Essence and realism: Tomb Raider

Adventure is not one of the greatest things that exist in the world. When we find, something new, amazing, exciting our attention and breathing-combining two opposite emotions: joy and fear-bringing us to complete ecstasy.
Many books, films and games were created under the stamp of adventure. They motivated us with Indiana’s hat of Jones falling into incredible places and deadly traps. Either amazing facts from the books of Baron Munchausen to the center of the Earth or taking off from the gun while surviving. And of course, in games with Nathan Drake, his smile and tireless running, speed and shooting.

But if you touch the games, what heroine always gave us adventures, but also showed who the real sex symbol of the gaming industry is both on computers and on game consoles. Of course, the television screens in the role of Angelina Jolly – Stunning Lara Croft, which only with its presence fills the room with pheromones of its beauty and falling asleep with its forms with its forms.

But not so long ago Lara Croft I changed the style a little and became younger, less sexy, but from that has not lost its charm. The developers released the Tomb Raider, Rise and Shadow of the Tomb Raider game trilogy. Having made the heroine more, like Robinson Crusoe-constantly trying to survive, breaking something for himself, making his way through the crowds of corpses-balancing on the verge of morality.
But still it is not in vain that they call it – tomb Raider. And today we will analyze the first part of the new game trilogy and consider the new adventures in which Croft participated and We will check for realism all these amazing islands, tombs and mysterious places.

And let’s start with the first game, in which we will swim to the Yamatai Island, we get into the storm and try to survive in this place. On the island, we meet with a certain cult, which worships the dead empress Chemisto, who knows how to control the weather. A good film with Alicia Vikander, who largely repeats the main events in the game, was shot about this game.
Well, what about realism and here everything is very close. Yamatai (Jap. 邪馬台国 Yamatai Koku) – Japanese early state education, which is mentioned in the Chinese historical chronicle. And yes, as in the game, the Empress was called Pimiko or Chemisto and she was replaced with the goddess Amateras – the goddess of the Sun, as in the game.

And where is this Yamatai?

There are two theories regarding the location of Yamatai. Proponents of the first claim that Yamatai was in the modern region Kinks and developed in Yamato In the IV – V centuries. Their opponents have Yamatai on The island of Kyusu, referring to excavations of the hillings of Yosinogari. In addition to these two traditional theories, there are hypotheses that localize Yamatai on Okinawa Islands And even on Hawaii.
But in the game we find ourselves in the second Bermuda triangle, called The sea of ​​the devil, Although scientists did not say anything about the connection of this region with Yamatai, although ships really disappear there and there are strong storms. Plus there is a certificate that they saw UFOs and ghosts there.

And the Empress was gone there?

But there is also a tomb of the great queen? Japanese archaeologists have found the burial of the queen. They are convinced that they discovered the burial of the legend of Queen Chemisto, who ruled the ancient kingdom of Yamatai in the 3rd century.e. However, scientists are unlikely to be able to get the final evidence of their discovery, since the imperial palace prohibited the production of further excavations on the site of the prospective grave of the queen in the city Sakurai, located near the ancient capital Nara In the central part of Japan on the island of Honsu, unfortunately.

And of course the supernatural abilities of chemicals.

Well, was chemicals so scary and powerful as in the game, let’s rummage in legends and historical documents. The only reliable written references to chemicals are the lines of the Chinese historical work “Recording of the Three Kings”. This source, compiled around 297, describes the social organization of the inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago-“people of the VA” (“people of dwarfs”), as well as the reign of “women-state” chemistry. The latter appears in Chinese sources as a ruler-chaamant of the country Yamatai and the lord of the dependent edges of Japan, who controls «deceiving the people with spells».
According to legend, after Khimiko died, more than 1000 slaves were killed and buried around her grave. Who come to life at the end of the game and protect it in the game itself.

The name of Chemico translated, as experts say, means «priestess of the sun» or «solar shaman». The Chinese claimed that Khimiko had miraculous power, as it followed the teachings of the «Way of Demons». The Chinese called the «demons» the Japanese gods.
The lifestyle of this royal person corresponded to the name: she kept chastity, did not accept men. In order to reinforce such a reputation, the queen contained a retinue of thousands of women-rabies.
Days and nights, Chemicals shamaned and indulged in mysterious rituals, communicating with the gods. She informed the will of the gods to her younger brother, who was entrusted with the burden of managing secular affairs of the state. The brother was the only man who was allowed to enter the chambers of the queen. So nothing accurate, and the details of the rituals are not known. At least there is information that she could lead other people in negotiations and as the lord of the sun – controlled the weather just like in the game.

So, according to legend, she really had some special magical abilities who know. But so far it has not been officially found where this state of Yamatai was located. And while the authorities do not allow excavations over the alleged tomb of Chemistos, developers, artists and writers can freely interpret the legend of the Great Shaman, Queen Pimiko or Chemisto.