The Women of Indiana Jones

Well, most of the time.

Indiana hasn't just collected a number of artifacts over the years. He's also built up quite a black book. From the tough girl to the prissy one to the femme fatale, Indy's romanced them all.

Must be hard to be so darn sexy, huh?

Marion Ravenwood has a long, colorful history with Indiana Jones. When she's first introduced in Raiders of the Lost Ark, it's evident that her last meeting with Indy wasn't such a great one. Though it's never actually said, it's fairly clear that Indiana was more than likely Marion's first love.

Marion was actually the daughter of Abner Ravenwood, Indiana's mentor. Indiana began accompanying Abner on his digs and in the process became involved with Marion. This drove a wedge between Abner and Indiana and Indiana resolved to leave them both behind and return to the states.

Marion remains a fan favorite. Her spunk and humor make her one of the most well rounded characters in the Indiana canon. Marion will return to the Indiana saga in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Willie Scott was pretty much the exact opposite of everything that Marion Ravenwood was. She was dainty, high-strung and at times even annoying.

Indiana met Willie at Club Obi Wan in Shanghai, China. After a nasty run-in with a group of Chinese gangsters, the two escaped, via Short Round's taxi. The trio found themselves in a remote village in India faced with the challenge of retrieving the Sankara Stone that had been stolen from the village.

As Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was a prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark, it would seem that Indiana and Willie's relationship was a short-lived one. Ah well.

Dr. Elsa Schneider would appear to most to be the perfect women. Smart, beautiful, successful. She's the kind of girl who's almost too good to be true (unless that girl is me, of course). And, of course, she is.

In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana discovers a bit too late that Elsa is actually a Nazi spy keen on getting to the Holy Grail that Indiana's father was actively pursuing before he went missing.

Not only does Elsa have the distinction of being the only femme fetale (thus far) within the Indiana Jones film canon, she also has the distinction of being the only female love interest to die at the end of the film.