Throughout the Tomb Raider series, Lara Croft has encountered various Sacred Beasts, often finding herself at the center of their mysterious and ancient world. Her quest to uncover the secrets of these creatures has led her to explore long-lost civilizations, hidden temples, and ancient artifacts. As Lara delves deeper into the world of Sacred Beasts, she begins to realize the true extent of their power and the danger they pose to humanity.

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The presence of a dinosaur in an Incan valley establishes a foundational rule of the franchise: . The T-Rex is the ultimate sacred beast of the natural world—a creature out of time, acting as a biological security system for the Scion of Atlantis. The encounter was so foundational to Lara's identity that it was lovingly reimagined in Tomb Raider: Anniversary (2007) and paid homage to in Tomb Raider II ’s Great Wall and Tomb Raider III ’s South Pacific islands. 3. Guardians of the Scion: The Atlantean Mutants

There are multiple classes of Thralls, each echoing the sacred beasts of different cultures. Lara first encounters tiger skeletons guarding a relic beneath Croft Manor, followed by jaguar skeletons in Mexico and undead Mayan and Viking warriors. In the frozen north, she finds the Yeti Thralls, which Lara notes in her journal are clearly the corpses of Yetis, creatures that could have been the giants that populate all Norse mythology.