Sir Richard was one of the Knights of the First Crusade who, with his two brothers, set out to find and protect the Holy Grail of Jesus Christ, which they did, in the Temple of the Sun in the Canyon of the Crescent Moon in Hatay.[1]
One hundred and fifty years after finding the Grail, Richard and one of his brothers began the journey back to France leaving behind the Grail Knight to guard the relic.[1]
Richard died on the way of old age and his body was placed with his shield, one of two markers revealing the Grail's location, in a tomb in the petroleum-filled catacombs of Venice, Italy where he would lie undisturbed until 1938 when Indiana Jones and Elsa Schneider arrived to retrieve a rubbing of the inscription engraved on the shield.[1]
Members of the Brotherhood of the Cruciform Sword ignited the waters to stop the archaeologist's progress which led to Jones tipping Richard's body from the grave to get an air pocket.[1]
Richard's body and shield were left to the fire as Jones and Schneider made their escape.[1]
Appearances[]
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (First appearance) (Remains)
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade novel (Remains)
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade junior novel (Remains)
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade comic (Remains)
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure (Remains)
- Disney Magic Kingdoms (Ambiguously canonical source) (Indirect mention)
- Indiana Jones: The Search For Buried Treasure (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Grail Diary
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1990 Adventure Calendar
- Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
Indiana Jones Heritage trading cards (Card: Face to Face with Sir Richard)- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Annual 2009
- Sideshow Collectibles (Pack: Henry Jones, Sr. 1:6 Scale Figure) (as "Grail Knigth")
- The Diaries of Indiana Jones
- Sideshow Collectibles (Pack: Grail Tablet Wall Decor Replica)
The Real Indiana Jones: Curiosity & Creativity on Lucasfilm.com (backup link on Archive.org)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Army of the Dead has Indiana Jones calculate that the Grail Knight was born in 1066. He was identified as the eldest of his brothers in his card of Top Trumps Specials: Indiana Jones. Rob MacGregor's novelization of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade state that the First Crusade took place in 1095. Thus, it can be deduced that Richard was born sometime before his eldest brother's birth but before the First Crusade's beginning.