Pierre DuPont
Lara's first encounter with Pierre DuPont is unknown, as she seemed to know him already when she first met him in the Opera in Rome, in Tomb Raider Chronicles. (This was chronologically their first encounter, as the events of Tomb Raider I / Tomb Raider Anniversary, occurred later in history. - Source: Official Tomb Raider Files)
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Tomb Raider Chronicles
(Events occurred before 1996.)
Lara made an arrangement to buy the Mercury Stone from Pierre and his associate Larson Conway. They agreed to meet in the Opera in Rome, Italy.
While discussing the transaction with Larson, Pierre steps in with his pistol loaded. This encounter results in a little fight during which Lara punches Pierre in the face and then flees down to the stage, using the curtain on the way, with the artefact she could manage to get from Larson. Pierre then fires a round of bullets at the stage towards Lara who then storms out of the opera.
In the following scenes Lara is chased though some back alleys behind the opera, riding a motor scooter, followed by Larson and Pierre in a stolen taxi cab. She manages to escape through a lowered gate sliding past underneath.
During the course of the ensuing level she will often encounter the two, and sometimes they will spy on her unnoticed. During one of these events Pierre will prevent Larson from shooting at Lara from the rooftops.
Here most memorable encounter with Pierre during this adventure is when Lara almost fell over the edge of a slope in The Colosseum. She manages to convince Pierre to give her a helping hand, by promising him the Mercury Stone and not to lay a finger on him. After he helps her out of her unfortunate situation, she manages to get behind him and scares him over the edge, simply saying 'boo'. She in turn does not help him up, cruelly honouring the promise not to lay a hand on him. We then hear Pierre fall to his demise. As we later learn he did not die but made his return in the events of the original Tomb Raider.
Tomb Raider / Tomb Raider Anniversary
(Events occurred in 1999.)
In the story of the original Tomb Raider he will attack Lara for the first time in St. Francis Folly (Level 5) where he lurks between the columns. Lara has to chase him away by shooting back at him.
He will be back when you are in the tower with the doors of Damocles, Thor, Atlas and Neptune. He will shoot at you from below.
Lara will meet him again in the next level Colosseum we will attack her upon entering the amphitheatre itself. He will reappear in the Colosseum at a later time.
Two levels later, in the Cistern Pierre is back again.
Also in the Tomb of Tihocan he is back again. Lara will meet him during the level and again at the end for the final showdown. After bringing him down Lara can collect his Magnums and the second part of the Scion.
It's confirmed that he will be unlockable in Anniversary.
Speculations
Fans are also wondering if Pierre in Tomb Raider: Anniversary is going to return bald, since a scan of a bold character with beard appeared on the internet. Complaints are that he looks nothing like the classic Pierre, but rather like Charles Kane. It is possible that this isn't Pierre at all but the character Kold.
Known Associates
- Larson Conway (Colleague)
- Jacqueline Natla (Employer])
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