Forrestal
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| Forrestal | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Death | 1935 Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors |
| Nationality |  American
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- "Competitor. He was good, he was very good."
- ―Indiana Jones[src]
Forrestal was an archaeologist from Princeton University.
In 1930, he was in Sweden searching for a pagan temple. Jones initially believed Forrestal to be one step ahead of him, though Jones and Dr. Lawrence reached the site first, due to better research.[1]
Along with a team of porters,he disappeared sometime in 1935 while searching for the Chachapoyan Fertility Idol in Peru.
Upon his disappearance, the National Museum contracted Indiana Jones to follow Forrestal's notes and research so that he could both find out what happened to Forrestal's missing expedition and, if possible, recover the Idol.
It was in the Chachapoyan Temple that Jones discovered Forrestal's body, speared by a row of sharp spikes triggered by a source of light. It was one of the many traps protecting the Idol.
The fate of Forrestal's porters remains unknown; it is thought that they were ambushed and killed by the Hovitos tribe, though their bodies have never been found.
[edit] Appearances
- Indiana Jones Adventures: Volume 1 (Mentioned only) (As "Forrestall")
- Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods (Mentioned only)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (First appearance) (Remains)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark novel (Remains)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark comic (Remains)
- The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones
- Issue 4: "Gateway to Infinity!" (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (Remains)
[edit] Sources
- The World of Indiana Jones (Pictured only)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook
- Indiana Jones and the Golden Vampires (Cover)
- The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones
