Gargamel
Sign in to saveGargamel is a fictional character and the main antagonist of The Smurfs media franchise created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo. He is depicted as a reclusive sorcerer who, alongside his cat Azrael (French: Azraël), frequently attempts to capture the Smurfs for various purposes. Although the character was intended to be retired after his first appearance, Peyo began incorporating Gargamel in future stories, allowing him to endure as the archenemy of the Smurfs.
Key facts
- Comics character.character_name
- Gargamel
- Comics character.image
- Gargamel-and-Azrael-comics version.png
- Comics character.imagesize
- 300
- Comics character.caption
- Gargamel taking a Smurf hostage. At bottom left is his cat, Azrael
- Comics character.publisher
- Dupuis
- Comics character.debut
- Spirou (Comic Strip; 1959)
- Comics character.creators
- Peyo
- Comics character.partners
- Azrael
- Comics character.aliases
- The Great and Powerful Gargamel
- Comics character.powers
- Command of magic
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- Appearance and personality
- Conflict with the Smurfs
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Gargamel is a fictional character and the main antagonist of The Smurfs media franchise created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo. He is depicted as a reclusive sorcerer who, alongside his cat Azrael (French: Azraël), frequently attempts to capture the Smurfs for various purposes. Although the character was intended to be retired after his first appearance, Peyo began incorporating Gargamel in future stories, allowing him to endure as the archenemy of the Smurfs.
In the 2011 motion picture The Smurfs, he is portrayed as wanting the Smurfs' "mystical essence" in order to power his magical wand.
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