Only Google the term ‘Lara Croft cosplay’ if you feel like brushing aside all of your daily obligations for the next two hours. This Tomb Raider outfit — there are so many variations, and all of them involve a brunette showing off as much cleavage as socially acceptable. There’s even steampunk versions of Lara Croft which gets just a tad ridiculous at times. Granted, if any of you want to own a relic of steam punk, visit our bud Thin Gypsy Thief. The guy even made a steampunk MiddleEasy vaporizer.
But back to Lara Croft. Cleavage. Digital cleavage. The company has been criticized about their depiction of a female protagonist for over a decade now, and only recently did they realize placing a cup size that could support Jupiter’s moon on an action hero is a really dumb idea. In 2014 Lara Croft actually looks like a human, and this infograph by HalloweenCostumes.com breaks down the history of the Tomb Raider character nicely.
