Sophie Karamazout is the main character of the "Sophie" series created by Jidéhem which ran from the 1960's until 1994 in Spirou Magazine. She is a cute, funny and brave little girl who loves having fun. Sophie meets the Smurfs in "Cette Sacrée Sophie" ("That Spunky Sophie") the 12th album of her series during Christmas time when it is revealed that the Smurfs have survived in time travel into the modern age. It is also revealed that a modern day descendant of Gargamel is still chasing them.