History Awesome / IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom

* Just to prove Indy's [[PapaWolf big bad protector of children credentials]] there is a scene in ''Temple of Doom'' with two slavers beating a child. Cue whip crack, one slaver dropping a club, both of them turn, the music kicks in and the camera reveals Indy emerging from the shadows. Two loud thuds later, both slavers land on the ground. Ten feet away. And then slide a good five more feet after they land.

'''Lao Che:''' The ''poison'' you just ''drank!''\\

* Indy kills one of Lao Che's bodyguards with a flaming shish-kabob.

-->'''Indy:''' We're getting out of here. ''All'' of us.

* Indy ending the last BelligerentSexualTension moment by using his whip to seize Willie by the waist. She whirls to him...and then smiles sexily and lets him pull her to him for the BigDamnKiss.

** She also puts Short Round in front of her after Mola Ram forces them to walk out onto the bridge, most likely to prevent Mola Ram from harming him.

* A scene in the {{novelization}} (okay, not technically part of the film, but ''still'') tells why Lao Che's pilots don't [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim just directly kill]] Indiana and Company in the airplane: as one of the pilots approaches a sleeping Indy with malicious intent, an egg drops from a crate above Indy's head. Without much effort, Indy catches it ''while still frigging asleep,'' and freaks out his would-be killer. The narrative jovially sums up the badassery:

-->'''Drop them Doctor Jones! They will be found! ''YOU'' WON'T!"

-->'''Indiana:''' ''(grinning)'' You've betrayed Shiva! Thum Shiva Ke Vishwasth Karthe Ho! You betrayed Shiva!
Thum Shiva Ke Vishwasth Karthe Ho! ''(Indy's satchel bursts into flames as the Shankara Stones blaze red hot)'' YOU'VE BETRAYED SHIVA! THUM SHIVA KE VISHWAASTH KARTHE! VISHWAASTH KARTHE!! ''VISHWAASTH KARTHE''!!!

* A scene in the {{novelization}} (ok, not technically part of the film, but ''still'') tells why Lao Che's pilots don't [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim just directly kill]] Indiana and Company in the airplane: as one of the pilots approaches a sleeping Indy with malicious intent, an egg drops from a crate above Indy's head. Without much effort, Indy catches it ''while still frigging asleep,'' and freaks out his would-be killer. The narrative jovially sums up the badassery:

* Indy resisting the heart-ripping magic that the high proiest is capable of and punching him with his own fist!
* Seriously, just the fact that Indy more or less beats the villain ''personally'' for once in the franchise.

Thum Shiva Ke Vishwasth Karthe Ho!
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** (This is Narm to some, but you may recall that this is actually the password that activates the Sankara stones' magic).
** Narm my ass...the DeathGlare Indy gives Mola Ram is fantastic, and the fact that he's practically spitting out the incantation; as if to say, "You and Kali can go fuck yourselves!"

-->'''Drop them Doctor Jones! They will be found! ''YOU WON'T''!"

''[Cue [[GigglingVillain giggling]].]''

* "Mola Ram, prepare to meet Kali... IN HELL."
** "You betrayed Shiva!" (This is Narm to some, but you may recall that this is actually the password that activates the Sankara stones' magic).

-->'''Drop them Doctor Jones! They will be found! '''''YOU WON'T''''''!"

* Just to prove Indy's [[PapaWolf big bad protector of children credentials]] there is a scene in ''Temple of Doom'' with two slavers beating a child. Cue whip crack, one slaver dropping a club, both of them turn, the music kicks in and the camera reveals Indy emerging from the shadows. Two loud thuds later, both slavers land on the ground. Ten feet away. And then slide 15 more feet after they land.
--> '''Indy''': We're getting out of here. ''ALL'' of us.

* [[TheCavalry The British Indian Army]] coming to the rescue and killing or capturing most of the Thuggees at the end of the film.

* Indy, brainwashed, being woken up by Short Round. Then, instead of just running off with the Shankara stones, he saves Short Round, a villageful of children and Willie. ''Then'' he proves how the IndyPloy doesn't always work, ''twice'' (once in a [[BottomlessMagazines subversion]] of the previous movie's awesomeness), before proving that, while cutting a shaky rope bridge, sometimes it does.

* "Mola Ram! Prepare to meet Kali! IN HELL!"

* The British Indian Army coming to the rescue and killing or capturing most of the Thuggees at the end of the film.

'''Lao Che:''' ''The poison you just drank!''\\

* Indy, brainwashed, being woken up by Short Round. Then, instead of just running off with the Shankara stones, he saves Short Round, a villageful of children and Willie. ''Then'' he proves how the IndyPloy doesn't always work, ''twice'' (once in a [[BottomlessMagazines subversion]] of the above awesomeness), before proving that, while cutting a shaky rope bridge, sometimes it does.
* Just to prove Indy's [[PapaWolf big bad protector of children credentials]] there is a scene in ''Temple of Doom'' with two slavers beating a child. Cue whip crack, one slaver dropping a club, both of them turn, the music kicks in and the camera reveals Indy emerging from the shadows. Two loud thuds later both slavers land on the ground. Ten feet away. And then slide 15 more feet after they land.

* A scene in the {{novelization}} (ok, not technically part of the film, but ''still'') tells why Lao Che's pilots don't [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim just directly kill]] Indiana and Company in the airplane: as one of the pilots approaches a sleeping Indy with malicious intent, an egg drops from a crate above Indy's head. Without much effort, Indy gingerly catches it ''while still frigging asleep,'' and freaks out his would-be killer. The narrative jovially sums up the badassery:

** "You betrayed Shiva!" (This is Narm to some, but you may recall that this is actually the password that activates the Sankara stones magic).

* Lao Che gets a terriffic bad guy moment near the beginning of ''Temple of Doom''

* The thrilling mine-cart chase, still one of the most exciting chase sequences in movie history.

* Indy kills one of Lao Che's bodyguards with a flaming shish-kabob.

-->'''Go ahead, drop them! They will be found. '''''YOU WON'T''''''!"

* Most of the movie is NightmareFuel, with the most terrifying villains of all the movies. Then Indy [[LetsGetDangerous gets dangerous]], and the tone switches to one of pure uninterrupted asskicking. Also inverting TheWorfEffect.

* Though it's not enough for Willie to be RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap, during the mine cart chase scene a determined mook attempts to strangle Indiana Jones to death whilst hijacking their cart riding at top speed, and doesn't let go. Willie finally makes herself useful after spending the entire film doing nothing but complain, and simply punches the mook square in the face, sending him flying. And knocking the other cart off track. Indy was impressed.

* Though it's not enough for Willie to be RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap, during the mine cart chase scene a determined mook attempts to strangle Indiana Jones to death whilst hijacking their cart riding at top speed, and doesn't let go. Willie finally makes herself useful after spending the entire film doing nothing but complain, and simply punches the mook square in the face, sending him flying.

* Most of the movie is HighOctaneNightmareFuel, with the most terrifying villains of all the movies. Then Indy [[LetsGetDangerous gets dangerous]], and the tone switches to one of pure uninterrupted asskicking. Also inverting TheWorfEffect.