Editing Indiana Jones (character) (section)

==Character description and formation==
{{see also|List of Indiana Jones characters#Family tree}}
[[File:Harrison Ford and Chandran Rutnam in Sri Lanka.jpg|left|thumb|[[Harrison Ford]] as Jones (left) in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]''.]]
"Indiana" Jones's full name is Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr.,<ref>The character's full name is stated in the [[Corey Carrier]] narration of the feature-length episode ''My First Adventure'' from ''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]].''</ref> and his nickname is often shortened to "Indy".

In his role as a college professor of archaeology Jones is scholarly, wears a tweed suit, and lectures on ancient civilizations. At the opportunity to recover important artifacts, Dr. Jones transforms into "Indiana," a "non-[[superhero]] superhero" image he has concocted for himself.<ref name="broderaiders">{{cite book|first=Douglas|last=Brode|title=The Films of Steven Spielberg|publisher=Citadel|year=1995|pages=[https://archive.org/details/filmsofstevenspi0000brod/page/90 90–98]|isbn=978-0-8065-1540-3|url=https://archive.org/details/filmsofstevenspi0000brod/page/90}}</ref> Producer [[Frank Marshall (film producer)|Frank Marshall]] said, "Indy [is] a fallible character. He makes mistakes and gets hurt. ... That's the other thing people like: He's a real character, not a character with superpowers."<ref>{{cite news|first=Anthony|last=Breznican|title=First look: Whip cracks over new 'Indiana Jones' movie|newspaper=USA Today|date=December 9, 2007|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-12-09-indiana-jones_N.htm|access-date=December 10, 2007|archive-date=January 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116205913/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-12-09-indiana-jones_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Spielberg said there "was the willingness to allow our leading man to get hurt and to express his pain and to get his mad out and to take pratfalls and sometimes be the butt of his own jokes. I mean, Indiana Jones is not a perfect hero, and his imperfections, I think, make the audience feel that, with a little more exercise and a little more courage, they could be just like him."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jim|last=Windolf|title=Q&A: Steven Spielberg|magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=December 2, 2007|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/02/spielberg_qanda200802?currentPage=3|access-date=December 2, 2007|archive-date=January 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105044038/http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/02/spielberg_qanda200802?currentPage=3|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Spielberg biographer Douglas Brode, Indiana created his heroic figure so as to [[escapism|escape]] the dullness of teaching at a school. Both of Indiana's personas reject one another in philosophy, creating a [[Dualism (philosophy of mind)|duality]].<ref name="broderaiders"/> Harrison Ford said the fun of playing the character was that Indiana is both a [[Romanticism|romantic]] and a [[cynicism (contemporary)|cynic]],<ref name="swtoinj">{{cite video|people=Shinji Hata (interviewer)|title=From Star Wars to Indiana Jones: The Best of the LucasFilm Archives|publisher=LucasFilm|year=1994}}</ref> while scholars have analyzed Indiana as having traits of a lone wolf; a man on a [[quest]]; a noble [[Treasure hunting|treasure hunter]]; a [[hardboiled]] detective; a human [[superhero]]; and an American patriot.<ref>{{cite news|first=Maria|last=Puente|title=Indiana Jones: He's Everyman, with wit and a whip|newspaper=USA Today|date=May 22, 2008|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-05-22-indiana-jones-cover_N.htm|access-date=May 23, 2008|archive-date=May 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523224910/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-05-22-indiana-jones-cover_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Like many characters in his films, Jones has some autobiographical elements of Spielberg. Indiana lacks a proper [[father figure]] because of his strained relationship with his father, [[Henry Jones Sr.]] His own contained anger is misdirected towards Professor Abner Ravenwood, his mentor at the [[University of Chicago]], leading to a strained relationship with [[Marion Ravenwood]].<ref name="broderaiders"/> The teenage Indiana bases his own look on a figure from the prologue of ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'', after being given his hat.<ref name="brodecrusade">{{cite book|first=Douglas|last=Brode|title=The Films of Steven Spielberg|publisher=Citadel|year=1995|pages=[https://archive.org/details/filmsofstevenspi0000brod/page/174 174, 176–187]|isbn=978-0-8065-1540-3|url=https://archive.org/details/filmsofstevenspi0000brod/page/174}}</ref> [[Marcus Brody]] acts as Indiana's positive role model at the college.<ref name="brodecrusade"/> Indiana's own insecurities are made worse by the absence of his mother.<ref name="brodedoom"/> In ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]'', he becomes the father figure to [[Short Round]], to survive; he is rescued from [[Kali]]'s evil by Short Round's dedication.<ref name="brodedoom">{{cite book|first=Douglas|last=Brode|title=The Films of Steven Spielberg|publisher=Citadel|year=1995|pages=[https://archive.org/details/filmsofstevenspi0000brod/page/141 141–43]|isbn=978-0-8065-1540-3|url=https://archive.org/details/filmsofstevenspi0000brod/page/141}}</ref>
In ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', he is wise enough to close his eyes in the presence of God in the [[Ark of the Covenant]]. By contrast, his rival [[Rene Belloq]] is killed for having the audacity to try to communicate directly with God.<ref name="broderaiders"/>

In the prologue of ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', Jones is seen as a teenager, establishing his look when given a fedora hat. Indiana's intentions are revealed as [[Prosocial behavior|prosocial]], as he believes artifacts "belong in a museum." In the film's climax, Indiana undergoes "literal" tests of faith to retrieve the Grail and save his father's life. He also remembers Jesus as a historical figure—a humble carpenter—rather than an exalted figure when he recognizes the simple nature and tarnished appearance of the real Grail amongst a large assortment of much more ornately decorated ones. Henry Senior rescues his son from falling to his death when reaching for the fallen Grail, telling him to "let it go," overcoming his mercenary nature.<ref name="brodecrusade"/> ''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]'' explains how Indiana becomes solitary and less idealistic following his service in [[World War I]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Travis|last=Fickett|title=Indiana Jones and the Small Screen|website=[[IGN]]|date=May 22, 2008|url=http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/875/875720p3.html|access-date=May 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713005210/http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/875/875720p3.html|archive-date=July 13, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'', Jones is older and wiser, whereas his sidekicks Mutt and Mac are youthfully arrogant, and greedy, respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=News, Etc.|magazine=Empire|date=March 2008|page=17}}</ref>