How did Indy aquire his MK VII?

Bruce Wayne · Post by **Bruce Wayne** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:05 pm

We know he got his fedora from the character Fedora, but what about his bag? I know it didn't exist during the first trilogy, but how do you think he came about getting it?

Thanx!!!
Charlie

theinterchange · Post by **theinterchange** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:42 pm

hocfutue · Post by **hocfutue** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:56 pm

theinterchange wrote:That's a bit of backstory I'd like an answer to... how do you explain getting a piece of gear that didn't exist.

Randy

It's detailed in "Indiana Jones and the Surplus Store Time Machine."

nicktheguy · Post by **nicktheguy** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:01 pm

He got it from the props department

Chewbacca Jones · Post by **Chewbacca Jones** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:34 pm

It was an archeological dig when he was a young man. He slipped down a hole, sliding extremely fast in the direction of the Earth's rotation. There, he encountered a wounded soldier named John Carter in a cave. Carter warned him of the dangers of the Nazi party, and Mars, before dying. Ever the archeologist, Indy felt he needed to take a "relic" of this place he had found, so it made sense to take the gas mask, as it was already in a bag!

Indy retraced his steps, until he lost his footing again - this time sliding against the rotation of the planet and returning to his original dig. Naturally, nobody believed his story, especially Abner, who was looking for an excuse to get Indy away from his daughter. Abner threw the mask into the camp fire in a rage, handed the empty bag to Indy, and told him to try filling it with REAL relics!

Thank you for reading "3-minute Literature" with Chewbacca Jones.

Hollowpond · Post by **Hollowpond** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:02 am

It was leftover from using the actual gas mask in one of his first adventures, "Indiana Jones and the Campfire Beans of Doom"

Travis

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:52 am

Yeah, you gotta stop believing all those rumors from years ago, _.

Regards! Michaelson

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:22 am

I like Chewie's explanation best. Prop shopping? What do you think this is, anyway, a movie?

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:37 am

I'm waiting for the Cliff's Notes version. That was too complicated to wrap my brain around this early in the morning.

Regards! Michaelson

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:33 am

"So, uh, what you have here is a classic example of a bag that was originally used by postmen in World War Two. They were green so it would camouflage the mail inside and keep it hidden from enemy mail thieves. It's a little known fact that Indy was a postman before he became an archaeologist, so he probably picked up one of these bags during his time in the service."

Gorak · Post by **Gorak** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:12 am

Mr Wayne..if you will recall, in the Last Crusade intro, Fedora had a leather map case which most likely inspired Indy as did Fedora`s jacket and and overall "look".
LOVE the Cliff explanation! I would definitely buy that story! You guys are nutz!!

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:13 am

binkmeisterRick wrote:

"So, uh, what you have here is a classic example of a bag that was originally used by postmen in World War Two. They were green so it would camouflage the mail inside and keep it hidden from enemy mail thieves. It's a little known fact that Indy was a postman before he became an archaeologist, so he probably picked up one of these bags during his time in the service."

Kyle

nicktheguy · Post by **nicktheguy** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:20 am

_ wrote:It explains why he always rings twice...

GROAN

Soooooo bad it's funny.

simndermot · Post by **simndermot** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:07 pm

He bought it where all the cool kids pick up their MK VII reproductions, from Todd's Costumes. He liked the price and the screen accuracy.

backstagejack · Post by **backstagejack** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 10:40 am

The only possible examination is that somehow he picked up the prototype bag of the Mk VII before they were in general production and for some reason they were already working on a prototype for that bag at least by 1935......

personally, I like Cliff the mailman's idea best. I love that guy, esepcially cause he was in Empire strikes back AND Superman I and II

Texan Scott · Post by **Texan Scott** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:12 pm

History...why does it always have to be history? Chemical warfare was a new type of strategy by WWI, and the allies employed countermeasures in an effort to thwart its effects:

http://www33.brinkster.com/iiiii/gasmask/wwi.html

If Indy was in WWI....

....

John Vaughan · Post by **John Vaughan** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:59 pm

You weren't supposed to notice that...Oh never mind, forgot the crowd I'm in.

Post by **Tennessee Smith** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:05 pm

binkmeisterRick wrote:

"So, uh, what you have here is a classic example of a bag that was originally used by postmen in World War Two. They were green so it would camouflage the mail inside and keep it hidden from enemy mail thieves. It's a little known fact that Indy was a postman before he became an archaeologist, so he probably picked up one of these bags during his time in the service."

"Cliff, what color is the sky in your world?"
-Frazier

hovitos loincloth · Post by **hovitos loincloth** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:46 pm

The same way the Germans got their MP40 Schmeissers.......D'uh

afterthedog · Post by **afterthedog** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 10:10 pm

No question. He got it from interdimensional time traveling beings. Duh.

backstagejack wrote: personally, I like Cliff the mailman's idea best. I love that guy, esepcially cause he was in Empire strikes back AND Superman I and II

AND every Disney/Pixar film!

Lord_Clarence · Post by **Lord_Clarence** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 4:39 pm

I would go with the time travel theory, definitely.

The Fourth Doctor wore a fedora, too. Coincidence?

-LC

DanielJones · Post by **DanielJones** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 12:49 am

And a possible Poet at that.

Cheers!

Dan

backstagejack · Post by **backstagejack** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:29 am

Lord_Clarence wrote:I would go with the time travel theory, definitely.

The Fourth Doctor wore a fedora, too. Coincidence?

-LC

Is it scary when one can wear a hat without it being secured to your skull....just the enormous amounts of curly hair....poor puddleglum.

nicktheguy · Post by **nicktheguy** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 11:06 am

Perhaps Indy was such a trendsetter that the British Army saw his cool bag and based their model on his 'curiosity'

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