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The '''Rolling Ball''' is a special version of the [[boulder]]. It is spherical. The boulder on the right is from [[Tomb Raider III]], but there were also boulders in all other Tomb Raiders.
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| Name            = Rolling Boulder
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| Image          = Boulder.jpg
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* [[Tomb Raider]]
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* [[Tomb Raider III]]
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* [[Tomb Raider Chronicles]]
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* [[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend|Tomb Raider Legend]]
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| Related        = [[Pits|Pit]]
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| Strategy        = grab hold of rope, swing and jump off
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}}[[Image:Boulder.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Boulder]]  
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The '''Rolling Boulder''' (also '''Rolling Ball''' if spherical) is a very common [[trap]] in the [[Tomb Raider Series|Tomb Raider]] and [[Lara Croft Series|Lara Croft Games]]. These spherical or almost spherical rocks come tumbling down slopes and threaten to squash Lara when she's in their path.
  
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Prior to [[Last Revelation]], the balls are not physics based, and will only roll in one direction at a constant speed, until they hit a ledge, wall, or a slope that faces the other way. However in the fourth game it is physics based and it bounces and rolls according to the terrain.
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The boulder was not featured in [[Chronicles]] and [[The Angel of Darkness]].
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Boulders always kill Lara instantly unless she is in a [[vehicle]]. She bleeds extensively in the first three games when flattened by a boulder.
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==Occurrence==
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===Tomb Raider===
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* [[Tomb of Qualopec]]
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: One of the passages in the entrance chamber of the Tomb of Qualopec contains a boulder.
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* [[St. Francis' Folly]]
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* [[Tomb of Tihocan]]
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* [[City of Khamoon]]
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* [[Natla's Mines]]
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: In Natla's Mines the boulders Lara encounters are actually lava boulders.
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* [[Atlantis]]
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* [[The Great Pyramid]]
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===Tomb Raider II===
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* [[The Great Wall]]
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: In the level [[The Great Wall]] Lara has to run from a number of rolling boulders.
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* [[Opera House]]
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: In the Opera House Lara is once again confronted with several boulders of different sizes at once.
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* [[Barkhang Monastery]]
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: In the [[Tibet]] levels Lara is confronted by a similar trap made out of giant rolling snowballs, the [[avalanche]].
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* [[Temple of Xian]]
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* [[Floating Islands]]
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===Tomb Raider III===
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* [[Jungle]]
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* [[Caves of Kaliya]]
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* [[Temple Ruins]]
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* [[Madubu Gorge]]
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* [[Temple of Puna]]
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===The Lost Artifact===
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* [[Willard's Lair]]
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===Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation===
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* [[Coastal Ruins]]
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===Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend===
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* [[Bolivia - Tiwanaku]]
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: The first real trap in [[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend]] is a giant boulder.
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* [[Ghana - Pursuing James Rutland]]
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{{Quote|--Zip in [[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend|Legend]] after Lara narrowly escapes a boulder in Bolivia.|"That was too close."}}
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===Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary===
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* [[Tomb of Qualopec]]
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* [[St. Francis Folly]]
  
  
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==similar Traps==
 
==similar Traps==
 
* [[rolling Spike Balls]]
 
* [[rolling Spike Balls]]
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Besides boulders there are [[barrels]], [[avalanches]], [[Falling Rocks|rocks]] and more that will make you jump out of the way.
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<gallery>
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Image:Boulder.jpg|Spherical Boulder ([[Tomb Raider III|TRIII]])
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Image:Bouldertrl.jpg|Spherical Boulder  ([[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend|Legend]])
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[[Category:Traps]]
 
[[Category:Traps]]
 
[[de:Kugel]]
 
[[de:Kugel]]

Revision as of 19:47, 10 July 2015

Rolling Boulder
Boulder.jpg
Occurrence
Related Traps Pit
Strategy grab hold of rope, swing and jump off
Boulder

The Rolling Boulder (also Rolling Ball if spherical) is a very common trap in the Tomb Raider and Lara Croft Games. These spherical or almost spherical rocks come tumbling down slopes and threaten to squash Lara when she's in their path.

Prior to Last Revelation, the balls are not physics based, and will only roll in one direction at a constant speed, until they hit a ledge, wall, or a slope that faces the other way. However in the fourth game it is physics based and it bounces and rolls according to the terrain.

The boulder was not featured in Chronicles and The Angel of Darkness.

Boulders always kill Lara instantly unless she is in a vehicle. She bleeds extensively in the first three games when flattened by a boulder.

Occurrence

Tomb Raider

One of the passages in the entrance chamber of the Tomb of Qualopec contains a boulder.
In Natla's Mines the boulders Lara encounters are actually lava boulders.

Tomb Raider II

In the level The Great Wall Lara has to run from a number of rolling boulders.
In the Opera House Lara is once again confronted with several boulders of different sizes at once.
In the Tibet levels Lara is confronted by a similar trap made out of giant rolling snowballs, the avalanche.

Tomb Raider III


The Lost Artifact


Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation


Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend

The first real trap in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend is a giant boulder.

"That was too close."
--Zip in Legend after Lara narrowly escapes a boulder in Bolivia.

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary


similar Traps

Besides boulders there are barrels, avalanches, rocks and more that will make you jump out of the way.



<gallery> Image:Boulder.jpg|Spherical Boulder (TRIII) Image:Bouldertrl.jpg|Spherical Boulder (Legend) <\gallery>

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