Indiana Jones Wiki
Indiana Jones Wiki
Indiana Jones Wiki
8,149
pages
in: Americans, Characters alive when last seen, Characters appearing in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Children

Herman Mueller

Sign in to edit
This article is about the boy scout. You may be looking for his father or the politician.

Herman Mueller, sometimes called Hermie, was a friend of Indiana Jones during the future archaeologist's early teenage years, while Indy lived in Utah and was a Boy Scout.

Biography[]

Early years[]

Herman Mueller, Jr. was born in 1899[2] to Herman Mueller, Senior, a wealthy treasure hunter.[3] The junior Mueller was a Boy Scout[1] and, by 1912, Indy considered him his best friend alongside Indiana,[4] despite not knowing him well and having heard from other kids he supposedly had troubles at home.[5]

The Cross of Coronado[]

That year Herman and his friend Indiana Jones went on a Boy Scout equestrian camping trip together in Utah. After separating from the rest of the troop, Herman and Indy explored a cave in a canyon, where they discovered Fedora and his crew digging up the Cross of Coronado. Indy sent Herman back to find Mr. Havelock and inform the Sheriff that there were looters in the caves. After being scared by a snake, Herman took off on his mission.

Herman with his bugle.

Herman with his bugle.

Shortly after Indy returned to his house, Herman showed up, announcing his arrival with his bugle. He had succeeded in bringing the sheriff, but the lawman took Fedora's word for it that the relic was stolen from him and his gang. The Cross was returned to them and presented to Panama Hat, who was seen as the rightful owner.[1] Hermie apologized to him for bringing the Sheriff, but Indy responded that it was all right and didn't blame him.[4]

Further adventures[]

A week later, Herman accompanied Indy and Helen Margaret Seymour to Klondike, Yukon, in search of a treasure of gold.[4]

In 1913, Indy was supposed to have stayed with Herman's family instead of accompanying his father to Russia, but Herman came down with the measles.[6]

That September, he followed Indy and his father in New York City, getting even kidnapped.[7] Later that month they get involved in the Bermuda Triangle.[8]

By October, he and Indy were sent to study in Charenton Academy in England,[9] where they find themselves to fight Dark Druids in Stonehenge.[10]

In 1914, Herman and the Joneses went to Turkey, where they came across the underground kingdom and a plot by monarch Zed to use the Knife to rule the world.[11]

Personality and traits[]

A sad sack of a Boy Scout who followed Indiana Jones as a "puppy",[12] Herman Mueller was a bit cowardly but loyal friend to Indy, going to warn Mr. Havelock and the Sheriff when Indy told him to do so to alert them about Fedora's Gang looting Utah's caves.[1] Upon bringing the Sheriff to his friend's home, Mueller held his trumpet high and blew it for all what was worth, proud that he had delivered the "cavalry" to Indy's place.[2]

Much like Indy developed minutes later after teasing him, Mueller suffered from ophidiophobia.[1]

Behind the scenes[]

Herman Mueller was portrayed by J. J. Hardy in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.[1]

In the earliest scenes of the film, J. J. Hardy accidentally fell off his horse. Such scene wasn't scripted after all, according to Hardy, who says that his leg hit the backpack as he was trying to get off and he ultimately lost his balance.[13]

In the caves scene where they are separated, Indy didn't tell Herman he would return home or any other appointment after retrieving the Cross of Coronado, saying only 'I don't know... I'll think of something' instead. It is not therefore explained how Herman knew that Indy would be home and why he decided to take the Sheriff there.

In some of the French-exclusive Hachette Livre novels, Herman is described sporting glasses,[7][3] despite not doing so in the prologue of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.[1] In Indiana Jones Jr et le Fantôme du Klondike, it is revealed that Hermie's classmates had nicknamed him "Bouboule". This is French slang for a fat person, essentially "Fatty".[4]

from .

Ketts from Young Indiana Jones and the Mountains of Superstition.

Herbert Wozcinsky from Indiana Jones und das Verschwundene Volk[14] and Ketts from Young Indiana Jones and the Mountains of Superstition.[15] are near carbon copies of Herman. It's unclear if the authors of these stories intended for these similar characters to be Herman. Interestingly, Ketts was depicted sporting glasses[15] as Herman in the French-exclusive Hachette Livre novels.[7][3]

In LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, filling the second player character slot, Herman joins Indy in his escape from the caves and during the chase on board the Dunn & Duffy Combined Circus train. As such, he also escapes from Fedora's clutches by performing the magic trick along with Indy in Doctor Fantasy's Magic Caboose.[16] In the sequel, the whole Young Indy sequence is left out, but Herman is still depicted in a photograph when Marcus Brody instructs Indy and, in this version, Sallah about their mission to retrieve the Cross.[17]

Appearances[]

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade junior novel (2008)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Young Indiana Jones and the Circle of Death
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Indiana Jones Jr et le Fantôme du Klondike
  5. ↑ Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade novel
  6. ↑ Young Indiana Jones and the Princess of Peril
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Indiana Jones Jr et le Violon du Metropolitan
  8. ↑ Indiana Jones Jr et le Triangle des Bermudes
  9. ↑ Young Indiana Jones and the Ghostly Riders
  10. ↑ Young Indiana Jones and the Circle of Death
  11. ↑ Young Indiana Jones and the Secret City
  12. ↑ Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 junior novel
  13. ↑ @Barnet_College The Indiana Jones Picture Gallery Project on Twitter
  14. ↑ Indiana Jones und das Verschwundene Volk
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Young Indiana Jones and the Mountains of Superstition
  16. ↑ LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
  17. ↑ LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.
More Fandoms