Melbourne is adventurous and friendly. He is also intelligent when it comes to historical artifacts and languages (like Egyptian hieroglyphics), but seems to not be very knowledgeable regarding minerals, as he confused real gold for iron pyrite (fool's gold).[1] He seems to enjoy dangerous activities, as when Fred recounted his adventure of hand-catching Piranha's on the Amazon, he laughed it off, and called it nothing, likening it to a day at the beach compared to collecting the dinosaur bones of El Oloroso, and is very confident in his skills. He is also very brave, bordering on fearless, as when Velma revealed Luis Cepeda hoped his scheme would scare away O'Reilly, he immediately stood up and shouted "Never!"; though, in Mummy Scares Best, he does seem to know when to flee, as he tells the gang to flee from the Mummy of Scamses and his Zombified minions. Melbourne O'Reilly is an Australian archaeologist and adventurer, and one of Fred Jones' heroes. His trademark catchphrase is "Crikies." Melbourne is a well-built, middle-aged man with blond hair. He wears a tan shirt over his white undershirt, tan shorts, and brown hiking boots. His accessories include a wide-brimmed hat and a black bandanna around his neck.