Geriatrix (French: Agecanonix) is the oldest inhabitant of Asterix's village: he is said to be 93 years old in Asterix at the Olympic Games (which would place his birth around 143 BC). While drunk, he says he feels ten years younger: to which Asterix replies, "Well, that makes you 83, and it's time you were in bed"). Some translations make him no more than 80 – and as such he demands respect (generally more than he is given). Nonetheless he dislikes being treated as old and will attack anyone who comments to that effect. In particular he often beats up Fulliautomatix for refusing to fight back due to his age, and actually cries out to be attacked. Geriatrix is seen to sit on the village council at times, on the face of it an entitlement deriving from being the oldest in the community. An e