Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* FunWithHomophones: In the French original, much is made of the fact that ''champion'' (champion) and ''champignon'' (mushroom) sound almost the same.
Deleted line(s) 63 (click to see context) :
* FunWithHomophones: In the French original, much is made of the fact that ''champion'' (champion) and ''champignon'' (mushroom) sound almost the same.
Added DiffLines:
* ShoutOut: The gigantic competitor Neuroses from Rhodes is called [[GratuitousEnglish "Okéibos"]] in the original French. Wrestling/AndreTheGiant (who was already becoming a famous wrestler by 1968) was known for his habit of addressing people as "boss".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 77 (click to see context) from:
** Gluteus Maximus is named for a large muscle [[ButtMonkey in the butt]]. His centurion is indeed very ambitious.
to:
** Gluteus Maximus is a large, muscular ButtMonkey who is named for a large muscle [[ButtMonkey in the butt]].butt. His centurion is indeed very ambitious.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* SarcasmBlind: When Obelix manages to act completely innocent while Asterix and Getafix [[ActingUnnatural talk about the cauldron in the shed]] (because he does not get what they are doing), Asterix calls him brighter than any of them. Obelix does not get that one either.
* ShownTheirWork: The site of the Olympic Games is described in detail.
* ShownTheirWork: The site of the Olympic Games is described in detail.
Added DiffLines:
* WrittenSoundEffect: In the French original, the starters start the races by evoking the Greek god “Pan!” which is French for “Bang!” as in the sound of a starting pistol.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 62,63 (click to see context) from:
* HurricaneOfPuns: The sequence of athletic delegations entering the stadium is accompanied by a pun on each one (the Thermopylians came [[ChokepointGeography in single file]], the Marathonians came running, Rhodes sent one representative, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_of_Rhodes a colossus...]]).
* HypocriticalHumor: Vitalstatistix tells his men that they're representing Gaul in the stands, so some dignity is called for. Naturally, they're the most exuberant of the bunch. Vitalstatistix even calls out a stoic Greek for his lack of decorum (that is, saying "Sparta." when Asterix lost a race).
* HypocriticalHumor: Vitalstatistix tells his men that they're representing Gaul in the stands, so some dignity is called for. Naturally, they're the most exuberant of the bunch. Vitalstatistix even calls out a stoic Greek for his lack of decorum (that is, saying "Sparta." when Asterix lost a race).
to:
* HurricaneOfPuns: The sequence of athletic delegations entering the stadium is accompanied by a pun on each one (the Thermopylians came [[ChokepointGeography in single file]], the Marathonians came running, Rhodes sent one representative, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_of_Rhodes a colossus...]]).
]]). The French original has this gem: [[Art/VenusDeMilo "Ceux de Milo sont venues aussi"]] (Those from Milos also came.)
*HypocriticalHumor: FunWithHomophones: In the French original, much is made of the fact that ''champion'' (champion) and ''champignon'' (mushroom) sound almost the same.
* HypocriticalHumor:
** Vitalstatistix keeps downplaying Greek culture in comparison to Gaulish culture.
** Vitalstatistix tells his men that they're representing Gaul in the stands, so some dignity is called for. Naturally, they're the most exuberant of the bunch. Vitalstatistix even calls out astoic Greek for calling a friendly "Hoohoo" to his lack of decorum (that is, saying "Sparta." when Asterix lost athlete brother.
* IdenticalTwinMistake: When the second Rhodian brother approaches Obelix, Obelix thinks that he is the first brother coming back to annoy him. Both brothers end up in arace).heap in the stands.
*
* HypocriticalHumor:
** Vitalstatistix keeps downplaying Greek culture in comparison to Gaulish culture.
** Vitalstatistix tells his men that they're representing Gaul in the stands, so some dignity is called for. Naturally, they're the most exuberant of the bunch. Vitalstatistix even calls out a
* IdenticalTwinMistake: When the second Rhodian brother approaches Obelix, Obelix thinks that he is the first brother coming back to annoy him. Both brothers end up in a
* ImAHumanitarian: After the pirates scuttle their ship, Baba suggests drawing lots to decide who’s for dinner.
Changed line(s) 71 (click to see context) from:
* MeaningfulName: Pugnatius, the Roman wrestler who challenges Asterix to a fight, disbelieving what he's heard about the Gaul's strength.
to:
* MeaningfulName: Pugnatius, MeaningfulName:
** Gluteus Maximus is named for a large muscle [[ButtMonkey in theRoman wrestler who challenges Asterix to a fight, disbelieving what he's heard about butt]]. His centurion is indeed very ambitious.
** Legionary Pugnatius represents Rome in all theGaul's strength.wrestling events.
** Gluteus Maximus is named for a large muscle [[ButtMonkey in the
** Legionary Pugnatius represents Rome in all the
* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: After the umpteenth time that Obelix mentions the cauldron incident:
-->'''Geriatrix:''' Get away! Do tell me about it…
* OnlySaneMan: Subverted by Vitalstatistix and Getafix. When everyone talks about recipes instead of the suspiciously good mood of the Romans, they criticize them… because they favor a different recipe.
-->'''Geriatrix:''' Get away! Do tell me about it…
* OnlySaneMan: Subverted by Vitalstatistix and Getafix. When everyone talks about recipes instead of the suspiciously good mood of the Romans, they criticize them… because they favor a different recipe.
* PictorialSpeechBubble: When one Egyptian yells at another, the hieroglyphics include a foot kicking a butt.
* ThePigPen: We learn that Vitalstatistix only bathes once a year (and always gets disturbed).
* ThePigPen: We learn that Vitalstatistix only bathes once a year (and always gets disturbed).
Deleted line(s) 76 (click to see context) :
** Barely a page goes by when at least one Roman doesn't say either "Caesar ''will'' be pleased, won't he?" or "Caesar ''won't'' be pleased, will he?" in response to the latest turn of events. (In the end, he ''is'' pleased.)
Added DiffLines:
** All the Greeks seem to be cousins. (TruthInTelevision: Compared to central and northern Europeans, Greeks have large families, and in tourist areas most of them will be involved in the tourist business.)
** Barely a page goes by when at least one Roman doesn't say either "Caesar ''will'' be pleased, won't he?" or "Caesar ''won't'' be pleased, will he?" in response to the latest turn of events. (In the end, he ''is'' pleased.)
** Across the comics: The pirates lose their ship. Twice.
** Barely a page goes by when at least one Roman doesn't say either "Caesar ''will'' be pleased, won't he?" or "Caesar ''won't'' be pleased, will he?" in response to the latest turn of events. (In the end, he ''is'' pleased.)
** Across the comics: The pirates lose their ship. Twice.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* ActingUnnatural: Asterix and Getafix "innocently" and repeatedly mention “the cauldron in the shed over there with the door that doesn’t shut properly, the one that isn’t guarded by night” in front of the Romans.
Changed line(s) 25 (click to see context) from:
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: The Romans fail to win any competition because, between finding out Asterix and Obelix were in it and discovering the magic potion was forbidden, they stopped training and went for a few days of orgies, and couldn't get back in proper shape in time for the competition. At least they do better than Asterix, who is quick to note they're ''still'' fitter and better trained (and tall, and thus with longer legs, but Asterix doesn't mention it). Worth nothing that the story doesn't actually draw attention to this, with the strong implication that the Greek athletes are simply better anyway.
to:
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: AllAnimalsAreDogs: Downplayed. The “well-balanced diet” shows no typical canine behavior on the trip, but they sure don’t behave like boars.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter:
** The Romans fail to win any competition because, between finding out Asterix and Obelix were in it and discovering the magic potion was forbidden, they stopped training and went for a few days of orgies, and couldn't get back in proper shape in time for the competition. At least they do better than Asterix, who is quick to note they're ''still'' fitter and better trained (and tall, and thus with longer legs, but Asterix doesn't mention it). Worth nothing that the story doesn't actually draw attention to this, with the strong implication that the Greek athletes are simply betteranyway.anyway.
** Neuroses easily wipes the floor with his competitors, but he does not stand a chance against Obelix.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory:
** Maximus’ lunch includes bananas. Large as it was, the Roman Empire never reached South America.
** While it is true that Roman ''citizens'' (!) could participate in the Games (the Romans had conquered Greece after all), this still ruled out most people in the Roman Empire, especially in the provinces. Even if the Gauls had accepted Roman rule, it would not have made them citizens.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter:
** The Romans fail to win any competition because, between finding out Asterix and Obelix were in it and discovering the magic potion was forbidden, they stopped training and went for a few days of orgies, and couldn't get back in proper shape in time for the competition. At least they do better than Asterix, who is quick to note they're ''still'' fitter and better trained (and tall, and thus with longer legs, but Asterix doesn't mention it). Worth nothing that the story doesn't actually draw attention to this, with the strong implication that the Greek athletes are simply better
** Neuroses easily wipes the floor with his competitors, but he does not stand a chance against Obelix.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory:
** Maximus’ lunch includes bananas. Large as it was, the Roman Empire never reached South America.
** While it is true that Roman ''citizens'' (!) could participate in the Games (the Romans had conquered Greece after all), this still ruled out most people in the Roman Empire, especially in the provinces. Even if the Gauls had accepted Roman rule, it would not have made them citizens.
Changed line(s) 29 (click to see context) from:
* BrickJoke: When Veriambitius insists on seeing Vitalstatistix even though he's bathing, the Gaul has his shieldbearers take him outside, tub and all. When Vitalstatistix later visits the Roman camp, Veriambitius deliberately returns the favor by greeting him in a bathtub, mistakenly believing it to be a Gaulish tradition.
to:
* BrickJoke: BrickJoke:
** When Veriambitius insists on seeing Vitalstatistix even though he's bathing, the Gaul has his shieldbearers take him outside, tub and all. When Vitalstatistix later visits the Roman camp, Veriambitius deliberately returns the favor by greeting him in a bathtub, mistakenly believing it to be a Gaulishtradition.tradition.
** After Getafix explains what the Olympic Games are, Obelix brings up mushroom recipes again.
** When Veriambitius insists on seeing Vitalstatistix even though he's bathing, the Gaul has his shieldbearers take him outside, tub and all. When Vitalstatistix later visits the Roman camp, Veriambitius deliberately returns the favor by greeting him in a bathtub, mistakenly believing it to be a Gaulish
** After Getafix explains what the Olympic Games are, Obelix brings up mushroom recipes again.
Changed line(s) 35 (click to see context) from:
* ContinuityNod: When the Gauls are dining at Thermos' restaurant, Obelix asks Asterix if he remembers the restaurant near Lugdunum where they had "that delicious veal", a reference to ''Asterix and the Banquet'' (never mind that Obelix was annoyed to be served veal at the time, as he'd ordered boar- presumably once he got over his disappointment he liked it).
to:
* ContinuityNod: ContinuityNod:
** Veriambitius hopes for promotions and “passes for the circus” if Maximus wins. Passes for the circus were a popular reward in ''Recap/AsterixTheGaul''.
** As established in ''Recap/AsterixAndTheGoths'', magic potion makes everybody exactly equally fast and strong, regardless of how fast and strong they normally are.
** When the Gauls are dining at Thermos' restaurant, Obelix asks Asterix if he remembers the restaurant near Lugdunum where they had "that delicious veal", a reference to ''Asterix and the Banquet'' (never mind that Obelix was annoyed to be served veal at the time, as he'd ordered boar- presumably once he got over his disappointment he liked it).
** Veriambitius hopes for promotions and “passes for the circus” if Maximus wins. Passes for the circus were a popular reward in ''Recap/AsterixTheGaul''.
** As established in ''Recap/AsterixAndTheGoths'', magic potion makes everybody exactly equally fast and strong, regardless of how fast and strong they normally are.
** When the Gauls are dining at Thermos' restaurant, Obelix asks Asterix if he remembers the restaurant near Lugdunum where they had "that delicious veal", a reference to ''Asterix and the Banquet'' (never mind that Obelix was annoyed to be served veal at the time, as he'd ordered boar- presumably once he got over his disappointment he liked it).
* DisproportionateRetribution: Maximus accidentally hits Obelix with a birch javelin. Obelix hits him with a large tree trunk.
* DumbMuscle: The brothers from Rhodes.
* DumbMuscle: The brothers from Rhodes.
Changed line(s) 40 (click to see context) from:
* ExactWords: The boat on which Vitalstatistix books passage to Greece promises one class only, deck games, open air sports, and marvellous atmosphere. The advert carefully omits that the "games" and "sport" involve rowing the boat to Greece (and that does mean there's only one class of accommodation), and the "atmosphere" is the drumbeat to keep the rowers on pace. The captain defiantly notes that this is a luxury liner by the usual standards of boats to Greece: no chains or whips!
to:
* ExactWords: The captain of the boat on which Vitalstatistix books passage to Greece apparently went to the same business school as [[Recap/AsterixTheGladiator Ekonomikrisis]]. The advert promises one class only, deck games, open air sports, and marvellous atmosphere. The advert carefully omits that the "games" and "sport" involve rowing the boat to Greece (and that does mean there's only one class of accommodation), and the "atmosphere" is the drumbeat to keep the rowers on pace. The captain defiantly notes that this is a luxury liner by the usual standards of boats to Greece: no chains or whips!
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 20 (click to see context) from:
The comic book was [[LiveActionAdaptation adapted into a live-action film]] in 2008, with an AllStarCast including Creator/ClovisCornillac as Asterix, Creator/GerardDepardieu reprising the role of Obelix from the previous films, Creator/JeanPierreCassel as Getafix, Creator/AlainDelon as Julius Caesar, Creator/BenoitPoelvoorde as Brutus, Creator/AlexandreAstier as Mordicus, and many more.
to:
The comic book was [[LiveActionAdaptation adapted adapted]] into a [[Film/AsterixAtTheOlympicGames live-action film]] in 2008, with an AllStarCast including Creator/ClovisCornillac as Asterix, Creator/GerardDepardieu reprising the role of Obelix from the previous films, Creator/JeanPierreCassel as Getafix, Creator/AlainDelon as Julius Caesar, Creator/BenoitPoelvoorde as Brutus, Creator/AlexandreAstier as Mordicus, and many more.2008.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 26 (click to see context) from:
* BadassFamily: The athletes from Rhodes have an older brother who is stronger than them, and a mother who is stronger still.
to:
* BadassFamily: The athletes athlete from Rhodes have has an older brother who is stronger than them, him, and a mother who is stronger still.
Changed line(s) 30 (click to see context) from:
* TheBrute: The athletes from Rhodes are enormously strong but not very bright.
to:
* TheBrute: The athletes athlete from Rhodes are is enormously strong but not very bright.bright - a veritable colossus, in fact.
