Who says Barbies canât raid tombs? Mattel just announced the addition of a liâl Lara Croft to their ever-growing collection of film-inspired Barbies and Kens. Appropriately dubbed Tomb Raider Barbie and crafted in the likeness of Alicia Vikander, the doll will be available March 9, but you can go ahead and pre-order it for $29.99 just in case. Then, on March 16, provided you donât get too much side-eye from the employee taking your ticket, you can bring the doll with you to see Tomb Raider. (We wonât judge.)
Tomb Raider Barbieâs body is fully articulated, meaning sheâll be able to traverse any make-believe cavern she comes across. (From my experience with Barbies, and I have a considerable amount, that also means she can do the splits and stiffly replicate the motions of âYMCA.â) Lest you worry that she wonât be able to scale any impossibly high cave walls, the included climbing axe fits in her hand for just suck a task. Lara also comes with a map, a journal, and a display stand. She sports a sleeveless tank, belted skinny pants, and modestly heeled boots.
The dollâwhich is, letâs face it, genuinely awesomeâwas designed by Bill Greening. This is far from the Mattel principal designerâs first foray into Barbies of pop culture favorites. And while his take on Tippi Hendren in The Birds might still be the greatest Barbie ever created, given how much this doll looks like the Lara weâve come to know and love in the most recent iteration of Tomb Raider games, Tippi could be dethroned. All Iâm saying is I may have to make some room in my already-overflowing toy display case.
Also, please tell Bob Greening I want a Nathan Drake Ken next, preferably one with stubble and a rakish grin.
Which movie/video game character do you want to see as a Barbie or Ken? Let us know in the comments!
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