Stephanie

Stephanie was originally a character in the 2013 reboot of Tomb Raider. She appeared in the "Crossroads" trailer and was mentioned several times in the demo. However her character was cut from the story in final release.

Biography
She was a colleague of Lara's aboard the Endurance when they were searching for Yamatai and headed towards the Dragon's Triangle. Unfortunately, she became the first victim of the scavenger in the Scavenger's Cove. Lara finds her body hung up in some sort of ritual and exclaims "Oh God, Steph!" Then, after the rest of the Endurance crew pulls Lara out of the bear trap, she immediately tells them that Sam has been taken by a man like the one who killed Steph. The rest of the crew is shocked to hear of Sam's kidnapping and Steph's death.

Trivia

 * Her full first name is revealed in the credits.
 * In the final game, a woman's body is still encountered in the Scavenger's Den, but Lara's line has been changed to: "Oh God, what happened to you?"
 * Steph is included on a couple pieces of concept art depicting several Endurance crew members.
 * Steph is available as a playable character in multiplayer mode upon becoming Level 24, she can be unlocked with 1000 salvage.
 * In Multiplayer Steph is voiced by Arden Cho who also provided the voice for Sam Nishimura.