After having learned about it (Men at Arms), he confides in Vetinari that he wants the people to obey the law because it's the law, not because "Captain Carrot is good at being obeyed", and that he is content with his job of ringing a bell and yelling that all's well "provided of course that 'all is well'". Angua and Wolfgang are the only children in their family with shape-shifting ability, known as "bi-morphs". Both are also survivors of the Glorious 25 May when, as described in Night Watch, in the aftermath of a coup an assortment of regular police and hangers-on (including an apprentice Assassin called Vetinari) took out, at some cost, the hard-line remnants of the outgoing regime's secret police. Though she is deeply committed to Carrot, even likening herself to being his dog (or as she puts it in Jingo, a wolf that lives with humans) it hasn't stopped others with romantic interest; there is tension with a wolf named Gavin in The Fifth Elephant, and she receives a marriage proposal from the small mutt Mr. Fusspot in Making Money. This information is contained in an ancient artifact called a Cube. He is considered "the Disc's most linear thinker". The first recorded use of a scent bomb is by The New Firm (Mr. Pin and Mr. Tulip) in The Truth. The Watch is also the loose inspiration for the 2021 fantasy police procedural television series,[1][2] The Watch. 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. As Vimes thought it, most of the other watch officers saw a fat, stupid, lazy, cowardly man and that was mostly what was there, but Colon and Nobby have a street-level knowledge of Ankh-Morpork on a par with Vimes and are good at sensing tension in a crowd. History Night Watch. Eventually, Vimes decided to shake the man up, and swore him in as a special constable for the duration of an impending street fight of roughly a thousand trolls and dwarves. Another recent addition are "the Specials", based on the Watch's ancient right to establish a Citizen's Militia as needed. He specialises in genetic experiments ("bio-artificing"), which, on the Discworld, involves really small stitches. He also notes that, although most people envision Carrot as Arnold Schwarzenegger, he is actually modeled after Liam Neeson. He is referred to by Pratchett as follows: "There's one in every station, and Constable Visit was enough for two." Over Edom will I cast out my shoe", from Psalm 60 in The Book of Om. In the 2010 Sky television adaptation of Going Postal, Angua was played by Ingrid Bolsø Berdal. As a child he was a street urchin and a major source of information for various city notables. Along with Vimes' Dis-Organizer Mark Five ("The Gooseberry"), it would seem that A E is the start to a new department in the City Watch. However, his prejudice is so non-specific and naive (and frequently short-lived when actually exposed to the group in question) that nobody takes it seriously. Besides these main stories, the Watch, and individual members thereof, appear in some form in many of the other Discworld novels, especially those set in Ankh-Morpork. 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. 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. Like the various Dibblers, this may be due to morphic resonance. In the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Guards! Angua has also made friends with Gaspode, a matty, hairy canine who gained and lost the talent of human speech in Moving Pictures. Pessimal is dating someone. His philosophy of love for everyone has caused distress for Angua. He turned down a cushy life as figurehead ruler of Ankh-Morpork largely, by his own account, for fear of what Vimes would have to say—or more importantly, do—when he found out, although it was also due to his family's long-standing belief that they should never volunteer for anything as there is always going to be a catch. A short while later, A E came to Vimes' office and was offered the position of Lance-Constable and adjutant, with an estimate that he could be a Sergeant in a year. Adopted by dwarfs as an infant after the deaths of his human parents, Carrot grew up down in the mines of the Copperhead mountains. In the end, she decides to stay in Ankh-Morpork. He since has learned to understand the city a bit better. He carries a certificate signed by the Patrician to (almost) prove that he's a human being. The dysfunctional Night Watch now comprised three men, based in the old Treacle Mine Road Watch House. In fact, this gremlin of a man had more depth than one would expect. In both cases Nobby had a distinct Irish accent. Guards!, who have played a prominent role throughout the series of City Watch novels. He is "six feet tall and nearly as broad across the shoulders". Discworld Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. 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. Since he had little interest in maintaining a police force, the equipment of the Watch quickly deteriorated. 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. 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. Wolfgang plays a significant role as the leader of a violent werewolf movement in Überwald. - that working in the Watch was the rightful king of Ankh-Morpork. He first appeared in Feet of Clay. While not as cynical as Commander Sam Vimes, she balances out Carrot's naïveté (although she occasionally wonders if he's really as innocent as he appears). Angua comes from a family of werewolves. However, he prefers not to utilize this extreme of his power except in dire emergencies. Since recovering from his initial surprise (which involved drawing his sword), Carrot has not seemed bothered by the fact that Angua is a werewolf. Though they might not be the brightest of the bunch, it's hard to imagine the Watch … 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. Note: Some of the information repeated below was taken from The Discworld Companion and the 1999 Discworld Diary, which had a City Watch theme, and has not been confirmed in any of the Discworldnovels. This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. Visit-the-Infidel-with-Explanatory-Pamphlets (sometimes referred to as Visit-the-Ungodly-with-Explanatory-Pamphlets) is a Constable of the City Watch. Nobbs's stable contains many of the most prolific journeymen in England, and is referred to and by Nobbs himself as "Losers Unlimited." It should be added that shortly before, Nobby had been dropping … While the Day Watch had become another of the city's gangs, the Night Watch was just inactive. When not on desk duty (a post he gets more often than other sergeants, due to being responsible for working out the rota), he generally "guards" bridges or large buildings against theft. His office, in a separate building from the main watch house, is frequented by old acquaintances who want somewhere quiet to get away from the wife, hear what's happening on the street and—in Vimes' words—"gossip like washerwomen." When they saved the Patrician's life Vetinari agreed to increase the force's stature, with new Section Houses being built around the city. Although Sam Vimes and the ship's captain see the sense of this, they can't believe that someone in love could be so sensible. Colon made a brief appearance in the Cosgrove Hall adaptation of Soul Music. He was a corporal in the Watch at the time Sam Vimes first joined, and subsequent to this spent some time in the army (the Duke of Quirm's Middleweight Infantry and then the Duke of Eorle's First Heavy Infantry), before returning to the Watch. Famous people with single-letter names include the former. he was voiced by Melvyn Hayes. Samuel Vimes is Nobby's commanding officer, and Sergeant Fred Colon his partner and longtime friend. He was apparently inspired to join the Watch after meeting with Sergeant-At-Arms John Keel (and alternatively, due to time travel, Sam Vimes), who once gave him a spoon. (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 toothlessness of the Watch leaves Vimes plenty of time to drink while his subordinates — werewolf Angua (Marama Corlett), female … 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. He is an amiable jailer, and bright enough to keep the keys in a closed tin box in the bottom drawer of his desk, well out of reach of anything an inmate would be able to use. Possible reference to Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Nose"? In the case of Detritus, the Watch's first troll officer, this may be down to limitations of the show's budget. Angua also appears in a supporting role in Thud!, where she gains a rival in the form of the Watch's first vampire officer, Sally. St.J. He can clear a large crowd in seconds, just by talking to them about religion and threatening them with pamphlets, principally Unadorned Facts and Battle Call (parodies of The Plain Truth and The War Cry). He appears in the SkyOne television adaptation of Hogfather, portrayed by Richard Katz. Carrot's simplicity is his cunning. 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". and to inspect the Unseen University in A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices. Colon also performs his duties in Thud! In 'Feet of Clay', it is revealed that one of Nobby's ancestors was an upper-class member of society. 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. The remains of the Day Watch were incorporated into a new City Watch, commanded by Sam Vimes. In both cases Nobby had a distinct Irish accent. May have been first mentioned in The Colour of Magic as "a Sergeant of The Watch" who enters the then Broken Drum. Along with Sergeant Cheery Littlebottom, Constable Igor is a member of the Watch's small Forensics dept. He is often portrayed as being prejudiced against "minority," even in the Watch, such as dwarves, undead, "foreigners," or even women. 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. Nobby Nobbs; Fred Colon; Ankh-Morpork City Watch; Ankh-Morpork; Queer Culture; Dorks in Love; Dwarf freestyle verse (it’s a thing) Summary. The primary members of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch are (see the linked articles for full details of the characters): Samuel Vimes is the Commander of the City Watch, it is all he has ever known and he now brings the dirty tricks he learned as a street copper to his new role. In the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Guards! It’s what he does. In both the Discworld computer game and the BBC Radio production of Guards! He is often shown to be able to get people to do things no one else could force them to do, simply by assuming that they will; for example, he has great success in his outreach programs to at-risk Ankh-Morporkian youth by treating them like boy scouts. In fact, in Hogfather, even Death himself was unable to discern Nobby's species. He does not have a first name, as others would understand; he was "initialled" at birth rather than named. People of all species can't help wanting to behave well in his presence. Guards! Cecil Wormsborough St. John "Nobby" Nobbs is a fictional character in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. He is a corporal in the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, first appearing in the novel Guards! He is described as untidy, smelly, and, despite being human, about the same height as a dwarf. They both knew that "ministering" meant harvesting any personal jewellery and stealing their boots. He has since been "promoted" to assistant to the Watch Liaison Officer (in other words Fred Colon), a job vague enough to ensure he never has to do anything actually important. Guards! Since then, the Watch has become a proper police force, dealing in crime prevention and investigation, rather than simple "thief-taking". Guards! [note 2] He also experimented with swimming potatoes in the hopes of breeding instant Fish & Chips. They are referred to as "Sammies" (similar to "Bobbies", a term for British police officers derived from the common abbreviation of the first name of Sir Robert Peel, the man credited with the creation of the first regular, uniformed, police service in the UK) and communicate with each other by telegraph ("clacks"), a reference to real-world Interpol (mentioned in The Night Watch). 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). Like the various Dibblers, this may be due to morphic resonance. He has since been "promoted" to assistant to the Watch Liaison Officer (in other words Fred Colon), a job vague enough to ensure he never has to do anything actually important. Indeed, he fled the offer at a dead run, all the time terrified Vimes would "go spare." 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). He then regains it by the time of Men at Arms by sleeping too near the Unseen University's High-Energy Magic building. 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 … tenacious dwarfs, unbreakable golems, zombies, vampires, vicious wee men, Instead, A E took his position seriously, to the point of bare-handedly attacking and trying to bite a troll who took a swing at Vimes. Wee Mad Arthur has now joined the watch, and he tells Tiffany that she shall be escorted by his colleague, Captain Angua. Sconner Nobbs was the father of Nobby Nobbsand spent most of his time in the Tanty- the City Watchjail. The Moist Von Lipwig Books. they keep the fines). 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. 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. His adoptive father thought that he ought to go and live amongst humans, and found him a job with the Ankh-Morpork Night Watch under the misapprehension that they were respected and respectable. 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. 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". Constable Downspout, who first appears in Feet of Clay, is a surveillance expert for the Watch. Ultimately, Vimes kills Wolfgang in a violent confrontation in the city square. It was supposed to be "MUM" but the drunk Nobby passed out part way through the process and Needle Ned didn't spot that he was upside-down until it was too late. In the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Guards! According to the Pratchett Portfolio, his typical saying is "'tis a lie sir, I never done it" (like all other "typical sayings" in the Portfolio (except that of the Death of Rats) he has not actually been recorded saying it). 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 is a stereotypical "perfect" policeman; totally honest, law abiding and determined to be friends with everyone. 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. She worries that his love toward her is equal to that he gives everyone else and not special. (Author driedfrogpills) Fun Trivia. Several references to scent bombs have been made since, most notably their usage by Carcer, at the beginning of Night Watch, when he killed Sergeant Stronginthearm. According to the Pratchett Portfolio, his typical sayings is: The Watch is bringing Discworld's beloved characters to the small screen. In The Art of Discworld Pratchett says that Carrot has a bright future ahead of him, "should Lord Vetinari not survive the next assassination attempt". Vimes employs him because of his surgery methods, which Vimes considered to be considerably more advanced than most of Ankh-Morpork's doctors. Both Andrei and Elsa were "Yennorks", werewolves that are stuck in one form (Andrei always appeared to be a wolf, and Elsa a human). Carrot does not stand at the front of the ship fraught with worry but, sensibly, gets some sleep so he will be ready to rescue her when they catch up. The only "entity" not afraid of Visit's endless proselytising is his friend and fellow constable Dorfl, a golem with endless patience and a desire to argue faith rationally. The city learned about him as quickly when he won in a fight against every miscreant in the Mended Drum tavern, including the then doorman Detritus the troll. The change in Patricians did not lead to an improvement in perceptions of the Watch, and when Lord Vetinari replaced Mad Lord Snapcase, and even theft was legalised, there seemed to be no point to them at all. Nobby was once thought to be the Earl of Ankh, but it was all a charade to make him king as he would be easier to manipulate than the 'real' heir in the form of Captain Carrot. Sometimes, with Nobby, I think Vimes's opinion is "better to have him on the inside pissing out than on the outside pissing in". (2005) and Snuff (2011). He is one of the longest-serving Watch members, along with Commander Vimes, Captain Carrot, Sergeant Colon, Sergeant Angua, and Corporal ‘Nobby’ Nobbs. In The Fifth Elephant, Colon became the head of the Traffic Squad, which also included his best friend Nobby Nobbs. Nobby has also appeared in two computer adventure games, Discworld (The Trouble With Dragons) (where he was voiced by Tony Robinson) and Discworld Noir (where he was voiced by Rob Brydon). During the trouble caused by Lord Winder’s rule, Nobby served a number of patrons. Guards!. However, at the end of the book Feet of Clay, it is also suggested that he may be a real nobleman, due to the amount of family heirlooms he has not mentioned to any other person (and his small stature and odd physical features may be a jab at the inbreeding amongst royal bloodlines). The Cretaceous gymnosperm species Czekanowskia anguae is named after Angua.[5]. This page was last edited on 6 May 2021, at 00:14. Colon is married, though his wife works during the day; since he works at night, the two seldom see each other and instead communicate by leaving notes. He remains "faithful" to her, however, in all books except Thud!, in which he is temporarily in a relationship with exotic dancer Tawneee. he speaks with a Welsh accent. Nobby Nobbs is the kind of person who joins the army to loot corpses. In the events of I Shall Wear Midnight it is noted that Angua has been newly promoted to Captain. In response, she picked him up and punched his lights out (according to Nobby's recollection, she hit like a mule - that is to say, really hard). When he came to, she offered him a job. The day Nobby gets put in charge is the day the Watch becomes a disgrace. he was voiced by Stephen Thorne. Despite this, being related to Nobby is not seen as a good thing in Ankh Morpork. Samuel Vimes says he is a good copper, his highest form of personal praise. The term comes from one of Visit's favourite quotations, "Moab is my washpot. 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 process of getting a unggue pot removed from Fred Colon's palm, Nobby finds that Goblin Girls are quite attracted to him and by the end of the novel, one named Shine of the Rainbow is cooking snails for him and gazing adoringly at him. fairly well. However, at the end of the book Feet of Clay, it is also suggested that he may be a real nobleman, due to the amount of family heirlooms he has not mentioned to any other person. Ironically it is also Nobby who ends the war between the dwarves and the trolls. This is nonsense in Latin, and doesn't actually mean "Make my day, punk", although it looks as though it ought to; this is the nature of most "Latatian" in the books, and is not unusual. They had full copper armour and a copper shield inscribed "Fabricati Diem, Pvncti Agvnt Celeriter" ("Make the Day, the Moments Pass Quickly", Veltrick's motto). In the 1988 stage play he was played by Roger Bingham. #nobby nobbs #corporal nobbs #sam vimes #ask the watch #discworld #are we talking about the same nobbs? 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. Captain Delphine Angua von Überwald first appeared in Men at Arms. 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 Moist Von Lipwig runs scams. Angua is gratified to hear this, as Wolfgang threatened her and anything she cared for while he remained alive. As with the Discworld Wiki, the text of Wikipedia:Wikipedia is available under the Wikipedia:GNU Free Documentation License. Captain Carrot has made quite a name for himself, rapidly and effortlessly coming to know all of the city's one-million population by name and tax papers. A gnome. As with all Igors, Constable Igor is highly talented at performing transplant surgery. Carrot often sees the bright side of life. Nobbs. Small man, very clean shoes?"). He is a corporal in the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, first appearing in the novel Guards! Wolfgang is extremely violent and enjoys killing, even eating, "inferior" humans. In the Radio 4 adaptation of Night Watch he was voiced by Sam Dale. During Nobby's time in Klatch he "got in touch with his feminine side", and is quite fond of wearing women's clothing. At this time there were four separate forces: Public opinion of the Watches (the Ward became known as the Day Watch) was never high, and reached an all-time low when a Commander, who had told the public not to take the law into their own hands, was thrown onto the Ankh with a cry of "If it's not in our hands, whose hands is it in?" Note: Some of the information repeated below was taken from The Discworld Companion and the 1999 Discworld Diary, which had a City Watch theme, and has not been confirmed in any of the Discworld novels. Frederick "Fred" Colon is a sergeant, and appears to have been so for a long time. Are you aware you employ a petty criminal?". 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