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The two first check the local Roman camp of Compendium, only to find they don't have the money (and accidentally start a mutiny when the legionaries assume they now have to pay to be in the Legion rather than ''being'' paid). They run into the pirates (who, after being run aground by the Gauls during a previous encounter, have decided to convert their ship into a restaurant), but after beating them up, they learn that they don't have the money either (and persuade them to get out of the restaurant business and go back to sea). Heading to the nearest city, Condatum (called Rennes today), they try commerce (selling wild boars), and manage to crash the market value of pork by their poor understanding of economics. They try gladiatorial combat, only to find that the magic potion makes their victories so easy that they put the arena owner out of business. They try working in the theater, only to get their entire troupe arrested when Obelix shouts "These Romans are crazy!" in the presence of a high ranking official. They try gambling, and just lose money. They even resort to robbing a bank, only to find the bank empty due to Caesar's new taxes.

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The two first check the local Roman camp of Compendium, only to find they don't have the money (and and accidentally start a mutiny when the legionaries assume they now have to pay to be in the Legion rather than ''being'' paid). paid. They run into the pirates (who, who, after being run aground by the Gauls during a previous encounter, have decided to convert their ship into a restaurant), restaurant, but after beating them up, they learn that they don't have the money either (and and persuade them to get out of the restaurant business and go back to sea).sea. Heading to the nearest city, Condatum (called Rennes today), they try commerce (selling wild boars), and manage to crash the market value of pork by their poor understanding of economics. They try gladiatorial combat, only to find that the magic potion makes their victories so easy that they put the arena owner out of business. They try working in the theater, only to get their entire troupe arrested when Obelix shouts "These Romans are crazy!" in the presence of a high ranking official. They try gambling, and just lose money. They even resort to robbing a bank, only to find the bank empty due to Caesar's new taxes.



* BookDumb: This is one of the few times the Gaul's lacking formal education gives them trouble as Asterix proves to have no grasp of economics, stymieing his attempt at buying and selling product due to poor pricing.



* BulkBuyOnly: Due to his lack of greed (and complete ignorance of economics), Asterix ends selling fourteen wild boar for five coins. And as a BrickJoke, it causes a price fall revealed by a restaurant owner.

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* BulkBuyOnly: Due to his lack of greed (and and complete ignorance of economics), economics, Asterix ends selling fourteen wild boar for five coins. And as a BrickJoke, it causes a price fall revealed by a restaurant owner.



** Obelix is also unable to get his head around the idea of throwing onion soup ''away'' from a cauldron to put money instead.

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** Obelix is also unable to get his head around the idea of throwing onion soup ''away'' from a cauldron to put money instead.



* FunnyBackgroundEvent:
** While Asterix and Obelix are planning their bank robbery, Dogmatix gets amusingly frustrated in his attempts to enjoy a juicy bone.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Whosemoralsarelastix tries to dispose of our two heroes in the climax, with him only thwarted from killing Asterix by the cliff crumbling away under his feet.
* HonorBeforeReason: The village ''exiles'' their greatest warrior for failing at his guard duty, and bringing dishonor to them. They very much don't want to, and Obelix calls them out on it before joining Asterix in exile, but there's nothing to be done about it, even the normally rational Getafix can’t bring himself to go against Gaulish honor.

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* FunnyBackgroundEvent:
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FunnyBackgroundEvent: While Asterix and Obelix are planning their bank robbery, Dogmatix gets amusingly frustrated in his attempts to enjoy a juicy bone.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Whosemoralsarelastix tries to dispose of our two heroes in the climax, with him only thwarted from killing Asterix by the cliff crumbling away under his feet.
* HonorBeforeReason: The village ''exiles'' their greatest warrior for failing at his guard duty, and bringing dishonor to them. They very much don't want to, and Obelix calls them out on it before joining Asterix in exile, but there's nothing to be done about it, even it. Even the normally rational Getafix can’t bring himself to go against Gaulish honor.



* PerformanceAnxiety: At one point, Asterix and Obelix try their luck at performing in a theater to raise money. Unfortunately, Obelix is hit by a massive case of stage fright; his face turns pale, he starts sweating, and can only stare at he audience with open mouth. When he finally does manage to say something, it's his catchphrase ''These Romans are crazy'', angering the Roman audience.

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* PerformanceAnxiety: At one point, Asterix and Obelix try their luck at performing in a theater to raise money. Unfortunately, Obelix is hit by a massive case of stage fright; his face turns pale, he starts sweating, and can only stare at he the audience with open mouth. When he finally does manage to say something, it's his catchphrase ''These "These Romans are crazy'', crazy", angering the Roman audience.
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* DoingItForTheArt: InUniverse example. The actors refuse the offer of a breakout because their execution gives them an opportunity to perform in the Circus Maximus.

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* OneHitPolykill: Obelix achieves a non-fatal, non-gun version of this; while Asterix fights with Whosemoralsarelastix one-on-one, Obelix manages to knock out most of the warriors in Whosemoralsarelastix's village with a single punch as they were all charging towards him in basically a straight line (the only one still standing afterwards is the one at the very back of the queue).



* StrongFamilyResemblance: One of the gladiators Obelix fights is the first cousin of Lookout, the black pirate. They could be twin-brothers considering how much they look alike.

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* StrongFamilyResemblance: One of the gladiators Obelix fights is the first cousin of Lookout, the black pirate. They could be twin-brothers twin brothers considering how much they look alike.

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