Cartoon character in the French comic book series Asterix
Not to be confused with Obelisk.
Comics character
Obelix
Publication information
Publisher
Dargaud
First appearance
Asterix the Gaul (1959)
Created by
René Goscinny Albert Uderzo
In-story information
Abilities
Permanent superhuman strength, provided by magical potion
Obelix (/ˈɒbəlɪks/; French: Obélix) is a cartoon character 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 obesity, 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 ban he regards as being tremendously unfair. Other characteristics are his simplemindedness, his love and care for his dog Dogmatix, his anger when someone refers to him as being "fat", his enthusiasm for hunting and eating wild boars, and beating up Romans. His catchphrase is: "Ils sont fous ces romains", which translates into "These Romans are crazy!", although he considers nearly every other nationality, even other Gauls, to be just as strange.
The character was portrayed by actor Gérard Depardieu in every Asterix live-action film until 2023's Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom.
Obelix (/ˈɒbəlɪks/; French: Obélix) is a cartoon character in the French comic book series Asterix. He works as a menhir sculptor and deliveryman, and...
Gaulois [asteʁiks lə ɡolwa], "Asterix the Gaul") (also known as Asterix and Obelix in some adaptations or The Adventures of Asterix) is a bande dessinée comic...
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How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy (French: Comment Obélix est tombé dans la marmite du druide quand il était petit, "How Obelix...
Jacques Morel as Obelix 1968 – Asterix and Cleopatra (Astérix et Cléopâtre) with Roger Carel as Asterix and Jacques Morel as Obelix 1976 – The Twelve...
Asterix and Obelix All at Sea (French: La Galère d'Obélix, "Obelix's galley [ship]") is the thirtieth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by Albert...
"Astérix mini-histoires" Asterix and Obelix catch the village children for the start of the school year, but Obelix is put in class too when he shows ignorance...
spreading their rebellious ideas through Gaul. Asterix bets that he and Obelix will escape the village and go on a tour of Gaul, collecting regional culinary...
Dogmatix (/dɒɡˈmætɪks/) is a fictional white terrier dog who is a companion to Obelix in the Asterix comics. Dogmatix is a pun on the words dog and dogmatic....
Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo, the plot follows Asterix and Obelix trying to train the nephew of their village's chief, only to find themselves...
star, participating in big-budget films like Astérix et Obélix contre César, Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre, and the sequel and remake of Visiteurs...
Race, which is 45 pages; and Asterix and the Class Act and Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book, both of which are collections of short stories...
surrendering to Rome. Agreeing to the terms, the village assigns Asterix and Obelix to perform the tasks, with Caesar assigning Caius Tiddlus, a Roman man renowned...
removed) and Obelix should accompany him, to help transport a barrel of the potion; but while beating up a Roman galley in the English Channel, Obelix mentions...
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