Lara Croft Vs The Hideous Hermit -podgey- _top_ <HD>

"A trade," she said. "Something that actually catches the light."

: Lara tracks a legendary artifact—perhaps an ancient amulet capable of purifying contaminated water—deep into a forgotten, subterranean sewer network or a remote bayou cave system.

The fight culminates at the center of the Fens, on a rickety wooden platform built over a deep, black pit. Podgey rushes her, abandoning his anchor for a desperate tackle. Lara, in a move that defines her character, waits until the last second before diving under his massive form. Lara Croft Vs The Hideous Hermit -Podgey-

The legend of Lara Croft is defined by her clashes with ancient gods and high-tech mercs, but few encounters are as visceral as her supposed confrontation with the figure known as Podgey, the Hideous Hermit

Podgey levels typically feature 3 secrets. Missing them usually makes the game much harder. "A trade," she said

Lara Croft vs. The Hideous Hermit -Podgey-: A Tale of Treachery in the Untamed Wilds

What followed was not a fight. It was a geometry puzzle with a time limit of "before you are crushed into paste." Podgey rushes her, abandoning his anchor for a

The "Hideous" part is earned. Using a horrifyingly bad (yet somehow effective) reskin of the Tomb Raider II yeti model, the Hermit appears as a bloated, pale, hairless creature with elongated fingers, mismatched eyes, and a perpetual drooling grimace. He wears the tattered remains of a pith helmet and a moldy tweed waistcoat. The sound files, ripped from a low-budget horror movie, give him a wet, gargling laugh and the occasional muttered line: "Podgey... Podgey wants the shiny..."

But long before she was taking down armies of the Solarii Brotherhood, battling ancient divine storms, or raiding crypts, she was just a frightened young archaeologist thrust into a horrifying scenario.