Montana Smith
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The Stranger said:But a prequel to the original trilogy deserves a decise NO. I think that the original intent of Lucas and Spielberg was to imply that "Temple of Doom" and "Raiders" were the first real adventures Indy ever embarked on... a prequel to them doesn't make sense to me, especially because there would be absolutely no way to involve any supernatural/mysterious subplot, unless they made Indy lose his memory again (that trick was already used in "Temple", when the Thugs force him to drink the dark blood of Kali).
I don't think there would be any contradiction. I always imagined Indy was a seasoned adventurer when he first appeared on screen. The Young Indy series then confirmed that. As for the supernatural, there's no reason why TOD had to be his first encounter - he knew that invoking Shiva should have effect; he was conscious the inexplicable light trap in the Chachapoyan temple.
Also, unless his meeting with Dracula was a ghost story to frighten the kids, then he's already encountered a vampire, too.