Reunion - Defeating Sophia Leigh (part 1)

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When Lara lands on the small, flagstone ledge beyond the swinging burner, the camera shifts to a wide-angle shot. Sophia Leigh begins to climb up the ledges on her side of the mutagen pool. Do not bother shooting Sophia until you reach the highest set of ledges in this room. She is invulnerable until then.

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Before Sophia can power up her staff and begin shooting deadly energy bolts, hop across the gap to the next ledge.

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Then run around the corner to the right and make a U-turn at the top of the ramp.

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Climb or jump onto the gray block with the small medi pack.

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This next sequence is optional, but if you want all the kills and items, you'll need to retrieve the large medi pack on Sophia's side of the room before climbing higher. To do this, climb onto the ledge with the small medi pack, as shown above, but don't pick it up yet. Then, while Sophia is busy climbing the ledges on her side, take a running jump across the gap onto the ledge with the large medi pack. You need to move quickly now before Sophia has a chance to power up again. Otherwise she'll release an energy pulse that will knock Lara off the ledge.

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Grab the health pack. Then immediately roll...

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...and take a running jump back to the side where you started. Climb back onto the gray block and pick up the small medi pack. (Now skip the next 3 screenshots.)

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Alternatively, after picking up the large medi pack, run forward off the edge and hide in the corner on the left.

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When you took the medi pack, another eviscerated dude with a burning club appears on the ledge near Sophia. Shoot him as he climbs down toward you.

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Then stand facing the ledge where you got the medi pack and wait for Sophia to run though a series of energy blasts. There are usually 11 blasts then a pause as she powers up. Just before this pause, take a standing jump onto the ledge...

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...and then a running jump back across the pit. Climb onto the gray block and pick up the small medi pack.

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From the gray ledge where the small medi pack was, jump onto the grate below the dangling mutant.

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If you like, you can wait here until Sophia runs out of energy and starts to power up again. Just be sure to move forward toward the low wall, as shown here, so the energy blasts can't reach you. When the coast is clear, climb onto the ledge ahead, pick up another small medi pack, and then run around to the left and take cover behind the stone structure.

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This area is safe as long as you stand back from the opening.

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