of Croft's 'singles' was called "Getting Naked." (Photo: Eidos Interactive) She Was Created By Six People![](http://static4.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_large/1549/15494192/2909520-8543315500-20777.jpg)
Although Gard created the character, Core Designs needed just six people to create the original Tomb Raider game. Nowadays, there are hundreds of people that work on a single video game release. (Photo: Eidos Interactive) Lara Croft Was Inspired By Neneh Cherry & Tank Girl![](http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_large/1549/15494192/2909517-5979902676-Rise-.jpg)
When Gard created Lara Croft, his influences were the '90s Euro-rapper Neneh Cherry and the comic book character Tank Girl. Quite the combo. (Photo: Crystal Dynamics) There Have Been Five Voices of Lara Croft![](http://static3.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_large/1549/15494192/2909518-0259716499-Tomb-.jpg)
A total of five women have voiced the game character: Shelley Bond, Judith Gibbons, Jonell Elliot, Keeley Hawes and Camilla Luddington. Bond, the inaugural voice of Lara, voiced the role in only one game. (Photo: Crystal Dynamics) More in www.gamespot.com »
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