Lara Croft is a 21 years old, beautiful, intelligent, and athletic English archaeologist-adventurer who ventures into ancient, hazardous tombs and ruins around the world. In the beginning, she is portrayed as a naïve, vulnerable girl, but as the game progresses, Lara evolves from a victim of the island to being a hardened survivor.

Lara Croft was born in 1968 and raised at Croft Manor in a world of aristocracy. From age 3 to 11 she had private tutoring. From age 11 to 16 Lara attended the Wimbledon High School for Girls. After finishing High School, young Lara got her parents approval to accompany renowned archaeologist Werner von Croy, whom she had previously met when he'd lectured at her school, on an expedition to Cambodia, to search for the Iris. The expedition helped her embark on many adventures around the globe.