I'm glad you were able to pick up on the different modus operandi. One of the things that got me thinking like that has been the "reimagining" of certain well-established villains like Lex Luthor and Victor von Doom in rebooted comics continuities or for movie versions, where I felt that the "improved new" versions lacked the timbre and authority of the earlier ones. It seemed like something worthy of parody in the Parodyverse.




I suspect Dr Harper didn't see it as misfortune, just as an unparalleled research opportunity. Another aspect of Lara's previous adventures folds into the wider plot as this story develops.

It's also worth noting that this and the two subsequent chapters of Untold Tales follow on directly from the place in continuity the LL were at when the Untold Tales series left off, except for obvious alterations that are explained in-plot. I've tried hard to ignore foreknowledge of stories that were plainly set after this moment.




For that matter, as we have seen, the cast of World Class get a whole new soft reboot.




Given that the villain responsible has just sucked half of Liu Xi's team into a death trap it's probably fair to assume there will be some development on the issue soon.

Back when I assembled that particular line up of Lair Legion I made sure that each had member one or two plotlines specific to them. What I'm doing with this short series is crashing quite a few subplots together to get closure for them.