Fiamma Nera

The Fiamma Nera are a dangerous cult full of skilled henchmen and are the primary antagonist group in Tomb Raider II. Their primary objective is to collect all the artifacts related to the Dagger of Xian and use it for their own personal twisted reasons. They work under the orders of Marco Bartoli and will try to stop Lara from progressing any further.

Background information
The Fiamma Nera was founded by Gianni Bartoli, who is the father of the current leader, Marco Bartoli. Prior to the main events of Tomb Raider II, Gianni had sought out the mythical Dagger of Xian. In searching for the artifact needed to unlock the Dagger's resting place, the Fiamma Nera managed to steal the Seraph from the Barkhang Monastery and brought it along their luxury ship, the Maria Doria. The Barkhang Monks, fearing that the Dagger of Xian would fall into the Fiamma Nera's hands, destroyed the Maria Doria and killed everyone on board including Gianni. Years later, Gianni's son Marco follows in his father steps and stakes out for the Dagger of Xian, leading to the events of Tomb Raider II.

The Fiamma Nera cult members are skilled mercenaries that are skilled in a wide variety of combat. They have a religious following for the group and usually wear some sort of tattoo or clothing that shows their affiliation with the group. They attack using different forms of combat and weapons. Some of the members prefer to use clubs, while others attack using shotguns and machine guns. An even more specialized version of cult members appear in Floating Islands and The Dragon's Lair, where they wear ceremonial robes and throw an endless barrage of knives. The cult members are also prepared for different environments and conditions, like delving into the ocean or battling in the cold weather. Bartoli's men are present in many levels of the game, such as Venice, and Tibet.

The Fiamma Nera members carry melee weapons and guns. In Venice, there're members carrying bats and silenced pistols. In the Offshore Rig and Maria Doria, there're scuba divers that swim in the water that attack Lara with Harpoon Guns, more members except with crowbars and wrenches and SMGs and shotguns and flamethrower guys. In Tibet, there're members driving snowmobiles with automated guns, and smaller SMG guns. There's also one tough Fiamma Nera gang member that wields two heavy damaging pistols and cannot be killed easily fast.

Pre-Release
There are three known early versions of a Fiamma Nera enemy. One of them is one of the three types of Fiamma Nera leaders, the one which finally wore a white t-shirt. In an earlier version, the enemy wears a long sleeved white shirt bearing red Fiamma Nera logos as well as a band on the left arm.

The second is the Fiamma Nera Shotgun wielding henchmen that once wore khaki trousers before they were changed to beige. As seen in the concept art for this enemy, the trousers were khaki but for some unknown reason they received a colour change. The only remains of this khaki trousered enemy is a dead body of one of them in the cutscene where Lara meets Brother Chan Barkhang.

The third is one of the Fiamma Nera melee henchmen. They are the ones who wear caps in the Maria Doria levels. In an earlier version, they wore white vests and wielded wrenches. In the final version, however, they wore white t-shirts and wielded clubs.

Tomb Raider II

 * Venice
 * Bartoli's Hideout
 * Opera House
 * Offshore Rig
 * Diving Area
 * 40 Fathoms
 * Wreck of the Maria Doria
 * Living Quarters
 * The Deck
 * Tibetan Foothills
 * Barkhang Monastery
 * Catacombs of the Talion
 * Floating Islands
 * The Dragon's Lair
 * Home, Sweet Home

The Golden Mask

 * Nightmare in Vegas