Victor Bernard was an archaeologist working in New York.
Biography[]
In 1926 Bernard supervised a dig in Tikal, Guatemala, with Indiana Jones serving as a foreman. Bernard was nearly killed by lethal traps inside a temple Jones had excavated when he wrongly assumed the Mayan builders had used only curses, and not defense mechanisms, to protect the temple against intruders.[1]
His assumptions cost the life of one of the local diggers, and nearly took the lives of everyone else in the pyramid. Bernard later blamed Jones for the disaster.[1]
Later that year, while Jones was searching for missing explorer Percy Fawcett, Bernard and his goons tried to overpower Jones, his wife Deirdre and the plane's pilot.[1]
Bernard was murdered in the jungles near Ceiba by the natives. After his death, Jones encountered the shrunken heads of Bernard and the pilots.[1]
Legacy[]
A year later, Bernard's report on Indy's work at Tikal led to a open discussion between Jones and Pencroft.[2]
Appearances[]
- Indiana Jones and the Seven Veils
- Indiana Jones and the Genesis Deluge (Mentioned only)