René Belloq | Villains Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia History René Belloq with Toht. Belloq became Indiana's foe at graduate school, when he plagiarized his essay on stratigraphy, thus winning an award that rightfully belonged to Indiana. Another encounter in 1934 is detailed, when Indiana spends months preparing a dig in Rub' al Khali, only to arrive and discover Belloq has excavated the region. Biography Early life René Emile Belloq was born in Marseilles, France to a wealthy wine making family at Forteresse Malevil, and claimed to be a relative of Jean Lafitte. He had at least one sibling, a brother named Claude Belloq . Belloq grew up admiring France's most acclaimed archaeologists and made it his mission to become one himself by enrolling at the Sorbonne where a fellow student named Indiana Jones was studying linguistics. In August 1922, the two met at an archaeological dig at Ur in Iraq where Belloq absconded with several artifacts and sold them off, damaging the reputation of Doctor Andrés Uribe in the process.

However, the act made Belloq a contact with dealers on the black market. Returning to the university, Belloq came across a paper on stratigraphy by Jones and plagiarized the work. As a result, he was awarded the Archaeological Society Prize with Jones unable to prove the theft. His accolade and inherited wealth bought him a job at the Louvre in Paris as an assistant curator. He held the position for under a year as he became suspect in the funding of a grave robbing expedition in Persia which led to the deaths of several of the museum's employees and a British archaeologist. Fired, Belloq became a mercenary to whomever could afford him. At some point in his career, Belloq journeyed to Estray in the Orkney Islands where the ruins were believed to hold the lost treasure of tenth century Viking pirate Magnus Redhand. Belloq's methods only resulted in angering the locals, and he left them distrustful of all archaeologists. Belloq also traveled to Peru where he made contact with the indigenous Hovitos tribe while searching for the Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors.

However, he was unable to convince the Hovitos to take him to the sacred valley of their Chachapoyan ancestors where the temple was located. His career also saw the Louvre officially hire Belloq to search for the Star Map of Baghdad in French-controlled Syria. While Belloq was in the country with French government's permission, Jones was suspicious, and asked people to keep an eye on his rival. Price hunter In 1930, Belloq was on the trail of the Uppsala Scroll and traveled to Sweden to acquire it for the Nazis. Unfortunately, he reached the site too late, only finding Theresa Lawrence, who did not have the scroll, but instead possessed Baldur's Ring. He went to London, and with the help of some thugs, he stole the scroll from Marcus Brody. He traveled to Marrakesh where he met with his buyer, Krause. While showing the potency of the scroll's information, Belloq was unaware of Jones disguised nearby. When Jones stole the scroll and escaped, Belloq and Krause made the Nazi soldiers follow him. In a dead-end alley, Belloq found Jones fighting with a Nazi, and recovered the scroll.

Giving the scroll to Krause, he offered to enlist Jones in future operations for the Nazis. Krause revealed that the scroll was a Torah, and Belloq was enraged at his deal gone sour - Jones had given the real scroll to Lawrence during the chase. With no deal, Belloq tried to maintain face with Krause and left Jones beat-up in the alley. In 1931, Belloq sought the Invincible Ruby of Ali Bey, and his research team recognized the need to obtain the five mammalian Wohat Statues. Belloq hired Ali Bey-Faisal to steal them from various museums around the world. After realizing that Jones was on the trail of the stolen statues, Belloq and Bey-Faisal planned to trick Jones into reclaiming the carvings, and then use them to find and enter Ali Bey's Palace. The night after the Lion statue was stolen from the Barcelona History Museum, Bey-Faisal hinted to Jones that Belloq had hired him, and made sure that Jones followed him back to a hotel, where he met with Belloq in the lobby. The two talked downstairs, allowing Jones to sneak into Belloq's room and take the statues.

Belloq and Bey-Faisal then followed Jones to Kenya, where the palace was. While Bey-Faisal was to overcome Jones and claim the ruby, Belloq stayed out of the jungle. As Jones returned from the jungle empty-handed, Belloq asked if Bey-Faisal had gotten the ruby. Jones' response indicated that if Bey-Faisal had found it, he'd still need to be dug out. The following year, Belloq approached Wolfgang S. Staubig with an interest in The Book of the Spells of Merlin manuscript believed to contain a runic incantation for summoning the image of the Holy Grail. Staubig was impressed by Belloq's erudition but perturbed by his association with the Nazis. In 1933, Belloq came across a powerful artifact, the Crystal Skull of Cozan, on the black market and took it into his possession. He found a buyer in the Nazis who had recently began scouring the globe for occult relics. Jones turned up at his home looking for the Skull which he had uncovered. With help from the Daguerre brothers Jean and Claude, Jones was taken captive when the Nazis led by Franz Kroeger arrived in a U-boat to finish the deal.

Belloq completed the transaction but fearing Nazi reprisal, attempted to have Jones shot even though Kroeger had already left. However, while the Frenchman was distracted with the Daguerres, Jones escaped cursing Belloq's name and the Nazis turned the U-boat's guns on Forteresse Malevil regardless, destroying it with two torpedoes. Belloq survived and later gave Jones coordinates to find the Skull. Belloq resurfaced during Mardi Gras in New Orleans in March 1934 after he found Jones was seeking his help in locating the Skull which had once again slipped his grasp. For a price, Belloq supplied Jones with a means to locate the Skull but Jones' antagonistic remarks prompted the Frenchman to challenge the archaeologist to a duel. Jones chose the match to be decided by single shot revolver and took a bullet to the arm. In the June of that year, Indy found that Belloq had already swooped in and excavated a spot in the Rub al Khali Desert of Saudi Arabia, a place which Indy had spent months planning to dig. The rivals also had an eye on the Scales of Osiris, a relic believed to be a portal to the Egyptian Underworld.

However, Belloq was unwilling to stand in judgement of Osiris, god of the underworld, and manipulated the newest member of the Adventure Society to take his place. When Jones was making plans to search for the Savarati Idol in Ceylon in 1935, Belloq made him aware of Albrecht Von Beck's intention to do the same. Jones noted in his journal that Von Beck and Belloq's rivalry appeared greater than theirs. Later in the year, Belloq was in Shanghai, China looking for the remains of Nurhachi. When Jones recovered them first, Belloq had to assure gangster Lao Che — who had hired Jones to recover the urn — that his interest in the find was purely archaeological. Instead, he set his eyes on a large diamond which Jones was trying to acquire in exchange for Nurhachi. Upon hearing that Jones's plane had crashed in India, Belloq flew to the site to confirm that his rival was dead. He then made his way to Mayapore village where the local Shaman and villagers told a story of how Jones had rescued their children from the Thuggee and returned the stolen Sankara stone.

Belloq made a phone call to an associate of Jones in the state of Indiana who—mistaking Belloq for an old friend of Jones—told him Jones was in India's Lost Delta, where the Temple of the Forbidden Eye had been discovered. Search for the Ark Upon learning that Jones had taken up the search for the Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors as he had done years prior, Belloq informed the Hovitos that outsiders were looking to violate the sacred ground of their ancestors. With a group of Hovitos warriors, Belloq finally achieved his goal of accessing the valley in 1936. The sound of a gunshot led them to Barranca, one of Jones's treacherous guides who had been chased away after being disarmed by the archaeologist's whip. The guide informed Belloq and the group of Jones's location before Belloq murdered him anyways. Belloq and the Hovitos warriors ambushed Jones after he recovered a fertility idol in the shape of Pachamama from the temple. Despite friendly relations with the Hovitos, Belloq simply took the relic for himself after setting the Hovitos onto Jones.

He returned home, where he was contacted by Colonel Dietrich and taken to see Adolf Hitler himself, who wished to hire Belloq to find him and the Nazis the Ark of the Covenant. Belloq agreed, siding with the Nazis during their search and fashioned a crude but working replica of Marion Ravenwood's medallion using the imprint burned onto Major Toht 's right hand. However, crucial information was contained on the other side of the medallion and, as a result, his people ended up digging in the wrong place to find the Well of the Souls. Noting their lack of progress, Dietrich's aide Major Gobler suggested that Marion Ravenwood might hold the answers, but Belloq insisted that she knew nothing. René attempted to extract information from her to placate Dietrich and Gobler. He seems to be more friendly with Marion than the Nazis; he gave her a new dress and joined her in a drinking contest. The next morning, he saw a group of diggers in the far distance and it was soon discovered that Indy had found the Ark.

Gloating, Belloq stole the Ark from him, but he was more than a little disappointed when Marion was thrown into the snake-infested Well of the Souls along with Indiana Jones. However, he quickly accepted her fate and left with Nazis. After Indy and Marion escaped and destroyed the Flying Wing that was going to be used to fly the Ark out of Tanis, it was put on a truck and Belloq traveled with Dietrich and Toht to guard the Ark on the trip to Cairo so it could be taken to Germany. However, Indiana intervened and stole the Ark back. Indy and Marion escaped with the Ark on a liner, the Bantu Wind, but the Nazis recaptured the Ark and took Marion with the German U-boat Wurrfler. Indiana Jones managed to hitch a ride on the Wurrfler in an attempt to save Marion. From there they went to the Nazis' secret island base near Crete, where Belloq planned to open the Ark to see whether or not it was genuine. To this end, he made a deal with Captain Mohler to set up the Tabernacle on the island, against Dietrich's wishes.

Belloq was quite shocked to encounter Indiana once again while he and the Nazis were on their way to the Tabernacle. Indy threatened to destroy the Ark unless they turned Marion over, but Belloq called his bluff and Jones was captured. Rene Belloq's fate. With Indy and Marion bound to a stake at the Tabernacle later that night, Belloq eventually began the ritual, but to his dismay, there appeared to be nothing more than dust and sand inside the Ark. However, spirits soon flew down on them and Belloq, believing this was going to be a wonderful experience shouted that it was beautiful. However, one spirit transformed into the Angel of Death and it howled menacingly at Belloq. As Toht and Dietrich were screaming in fear, Belloq's jubilant face turned into horror as his body absorbed the holy fires of the Ark like a conduit. These spirits knew that all the Nazis were too dangerous to be left alive. The fires then shot outward and struck all of the soldiers dead.

As the Tabernacle became surrounded by a fiery inferno, Dietrich imploded, Toht melted, and Belloq let out a final scream of fear before his head exploded while his body was swept up and disintegrated by the fiery whirlwind. Legacy Upon Belloq's disappearance, his son decided to track Jones using entries from his father's diary to find out what happened. Belloq's brother Claude meanwhile decided to seek revenge. Using an elaborate hoax Claude drew Jones to Japan where he tried to kill him. However his attempt failed and Claude was arrested. In addition because of Claude's actions he was expelled from the International Society of Archaeologists. Personality and Traits René Belloq spoke several languages in addition to his native French: English, German, Spanish, and various tribes indigenous to South America including the language spoken by the Hovitos. He had a weakness for beautiful women, providing they were intelligent as well, but wouldn't let them get in the way of his goals. He was also willing to sacrifice his years-long friendship with the Hovitos in order to claim the fertility idol. Belloq saw Jones as a worthy rival and spoke of being his "shadowy reflection".

Up until his death — once he had abandoned the money of museums in exchange for the more lucrative amounts paid by private collectors — Belloq was never unemployed. Trivia Lawrence Kasdan was the first choice to play Belloq, however, he does not accept the role and Freeman was chosen for the role. Belloq was planned to appear in the planned and unmade third season of The Young Indiana Jones Adventures, like Abner Ravenwood. However, the show was canceled before making a third season. According with the producers of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Belloq was intended to reappear in the prequel, but the idea was dropped by unknown reason. Freeman revealed this during an interview in 2008. In LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, Belloq's fate is very similar to his movie's fate. The only difference is that his head does not explode; all his body explodes. In LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues, Belloq's fate is very different to his fate in the movie. After dancing with the disco ball of the Ark, he was transformed in a powerful ghost monster, and killed Arnold Ernst Toht and all Nazi guards (except Herman Dietrich ).

However, Marion and Indy defeated him with a strange machine, making them squirm a bit, and then explodes, dying. OAFE - Adventure Heroes: Rene Belloq and Ark & Ghost review Adventure Heroes by yo go re Since they stumbled onto the crossover popularity of Playskool-style Star Wars figures , Hasbro has been giving the "cutsey" treatment to their various properties, like Marvel characters and Transformers. When the merchandising flood for the newest Indiana Jones began on May 1, 2008, you can bet that Indy and his friends joined those tiny ranks, with the Indiana Jones Adventure Heroes. Recognizing where the series' real popularity lay, they didn't just start with Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but actually included a healthy dose of Raiders of the Lost Ark, as well. This particular set stretches the boundaries of what we can call "adventure" by featuring a man in a dress beside a golden box. Yeah, okay, we kid: it's evil archaeologist Rene Belloq and that must-have item, the Ark of the Covenant.

In Exodus 25, the Ark is described in detail: "And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about." The movie's production designers followed that closely for the prop, and so the toy is a decent representation, as well. It's about 1½" long, 1" wide and 1½" tall, and completely golden. It's missing the poles on the sides that allowed the Ark to be carried - despite the fact that God specifically said they were never to be removed - but all Hasbro's toys seem to have that problem. The Bible describes the lid separately. In typically fancy language, it says that there should be a mercy seat - that's "seat" as in "seat of power," not an actual chair or anything. It's basically a term for a spot where all is forgiven. It's a weird term from Martin Luther's German translation of the Bible. Obviously something got lost along the way.

Anyway, the mercy seat is to be flanked by two hammered cherubim, and no, that doesn't mean they're drunk: it just means they weren't sculpted or molded. The angels' wings stretch out toward each other, covering the center of the lid. The movie version also features a lot of small detailing around the edges. Rene Belloq may be an underhanded schemer who got where he is in life by riding Indy's coattails, but he's also extremely cautious. As the Nazis prepared to open the Ark to verify what was inside, he donned a full ceremonial garb in order to satisfy the conditions set out in the Bible. Better safe than sorry, right? After all, that's why they were opening it in the first place. While the figure is fairly true to the movie, he's not really accurate to the source material. The ceremonial vestments are decribed in Exodus 28, and while the figure is wearing the prescribed breastpiece, ephod, robe, woven tunic, turban and sash, but the details are wrong. "And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue." Nope, looks off-white to me.

There are also no knit pomegranates or bells around the hem. He has the golden plate on his forehead, but it's attached to the turban with an off-white cord, not blue. The tunic and sash aren't described in great detail, so there's nothing to say they're wrong. The breastplate has four rows of three gems, to represent the tribes of Israel, but they don't match the biblical description or the movie costume. It was probably a measure to cut back on paint apps, because paying for 12 apps on something that isn't even a half inch square would be way too expensive, particularly on a kiddie toy. Besides, the pattern on his tunic is remarkably crisp and even, especially when you consider how many odd shapes it has to wrap around. His eyes are light blue, but his hair looks more blonde than grey. There's nothing in the text about Belloq's ram-headed staff, but it certainly looks ancient, doesn't it? The staff tops out at 3" tall, and the figure moves at the waist, shoulders and right wrist. The lid of the Ark is removable, but the only thing inside is a bit of spiraled sand. Where are the ten commandments?

Where is Aaron's incense burner? Where's the golden bowl? Are they under the sand? Maybe they've been removed by some higher power. Because we know this isn't a fake Ark - or if it is, it's still got some freaky powers of its own. When the Ark was opened, spirits emerged. At first they seemed friendly - even beautiful - but their horrific nature was soon revealed, and their wrath turned upon those who had desecrated the holy artifact. In addition to Belloq and the Ark, this set includes one of the ghosts, cast in translucent blue and with a skeletal face, floating above a base of blue fire. The ghost is unarticulated, but it can either stand on its own or sit inside the Ark. This Adventure Heroes set is very well done. Belloq, the Ghost and the Ark all look cute in this superdeformed style, and the paint apps are great. Yes, to be entirely "accurate," Belloq should be wearing a lot more blue, but that's the same mistake the movie made. Or did it?

Sure, aybe the choice to switch from blue to off-white was just a costuming decision, made to keep Belloq in the same sort of light earthtones he'd worn throughout the movie; but maybe instead it was a subtle bit of characterization. Maybe they did it on purpose, to underscore how he really wasn't very good at his job. After all, if all his acclaim had come by copying and stealing from Indiana Jones, he might not be very careful with all the small details when left to his own devices. Indiana Jones - The monomyth The monomyth Indiana Jones In the beginning of "Indie's" journey he is hunting for a golden idol with a group of supposed allies. He finds the location of the sacred item with his archaeological partner and successfully bypasses all of the deadly obstacles guarding it. Indie finally captures his treasure; this is point in the movie that marks the call to adventure. This is the part where Indiana Jones defines his ultimate goal; to defeat his arch enemy Rene Belloq and recover the Lost Ark.

Although he did sucessfully maneuver out of the ancient treasure trove with his prize, he is caught in the act with Belloq who steals the prize away from Indiana causing the first main conflict between characters in the movie. The next scene in the movie is when Indie's friend Marcus talks to him after he finishes teaching his Archeology class. Marcus confronts Indie and tells him about his next mission; to go to Cairo and prevent the Nazis from finding the Lost Ark. Indie agrees to do the job, but unfortunately does not have enough money. This is the refusal of the call because although he wants to, Indie cannot go on the journey because of his lack of wages. Soon after the refusal of the call, the next step of the hero’s journey occurs. Marcus, Indie's best friend, supplies Indie with enough money to go on the trip. This is the supernatural aid in the movie. Although Marcus is not a “supernatural” being, it is the same general idea. Someone helps the protagonist to gain what he/she needs in order to go on the journey. This is exactly what takes place when Indie is given $5,000 dollars for his trip.

Indie also receives more help when his old "friend" Marian decides to be his partner when Jones saves her life from a clan of Nazis that attack her at her bar in Nepal. Together, they fly to Cairo to start the process of finding the Lost Ark. As the movie wears on you yourself can define the passages and relate them to the Monomyth yourself. This is good practice, and will help you master the story of The Monomyth. :) Create a free website Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Raiders of the Lost Ark ( 1981 ) PG | WATCH NOW ON DISC Archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis.

Director: a list of 29 titles created 16 Nov 2012 a list of 24 titles created 02 Jan 2013 a list of 32 titles created 03 Mar 2013 a list of 47 titles created 28 May 2015 a list of 39 titles created 28 Nov 2015 Title: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 8.5/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 4 Oscars. Another 30 wins & 23 nominations. See more awards » Videos When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana Jones must follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis. Director: Steven Spielberg After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees, and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.

Director: Steven Spielberg Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown. Director: Robert Zemeckis A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her teenage son, John Connor, from a more advanced cyborg. Director: James Cameron After the rebels have been brutally overpowered by the Empire on their newly established base, Luke Skywalker takes advanced Jedi training with Master Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader as part of his plan to capture Luke. Director: Irvin Kershner Famed archaeologist/adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones is called back into action when he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls. Director: Steven Spielberg During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok.

Director: Steven Spielberg Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle-station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader. Director: George Lucas After rescuing Han Solo from the palace of Jabba the Hutt, the rebels attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to make Vader return from the dark side of the Force. Director: Richard Marquand 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X A seemingly indestructible humanoid cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs. Director: James Cameron While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.

Director: Peter Jackson Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. Director: Steven Spielberg Edit Storyline The year is 1936. An archeology professor named Indiana Jones is venturing in the jungles of South America searching for a golden statue. Unfortunately, he sets off a deadly trap but miraculously escapes. Then, Jones hears from a museum curator named Marcus Brody about a biblical artifact called The Ark of the Covenant, which can hold the key to humanly existence. Jones has to venture to vast places such as Nepal and Egypt to find this artifact. However, he will have to fight his enemy Rene Belloq and a band of Nazis in order to reach it. Written by John Wiggins Indiana Jones - the new hero from the creators of JAWS and STAR WARS.

See more » Genres: 12 June 1981 (USA) See more » Also Known As: $1,673,731 (USA) (7 September 2012) Gross: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| Dolby (35 mm prints) Color: Did You Know? Trivia Originally mechanical snakes were going to be used in the Well Of Souls sequence, but it was decided that they looked too fake so they opted for real snakes instead. See more » Goofs Ronald Lacey shaved the top of his head to play Toht. In one scene Toht removes his hat to wipe sweat from his supposedly bald pate, but stubble showing the actor's real hairline can be seen. See more » Quotes [first lines] Satipo : [picking up poison dart] The Hovitos are near. The poison is still fresh, three days. They're following us. Barranca : If they knew we were here, they would've killed us already. The mountain in the Paramount logo dissolves into the mountain in the Peruvian jungle.

See more » Connections (Berlin) – See all my reviews Nowadays we keep forgetting how beautiful blockbusters can be. Too much CGI makes everything possible and therefore very often also arbitrary. In Raiders you actually seem to feel the physical pain some of the actors/stuntmen had to go through to provide 2 hours of pure entertainment. Of course the story isn't waterproof, the Nazi weren't that present in Egypt in 1936 and how did Indy survive that ride on the submarine again? But lots of good and variable action scenes are accompanied by a story that develops fast and excitingly and is always close to being implausible but luckily never is. Spielberg, Lucas and most of all Harrison Ford created a hero that is nowadays iconic. With their attempt to make an homage to adventure comics of the 1930's they created their own legend. It's funny, exiting, thrilling and romantic. What more can you ask for? 157 of 212 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you?

Yes Indiana Jones ADVENTURE HEROES - Ren� Belloq and Ark & Ghost Home > Indiana Jones Adventure Heroes > Indiana Jones ADVENTURE HEROES - Ren� Belloq and Ark & Ghost Indiana Jones ADVENTURE HEROES - Ren� Belloq and Ark & Ghost Item# indiana-jones-adventure-heroes--ren-belloq-and-ark-amp-ghost $7.59 Product Description Discover ancient history and join the quest for fortune and glory! This collectible series features an exciting mix of characters from some of the most action-packed movie scenes. So grab your whip and hang onto your fedora hat. Your next adventure is about to begin with the Indiana Jones Adventure Heroes! A new adventure begins here! Ren� Belloq figure stands ready for action with his staff in hand while the translucent Ghost figure prepares for some hauntingly good fun! Team up with these two fun figures and recreate exciting scenes from the film, Raiders of the Lost Ark � or create your own adventures! Includes Ren� Belloq and Ark & Ghost figures.

René Belloq | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia ― Indiana Jones on Belloq's theft of the Uppsala Scroll .[src] In 1930, Belloq was on the trail of the Uppsala Scroll and traveled to Sweden to acquire it for the Nazis. Unfortunately, he reached the site too late, only finding Theresa Lawrence, who did not have the scroll, but instead possessed Baldur's Ring. He went to London, and with the help of some thugs, he stole the scroll from Marcus Brody. He traveled to Marrakesh where he met with his buyer, Krause. While showing the potency of the scroll's information, Belloq was unaware of Jones disguised nearby. When Jones stole the scroll and escaped, Belloq and Krause made the Nazi soldiers follow him. In a dead-end alley, Belloq found Jones fighting with a Nazi, and recovered the scroll. Giving the scroll to Krause, he offered to enlist Jones in future operations for the Nazis. Krause revealed that the scroll was a Torah, and Belloq was enraged at his deal gone sour - Jones had given the real scroll to Lawrence during the chase.

With no deal, Belloq tried to maintain face with Krause and left Jones beat-up in the alley.[9] In 1931, Belloq sought the Invincible Ruby of Ali Bey, and his research team recognized the need to obtain the five mammalian Wohat Statues. Belloq hired Ali Bey-Faisal to steal them from various museums around the world. After realizing that Jones was on the trail of the stolen statues, Belloq and Bey-Faisal planned to trick Jones into reclaiming the carvings, and then use them to find and enter Ali Bey's Palace. The night after the Lion statue was stolen from the Barcelona History Museum, Bey-Faisal hinted to Jones that Belloq had hired him, and made sure that Jones followed him back to a hotel, where he met with Belloq in the lobby. The two talked downstairs, allowing Jones to sneak into Belloq's room and take the statues. Belloq and Bey-Faisal then followed Jones to Kenya, where the palace was. While Bey-Faisal was to overcome Jones and claim the ruby, Belloq stayed out of the jungle.

As Jones returned from the jungle empty-handed, Belloq asked if Bey-Faisal had gotten the ruby. Jones' response indicated that if Bey-Faisal had found it, he'd still need to be dug out.[10] The following year, Belloq approached Wolfgang S. Staubig with an interest in The Book of the Spells of Merlin manuscript believed to contain a runic incantation for summoning the image of the Holy Grail. Staubig was impressed by Belloq's erudition but perturbed by his association with the Nazis.[11] In 1933, Belloq came across a powerful artifact, the Crystal Skull of Cozan, on the black market and took it into his possession. He found a buyer in the Nazis who had recently began scouring the globe for occult relics. Jones turned up at his home looking for the Skull which he had uncovered. With help from the Daguerre brothers Jean and Claude, Jones was taken captive when the Nazis led by Franz Kroeger arrived in a U-boat to finish the deal. Belloq completed the transaction but fearing Nazi reprisal, attempted to have Jones shot even though Kroeger had already left.

However, while the Frenchman was distracted with the Daguerres, Jones escaped cursing Belloq's name and the Nazis turned the U-boat's guns on Forteresse Malevil regardless, destroying it with two torpedoes. Belloq survived and later gave Jones coordinates to find the Skull.[12] Belloq resurfaced during Mardi Gras in New Orleans in March 1934 after he found Jones was seeking his help in locating the Skull which had once again slipped his grasp. For a price, Belloq supplied Jones with a means to locate the Skull but Jones' antagonistic remarks prompted the Frenchman to challenge the archaeologist to a duel. Jones chose the match to be decided by single shot revolver and took a bullet to the arm.[2] In the June of that year, Indy found that Belloq had already swooped in and excavated a spot in the Rub al Khali Desert of Saudi Arabia, a place which Indy had spent months planning to dig.[13] The rivals also had an eye on the Scales of Osiris, a relic believed to be a portal to the Egyptian Underworld.

However, Belloq was unwilling to stand in judgement of Osiris, god of the underworld, and manipulated the newest member of the Adventure Society to take his place.[14] When Jones was making plans to search for the Savarati Idol in Ceylon in 1935, Belloq made him aware of Albrecht Von Beck's intention to do the same. Jones noted in his journal that Von Beck and Belloq's rivalry appeared greater than theirs.[15]Later in the year, Belloq was in Shanghai, China looking for the remains of Nurhachi. When Jones recovered them first, Belloq had to assure gangster Lao Che — who had hired Jones to recover the urn — that his interest in the find was purely archaeological. Instead, he set his eyes on a large diamond which Jones was trying to acquire in exchange for Nurhachi. Upon hearing that Jones's plane had crashed in India, Belloq flew to the site to confirm that his rival was dead.

He then made his way to Mayapore village where the local Shaman and villagers told a story of how Jones had rescued their children from the Thuggee and returned the stolen Sankara stone.[16] Belloq made a phone call to an associate of Jones in the state of Indiana who—mistaking Belloq for an old friend of Jones—told him Jones was in India's Lost Delta, where the Temple of the Forbidden Eye had been discovered.[17] Search for the Ark “René Belloq: "How odd that it should end this way for us after so many stimulating encounters. I almost regret it. Where shall I find a new adversary so close to my own level?" Indiana Jones: "Try the local sewer."” ―Belloq threatening Indiana Jones in Cairo, 1936.[src] Upon learning that Jones had taken up the search for the Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors as he had done years prior, Belloq informed the Hovitos that outsiders were looking to violate the sacred ground of their ancestors. With a group of Hovitos warriors, Belloq finally achieved his goal of accessing the valley in 1936.

The sound of a gunshot led them to Barranca, one of Jones's treacherous guides who had been chased away after being disarmed by the archaeologist's whip. The guide informed the group of Jones's location before the Hovitos killed him for his presence in the valley.[7] Belloq and the Hovitos warriors ambushed Jones after he recovered a fertility idol in the shape of Pachamama from the temple. Despite friendly relations with the Hovitos, Belloq simply took the relic for himself after setting the Hovitos onto Jones. He returned home, where he was contacted by Colonel Dietrich and taken to see Adolf Hitler himself, who wished to hire Belloq to find him and the Nazis the Ark of the Covenant. Belloq agreed, siding with the Nazis during their search and fashioned a crude but working replica of Marion Ravenwood's medallion using the imprint burned onto Major Toht's right hand. However, crucial information was contained on the other side of the medallion and, as a result, his people ended up digging in the wrong place to find the Well of the Souls.

Noting their lack of progress, Dietrich's aide Major Gobler suggested that Marion Ravenwood might hold the answers, but Belloq insisted that she knew nothing. René attempted to extract information from her to placate Dietrich and Gobler. He seems to be more friendly with Marion than the Nazis; he gave her a new dress and joined her in a drinking contest. The next morning, he saw a group of diggers in the far distance and it was soon discovered that Indy had found the Ark. Gloating, Belloq stole the Ark from him, but he was more than a little disappointed when Marion was thrown into the snake-infested Well of the Souls along with Indiana Jones. However, he quickly accepted her fate and left with Nazis. After Indy and Marion escaped and destroyed the Flying Wing that was going to be used to fly the Ark out of Tanis, it was put on a truck and Belloq traveled with Dietrich and Toht to guard the Ark on the trip to Cairo so it could be taken to Germany. However, Indiana intervened and stole the Ark back.

Indy and Marion escaped with the Ark on a liner, the Bantu Wind, but the Nazis recaptured the Ark and took Marion with the German U-boat Wurrfler. Indiana Jones managed to hitch a ride on the Wurrfler in an attempt to save Marion. From there they went to the Nazis' secret island base near Crete, where Belloq planned to open the Ark to see whether or not it was genuine. To this end, he made a deal with Captain Mohler to set up the Tabernacle on the island, against Dietrich's wishes. Belloq was quite shocked to encounter Indiana once again while he and the Nazis were on their way to the Tabernacle. Indy threatened to destroy the Ark unless they turned Marion over, but Belloq called his bluff and Jones was captured. With Indy and Marion bound to a stake at the Tabernacle later that night, Belloq eventually began the ritual while dressed in the trappings of the high priest of the Israelites, believing that doing so would make the ritual legitimate. However to his dismay, there appeared to be nothing more than dust and sand inside the Ark; all that was left of the Ten Commandments.

However, spirits flew down on them and Belloq, believing this was going to be a wonderful experience shouted that it was beautiful. However, one spirit transformed into the hideous Angel of Death and howled menacingly at Belloq. As Toht and Dietrich were screaming in fear, Belloq's jubilant face turned into horror as his body absorbed the holy fires of the Ark like a conduit. The fires then shot outward and struck all of the soldiers dead. As the Tabernacle became surrounded by a fiery inferno, Belloq let out a final scream of agony before his head exploded while his body was swept up and disintegrated by the fiery whirlwind.[18] Legacy Upon Belloq's disappearance, his son decided to track Jones using entries from his father's diary to find out what happened.[19] Personality and traits René Belloq spoke several languages in addition to his native French: English, German, Spanish, and those of various tribes indigenous to South America including the language spoken by the Hovitos. He had a weakness for beautiful women, providing they were intelligent as well, but wouldn't let them get in the way of his goals.

He was also willing to sacrifice his years long friendship with the Hovitos in order to claim the fertility idol.[7] Belloq saw Jones as a worthy rival and spoke of being his "shadowy reflection".[18] Up until his death — once he had abandoned the money of museums in exchange for the more lucrative amounts payed by private collectors — Belloq was never unemployed.[7] Behind the scenes René Emile Belloq was portrayed by Paul Freeman in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Lawrence Kasdan's script for the film originally had his first name as Emile, but this had to be changed when the legal research department of Lucasfilm Ltd. discovered there already was an Emile Belloq. IndianaJones.com later honored the previous name by establishing Emile as Belloq's middle name. The character of Belloq has several similarities with the real-life Jacques de Mahieu. Mahieu was a French anthropologist, esotericist and Nazi collaborator who conducted field studies in Latin America on behalf of the Ahnenerbe, including studies of the Chachapoya culture.

The breastplate worn by Belloq in the climactic final scene is actually quite true to the Hoshen, the breastplate worn by the High Priests who were the only ones to have contact with the Ark of the Covenant, according to the description of the Hoshen as found in the Torah. Belloq appears in the Indiana Jones segment of George Lucas' Super Live Adventure which combined elements from Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. He attempts to acquire the magic wand of the show's protagonist, Hiromi (a girl traveling through several worlds based on Lucasfilm productions), but she's rescued by the timely arrival of Indiana Jones. Hiromi and Jones are attacked on a rope bridge by individuals dressed as Thuggee described in the script as "Belloq's natives" and the man later fills the role of Lao Che in Temple of Doom by introducing Willie Scott to Jones at Club Obi Wan. He ultimately meets his end at the Ark of the Covenant's resting place when he opens the artifact and flames reduce him to a flailing skeleton.

According to Paul Freeman, Belloq would have returned in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, but the idea was dropped for unknown reasons.[20] Belloq was going to be a character in the unproduced third season of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. He was to be introduced in "Honduras, December 1920", and reappear in "Brazil, December 1921".[21] The character was also set to make an appearance in the opening of Dark Horse Comics' Indiana Jones and the Lost Horizon set on a New York Cityskyscraper in 1926 involved with a fake Shroud of Turin. However, the project came to a halt when the entire Indiana Jonescomic line was ended.[22] There is some inconsistency for when Belloq and Indiana Jones first met. The 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark novelisationclaims that the two learned of each other as archaeology students, from which most sources base the event and is supported by the unproduced episodes of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.

Though the dates differ with the synopsis for the television series placing it in Honduras, December 1920 and Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide has it at Iraq in 1922. However, Max McCoy's novel Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs later depicted their first meeting in 1933. Indiana Jones Collectors Indiana Jones Collectors Review: Rene Belloq (Ark Ceremony) (Raiders of the Lost Ark) Review and Photography by Jeffrey A. Gouse (SithLord0498) Review Date: 6/10/2008 FIGURE SPECIFICATIONS 12 Points of Articulation: Ball jointed: head, shoulders, elbows, ankles; Swivel jointed: wrists, waist, legs Accessories: Ram-Headed Ceremonial Staff ï¿½Hidden Relicï¿½: Chachapoyan Fertility Idol (Army Intel #9900711) The best villains are those who are the dark reflection of the hero. These villains have moral codes and motivations that perfectly clash with those of the hero. These are the villains that make for great storytelling, and the pantheon of cinema is filled with them.

Sherlock Holmes had Professor Moriarity. Batman had the Joker. Indiana Jones had Rene Belloq. Indyï¿½s equal in many ways, Belloq was the dark reflection of Dr. Henry Jones Jr. Where Indiana sought knowledge, Belloq sought fortune. Where Indiana valued truth and fairness, Belloq dealt in lies and deceit. Where Indiana placed faith in science and empirical data, Belloq placed faith in the spiritual and supernatural. It is that faith which drove Belloq to find the lost Ark of the Covenant. Dressed in ceremonial garb, he opened the Ark and found a power beyond his expectationsï¿½and his control. For their first rendition of Rene Belloq, Hasbro chose the final appearance of the mercenary archaeologist, and like the Ark, it turns out to be much more than expected. PORTRAIT: Average (Bordering on Above Average) Unlike the ï¿½Temple Idolï¿½ Indy and Irina Spalko figures, ï¿½Ark Ceremonyï¿½ Belloq actually comes close to being a decent action figure representation of actor Paul Freeman.

Central to this is the blocky shape of Freemanï¿½s face, and the general shape and placement of the facial features on Hasbroï¿½s figure seem to sync up decently. Unfortunately, they gave Belloq a dopey expression, which threatens to push this portrait into a caricaturish realm. Additionally, the left eye has some bleeding in the white paint, something that seems to be a common flaw in the Indiana Jones line. Nevertheless, this is one of the better portraits among the main character figures so far. COSTUME: Excellent At this point, it really seems as though the portraits and costumes are being produced by two completely different companies. Like Indiana and Spalko, Belloqï¿½s costume is extremely faithful to the source material with only a few flaws. While the jeweled breastplate is certainly the eye-catcher of the figure, the most impressive element of Hasbroï¿½s work is the checkered pattern on Belloqï¿½s tunic. Close inspection does reveal many areas where the paint and lines fail to connect, but it inadvertently becomes a very positive attribute as it adds a great deal of texture to the costume. Hasbro also effectively simulated the folding and tying of cloth.

Combined with the ribbed texture and painted patterns on the stripes, the entire outfit results in something that simply overflows with detail. As for the head dress, it is very faithful to the screen costume, and the sculptors have successfully simulated its multiple layers of cloth. The ceremonial breastplate is no different in terms of overall quality and execution. Yes, the paint is flawed on some of the jewels, and the color pattern does not completely correspond to the screen prop. However, these flaws, for some elusive reason, do not negatively impact the overall aesthetic quality of the figure. In fact, it even enhances the figure through its use of forced perspective. Looking at the figure head-on, the plate and the straps appear to be a single piece. In reality, both are separate. The straps are a sculpted part of the tunic, and the plate is separate piece that is permanently fixed on the chest. ARTICULATION: Average Belloq features the least amount of joints and the most limited range of motion in the Indiana Jones figures reviewed thus far. It lacks knee articulation, and the ball-hinged ankles on this sample are so abnormally tight that forcing them could very easily result in breakage.

Additionally, the robes covering the legs heavily restrict movement at the hips, and the bulky sleeves hinder the ball-hinged elbows. Essentially, Belloq is a ï¿½statuesqueï¿½ type of figure, meaning all it really does is stand there. However, this figure doesnï¿½t need super articulation, and mixing soft goods into the design would have greatly harmed the aesthetic quality. In the end, Hasbro made the right calls here. ACCESSORIES: Above Average (Bordering on Average) Hasbro continues their remarkable attention to the finer details with regards to accessories. The sculptors did an exceptional job miniaturizing the ram heads on Belloqï¿½s staff. The contours give great dimension and definition to the piece, and the facial features of the three ram heads are amazingly precise. Sadly, the staff suffers from one deeply detrimental flaw. The plastic used is far too flimsy and weak. That leads to permanent warping due primarily to having to pry it out of the packaging. The end result is a wavy staff.

Question: Rene Belloq is the arch-enemy of which movie hero?
Answer: Indiana Jones