Indiana Jones

Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Junior (born July 1, 1899 in Princeton, New Jersey) was an American archaeologist most famously known as Indiana Jones or Indy. During World War I, he used the name Henri Defense, and went by a number of aliases throughout his life. He was married at least twice, fathered a son and daughter, and had several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Throughout his career, Jones found numerous famous mythological artifacts, including the Sankara Stones, the Ark of the Covenant, the Holy Grail, and the Crystal Skull of Akator, which placed him in conflict with different groups across the globe.

Why He Rocks

 * 1) He is shown to be brave, confident, compassionate and a great leader at the same time.
 * 2) Indy consistently maintained a steadfast sense of honor and compassion learnt through his meeting of Doctor Albert Schweitzer.
 * 3) He complements his compassionate character was an unshaking sense of integrity and respect for knowledge, believing that culture was something to be shared and preserved for future
 * 4) On his early journeys around Europe, Africa and Asia, he learned to speak, read, and write 27 languages, including French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Greek, Arabic, Turkish, Vietnamese, Swahili, Latin, Nepalese and Chinese, sign language, some Hindi, Sinhalese, and a bit of Mayan and Quechua.
 * 5) Despite his adept physique and strength, Indy had low tolerance for alcohol.
 * 6) While he possessed some martial arts ability, Jones favored his fists in hand-to-hand combat, including a technique where he hit his opponent with the back of one hand before following up with a hook from the other, and was not above fighting dirty when he felt the need.
 * 7) He’s one of the most iconic movie characters of all time.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) He can come off as a Gary Stu sometimes.