#justforkix

Special thanks to: @pingledoofus @alex-procrastinates @n1ghteeea for help of choosing faces and fellas

Closer ones!

Drawing was fun, so, wouldn't mind if you would choose more

My silly project of finding and detailing characters from media, that are just apollo-core in nature - considering mostly the riordanverse.

Note that this is not supposed to be an analysis of the character's nor the work's quality or message.

Nr. 1 - Justforkix (Asterix and the Vikings 2006 film adaptation)

Ok where do I start with that guy? Perhaps with the fact that he is essentially a pathetic blond guy. Maybe THE most pathetic blond guy - the plot of the film is literally, that he is kidnapped by the vikings, because they believe as the "Champion of fear" he'll be able to teach them how to fly. Also he's the stereotype of a wimpy, arrogant teenager.

He is suave, vain, trendy, considered attractive and carries a sense of self-importance. He is alienated by the rural living situation of the Gauls' village and constantly whines about it - their music is boring, their food way below his health and ethical standarts and their dance moves not up to date. He declares himself a vegetarian and a pacefist as well as being a party-person - total GenZ carricature. He's also not a morning person, but that at least correlates with mortal Apollo/Lester in TOA

My guy arrives in a sports chariot! (in the comic it's specifically from Mediolanum - Milan)

Total party guy

During the village's welcome feast, he storms the stage, summons background disco music out of nowhere and teaches the entire village trendy, lutecian dance moves. Iconic

He generally has a tendency to start dance parties whereever he goes, including the viking village where he is held prisoner

Also he's a ladies-man because of course he is

Pathetic blond

Then of course he's pathetic (in the best way srly I love him) He gets scared of everything, doesn't like workout and has those pesky, liberal ethics (remember he's a pacefist and a vegetarian) Gross! Be a man! No don't ily

also he has the best expressions in the entire film sksks

The boys teaching him how to hunt gives strong Apollo and Artemis camping trip vibes

He gets a girlfriend, who can totally kick his butt and is named like a popular swedish pop band

Scared of water?

He's such a damsel I love him

Also look at Justforkix and his dad T-T

So Justforkix is:

blonde

pretty

pathetic

a laidback teenage poser with a sports car chariot

party kid with the power to summon disco

dancing queen (did I mention that he breakdances?)

ladies-man

scared of water? everything

boyfriend of a girlfriend capable of beating him up

a damsel

daddy's boy

my little poochie

100% Apollo-core!

Links to all the images, none of them are mine. A lot of them are just screenshots bc it was really hard finding images for this film, that's why some are such low quality:

https://x.com/MalteserRefs/status/1440015047372288003

https://alchetron.com/Asterix-and-the-Vikings

https://m.imdb.com/it/title/tt0371552/mediaindex/?ref_=mv?ref_=mv_sm

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=981069566711732&id=100044260934657&set=a.811233447028679

Youtube: https://youtu.be/iuDKi2-wlVI?feature=shared https://youtu.be/FMFBwA8ULm8?feature=shared https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYfJVeSHymw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLkLASZBIjg

me during the entire film