Collectibles (Asterix & Obelix XXL)

There is a relatively small amount of collectible items in Asterix & Obelix XXL and its remaster. They are listed below.

## Original

### Helmets

Helmets are the most common item in the game, which function as currency for the merchant and bonus content. There are two types of helmets: regular ones and golden ones, the golden helmets being worth 10 regular helmets each. They are consequently less common to find, often being contained in iron crates.

In some levels in Gaul and Normandy, the player is required to collect a certain amount of helmets for Sam Shieffer to progress. They can also win laurels from him by collecting a specified amount of helmets on the four slides. The most efficient way to earn helmets is to activate certain dispensers, ride down the slides and destroy the machines of war.

HelmetGolden Helmet

### Multipliers

These items multiply the number of helmets collected by their value for a small time. Multipliers can be added by collecting more of them before their duration runs out. Their value will be summed and their duration restored. By making use of this game mechanic, the player can drastically raise the amount of helmets collected, if they try to find all the multipliers in any given area before collecting the helmets.

Multipliers can be hidden in crates or visibly floating in the level. If the player hits enemies thrown towards him by Asterix or Obelix in mid-air while jumping, they will spawn an x3 multiplier instead of a helmet or boar stick. Hitting a thrown enemy by swinging another enemy spawns an x10 multiplier.

Multiplier x3Multiplier x10

### Boar Sticks

Roast boar restores 1 health point each.

Living boars drop roast boar when they are hit. Enemies of the basic enemy leader type (e.g. centurions) and archers also drop roast boar when defeated.

Boar StickBoar

### Shields

Shields extend the health bar by 5 points. The standard amount of health points is 15 (3 shields), the highest possible amount is 30 (6 shields).

When loading a level from the menu, the player will always spawn with 15 hp. If the player collects a shield while having less than 15 hp, it will restore all of their 3 base shields, plus add a fourth one. The player can restore an extra shield with roast boar for as long as there's at least 1 hp of the shield left. Base shields can always be restored.

### Magic Potion

Gourds of magic potion can only be collected by Asterix for a few seconds. When potion is active, it renders him invulnerable, faster, stronger (most enemies can be defeated with a single hit, iron crates can be smashed), and able to perform triple jumps to reach excessively high areas.

If Asterix takes another gourd while still under the potion's effect, he will generate a shockwave which stuns and disarms nearby enemies and smashes nearby wooden crates.

### Gold Laurels

Laurels are the rarest collectibles in the game and the only type that does not respawn when the player reloads a location. There are 51 laurels in total: 5 in Gaul, 11 in Normandy, 12 in Greece, 12 in Helvetia, 8 in Egypt and 3 in Rome.

The laurels' locations can be found in a separate article.

When the player collects all laurels in a location, they will unlock an outfit for Asterix or Obelix. These outfits have no effect on gameplay.

## Remaster

### Original Collectibles

HelmetGolden HelmetMultiplier x3Multiplier x10Boar StickShieldMagic PotionGold Laurel

#### Changes

**Magic Potion**

The magic potion HUD icon has a duration bar, but only with remastered visuals.

Magic Potion HUD IconMagic Potion HUD Icon (Retro)**Gold Laurels**

The remaster has additional laurels, making a total of 63 laurels. Gaul now has 7 laurels, Greece - 18, Helvetia - 16. In Greece, 2 original laurels had their positions changed.

### Coins

Coins are exclusive to the remastered version of the game. They are a part of the Course challenges. The round coins are collected with remastered graphics, the hexagonal coins - with Retro graphics. The coins that cannot be collected at the moment due to the selected mode are untextured and lack VFX.

Remaster CoinRemaster Coin (inactive)Retro CoinRetro Coin (inactive)

## Trivia

* There are no shield collectibles in Gaul, but the player can still buy shields from the merchant.
	+ They were added in the remaster.
* The game design makes it impossible to even walk close to a gourd while playing as Obelix, as the player cannot switch between Asterix and Obelix freely. If the player uses cheats to try to get a gourd while controlling Obelix, the gourd will remain in its place and nothing will happen.
* There is not a single gourd of magic potion in the entirety of Greece.
* While in Rome, the player should activate dispensers in the Circus Arena to get potion. They will stop working after the battles are finished, thus making it impossible to get potion in Rome again.
* The collectibles' models in the HUD are stretched horizontally. This is especially noticeable with shields, which are supposed to be round.
	+ HUD shields are also oval in Asterix & Obelix XXL 2, and their texture is more basic and heavily compressed.

* The HUD Helmet has much simpler lighting in Helvetia.
* Some collectible models are reused in Asterix & Obelix XXL 2.
	+ That includes the HUD Helmet model, despite the Romans not wearing helmets with spikes anymore.