She might have celebrated with her favorite dish: beans on toast. Or perhaps she treated herself to a chocolate-and-orange cookie, the other delicacy she loves. The truth is that on October 24, Lara Croft deserved at least a small break from so many adventures. Accustomed to piling up milestones, last Saturday she marked a special one: 30 years since the release of the first Tomb Raider. A passionate lover of history, the archaeologist has spent three decades writing the story of the video game alongside her own. And, arguably, of popular culture, judging by 100 million copies sold, 2,300 magazine covers, exhibitions, films, and songs she has starred in. “You’d be amazed how persuasive I can be, even with dangerous men,” she said in one of her games. The facts back her up. She does not even need to draw her famous twin pistols.

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