I’m a total Angelina Jolie fangirl and not only own both of her Tomb Raider excursions, but watch them religiously as well (it doesn’t hurt that Daniel Craig - my current ‘perfect guy’ fantasy - is in the first movie!)… but I have to say, I can deal with her replacement. If you’ve been wondering who that sexy ass model dressed up as Lara Croft is in the superherofetish header, you’re about to see a whole lot more of her. Her name is Karima Adebibe, and she was recently chosen as the “new Lara Croft” - and by that, I mean her day job is basically being Lara. Lucky bitch. She travels around the globe making promotional appearances for Eidos Interactive - but considering that she’s the first model entrusted to truly “be” Lara (ie, she can speak for her, not just pose), she’s had to work her butt off in all sorts of Croftian training exercises: motorcycling, weapons training, rock climbing, the works.

To quote Karima herself, “In the beginning, it was a little bit surreal… But because of all the training, I really do feel like Lara Croft now. It’s incredible”. What’s really incredible is her body - she fills out the Croft uniform pretty nicely. So may I present to you the essential badass: Lara Croft. Click the thumbnails to launch the entire gallery!