In the Asterix books, what is the name of Asterix's closest friend?
"Asterix and the Picts Asterix and the Picts is the 35th book in the Asterix series, and is the first book to be written by someone other than René Goscinny or Albert Uderzo. It was written by Jean-Yves Ferri and illustrated by Didier Conrad. The English-language version was translated by Anthea Bell. It takes Asterix and Obelix across the Channel into Scotland, where they meet the Picts. This is the duo's second journey to the British Isles, after visiting the Britons in ""Asterix in Britain"" (1965). One winter's day, while searching for oysters, Asterix and Obelix find a young man"
"Obelix's name is a pun on the French word ""obélisque"" (obelisk), suggested by rotund physique and his habit of casually carrying heavy stone monuments (Menhir) around with him. In fact ""obelisk"" is also (in both French and English) a variant of the word obelus (""obèle""), a typographical mark (""†"") often found in a companion role to that of the asterisk, after which his friend Asterix is named. Obelix Obelix (; ) is a cartoon character and protagonist in the French comic book series Asterix. He works as a menhir sculptor and deliveryman, and is Asterix's best friend. Obelix is noted"
"Obelix Obelix (; ) is a cartoon character and protagonist in the French comic book series Asterix. He works as a menhir sculptor and deliveryman, and is Asterix's best friend. Obelix is noted for his fatness, the menhirs he carries around on his back and his superhuman strength. He fell into a cauldron of the Gauls' magic potion when he was a baby, causing him to be the only Gaul in Asterix's village who is in a permanent state of superhuman strength. Because of this already enormous strength, Obelix is not allowed to drink the magic potion ever again, a"
"Astérix. Before that, he was also the mascot of the magazine ""Pilote"". Asterix is a diminutive but fearless and cunning warrior, ever eager for new adventures. He lives around 50 BC in a fictional village in northwest Armorica (a region of ancient Gaul mostly equivalent to modern Brittany). This village is celebrated as the only part of Gaul still not conquered by Julius Caesar and his Roman legions. The inhabitants of the village gain superhuman strength by drinking a magic potion prepared by the druid, Getafix (). 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. Asterix' parents are former villagers who now live in the city of Condatum (Rennes), and he has cousins in Britannia (Britain). He shares his birthday with his clumsy, oversized, but extremely strong and good-hearted best friend, Obelix. Asterix 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. Unlike most of the other villagers, he does not start or join brawls for"
"Astérix et ses Amis Astérix et ses amis (English - Asterix and his friends) is a tribute volume published in 2007 by Les Editions Albert René. The full original title is ""Astérix et ses Amis – Hommage à Albert Uderzo"" (""Asterix and his friends – homage to Albert Uderzo""""). It was released to pay tribute to Albert Uderzo, for his 80th birthday. Not part of the original Asterix series, it is made up of several short stories drawn and written by various renowned comics artists. There are 34 short stories, often featuring both characters from the Asterix series and heroes"
"Piglet (Winnie-the-Pooh) Piglet is a fictional character from A. A. Milne's ""Winnie‑the‑Pooh"" books. Piglet is Winnie‑the‑Pooh's closest friend amongst all the toys and animals featured in the stories. Although he is a ""Very Small Animal"" of a generally timid disposition, he tries to be brave and on occasion conquers his fears. Piglet is introduced in the text from Chapter III of ""Winnie‑the‑Pooh"", although he is shown earlier in one of the illustrations for Chapter II. He also appears in Chapters V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, and X, as well as every chapter of ""The House at Pooh Corner"". Piglet is"
"Dogmatix Dogmatix () is a fictional tiny white terrier dog who is a companion to Obelix in the ""Asterix"" comics. Dogmatix is a pun on the words dog and dogmatic. In the original French, his name is ""Idéfix"", itself a pun on the French expression ""idée fixe"" (fixed idea) meaning an obsession. Dogmatix is the only animal among the main characters of the series. His role is minor in most of the stories, significant mainly as a 'bone' of contention between Asterix and Obelix as to whether he should be allowed to accompany them on their adventures. However, he is"
"this is inconsistent with the comic ""Obelix and Co."", where only Obelix's birthday is celebrated). He generally works as a menhir delivery man. His passions in life are hanging around with Asterix, hunting and eating wild boar, making and carrying his menhirs, and beating up Roman legionnaries (and occasionally collecting their helmets). Obelix has a little dog named Dogmatix (Fr. ""Idéfix""), whom he adores. His parents live now in Condate (as seen in ""Asterix and the Actress"") and his distant cousin Metallurgix, a golden sickle maker, lives in Lutetia (as seen in ""Asterix and the Golden Sickle""). Obelix's favourite food"
"Asterix (character) Asterix (; ) is a fictional character and the titular hero of the French comic book series ""Asterix"". The series portrays him as a diminutive but fearless Gaulish warrior living in the time of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars. Asterix was created in 1959 by writer René Goscinny and illustrator Albert Uderzo. 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 has also appeared in several animated and live-action film adaptations of the series, and serves as the mascot of the amusement park Parc"
"regular English language translators of the ""Asterix"" albums. Dogmatix Dogmatix () is a fictional tiny white terrier dog who is a companion to Obelix in the ""Asterix"" comics. Dogmatix is a pun on the words dog and dogmatic. In the original French, his name is ""Idéfix"", itself a pun on the French expression ""idée fixe"" (fixed idea) meaning an obsession. Dogmatix is the only animal among the main characters of the series. His role is minor in most of the stories, significant mainly as a 'bone' of contention between Asterix and Obelix as to whether he should be allowed to"
"inevitably make up swiftly. Sometimes, Obelix can be so paranoid over the allusion of the word ""Fat"" that he can even break the fourth wall with the mere mention of this. Visibly in ""Asterix and the Black Gold"", when the narrator points out that their (Asterix and Obelix's) vessel was pulled like a """"Big and fat fish"""", Obelix became clearly offended and yelled """"WHO IS FAT!?"""" (The official English translation was """"the enemy's fat is in the fire"""", prompting Obelix to yell """"WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THE ENEMY'S FAT""?""). Obelix is Asterix's closest friend (they even have the same birthday—although"
"created by each artist. Astérix et ses Amis Astérix et ses amis (English - Asterix and his friends) is a tribute volume published in 2007 by Les Editions Albert René. The full original title is ""Astérix et ses Amis – Hommage à Albert Uderzo"" (""Asterix and his friends – homage to Albert Uderzo""""). It was released to pay tribute to Albert Uderzo, for his 80th birthday. Not part of the original Asterix series, it is made up of several short stories drawn and written by various renowned comics artists. There are 34 short stories, often featuring both characters from the"
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"often seen doing something interesting in the background and occasionally fulfills an important part of the plot. In the words of the authors, Dogmatix is the only known ""canine ecologist"": he loves trees and howls in distress whenever one is damaged. Despite his small size, he is quite fearless. He has drunk the magic potion on a number of occasions, but his favourite treat is to 'chew a bone'. A dog similar to Dogmatix appeared in page 28 of Asterix & the Golden Sickle. Dogmatix first appears in ""Asterix and the Banquet"". Sitting outside a butcher's shop in Lutetia, he"
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"by drinking a magic potion brewed by the local village druid, Getafix. His chief is Vitalstatistix. The main protagonist and hero of the village is Asterix, who, because of his shrewdness, is usually entrusted with the most important affairs of the village. He is aided in his adventures by his rather fat and slower thinking friend, Obelix, who, because he fell into the druid's cauldron of the potion as a baby, has permanent superhuman strength (because of this, Getafix steadily refuses to allow Obelix to drink the potion, as doing so would have a dangerous and unpredictable result). Obelix is"
"to rebuild the village. The story ends with a banquet on Cleopatra's royal barge. On Goodreads, it has a score of 3.76 out of 5. Asterix and Son Asterix and Son (, ""Asterix's Son"") is the twenty-seventh volume of the Asterix comic book series, created by author René Goscinny and illustrator Albert Uderzo. A baby boy mysteriously appears on Asterix's doorstep one morning. Stung by speculation that he could be the father, Asterix sets out with Obelix to find the baby's parents. Their only clue is the embroidered linen of the baby's clothes and wrappings, suggesting he comes from a"
"Asterix and the Golden Sickle Asterix and the Golden Sickle (, ""The Golden Sickle"") is the second volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). It was first serialized in ""Pilote"" magazine issues 42–74 in 1960. Disaster strikes in the Gaulish village when Getafix the druid breaks his golden sickle, as without one, he cannot attend the annual conference of druids, or cut mistletoe for the magic potion which keeps the Roman army at bay. Asterix and Obelix set out for Lutetia (present-day Paris) to buy a new sickle from Obelix's distant cousin,"
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"of the short stories featuring Poirot, but appears in only eight of the novels, seven of which were written before 1940: Hastings is also the narrator of all stories in ""Poirot Investigates"" (1924), a collection of short stories. Hastings is also present in Christie's play ""Black Coffee"" (1930) and its novelisation alongside Poirot. Arthur Hastings Captain Arthur J. M. Hastings, OBE, is a fictional character created by Agatha Christie as the companion-chronicler and best friend of the Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. He is first introduced in Christie's 1920 novel ""The Mysterious Affair at Styles"" and appears as a character in"
"Asterix and the Normans Asterix and the Normans is the ninth book in the Asterix comic book series, written by René Goscinny and drawn by Albert Uderzo. It was first published in serial form in ""Pilote"" magazine, issues 340-361, in 1966. It depicts a meeting between Asterix's Gaulish village and a shipload of Normans (Vikings). The story begins with Vitalstatistix receiving a missive from his brother Doublehelix in Lutetia (Paris), to ask for the education of Doublehelix's teenage son, Justforkix. Justforkix then arrives in a sports car-like chariot. The village holds a dance in honour of his arrival; but he"
"not reach the edge of the world; instead, following a brief encounter with the pirates, they arrive on an island (which the reader surmises is Manhattan Island) with delicious birds that the Gauls call ""gobblers"" (turkeys), bears and ""Romans"" with strange facial paintings (Native Americans). Soon they earn the ""Romans""' affection, but they decide to leave after the ""centurion"" chooses Obelix as his rather rubenesque daughter's fiancé. They go to a small island (which the reader surmises is Liberty Island). Seeing a boat coming, Asterix climbs a cairn of rocks holding a torch and a book like the Statue of"
"animal form which accompany, aid, and comfort their humans. An important plot device is the alethiometer, or symbol reader, of which just six are known to exist in Lyra's world. By setting three of the alethiometer's hands to point to symbols around a dial a skilled practitioner can pose questions, which are answered by the movement around the dial of a fourth hand. Eleven-year-old Malcolm Polstead and his dæmon Asta live in Godstow, three miles from Oxford. Malcolm works alongside fifteen-year-old Alice, a sharp-tongued girl, in his parents' inn, close to the Priory of St. Rosamund, where Malcolm helps the"
"usually accompanied by Dogmatix, his little dog. (Except for Asterix and Obelix, the names of the characters change with the language. For example, Obelix's dog's name is ""Dogmatix"" in English, but ""Idéfix"" in the original French edition.) Asterix and Obelix (and sometimes other members of the village) go on various adventures both within the village and in far away lands. Places visited in the series include parts of Gaul (Lutetia, Corsica etc.), neighbouring nations (Belgium, Spain, Britain, Germany etc.), and far away lands (North America, Middle East, India etc.). The series employs science-fiction and fantasy elements in the more recent"
"Asterix in Belgium Asterix in Belgium () is the twenty-fourth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). It is noted as the last Asterix story from Goscinny, who died during its production. After fighting the Belgians in the northern part of Gaul, Caesar states that they are the bravest enemies he's ever faced (historically this statement really was made by Caesar). His soldiers agree with him, to the point when they consider being posted to the camps outside Asterix' village as a period of leave. Chief Vitalstatistix is aghast at the idea"
"Asterix the Gaul Asterix the Gaul is the first volume of the Asterix comic strip series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). In ""Le Monde"" 100 Books of the Century, a 1999 poll conducted by the French retailer Fnac and the Paris newspaper ""Le Monde"", ""Asterix the Gaul"" was listed as the 23rd greatest book of the 20th century. All Gaul is under Roman control, except for one small village in Armorica (present-day Brittany), whose inhabitants are made invincible by a magic potion created periodically by the Druid Getafix. To discover the secret of the Gauls' strength, Centurion"
"a time almost always appeared on the back of his mother's bike; and Spike, Snoopy's desert-dwelling brother from Needles, California, who was apparently named for Schulz's own childhood dog. Snoopy also had six other siblings, and four of them made appearances in the strip (his brothers Andy, Olaf, and Marbles, and his sister Belle). Other notable characters include Snoopy's friend Woodstock, a bird whose chirping is represented in print as hash marks but is nevertheless clearly understood by Snoopy; three of Woodstock's friends who usually appeared when on a scouting trip with Snoopy as their scout leader; Pig-Pen, the perpetually"
"strips, Rerun and Snoopy are playing cards with each other, both of them clueless on how to play. Snoopy is usually depicted as having seven siblings, five of whom appear at some point in the strip: Andy, Belle, Marbles, Olaf, and Spike. They were born at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm. Most often seen is Spike, who lives a hermit-like existence in the desert, near the real-life location of Needles, California. Woodstock is Snoopy's best friend and sidekick. He is a small, yellow bird of indeterminate species. He speaks in a chirping language that only Snoopy and his other bird"
"observes Asterix and Obelix go in. He then follows them all around Gaul, appearing in nearly every panel of the remainder of the story. The two men do not notice him until the very end when he finally attracts Obelix's attention at the closing banquet and is given a pat on the head and a bone. He was meant to be a one-off character (hence his leaving the village in the final picture) but he was so effective it was decided to bring him back. Pilote, the magazine that published Asterix, held a contest to find a name for the"
"friends at the North Pole; they are frequently dragged along on her exploits, and get into trouble as a result. Another close friend, Clifford, was introduced in ""The Homemades' Tale."" Thrasher - Jingle Belle's giant musk ox ""steed."" Thrasher can fly, propelling himself by jet propulsion courtesy of his impressive flatulence. Like all North Pole animals, Thrasher has human intelligence and can speak, although he seldom does so. The Blizzard Wizard - Santa's former arch-nemesis, the Blizzard Wizard can control the weather to create blizzards and ice storms. His minions are the Soft Servants, creatures made of rancid ice cream."