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| “ | I'm sorry Lara. You would have been welcome in my world. | „ |
| ~ Jonathan Reiss to Lara Croft. |
Jonathan Reiss is the main antagonist of the 2003 action-adventure film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life. He was a bio-terrorist and a wealthy, manipulative, and ruthless businessman.
He was portrayed by Ciarán Hinds, who also played Botticelli Remorso in The Tale of Despereaux, Mephisto in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Steppenwolf in the 2017 film Justice League, Mance Rayder in Game of Thrones, Henry Burke in Trip to Witch Mountain, and Bill Maplewood in Life During Wartime.
Biography[]
Reiss was a well-respected British-Irish scientist, biologist, and billionaire businessman who won a 1995 noble prize for his impressive discoveries and technological creations benefiting from finds. Sometime later, he enters the world of crime wherein he gains control of the Chinese Gang The Shay Ling, causing his profits to increase. He seized control of most country bureaucrats and developed an insatiable appetite for power. In 1997, he turned to terrorism when he developed the world's most dangerous Bio-Mechanical Weapons and has since been on the MI6's most wanted list.
Later on, he searches for a magical sphere known as the Orb, which is said to lead the way to the legendary Pandora's Box within the Cradle of Life. Meanwhile, archaeologist and explorer Lara Croft is informed by the MI6 of Reiss' plans and also becomes determined to locate the ancient artifact with the help of Terry Sheridan, a mercenary and her former love interest. Knowing that Lara is out to obtain the Orb for herself, Reiss orders his men to kill her. He is later given the Orb at a meeting point in Shanghai, China, though a gunfight breaks out between Lara, Terry and Reiss' men. Lara and Terry then head to Reiss' building where the Orb is being held but Lara is soon captured by Reiss.
Before he can kill her, Terry saves Lara and the pair escapes from the building with the Orb. Reiss breaks into Croft Manor and watches as Lara's friend Bryce speaks with her over a screen, holding him at gunpoint without Lara's knowledge. On Lara's request, Bryce reluctantly sends her a file which prompts the Orb to reveal a holographic map pinpointing the location of the Cradle of Life, which happens to be in Africa. Seeing this, Reiss kidnaps Bryce and Lara's butler Hillary.
Later on, Lara travels to Africa where she is met by members of a tribe who know where Pandora's Box can be found, deep within the volcanic Mount Kilimanjaro. Reiss and his men then confront Lara and the tribe, forcing her to lead them to the box by threatening to kill Bryce and Hillary. Together, they make their way towards the Cradle of Life where they encounter monstrous creatures known as Shadow Guardians. After many of Reiss' men are killed by the Shadow Guardians, Lara steals the Orb from Reiss and throws it down a hole, killing the Shadow Guardians and leading the group directly inside the Cradle of Life.
As Lara and Reiss enter the mysterious cavern, they find Pandora's Box floating in a pool of highly corrosive black acid. Reiss tries to force Lara to retrieve the box for him, but she manages to push him away and the pair of them fight. Terry then appears and distracts Reiss, giving Lara the advantage and allowing her to throw Reiss into the acid pool. Reiss screams in agony as his skin and organs begin to melt into black liquid, though he still finds the strength to make one last reach for Pandora's Box before his body is dissolved completely into black liquid.
Personality[]
As the agents from MI6 told to Lara, Reiss is a complete psychopath who disregards human life. A sadistic and ruthless businessman, he has no tolerance for betrayal, as he kills a person who was in his meeting with a slowly and painful death because he gave information to the authorities.
He is also not above to do the same with innocent children, threatening Lo's ones if he does not cooperate. Jonathan Reiss is a radical elitist, planning to kill the majority of Earth's population to give the antidote to the best and brightest people.
The only persons who seem safe from his cruelty are his closest henchmen but even there, this is only pragmatism of his part, as he doesn’t mourn them when they are brutally killed by the Shadow Beasts.
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