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Cleopatra is the Egyptian queen. She first appears in Asterix and Cleopatra (funny that huh?). Julius Caesar is in love with her but she’s angry because he says the Egyptian people are no longer the great people they once were. She bets him that her people can build a great palace in only three months. She assigns the task of building the palace to her royal architect, Edifis. If he is successful, he’ll be covered in pieces of gold. If he fails, he’ll be fed to the crocodiles. Fearing for his life, he goes to Gaul to seek out his old friend Getafix for help. Getafix, Asterix, Obelix and Dogmatix go to Egypt to help build the palace. It’s one of my favorite Asterix stories. The animated movie is also great and was a staple of my Christmases every year as it airs every year on Ciné Cadeau. Cleopatra makes at least one more appearance in the series, but it’s kind of a surprise, so I don’t want to spoil it.
The original plan was for Zoë to be Cleopatra, but I just couldn’t wrap my head around drawing the wig with over Zoë’s ears. I therefore pulled the ol’ switcheroo and went with Nektara instead. I think it worked out for the best.
That’s all for this week. Next week will feature…no, I’m not going to tell you. You have to come back next Wednesday to find out.