Hok’s Museum Warning Gong

This massive gong booms a deafening clang when Indy smashes the display case with a samurai sword and grabs the Staff of Ra headpiece. The sound rips through Hok’s museum and palace, instantly halting Hok mid-run on the second-floor walkway. It triggers lethal defenses: a ceremonial hammer crashes behind Indy, and the footbridge explodes after Hok crosses. Characters react with frozen alarm—Indy bolts into escape, Hok grabs his Thompson submachine gun and presses the chase.

2 appearances

Purpose

Sounds as an alarm to signal theft and activates chained mechanical traps across the museum and palace.

Significance

Turns Indy's swift grab into a frantic survival sprint, exposes the artifact's sacred peril, and reveals Hok’s domain as a fortress rigged for instant retaliation.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Glass Smash — The Hammer Falls

The warning gong audibly signals the breach: its deafening clang both halts other characters' actions and mechanically triggers the hammer. Its sound transforms the theft into a public alarm and heightens the urgency of Indy's escape.

Before: Silent and passive within the gallery, part of the exhibit's alarm system.

After: Struck and booming, it fills the museum with sound, signaling danger and drawing attention to Indy's theft.

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Gong, Thompson, and the Collapsing Footbridge

The ceremonial warning gong emits a loud, arresting clang that halts Hok mid‑stride and signals the palace’s defensive systems. Its sound both informs characters of danger and triggers the lethal mechanisms that detonate the footbridge moments later, functioning as an auditory plot device that pivots the action.

Before: Mounted and silent as part of the palace ceremonial apparatus, awaiting activation or strike.

After: Recently struck and ringing (or having just rung); its alarm has triggered palace defenses and alerted occupants to imminent threat.

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