Editing Obelix (section)

==Character==
Obelix is Asterix's closest friend (they even have [[Asterix and the Class Act#The Birth of Asterix|the same birthday]]—although this is inconsistent with the comic ''[[Obelix and Co.]]'', where only Obelix's birthday is celebrated). He generally works as a menhir delivery man. His passions in life are hanging around with Asterix, fighting, hunting and eating wild boar, making and carrying his menhirs, and beating up Roman [[Roman legionary|legionaries]] (and occasionally collecting their helmets as trophies). Obelix has a little dog named [[Dogmatix]] (Fr. ''Idéfix''), whom he adores. His [[Recurring characters in Asterix#Gauls|parents]] live now in [[Rennes|Condate]] (as seen in ''[[Asterix and the Actress]]'') and his distant cousin Metallurgix, a famous golden sickle maker, lives in [[Lutetia]] (as seen in ''[[Asterix and the Golden Sickle]]'').

Obelix's favourite food is roast wild [[boar]] which he usually hunts with Asterix, but he has a voracious appetite, and will try eating nearly anything with few exceptions; in ''[[Asterix and Obelix All at Sea]]'' and ''[[Asterix in Britain]]'' he seems not to like boiled boar. In fact, he eats nuts and oysters in the shell, and is completely oblivious to drugs, spicy food and poison, possibly due to the permanent effects of the magic potion. However, when he consumes [[ethanol|alcohol]], he gets very drunk very quickly, as seen for example in ''[[Asterix in Britain]]'' where he enjoys sampling different barrels of [[wine]] trying to find a barrel containing magic potion, or in ''[[Asterix and the Laurel Wreath]]'', where both he and chief [[Recurring characters in Asterix#Vitalstatistix|Vitalstatistix]] get drunk during a banquet, much to the shame of the latter's wife Impedimenta. Although he has his own house, Obelix is occasionally shown staying overnight at Asterix's.

Obelix owns the quarry where he chisels the menhirs himself. It is never directly stated what the menhirs are mostly used for aside from being Obelix’s personal blunt weapons. It is hinted that they are also just oversized knick-knacks; however they are probably a running-gag regarding the origins of the mystery surrounding Menhirs in ancient Europe, with the joke being that Obelix delivered them. Obelix usually trades the stones away for whatever he needs, resulting in the village having a literal field of menhirs.

Obelix is kind-hearted, but [[socially inept]]—possibly because his strength means that others have had to adapt to him instead of vice versa. He is still not completely aware of his own strength and almost invariably breaks any door he ''gently'' knocks on, making him a human battering ram. He is frequently used as a ''human battering ram'' for opening locked doors or breaking through walls. Similarly, he is unaware that others do not share his superhuman strength, and shows great surprise when others are crushed by what he calls ''"a little menhir"'', or when Asterix attempts to explain to him that a small dog like Dogmatix cannot lift a menhir. He also has little interest in subjects of formal education or intellectual pursuits, since sheer strength usually solves his problems; he generally leaves any decisions to Asterix. However, Obelix is not completely stupid. In ''[[Asterix and the Normans]]'' he deduces from various clues that Cacofonix the bard has gone to Lutetia to pursue a career in popular music: this unusual display of intelligence on Obelix's part surprises Getafix. He also surprises Asterix in ''[[Asterix and the Black Gold]]'' by reeling off a dictionary definition of wild boar in conversation (including the Latin taxonomical classification). He can also be quite dangerous when angered.

While cheerfully violent and enjoying a good fight, Obelix is far from brutal or sadistic: he tends to view fighting as a game and is generally friendly and polite (to the point of inappropriate courtesy) towards his opponents. He extends this benevolence even towards the Romans, whom he rarely seems to view as oppressors but more as less-willing participants in his rough-housing (The Romans themselves seem to view him as a terrifying ogre, whose infamy has spread across the entire Roman army). His other favored pastimes are dancing (which he apparently is very good at), and occasionally drinking goat's milk to excess (as he rarely imbibes in alcohol).

Like Asterix, Obelix is a bachelor, but he is easily smitten by a pretty face. He harbours a hopeless crush on [[Recurring characters in Asterix#Gauls|Panacea]], the daughter of Soporifix (one of the other villagers), and occasionally other young women, most notably [[Recurring characters in Asterix#Mrs. Geriatrix|Mrs. Geriatrix]] (which enrages [[Recurring characters in Asterix#Geriatrix|her husband]]). However, one may think that he will eventually find a mate and have children since in ''[[Asterix and the Class Act]]'', he is shown to be the founder of a long dynasty of French warriors that lasted well into the 20th century.<ref>'Obelix's Family Tree' in ''[[Asterix and the Class Act]]''</ref>

Obelix's trademark phrase is "These Romans are crazy" ("Ils sont fous ces romains": in the [[Italian language|Italian]] translation, it is "Sono pazzi questi Romani", which can be shortened to [[S.P.Q.R.]], [[Rome]]'s motto), although he has applied a variant of it to nearly every group he's met in his travels: "These Britons are crazy", "These Corsicans are crazy", etc. This remark is followed by him tapping his forehead. It is a parody of the quote "These Gauls are crazy", which [[Julius Caesar]] famously said while describing the Gauls' fighting style during his conquest of the region.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}