Short Round's father

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CHARACTER
Short Round's father
Gender	Male
Death	January 1932 Shanghai, China
Profession(s)	Steel plant foreman
Allegiance(s)	Short Round's family

"Shorty's sure earned his keep this time, glad I took him under my wing since I found him wandering the streets of Shanghai -- trying to pick my pocket. How could I blame him, though, with his parents when they bombed Shanghai and all."

―Indiana Jones on Short Round

Short Round's father was a steel plant foreman who fathered Wan Li, a Chinese pickpocket who eventually became the sidekick of the American archaeologist Indiana Jones.

Biography

A steel plant foreman, this man was married to a woman with whom he had a son named Wan Li in 1926. He and his family lived a comfortable life, but their times in abundance came unexpectedly to an end during January 1932, where the whole family, minus Wan, was killed by a Japanese bombing raid on Shanghai, leaving Wan orphaned at a young age.

Legacy

In 1936, as Wan rescued him with some finds he had uncovered from the Caribbean Sea's waters, Jones thanked to himself taking Li under his wing upon first meeting him trying to pickpocket him in Shaghai's streets, admitting to himself that he didn't blame the boy for trying to rob him given how he had lost his parents to the Shanghai's bombings.

Behind the scenes

James Kahn's novelization of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom established Short Round as having at least a brother named Chu. Whether Shorty's father is likewise Chu's father or not has yet to be confirmed by Lucasfilm Ltd.

Appearances

• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Indirect mention)
•  The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones – "Trail of the Golden Guns" (Mentioned only)

Sources

• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (TSR)
•  Short Round's Marshall College entry on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)
• Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide