LegoIndiana Jones

Sub‑themes	Raiders of the Lost Ark The Temple of Doom The Last Crusade The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Subject	Indiana Jones
Licensed from	Lucasfilm (The Walt Disney Company)
Availability	2008–2009, 2023
Total sets	22
Characters	Colonel Dovchenko, Cairo Bandit, Cemetery Warriors, Indiana Jones, German Motorcyclist, German Guards, German Mechanic, German Pilot, Henry Jones Sr., Jock, Kazim, Brotherhood of the Cruciform Sword guard, Marion Ravenwood, Pilot, Rene Belloq, Russian Guards, Satipo, Short Round, Swordsman, Willie Scott, Elsa Schneider, Lao Che, Kao Kan, Thuggee, Chief Thugee, Mola Ram, Mutt Williams, Irina Spalko, Ugha Warriors, Crystal Skull Skeletons, Conquistador Skeleton,
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Lego Indiana Jones (stylized asLEGOIndiana Jones) is aLego theme based on theIndiana Jones film franchise created byGeorge Lucas, licensed fromLucasfilm. The exclusive franchise (for the 'Construction Category Rights') was first announced in June 2007,^[1] and followed the successfulLegoStar Wars franchise, also with Lucasfilm. The first set of products were launched in 2008, based upon two of the three earlier films (Raiders of the Lost Ark andThe Last Crusade). Sets featuring scenes from the fourth film,Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, were released alongside the film, later in 2008. TheTemple of Doom film was not featured until 2009, in a large set which re-created the mine-cart chase using new narrow-gauge Lego train track.

The theme also features in a video game series.Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures was released on June 3, 2008, based on the original trilogy. A sequel, calledLego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues, was released in November 2009, including scenes from the newKingdom of the Crystal Skull film, along with a level editor feature.

The theme was relaunched in 2023 with three sets based onRaiders of the Lost Ark andThe Last Crusade.^[2] It was discontinued at the end of 2024.

Lego Indiana Jones is based on theIndiana Jones film franchise. The product line focuses onIndiana Jones (Ford), a globe-trottingarchaeologist, vying withNazi forces in 1936, to recover the long-lostArk of the Covenant, a relic said to make an army invincible. Teaming up with his tough former loverMarion Ravenwood (Allen), Jones races to stop rival archaeologistDr. René Belloq (Freeman) from guiding the Nazis to the Ark and its power.

The development of the Indiana Jones Lego theme followed a similar process to other Lego themes, with sets being designed by Lego's team of designers in Billund, in consultation with franchise owner Lucasfilm. The inclusion of guns within the sets (including machine guns) was a cause of some internal controversy.^[3]

• Indiana Jones: Anarchaeology professor and adventurer.^[4]
• Marion Ravenwood: A spirited, tough bar owner and Jones' former lover.^[4]
• René Belloq: A rival archaeologist to Jones, in the employ of the Nazis.^[4]
• Willie Scott: An Americannightclub singer working in Shanghai. In a nod to theStar Wars franchise, the nightclub is calledClub Obi Wan. Willie is unprepared for her adventure with Indy and Short Round, and appears to be adamsel in distress. She also forms a romantic relationship with Indy.
• Mola Ram: AThuggee priest who performs rites ofhuman sacrifices. The character is named aftera 17th-century Indian painter.
• Short Round: Indy's 11-year-old Chinese sidekick, who drives the 1936 Auburn Boat Tail Speedster which allows Indy to escape during the opening sequence.
• Henry Jones, Sr.: Indiana's father, a professor ofMedieval literature who cared more about looking for the Grail than raising his son.^[4]
• Elsa Schneider: An Austrian art professor who is in league with the Nazis. She seduces the Joneses to trick them but seems to be in love with Indy.
• Irina Spalko: A villainous Soviet agent.^[4]
• Mutt Williams: a young, motorcycle-riding greaser and Indiana's sidekick and son.^[4]

According toBrickLink, The Lego Group released a total of 22 Lego sets and promotional polybags as part ofLego Indiana Jones theme.^[5] The product line was eventually discontinued by the end of 2009.^[6][7]

The initial wave of sets was released in 2008,Temple Escape (set number: 7623) was one of the biggest, and features the famous boulder chase scene from the opening sequence ofRaiders of the Lost Ark. Measuring 53 cm long, the set included numerous 'booby traps' from the film, including shooting spears and tumbling rocks. As well as Indiana Jones himself, the set included minifigs ofRené Belloq andSatipo. Pilot Jock and his seaplane were also included as a late addition, with the Lego designer and Lucasfilm agreeing that they were an important addition to complete the scene (allowing Indy to escape).^[8]

Two other medium-size sets released at the same time also featured scenes from theLost Ark film.The Lost Tomb (set number: 7621) depicted a snake-filled tomb, which Indy must escape from, andRace for the Stolen Treasure (set number: 7622) depicted the chase scene from the film, with Indy riding a horse in pursuit of a truck.

Later in 2008, four sets were released featuring scenes from the new film. The biggest of these wasKingdom of the Crystal Skull (7627), which focused on the final scene of the movie, and included a rotating circle of 'crystal skeletons', as well as the falling obelisk tower. The characters Mutt Williams, Irina Spalko and two Ugha Warriors were all included in minifig form, as well as Indy and an unnamed Russian soldier.

In 2009, the 'gap' of having no sets fromThe Temple of Doom was filled with two new sets featuring scenes from the film. The biggest of the two,The Temple of Doom (set number: 7199), included new narrower gauge (4-studs wide rather than the usual 6 studs) Lego train tracks in order to re-create the mine cart chase scene from the second half of the film. Six track piece were included in two shapes, four as curves and two as slopes. Straight track pieces for this new type of train track have not yet been released in any set.

The second-biggest set released in 2009 wasVenice Canal Chase (set number: 7197), which depicts the boat chase scene fromIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The set includes two boats, one driven by Indy andElsa Schneider, and the other driven by two Grail Guardians. The boats appear largely identical bar a few colour differences, but contain different button-activated actions - one boats splits in two when a button is pressed, the other one features an 'exploding' motor. The two Grail Guardianminifigs are notable for their dark redFez hats, which is a new Lego element. The set also features a Venetian style bridge and an exploding pier.^[9]

In March 2023, three sets were announced to be released on 1 April 2023. The three sets areFighter Plane Chase (set number: 77012),Escape from the Lost Tomb (set number: 77013) andTemple of the Golden Idol (set number: 77015).^{[2][10][11][12]} A fourth set,The Temple of Doom (set number: 77014) has been cancelled.^[13][14]

In common with some of the other movie franchise Lego themes, Lego Indiana Jones also features spin-off video games. These combine scenes from the films with the graphic style of the Lego pieces andminifigures.

This was the first videogame released in the series, produced by Traveller's Tales and published by LucasArts in 2008.^[15] It features scenes from the first three of the original Indiana Jones films, which can be played in any order.^{[16][17][18][19][20]}

This game was produced as a sequel toThe Original Adventures, and includes scenes from the fourth film in the franchise (Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), as well as all-new scenes from the three original films. The game also added a new level editor.^{[21][22][23][24][25]}

A separate version of the game, developed byTT Fusion and released forNintendo DS andPSP, with different gameplay and story.

A computer-animated short film,Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick, directed byPeder Pedersen, was also released on the official Lego site. It combines details from the first fourIndiana Jones films in one adventure.^[26][27]

A project based on Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark – 40th Anniversary was uploaded to theLego Ideas site on January 11, 2021, and it was created by Simon Scott reached 10,000 votes on LEGO Ideas in order for Lego to consider to make it into an official set. The project is based on Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark – 40th Anniversary from theRaiders of the Lost Ark film.^[28][29]

The Indiana Jones sets proved to be one of the most popular Lego themes, and by the end of 2008 were credited, along withLego Star Wars, of boosting the Lego Group's profits within a stagnant toy market. The product line was said to have "sold extremely well - especially on the North American market."^[30] The sets were occasionally compared to those of the discontinuedLego Adventurers label (which was strongly influenced in its own right by the Indiana Jones franchise), which ran from 1998 to 2003.

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