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for example, turning into stone, as shown in Asterix and Obelix all at Sea, something that Obelix finds immensely unfair.
Figure 2.2. Obelix
Retrieved from http:www.asterix.comasterix-de-a-a-zles-
personnagespersog28b.gif. Accessed on March, 22 2016
Obélix means either obelisk, a massive monument, or the typographical symbol
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also called an obelus in English which is sometimes used to indicate a second footnote if the first footnote is indicated by an asterisk Retrieved from
http:www.liquisearch.com-list_of_asterix_characters-main_charactersobelix. Accessed on March, 22 2016.
c. Getafix
Getafix is the village druid. He is tall with a white beard, white robe and red cloak. Although known for his strength-enhancing magic potion, he has many
other magical and medicinal potions at his disposal — including a potion to make hair grow quickly, a potion to cure a man who has been poisoned with a drug that
would kill him in a matter of days, and a potion that restores a person to full health after injury although this potion also causes the person who takes it to lose
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acts as the village doctor and occasional teacher. Asterix and most other villagers will consult him whenever anything strange occurs.
Figure 2.3. Getafix
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Getafix is very similar to many wise old men who act as mentors and father-figures to the heroes, including Merlin, Gandalf, Obi-Wan Kenobi and
Albus Dumbledore. The name is a pun on getting a fix which is obtaining a dose of a recreational drug, and a reference to the magic potion he produces; the phrase
can also mean to perceive or to get a solid sense of something Retrieved from http:www.liquisearch.comlist_of_asterix_characters-main_charactersgetafix.
Accessed on March, 22 2016.
d. Chief Vitalstatistix
Chief Vitalstatistix is the chief of the Gaulish village. He is a middle-aged, big bellied man with red hair, pigtails and a huge moustache. He is generally
reasonable, well-informed, fearless, comparatively even-tempered and unambitious. His major failings are his love of good food and drink. Although the
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