Vimes was educated at a dame school, where he was once blackboard monitor for a whole term. His "Blackboard Monitor" epithet is used like a title in Snuff, implying it may actually have been accorded some official weight by the Low King of the dwarfs.
Oliver CromwellThe Annotated Pratchett File notes that Suffer-Not-Injustice Vimes is closely modelled on Oliver Cromwell, and that the name of his supporters, the Ironheads, is a portmanteau of Ironsides and Roundheads, Cromwell's regiment and faction, respectively. Vimes was sixteen when he joined the Watch.
In a January 2022 opinion piece for The Guardian, antipoverty activist and food journalist Jack Monroe announced her own price index, which they called the Vimes Boots Index (VBI), to track the average prices of cheapest foods, as opposed to the ONS's official Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Retail Price Index (RPI), ...
Samuel VimesVimesSam Vimes by TealinRaceHumanAge50+ In Thud!OccupationCommander of the City Watch (Badge No.177)11 more rows•Jun 11, 2021
about 40 years oldLady Sybil is about 40 years old when she first meets Captain Vimes in Guards! Guards! and very active in lifestyle, especially concerning herself with swamp dragon care and breeding. Due to the fire hazards associated with swamp dragons, Lady Sybil shaves her head and wear a wig.
Rincewind is also renowned for being able to solve minor problems by turning them into major disasters. His unique "skill" is implied to be due to being the chosen one of "The Lady", the anthropomorphic personification of luck (both good and bad)....RincewindAffiliationUnseen University5 more rows
Richard Dormer as Captain Sam Vimes The events of The Watch season 1 will see Vimes forced to sober up and smarten up when the city is threatened. Vimes is played by Richard Dormer, who is best known for his work as Beric Dondarrion in Game of Thrones.Jan 3, 2021
Group Affiliation: The Night Watch. Base Of Operations: Pseudopolis Yard, Ankh-Morpork. Height: 5'10” Weight: 160 lbs.
The Summoning Dark is a supernatural and "quasidemonic entity that wreaks vengeance on dwarves who have done evil in the sight of other dwarves". It first. appears in Thud!, but also appears and is referenced in Snuff and Raising Steam. During the events of Thud!, it attempts to take Commander Vimes as its champion.