Seth

Seth / Set
Occurrence	The Last Revelation Temple of Horus
Enemy Type	Boss (in TR4)
Classification	Egyptian God
Distinctiveness	Seth can not be killed, Lara has to run from him.
Weapons	Teeth, hazardous spit

Seth

Seth (also Set or Sutekh) is the Egyptian god of chaos and confusion.

Life

Seth is the son of Nut and the brother of Osiris, Isis and Nephthys. It is said that Seth murdered his brother Osiris, causing a long, violent fight with his nephew Horus over who should be the earthly ruler. Finally other gods were called to judge and they decided that Horus should rule over the living.

Imprisonment

Seth was placed in his tomb and held in place by the Amulet of Horus.

Freed from Captivity and Reimprisonment (1999)

When exploring the Tomb of Seth in 1999, Lara removes the Amulet of Horus from a sarcophagus, unaware that by doing so, she releases Seth to the world.

To recapture Seth, Lara hatches a plan to summon Horus. To do so, she first has to collect the pieces of his armour.

Once Lara reassembles the armour inside the Temple of Horus, Seth mysteriously appears inside the temple, probably travelling in non-corporeal, accompanied by a swarm of locusts - as said in the prophecy - before he assumes his God form. He destroys the armour, thus preventing Lara from summoning Horus. When the armour is destroyed, the Amulet of Horus is knocked into the surrounding water. Lara retrieves it.

At this point, Seth is invincible, and Lara escapes the temple by dodging his attacks which consist of energy missiles and beams. Once Lara climbs out of the temple, she uses the Amulet of Horus to close a trap door and seal Seth within the temple for all time.

Appearance and Powers

Seth is often depicted as a man with the head of a mysterious animal; sometimes interpreted as anteater.

Occurrences in the Games

Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation

Seth's bolts

At the end of the game he appears as immortal boss in the level Temple of Horus. He shoots green bolts from his gauntlets, is able to fly and also attack Lara with some very harmful melee attacks such as bouncing or impaling, this attack can be a "finalization" like if Lara's health is too low and she suffers this attack; he will get Lara by her neck and shortly after release. He also has power over the dead and the mythological creatures, and can also possess beings, like he did with Werner von Croy.

Related Quotes

• After destroying the statue of Horus

My wicked cousin has once again returned to the stars. It is I who shall rule over this world once more. Come forth, kneel and bow before your god before he extinguishes your worthless life.

--Seth

• Possessing Von Croy

We have it, the ancient ceremonial tablet. Take it and prepare it and see if the Croft woman has arrived with our armour.

--Werner von Croy

Level Editor

Seth can be playable in the Tomb Raider Level Editor.

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris

In Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Set (sic) is the main villain. Lara Croft has to fight him and his minions with the help of fellow treasure hunter Carter Bell and the ancient Egyptian gods Horus and Isis by trying to resurrect Osiris, the only god of the Egyptian pantheon able to defeat him.

Gallery

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  Seth before being imprisoned

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  Seth getting into his sarcophagus

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  Seth

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  Seth after preventing Horus' arrival

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  Atlas Collection's art of Seth

Trivia

• Seth in Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation is sometimes mistaken for Horus by fans.
• Even if not intended, there are similarities between Seth and Natla, both of them have wings, are able to cast fireballs, are immortal and have power over the dead.
• Although Seth's name is spelled Seth, it is pronounced Set.