Dogmatix the Legionary" he makes clear his loathing for Panacea with whom Obelix had fallen in love. He shows the same attitude to Influenza in "Asterix and Caesar's Gift" and Melodrama in "Asterix and the Great Divide". However, despite his loyalty to his master, Dogmatix has been shown to side with Asterix in arguments on various occasions, such as in "Asterix and the Soothsayer" and "Obelix and Co." His friendship with Pepe in "Asterix in Spain " and "Asterix in Corsica" causes Obelix to become jealous. Likewise, Dogmatix is unimpressed by Obelix's attraction towards Panacea in the earlier stages of "Asterix
Nero (comic book character) came true. In "Het Knalgele Koffertje" ("The Bright Yellow Case") (1958–1959) Nonkel Juul appears, head of the biggest diamond mine of Transvaal. In "De Adhemarbonbons" ("The Adhemar Pralines") (1989) Nero's grandmother turns up and in "Bompanero" (1997) his grandfather. Whether this grandfather is the same character appearing in "De Ark van Nero" ("Nero's Arc") is not made clear. As one of the most famous comic book characters in Flanders Nero received his own statue in Hoeilaart, near an old streetcar station in 1994. It was originally made in polyester, but changed to bronze in 2004. The sculptor is Luc Cauwenberghs.