Character

Nazi Guards

disciplined professional vigilant dutiful impassive neutral obedient

Two Nazi Guards escort the bound Indiana Jones and Henry Jones Sr. into Castle Brunwald's baronial room. They stand watch during Walter Donovan's betrayal revelation as a Nazi collaborator and Elsa Schneider's accusation against Marcus Brody for holding the missing Grail Diary pages. Positioned to ensure the prisoners stay under control, the guards support Colonel Vogel's custody operations amid the confrontation. Their silent vigilance enforces Nazi security protocols, blocking escape and stabilizing the room's tense power dynamics in the Holy Grail quest.

4 appearances

Nazi security enforcement

Also known as: two Nazis, Nazi guards

Nazi Guards's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

4 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Found and Forsaken: Marion's Confession and Indy's Choice

Implied menacing and watchful; their unseen presence creates pressure and danger felt by Indy and Marion.

Referenced collectively as 'they' by Marion — the captors who have been mistreating her and asking about Indy; they are an off-screen presence whose surveillance determines Indy’s tactical choice.

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Sealed Fate: Belloq's Farewell in the Well

Neutral, procedural; executing orders with clinical efficiency, indifferent to suffering produced.

Unseen Nazi guards step back from the hole and slam the heavy stone door shut on Shliemann's order, sealing the chamber, causing air to rush out and torches to extinguish, …

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

The Pillar Break — Indy's Snake-Chamber Escape

Coldly procedural; executing orders without visible hesitation or moral concern.

Unseen Nazi guards slam the heavy stone door, sealing the chamber and causing the rush of air that extinguishes torches. Their action turns the chamber into a trap and initiates …

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Procession from the Tabernacle: Indy Led to the Wall

Professional and unemotional; focused on duty and the physical task of restraint, with a latent readiness to apply force.

Two guards physically hold and escort Indy, executing orders with disciplined, impassive efficiency to prevent escape and facilitate the ceremony of movement.

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Affiliation

Nazi Regime (Military & Political Apparatus)

Military Occupation and Holy Grail Acquisition in Europe