Asterix is the main character. He is a brave, shrewd warrior of somewhat diminutive size, who eagerly volunteers for all perilous missions. French: Astérix (from astérisque, meaning “asterisk”, which is the typographical symbol ” * ” indicating a footnote, or from the Greek word αστήρ (aster), meaning a star). His name is usually left unchanged […]

Obelix is Asterix’s closest friend and works as a menhir sculptor and delivery man. He is a tall, obese man with two notable attributes: his phenomenal strength and his voracious appetite for food. His strength results from having fallen into Getafix’s magic potion cauldron as a boy. As a consequence, Getafix will not let him […]

Getafix is the village druid. In appearance he is tall with a white beard, white robe, red cloak. He is usually seen in possession of a small golden sickle. While his age is never stated, in the story of Asterix’ birth (in which all but the oldest villagers are seen as small children) he appears […]

First appearance: Asterix and the Banquet (Book 5 in france) Page 08 Dogmatix is Obelix’s pet dog. Unlike his immense master, Dogmatix is very tiny, but he can have a nasty temper. Dogmatix loves nature and hates to see trees suffer. (Obelix once mentions that this is because Dogmatix likes to urinate on them.) Dogmatix […]