In the 1988 stage play he was played by Roger Bingham. People think of Carrot as being simple, and the narrator will occasionally point out that this is true[4] - however, people often make the mistake of confusing "simple" with "stupid". Nobby Nobbs is the kind of person who joins the army to loot corpses. The casting is off, not just the removal for key characters (Sgt. He does not have a first name, as others would understand; he was "initialled" at birth rather than named. Also contains major spoilers for the Discworld novels Men At Arms and Night Watch. While this interspecies relationship seems strange to Vimes, Lady Sybil correctly points out that even Nobby's mother doesn't know what species he is. He'd heard rumors - who hadn’t? The Watch had a brief respite in AM 1688, following the Ankh-Morpork Civil War, when Commander Suffer-Not-Injustice Vimes and his Ironheads became the city's rulers. Vimes' reason for taking A E on was A E's patience and intelligence; Vimes needed someone who could look through paperwork and understand what was being said by sifting out important or suspicious facts. He is possibly related to Corporal Knopf (as Knopf can be translated as knob), one half of the town watch in Bad Blintz, Überwald, seen in The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents. The motto of the Vimes family is "Protego et servio", or "I protect and serve". Entire pubs have been known to draw the curtains, turn off the lights and lie on the floor whimpering at news of his coming down the street. Vimes reasons that A E always wanted to be a Watchman and was stopped by his weak stature. However, this "relationship" seems to consist solely of her hitting him with a fish and telling him to bugger off. Nobbs. Oi, just cuz it’s true don’t mean you gotta say it, Mister Vimes. Known members include the Librarian (who was actually made a Special Constable long before the Militia was set up); Mr Boggis of the Thieves' Guild; Sam Vimes' butler Willikins; and a clacks operative named Andy "Two Swords" Hancock who carries a disturbing amount of weaponry. Because of this and the fact that he is extremely ugly, he carries a certificate signed by the Patrician to prove that, on the testimony of his parents and the midwife who delivered him, he is, on the balance of probabilities, a human being. In his time in the Watch he has married the richest woman in Ankh-Morpork, Lady Sybil, and had a son with her, young Sam. Watson, J., Lydon, S. J. and Harrison, N. A. View the profiles of people named Nobby Nobbs. Carrot's simplicity is his cunning. While he would place the welfare of the public above hers (and his own), when she was in danger he travelled to the rim of the Disc to save her. (2001). . Wolfgang is extremely violent and enjoys killing, even eating, "inferior" humans. The original article was at Nobby Nobbs. Oddly enough, these conversations hint at Nobby being more intelligent than Colon, with Nobby continually pointing out fatal flaws in Colon's statements and arguments, and Colon mentally scrambling to come up with an answer (this is not unlike some of the byplay in the Laurel and Hardy films). Samuel Vimes says he is a good copper, his highest form of personal praise. For instance, as part of a murder investigation, he interviews Death. It is said that there's a field-marshall's baton in every footman's knapsack; Nobby's Army kit generally consists of two warehouses, complete with said batons, other armies' uniforms, golden teeth, other petty valuables and several kilos of boots, some of them still occupied. The Watch, its growth and development, and its inner workings are explored through a series of eight fantasy novels and one short story. Since he had little interest in maintaining a police force, the equipment of the Watch quickly deteriorated. However, Angua often worries that their different backgrounds and needs will eventually doom the relationship. He is currently holding dual position of Custody Officer and Watch Liaison Officer; jobs so vague that no one is entirely sure what they entail, least of all Colon himself; they serve the dual purpose of preventing his brain from becoming overburdened with responsibility and avoiding the catastrophic possibility that he might be given a task of any real importance. This changed when Constable Carrot Ironfoundersson joined, and the Night Watch saved the city from a dragon. His father was abusive, and broke his leg at least once (Vimes notes in Night Watch that Nobby used to have his arms broken by his father too—and in Hogfather, Nobby claims that he never got anything in his stocking ... except once, when his father vomited into it). Carrot often sees the bright side of life. [note 1] Nobby is fond of folk dancing. Together, Nobby and Colon have managed to have many strangely philosophical (or just strange) conversations, including one on whether Death has a first name, or even any friends to call him it. For the first time in his life, Watch Inspector A.E. He is generally just called "Constable Visit", or occasionally by his nickname "Washpot". They both knew that "ministering" meant harvesting any personal jewellery and stealing their boots. In Jingo, Lord Vetinari gives Sam Vimes the title of Duke, something only a King can do, while Carrot is present—Vetinari goes so far as to say that he "had been reminded" that Vimes could have that title. OscarZDiggs on August 31, 2019 10:37 pm The Nobby in Hogfather looked nothing like the books’descripyion, yet we feelbhe captured the feel of him. Sometimes, with Nobby, I think Vimes's opinion is "better to have him on the inside pissing out than on the outside pissing in". A E is also one of the few people Vimes allows to call him "Mister Vimes", saying that the man "earned it all in one go". In the 1988 stageplay he was played by David Brett, formerly of the Flying Pickets. Guards!). Other Discworld characters with a notable similarity to Nobby include a member of the guard in the Überwald town of Bonk, who was nicknamed "Nobbski" by Vimes, and one of the market guards in Al Khali, Klatch. A brief promotion to acting-captain proved a disaster as everyone, including Colon himself, expected. He is an Omnian of a gentle but determined proselytising nature. A running joke is the inability of others to believe this, despite — or even because of — the evidence. Carrot is also famous enough that there are action figures of him available (as seen in the novel Hogfather). In his spare time, Nobby is a member of the Ankh-Morpork Folk Dance and Song Society and the historical re-enactment society, the Peeled Nuts, which he takes quite seriously. His creations include a pet rabbit called Eerie, a particularly suitable name as he grows spare human ears on it (a reference to the human ear equipped mouse of 1995, a few years prior to the creation of the book). Following the destruction of their Watch House, they moved to larger premises in Pseudopolis Yard (a name reminiscent of Scotland Yard) and started recruiting more members, especially from ethnic minorities such as dwarfs, trolls and the undead. His philosophy of love for everyone has caused distress for Angua. he was voiced by Stephen Thorne. Angua is a werewolf, though she maintains a strict vegetarian diet during her human phase and only eats chickens during her wolf phase, for which she leaves discreet payments afterwards. (1989), "Theatre of Cruelty" (1993) (a short story), Men at Arms (1993), Feet of Clay (1996), Jingo (1997), The Fifth Elephant (1999), Night Watch (2002), Thud! The list of authors can be seen in the page history. Under Sam Vimes, the Watch has strengthened its position, making many enemies (Although the Assassin's Guild no longer accept contracts). As a condition of his employment, A E was told that he would go on patrol twice a week, so he would be able to learn what's important. In human form, Angua is a strict vegetarian. Another early experiment was breeding noses, which act as independent lifeforms until sewn on. In the 2006 TV adaptation of Hogfather he was played by Nicolas Tennant. Like the various Dibblers, this may be due to morphic resonance. it is noted they have a number of children, a fact which Vimes puts down to 'persuasive handwriting'. The Watch has even admitted a vampire, a werewolf, an Igor and a Nac Mac Feegle. Colon made a brief appearance in the Cosgrove Hall adaptation of Soul Music. by Lord Vetinari to inspect the Watch and judge whether the Watch gave fair value for the civic funds it used ("who watches the watchmen?") Nobby Nobbs, a member of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch in the Discworld fantasy novel series The player character in the 1993 video game Nobby the Aardvark Nobby the Enchanted Bobby, title character of the comic strip of the same name in The Beano (1952–1954) – see List of Beano comic strips Oddly enough, these conversations hint at Nobby being more intelligent than Colon, with Nobby continually pointing out fatal flaws in Colon's statements and arguments, and Colon mentally scrambling to come up with an answer. She is the daughter of a Baron and Baroness of Überwald, and has two brothers, Wolfgang and Andrei. His name is, apparently, shorter in Omnian. He has a speech "impediment" in that he sometimes forgets to lisp. As of the events of Snuff, he appears to be in a romantic relationship with Shine of the Rainbow, a goblin girl, and it is tacitly suggested that Nobby may have some Goblin in his ancestry, explaining why nobody could be sure of his humanity. She worries that his love toward her is equal to that he gives everyone else and not special. In many a faraway battlefield, the last thing many a mortally wounded foeman ever saw was Corporal Nobbs heading toward him with a sack, a knife, and a calculating expression. Nobby was once thought to be the Earl of Ankh, but it was all a charade to make him king as he would have been easier to manipulate than the 'real' heir, Captain Carrot (who remained incognito, preferring the life of a Watchman to that of a King). Mr. A E Pessimal? As a child he was a street urchin, that is small, prickly, and smelling of fish, and a major source of information for various city notables. Captain Delphine Angua von Überwald first appeared in Men at Arms. We are talking about the same person? The "Watch", who served the same purpose in the hours of darkness. In fact, in Hogfather, even Death himself was unable to discern Nobby's species. The Patrician, Havelock Vetinari, considers him useful for this reason as well as others, as it means that any attempt to start a revolution under the claim of being true heir is impossible, and that if anyone complains that only a king has the authority to do something he does, he can simply defer to Carrot. In The Fifth Elephant, when faced with the defection of most members of the Watch under Sergeant Fred Colon (then an Acting-Captain), Carrot puts his (plain and battered) royal sword on a desk in plain sight and reminds Watch members that they had taken an oath to the King, and that the King had not relieved them of it. It is said that there's a field-marshall's baton in every footman's knapsack; Nobby's Army kit generally consists of two warehouses, … He has since established himself as the sole member of the Watch's Airborne Section (with the possible exception of Wee Mad Arthur) through his ability to tame various species of bird (most recently a buzzard, acquired from the pictsies for a crate of whisky) to act as transport, for reconnaissance and messaging purposes. Nobbs briefly tried to box as a kid, before finding out that he was not any good. He is a corporal in the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, first appearing in the novel Guards! The first recorded use of a scent bomb is by The New Firm (Mr. Pin and Mr. Tulip) in The Truth. Cigarettes quickly become butts in his presence, and stay as such for an apparently infinite amount of time. Under the rule of the Patricians, not only did Guild Law apply in the Guilds, but the only laws that applied anywhere else were the whims of the man in charge. The fact that the Watch now has a werewolf has become common knowledge throughout Ankh-Morpork, but that hasn't affected Angua's privacy substantially, as, for obvious reasons, it is generally assumed to be Nobby Nobbs; Carrot, Vimes, Vetinari and Angua herself all play along, mostly rather amused. Carrot, assisted by Gaspode the dog, sets out after her. The remains of the Day Watch were incorporated into a new City Watch, commanded by Sam Vimes. Nobby, who has been set up as a petty thief from the start, finds and steals the Cube at some point in the book, although we do not find this out until Vimes tells him to hand it over. Other Discworld characters with a notable similarity to Nobby include a member of the guard in the Überwald town of Bonk, who was nicknamed "Nobbski" by Vimes, and one of the market guards in Al Khali, Klatch. He was apparently inspired to join the Watch after meeting with Sergeant-At-Arms John Keel (or alternatively Sam Vimes, due to time travel), who once gave him a spoon (which his father subsequently stole upon being released from prison). He is "six feet tall and nearly as broad across the shoulders". In the 1988 stage play he was played by Roger Bingham. Other Discworld characters with a notable similarity to Colon include a member of the guard in the Überwald town of Bonk (who was nicknamed "Colonesque" by Samuel Vimes) and one of the market guards in Al Khali, Klatch. Guards!, who have played a prominent role throughout the series of City Watch novels. Carrot has also promised Angua that, should she ever follow in her brother Wolfgang's murderous footsteps, he will be the one to stop her. Small man, very clean shoes?"). He had difficulty with this attitude, as his "old-fashioned" view of justice led him to arrest the leader of the entirely legal Thieves' Guild on his first day. Are you aware you employ a petty criminal?". However, this "relationship" seemed to consist solely of her hitting him with a fish and telling him to bugger off. Our faithful depiction of the City Watch created in collaboration with David Wyatt features a veritable rogues' gallery of usual (and unusual) suspects including Sam Vimes, Cheery Littlebotttom, Carrot, Angua, Nobby Nobbs, Colon, Detritus, the Librarian, Wee Mad Arthur, Reg … This is everything you need to know about the show's colorful cast -- dwarves and all. A petty thief and looter, he was also a vicious drunkard who used to beat Nobby - and presumably Errol Nobbs and Mrs Maisie Nobbs too - exceedingly violently as a child. he speaks with a Welsh accent. In Soul Music, Carrot adds supplementary questions to the quiz machine in the Mended Drum, asking players who was responsible for recent crimes and frequently making arrests as a result. Since then, the Watch has become a proper police force, dealing in crime prevention and investigation, rather than simple "thief-taking". This is the first Discworld book to reveal much about Angua's background, and her parents and brother Wolfgang all figure in the story. What will be cast to play Nobby Nobbs?? According to the blurb of Men At Arms, Nobby was "disqualified from the human race for shoving". Sconner Nobbs was the father of Nobby Nobbsand spent most of his time in the Tanty- the City Watchjail. Nobby has a tattoo on his arm that says WUM. Nobby made a brief appearance in the Cosgrove Hall adaptation of Soul Music. Colon also performs his duties in Thud! A running joke is the inability of others to believe this, despite—or even because of—the evidence. Indeed, he fled the offer at a dead run, all the time terrified Vimes would "go spare". The certificate reads: I, after hearing evidence from a number of experts, including Mrs. Slipdry the midwife, certify that the balance of probability is that the bearer of this document, C.W.St John Nobbs, is a human being. He first appeared in Feet of Clay. In both cases Nobby had a distinct Irish accent. People of all species can't help wanting to behave well in his presence. He then regains it by the time of Men at Arms by sleeping too near the Unseen University's High-Energy Magic building. In the Radio 4 adaptation of Night Watch he was voiced by Sam Dale. In the Radio 4 adaptation of Night Watch he was voiced by Sam Dale. Both Andrei and Elsa were "Yennorks", werewolves that are stuck in one form (Andrei always appeared to be a wolf, and Elsa a human). Guards Guards. In the 1999 computer game Discworld Noir, and the 2001 books-on-tape version of Men at Arms, her name is pronounced "An-gyoo-uh" with a hard "g". 2. Nobby played a role in the resolution of the "war" between Ankh-Morpork and the empire of Klatch in Jingo, and in recognition the Patrician gave him a new job in traffic control. During the Glorious Revolution of the Twenty-Fifth of May, their building was burnt down by members of the Night Watch from Treacle Mine Road. tenacious dwarfs, unbreakable golems, zombies, vampires, vicious wee men, Nobby made a brief appearance in the Cosgrove Hall adaptation of Soul Music. Surprisingly intelligent, Corporal Nobbs was an invaluable asset to the Watch. Guards! During Nobby's time in Klatch he "got in touch with his feminine side", and is quite fond of wearing women's clothing. Fictional organization from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel series, Fictional history (before the time the novels are set in), His Grace, The Duke of Ankh, Commander Sir Samuel Vimes, Lance-Constable Salacia "Sally" von Humpeding, Constable Visit-the-Infidel/Ungodly-with-Explanatory-Pamphlets, Using a single letter (not really an "initial" since it's the only letter, not the first) as a name is not actually rare. Together, Nobby and Colon have managed to have many strangely philosophical (or just strange) conversations, including one on whether Death has a first name, or even any friends to call him it. Carrot joined the Night Watch while it was only a small group of misfits who ran from evildoers rather than arrest them (see Guards! This relationship is confirmed in "Raising Steam", when Colon refers to Nobby being "practically married", in reference to his own marital arguments with Mrs Colon. 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