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This article is about the recurring characters in [[Asterix]].
==Main Characters==
===Asterix===
''Main article: [[Asterix (character)]]
[[Asterix.gif|right|200px]]
'''Asterix''' is a small, shrewd warrior with a love for perilous adventures.
[[French language|French]]:''Astérix'' (a star). His name has never been changed by translation.
===Obelix===
'''Obelix''' is Asterix's closest friend. He is a tall, extremely strong, overweight [[menhir]] delivery man, and is often shown carrying one. His immense strength comes from falling into a cauldron of magic potion when he was an infant. For this reason,. Getafix the druid will not allow him to have any potion because of harmful side effects, something that Obelix hates and often tries to bypass. He has a voracious appetite for wild boar.
French: Obélix (obelisk: a massive monument)
===Getafix===
'''Getafix''' is the village druid. He is an old, whitebearded man who always wears a red cloak and carries a golden sickle to cut [[mistletoe]]. He has the ability to brew the strength potion and many other medicines and potions. Often the central cause of Asterix and Obelix's adventures is because of him or his potion.
French: ''Panoramix'' (wide view)
===Dogmatix===
First appearance: ''[[Asterix and the Banquet]]''.
'''Dogmatix''' is Obelix's pet dog. He is very tiny, but, like his master, can eat huge amounts of food. He loves nature and hates it when anyone knocks down a tree. He met Asterix and Obelix in ''Asterix and the Banquet''. Although he is fairly smart, he is useless following a trail--whenever given a trail to follow, he will find a menhir.
French: ''Idéfix'' (ideé fixe)