They’re raiding our hearts with their sexiest Lara Croft cosplays!
Lara Croft is one the most popular video game heroines in existence, so is it any surprise she is also the most cosplayed?
In this article, we honor the most talented ladies who have ever donned the sunglasses, the ponytail, and the short shorts. So, ladies and gentlemen, without further ado… here are your tomb raiders!
15. Starbit Cosplay
Starbit Cosplay describes herself as a “Norwegian Viking cosplayer.” But when she’s not busy slaying ice giants, she likes using arrows to shoot soul-consuming Sun Queens between the eyes.
Aside from Lara Croft, she has also done impressive cosplays of Tauriel from The Hobbit, Arwen from Lord of the Rings, Disney characters such as Merida and Elsa, Sansa Stark and Daenerys from Game of Thrones, and fellow bow wielder Katnis Everdeen from The Hunger Games.
But her talent extends beyond cosplay. Starbit Cosplay is also a skilled artisan who crafts most of her costumes and accessories by herself!
All images from Starbit Cosplay.
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14. Yuki LeFay / YukiCosplay
Image from Yukilefay, photo by Helio Motta.
Hailing from Brazil, Yuki LeFay, whose real name is Thais Jussim, is another talented cosplayer and costume designer. And guess what? She also happens to be a total nerd, who enjoys anime, comics, and gaming! She lists Samus Aran, Sephiroth, and Alucard among her favorite video game characters.
While her Lara Croft cosplay is amazing, her other works are just as brilliant. Don’t believe us? Head on to her social media sites to check out her Poison Ivy, Ada Wong, Chun Li, and more.
Image from Yukilefay, photo by Mônica Somenzari.
Image from Yukilefay, photo by Marcelo Colin.
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13. Lisa Marie Cosplay
Image from Lisa Marie Cosplay, photo by Kerry-Lee Kane.
This lovely lady from the United Kingdom is a teacher, cosplayer, and professional nerd. She is also quite the artist, who enjoys writing, drawing, and Photoshop.
Lisa Marie is a massive Potterhead, and feels she’d be most at home with the brainiacs at Ravenclaw. She’s also into Disney, Marvel, Doctor Who, and The Hunger Games – which explains many of her cosplay choices! While she isn’t afraid to roll around in dirt to give us her fantastic impression of Lara Croft from the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot, she’s also traveled through time as Doctor Who companion Amy, battled Death Eaters as Ginny Weasley from Harry Potter, and sliced and diced as the Wolverine clone, X-23.
Image from Lisa Marie Cosplay, photo by Kerry-Lee Kane.
Image from Lisa Marie Cosplay, photo by Paper Cube.
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12. Val-Raiseth
Image from Val-Raiseth.
Doing her country of Spain proud, Val-Raiseth has given us a host of magnificent cosplays. Lara Croft seems to be her favorite, though her other works, such as Lulu from Final Fantasy X and Tifa from Final Fantasy VII, are just as grand. Most recently, she’s been sniping hearts as Quiet from Metal Gear Solid V.
Of course, Val-Raiseth is also a huge geek. Her favorite anime is Naruto, while she love games such as Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, Diablo III, World of Warcraft and more. Additionally, she’s into comics, manga, and movies.
Image from Val-Raiseth, Photoshop by makko9.
Image from Val-Raiseth.
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11. Lady Lemon Cosplay
Image from LadyLemonCosplay, photo by Fernando Brischetto from Photographes Sans Frontieres.
Lady Lemon Cosplay, or Lilia Lemoine, is probably one of the most creative people you will ever know. As a child, she wanted to be an astronaut, but she ended up becoming a special effects artist instead – which is pretty awesome, if you ask us! In addition, she does modeling, photography, and acting.
Her skill in cosplay is undeniable. Yes, her Lara Croft is one of the greatest we’ve seen, but she also makes a badass female Kratos, a striking Diablo III Demon Hunter, a spellbinding Raven from Teen Titans, and a jaw-dropping she-Robocop. Her work has to be seen to be believed.
Image from LadyLemonCosplay, photo by Fernando Brischetto from Photographes Sans Frontieres.
Image from LadyLemonCosplay, photo by Fernando Brischetto from Photographes Sans Frontieres.
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10. Monika Lee
Monika is the consummate geek: she’s not only a sensational cosplayer, she’s also a devoted gamer, anime and manga enthusiast, and pop culture fan. Did we mention she’s also a gifted craftswoman who makes her own costumes and props?
Her efforts have won her several awards, some of which include Best in Show (Planet Comicon 2013), Best in Show: Construction (Anime Weekend Atlanta 2012), Judge’s Choice (Momocon 2011), and Best in Show: Journeyman (Dragon*Con 2011).
Not one to take a break, Monika also participated in the SyFy reality TV show, Heroes of Cosplay. She’s even worked for huge companies such as Blizzard Entertainment and Intel.
Monika has also admitted to being a total foodie. In fact, she eats 20lbs of food a day! How she manages to maintain that gorgeous figure of hers is a mystery!
All images from Monika Lee, photos by Benny Lee.
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9. Giorgia Cosplay
This famous Italian cosplayer likes to keep herself busy. When she’s not dodging ravenous wolves in the wilderness, she models, sings, acts, and travels the world appearing at all sorts of conventions.
Giorgia Cosplay’s excellent work has garnered her awards, including Best Individual Cosplayer and Great Championship Cosplay team at World Cosplay Summit 2005 at Nagoya, Japan. We’re not surprised. Her Lara Croft cosplay is, quite simply, sensational. But she’s not one to sit on her laurels. Her other cosplays – such as Elektra, Wonder Woman, Jade from Mortal Kombat, Morrigan from Darkstalkers – are just as stunning.
But don’t take our word for it – let her work speak for itself! Check out her social media sites, which we’ve listed down below.
All images from Giorgia Cosplay, photos by Daniele Faccioli.
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8. Lena-Lara
Image from Lena-Lara, photo by Jascha Photographer.
Media designer and model Lena-Lara is Germany’s official Rise of the Tomb Raider cosplayer. It’s not hard to see why. She not only looks the part, she’s not afraid of doing difficult poses or getting dirty to look like everybody’s favorite tomb raider.
To say Lena-Lara’s Tomb Raider cosplay resume is remarkable is an understatement. She’s not only appeared as the 2016 version of the character; she’s also taken on a multitude of her other incarnations throughout the years, such as Catsuit Lara, Doppelganger Lara, and Underworld Lara. Additionally, she’s cosplayed Game of Throne’s Daenerys, a World of Warcraft Blood Elf, and a Star Wars Sith,
Image from Lena-Lara, photo by Christoph Gerlach.
Image from Lena-Lara, photo by Christoph Gerlach.
Image from Lena-Lara.
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7. Shermie Cosplay
Brazil’s Shermie Cosplay hasn’t been cosplaying professionally for that long, but she’s quickly risen in popularity thanks to the wonderful quality of her work. It certainly helps that she has a sweet and bubbly personality that surfaces in everything that she does! She also enjoys interacting with her fans, which is a testament to her friendly nature.
Like most of the cosplayers on this list, Shermie is a geek. She loves video games, comics, and manga, and works as a graphic designer. As for her cosplay portolio, it is as massive as it is spectacular. She’s been Sakura Kasugano from Street Fighter, Kitana from Mortal Kombat X, Ciri from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Psylocke, Harley Quinn, Black Widow, Esdeath from Akame Ga Kill, a Ragnarok Online stalker… the list goes on. We’re running out of breath just mentioning all these names!
All images from Shermie Cosplay.
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6. Meagan Marie
Meagan Marie from the United States is one of the most famous cosplayers around. Her award-winning cosplays are some of the best you’ll ever see, and that’s because she’s entirely devoted to geek culture. She’s into everything you’d expect a professional nerd would be into, such as comics, anime, manga, photography, sculpting, graphic arts, costume design… but her special love will always be for video games.
Meagan Marie starting playing video games as a child. As a teen, she grew up identifying with Lara Croft – which should explain why she cosplays the character so well. But her passion also led her to other opportunities, such as work as an Associate Editor for the magazine Game Informer. Now she’s the Community & Communications Manager at Crystal Dynamics, with a focus specifically on – you guessed it – Tomb Raider. How’s that for living your dream?
All images from Meagan Marie, photos by LJinto.
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5. Jenn Croft
Image from Jenn Croft, photo by laracroft.
When it comes to sheer physicality, no one is perhaps a better fit to play Lara Croft than Jenn Croft. Jenn’s one of the most physically active ladies on this list, as her interests, aside from cosplaying, include skydiving, base jumping, rock climbing, and climbing anything in general. She’s also into motorcycles, sports like boxing, and fitness. Needless to say, she’s a true adventurer, just like Lara Croft.
Though she doesn’t call herself a geek, Jenn’s also a dedicated gamer. She’s been obsessed with Lara Croft since 2000, which was also when she started cosplaying the character.
Image from Jenn Croft.
Image from Jenn Croft.
Image from Jenn Croft, photo by Adam Jay of SuperHero Photography.
Image from Jenn Croft, photo by Adam Jay of SuperHero Photography.
Image from Jenn Croft, photo by Martin Wong.
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4. Tanya Croft
Image from Tanya Croft.
Tanya Croft of Ukraine has been cosplaying since she was fifteen, and she’s only gotten so much better since. Her favorite character is Lara Croft, which is obvious from her extensive body of Tomb Raider-related cosplay.
Tanya identifies with Lara Croft. Like her idol, she is an athletic adventurer who loves traveling and exploring places off the beaten path. She and her boyfriend work as a team; her boyfriend makes the costumes she wears in her photoshoots.
Tanya wasn’t always a gamer, and didn’t even enjoy the Tomb Raider franchise until Angel of Darkness. But after she fell in love with the game, she’s been enjoying a variety of titles, such as Thief, Deus Ex, Need for Speed, World of Warcraft – all in addition to Tomb Raider, of course.
Image from Tanya Croft, photo by Alex Beyket.
Image from Tanya Croft.
Image from Tanya Croft.
Image from Tanya Croft.
Image from Tanya Croft.
Image from Tanya Croft.
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3. LeeAnnaVamp
LeeAnna Vamp, or Vamptress, is an actress, model, cosplayer, and so much more that we find ourselves wondering where she gets all the time and energy to be so many things at once. But when you’re a Halloween Goddess and a total Nerd Queen, we’re guessing she gets her nigh mystical powers from some eldritch dimension.
LeeAnna created and is currently producing her own shows, such as Best Friends Forever and Star Wars Girls. She’s also appeared in various series and films
LeeAnna is a huge fan of horror, science fiction, and fantasy. She’s a regular at geek and pop culture conventions, where she cosplays characters such as Resident Evil’s Jill Valentine, female Ash from Evil Dead, sexy Velma from Scooby Doo, and lady Boba Fett. She even did a Vampirella shoot for Playboy!
All images from LeeAnna Vamp, photos by Paolo Cellammare and Felix Mack.
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2. Dayna Baby Lou
Image from Dayna Baby Lou, photo by Gary Woodward Productions.
From Canada hails the absolutely dazzling Dayna Baby Lou, a cosplayer, artist, and admitted video game junkie! Her gifts extend to her ability to design her own costumes, which, as you can see from any of her pictures, are just exquisite.
Dayna Baby Lou has cosplayed an enormous number of characters, such as female versions of Legolas and Terry Bogard, Disney royalties such as Elsa and Jasmine, video game heroines like Mortal Kombat’s Kitana and Sonya, and comic book characters such as Catwoman and Invisible Woman. Her Jessica Rabbit, Emma Frost, and Lara Croft are positively eye-popping!
All images from Dayna Baby Lou, photos by Gary Woodward Productions.
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1. illyne
Image from illyne, photo by Aurélien Sallé.
Outside her country of France, not much is known about illyne, or Tiphaine Vaudable… except that her cosplay is phenomenal.
Her Lara Croft cosplay in particular is second to none. She has everything: the right look, the gumption to do daring and difficult poses, and the willingness to make sure she makes the best Lara Croft cosplay you’ll ever come across.
But the marvels don’t end there. Her other cosplays are just as striking. She’s been Wonder Woman, Mortal Kombat’s Skarlet, a Diablo III Demon Hunter and Barbarian, a World of Warcraft Blood Elf, and more. Her work has to be seen to be believed, so go ahead and visit her social media sites. You won’t regret it!
Image from illyne, photo by Charly Brusseau.
Image from illyne.
Image from illyne.
Image from illyne, photo by Charly Brusseau.
Image from illyne, photo by Kriess Photography.
Image from illyne, photo by Charly Brusseau.
Image from illyne, photo by Shudan Pictures.
Image from illyne.
Image from illyne, photo by Kriess Photography.
Image from illyne, photo by Max and Cie.
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Thus concludes our list of the sexiest Lara Croft cosplays, ever! What about you, fellow gamers? Who is your favorite Lara Croft cosplayer? Did she make it to this list? Tell us in the comments section below!
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