Not much is known about 'Skater Boy' from Tomb Raider, but that didn't stop him from being a fan favorite and well-known menace in Atlantis, or an inspiration for Gear Store merch! In the 1996 game Skater Boy is wearing a backwards cap, khaki shorts, red flat shoes, dual wields uzis, and rides a simple, single-color skateboard. In Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft, his simple white graphic tee is updated to a striped shirt. Natla and her lackeys assumed that the Lara Croft could be bested by a small handful of henchmen-especially a man on a skateboard with uzis.

His reputation in the fandom is marked both with welcome arms and ire, as his placement in the game is of the most unique amongst bosses and enemies. Players waver between enjoying his presence and despising his fight. In the end, he was bested by Lara, who continued through the excavation site. His luck would've probably been better if he at least had the Official Tomb Raider Survivor Skate Deck. Not triumphant, but at least better (and definitely better than his outcome in Anniversary).

Get the Tomb Raider Survivor Skate Deck and more Lara Croft gear over at the Tomb Raider Gear Store!

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