Changes: Blond Driver

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"...don't call me Junior!"

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"Idiot! Idiot!"

―René Belloq^[src]

The Corporal was a German who served as the driver of the Mercedes-Benz carrying Belloq, Dietrich and Toht that headed up the convoy taking the Ark of the Covenant from Tanis to Cairo. His driving skills kept the staff car ahead of the truck after Indiana Jones overtook it, but Jones finally rammed him off the road. After being yelled at by Belloq, he managed to get the car going again, but by the time they caught up to Jones at Cairo, he had hidden the truck in Omar's garage.

Behind the scenes

The name "Blond Driver" comes from Lawrence Kasdan's script for the film.

A goof in the film is that after the car was rammed off the road, the Corporal flinches before Belloq even hits him.

The Corporal never appears in LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures. In his place is an Enemy Soldier, as all the Nazi soldiers are replaced by the enemy soldiers and enemy officers.

Appearances

Raiders of the Lost Ark novel (First appearance)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark comic

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-The '''Blond Driver''' was a [[German]] corporal who served as the driver of the Mercedes-Benz carrying [[René Emile Belloq|Belloq]], [[Herman Dietrich|Dietrich]] and [[Arnold Ernst Toht|Toht]] that headed up the convoy taking the [[Ark of the Covenant]] from [[Tanis]] to [[Cairo]]. His driving skills kept the staff car ahead of the truck after [[Indiana Jones]] overtook it, but Jones finally rammed him off the road. After being yelled at by Belloq, he managed to get the car going again, but by the time they caught up to Jones at Cairo, he had hidden the truck in [[Omar (Raiders)|Omar]]'s garage.
+The '''Corporal''' was a [[German]] who served as the driver of the Mercedes-Benz carrying [[René Emile Belloq|Belloq]], [[Herman Dietrich|Dietrich]] and [[Arnold Ernst Toht|Toht]] that headed up the convoy taking the [[Ark of the Covenant]] from [[Tanis]] to [[Cairo]]. His driving skills kept the staff car ahead of the truck after [[Indiana Jones]] overtook it, but Jones finally rammed him off the road. After being yelled at by Belloq, he managed to get the car going again, but by the time they caught up to Jones at Cairo, he had hidden the truck in [[Omar (Raiders)|Omar]]'s garage.
 == Behind the scenes ==
-*According to the [[Raiders of the Lost Ark (comic)|Marvel comics adaptation]], he is a corporal. His name "Blond Driver" comes from [[Lawrence Kasdan]]'s script for the film.
+*The name "Blond Driver" comes from [[Lawrence Kasdan]]'s script for the film.
-*A goof in the film is that after the car was rammed off the road, the driver flinches before Belloq even hits him.
+*A goof in the film is that after the car was rammed off the road, the Corporal flinches before Belloq even hits him.
-*The Blond Driver never appears in [[LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures]]. In his place is an [[Enemy Soldier]], as all the [[Nazi]] soldiers are replaced by the enemy soldiers and enemy officers.
+*The Corporal never appears in [[LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures]]. In his place is an [[Enemy Soldier]], as all the [[Nazi]] soldiers are replaced by the enemy soldiers and enemy officers.
 == Appearances ==