Object

Indy's Bazooka

Indiana Jones shoulders a bazooka as he bursts into the Tabernacle, aims it directly at the Ark, and demands Marion's release under threat of destruction. Nazis swiftly overpower him, wrench the weapon away, and disarm the standoff. The heavy tube becomes instant leverage, halting executions and forcing Belloq to invoke ritual protections amid gold robes and solemn chants.

2 appearances

Purpose

Threaten and destroy the Ark to force release of Marion Ravenwood

Significance

Interrupts Belloq's sacred invocation, pits Indy's desperation against Nazi ambition and religious awe, transforms Indy from intruder to protected bargaining chip, and escalates the Ark's moral jeopardy toward public spectacle

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Belloq's Ritual Interrupted — Indy Holds the Ark Hostage

Indy's bazooka is shouldered as a direct threat aimed at the Ark to prevent its use or transport; its presence creates the immediate leverage forcing compliance and sparking physical intervention by the Tall Captain and soldiers.

Before: Carried by Indiana Jones at the Tabernacle entrance, aimed at the Ark.

After: Wrenched away during the struggle and clatters across the cement floor in Nazi possession.

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Standoff at the Ark — Indy Overpowered, Ritual Preserved

Indy's bazooka is the instrument of coercion — shouldered and aimed to threaten destruction of the Ark and force Marion's appearance; its presence escalates the scene from negotiation to life-or-death standoff, then becomes a fallen, clattering prop when Nazis tackle Indy.

Before: In Indiana Jones's possession, shouldered and aimed at the Ark.

After: Clatters across the cement floor; wrested from Indy as he is subdued and no longer usable as immediate leverage.

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