Since the subject of which design to go with is still prevalent I was thinking about what design you guys think Square would push for. Different companies and different situations obviously, but Sakurai did have to fight Namco on getting classic
given that they wanted to him to use the Ghostly Adventures design. So I could similarly see Square push for modern Lara since it's relevant to the current TR games and would serve as advertising in their eyes.
In the event that Sakurai decided on Lara, I think he'd probably fight them on that too as he did for Pac-Man, but do you think Square would be willing to budge? After all Namco only conceded once Sakurai gave the ultimatum of classic Pac or no Pac at all when it came to Smash 3DS/Wii U.
I can somewhat see Square saying "Ok, pick someone else then." Given her lack of presence in Japan, they may even be quite content with shifting focus to a different character/franchise. Though that lack it also a huge obstacle to her possibly being considered in the first place. I'm just rambling now though, so I'll end it there.