Sea Serpent

The Sea Serpent is a boss that appears in Tomb Raider: Legend. It is a gigantic serpent-like creature that dwells underwater. It is presumably many centuries old.

Tactics

Right after Lara gets out of King Arthur's grave chamber, the serpent will emerge from the great body of water surrounding the building. In order to defeat it, Lara has to shoot the large bells that are scattered around this underground lake. Shooting each bell will start making it vibrate until it reaches a point where it will produce a very loud resonation. The serpent will then get distracted by the noise and head toward that bell to investigate.

Right after the serpent gets distracted, holster the guns and pull the lever that is nearby to that bell in order to activate its connected crane, so that the spiked cell hanging from it drops and falls on the monster's head. This process must be repeated with all four bells/cages located along the lake, after which the serpent will (presumably) die, leaving its body floating on the surface and providing Lara with a stepping platform that will allow her to reach a far ledge and exit this area.

Shortly after escaping the cavern, Lara will start sliding down a long slope toward the exit. However, at this point a quick-time event will take place where a sea serpent will suddenly emerge and attack her again. Lara will jump over the monster's head and shoot the metal ring holding a nearby gate, making it drop between her and the serpent, which will finally accept defeat and submerge back into the water, never to be seen again.

Trivia

• The Sea Serpent is one of the few bosses that is not ultimately killed by Lara.
  • Although it is unknown if they are actually two different specimens, with only the first one being killed in the boss fight.
    • In the room under the vent in the starting area of England, there is an image on a wall of two serpents, implying that there are indeed two of them.

Gallery

Concept art.