Talk:Alex Weiss/@comment-29952513-20151112033749

I agree with Ssj4jw, the only reason people liked Alex was because of his poorly established crush on Lara. In contrast they brought back Jonah and Sam is referenced a few times in one or two tapes that can be found throughout Rise.

If Alex didn't have that log book and Lara didn't give the friend zone kiss then fans wouldn't be making as big a deal as they are now. Though I have to say that I do feel sorry for Alex, Sam, Jonah and Alex's sister Kaz where all fleshed out in the comic book tie-ins which helped to make them more interesting characters.

I'll be honest, if not for the comics I wouldn't be as annoyed by Sam's absence as I am. We really got to know her in the comics and her relationship with Lara was one of the, many, highlights of the comics. We got to learn more about her hobbies, what her favorite book was that went against the stereotype that she was in the game.

We also got to see that she is a much better planner then Lara, coming up with the plan to save Grim, (I don't care what the comics say that's Grim, he's just got amnesia from falling off a mountain). And we see that while she may not be as good as Lara is in a fight she can hold her own. She beat up a guy with a cupcake, A CUPCAKE!

So yeah, thanks to the comics Sam went from, Someone I would like to see Lara end up with, too, one of my favorite characters in the franchise, tied in first place with Lara.

Alex, I'll remember him more for his sudden unexplained crush on Lara and his unneeded death scene.

Let me close this out with the following. If you like Alex just because you like of him and Lara as a couple, that's fine there is nothing wrong with shipping a few characters. But I honestly don't think his that interesting and I doubt he'll be remembered or talked about as much as his sister who wasn't even in the first 2 games, (don't know if she'll appear in the thread but she might).