Marco Bartoli

Marco Bartoli is the main baddy in Tomb Raider 2. He is after the Dagger of Xian.

Marco took his father Gianni's place as leader of a cult called the Fiama Nera (Black Flame) which religiously believes in the Dagger's lengendary power. Gianni had discovered that the Talion needed to unlock the Dagger is locked itself inside the Barkhang Monestery in Tibet by a figurine known as the Seraph. However, after retrieving the Seraph, the ship Gianni was travelling on sank, leaving Marco to retrieve it from the wreckage.

Lara first meets Marco when she stows away on his sea plane in outside the Opera House in Venice. Instead of killing her, Marco has his thug, Eros, knock her out and imprison her on the Offshore Rig.

Ultimately, Lara is forced to kill Marco when he surrenders his soul to the Dagger by plunging it into his heart and becoming the Dragon.