He rarely resorts to weapons, preferring to rely on his wits, and when necessary, his (magic potion enhanced) fists – though he carries his shortsword with him at all times, he is shown to be an occasional swordsman at best. Unlike most of the other villagers, he does not start or join brawls for the fun of it, although he does enjoy a good fight when there's cause. He shares his birthday with his clumsy, oversized, but extremely strong and good-hearted best friend, Obelix.Īsterix is one of the smartest and most sensible members of the village, and so he is usually chosen for any dangerous, important or exotic mission. These camps are Compendium, Aquarium, Laudanum and Totorum.Īsterix' parents are former villagers who now live in the city of Condatum ( Rennes), and he has cousins in Britannia ( Britain). The village is surrounded by, on one side, the ocean, and on the other by four unlucky Roman garrisons, intended to keep a watchful eye and ensure that the Gauls do not get up to mischief. The inhabitants of the village gain superhuman strength by drinking a magic potion prepared by the druid, Getafix (French: Panoramix). This village is celebrated as the only part of Gaul still not conquered by Julius Caesar and his Roman legions. He lives around 50 BC in a fictional village in northwest Armorica (a region of ancient Gaul mostly equivalent to modern Brittany). Before that, he was also the mascot of the magazine Pilote.Īsterix is a diminutive but fearless and cunning warrior, ever eager for new adventures. Asterix has also appeared in several animated and live-action film adaptations of the series, and serves as the mascot of the amusement park Parc Astérix.

Since then, thirty-five books in the series have been released, with Uderzo taking over writing duties after the death of Goscinny in 1977.

Asterix was created in 1959 by writer René Goscinny and illustrator Albert Uderzo.

The series portrays him as a diminutive but fearless Gaulish warrior living in the time of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars. After drinking a magic potion made by the druid Getafix Superhuman strengthĪsterix ( / ˈ æ s t ər ɪ k s/ French: Astérix) is a fictional character and the titular hero of the French comic book series Asterix.

Asterix the Gaul by René Goscinny