Gobler

Major Gobler was Colonel Dietrich's personal assistant and helped oversee the dig site in Tanis. As the Nazis were not making progress on the Ark's location, Gobler suggested they interrogate Marion Ravenwood, against Belloq's wishes. She had had the medaillon for years, so she should have known something.

Following the destruction of the Flying Wing caused by Indiana Jones, Gobler had the Ark moved onto a truck and drove up behind it in a Mercedes-Benz troop car along with another officer and a gunner. During the drive, Gobler saw Jones boarding the truck from a horse and commandeering it. Gobler drove up alongside the truck as his gunner tried to shoot the archaeologist. Jones swerved the truck into the car, sending it briefly off the road. Gobler regained control and pursued the truck again. Jones bumped into Gobler again and this time the car found itself going towards a cliff. Gobler, his occupants, and his car fell off the cliff to their doom.

Behind the scenes

 * Gobler was played by Anthony Higgins.


 * Gobler's epaulletes indicate that he is a sergeant.


 * The Lego set Race For the Stolen Treasure includes both the truck carrying the Ark, as well as the troop car, but, oddly, not Gobler. In his place is a nameless German soldier. Similarly although Hasbro has released a toy version of the troop car for its toyline, there is not yet a figure of Gobler available to drive it.


 * Recent airings of Raiders of the Lost Ark on USA and the Sci-Fi Channel appear to have redone the shot of Gobler's car falling down the chasm in CGI. This was not done for the 2008 DVD release however, and there is no official comment from LucasFilm on the matter as of the moment.

Appearances

 * Raiders of the Lost Ark novel
 * Raiders of the Lost Ark
 * Raiders of the Lost Ark comic