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This Hero was Headlined on June 2021.

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Fortune and glory, kid. Fortune and glory.
~ Indiana Jones to Short Round.
It's not the years, honey. It's the mileage.
~ Indiana Jones
Snakes! Why did it have to be snakes?!
~ Indiana Jones' most famous quote.

Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (born July 1, 1899) is the titular main protagonist of the Indiana Jones franchise.

He is a mix of archaeologist and adventurer who seeks out rare and exotic finds from across the world while also battling to keep such artifacts from falling into the hands of an assortment of many villains who would use them for nefarious goals. He is most famous for his fedora and bullwhip, and for going on numerous adventures with his friends. He is considered one of the most iconic and popular movie characters ever, and the most iconic fictional archaeologist by many people.

He was portrayed by Harrison Ford, who also portrayed Han Solo in the Star Wars films, Rick Deckard in Blade Runner and Blade Runner: 2049, President James Marshall in Air Force One, Max Drummer in The Expendables 3, John Thornton in the 2020 adaptation of The Call of the Wild, and voiced Rooster in The Secret Life of Pets 2. In Last Crusade, the late River Phoenix portrayed a teenaged Indy. Anthony Ingruber acted as his younger body double in Dial of Destiny. Neil Boulane, Boutalat, Corey Carrier, Sean Patrick Flanery, and the late George Hall played the character in the TV series.

In the video games, he was voiced by Doug Lee (Fate of Atlantis and Infernal Machine), David Esch (Emperor's Tomb), and John Armstrong (Staff of Kings).

Personality[]

Indiana Jones is very knowledgeable in ancient history and brave in the face of danger as he is an expert professor of archaeology and also a clever adventurer. He looks for rare priceless artefacts, even ones that are suspected to have magical properties and his search for mystical artifacts often gets him into trouble and in a race against those who seek to claim certain treasures for their own gain or diabolical schemes. When Indy is not out searching the world for treasure, he sometimes works as a part-time university professor at Marshall College.

It is revealed that Indy has ophidiophobia as he has a fear of snakes since they are the one thing that he is afraid of. When he was about thirteen years old, snakes did not really bother him, but after falling into a create full of them aboard a Circus train while trying to escape with the Cross of Coronado, he quickly from that day on became afraid of snakes.

Despite being ophidiophobic, he has from time to time been forced to overcome his fears, especially when he went into the Well of Souls to retrieve the Ark of the Covenant, which was covered with numerous snakes. Whenever in physical combat, Indy is also a capable fighter, but not when up against men who are twice as strong as him.

Abilities[]

  • Peak Human Athletic Ability: Despite his age, Indy is very physically fit, able to face men half his age on equal grounds, deal with environmental obstacles with little fatigue, and is shown to still be quite strong. In his younger years, Indy he was very strong, agile, and possessed great stamina, and endurance, allowing him to evenly fight and overpower Nazi soldiers and Thuggee cultists, and in his older age could still fight evenly with Russian soldiers as well.
  • Genius Level Intellect/Master Tactician/Expert Strategist: Holding a doctorate in his field as well as being an active professor at a respected College, Indy is an incredibly well educated, clever, shrewd, observant, and resourceful man. Due to his military training Indy is an excellent strategist and tactician, showing himself to be immensely resourceful in desperate situations when under pressure. He nearly succeeded in outsmarting his rival Rene Belloq many times, only losing due to Belloq's good measure of Indy's nature and thought process. He successfully outsmarted Mola Ram despite the priest's powerful resources, and was eventually able to outwit Walter Donovan to the latter's demise. He was able to plan the infiltration and later escape of a Nazi controlled castle, and was able to evade German soldiers pursuing him and his father through clever tactics. During the second world war Indy worked in the OSS, and eventually rose to the rank of Colonel, showing his exceeding competence. He also successfully outsmarted the Soviet agent Irina Spalko multiple times, to her eventual demise.
    • Master Investigator: Due to both his military training and Archeology education Indy is an excellent investigator, being able to deduce why the Nazis were unable to find the Ark of the Covenant and subsequently discover the true location, and was able to uncover the Thuggee cult's true nature while a guest within their palace. He was able to discover information on the Holy Grail when others before him had failed, and successfully discovered the location of Akator based on little information where the Soviet expedition had failed to do the same.
    • Multilingual: Thanks both to his world travels and Archeology education, Indy is fluent in many languages, both dead and active.
  • Master hand-to-hand combatant: Indy lived an adventurous life even in his childhood and teenage years, giving him good quick wits and survival skills. In his adulthood Indy served as a soldier in both the First and Second World wars as well as with the OSS as a spy in the latter, receiving proficient training in weapons and combat, which he improved with time and experience. Indy has demonstrated himself to be a canny and resourceful fighter, willing to fight dirty and falling back on his wits and intelligence when facing a superior opponent, such a simply drawing his revolver when facing a trained swordsman or using the environment to defeat a physically superior Nazi mechanic and Thuggee cultists. Indy is also competently skilled with a number of weapons, being an expert marksman, a master whip fighter, and is shown to at least be proficient with knives and swords.
  • Expert Marksman: Due to his military training, Indy is highly proficient with firearms, preferring his signature revolver.
  • Skilled Swordsman: Indy is a capable swordsman, able to use one with competent ability, such as against Thuggee cultists.
  • Whip Mastery: Indy is an exceptional whip fighter, having taken an interest in his teenage years and spent decades honing his skill.

Quotes[]

JOCK! START THE ENGINES! GET IT UP! START THE ENGINES! START THE ENGINES, JOCK
~ Indiana Jones to Jock as he's running from the indigenous Hovito people.
Prepare to meet Kali! In Hell!
~ Indiana Jones before cutting the bridge with Mola Ram and Thuggee in two.
Indy: THERE'S A BIG SNAKE IN THE PLANE, JOCK!
Jock: Oh, that's just my pet snake, Reggie!
Indy: I HATE SNAKES, JOCK! I HATE 'EM!
Jock: Come on! Show a little backbone, will ya?!
~ Indiana Jones to Jock after he sees Reggie on his lap.

Trivia[]

  • Ever since he was a teen, Indiana has had ophidiophobia.
  • Indiana is the only character who appeared in all five Indiana Jones films.
  • Indiana Jones was originally named Indiana Smith, but Steven Spielberg hated the name, so they changed it to Indiana Jones.
  • Due to Ford being 80, and the confirmation that he will rightfully be the only actor to the play the character, Dial of Destiny is chronologically the final Indiana Jones film.
  • Chris Pratt was rumored to be the new Indiana Jones in a potential reboot. These rumors have since been proven false.

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