Robert Demur

Robert Demur is a character in Tomb Raider comics.

Biography
Robert Demur was a professor in paleoethnobotany from University of Minnesota. He was hunted by the Brotherhood of the Spore, for his knowledge about the mushroom that they are seeking - a mushroom that extends life. He manages to escape the group just barely thanks to Lara and Jonah but is killed in the sixth issue the same way as his assistant - Todd Bellamy.

Trivia

 * Robert was implied to be able to speak Mandarin to some degree.
 * Mr. Demur is also speculated to have been dying from liver cancer way before his actual death.