The Raven Bar Chair

Sturdy wooden chair seized by Indy from the floor of The Raven during the brutal brawl. He smashes it over the Giant Sherpa's head to fell the hulking attacker amid gunfire and flames. Burning amid the inferno of toppled tables and falling beams, another or the same scatters as hazard; Marion kicks it aside to plunge hand into ashes and reclaim the searing sun medallion.

3 appearances

Purpose

Improvised weapon to disable attackers; burning debris navigated during escape

Significance

Turns bar furniture into tool of survival, neutralizing the Giant Sherpa so Indy aids Marion's medallion recovery. Fuels chaotic flight from the collapsing tavern, forging their tense partnership with shared stakes in the artifact.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Ashes and Alliance: Marion Claims the Medallion

A sturdy wooden chair is seized and used by Indy as an improvised bludgeon to knock the Giant Sherpa unconscious; it functions as an immediate weapon and as part of the dangerous, collapsing environment.

Before: Part of the bar's furniture, burning or threatened by surrounding fire.

After: Used and likely discarded on the floor amid debris, possibly damaged from the strike and the blaze.

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Flames, the Medallion, and a Reluctant Partnership

A wooden chair is seized and smashed over the Giant Sherpa's head by Indy, serving as an improvised blunt weapon to incapacitate a major physical threat—an example of resourceful, improvised combat in close quarters.

Before: Part of the bar's furniture, burning or warm from nearby flames.

After: Smashed and likely burning or kicked aside; evidence of its use as an improvised weapon.

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

A Necessary Abandonment

The chair functions as Marion's literal restraint and focal point for the reunion—she is bound to it, making escape impossible without cutting; it anchors the physical vulnerability that prompts Indy's agonized choice.

Before: Occupied by Marion, who is tied to it and rendered immobile.

After: Remains in place with Marion still bound to it after Indy leaves.

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