- "Colin was your stepfather. We started dating when you were three months old. He was a good man, but he wasn't your father."
- ―Marion Ravenwood, to Mutt Williams[src]
Colin Williams was an British pilot in the Royal Air Force. He was a friend of American archaeologist Indiana Jones, Marion Ravenwood's first husband and Mutt Williams' stepfather. Williams was killed during World War II.
Biography[]
Heroic life and death[]
A pilot in British Royal Air Force, Colin Williams met Marion Ravenwood when the American archaeologist Indiana Jones introduced them to each other.[1]
After Jones abandoned Marion the week before their 1937 marriage unaware that she was pregnant, Ravenwood began dating Williams three months after giving birth and Henry — nicknamed "Mutt" — grew up thinking Williams was his biological father.[1] Having found a good man to marry and start a family with, Marion raised Mutt dealing with birthdays, scabbed knees, Christmas trees, long green summers and even longer winter nights, all with Colin to hold her.[2]
During World War II, however, Williams was killed during the conflict, devastating his wife and son.[1] The event left Marion dark and empty, with Mutt the only bright spark in her life.[2]
Legacy[]
Following Williams' death, English professor Harold Oxley became Mutt's surrogate father[3] before Jones himself reunited with Marion in 1957, finding out from her that he was a parent and they married each other shortly after discovering the Temple of Akator.[1] When Oxley's life was threatened by Irina Spalko, Mutt stepped in, unwilling to lose another father figure.[2]
Mutt eventually followed in Colin's footsteps as a military man, serving in the US Army during the Vietnam War but lost his life in the conflict. devastating both Marion and Indy to the point that the grief almost drove them apart until Indy's hunt for Archimedes' Dial in 1969 assisted by his estranged goddaughter Helena Shaw helped them heal.[4]
Personality and traits[]
According to his wife Marion Ravenwood, Colin Williams was a good man and his stepson Mutt considered him a war hero.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
During an interview with TheRaider.net in 2010, Indycron continuity database keeper Leland Chee stated that exploration of Colin Williams by writers was off-limit at that time.[5]
Appearances[]
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull novel (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull junior novel (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull comic (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
- "No Time for Love?" - Indiana Jones: The Official Magazine 5
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Annual 2009