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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 Jones, Jr., better known as Indiana Jones, is the titular main protagonist of the franchise of the same name.
He is a famous 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.
Portrayals[]
- In the main films. he was portrayed by Harrison Ford, who is also best known for playing Han Solo in Star Wars. As a teenager in Last Crusade, he was portrayed the late River Phoenix. Anthony Ingruber acted as his younger body double in Dial of Destiny's prologue.
- In The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, he was played by Sean Patrick Flanery (age 16–21), Corey Carrier (age 8–10), George Hall (age 93), Harrison Ford (age 50), and Boutalat (age 5).
- In the video games, he was voiced by Doug Lee (Fate of Atlantis and Infernal Machine), David Esch (Emperor's Tomb), John Armstrong (Staff of Kings), Troy Baker (Great Circle), and Tom Kane (Lego).
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.
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.
Other appearences[]
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures[]
In LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, Indy appears in several of his physical variants (Regular, Desert, Tuxedo, Grey Suit, Kali) as well as several unique versions not seen in physical sets (Desert Disguise, Army Disguise, Officer). However, none of them exactly match how Indy looks physically, due to a different stubble pattern.
LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues[]
In LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues, Indy appears in several of his variations.
Star Wars Legends[]
Novels[]
In the novel The Paradise Snare, the first entry in The Han Solo Trilogy by A. C. Crispin, Solo uses the alias "Jenos Idanian," which is an anagram of Indiana Jones. The novel was published on May 5, 1997.
Specials[]
LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2[]
In the short film LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2, Jones can be seen searching through items at a Jawa garage sale, briefly holding the head of the droid C-3PO before tossing it aside. Later after the Jedi and the Republic destroyed the CIS secret bad guy base and going to the Skywalker World, Indy appears with a globe.
LEGO Star Wars: Bombad Bounty[]
Darth Vader watches a LEGO recreation of Raiders of the Lost Ark on his television, particularly the scene where Jones steals the Chachapoyan Fertility Idol from the Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors and evades the large boulder. He later appears on the Death Star, where in the background, a scene of Solo running from a group of stormtroopers is replaced with Jones running away from the boulder.
Video games[]
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga[]
In LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Indiana Jones is an unlockable secret character. He looks much like the regular variant, except for, as in the previous game, a different stubble pattern.
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars[]
Indy makes several cameos in LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, Indy appears in a minigame in the level "Hostage Crisis" where he must jump over bottomless pits in order to earn a Minikit.
In free play mode of the level "The Hidden Enemy," the player can position two sports cars to be on top of two pads, which will reveal a tied-up Indiana Jones and his father, Henry Jones, Sr., in a recreation of a scene from the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Quotes[]
| “ | JOCK, START THE ENGINES! GET IT UP! JOCK, THE ENGINES! START THE ENGINES, JOCK! | „ |
| ~ Indiana Jones to Jock as he's running from the indigenous Hovito people. |
| “ | Mola Ram, prepare to meet Kali... IN HELL! | „ |
| ~ Indiana Jones before cutting the bridge with Mola Ram and Thuggee in two. |
Sallah: Indy, I… I miss the desert. I miss the sea. And I miss waking up every morning, wondering what wonderful adventure the new day will bring to us.
Indiana: This is not an adventure, Sallah. Those days have come and gone.
Sallah: Perhaps. Perhaps not.
| “ | 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?! |
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| ~ 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.
- Rex Dangervest's archaeologist occupation is a reference to this.
External Links[]
- Indiana Jones on the Indiana Jones Wiki
- Indiana Jones on the Inconsistently Admirable Wiki
- Indiana Jones on the Paramount Wiki
- Indiana Jones on the Disney Wiki
- Indiana Jones on Wikipedia
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