His role as the mutatedFalloutanti-hero, The Ghoul, isbringing Goggins a new wave of attentionas a performer.

This includes his role in another videogame adaptation which was far less successful thanFallout, but underrated.

Though his introduction is somewhat understated,Vogel is Lara’s enemy andTomb Raider’s main antagonist.

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However, throughoutTomb Raider, Goggins' performance increases Vogel’s intensity until it rivals Lara’s.

Goggins plays Vogel in a very distinctive and world-weary way deliberately.

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Walton Goggins as the Ghoul aiming his gun at something in Fallout

However, this is not necessarily becauseTomb Raiderwas a flop.Tomb Raiderearned a 52% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

There are moreTomb Raiderstories to tell, and though Vogel is dead,Goggins could return as another character.

This precedent suggests Goggins may yet appear in a Lara Croft sequel.

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Set 200 years after an apocalypse, Fallout follows residents of luxury shelters as they re-enter a post-nuclear world. Confronted with a bizarre and violent landscape, the series explores the stark contrasts between their sheltered existence and the harsh realities of the outside universe.

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