The current season of Call of Duty has been a wild one so far, thanks to the addition of equippable dogs, the return of World War II veteran Snoop Dogg, and the opportunity to play as Nicki Minaj in Modern warfare 2 And War zone. Season 5 of Call of Duty also brings a welcome new surprise: Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft as the new Operator.
Developers of Activision and Call of Duty teased Lara’s addition to the shooter last week, but on Monday they showed off her in-game model. It’s one of Ms Croft’s strongest interpretations ever, reminiscent of her original 1996 design but looking thoroughly modern. It’s certainly a more photorealistic take on the character than her more cartoonish appearance Fortnite in 2021, and its most recent mainline, the mobile roguelike Tomb Raider reloaded.
It’s a classic look: the throwback outfit, the braid, the backpack, the twin pistols, the brilliance – it’s certainly not the less confident, scarred, bow-wielding Lara from the Survivor trilogy of Tomb Raider games (2013’s Tomb Raider, 2015 The rise of the Tomb Raiderand that of 2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider). But the Call of Duty model does include one notable facet of the Survivor games: Lara’s jade pendant necklace, a piece of jewelry she wore in those games, and a memento of her first archaeological dig.
That combination – classic Lara with a nod to the Survivor era – has led some fans to wonder if this will be her character design for the next Tomb Raider game. A new game in the franchise is in development at Crystal Dynamics, soon to be published by Amazon Games, and is said to unite the timelines of Lara’s Survivor era and the Core Design developed games (the 1996 games). Tomb Raider up to and including 2003 Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness). Crystal Dynamics hasn’t said much about the new Tomb Raider other than that it’s being developed using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5.
Anyway, Lara Croft will be joining the Operator ranks Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 And War zone on September 9, alongside the Tracer Pack: Tomb Raider Bundle. That pack contains three weapon blueprints: the Ice Ax melee weapon, the Mythic Defender SMG, and the Mach-5 twin pistols. That bundle also includes a vehicle skin for the Chop Top vehicle called “Tomb Buggy” and other cosmetics.
Ms. Croft is joined by a few Operators who look like anthropomorphic bunnies (MC Hips and MC Hops), rapper 21 Savage, and this Operator Fender skin that turns weed into a whole man.
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More details about Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 And War zone‘s fifth season is available at the official Call of Duty website.