Interdimensional beings

Interdimensional beings
Background information
Films	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Attractions	Jungle Cruise (Indiana Jones Summer of Hidden Mysteries)
Group information
Occupation	Interdimensional travellers Archeologists
Affiliation	Ugha tribe

The Interdimensional beings is the conjectural name for a group of entities from the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008).

Description

In the universe are a race of interdimensional beings who use flying-saucer like vehicles to travel in the, "Space between spaces". The beings had great knowledge and advanced, telepathic abilities and were able to enter death-like states for long periods of human time. These beings functioned like interdimensional archaeologists who traveled reality for their studies.

History

Background

The City of Gold

In the universe are a race of interdimensional beings who use flying-saucer like vehicles to travel in the, "Space between spaces". On Earth, thirteen of these advanced organisms contacted the ancient Ugha tribe of the western Amazon rainforest and became their gods. Under the 13 aliens, the Ugha created the golden city of Akator, or, "El Dorado" as the Spanish would call it.

In 1546, the beings were in a stasis within Akator that rendered them as crystal skeletons. A conquistador named Francisco de Orellana would steal one of the skulls from the city of gold before the skull telepathically forcing him to return it to the city. Francisco was however killed by the guardians of the Chauchilla Cemetery where he and the skull were buried.

Indiana Jones

In 1947, one of the beings' ships crashed in Roswell, New Mexico. The U.S. government excavated the remains with assistance from archaeologist Indiana Jones who they kept in the dark and under extreme threat the entire time. The remains were subsequently transported to Hangar 51, a military base in Nevada where it was studied as a potential weapon by the military.

In 1957, the Soviet Union kidnapped Indiana Jones and broke into Hangar 51 to have him locate the crate for them. Also in 1957, the skull of Akator was located by Professor Harold "Ox" Oxley but it drove him to insanity. Oxley was captured by the Soviet Union who were aware of the interdimensional beings due to having stolen one of their corpses from Hangar 51. The soviets wished to use the power of the skulls to telepathically make the entire human-race communist.

When Harold was sought after by his old friend Indiana Jones, he and their allies worked to return the skull to Akator. They eventually did so, bringing the interdimensional beings back to life as they left earth in their flying-saucer.

Jungle Cruise appearances

Jungle Cruise

The Indiana Jones Summer of Hidden Mysteries event was made to tie into the release of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. During an Indiana Jones themed refurbishment of the Jungle Cruise for this event, Trader Sam was given a stone tablet depicting the lost Crystal Skull of Akator. Also was the crate containing the Ark of the Covenant with said crate coming from Hangar 51, where the Roswell remains were stored.

Other appearances

Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar

The Interdimensional beings are not directly referenced in this bar though the events of the film surrounding them are referenced. One of Jock's meal-items is called, "Mac's Pork Belly Sliders" which is described as being loved by double-agents, referenced Col. George "Mac" McHale and him betraying Indiana Jones to aid the soviets in stealing the Roswell remains. Jock also has coasters from the Atomic Cafe, a diner located outside of Hangar 51 which was passed by during the aforementioned soviet attack on the facility.

Trivia

• A major antagonist in the Jungle Cruise film is historic conquistador, Lope de Aguirre. In real-world history, Aguirre was well known for having gone on a 1560 search for El Dorado that was actually a failed wild goose-chase arranged by enemy conquistador Pedro de Ursúa to dispose of Aguirre. Whether any of this continuity carries over into film cannon is yet unknown though it is known Lope was cursed in 1556, four years before the historic expedition. If carried over, the expedition could have occurred earlier in the timeline or after Lope was cursed but before his imprisonment at the hands of Frank Wolff (referenced as having occurred very roughly around 1616).
• There are multiple other skulls in the Indiana Jones story of unknown (if any) relation to the interdimensional beings. One is the Crystal Skull of the Temple of the Crystal Skull in the Lost River Delta, a sentient skull of great power which Jones fought in 1931. There is also the Crystal Skull of Cozan which Jones stole from Italian Fascist Leonardo Sarducci in 1933.
  • In Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar, there is a photograph of Trader Sam outside the Temple of the Crystal Skull. There is also a newspaper clipping on Indiana Jones' theft of Sarducci's crystal skull.
  • There is a series of books in the library of the skipper canteen written by Jones' former assistant Paco on the Temple of the Crystal Skull.
  • The evil billionaire S.E.A. member Harrison Hightower III took a photograph outside the Temple of the Crystal Skull in the 19th century. He also had a portrait of himself alongside an unidentified crystal skull in his possession.
• The interdimensional beings have connections to other Steven Spielberg/George Lucas projects:
  • The aliens to which the skulls belong highly resemble the aliens from the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).
  • In Akator is artwork of R2-D2 from Star Wars and E.T. from E.T..
• El Dorado has been mentioned in-universe in Big Thunder Mountain Railroad as having been visited by S.E.A. members Jason Chandler and Barnabas T. Bullion. El Dorado was indirectly alluded to in the Jungle Cruise film with the character of Lope de Aguirre, named for and based on historic conquistador Lope " El Loco" de Aguirre who searched for the city of gold.

Gallery

The Crystal Skull in the Lost River Delta

The Crystal Skull of the Lost River Delta

The Lost River Delta skull's power