#Twelve tasks of asterix series

The staff fall victim to their own behaviour, and cause the Prefect to unwittingly hand over what the Gauls came for. After finding it impossible because of the clinically unhelpful people who direct them elsewhere, Asterix beats them at their own game by asking for an imaginary permit. After surviving the hypnotic gaze of Iris the Egyptian in the fifth task, with Asterix causing him to hypnotise himself, Obelix attempts the sixth task of finishing meals prepared by the Belgian cook Mannekenpix, consuming all the food (which he believes to be his starters).ДЇollowing their seventh task of enduring the 'Cave of the Beast', the pair attempt the eighth task of getting a permit document from a multi-storey bureaucratic building. Although the Gauls nearly succumb to the women, Obelix comes to his senses when he learns that there are no wild boars for him to hunt and eat, allowing the pair to accomplish the challenge. In their next challenge, the pair find themselves crossing a lake that is home to beautiful Sirens, who reside in the centre on the 'Isle of Pleasure'.

Obelix defeats Verses the Persian, by managing to throw a javelin further than him. In their first set of challenges, Asterix defeats Asbestos, champion of the Ancient Olympic Games, by beating him in a race, and Cilindric the German in a judo match, by outsmarting his opponent. Agreeing to the terms, the village assigns Asterix and Obelix to perform the tasks, with Caesar assigning Caius Tiddlus, a Roman man renowned for his honesty, to act as their guide to the tasks and serve as the challenges' referee. Completion of all the tasks will see Caesar hand over the Roman Empire to them, whereas failing just one task will result in the Gauls surrendering to Rome. Caesar declares that the Gauls must undertake a challenge, inspired by the Twelve Labours of Hercules: the village's best warriors shall perform a set of twelve new tasks, which only gods could carry out successfully. Julius Caesar, openly disdainful of the suggestion, decides to test the village and meets with their chieftain, Vitalstatistix.

#Twelve tasks of asterix series

It was later adapted into a comic book as well by Albert Uderzo's brother, Marcel Uderzo, as an illustrated text story book and a series of twelve books for young readers.ДЇollowing constant defeats by the rebel village of Gaul, the Roman Senate begins to suggest that the Gauls might be gods, due to their apparent invincibility.

It was the only Asterix film to date (animated or live-action) to be based on an original screenplay rather than on material from any of the comic book stories until the release of Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion in 2018. Nowadays its reception is more favorable, with it often being cited as one of the best AstГ©rix films, even reaching the status of a cult classic. At the time of its release, the film received mixed reviews since its tone is more cartoony and frequently breaks the fourth wall. The film was directed, produced and animated at Goscinny and Uderzo's own animation studio, Studios IdГ©fix and is the only Asterix animated film that has used the Xerography Process. RenГ© Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, the creators of the series, wrote the story and directed the film themselves with co-direction by Pierre Watrin and the screenplay co-written by Pierre Tchernia, a friend of Goscinny and Uderzo. The Twelve Tasks of Asterix ( Les Douze travaux d'AstГ©rix) is a 1976 Belgian/French animated feature film based on the Asterix comic book series.