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- The "Big Fight" arena is completed. Caesar and Cleopatra attend the chaotic tournament, together with Caesar's overbearing mother. Vitalstatistix names Obelix as interim chief so he can fight in his place. Asterix argues with Vitalstatistix that Obelix is not cut out to be a chief; after Obelix overhears this, he gets into a dispute with Asterix and ends up banishing him from the village. As the fight is about to start Cassius Ceramix is terrified to discover that his opponent will be Obelix. However, when Obelix is called upon to give a pre-fight speech he once again gets stage fright, without Asterix being present to help him: he faints on the canvas, and Cassius Ceramix is declared the winner. (en)
- Cassius Ceramix visits Vitalstatistix to formally challenge him, but discovers to his horror that Getafix is still alive. Asterix, Obelix and Vitalstatistix try to get Getafix to prepare the magic potion but the insane druid only manages to brew unstable, explosive potions. Fastanfurius sends Potus to the village on a spying mission. Asterix and Obelix capture Potus and decide to use him as a guinea pig by making him drink Getafix's failed potions. Potus experiences various bizarre effects until one potion makes him float away from the village, allowing him to inform Fastanfurius and Cassius Ceramix that Getafix is now unable to make the magic potion. Asterix and Obelix seek help from Goth therapist Apothika to restore Getafix's sanity. However, Obelix accidentally hits Apothika with a menhir, rendering her insane like Getafix. (en)
- Left as the last indomitable Gaul, Asterix challenges Caesar, who orders an attack on the village. A brawl ensues, during which Cassius Ceramix unwittingly restores Getafix's sanity with a shield blow. Dismayed by the cruelty of Roman colonization, Metadata defects and helps Getafix brew a cauldron of magic potion. Fastanfurius and Potus steal the potion for their troops to drink and defeat the Gauls, only to discover it was sabotaged by Getafix. The Roman troops float into the air and turn luminescent, leading Caesar's mother to interpret it as a show for her birthday. Happy that his usually jaded mother is impressed for once, Caesar grants a pardon to the village. Cassius Ceramix, who had been cowardly hiding during the battle, tries to reconcile with Vitalstatistix who sends him flying with a punch. Together with their new friend Metadata, the Gauls celebrate their victory with a banquet and Obelix overcomes his stage fright to give a speech about village solidarity. (en)
- Back to 50 BC, Caesar seeks to conquer the last rebellious Gaulish village. Metadata, a young female archivist working at Caesar's palace, suggests to have Vitalstatistix challenged by a pro-Roman chief in a ritual Gaulish "Big Fight" in order to subjugate the village. Impressed by Metadata's cleverness, Caesar sends her and her uncle, obtuse general Fastanfurius, to organize the challenge. At Metadata's suggestion, Fastanfurius sends Potus and his men to kidnap Getafix so Vitalstatistix will not benefit from the druid's magic potion. As Asterix and Obelix try to rescue Getafix, Obelix accidentally hits him with a menhir. Cassius Ceramix, now a brutish and despotic Gallo-Roman village chief, is selected by the Romans as their champion. He first balks at the idea of fighting Vitalstatistix but, upon hearing that Getafix is dead, agrees to the challenge. At the village, Getafix is revived but Obelix's menhir blow has rendered him amnesiac and insane. (en)
- In 50 BC, the Gaulish village repels an attack from hapless Roman centurion Potus and his troops. A flashback to 78 BC shows Asterix and Obelix as children, already inseparable friends. At school, when called to give a presentation before the class, Obelix gets stage fright and can't speak, so Asterix speaks for him, but Obelix faints a moment later. The village hosts Cassius Ceramix, the son of a neighbouring chief, for a few days. An obnoxious bully, Cassius pressures Asterix and Obelix into stealing Getafix's golden sickle. As they try to do so, Obelix falls into a potion cauldron, which grants him permanent super strength. Obelix's blunder also allows Getafix to achieve the magic potion he had been trying to create, the decisive ingredient being the four-leaf clover that was in Obelix's pocket. (en)
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