dpat57 at 12:01PM, May 21, 2021

Interesting thoughts! It could be argued, with tongue firmly in cheek, that Butch just wanted to use that big katana he spotted on the way out. This was a man who beat a fellow boxer to death in the ring, after agreeing with Marcellus that he would take a fall, but his pride wouldn't let him. So maybe it's fair to say Butch's character had several facets, not all of them in alignment with each other. Indy's choice was perhaps more linear, he's an established hero who punches Nazis, we knew he couldn't abandon those kids. That was his mission, put upon him by the village shaman. "Bring back the stone... oh, and maybe the kids if you see them. Although it's been peaceful without them."