Kurtis Trent
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| Kurtis Trent | |
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| Game series | Tomb Raider series |
| First game | Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness |
| Created by | Murti Schofield |
| Voiced by | Eric Loren |
Kurtis Trent is a fictional character from the 2003 video game Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness. He was voiced by Eric Loren. Kurtis has the distinction of being the first playable character outside of Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider series. In the previous game, Tomb Raider Chronicles, he was featured in the concept art in a special features gallery for The Angel of Darkness, which was still in development at the time. Following a comment made in an interview by Adrian Smith, there was a period of time after the release of Angel of Darkness in which rumors floated around that Kurtis would star in his own spinoff game entitled Demon Hunter.[verification needed] However, following weak sales and reception of Angel of Darkness, Eidos canceled the planned AoD trilogy and any plans for Trent's spinoff were consequently scrapped.
[edit] Fictional character biography
Kurtis Trent, ex-Legionnaire and adventurer, was trained by his father Konstantin as a Lux Veritatis initiate, an ancient order that was ruthlessly hunted down by Pieter Van Eckhardt and the Cabal. At sixteen, Kurtis underwent the most intense stage of his Lux Veritatis initiation. Three years later, he disappeared and joined the Foreign Legion, changing his surname to Trent. He stayed hidden within the Legion for five years but was constantly assaulted by bizarre events linked to the occult, which earned him the nickname "Demon Hunter."
In 1996, Kurtis left the Foreign Legion and began freelancing with a variety of mercenary and semi-legal agencies under the direction of Marten Gunderson. He collected word from his father, but never saw him alive again, as Konstantin was murdered by Eckhardt. Spurred on by his death, Kurtis received two talismanic items, the Periapt Shards and the terrifying Chirugai blade - a discus-like glaive made of Ferilium. He then embarked on a mission to overthrow Eckhardt.
Trent crossed paths several times with Lara Croft, and they joined forces in Prague to combat the Cabal and Eckhardt. He was badly wounded while fighting a mutated form of one of Eckhardt's scientists. His fate is officially unknown, as a sequel to Angel of Darkness was never produced.
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