Chief Vitalstatistix is the leader of the Gaulish village. He is a middle-aged, overweight man with red hair, pigtails and a huge moustache. He is generally reasonable, well-informed, fearless, (comparatively) even-tempered and unambitious – the last much to the chagrin of his wife Impedimenta. His major failings are his love of good food and drink […]

From Asterix and Caesar’s Gift onward Vitalstatistix has had the same (unnamed) bearers carry (and drop) him; prior to that he had different bearers in each album. In Asterix in Switzerland he fires both his shield bearers after he tells them that it’s a lovely day, and they look up, tipping the shield back (and […]

First Appearance: Asterix and the Big Fight (but not named until Asterix and the Chieftain’s Shield) Impedimenta is the matriarchal wife of Chief Vitalstatistix, leader of the village wives and the best cook in the village. She is often disappointed with the other villagers (calling them barbarians) and wishes Vitalstatistix was more ambitious. Consequently she […]

Cacofonix is the village bard. He is usually only a supporting character, but has a major part in the plots of some albums (see Asterix and the Normans, Asterix the Gladiator, Asterix and the Magic Carpet and Asterix and the Secret Weapon). He loves singing and playing his lyre, and jumps at every opportunity to […]

First Appearance: Asterix the Gladiator[5] but first named in Asterix at the Olympic Games Geriatrix is the oldest inhabitant of Asterix’s village: he is mentioned as 93 years old in Asterix at the Olympic Games. While drunk, he says he feels ten years younger: to which Asterix replies, “Well, that makes you 83, and it’s […]

First Appearance: Asterix and the Roman Agent Mrs. Geriatrix enjoys her husband’s devotion and also her status as wife of the village’s most senior inhabitant, which makes her one of the inner circle of village wives. Her youthful appearance suggests that she is less than half her husband’s age and is also a lot taller. […]

First Appearance: Asterix in Spain Unhygienix is the village fishmonger, as was his father Unhealthix before him[citation needed]. His fish do not come from the sea near the village even though he has a fishing boat; instead they are transported all the way from Lutetia (and from Massilia in the German translations) as he believes […]

First Appearance: Asterix in Spain Bacteria is the wife of Unhygienix. She is one of the inner circle of village wives. She is quiet and easy-going, but doesn’t hesitate to say exactly what she thinks. She helps her husband run his shop, selling fish of dubious quality, and is unperturbed by the bizarre uses to […]

First Appearance: Asterix the Gaul Fulliautomatix is the village smith. His father, Semiautomatix, was the village smith before him. He is tall and robust, and very strong – he is one of the strongest characters, perhaps second only to Obelix, and a bit of a bully. Fulliautomatix’s first appearance was in the first volume, Asterix […]

First Appearance: Asterix and the Roman Agent Mrs. Fulliautomatix is one of the inner circle of village wives. One of the shortest women in the village, and possessing of a steep and pointy nose, she takes no nonsense and dominates her much larger husband. Although she appears often, she has never been named in the […]