Arab Henchman (Black belt)

An Arab Henchman was among a group of thugs hired by two German Gestapo intelligence agents to kill American archaeologist Indiana Jones and bar owner Marion Ravenwood and retrieve the headpiece to the Staff of Ra in the marketplace of Cairo, Egypt in 1936. The thug, along with five other hired native goons, attacked Jones and Ravenwood in the corner of the marketplace next to a silverware stall and attempted to kill the two Americans. However, though Marion was supposedly killed, Jones was able to escape the thugs.

Hired to kill
In 1936, an Arab resided in Cairo, Egypt as a goon-for-hire. That year, along with five other local goons, he was hired by two German Gestapo intelligence agents to kill American archaeologist Indiana Jones and bar owner Marion Ravenwood and acquire the headpiece to the Staff of Ra in the marketplace of Cairo. Their identities concealed by dark masks, the Arab and five other hired native goons united in a shady building in the centre of the marketplace along with their employers, their identities hidden by a long white robe and a keffiyeh over their face, and soon followed one of the two agents down a passageway to the stall Jones and Ravenwood were examining.

On the Nazi agent's orders, the six hooded men ambushed the two Americans. During the brawl, this Arab attacked Jones and slammed him against a stall, wrestling him until the American elbowed him in the chin, sending him tumbling backwards onto the ground where he lay unconscious.

Behind the scenes

 * The tough Arab Henchman was portrayed by an unknown performer in the 1981 Steven Spielberg film, who went uncredited in the film.
 * In the Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook, all of the Arab bandits in Cairo were referred to as "Arab Henchman", with collective game stats.
 * In the LEGO Indiana Jones set based on the scenes in Cairo, only one "Masked Bandit" appeared alongside a "Cairo Swordsman" in place of the Arabs in the film.
 * Whilst in the original film twelve Arab bandits were hired in total by the two German intelligence agents, in the LEGO video game more than twelve were hired, with two character models. None of them performed specific roles, however, therefore the Arab with the club did not technically appear.
 * In the game’s sequel,, meanwhile, the first wave of Arabs consisted of five "Masked Bandits" who all wielded swords and were quickly defeated. 3">