This level consists of two parts: The sewers and Bouchard's hideout. The sewers lead to an abandoned metro station near Parc du Lune. And the other one leads from St. Aicard's graveyard to his hideout. Here you find Bouchard and talk to him.
Known references[]
08.01 - Mobile welding dynamo[]
Many thanks to Aurimas from Tomb Raider Forums for pointing this out.
08.02 - Device next to Arnauld[]
The ECT device is used mainly in the sanatorium level. It's a device to use it for electroconvolusive therapy. Thanx to Aurimas from tomb raider forums for pointing this out.
08.03 - Bittle Lob[]
"Bittle Lob" is an anagram of Little Bob. [1][2] It is a band from France, from Le Havre.
The device is a pallet truck. If you look good on that pallet truck you see a little star. It can be found on their albums.
08.04 - Czech Passports[]
These are indeed Czech passports. These are:
- Brown; from the time the country was called Czechoslovakia. It features the Socialist coat of arms (see the star on top) and the lion of Bohemia, on the chest the coat of arms of Slovakia.
- Red; an identity card from Czechoslovakia.
- Green brown; The current passport of the Czech Republic. It features the greater coat of arms of the Czech Republic.
08.05 - Frescos, strange text and boxes with beer[]
In the room where Bouchard just sitting in his chair are two frescos that also can be seen in the church. See here and here for references.
In the same room is a box with WTR PK also known as WALTER PK the gun of James Bond, this has been explained here. Also is some beer boxes, read more on the The Serpent Rouge level.
Unknown references[]
08.06 - Stone decoration[]
There can be seen some Gothic decoration. Maybe from the Notre Dame in Paris..
08.07 - Iron Wrought doors[]
Trivia[]
08.08 - Mr. Bouchard sitting just there..[]
Today I red the documentation that Kiko has made on TRF in the topic Beta and so much more - diary, on this level. I red that in the concept level Bouchard had two bodyguards or baddies and that Lara was caught up by one of the bodyguards. Some of the sound files refer to the bodyguards. These are removed because in this level Bouchard has no bodyguards.
The only thing I am missing in this scene is a television. Bouchard watching tv because I see no books and the amount of junkfood (boxes) must be one thing that entertains him.
08.09 - Background noice[]
The background noice or chatter can be heard in the sewers. The chatter sounds like a French cafe with male and female voices. Often I wonder if members of Core Design recorded this in Paris.
08.10 - Bouchard just sitting in air[]
When you, the game player, letting Lara go inside the lair of Bouchard a cutscene starts. I have Nakamichi860's tools on my computer and can look during cutscenes to the environment. Bouchard is just sitting in air when Lara comes in when the cutscene start. It is just funny.