Konstantin (Survivor Timeline)


 * For Konstantin in other continuities, see Konstantin disambiguation page.

"Our goal is within reach, but we must be vigilant. If we succeed here, a new world awaits. One of our own making."

- Konstantin before enucleating a soldier Konstantin is the leader of a Battalion of Trinity's Forces, and a main antagonist in Rise of the Tomb Raider.

Early Life
He and his sister Ana were raised by Trinity. Konstantin's faith wavered as a child, until one night he awoke in pain, his hands now bear stigmata, leading Konstantin to believe he was chosen by God to carry out his work on Earth. Little did he know, the scars were made by Ana in order to strengthen his resolve and faith, turning him into an efficient and ruthless operative of Trinity.

When Lord Croft was researching, Immortality Trinity began monitoring him, using Ana to get close to him. Konstantin was displeased that Ana had to pretend to love Lord Croft, however and would not allow himself to believe her feelings for him were real. However he soon caught wind of them. When Trinity decided he knew too much, they ordered his execution. Ana was unable to perform the deed, so it is likely Konstantin did it himself.

Search for the Divine Source
Years later, the survivors from the wreck of the Endurance, claiming to have found Yamatai. Trinity tasked a crew to head to Yamatai and destroy all evidence and possibly recover Himiko. Their task accomplished, Lara was branded crazy, just as her father had been. To prove what she saw, Lara resumed her father's research, looking for the Deathless Prophet and the Divine Source. Ana alerted Trinity, who tasked Konstantin and his men to followed Lara to the Tomb of the Prophet. Konstantin ambushed Lara and her driver, in a gunship destroying their jeep. Believing Croft dead, Konstantin proceeded to continue searching for the Tomb.

He and his men arrived some time later, Konstantin ordered his men to set charges, so they could detroy any evidence of the Prophet's existence, he is given the detonator which he attaches to his belt. He proceeded to sarcophagus to open it, surprised to find Lara inside. Lara demands to know who they were, he merely told her she already knew. He demands to know what she did with the artefact and the prophet's body. Lara stood down and told the truth, the sarcophagus had been empty when she arrived, no body or artefact. Satisfied, Konstantin walks away, before turning back and taking a knife, he moves to kill Lara, however he is halted when he sees that Lara had snatched the detonator. She arms it and detonates the charges, destroying the tomb, and killing Many of Konstantin's squad. Konstantin survives the attack and is later picked up by Trinity. Konstantin orders a man to go after and finish Croft, at her father's house. He fails, though he manages to steal a book from Lara to lead Trinity to the Divine Source, in Siberia.

Konstantin is dispatched to lead the operation alongside Ana. He kills one of his own men (possibly the assassin he sent after Lara) and proceeds to the old Gulag, where they have set up their base of operations. He is brought the leader of the Remnants, a man named Jacob. Konstantin brutally beats and interrogates him, to no avail, he has Jacob thrown into a cell.

He spends much of his time in a dilapidated church near the old Soviet Gulag. It is here, Lara comes across him before being knocked unconscious. Konstantin has Lara taken to the cell block. Ana poses as a prisoner as well. Konstantin goes in with a garrote wire and begins choking Ana in front of Lara, demanding to know where the Divine source is. Lara tells him she doesn't know and demands he let her go. Satisfied, Ana tells Konstantin to stop, and that Lara is telling the Truth. Lara is horrified at the revelation of Ana's betrayal. An insolent Lara defies them, resulting in Konstantin wanting to kil Lara. Ana denies this and forces him to stand down in case they find a use for her, he takes Lara and throws her in the cell beside Jacob.

Later in the game, he stabs Jonah in front of Lara in order to escape. He is a cruel, ruthless man, as is evident when he gouges out the eyes of a subordinate with his own thumbs after the man fails one of his commands and leaves him on the ground in torment.

Death
In the ruins of Kitezh he tried to kill Lara one more time, but was defeated, despite having disarmed Lara before the battle. When she left him to die he began taunting her about her father's death, claiming Trinity had him killed, and that he groveled for his life before the end. Players are given the choice as to kill Konstantin in a fit of rage, or leave him to his own demise to which Lara will claim "you're not worth it" before the floor below will collapse, allowing flames to engulf him.

Attributes

 * Exceptional Strength: His strength appears to be at the peak of human ability. He is able to overpower grown men easily, utilize heavy weaponry and even destroy a man's eyes with just his thumbs.
 * Pain Tolerance: His resilience, stamina and durability are also greater, he took a lot of physical trauma before dying from his injuries., He seems to feel no pain from his hands bleeding.
 * Weaponry Expertise: He is able to utilize advanced weaponry with complete proficiency. He is also skilled at marksmanship.
 * Strategic Leadership: He was able to lead a battalion of Trinity's forces with remarkable proficiency, until they were all slaughtered by the combined efforts of the Remnants, Deathless Ones & Lara Croft.
 * Intimidation: Konstantin's devotion to God, had left him with a loose grip over reality. This coupled with his extreme strength can intimidate almost anyone, as they fear that what ever he does, he believes he is doing God's work, even if it is genocide.

Trivia

 * Konstantin says in one document that he was a child when the wounds in his hands first appeared, that he had woken up screaming in pain. In another document by Ana, it is revealed that his "stigmata" were actually caused by her stabbing him through the hands with a knife in order to manipulate him into a stronger faith towards Trinity and also her. According to the document, Konstantin used to question everything, have no confidence in his faith, and also wander.
 * He loves his sister deeply, so much so that he will do anything to get his hands on the Divine Source so he can cure Ana of her ailment. Also when Ana revealed herself to be a Trinity member, he physically assaulted her when Lara was about to insult her, and when Lara spat at her, he was quick to respond with a vicious back hand and kick to the chest to each incident respectively. He was about to kill Lara before Ana stopped him.
 * Konstantin has blinding faith in God, but he is not completely loyal to Trinity. He said to Ana when they discovered the source's location thanks to the Atlas, that when they had the Divine Source and God's immortal army, that Trinity and anything else did not matter.
 * Somehow he managed to get a helicopter inside the large iceberg that surrounded the ruins of Kitezh and also dodge fire-balls thrown by a trebuchet manned by Sofia, this shows he has remarkable skill at piloting.
 * It is possible that Konstantin himself is responsible for killing Lord Croft.