There's a well-known fan theory that Indiana Jones has little real impact on the plot of Raiders of the Lost Ark. The claim: the Nazis would have found the Ark anyway, shipped it to their island base, opened it, and been destroyed by its power - Indy or no Indy. This "Nazis get the Ark without Indy" idea persists as a clever "gotcha" because the Ark itself acts as the ultimate deus ex machina. Thankfully,@vashikoo demolishes it beautifully by showing how critical Indy is to the Staff of Ra threa