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Panoramix (known to fans of the comic series as Getafix) tricks Phonus Balonus and the rest of the Roman camp imprisoning him and Asterix with a phony magic potion that causes the growth of facial hair. Knowing that the potion won’t last too long, Panoramix agrees to make an antidote in exchange for their freedom. However, the treacherous Phonus Balonus plots to kill both of them for moral satisfaction due to being tricked. Panoramix makes the antidote along with some magic potion. Asterix drinks the potion and allows the Romans to drink the antidote. Asterix and Panoramix flee the camp after a failed capture attempt, only to find the camp surrounded by Roman reinforcements.

Before he can take his revenge, Phonus Balonus receives a message that someone is waiting for him in his tent. The visitor turns out to be Julius Caesar. Asterix exposes Phonus’s plot to use the magic potion to replace Caesar on the throne. Caesar exiles Phonus and his men to Mongolia and grants Asterix and Panoramix their freedom, warning them that this is just a temporary truce and they will meet again.

At home in the village, the Gauls have a feast to celebrate the return of their heroes.