Enemies in Asterix & Obelix XXL

This page shows all the enemies that Asterix and Obelix encounter in Asterix & Obelix XXL as well as in it's remaster Asterix & Obelix XXL Romastered.

## Legionnaire

The Legionnaire is the standard foot soldier, who is found in all regions of the game. He is equipped with armor with spikes on the shoulders and helmet, a green tunic with belt, standard Roman sandals, a shield and a pilum. He's used throughout the game as a guard to protect anything that might be useful for Asterix & Obelix to free their friends from the Romans. He is the weakest enemy the player comes across and also the first.

His appearance in Helvetia changes from a green tunic to a dark green tunic and a couple of bushes on his head and around his waist, which he uses as camouflage in the cornfields at the beginning of the level.

Legionnaire as seen in all regions (except for Helvitia)Legionnaire as seen in Helvetiaan early design of the Legionnaire

## Optio

The Optio is a strong, big Legionnaire wearing the same outfit and armor as the normal Legionnaire. His first appearance is in Egypt guarding the shores to prevent Asterix & Obelix from passing by. His weapon is a trident which causing lots of damage when it's affective and uses a shield to block of attacks for a certain amount of time. He groups up with other Romans in a fight. In Rome, he protects a bridge along with Centurions and Legionnaires and later fights against Asterix and Obelix along with Roman Formation and normal Legionnaires.

Optio as seen in Egypt and RomeThe Optio's original appearance in the beta

## Tall Legionnaire

The Tall Legionnaire is very similar to the Legionnaire and only is different in size and the weapon he's carrying. He withstands more hits than the normal Legionnaire and engages in battles with other Legionnaires. He only appears in Greece and is then never seen again.

Tall Legionnaire in Greece

## Pusher

The Pusher is the only enemy that can't harm the player. He uses a big cotton swab like weapon to push enemies and is therefore stationary near pits or important objects needed to progress. He makes several appearances after Greece and becomes more powerful and dangerous in later stages of the game. In Helvetia, he comes to the point of attacking the player instantly without any charge up time.

Pusher in Greece and Helvetia
## Centurion

The Centurion is a muscular, well armored Roman Commander who appears in all regions of the game (except for Greece). He leads a large group of Romans, usually Legionnaires, and let's them fight first before taking care of the enemy himself. He has a powerful shield, which blocks of many attacks, and a powerful sword, which deals a large amount of damage.

His presence changes in Helvetia drasticaly. He's gotten smaller, not muscular and leads a smaller group of enemies. This centurio is also present in Egypt until he shows up as a big, muscular Centurion again in Rome.

The Centurio as seen in Gaul, Normandy and RomeThe smaller Centurio counterpart in Helvetia and EgyptThe Small Centurion in the beta

## Jetpack Roman

The Jetpack Roman has his first appearance in Helvetia. He's a Legionnaire equipped with a jetpack, which he uses to extinguish fireplaces. His appearance changes later on in Helvetia when he's able to drop bombs. He appears later in Egypt again only being able to drop bombs.

## Roman Archer

The Roman Archer is a Legionnaire who attacks the player from a far away distance using a bow and arrow. He attacks the player only with a small group of Legionnaires. Although it always are normal Legionnaires, he can still win enough time to get a good shot at the player while beating up other Romans. When not in a group, he usualy sits on hills or survey to attack the player with his bow. He appears in Normandy and Greece only.

The Archer in the beta with a different attack animation

## Roman Formation

The Roman Formation consists of multiple Romans piling up or gathering up to create a formation. There are four types of formations: a formation in the shape of a rectangle, in the form of a pyramid, in the form of a triangle and in the form of a circle. The rectangle formation is first encountered in Gaul guarding a cannon and reappears in Greece and Rome. The pyramid formation's first appearance is in Egypt walking in one place aimlessly. It makes another appearance in Rome. The triangular formation is first seen in Helvetia multiple times running through a cornfield. The fourth and final formation is in a circular shape and is first encountered in Normandy at the beginning of the region.

Circular FormationPyramid FormationTriangular FormationRectangular Formation
## Retiarius

The Retiarius is similar in shape to the Optio, only that the Retiatius is wearing a blue tunic, a snorkle, swimming fins and uses a different kind of trident and shield. His first and only appearance is in Greece, where he shows up only in water and always guarding something that the player needs to pull to progress.

Retiarius

## Pirate

The Pirate make their first appearance in Egypt and is equipped with a saber, a shield with a skull on it and wears a helmet with horns and candles, a brown outfit and no shoes. He always fights alongside other Pirates and is mostly seen with a Pirate Captain commanding him arround and fighting for the Captain. He is never shown fighting with other Romans aside from Pirates.

Pirate's appearance in Egypt
## Pirate Captain

The Pirate Captain is the leader of a group of Pirates and let's them fight for him, like the Centurio. He's dressed up in a helmet with horns, a green top, brown pants and shoes. His weapon is a saber and he uses a shield as protection. His only appearance is in Egypt.

The Pirate Captain in Egypt

## Ski Jumper

The Ski Jumpers have their first appearance in Helvetia. They're legionnaires equipped with two pilums, which they use to launch themself into the air to drop down onto their target. They wear armor with spikes on both shoulders and helmet, a red tunic with belt and standard Roman sandals. Their landing position is indicated by a red crosshair appearing on the ground below Asterix and Obelix.

Ski Jumper in Helvetia
## Rocket Roman

The Rocket Roman doesn't appear in the game since he was removed during development of XXL. He was weaponized with a big rocket on his back, a pilum in his right hand and a shield in his left hand. A rope was attached to the bottom of the rocket, which the player could ignite with a torch. The launch of the rocket would follow a big explosion radius, destroying every nearby crate and defeating all enemies that were in the radius. After the rocket would take off, the Roman would go flying through the air for some time before heading straight up to the sky. The enemy can't be seen during gameplay but is seen in the intro sequence, the title sequence and the illustration for the rage combo.

The Rocket Roman seen in a beta screenshot of Rome3D render of the Rocket RomanThe Rocket Roman during the intro of the gameThe Rocket Roman during the title sequenceIllustration for the Rage Combo. The Rocket Roman can be seen on the far left of the illustration
## Norman

The Norman is a muscular Norman wearing a helmet with big horns, primitive pants, fur around his neck, uses a big club as a weapon and shield as protection. His attack damages the player greatly and he's always fighting in a group with other Normans, although he has been seen fighting alongside a Roman Archer. His only appearance is Normandy.

The Barbarian as seen in Normandy

## Norman Chief

The Norman Chief is a muscular, strong Norman leader similar to the Centurio. He commands a group of Barbarians to fight for him. However, he still attacks the player whenever the Barbarian Chief feels like it. His shield can stop many attacks before it's being broken. His attack is faster than that of a normal Barbarian and causes large amounts of damage. His only appearance is in Normandy.

The Barbarian Chief as seen in Normandy

## Lion

The Lions make their first appearance in Greece, are trained and used by Tamers in combat and are weaponized with a claw hand out of metal on their right paw, a spiky collar and a helmet. The claw causes alot of damage and the Lion must therefore be apprehended carefully, especially if a Tamer is around. It's also the only enemy that serves as an enemy. They make another appearance in Rome during the final battle before releasing Vitalstatistix and at the location of the 3rd Golden Laurel.

The Lion in Greece and RomeThe Lion in the beta version with the metal claw on the left paw missing

## Tamer

The Tamer is a strong enemy leader who trains Lions and sends them into battle against enemies. The Tamer is most of the time around two Lions and enters combat after the Lions. His only appearance is in Greece.

## Catapult

The Catapult is used rarely by the Romans. It can be seen first at the entrance area of Greece, the fourth main fight in Egypt and both at the beginning of Rome and Beta Rome. It throws rocks towards the player, which deal alot of damage when the hit was fatal. The Catapult can be destroyed, though it takes alot of hits, it is very useful for building up a combo really quickly. When destroyed, it'll drop a shield.

## Small War Machine

The Small War Machine is a Roman Tower weaponized with two big concrete blocks used to slam the ground and create a shockwave. The shockwave causes the player to loose health, depending on how close they are to the concrete blocks. The tower has two screws on the sides, made out of three pieces. Both screws need to be destroyed before the tower itself can be destroyed. Defeating the tower will cause it to sink into the ground and leave behind a pile of normal helmets.

The wooden tower in Normandy and Egypt

## Machine of War

The Machine of War is a big machine designed to destroy large portions of land and take over regions. They are used in all regions (except for Gaul) as guards for the imprisoned Gauls. In each region after Gaul, one Machine of War is being used as a guard. In Rome, Caesar controls two Roman War Machines. It has four rolls attached to the Machine of War by two screws. Removing them will cause the machine to loose a roll and become weaker. The Machine of War is eventually destroyed by removing all screws, which causes the machine to explode and leave behind a big pile of helmets, boar sticks and multipliers.

Machine of War in Normandy (Rome in the beta)Machine of War in Greece and RomeMachine of War in Helvetia with its button activatedMachine of War in Egypt with its button activated

## Trivia

* Whenever an enemy is stuck in one spot, he will disappear. In a battle this also counts as a defeated enemy and the number decreases.
* It is possible to defeat a Formation quickly, if both the Dash and Regular Attack Buttons are pressed rapidly.