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A few of the Gauls...
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| Astérix, the hero of these adventures. A shrewd, cunning little warrior; all perilous missions are immediately entrusted to him. Asterix gets his superhuman strength from the magic potion brewed by the druid Panoramix... |
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| Panoramix (or Getafix as he's called in English), the venerable village druid. Gathers mistletoe and brews magic potions. His speciality is the potion which gives the drinker superhuman strength. But Panoramix also has other recipes up his sleeve... |
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| Assurancetourix, the bard. His English name is Cacofonix. Opinion is divided as to his musical gifts. Assurancetourix thinks he's a genius. Everyone else thinks he's unspeakable. But so long as he doesn't speak, let alone sing, everybody likes him... |
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| Obélix, Astérix's inseparable friend. A menhir delivery-man by trade; addicted to wild boars. Obelix is always ready to drop everything and go off on a new adventure with Astérix - so long as there's wild boar to eat, and plenty of fighting. |
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| Finally, Abraracourcix, called Vitalstatistix in the English books, the chief of the tribe. Majestic, brave and hot-tempered the old warrior is respected by his men and feared by his enemies. Abraracourcix himself has only one fear; he is afraid the sky may fall on his head tomorrow. But as he always says, 'Tomorrow never comes.' |
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The descriptions above are taken from the English translation by Bell/Hockridge.
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