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The internet exploded—well, the corner of the internet that cares about both AAA stealth-action games and grotesque fungal hermit lore.

Let’s descend into the pit. To understand the 2021 confrontation, we must first understand the antagonist. The "Hideous Hermit Podgey" is not a creation of Crystal Dynamics or even a rejected Eidos villain. Instead, Podgey emerged from the depths of a now-defunct Tumblr blog called Degenerate Dungeon Delves , run by an enigmatic Scottish artist known only as "Morag." lara croft vs the hideous hermit podgey 2021

The video, which has since been privated (though re-uploads exist under the keyword "Podgey 2021 archive"), showed a 14-minute, handmade stop-motion animation. Using repainted Tomb Raider figurines, silicone prosthetics, and a miniature swamp diorama, Morag had single-handedly created “Lara Croft vs the Hideous Hermit Podgey 2021.” It was not a DLC. It was not approved by Square Enix. It was not even monetized. The internet exploded—well, the corner of the internet

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But what exactly is "Lara Croft vs the Hideous Hermit Podgey 2021"? Was it a game? A fan film? A hoax? And why, three years later, does the search term still generate hushed reverence and confused disgust in equal measure? The "Hideous Hermit Podgey" is not a creation

By early 2021, Podgey had become a niche meme. Then, Lara Croft entered the chat. On April 1st, 2021 (a date that would later cause endless confusion), an anonymous user on the r/TombRaider subreddit posted a single grainy screenshot. It depicted Lara Croft, rendered in the realistic style of Shadow of the Tomb Raider , standing on a rickety wooden bridge over a bioluminescent swamp. Below her, half-submerged, was a massive, fleshy, vaguely humanoid shape with too many knuckles and a face like a melted candle.