Lore Power Level
Who strong pass based on the real story, no be just cutscene showoff?
Edge: Lara Croft
Lara don waka so tey ancient gods dey greet am like old friend. She don fight zombies, battle gods, and face cosmic curse like say na Monday morning run. Nathan don jam cursed Spaniards, ghost pirates and hallucination demons, but him world still dey respect real-life rules small. Lara own world no get time, e break rules like cheap plate for wedding.
Gameplay Mechanics Abuse
Who sabi scatter their own game pass your midnight network?
Edge: Lara Croft (Classic Version)
Classic Lara na bug queen. She fit shoot through wall, jump like say gravity dey owe am money, and bend game corners like lecturer wey vex for geometry. Nathan get him blind-fire and roll-dodge waka, but Lara dey play physics like say e be optional update.
Speed & Reaction Time
Who dey move like say dem drink 5 energy drinks plus fear?
Edge: Lara Croft
Lara quick die. Before Nathan go even climb half cliff, she don reach top dey do backflip. Her dodging, climbing and sharp aiming be like cheetah with Wi-Fi. Nathan own movement sometimes be like say him dey ask gravity “abeg na”.
Durability Healing & “How You Still Dey Breathe?” Moments
Who dey collect beating and still dey shine?
Edge: Lara Croft
Lara fit fall from mountain, chop bullet, burn small, stitch herself with vibes and leaves, still continue fight. Nathan own health be like “try your luck” meter. He dey survive bullets mostly because story no wan kill am. But Lara? She dey survive final boss like say na mosquito bite.
Arsenal & Abilities
Who carry more weapon than action film warehouse?
Edge: Lara Croft
Nathan sabi handle gun well, no lie. But Lara dey play 4D jungle chess. Her bow dey shoot fire, poison, rope, maybe even tax form. She get axe wey climb and cut enemy, gadgets wey solve puzzles, and sometimes mystical power wey fit make Indiana Jones go find insurance.
Player Influence vs AI Power
Who better when na you dey play vs when game control dem?
Edge: Nathan (AI Controlled) Lara (Player Controlled)
If you dey hold the pad, you fit turn Lara to bush ninja of death. But if AI dey control am, Nathan dey show off pass. Him squad dey help, shoot and revive. Lara own AI sometimes just stand like tree wey forget say na game dey go on.
Environment Interaction & Map Control
Who sabi control area pass?
Edge: Dead Even
Nathan dey turn gun battle to Hollywood action film, using cover like old pro. Lara na jungle gym queen. She climb, trigger trap, use map do magic. Nathan dey survive collapsing town, Lara na the one wey collapse am for fun. Different styles, equal wahala.
Mentality Plot Armor & Game Logic
Who dey alive because story talk say make e be so?
Edge: Nathan Drake
Nathan don die almost 50 times per game but still dey waka because plot say “you no go die today.” He go fall from airplane into water, stand up wipe face, talk “Oh crap” and continue. Lara get destiny and ancient prophecy on her side, but Nathan na lucky boy with bulletproof sarcasm.
Strategy Adaptability & Smart Moves
Who dey reason before pulling trigger?
Edge: Lara Croft
Lara dey lay trap, climb tree, and solve puzzle wey go confuse wizard. Nathan own formula na shoot, climb, crack joke, repeat. Him smart but Lara dey solve mystery wey involve blood, gears, and trap wey no dey show until your leg don land am.
Narrative Control & Story Impact
Who dey drive their story instead of story driving them?
Edge: Lara Croft
Nathan stories na mostly “how I survive nonsense” or “I cause gbege by mistake.” Lara dey hold balance of ancient kingdoms, stop curse, and open secret of lost civilization. Nathan just wan retire with all him teeth, Lara dey rewrite history one artifact at a time.
Environmental Advantage & Adaptability
Make we say dem dey fight for one kain mad ruin full of traps and spiritual nonsense. Who go survive?
Edge: Lara Croft
Nathan dey survive earthquake and falling building. Lara don waka enter dream world, lava temple, and magical glitch-land and still sabi where she park her bike. Chaos na her middle name. Give am crumbled map and half clue, she go still win.
Final Verdict: Who Carry Crown?
Winner: Lara Croft
Nathan na correct guy, no cap. Funny, deadly with gun, and fit fall from heaven land for storyline. But Lara? She be survival monster. Her gear full ground, her enemy no dey play, and her missions get more pressure than family meeting.
Nathan fit escape ruins. Lara go become part of the ruins, collect the treasure, and still take selfie.
If dem jam for road, and kasala burst, Lara dey waka comot with the prize. Nathan go dey fall from ledge dey complain say “Why always me?”
But abeg, if dem ever do that crossover movie, we go watch am 10 times straight.
Key Points
- How Dem Start: Lara Croft na Queen wey first climb rocks for video game. Nathan Drake come see am, carry him own beer, say “Hold am for me. I go add shakara, banger, and small small mountain wey dey fall every five minutes!”
- Juju Levels: Lara dey fight real gods and old bad spirit dem regular regular. She fit call juju for phone. Nathan? Him dey fight bad Spanish people wey get curse, some big strong guard for jungle, and sometimes him dey see ghost because him don drink too much. Him own juju na small small wahala, not like Lara own wey dey serious pass.
- How Dem Survive: Lara fit collect serious beating, fall down, use leaf tie him wound, and still stand up. Nathan own “healing” na him luck wey dey come back. Him no dey heal real wound, na just say bullet no touch him well. Screen go dim, but him go just smile. Na only God save am!
- How Dem Fight: Lara sabi hide well well, shoot arrow like sharp shooter, and set trap. Nathan own na “Enter market, shoot anything wey move, and somehow no die.” If e work, e work!
- How Dem Climb: Lara na master for climbing tricky tricky place wey get puzzle, like say na him architect. Nathan own na “Chai! Ground don open! Better swing on this rope wey God put here!” Him get quick quick escape style.
- Wetin Dem Carry: Lara get bow wey fit shoot fire, rope, and maybe even him landlord. Nathan get pistol, and him dey sabi find sniper gun any time him need am. Na like him pocket get direct link to gun shop for inside game!
- How Dem Change: Lara start like ajebutter wey come turn savage survivor. Nathan start like fine boy wey dey carry eye, still fine boy wey dey carry eye, but him no sabi settle down. Some things no dey change!
- Body Power: Lara dey collect serious blow pass motor accident and still stand gidigba. Nathan no dey collect real blow, na just say him get plot armor. If dem touch him well, him game for finish for five minutes.
- Wetin Dem Leave: Lara show say woman fit climb tomb and fight, she open road for many strong female character. Nathan show say you fit play film for game, with plenty banger and funny joke before kasala burst.
- World Levels: Lara na big star wey don do film, cartoon, and even cereal advert. Nathan na like small brother wey come late to party, but him carry the best jollof rice and plenty banger.
Fun Facts
- Lara Na Man Before: Believe am or not, Lara for be man name “Laura Cruz.” Imagine am “Laura Cruz: Tomb Raider.” E no sweet for ear, abi? Thank God dem change am to British fine babe!
- Who Inspire Nathan: Nathan na like Indiana Jones small pikin wey no dey hear word, wey probably owe him papa money. Sometimes, him dey behave like that funny actor wey dey do craze things for TV.
- Why Old Lara Control Hard: Dem say those old Tomb Raider control wey hard, dem do am on purpose! Developers want Lara to feel like say na brick she carry for leg. Wetin funny pass say you dey carefully arrange your body before you jump?
- Voice Actor Wey Dey Double: Sully (Richard McGonagle) for Uncharted secretly work for Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness as Kurtis Trent, Lara rival. E be like say him no fit stop treasure hunting, even for another game!
- Lara First Time For Film: Angelina Jolie no be the first Lara! One fine model, Rhona Mitra, first act am for E3 for 1999. She probably dey wonder why everybody dey ask for him two guns.
- Uncharted Secret Name: Before dem call am Uncharted, him name na “Project Big.” Sound like government secret, no be like fun treasure hunt.
- Lara Break Record: Lara Croft na so famous, she dey inside Guinness World Record book. She be “Most Recognizable Female Video Game Character.” Na like she be the Queen Bey of old old things!
- Nathan Na Comedian: All those funny talk wey Nathan dey talk, like “Nice shot!” when bullet pass him ear? Most of dem na Nolan North (him voice actor) just talk am for him head for studio. Him sabi pass!
- Tomb Raider Go Fight: Lara show face for Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball. Yes, you hear me well! And she be costume for Smash Bros. Ultimate. Na like she be the village champion for cameo appearances.
- Uncharted Difficulty Go Kill You: That “Crushing” difficulty for Uncharted? E fit crush your spirit, your controller, and your desire to live. E no be difficulty, na pure suffering!
- Lara School Life: Old gist say Lara go Wimbledon High School. But new gist say “Abeg, she learn everything she need for that island wey get hungry wolf!” Much more dramatic, abi?
- Nathan Secret Messages: If you check Uncharted 4 well well, you go see small small Naughty Dog logo hide for inside old documents. Wetin be developer name dey do for old pirate map?
- Winston Freezer Saga: The famous “lock Winston for freezer” trick for Tomb Raider II no be say dem plan am, na just funny mistake for game. People dey do am just because dem fit! Poor Winston, always dey get cold treatment.
- Uncharted Launch Wahala: Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune actually come out without option to change Y-axis control. Imagine the vex for gamers! Dem for dey play upside down for one week.
- Lara Almost Fight Aliens: Before dem say Lara go fight dinosaurs, dem first think say she go fight aliens. So, we almost get Tomb Raider: Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Thank God for T-Rex, dem sabi vex pass!
