Rodrigo Martin Santos’ passion for one of gaming's greatest icons has seen him earn the record for the Largest collection of Tomb Raider memorabilia.
As of April this year, the Spanish collector had amassed 2,383 distinct items ranging from video games, films, posters, figures and life-sized Lara Croft statues
The 27 year-old’s obsession for all things Lara started in 1996 when Rodrigo spotted sketches of the fictional archaeologist-adventurer by her British creator Toby Gard in a Spanish magazine.
After kick starting his collection with the original computer games, Rodrigo‘s collection soon moved on to include the original costume worn by model Rhona Mitra in Tomb Raider 2 and a life-sized Lara Croft with roses statue of which only 50 were ever made.
Among his favourite items is a poster of the second Tomb Raider movie signed by all the cast including Angelina Jolie.
Recalling when the moment he found out his incredible collection had set a record, Rodrigo says: “I never thought I could get to achieve a Guinness World Record, it is certainly a wonderful experience I will never forget. It's one of those things that is always with you”.
Rodrigo appears in Guinness World Records 2015 Gamer’s Edition which is out now. To find out where to buy it in your country, head to www.guinnessworldrecords.com/gamers
