 Since the album "Asterix the Gladiator", a group of pirates appear in nearly every story, and their ship sinks at almost every meeting.Originally intended as a one-off joke, the pirates' appearance was so successful that they were fully integrated in the Astérix series.They were also featured in both the 1968 animation film "Asterix and Cleopatra" and the 2002 live-action film "", as well in three other animations