Secrets and Lies
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Writer: Rhianna Pratchett and Gail Simone
Pencils: Derlis Santacruz (7-9), Nicolás Daniel Selma (10-12) Inks: Andy Owens (7-9), Juan Gedeon (10-12) Colours: Michael Atiyeh Lettering: Michael Heisler Cover Art: Stephanie Hans (7, 8), Andy Park (9, 10), Dan Scott (11), Brian Horton (12) Release: August, September, October, November, December 2014, January 2015 Original Price: US $3.50 | £2.40 Issue # in Set: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Lara Croft travels to Ukraine to find the sister of Alex Weiss, to give her something from her brother. Lara manages to find her and helps her protect her family, but she soon ends being the one who is hunted down.
Allies:
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Varvara
Seen in issues #9 and #10. She was the mother of Lucya, Viktor, Pavel and Kirill. After fighting Mr Cruz, Viktor and Kirill took Lara back to their home, where Varvara stitched up the wound on her arm. Her husband was killed in the Chernobyl Disaster. Soldiers arrived to evacuate everyone out of the town with the promise that they would be able to return, but she knew that they wouldn't be able to go back home, so she and her family stayed. The government then paid her boys to work on the reactor, to patch up the cracks and to keep it safe. In return, they got medicines. In 2014, a helicopter flew in by the house, with Mr Cruz onboard. Varvara told them all they must fight as he had killed Lucya, her daughter. He told the pilot to fire a rocket at them, destroying most of the house. Viktor died and Kirill was fatally injured. Varvara continued to hold off the soldiers, and when Lara took the helicopter down, Varvara told Kaz that she must leave for her own safety. |
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Pavel
Seen in issues #7, #8 and #9. He is one of the three men in radiation suits who was watching Lara Croft from the rooftop in Pripyat. The other two are Viktor and Kirill, his brothers. He was coughing blood, from radiation poisoning. When Lara is on neutral ground with Kaz Weiss and the three men, Mr Cruz stabbed him in the back. In issue 9, Pavel woke up and sat up, grabbing Mr Cruz's leg. This gave Kaz time to call her dogs onto him to protect them. When he ran off and Lara followed, Kaz took Pavel to a hospital. When Lara is resting at Varvara's home, Lara asked about the toys that are on the shelf. Varvara explained that when everyone evacuated Pripyat, Pavel found the other children’s' toys, mended them and painted them for just in case they returned. After the Chernobyl Disaster, Varvara, his mother, refused to leave their home with her children as she knew they would never be able to return. The government then paid the three brothers to work on the reactor, to patch up the cracks and to keep it safe. In return, they get medicines. |
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Kirill
(? - 2014) Seen in issues #7, #8, #9 and #10. He was one of the three men in radiation suits who were watching Lara from the rooftop in Pripyat. The other two were Pavel and Viktor. After being threatened by Mr Cruz, who later ran off into the woods, Lara decided to follow. When she was told that the woods still had high-level radiation, Viktor and Kirill offered to go with her. They later found Lara after she had passed out, and took her back to their home. After the Chernobyl Disaster, Varvara, his mother, refused to leave their home with her children as she knew they would never be able to return. The government then paid the three brothers to work on the reactor, to patch up the cracks and to keep it safe. In return, they got medicines. A helicopter flew in by the house, with Mr Cruz onboard. Varvara told them all they must fight as he killed Lucya, their sister and her daughter. He told the pilot to fire a rocket at them. He was fatally injured by the explosion, and his mother sat with him until he died. |
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Viktor
(? - 2014) Seen in issues #7, #8 and #9. He was one of the three men in radiation suits who were watching Lara Croft from the rooftop in Pripyat. The other two were Pavel and Kirill. He later confronted her, but she managed to get him to back down. After being threatened by Mr Cruz, who later ran off into the woods, Lara decided to follow. When she was told that the woods still had high-level radiation, Viktor and Kirill offered to go with her. They later found Lara after she had passed out, and took her back to their home. After the Chernobyl Disaster, Varvara, his mother, refused to leave their home with her children as she knew they would never be able to return. The government then paid the three brothers to work on the reactor, to patch up the cracks and to keep it safe. In return, they received medicines. In 2014, a helicopter flew in by the house, with Mr Cruz onboard. Varvara told them all they must fight as he had killed Lucya, her daughter. He told the pilot to fire a rocket at them. Viktor died from the explosion. |
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Kaz Weiss
Kaz was once a member of Trinity and is the sister of Alex Weiss. In 2011, Kaz married Lucya, the sister of Viktor, Pavel and Kirill. In issue #8 Kaz and her brothers-in-law are confronted by Mr Cruz. He threatened to kill them all. When a injured Pavel sat up and grabbed his leg, Kaz set her three dogs Cerberus, Heimdall and Alberich onto him. He ran off into the woods and Lara followed. In issue 10, she returned to save Lara from being shot. When Varvara told her to leave for her own safety, Lara offered her the chance to live with herself and Sam Nishimura in London. In issue 11, Kaz was with Samantha in a pub as they waited for Lara to finish rehearsing for Jonah's play. She had her hair cut short and dyed blonde. In issue 12, Mr Cruz had managed to kidnap Kaz, and was holding her hostage in the Piccadilly tube track. It is revealed that Kaz had hacked into Trinity's online servers and may have seen and taken with her information that the group wanted to keep private. He wanted to interrogate both Lara and Kaz but when a fight broke out; Mr Cruz was knocked to the ground by Lara. He grabbed hold of Kaz's boot and she kicked him onto the live train tracks, killing him. |
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Mr Cruz
(? - 2014) First shown in the comics in issue #7 when he was following a tourist group. When he saw Lara Croft, he left the group to follow her. In issue #8, he stabbed Pavel, making himself known to Lara, Kaz and her brothers-in-law. It was Mr Cruz who killed Lucya, Kaz's wife. He explained to her that she "squealed" and that he had put both of her stockings in her mouth and "still she was a siren". He threatened to kill them all and managed to convince Lara to put down her rifle, when Pavel sat up and grabbed his leg. Kaz set her dogs on him and after fighting them off, he ran into the woods, where radiation levels were still high. Lara ran after him and they fought. He managed to stab Lara in the shoulder. She had managed to injure him but when she jumped to grab her fallen rifle; she fired badly aimed shots at him before she passed out. Mr Cruz took this chance to run. He later reappeared with mercenaries and a helicopter after finding where Lara was hiding. He told the pilot to fire a rocket at the house, leaving it barely standing. He ordered the pilot twice more to fire rockets at the building, even threatening him with the lives of his family. When Lara wore one of the soldier's uniforms as a disguise, she shot at the helicopter, causing it to explode. Mr Cruz however didn't die in the explosion, and in issue 11, he was in St Petersburg Health and Medicentre, in the decontamination ward. A man from Trinity, called Auger Ramile, visited him. Mr Cruz believed that he was there to kill him for "his failure", but Ramile told him that he was there to finish the job. It is here that Mr Cruz told him about Lara and that he should "make her suffer". When he had a call from Ramile, saying that he hadn't killed her yet but that there was a development, Mr Cruz left the hospital, saying that he wanted to make her suffer. Mr Cruz arrived in London with two thugs, and informed them of their mission. He admitted that he was afraid of Lara Croft as she seemed to not be afraid of anything. He later sent her some flowers to reach her at the Golden Lion Theatre, telling her that he had gotten Kaz and wanted Lara to meet them in the Piccadilly tube track going south-west, and that she should come alone. When she arrived, he told her that he should thank her as she made him realise that he was immortal and that he wanted to interrogate the two women. Auger Ramile showed his presence and Lara swung a crowbar across the back of Mr Cruz's head, knocking him to the ground. He grabbed hold of Kaz's boot but she kicked him onto the train tracks. He was electrocuted to death. |
Enemies:
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Trinity
Still hunting down Lara, Mr Cruz was the next thug that attacked her. Auger Ramile was also hired by Trinity but he seemed to have his own ideas. |
Location:
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UK - Wales - Snowdonia
UK - London - Lara & Sam’s Apartment UK - London - The Golden Lion Theatre UK - London - The Jolly Nag’s Head UK - London - Piccadilly Tube Track |
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Iceland - Reykjavik
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Ukraine - Pripyat
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Russia - St Petersburg Health and Medicentre
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Other Characters:
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Alex Weiss
In issue #7, Alex poked his head out of the ground when Lara and Joslin Reyes climbed Snowdonia. He told Lara that there were people trying to kill his sister, Kaz, and that she must take the pocket watch to her. |
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Mr Femon
(? - 2014) Seen in issue #7. In Reykjavik, Iceland, Mr Femon walked into a pub, asking for the location of a certain woman. When the barman tried to act dumb, he took out a photo. The barman told him that she had been through enough trouble. Mr Femon sat down in the corner, to wait for the barman to answer him properly. Another man walked into the pub and approached him, telling him that Trinity wants him to stop asking his questions. He then stabbed him, killing him. |
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Samantha Nishimura
Briefly seen, Sam joined Lara, Kaz and Andrea at 'The Jolly Nag's Head' pub. In issue 12, Sam tells Lara that 'Pride and Prejudice' is her favourite story. |
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Lucya
(? - 2014) A character only mentioned; first mentioned in issue #7. Lucya used to live with her mother Varvara and her three brothers Pavel, Viktor and Kirill in Pripyat. She ran away when she was seventeen. In 2011, Lucya married Kaz Weiss. In issue #9, it is revealed that Mr Cruz had killed Lucya. He said that she "squealed" and that he had put both of her stockings in her mouth and "still she was a siren". |
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Richard Croft
Not seen but mentioned. |
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Conrad Roth
Roth isn't seen but he is mentioned by Lara, as she remembers how she used to go hiking with him. |
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Jonah Maiava
In issue #11, Lara revealed that Jonah was an amateur theatre buff. He was putting on a play, his rendition of 'Pride and Prejudice', and had convinced Lara to join the cast, alongside Andrea. |
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Auger Ramile
(? - 2014) Seen in issues #11 and #12. As Mr Cruz was hospitalised, Trinity sent Ramile out to finish his job of killing Kaz Weiss. He visited Mr Cruz at the St Petersburg Health and Medicentre, where he was informed about Lara Croft and that Cruz wanted her to suffer. He headed out to find her and watched her tackle two thugs who had tried to steal the bags from her and her fellow cast member, Andrea. He then had a call from Dr Patel at a clinic, telling him that his prognosis was worse than they had thought; his cancer was aggressive. He overheard the thugs talking about taking revenge, and he approached them to tell them that he won't allow them to take it. He fought them, in the end killing one of them. He told them that Lara was his angel and that she will continue when he cannot. In issue #12, Mr Cruz described Ramile as the deadliest killer he had ever known, noting that he had once killed a North Korean general at his own military base with an army in every direction. Auger was waiting for Lara outside The Golden Lion Theatre when she had received flowers and a note from Cruz. He followed her to the Piccadilly underground tube track and watched as the scene unfolded. When the situation turned messy, he shot Reginald, one of the two thugs Cruz had brought with him, and told Mr Cruz to step away from her. As he said that, Lara swung a crowbar across Mr Cruz's head. After Kaz had kicked him onto the tracks, Auger had the chance to talk to Lara. He tried to get her to join him and become his protégé. When she refused, he knew he couldn't persuade her, and when he saw an oncoming train speeding closer, he decided not to move. He was killed instantly. |
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Andrea
Seen in issue #11. Andrea was to play the lead role in Jonah Maiava's rendition of 'Pride and Prejudice', however when Lara Croft got her words wrong in rehearsals, she decided to quit. Jonah told Lara to try and convince her to stay as there was only two days left until the show opened. Lara took her to 'The Jolly Nag's Head' where she was meeting Samantha Nishimura and Kaz Weiss. The conversation had gotten around to Jonah and his interest in theatre. Andrea showed her attraction towards him, saying that he was cute but she said that she already had a boyfriend. She decided to go and see him and Lara went with her to take her to the tube. Just after they left the pub, they were approached by two thugs, who were inside the pub themselves, asking for their bags. Lara refused to hand them over and fought them. Andrea was shocked and told her that from what she had seen, she had scared her more than the thugs did. She told her to tell Jonah that she is out of the play. |
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Dr Patel
The doctor who was helping Auger Ramile, and was employed at St Petersburg Health and Medicentre in Russia. Seen in issue #11. He called Ramile to tell him that his prognosis was worse than they had thought, and that his cancer was aggressive. |
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Reginald
(? - 2014) Seen in issue #12. He was one of the two thugs Mr Cruz, a man from Trinity, had hired in London and had taken with him to kidnap Kaz Weiss. He was with him in the Piccadilly underground tube track. When Lara Croft refused to drop the crowbar she had taken from workmen, Mr Cruz ordered the thugs to shoot her. Before they could, Auger Ramile, another man from Trinity, shot Reginald in the head. |
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Rifle
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