Talk:List of Asterix characters

message: You may want to change the wording on your additions refering to those pages:
#*The story pages (starting on the next page) are self-numbered starting at 1a ... implying the character sheet occurs before the first page...
#*Alternatively the actual page numbering is:
#*#Title page
#*#Indicia
#*#map of Gaul w/opening blurb
#*#Character reference
#:ie. it's page number four...
#*If you want to go with a totally non-standard interpretation of story numbering based on art with story information, it is still the second page (after the map)
#*Finally, note that it does not always appear (skipped in 3 albums I can think of off the top of my head -- so it's "most", not "all"
#Dogmatix is not listed separately on that page, only as part of Obelix' entry — and only in newer editions the bulk of the older albums in circulation don't list him at all, so you should perhaps adjust the wording
#You shouldn't take the "/" out of "< b r   / >" — xhtml mark-up requires it (wikiprocessing puts it back in the displayed page btw) so leaving it out is bad form (I've put them back)--Invisifan 10:26, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: There - I changed the wording to "beginning" - can anyone think of any improvements? j-beda 12:30, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Asterix "first" page 

message: Someone should add Arthritix, the old man. Arthritix 20:22, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I take it then that you've only ever read the American editions? You should really try the other 28 (and then re-read the british editions too). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Invisifan (talk • contribs) 01:08, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

text: What are they? I have almost all the american versions. Are they different? Are the british versions just in british? Arthritix 20:22, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Only 5 albums were translated to "American English" for the North American market and most of the names were changed. In all other English-speaking countries the British translations are used (including North America for the other albums). See Asterix#American albums and Asterix#Comparison of names of major characters for details.--Invisifan 21:42, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Arthritix

message: After some thought I think the notes on translations/other languages might be better after the descriptive text for each character (it's really more of a footnote than character information) ... I added those sections because many people were adding random & sporadic translations, and I thought it should be formalized (I originally was thinking of a table, but it would have been too unwieldy); so they were just left where the original notes had been, but after careful consideration I don't think that's the best place —anyone have an opinion?
--Invisifan 17:29, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: translation positioning

message: The Dutch character names are:
:Asterix
:Obelix
:Dogmatix: Idefix
:Getafix: Panoramix
:Cacofonix: Kakofonix (*)
:Vitalstatistix: Heroïx (*)
:Impedimenta: Bellefleur
:Fulliautomatix: Hoefnix
:Geriatrix: Nestorix
:Unhygienix: Kostunrix
:Bacteria: Forentientje
(*) Until recently, the original French names were used for these characters.
Sources:
(Dutch)
(Dutch)
84.195.78.97 12:41, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ouch - that's going to hurt after all this time - Asterix is quite popular in the Netherlands & Belgium and the translations have been around a long time (of course the new ones make more sense in that the originals were not even close to the right language) ...--Invisifan 13:38, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: New Names

message: I was amazed that Baba was called Boy in the English translation. Especially considering that drawing a black character as blackface seems to be a sensitive issue enough in itself, in American culture. Well, one reason could be because the books never have been much popular in the US. The word maybe lacks those connotations in British English, what do I know. 惑乱 分からん 16:30, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually the pirates are not "named" throughout the series (at least in English) -- no one ever calls the captain Redbeard, it's just assumed - he is always called simply Captain; Pegleg is actually referred to as such on only one occasion (Asterix and Obelix All at Sea) and in the same story the captain says: "YOU UP THERE, BOY!" ... which is the closest the black pirate ever gets to being named (in the original French I believe  "Baba" is used).  You're right though - it would never have been translated like that if the North American market were a consideration... but it's not. And in non-American English "boy" would as likely be used for any minor subordinate...--Invisifan 17:39, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Baba

message: I am Portuguese and I read these stories since I was a kid. The Portuguese version keeps most, if not all, of the original names (the only difference I noticed is that Idéfix is called Idéafix, as in "ideia fixa" - fixed idea). The changes you have in the page must be from the Brazilian version, so keep that clear.
: I've checked my sources on that & of course you're correct. I did see one other difference though: French: Bonemine, Portuguese: Caralinda, Brazilian: Naftalina.  Also it's not clear if Portuguese for Fulliautomatix is Cetautomatix (following French) or Automatix (like Brazilian) — could you clarify? --Invisifan 11:32, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Brazilian, not Portuguese

message: The name "Vitalstatistix" is also a joke on the character's girth. The commonplace British English meaning of "Vital Statistics" in the sixties and seventies was a woman's bust, waist and hip meaurements, as in "36-24-36". This may not be very PC now, but you can see how the joke worked. JohnDallman 16:17, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Additional/alternative explainations of jokes

message: Have a look at this. It reminded me very strongly of the running joke with the uneven height of the Vitalstatistix shield-bearers. What do people here think? I've also raised this at the Reference desk. Carcharoth 12:44, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inspiration for Vitalstatistix shield-bearers? 

message: the french link to the french article does not exist but it is actually "Liste des personnages d'Astérix le Gaulois" and not 
"Personages secondaires d'Astérix le Gaulois" as the link directs to. I don't know how to fix this but if anyone could that would be great because the english link on the french article links to this article.
:Done (apparaently the French page was renamed April 27, 2006) - I've also linked in the Nederlands version --Invisifan 07:47, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  need some help 

message: The article says that the chief is called Abracurcix in Brazilian Portuguese (which is right), but it's says it means "Open a school"... School is said «escola», «colégio», open a school would be said «Abra uma escola». I'm gonna fix it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Midasminus (talk • contribs) 17:44, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Abracurcix 

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message: (Obsequilis - Appears in Asterix in Spain, he speaks with a lisp. He says "Wash out it looksh ash if they're going to break out!" meaning "Watch out looks as if they're going to break out!") 
i belive he speaks with a lisp because he has his teeth knocked out. correct me if i'm wrong. 
yes, it appears that one of the roman generals knocks out his teeth earlier in the book when he takes the magic potion from asterix  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.3.124.202 (talk) 12:25, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Obsequilis

message: In the English version of The Mansions of the Gods it appears the numidian pirate is named Flaturtha, presumably a pun on flat earther. Andrewa (talk) 12:36, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Flaturtha the pirate

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message: It's mentioned Obelix' Icelandic name is "Steinrikur". Comparing to Swedish "stenrik", I wonder if this name might be a pun based on sten/stein- being a colloquial augmentative prefix (the Swedish word means roughly super-rich or something similar). 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 08:47, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmmm, the article even mentions the Dutch word "steenrijk". Might be a borrowing from Dutch or Low German or something. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 08:48, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Steinrikur 

message: Pontius Pilate — Roman governor of Judaea (called Pontius Pirate in the comics) who appears in Asterix and the Black Gold. In reality the historical Pontius Pilate wasn't even born at the time Asterix is set.
He has the face of Jean Gabin.80.141.177.34 (talk) 13:05, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pontius Pilate 

message: The "please play but don't sing" is based on the French law, that radio national stations must play at least a third French music. The result is that lots of French chansons are played, even those of very low quality. But its also ok to play French musicians who don't sing, and therefore avoid the negative chanson connotation that swings with every French pop music. 77.23.145.50 (talk) 02:56, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cacophonix 

message: It says his Turkish name is both Hopdediks and Oburiks - an evident contradiction. I don't speak Turkish and a simple Google search doesn't help (it appears to turn up both names). Assistance from someone more familiar with the topic would be great! Banedon (talk) 01:30, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: It appears not to be contradictory. New publications (reruns) and reissues appear to rename him as Oburiks while dated publications used to name him as Hopdediks. It is most likely due to different translators or publishing companies changing and/or obtaining publishing rights over time. Myxomatosis57 (talk) 09:10, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Obelix's section self-contradictory 

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message: The Caricatures section is sorted by first name. Aren't lists of real people supposed to be sorted by last name? JIP | Talk 21:30, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Caricatures section 

message: I recall a reference to "Guy de Michelin" - presumably a French 'foodie'. Anyone know any more? Douglasson (talk) 12:08, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Guy de Michelin 

message: I added the note "unhistorical" to Brutus's depiction in the comics as Caesar's adopted son because that is actually something quite a lot of readers take as fact. (It was actually the later Augustus who was Caesar's adopted son - but only after Caesar's death.) However, I don't think that this is information that needs to be sourced here (note that nothing is sourced at all in this section.) The article on Marcus Junius Brutus says - sources included and information on Brutus and his parentage in bold:
:Brutus' homonymous father was tribune of the plebs in 83 BC, but he was put to death by Pompey in 77 for having participated in the rebellion of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. He had married Servilia of the Servilii Caepiones, who was the half-sister of Cato the Younger, and later Julius Caesar's mistress.Suetonius, The Deified Julius, 50 Some sources refer to the possibility of Caesar being Brutus' real father,Plutarch, Life of Brutus, 5.2. despite Caesar being only fifteen years old when Brutus was born.
:Brutus' uncle, Quintus Servilius Caepio, adopted him posthumously about 59 BC, and Brutus was known officially for a time as Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus before he reverted to using his birth name. Following Caesar's assassination in 44, Brutus revived his adoptive name in order to illustrate his links to another famous tyrannicide, Gaius Servilius Ahala, from whom he was descended.M. Crawford (1971) Roman Republican Coinage 502.2 shows that Brutus issued coins bearing the inscription Q. CAEPIO BRVTVS PRO [COS] (Q. Caepio Brutus, proconsul) in 42 BC
So, we know Brutus's legal father, know that he was adopted by his uncle, know that Caesar was the lover of Brutus's mother. There is also some debate about Caesar being Brutus's biological father. Brutus and Caesar were close but there is absolutely no basis for the idea that Brutus was adopted by Caesar. You cannot be adopted in secret. Str1977 (talk) 19:58, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Unhistorical adoption

message: It appears that at some point someone tried to alphabetize the caricatures but it didn't stick.  How about subclassifying them by album? —Tamfang (talk) 19:52, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  sort the caricatures?