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{{Infobox Artifact |artifact name= Staff of Kings |image=[[File:staff_of_kings2.jpg|250px]] |origin date= |culture=[[Hebrew]]<ref name=":0">''[[Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings]]''</ref> |discovery date=[[1939]]<ref name=":0" /> |location= [[Nepal]]<ref name=":0" /> |discoverer= [[Indiana Jones]]<ref name=":0" /> |collector= }} The '''Staff of Kings''' (also known as the '''Staff of Moses''') was the staff [[Moses]] used to demonstrate [[God]]'s power in the [[Bible|Biblical]] account of Exodus. ==History== [[Moses]] held the Staff when parting the [[Red Sea]], allowing the Israelites to escape from [[Egypt]]. Later, Moses amazed his people by causing water to flow from a stone by striking the stone with this same rod. These deeds were said to have been acts of [[God]] working through Moses.<ref name=":0" /> At some point, the Staff was stored in a special temple in [[Nepal]], while clues to its location were hidden in [[Istanbul]]. In the early twentieth century, [[Charles Kingston]] led a search for the Staff, and eventually found its resting place in Nepal, and stayed in the neighboring village to prevent its misuse by outsiders.<ref name=":0" /> During a ceremony to open the [[Ark of the Covenant]]<ref>''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''</ref> [[René Emile Belloq]] held a first-century replica of the ram's-head staff [[Moses]] was believed to have been carried during the Jewish Exodus from [[Egypt]].<ref>''[[Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide]]''</ref> [[Indiana Jones]] discovered the staff in [[1939]], where it was hidden away in a [[Nepal]] sanctuary. However, it was then stolen by [[Magnus Völler]], eventually leading to a battle on board the ''[[Odin]]'' to retrieve it. After a struggle Jones retrieved the staff and escaped from the ''Odin''. Shortly after, after they reached land, the staff turned into a serpent and slithered away. Jones made [[Ophidiophobia|no attempt to reacquire it, remarking]] that it could take care of itself.<ref name=":0" /> ==Behind the scenes== [[File:staffofmosesspecial.jpg|thumb|198x198px|Property master Doug Harlocker with the Staff of Moses and its crate.]] A replica of the Staff of Moses was made for the filming of ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' based on the prop from [[Wikipedia:David Lean|David Lean]]'s [[1956]] movie ''[[Wikipedia:The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments]]''. In the ''[[Iconic Props]]'' feature of [[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (DVD)|the original DVD/Blu-ray home release]] of ''Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'', property master [[Doug Harlocker]] showcases the Staff of Moses and its crate, numbered [[4054504]], intended for use in the [[Hangar 51]] scenes.<ref name="props">''[[Iconic Props]]''</ref> However, the staff goes unseen in the final cut of the film, with the film's story solely focusing on [[9906573|another crate]] (with an easter egg cameo [[9906753|for another]]).<ref>''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]''</ref> The Staff of Kings would later appear as the titular [[MacGuffin]] of ''[[Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings]]'',<ref name=":0" /> which had been pitched to [[Lucasfilm Games|LucasArts]] around [[2004]], predating the fourth movie by four years.<ref>[https://www.fanbyte.com/features/whatever-happened-to-indiana-jones-and-the-staff-of-kings/ Whatever Happened to Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings?] at [https://www.fanbyte.com/ Fanbtye.com]</ref> It's unclear whether or not the usage of the Staff between the two was a deliberate connection, but ''[[Indiana Jones (franchise)|Indiana Jones]]'' creator [[George Lucas]] had provided the game developers with a version of the screenplay for a potential tie-in by [[2006]].<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/10/e3-2006-indiana-jones-eyes-on E3 2006: Indiana Jones Eyes-on] at [https://www.ign.com/ IGN]</ref> [[David Koepp]]'s ''Crystal Skull'' script itself would not be complete until a year later.<ref>[https://davidkoepp.com/script-archive/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull/ Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull] at [https://davidkoepp.com/ DavidKoepp.com]</ref> ===Continuity=== In the [[Wii]] version of ''Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings'', the battle on the ''[[Odin]]'' led to a motorcycle chase between [[Magnus Völler]] and Indiana Jones on the seafloor, as Völler had used the staff to part the waters as Moses had done centuries earlier. Jones reacquired the staff (Magnus dying in the process) and escaped to a nearby island, where the staff, apparently acting of its own will, closed the waters, destroying Völler's zeppelin and its Nazi crew.<ref name=":0" /> [[File:Indy the Staff escapes.png|thumb|The Staff turns into a snake and escapes.]] In the [[Nintendo DS]] version of the game, Jones defeated Völler on board the ''Odin'', escaped, then used the staff to destroy the ship by splitting it in half.<ref>''[[Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings]]'' DS</ref> In the [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]] version of the game, Jones escaped with the staff, parted the sea and escaped back to land. Völler tries to use the ''Odin'' to fire on Jones. Once Jones is back on dry land, the seas closed, destroying the ''Odin'' with Völler aboard.<ref>''[[Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings]]'' PSP</ref> ==Appearances== *''[[Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx]]'' {{Mo}} *''[[Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings]]'' *[[Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings (novel)|''Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings'' novel]] {{C|Cancelled}} ==Sources== *''[[Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide]]'' *''[[Iconic Props]]'' ==Notes and references== {{Reflist}} ==See also== *[[Staff of Aaron]] [[Category:Artifacts]]
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