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"Finally, Vitalstatistix,
the chief of the tribe. Majestic, hot-tempered, the
old warrior is respected by his men and feared by his
enemies. Vitalstatistix himself has only one fear; he
is afraid the sky will fall on his head tomorrow. But
as he says, tomorrow never comes."
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Vitalstatistix is one proud Gaulish chief...
too proud you could say... up himself even!
Take "Asterix in Belgium" for instance.
The Romans quote Julius Caesar as saying that the Belgians
are the bravest of all the Gaulish peoples. Vitalstatistix,
hearing this got all angry and decided to go to Belgium all
on his own to prove that his people were the bravest.
He was probably very put out that the Belgians
could destroy Roman Camps WITHOUT the magic potion.
Deep down Vitalstatistix is very insecure,
constantly worrying that his "Little Piggywiggy"
would desert him and go back to her brother Homeopathix (whom
Vitalstatistix hates) in Lutetia.
It almost appears that he and his wife have
a love-hate relationship although it is apparent they love
each other very much.
In the first Asterix adventures, Vitalstatistix
was portrayed as this two-dimensional, wise chief. It wasn't
until Asterix and the Big Fight that his real character was
able to blossom.
To round off this review of Vitalstatistix,
I must write one of my favorite quotes which says it all about
Vitalstatistix. Impedimenta said "Whoever would be
fool enough to write the story of our village would not call
it the adventures of Vitalstatistix the Gaul!" Need
I say more?
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