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** German: Osolemirnix ("O-sole-me-nothing") after the Tino Rossi song ''O sole mio'' [[note]]Italian, but made popular in Germany by Rossi. Elvis Presley covered it as ''It’s Nor or Never''[[/note]]. People keep saying Osoledirnix ("O-sole-you-nothing").

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** German: Osolemirnix ("O-sole-me-nothing") after the Tino Rossi song ''O sole mio'' [[note]]Italian, but made popular in Germany by Rossi. Elvis Presley covered it as ''It’s Nor Now or Never''[[/note]]. People keep saying Osoledirnix ("O-sole-you-nothing").
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* DubNameChange: The Corsican chief presents a particular challenge since his name is ideally supposed to a) end on -ix, b) refer to Corsica, c) be mispronounced as a RunningGag and d) remind Cacofonix of a song.
** French: Ocaterinetabelatchitchix after a song by Corsican singer Tino Rossi. People keep saying Omarinellabelatchitchix after another Rossi song, ''Marinella''. Some translation (e.g. Spanish, Italian and Polish) basically keep the name, but adapt the spelling phonetically.
** English: Boneywasawarriorwayayix after the shanty ''Boney (Napoleon) was a warrior way-a-yah''. People keep saying Wellingtonwasawarriorwayayix.
** German: Osolemirnix ("O-sole-me-nothing") after the Tino Rossi song ''O sole mio'' [[note]]Italian, but made popular in Germany by Rossi. Elvis Presley covered it as ''It’s Nor or Never''[[/note]]. People keep saying Osoledirnix ("O-sole-you-nothing").
** Dutch: Ozewiezewozewiezewallakristallix after the lullaby ''Oze wieze woze wieze walla kristalla'' [[note]]It’s a phonetic transcription of Creole Portuguese, so it means nothing.[[/note]]
** Swedish: Minamandavarfrakertemix after the folk song ''Harper I luften'' which begins “Min Amanda va fra Kerteminde…”
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* CommonalityConnection: Boneywasawarriorwayayix quickly takes a liking to Obelix for having many traits shared with corsicans such as him being proud, lazy and susceptible .

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Boneywasawarriorwayayix refuses to accept food given to him out of pity. When Obelix pragmatically offers to eat it for him, Boneywasawarriorwayayix believes he has insulted Obelix’ honor as a host and starts eating. Now Obelix really is upset.

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Boneywasawarriorwayayix refuses to accept food given to him out of pity. When Obelix pragmatically offers to eat it for him, Boneywasawarriorwayayix believes he has insulted Obelix’ honor as a host and starts eating. Now Obelix really is upset.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Perfidius choosing the TooDumbToLive Salamix to help him with his scheme to load his loot in a galley behind the back of his troops and leave while they're busy holding the Corsicans back. Not only does it results in only a tiny amphora being loaded on his ship thanks to Salamix using Corsican prisoners to do the lifting, but Salamix stupidely and unknowingly spills the beans to the garrison at the first talk.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Perfidius choosing the TooDumbToLive Salamix to help him with his scheme to load his loot in a galley behind the back of his troops and leave while they're busy holding the Corsicans back. Not only does it results in only a tiny amphora being loaded on his ship thanks Salamix may be to stupid to realize that Perfidius means to [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness cheat him as well]], but Salamix using Corsican prisoners to do the lifting, but lifting leads to only one tiny amphora being loaded, and Salamix stupidely and unknowingly [[IllNeverTellYouWhatImTellingYou stupidly spills the beans beans]] to to the garrison at the first talk.opportunity.



* LikeFatherLikeSon: Fullimatix‘ and Unhygienix‘ sons have adopted their fathers’ arguments about fish and promptly start a fight in which all kids join.

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* LikeFatherLikeSon: Fullimatix‘ Fulliautomatix‘ and Unhygienix‘ sons have adopted their fathers’ arguments about fish and promptly start a fight in which all kids join.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Perfidius choosing the TooDumbToLive Salamix to help him with his scheme to load his loot in a galley behind the back of his troops and leave while they're busy holding the Corsicans back. Not only does it results in only a tiny amphora being loaded on his ship thanks to Salamix using Corsican prisoners to do the lifting, but Salamix stupidely and unknowingly spills the beans to the garrison at the first talk.
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* FeudingFamilies: Caricatures the cliche of Corsican clans feuding over pretexts so long ago that nobody is sure what they were.
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--->'''Carferrix''': I don’t like people speaking to my sister.
--->'''Courtingdisastus''': But… but I’m not interested in your sister. I only wanted to…
--->'''Carferrix''': You don’t like my sister?
--->'''Courtingdisastus''': Yes, yes, of course I like your sister!
--->'''Carferrix''': OH, SO YOU LIKE MY SISTER, DO YOU? HOLD ME BACK OR I’LL MURDER HIM!

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--->'''Carferrix''': -->'''Carferrix''': I don’t like people speaking to my sister.
--->'''Courtingdisastus''': -->'''Courtingdisastus''': But… but I’m not interested in your sister. I only wanted to…
--->'''Carferrix''': -->'''Carferrix''': You don’t like my sister?
--->'''Courtingdisastus''': -->'''Courtingdisastus''': Yes, yes, of course I like your sister!
--->'''Carferrix''': -->'''Carferrix''': OH, SO YOU LIKE MY SISTER, DO YOU? HOLD ME BACK OR I’LL MURDER HIM!



** How most of the legionaries posted to Corsica ended up there. Courtingdisastus is the only one who asked to be posted there; the rest -- including the small detachment of competent legionaries stationed in the Roman city of Aleria -- were sent there as punishment for various transgressions, or woke up there after a night of heavy drinking with no memory of how they got there (and no way to leave again). It's also clear that Roman control is only limited to the coast, with the Romans seldom even sending patrols to the interior. This is hinted at in the map of Corsica in the beginning of the book, where all the Roman forts are concentrated on the coastline, with no forts in the interior.

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** How most of the legionaries posted to Corsica ended up there. Courtingdisastus is the only one who asked to be posted there; the rest -- including the small detachment of competent legionaries stationed in the Roman city of Aleria -- were sent there as punishment for various transgressions, or woke up there after a night of heavy drinking with no memory of how they got there (and and no way to leave again).again. It's also clear that Roman control is only limited to the coast, with the Romans seldom even sending patrols to the interior. This is hinted at in the map of Corsica in the beginning of the book, where all the Roman forts are concentrated on the coastline, with no forts in the interior.



* TheStoic: The Corsicans almost never display emotions (except for the odd flare-up of anger, when Boneywasawarriorwayayix realizes he's back in Corsica, or the reactions of all the Corsicans to Asterix's demand for Boneywasawarriorwayayix and Olabellamargaritix to cut off their argument). When Boneywasawarriorwayayix meets up with his friend Vermicellix in Massilia, they mention how delighted they are to see each other again... without so much as cracking a smile.
* SupportingProtagonist: Asterix and Obelix actually don't play that much of a part in this story, beyond rescuing Boneywasawarriorwayayix and helping him get back to Corsica. Once they arrive, the Corsicans soon organize and defeat the Romans in a CurbStompBattle without even needing any magic potion to accomplish it, and Asterix's role is limited to just beating up a couple of Romans and solving the dispute between Boneywasawarriorwayayix and Olabellamargaritix.

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* TheStoic: The Corsicans almost never display emotions (except except for the odd flare-up of anger, when Boneywasawarriorwayayix realizes he's back in Corsica, or the reactions of all the Corsicans to Asterix's demand for Boneywasawarriorwayayix and Olabellamargaritix to cut off their argument).argument. When Boneywasawarriorwayayix meets up with his friend Vermicellix in Massilia, they mention how delighted they are to see each other again... without so much as cracking a smile.
* SupportingProtagonist: Asterix and Obelix actually don't play that much of a part in this story, story beyond rescuing Boneywasawarriorwayayix and helping him get back to Corsica. Once they arrive, the Corsicans soon organize and defeat the Romans in a CurbStompBattle without even needing any magic potion to accomplish it, and Asterix's role is limited to just beating up a couple of Romans and solving the dispute between Boneywasawarriorwayayix and Olabellamargaritix.

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