René Emile Belloq

Rene Belloq is the rival of Indiana Jones in the movie Raiders Of the Lost Ark. Just like Jones, Belloq is in search for antiquities, but rather to possess for himself, rather than giving it to a museum. His tactic is simply to let Indy do the dirty work: "There's nothing that you can possess, which I cannot take away." is his tagline at this.

Rene sides with the Nazi's in the search of the Ark of the Covenant, using the information he has from the imprint of Marion's medallion on Major Toht's right hand. However, he digs at the wrong place for the Well of Souls, the Ark's resting place, without realizing it, until he sees a group of diggers in the far distance.

Rene is more friendly against Marion than the Nazi's; he gives her a new dress, and joins her in a drinking contest. He is disappointed when Marion is thrown in the snake-infested Well of the Souls, where Indiana is already in there. He travels along with Dietrich and Toht to guard the Ark to the trip to the dock so it can be taken to Germany. However, Indiana intervenes and takes the Ark with him.

Belloq then recaptures the Ark along with Marion when a German U-boat stops the ship where Indy, Marion and the Ark are. Indiana Jones managed to hitch a ride on it in an attempt to save Marion. Belloq is bewildered as he encounters Indiana once again on his way to make sure the Ark is no fake one. Belloq eventually begins the ritual, but to his dismay, there appears to be nothing more than dust and sand in the Ark. But then the Ark shows it true colours! As the spirits transform into the Angels of Death, fire erupts from the Ark and consume Belloq, using his body as the starting point for the fiery lightning which pierce straight through the Nazi Soldiers, while Belloq, Dietrich and Toht are stalled in their positions, all of them screaming of fear and terror. Then the three begin to glow white as the intensity of the Ark's power increases. This finally results in Dietrich having sucked all of his air out, making him look like a humanoid raisin and Toht melts like butter in a frying pan. Belloq gives a final shriek of agony, before his head explodes, putting him out of his misery.