Editing René Emile Belloq

{{Infobox Character
|character name=René Emile Belloq
|image=[[File:belloq.jpg|250px]]
|gender=Male<ref name="RotLA">''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''</ref>
|birth=c. 1890s<ref name="Age Explanation">In ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook]]'', René Emile Belloq is described as a man just entering middle age. As the middle age is between 45 and 65 according to the ''[[Wikipedia:Oxford English Dictionary|Oxford English Dictionary]]'', it can be deduced that to the fullest, Belloq might have been born in the early 1890s.</ref><br />[[Marseilles]], [[France]]<ref name="IJatHE">''[[Indiana Jones and the Hollow Earth]]''</ref>
|death=[[1936]]<br />[[Tabernacle]], ''[[Geheimhaven]]'', [[Aegean Sea]]<ref name="RotLA" />
|nationality={{Nat-French}}<ref name="RotLA" />
|profession=*[[Archaeologist]]<ref name="RotLA" />
*Mercenary<ref name="RotLA" />
*Treasure Hunter<ref name="RotLA" />
|allegiances=*[[Belloq family]]<ref name="IJatHE" />
*Independent<ref name="RotLA" />
}}
{{Quote|So once again, Jones, what was briefly yours is now mine.|René Emile Belloq|Raiders of the Lost Ark}}
'''René Emile Belloq''' was a [[France|French]] [[archaeology|archaeologist]] and rival of his [[United States of America|American]] counterpart [[Indiana Jones]].

Born in [[Marseilles]] as part of the prestigious [[Belloq family]], Belloq studied archaeology at the [[Sorbonne]] where he met and befriended Jones but eventually plagiarized his work with which he went on to win the [[Archaeological Society Prize]]. A career at the [[Louvre]] was cut short when Belloq was suspected of funding a grave robbing expedition and afterwards became a mercenary archaeologist with increasingly unethical methods in carrying out his work.

Over the following years, Belloq embarked on several adventures in the pursuit of artifacts, often pre-empting or in the wake of Indiana Jones. The involvement of his rival, however, managed to frustrate Belloq's plans on a number of occasions.

In [[1936]], after claiming a golden [[Chachapoyan]] [[Chachapoyan Fertility Idol|fertility idol]] from Jones in [[Peru]], Belloq was hired by [[Nazi]] leader [[Adolf Hitler]] to assist in the Reich's search for the [[Ark of the Covenant]], an expedition that would ultimately be his undoing.

==Biography==
===Early life===
René Emile Belloq was born around the 1890s<ref name="Age Explanation" /> in [[Marseilles]], [[France]] to a wealthy [[wine]]-making [[Belloq family|family]]<ref name="IJatHE" /> of noble French ancestry<ref name="Raiders Sourcebook">''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook]]''</ref> at [[Forteresse Malevil]], and claimed to share blood ties with the [[Knights Templar]]<ref name="IJatDE">''[[Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs]]''</ref> and [[Jean Lafitte]].<ref name="IJatHE" /> He had a [[Belloq (twin)|twin brother]],<ref name="Avalon">''[[Indiana Jones und das Erbe von Avalon]]''</ref> and another sibling named [[Claude Belloq|Claude]].<ref name="IJatEofF">''[[Indiana Jones and the Eye of the Fates]]''</ref> A student of history at France's most famous academies,<ref name="Raiders Sourcebook" /> Belloq grew up admiring France's most acclaimed [[archaeologist]]s–such as [[Dominique Vivant]], [[Jean-François Champollion]] and [[Auguste Mariette]]–and made it his mission to become one himself by enrolling at the [[Sorbonne]] where a fellow [[United States of America|American]] student named [[Indiana Jones]] was studying linguistics<ref name="Belloq Marshall">{{IJ|url=marshall/character/belloq/|text=Belloq's Marshall College entry}}</ref> while Belloq studied art and archaeology.<ref name="Raiders Sourcebook" />

In August [[1922]], the two met at an archaeological dig at [[Ur]] in [[Iraq]] on which Belloq absconded with several artifacts and sold them off, damaging the reputation of Doctor [[Andrés Silvio Uribe]] in the process. This,<ref name="IJ:TUG">''[[Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide]]''</ref> coupled with Jones supposedly "stealing" credit for the [[Pu-Abi Harp]]'s discovery, led a disgraced Uribe to blame Jones for his ruin and passed his hatred for the American on to his children [[Felipe Uribe|Felipe]] and [[Francisca Uribe del Arco|Francisca del Arco]].<ref name="IJatAoG">''[[Indiana Jones and the Arms of Gold]]''</ref> For his part, the act made Belloq a contact with dealers on the black market.<ref name="IJ:TUG" /> Likewise, Belloq would go on to establish a network in his native [[Provence]]<ref name="IJatDE" /> and formed some association with [[Forrestal]].<ref name="TLJoIJ">''[[The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones]]''</ref>

Back at the university, Belloq and Jones were friends, at least for a time, and Belloq came into the possession of [[Young Indiana Jones and the Cross of Coronado|a self-made comic]] by Jones about his childhood attempt to reclaim the [[Cross of Coronado]] from a [[Fedora's Gang|grave robbing gang]] in [[Utah]] in [[1912]].<ref name="TGAoIJ" /> However, Belloq eventually came across a paper on stratigraphy by Jones and plagiarized the work. As a result, he was awarded the [[Archaeological Society Prize]] with Jones unable to prove the theft.<ref name="Belloq Marshall" /> He would then graduate from the Sorbonne with a Masters in Archaeology.<ref name="Raiders Sourcebook" />

His accolade and inherited wealth bought Belloq a job at the [[Louvre]] in [[Paris]] as an assistant curator, holding the position for under a year.<ref name="Belloq Marshall" /> However, while working for the Louvre's expeditions, Belloq became suspect in the funding of a grave robbing expedition in [[Iran]] where he used some unsavory business contacts and questionable methods to get several medieval Persian artifacts. This led to the deaths of several of the museum's employees, including his own assistants and the murder of a British archaeologist.<ref name="Raiders Sourcebook" /> Fired, Belloq became a mercenary to whomever could afford him,<ref name="IJ:TUG"/> finance his expeditions and purchase his finds at a higher price than museums.<ref name="Raiders Sourcebook" />

At some point before he took to using his self-proclaimed "clever" and successful means of acquiring artifacts, Belloq traveled to [[Peru]] where he reached out to the indigenous [[Hovitos]] tribe while searching for the [[Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors]], even managing to establish good ties with the son of an Hovitos village chieftain, gifting him a cigarette lighter and other shiny objects for the others. Nevertheless, he was unable to convince the tribe to take him to the sacred valley of their [[Chachapoyan]] ancestors where the temple was located.<ref name="Raiders Sourcebook" />

Belloq also journeyed to [[Estray Island|Estray]] in the [[Orkney Islands]],<ref name="TFAoIJ-M,MatW!">{{FAIJ|Double Play!|Double Play: Magic, Murder and the Weather!}}</ref> where the ruins were believed to hold the lost treasure of tenth century [[Viking]] pirate [[Magnus Redhand]].<ref name="TFAoIJ-S'sGWA!">{{FAIJ|Something's Gone Wrong Again!}}</ref> Belloq's methods only resulted in angering the locals, and he subsequently left them distrustful of all archaeologists, with the impression that such scholars only tore up the land and scared the herds.<ref name="TFAoIJ-M,MatW!" />

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Additionally, his career saw the Lourve hire Belloq in an official capacity to search for the [[Star Map of Baghdad]] in French-controlled [[Syria]]. While Belloq was in the country with French government's permission, Jones was suspicious, and asked a group of adventurers to keep an eye on his rival.<ref name="IJA Ah">''[[Indiana Jones Artifacts]]'' Adventure hook</ref>

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===Prize hunter===
{{Quote|His blood is more mercenary than it ever was French. He'll sell it.|[[Indiana Jones]] on Belloq's theft of the [[Uppsala Scroll]].|Indiana Jones Adventures: Volume 1}}
[[File:Belloq 1930.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Catching up with Indiana Jones in [[Marrakesh]], [[1930]].]]

In [[1930]], Belloq was on the trail of the [[Uppsala Scroll]] and traveled to [[Sweden]] to acquire it for the [[Nazis]]. Unfortunately, he reached the [[Temple of Old Uppsala|site]] too late, only finding [[Theresa Lawrence]], who did not have the scroll, but instead possessed [[Baldur's Ring]]. He went to [[London]], and with the help of some thugs, he stole the scroll from [[Marcus Brody]]. He traveled to [[Marrakesh]], [[Morocco]], where he met with his buyer, [[Krause]]. While showing the potency of the scroll's information, Belloq was unaware of Jones disguised nearby. When Jones stole the scroll and escaped, Belloq and Krause made the Nazi soldiers follow him. In a dead-end alley, Belloq found Jones fighting with a Nazi, and recovered the scroll. Giving the scroll to Krause, he offered to enlist Jones in future operations for the Nazis. Krause revealed that the scroll was a Torah, and Belloq was enraged at his deal gone sour - Jones had given the real scroll to Lawrence during the chase. With no deal, Belloq tried to maintain face with Krause and left Jones beat-up in the alley.<ref name="IJA:V1">''[[Indiana Jones Adventures: Volume 1]]''</ref>

In [[1931]], Belloq sought the [[Invincible Ruby]] of [[Ali Bey]], and his research team recognized the need to obtain the five mammalian [[Wohat Statues]]. Belloq hired [[Ali Bey-Faisal]] to steal them from various museums around the world. After realizing that Jones was on the trail of the stolen statues, Belloq and Bey-Faisal planned to trick Jones into reclaiming the carvings, and then use them to find and enter [[Ali Bey's Palace]]. The night after the Lion statue was stolen from the [[Barcelona History Museum]], Bey-Faisal hinted to Jones that Belloq had hired him, and made sure that Jones followed him back to a [[Hotel El Cor|hotel]], where he met with Belloq in the lobby. The two talked downstairs, allowing Jones to sneak into Belloq's room and take the statues. Belloq and Bey-Faisal then followed Jones to [[Kenya]], where the palace was. While Bey-Faisal was to overcome Jones and claim the ruby, Belloq stayed out of the jungle. As Jones returned from the jungle empty-handed, Belloq asked if Bey-Faisal had gotten the ruby. Jones' response indicated that if Bey-Faisal had found it, he'd still need to be dug out.<ref name="IJA:V2:CotIR">''[[Indiana Jones Adventures: Volume 2: Curse of the Invincible Ruby]]''</ref>

In August [[1932]], Belloq approached the German scholar [[Wolfgang S. Staubig]] with an interest in ''[[The Book of the Spells of Merlin]]'' manuscript believed to contain a runic incantation for summoning the image of a Chalice that could be very well the [[Holy Grail]]. Staubig was impressed by Belloq's erudition but perturbed by his association with the Nazis. He later informed [[Henry Walton Jones, Senior|Henry Jones, Sr.]], Indy's father, about his encounter with Belloq, something which the elder Jones noted in his [[Grail Diary]].<ref name="GD">[[Grail Diary (game documentation)|Grail Diary]]</ref>

In [[1933]], Belloq came across a powerful artifact, the [[Crystal Skull of Cozan]], on the black market and took it into his possession. He found a buyer in the Nazis who had recently began scouring the globe for occult relics. Jones turned up at his home looking for the Skull which he had uncovered. With help from the Daguerre brothers [[Jean Daguerre|Jean]] and [[Claude Daguerre|Claude]], Jones was taken captive when the Nazis led by [[Franz Kroeger]] arrived in a [[U-357|U-boat]] to finish the deal. Belloq completed the transaction but fearing Nazi reprisal, attempted to have Jones shot even though Kroeger had already left. However, while the Frenchman was distracted with the Daguerres, Jones escaped cursing Belloq's name and the Nazis turned the U-boat's guns on Forteresse Malevil regardless, destroying it with two torpedoes. Belloq survived and later gave Jones coordinates to find the Skull.<ref name="IJatDE" />

Belloq resurfaced during [[Mardi Gras]] in [[New Orleans]] in March [[1934]] after he found Jones was seeking his help in locating the Skull which had once again slipped his grasp. For a price, Belloq supplied Jones with a means to locate the Skull but Jones' antagonistic remarks prompted the Frenchman to challenge the archaeologist to a duel, waiting for him to show up while sitting atop [[Marie Laveau]]'s unmarked grave. Jones chose the match to be decided by single shot revolver and took a bullet to the arm.<ref name="IJatHE" /> Three months later in June, Indy found that Belloq had already swooped in and excavated a spot in the [[Rub al Khali Desert]] of [[Saudi Arabia]], a place which Indy had spent months planning to dig.<ref name="RotLA Novel">[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (novel)|''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' novel]]</ref>

[[File:AWBelloq.jpg|thumb|250px|Belloq keeps an eye on proceedings.]]

The rivals also had an eye on the [[Scales of Osiris]], a relic believed to be a portal to the Egyptian Underworld. However, Belloq was unwilling to stand in judgement of [[Osiris]], god of the underworld, and manipulated the newest member of the [[Adventure Society]] to take his place.<ref name="IJAW">''[[Indiana Jones Adventure World]]''</ref>

At some point, Belloq came into contact with [[Wehrmacht]] [[Colonel]] [[Herman Dietrich]].<ref name="Belloq Marshall" /><ref>{{IJ|url=marshall/character/dietrich/|text=Dietrich's Marshall College entry}}</ref> Although the pair had little regard for one another, Dietrich kept himself in tabs with Belloq's operations and expensive services, leading [[Adolf Hitler]]'s [[Eidel|inner circle]] to eventually take notice of their association,<ref name="RotLA Novel"/> getting jobs from the [[Germany|German]] people to recover artifacts of significance to them which could symbolically represent their country's rise to power and domination over its enemies.<ref name="Raiders Sourcebook" />

When Jones was making plans to search for the [[Savarati Idol]] in [[Ceylon]] in [[1935]], Belloq made him aware of [[Schutzstaffel|SS]] Colonel [[Albrecht Von Beck]]'s intention to do the same. Jones noted in [[Indiana Jones' journal|his journal]] that Von Beck and Belloq's rivalry appeared greater than theirs.<ref name="IJatEsT 1935 Journal">''[[Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb: 1935 Journal]]''</ref> Later in the year, Belloq was in [[Shanghai]], [[China]] looking for the [[Nurhachi's ashes|remains]] of [[Nurhachi]]. When Jones recovered them first, Belloq had to assure gangster [[Lao Che]] — who had hired Jones to recover the urn — that his interest in the find was purely archaeological. Instead, he set his eyes on [[Peacock's Eye|a large diamond]] which Jones was trying to acquire in exchange for Nurhachi.<ref name="TGAoIJ">''[[The Greatest Adventures of Indiana Jones]]''</ref> However, Jones ended up losing the diamond [[Skirmish at Club Obi Wan|in a shootout]] that came to take place in [[Club Obi Wan]].<ref name="IJatToD">''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]''</ref>

Upon hearing that Jones's plane had crashed in [[India]], Belloq flew to the site to confirm that his rival was dead after [[Chinese Pilot|Che's]] [[Chinese Co-Pilot|pilots]] were unable to verify it. He then made his way to [[Mayapore|Mayapore village]] where the local [[Marhan|Shaman]] and villagers told a story of how Jones had rescued their children from [[Mola Ram]]'s [[Thuggee]] cult and returned the stolen [[Sankara Stones|Sankara stone]]. Astonished that Jones came close to death, Belloq regretted not being around to assist Ram in defeating his rival.<ref name="TGAoIJ" />

In July 1935, Belloq made a phone call to an associate of Jones in the state of [[Indiana (state)|Indiana]] who—mistaking Belloq for an old friend of Jones—told him Jones was in India's [[Lost Delta]], where the [[Temple of the Forbidden Eye]] had been discovered.<ref>''[[Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye]]''</ref>

Around this time, Belloq became aware about Forrestal's apparent excavations to find the Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors and that he had organized an expedition to Peru to find the Temple by using [[South American Travels|the research]] of the 19th century American explorer [[McHenry]] from the [[University of Chicago]]'s library. Willing to take advantage of Forrestal's hunt for the temple, Belloq hired the local thieves [[Barranca]] and [[Satipo]] to steal the map from one of the archaeologist's campsites, but the thieves double-crossed Belloq and kept the map for themselves, telling the Frenchman that it was incomplete and thus useless in finding more treasure. Belloq was still able to work out the general area that Forrestal was looking to find the temple by calculating where Barranca and Satipo had gone hunting for the map.<ref name="Raiders Sourcebook" /> Forrestal perished in his attempt to uncover the idol due the temple's booby traps. Although Belloq wouldn't learn of the reason for Forrestal's 'disappearance' from the Hovitos until later,<ref name="TGAoIJ" /> Belloq knew that he would need someone to brave the dangers protecting its treasures once he could pinpoint the Chachapoyan temple's location, that being a large mountain jungle valley from the Peruvian highlands.<ref name="Raiders Sourcebook" />

In [[1936]], Belloq sent Indiana Jones a message to inform his rival that [[South America]] held an artifact of mutual interest. He also pointed out that Forrestal had gotten there ahead of either of them and surely would have scouted out the fairest destinations.<ref name="TLJoIJ" /> Unknown to Jones, Belloq had tricked him into using some of Forrestal's papers by persuading and bribing an American contact of his who told him about Jones' interest in the expedition, letting the papers become accessible to academics to further Jones' research. Upon learning that Indiana Jones had successfully taken up the search for the Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors as he had done years prior, Belloq anonymously tipped off Barranca and Satipo that his rival had the rest of Forrestal's map and the pair offered their services as guides to Jones. Keeping up his machinations, Belloq then warned the Hovitos that outsiders were looking to violate the sacred ground of their ancestors.<ref name="Raiders Sourcebook" /> While Belloq didn't have Jones' map, he was one step ahead of him<ref name="TGAoIJ" /> just as Jones suspected.<ref name="RotLA Novel" /> With a group of Hovitos warriors, Belloq finally achieved his goal of accessing the valley. The sound of a gunshot led them to Barranca, who had been chased away having betrayed the [[archaeologist]] at [[Dead Man Falls]]. The treacherous guide informed the group of Jones' location before the Hovitos killed him for his presence in the valley.<ref name="Raiders Sourcebook" />

Belloq and the Hovitos warriors ambushed Jones after he recovered a [[Chachapoyan Fertility Idol|fertility idol]] in the shape of [[Pachamama]] from the temple. After the Hovitos threw Barranca's corpse to the ground, Belloq asked Indiana for the idol, remarking that it was the price for trusting in the wrong friends. With no other options left and unable to tell the Hovitos that Belloq was not to be trusted, Jones gave the idol to Belloq and took advantage of his rival turning around to run away, hotly pursued by the Hovitos.<ref name="RotLA" /> Despite good relations with the tribe, Belloq let out a laugh in the wake of the departing Hovitos and simply took the relic for himself, betraying their friendship.<ref name="Raiders Sourcebook" /> He promptly unloaded the idol in Marrakesh, where the artifact eventually made its way to the antiquities dealer [[Saad Hassim]]'s [[Saad Hassim's Shop|shop]].<ref name="TFAoIJ-TGG">{{FAIJ|The Gold Goddess}}</ref>

===Search for the Ark===
{{Dialogue|René Belloq|How odd that it should end this way for us after so many stimulating encounters. I almost regret it. Where shall I find a new adversary so close to my own level?|Indiana Jones|Try the local sewer.|Belloq threatening Indiana Jones in Cairo, 1936.|Raiders of the Lost Ark}}Following his rendezvous with Jones in Peru, Belloq returned home where he was contacted by Colonel Herman Dietrich and taken to see Adolf Hitler himself in [[Berlin]], who wished to hire Belloq to find the [[Ark of the Covenant]] personally.<ref name="RotLA Novel" />

Belloq agreed, siding with the Nazis during their search and fashioned a crude but working replica of [[Headpiece to the Staff of Ra|Marion Ravenwood's medallion]] using the imprint burned onto [[Major]] [[Arnold Ernst Toht]]'s right hand.<ref name="RotLA" /> Belloq and the Nazis found the [[Map Room]], where Belloq deciphered a warning that urged against disturbing the Ark, but he disregarded it as old hat having encountered similar such foreboding words on previous occasions.<ref name="TGAoIJ" /> However, crucial information was contained on the other side of the medallion that was missing from the replica and, as a result, his people ended up digging in the wrong place to find the [[Well of the Souls]].<ref name="RotLA" /> With no leads to proceed, Belloq discarded a sketch of the Ark's location in the Map Room.<ref name="TLJoIJ" />

[[File:Belloq is amused.jpg|thumb|right|Belloq is amused.]]

Noting their lack of progress, Dietrich's aide [[Major]] [[Gobler]] suggested that [[Marion Ravenwood]] might hold the answers, but Belloq insisted that she knew nothing. René attempted to extract information from her to placate Dietrich and Gobler, giving Marion food and a new dress, looking at her indiscreetly while she changed clothes. Marion then convinced him to join her in a drinking contest, during which René got drunk. Ravenwood was ultimately playing along to plot her escape but, unfortunately for her, Toht foiled her plans.<ref name="RotLA" />

The next morning, Belloq saw a group of diggers in the far distance and it was soon discovered that Indy had found the Ark. Gloating, Belloq stole the Ark from him, assuring Jones that what was briefly his was now his own and that he would become a "permanent addition" to the snake-infested Well of the Souls.<ref name="RotLA" /> To tease him, Belloq even mused that perhaps in [[2936|a thousand years]] he may be worth something, at which Jones laughed sarcastically before insulting Belloq. However, Belloq became more than a little disappointed when Marion was thrown by Toht into the Well. However, though reluctant, Belloq quickly accepted her fate and left with Nazis.<ref name="RotLA" />

After Indy and Marion escaped and destroyed the [[Flying Wing]] that was going to be used to fly the Ark out of [[Tanis]] to Berlin, it was put on a [[cargo truck|truck]] and Belloq [[1937 Mercedes-Benz 320|traveled with]] Dietrich and Toht to guard the Ark on the trip to [[Cairo]] so it could be taken to Germany. However, Indiana [[The Desert Chase|intervened]] to steal the Ark back. Upon hearing one of the Nazis, Belloq turned around as the other passengers to see Jones riding to the cargo truck and avoiding the shots of Gobler's [[Gunner (individual)|gunner]]. Once inside the cargo truck, while Jones fought against the truck's [[Truck Driver|driver]], Belloq's car went through a construction site while avoiding running over the workers. Afterwards, with complete control of the truck, Jones used it to knock Belloq's vehicle into a couple of selling stalls.<ref name="RotLA" />

The chase continued, with Belloq and his passengers going in front of Jones, waiting for the opportunity to knock them off the road. Eventually, a [[Tough Sergeant|sergeant]] took control of the truck and knocked Jones to the front of the truck, and Belloq asked him along Dietrich to speed forward to crush Jones against the back of his car, but Jones slipped away under the truck. Upon appearing ready to take back the truck's cockpit, Belloq tried to warn the [[sergeant]], but Jones quickly knocked the sergeant off the truck and ran over him to the sped up to Belloq's car and knock it off the road for the last time. Temporarily stuck away from the road, Belloq took off his hat and hit [[Blond Driver|his driver]] while insulting him before he backed up the vehicle. Back at Cairo, as Jones and the truck were hidden on [[Omar's Garage]], Belloq and his fellows arrived only to see that Jones was nowhere before departing.<ref name="RotLA" />

Indy and Marion escaped with the Ark on a liner, the ''[[Bantu Wind]]'', but the Nazis recaptured the Ark and took Marion with the German U-boat ''[[Wurrfler]]''. Indiana Jones managed to hitch a ride on the ''Wurrfler'' in an attempt to save Marion. From there they went to the Nazis' [[Geheimhaven|secret island base]] near [[Crete]], where Belloq planned to open the Ark to see whether or not it was genuine.<ref name="RotLA" /> To this end, Belloq made a deal via radio with [[Captain]] [[Mohler]] to set up the Tabernacle on the island, against Dietrich's wishes, promising Mohler that if he arranged a [[Judaism|Jewish]] ceremony, Belloq would speak favorable of the captain to Hitler once they returned to Berlin.<ref name="RotLA Novel" /> Belloq was quite shocked to encounter Indiana once again while he and the Nazis were on their way to the [[Tabernacle]]. Indy threatened to destroy the Ark unless they turned Marion over, but Belloq called his bluff and Jones was recaptured.<ref name="RotLA" />

[[File:Belloq on fire.jpg|thumb|left|Belloq absorbed by holy fire before dying.]]

With Indy and Marion bound to a stake at the Tabernacle later that night, Belloq eventually began the ritual, dressed in garments<ref name="RotLA" /> designed according to instructions given in the Old Testament and reciting Aramaic incantations. He also held a First-century replica of the ram's-head [[Staff of Kings|staff]] [[Moses]] was believed to have carried during the Jewish Exodus from [[Egypt]].<ref name="IJ:TUG" /> To his dismay, there appeared to be nothing more than dust and sand inside the Ark; all that was left of the Ten Commandments. However, [[Ghost|spirits]] flew down on them and Belloq, believing this was going to be a wonderful experience shouted that it was beautiful. However, one spirit transformed into the hideous Angel of Death and howled menacingly at Belloq. As Toht and Dietrich were screaming in fear, Belloq's jubilant face turned into horror as his body absorbed the holy fires of the Ark like a conduit. The fires then shot outward and struck all of the soldiers dead. As the Tabernacle became surrounded by a fiery inferno, Belloq let out a final scream of agony before his head exploded while his remains were swept up and disintegrated by the fiery whirlwind.<ref name="RotLA" />

===Legacy===
Upon Belloq's mysterious disappearance, [[Belloq's son|a son]] he had sired at some point in his life decided to track down Jones using entries from his father's diary to find out what had happened, and enact his revenge against Jones and Ravenwood, not believing Jones' vague claims about what had truly happened as no evidence was left because of all the filming equipment having been destroyed.<ref name="TGAoIJ" />

[[1937|One year after]] Belloq's death, when Indiana Jones visited the Orkney Islands, he was received harshly by [[Duncan]], who immediately assumed he was as inconsiderate as Belloq, but reluctantly refrained from further antagonizing Jones after [[Ian Soames]] told him that Jones shouldn't be judged by another's actions, with Indy agreeing that thanks to someone like Belloq, it would make sense for the locals to not trust people of his profession.<ref name="TFAoIJ-M,MatW!" /> Around that year, the [[Uribe family|Uribe siblings]] finally decided to act in their father's name and lured Jones to [[Lake Titicaca]] to ruin his reputation and kill him,<ref name="IJatAoG" /> unaware of Belloq's involvement in their father's disgrace.<ref name="IJ:TUG"/> While Jones managed to convince Francisca of his innocence, Felipe ended up perishing in an earthquake when he tried to harness the [[Chimu Taya Arms of Cuzco]]'s powers to [[Neo-Incan Empire|reestablish]] the [[Inca]]n rule over Peru.<ref name="IJatAoG" />

When Jones returned to the [[Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors]] to further explore the site [[1947|some years later]], he ended up uncovering [[Jeweled Chachapoyan Idol|a second idol]] in a secret chamber, which hadn't been noticed on his first visit. Claiming it, Jones remarked that this time, Belloq would not be around to steal it from him for his luck.<ref name="IJatIM">''[[Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine]]''</ref>

In [[1957]], when Jones was captured by [[Spetsnaz|Soviets agents]] led by Colonel [[Antonin Dovchenko]] while on an archaeological [[Maya]]n [[Coastal Mayan ruins|dig]], Jones considered that [[Irina Spalko|his unseen kidnappers]] weren't likely to be archaeologists as violence between rivals seldom took place since Belloq's death.<ref name="IJatKotCS Junior Novel">[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (junior novelization)|''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' junior novel]]</ref> Unknown to him, Belloq's son was still plotting his revenge around this time but after finding out that Jones and Ravenwood were due to wed, he opted to give them some respite for their honeymoon before enacting his plans.<ref name="TGAoIJ" />

In [[1969]], Belloq's beliefs about how his rival could attain historical worth a millennia later nearly became true when Jones, depressed with his life after the loss of his son [[Mutt Williams]] and his incoming divorce with Ravenwood, attempted to stay in the past [[Syracuse]], [[Sicily]] of [[214 BC]] upon [[time travel]]ing there with his friends and a Neo-Nazi unit led by [[Jürgen Voller]] thanks to the [[Antikythera]] mechanism, not wishing to return to the present day under the belief that there wasn't something else for him there. However, knowing that her godfather could alter history if he stayed in the past, [[Helena Shaw]] resorted to knock Indy out and bring him back to the present.<ref>''[[Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny]]''</ref> 

In the early 21st century, before its eventual publishing, Indy's journal was circulated by the [[Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation]] to intelligence agents from [[North Korea]], China and [[Cuba]]. Among its contents, Belloq's message to Jones about Forrestal's search for the Chachapoyan Fertility Idol was preserved there due to Jones sticking it to one of the pages with tape. Further research acknowledged Belloq as a esteemed French archaeologist and known rival of Indy's who had information regarding his background in the federation's file [[KG-T-135]] and an acquired file from the [[Sureté]].<ref name="TLJoIJ" />

==Personality and traits==
{{Quote|Too bad the Hovitos don't know you the way I do, Belloq.|[[Indiana Jones]]|Raiders of the Lost Ark}}
Like his rival [[Indiana Jones]], René Emile Belloq scoured the globe for antiquities, but would rather sell them for his own profit instead of giving them to a museum as Indy did.<ref name="RotLA" /> Always seemingly one step ahead of his contemporaries,<ref name="TTS:IJ">''[[Top Trumps Specials: Indiana Jones]]'' {{C|Card: René Belloq}}</ref> Belloq was always interested in hunting treasures for the highest bidder, as he was brilliant yet strayed for money. He had otherwise not interest of the deep value the artifacts he could sell had, feeling that Jones' decision to deliver back one of the [[Sankara Stones]] stolen by the [[Thuggee]] back to the [[Mayapore]] village because they were the "rightful owners" was foolish,<ref name="TGAoIJ" /> in spite of once caring for the historical value of his finds.<ref name="Raiders Sourcebook" /> On several occasions, he simply let Jones do the dirty work and then stole whatever artifact Jones had found for himself,<ref name="RotLA" /> adept at usually taking the prize but not taking the risks,<ref name="TTS:IJ" /> even manipulating Jones with baits to do so.<ref name="Raiders Sourcebook" /> However, Belloq had a low opinion of his [[Nazi]] employers, dismissing them as "fools" for their discomfort over the use of a [[Judaism|Jewish]] ritual to accompany the opening of the [[Ark of the Covenant]], naively thinking that there was nothing to fear.<ref name="TGAoIJ" /> In contrast, [[Herman Dietrich]] considered Belloq as a high-priced mercenary whose trustworthiness was less than admirable.<ref name="RotLA Novel" />

A shifty, sly and conniving man, René Belloq spoke several languages in addition to his native [[France|French]]: [[England|English]], [[Germany|German]], [[Spain|Spanish]] and those of [[American Indian|various tribes indigenous]] to [[South America]] including the language spoken by the [[Hovitos]]. Belloq enjoyed the finer parts of French society, including clothes, food and drink. He had a weakness for beautiful women, providing they were intelligent as well, but wouldn't let them get in the way of his goals. He was also willing to sacrifice his years long friendship with the Hovitos in order to claim the fertility idol, acknowleding he wouldn't be welcome back there for a very long time if ever. Belloq liked tomake his appearance seem perfect, whether dressed in his jungle khaki attire or in his white suit with [[Panama]] hat.<ref name="Raiders Sourcebook" />

Belloq saw Jones as a worthy rival and spoke of being his "shadowy reflection".<ref name="RotLA" /> He even reflected that they had an entertaining rivalry to the point he admitted that Jones was clever enough to avoid the booby traps from the [[Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors]].<ref name="TGAoIJ" /> On his rival's part, while considering him sloppy, Jones privately admitted in [[Indiana Jones' journal|his journal]] that Belloq's penmanship was admirable.<ref name="TLJoIJ" /> As much as they fiercely competed against each other, Belloq would sometimes genuinely assist Jones if doing so impaired another rival, such as in the case of [[Albrecht Von Beck]].<ref name="IJatEsT 1935 Journal" /> Regardless, Belloq enjoyed seeing Jones suffer, acknowledging Jones' [[ophidiophobia]] as the man was sealed into the [[Well of the Souls]].<ref name="TGAoIJ" /> During a previous encounter, Jones was directly responsible for Belloq requiring two false teeth.<ref name="Avalon"/> Up until his death – once he had abandoned the money of museums in exchange for the more lucrative offers of private collectors – Belloq was never unemployed.<ref name="Raiders Sourcebook" /> As Jones noted in his later years, Belloq was the rare example of an archaeologist who utilized violence against another.<ref name="IJatKotCS Junior Novel" />

==Behind the scenes==
{{Quote|As far as I was concerned, the sequence finished with me screaming. I had spent quite a few takes screaming and screaming, so they just got the wide-open mouth ready. So it was amazing to see the finished sequence. I had no idea that was going to happen.|[[Paul Freeman]]|Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy}}
René Emile Belloq was portrayed by [[Paul Freeman]] in ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''.<ref name="RotLA" />

[[Lawrence Kasdan]]'s script for the film originally had his name as Victor Lovar but subsequent drafts settled on Emile Belloq except for the fourth draft which experimented with the name Chartiere. After the fifth and final draft, however, Emile changed to René when the [[Lucasfilm Ltd.|Lucasfilm]] researcher [[Deborah Fine]] advised an alteration to avoid confusion with an existing person which could have presented legal complications.<ref name="TCMoIJ">''[[The Complete Making of Indiana Jones]]''</ref> [[IndianaJones.com]] later honored the previous forename by establishing Emile as Belloq's middle name.<ref name="Belloq Marshall" /> Although Belloq's first name appears as "René" in [[Campbell Black]]'s [[Raiders of the Lost Ark (novel)|novelization]], other sources frequently refer to "Rene", without the accent over the final ''e''.<ref name="RotLA Novel" />

During the early development of the film, Italian actor [[Wikipedia:Giancarlo Giannini|Giancarlo Giannini]] almost signed to play Belloq. However, after director [[Steven Spielberg]] saw Freeman's performance as journalist [[Wikipedia:Antony Thomas|Antony Thomas]] in the [[Wikipedia: Associated Television|ATV]] movie ''[[Wikipedia: Death of a Princess|Death of a Princess]]'', Freeman got the part.<ref>[http://www.theraider.net/films/raiders/making_4_casting.php Chapter 4: Casting, if the hat fits] at [[TheRaider.net]]</ref> Before Freeman's casting, French singer [[Wikipedia:Jacques Dutronc|Jacques Dutronc]] was approached but he turned it down as he can't speak English; while [[Wikipedia:Jonathan Pryce|Jonathan Pryce]] was also considered.<ref>[https://books.google.com.pe/books?id=waV6DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA88&lpg=PA88&dq=joanthan+pryce+belloq&source=bl&ots=5FMvC1UbNe&sig=IVMxW2j7IoZq66GSSo-eeGqKBrw&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiGgqPzp83SAhVBOSYKHTcqC4UQ6AEIIzAB#v=onepage&q=joanthan%20pryce%20belloq&f=false 1000 Facts about the Greatest Movies Ever vol. 3]</ref>

In taking the role Belloq, Paul Freeman wasn't initially asked to demonstrate the [[France|French]] accent desired for the character. Freeman, an [[England|Englishman]], supposed that Steven Spielberg assumed he could do one the first time they met, as Spielberg had suggested he play Belloq despite Freeman's nationality. Only later did Spielberg ask Freeman to come to his office at [[Elstree Studios]] and provide an accent that satisfied the director. When the time came to film the scene in [[Marion Ravenwood]]'s tent, both Freeman and [[Karen Allen]] were allowed by Spielberg to improvise. Freeman noted how, despite not being consulted, Spielberg rewrote some bits of the story to make sense of his performance of Belloq, who ultimately was kinder and more civilized than how Belloq was originally written to be.<ref name="TCMoIJ" />

The character of Belloq has several similarities with the real-life Jacques de Mahieu. Mahieu was a French anthropologist, esotericist and Nazi collaborator who conducted field studies in Latin America on behalf of the [[Ahnenerbe]], including studies of the Chachapoya culture. The breastplate worn by Belloq in the climactic final scene is actually quite true to the Hoshen, the breastplate worn by the High Priests who were the only ones to have contact with the [[Ark of the Covenant]], according to the description of the Hoshen as found in the Torah.

Additionally, another real-life French archaeologist—[[Pierre Montet]]—actually did excavation work at the real Tanis, beginning in 1939 (not long after the events of the film took place). According to ''[[National Geographic]]'', "''Montet brought Tanis into the 20th century after nearly a dozen years of excavations. He unearthed a royal tomb complex that included three intact and undisturbed burial chambers—a rare and marvelous find. The tombs held dazzling funereal treasures such as golden masks, coffins of silver, and elaborate sarcophagi. Other precious items included bracelets, necklaces, pendants, tableware, and amulets. Statues, vases, and jars also filled the tombs, all part of an array that still bears witness, after thousands of years, to the power and wealth of Tanis's rulers."<ref>[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/tanis-egypt The true story of the 'lost city' made famous by Indiana Jones] at [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/ National Geographic]</ref>

[[File:Exploding head.jpg|thumb|Belloq's head explodes.]]

Belloq's demise has been depicted differently throughout the franchise. In the ''Raiders'' novelization and [[Raiders of the Lost Ark (comic)|comic book adaptation]], instead of having his head exploding during the opening of the Ark, Belloq's eyeballs catch fire and his skin decays, melting in the process.<ref name="RotLA Novel" /><ref>[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (comic)|''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' comic]]</ref> In the TV short film ''[[LEGO Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick]]'', Belloq, along two [[Hovitos]], is apparently killed by the giant boulder of the [[Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors]] in [[Peru]].<ref>''[[LEGO Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick]]''</ref> In ''[[LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures]]'', Belloq's body explodes during the deaths of [[Arnold Ernst Toht|Toht]] and [[Herman Dietrich|Dietrich]].<ref>''[[LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures]]''</ref> However, [[LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues|in the sequel]], Belloq becomes a lightning monster who kills Toht and the other [[Nazi]]s and sends Dietrich away, but Indy and Marion manage to use a machine to defeat the monster, causing Belloq's body to explode after losing his powers.<ref>''[[LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues]]''</ref>

There is some inconsistency for when Belloq and Indiana Jones first met. Plans to depict the first meeting between the two were made but never materialized. The 1981 [[Raiders of the Lost Ark (novel)|''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' novelization]] states that the two learned of each other as archaeology students, from which most sources base the event,<ref name="RotLA Novel" /> and is supported by the unproduced episodes of ''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]'' where Belloq was going to be a character in the unrealized third season of the series. He was to be introduced in "[[Honduras, December 1920]]" and reappear in "[[Brazil, December 1921]]". However, the series was cancelled before these episodes could be made.<ref>{{SW|url=community/news/films/f20080407/index.html|text=The Lost Chronicles of ''Young Indiana Jones''}}</ref> The dates for the characters' first meeting do differ with the synopsis for the television series placing it in Honduras, December 1920 while ''[[Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide]]'' has it in Iraq two years later.<ref name="IJ:TUG" /> [[Max McCoy]]'s novel ''[[Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs]]'' later depicted their first encounter in [[1933]].<ref name="IJatDE" />

According to [[Paul Freeman]], Belloq was considered for a return in the film that became ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]'', but the idea was dropped for unknown reasons, despite [[George Lucas]] and director [[Steven Spielberg]]'s telling the actor that they would call him for the second movie.<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/belloq-from-indiana-jones-interview?page=2 Belloq from Indiana Jones] at [http://www.eurogamer.net Eurogamer.net]</ref>

Belloq was also set to make an appearance in the opening of [[Dark Horse Comics]]' ''[[Indiana Jones and the Lost Horizon]]'' set on a [[New York City]] skyscraper in [[1926]] involved with a fake [[Shroud of Turin]]. However, the project came to a halt when the entire ''Indiana Jones'' comic line was ended due to poor sales.<ref name="fleming">[http://www.theraider.net/features/interviews/hugh_fleming.php Interview with Dark Horse artist Hugh Fleming] at [[TheRaider.net]]</ref>

Belloq appears in the [[Indiana Jones (franchise)|''Indiana Jones'']] segment of ''[[George Lucas' Super Live Adventure]]'' which combined elements from ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' and ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom''. He attempts to acquire the magic wand of the show's protagonist, [[Hiromi]] (a girl traveling through several worlds based on Lucasfilm productions), but she's rescued by the timely arrival of Indiana Jones. Hiromi and Jones are attacked on a rope bridge by individuals dressed as [[Thuggee]] described in the script as "Belloq's natives" and the man later fills the role of [[Lao Che]] in ''Temple of Doom'' by introducing [[Willie Scott]] to Jones at [[Club Obi Wan]]. He ultimately meets his end at the Ark of the Covenant's resting place when he opens the artifact and flames reduce him to a flailing skeleton.<ref>''[[George Lucas' Super Live Adventure]]''</ref>

Although Belloq doesn't appear in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' itself,<ref>''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]''</ref> he can briefly be seen a trailer for the film which reused footage from the ''Raiders'' opening of the Ark scene.<ref>''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' teaser trailer</ref> Belloq also received a mention in [[James Luceno]]'s [[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (junior novelization)|junior novelization]].<ref name="IJatKotCS Junior Novel" />

[[Kenner]] released an action figure of Belloq in their ''Raiders'' toyline in the 1980s along with an additional figure of Belloq in his ceremonial robes that was given away as part of a mail-order promotion. It was intended for an eventual general release but the line was discontinued before this came to pass.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060518060801/http://raidersofthelosttoys.50webs.com:80/mailawaybelloq.html CARDED UNPRODUCED BELLOQ IN CEREMONIAL ROBES] at [http://raidersofthelosttoys.50webs.com Raiders of the Lost Toys] {{C|Web archive}}</ref> Additionally, there were plans by Kenner for a [[Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors]] set which would have included an action figure of Belloq in his jungle attire. The set, however, went ultimately unproduced when the whole ''[[Indiana Jones (franchise)|Indiana Jones]]'' toyline was abruptly cancelled.<ref>[http://www.theweekinnerd.com/2017/02/see-concept-art-for-canceled-indiana.html SEE CONCEPT ART FOR CANCELED INDIANA JONES TOYS FROM 1980'S KENNER] at [http://www.theweekinnerd.com The Week In Nerd]</ref> Similarly, there were plans by [[Hasbro]] for a 2009 action figure of Belloq in his white suit attire, but the toyline was cancelled before one could be made.<ref>[http://cooltoyreview.com/Hasbro_IJ.asp Cool Toy Review]</ref> A sixth scale figure of Belloq in his white suit and hat was instead released by [[Sideshow Collectibles]] that same year.<ref>[https://www.cooltoyreview.com/SSC_IndianaJones_Belloq.asp Cool Toy Review]</ref>

==Appearances==
*{{YIJC|Honduras, December 1920}} {{C|Cancelled}}
*{{YIJC|Brazil, December 1921}} {{C|Cancelled}}
*''[[Indiana Jones and the Lost Horizon]]'' {{C|Cancelled}}
*''[[Indiana Jones Adventures: Volume 1]]''
*''[[Indiana Jones Adventures: Volume 2: Curse of the Invincible Ruby]]''
*''[[Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs]]''
*''[[Indiana Jones and the Hollow Earth]]''
*''[[Indiana Jones Adventure World]]''
*''[[Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (novel)|''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' novel]] {{Fa}}
*''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''
*[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (comic)|''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' comic]]
*[[Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (junior novelization)|''Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark'' junior novel]]
*''[[Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures]]''
*''[[Disney Magic Kingdoms]]'' {{C|1=Ambiguously canonical source}}
*''[[Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{FAIJ|The Gold Goddess}} {{Mo}}
*{{FAIJ|Double Play!|Double Play: Magic, Murder and the Weather!}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Indiana Jones and the Eye of the Fates]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings (novel)|''Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings'' novel]] {{C|Cancelled}} {{C|Indirect mention}}
*''[[Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (junior novelization)|''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' junior novel]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Indiana Jones: The Search For Buried Treasure]]''
*''[[Indiana Jones: Den of Destiny]]'' {{Mo}} {{C|CIA file}}
===Non-canon appearances===
*''[[George Lucas' Super Live Adventure]]''
*''[[LEGO Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick]]''
*''[[LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures]]''
*''[[LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues]]''

==Sources==
*{{Topps|set=Raiders of the Lost Ark (trading cards)|sformat=''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' trading cards|cardname=Snagged By Belloq}}
*[[The Adventures of Indiana Jones (RPG)|''The Adventures of Indiana Jones'']]
*''[[The Golden Goddess]]''
*[[Grail Diary (game documentation)|Grail Diary]]
*''[[From Star Wars To Indiana Jones - The Best of the Lucasfilm Archives]]''
*''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Indiana Jones Artifacts]]''
*{{IJ|url=museum/exhibit/scrapbook/scrapbook007.html|text=Raiders of the Lost Ark: Down the hatch}}
*{{IJ|url=museum/exhibit/scrapbook/scrapbook054.html|text=Raiders of the Lost Ark: Villiany in White}}
*{{IJ|url=museum/exhibit/scrapbook/scrapbook069.html|text=Raiders of the Lost Ark: Aggressive negotiations}} {{C|as "Belloch"}}
*{{IJ|url=marshall/character/belloq/|text=Belloq's Marshall College entry}}
*{{IJ|url=marshall/character/dietrich/|text=Dietrich's Marshall College entry}}
*{{IJ|url=marshall/character/indianajones/|text=Indiana Jones' Marshall College entry}}
*{{IJ|url=marshall/character/marionravenwood/|text=Marion Ravenwood's Marshall College entry}}
*{{IJ|url=marshall/character/toht/|text=Toht's Marshall College entry}}
*''[[Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb: 1935 Journal]]''
*{{SW|url=community/news/films/f20080407/index.html|text=The Lost Chronicles of ''Young Indiana Jones''}}
*''[[Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide]]''
*''[[The Greatest Adventures of Indiana Jones]]''
*[[Grail Diary (prop replica)]]
*{{LF|url=news/inside-the-world-of-indiana-jones/|text=Inside the World of Indiana Jones}}
*{{LF|url=news/10-lucasfilm-villains-halloween/|text=10 Vile Lucasfilm Villains to Surprise You This Halloween}}
*''[[Indiana Jones Cryptic]]''
*{{LF|url=news/indiana-jones-quotes/|text=40 Great Indiana Jones Quotes}}
*{{LF|url=news/real-indiana-jones-courage-and-perseverance/|text=The Real Indiana Jones: Courage & Perseverance}}
*{{LF|url=news/lucasfilm-horror/|text=Into The Unknown: Lucasfilm's Brushes with Horror}}
*{{LF|url=/news/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-trailer-highlights/|text=8 New Discoveries in the Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Trailer}}

==Notes and references==
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