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	==Adaptations==		==Adaptations==
	Vimes has been portrayed by several actors, mostly in [[Radio ~~adaptations~~\|audio media]]:		Vimes has been portrayed by several actors, mostly in [[Radio Adaptations\|audio media]]:
	* British actor [[wikipedia:John Wood\|John Wood]] plays Vimes in the 1992 BBC Radio adaptation of {{G!G!}}.		* British actor [[wikipedia:John Wood\|John Wood]] plays Vimes in the 1992 BBC Radio adaptation of {{G!G!}}.
	* Vimes appears in a few brief scenes in the 1999 videogame ''[[Discworld Noir]]'', played by either Rob Brydon, Nigel Planer, Robert Llewllyn, or sound designer Rob Lord who provided some additional voices for the game. (Some sources claim this Vimes is an uncredited cameo by [[Terry Pratchett]], but it doesn’t sound much like him.)		* Vimes appears in a few brief scenes in the 1999 videogame ''[[Discworld Noir]]'', played by either Rob Brydon, Nigel Planer, Robert Llewllyn, or sound designer Rob Lord who provided some additional voices for the game. (Some sources claim this Vimes is an uncredited cameo by [[Terry Pratchett]], but it doesn’t sound much like him.)

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	==Adaptations==		==Adaptations==
	Vimes has been portrayed by several actors, mostly in [[Radio ~~plays~~\|audio media]].		Vimes has been portrayed by several actors, mostly in [[Radio adaptations\|audio media]]:
	* British actor [[wikipedia:John Wood\|John Wood]] plays Vimes in the 1992 BBC Radio adaptation of {{G!G!}}.		* British actor [[wikipedia:John Wood\|John Wood]] plays Vimes in the 1992 BBC Radio adaptation of {{G!G!}}.
	* Vimes appears in a few brief scenes in the 1999 videogame ''[[Discworld Noir]]'', played by either Rob Brydon, Nigel Planer, ~~Robery~~ Llewllyn or ~~Rod~~ Lord~~, though~~ some sources claim ~~it’s~~ an uncredited cameo by [[Terry Pratchett]].		* Vimes appears in a few brief scenes in the 1999 videogame ''[[Discworld Noir]]'', played by either Rob Brydon, Nigel Planer, Robert Llewllyn, or sound designer Rob Lord who provided some additional voices for the game. (Some sources claim this Vimes is an uncredited cameo by [[Terry Pratchett]], but it doesn’t sound much like him.)
	* Doug Kaye played Vimes in the [[wikipedia:Atlanta Radio Theatre Company\|Atlanta Radio Theatre]] live performance of {{G!G!}} at [[wikipedia:DragonCon\|Dragon*Con]] in 2001.		* Doug Kaye played Vimes in the [[wikipedia:Atlanta Radio Theatre Company\|Atlanta Radio Theatre]] live performance of {{G!G!}} at [[wikipedia:DragonCon\|Dragon*Con]] in 2001.
	* [[wikipedia:Philip Jackson (actor)\|Philip Jackson]], best known for playing a villain in the ''[[wikipedia:Robin of Sherwood (TV series)\|Robin of Sherwood]]'' TV series, provides the voice for Vimes in the 2008 BBC Radio adaptation of {{NW}}.		* [[wikipedia:Philip Jackson (actor)\|Philip Jackson]], best known for playing a villain in the ''[[wikipedia:Robin of Sherwood (TV series)\|Robin of Sherwood]]'' TV series, provides the voice for Vimes in the 2008 BBC Radio adaptation of {{NW}}.

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	His son's welfare is one of the few things Vimes is willing to cross even his wife about, such that he insisted that they hire a nursemaid, Purity, to attend to Young Sam over Sybil's objections. Presumably this is also why the protective flame-baffles between the Vimes residence and Sybil's dragon stables are much, much sturdier in ''Thud!'' than in previous books.		His son's welfare is one of the few things Vimes is willing to cross even his wife about, such that he insisted that they hire a nursemaid, Purity, to attend to Young Sam over Sybil's objections. Presumably this is also why the protective flame-baffles between the Vimes residence and Sybil's dragon stables are much, much sturdier in ''Thud!'' than in previous books.

	==~~Annotation~~==		==Adaptations==
	Philip Jackson ~~from~~ the ~~British~~ ''Robin of Sherwood'' TV series provides the voice for Vimes in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of {{NW}}.		Vimes has been portrayed by several actors, mostly in [[Radio plays\|audio media]].
			* British actor [[wikipedia:John Wood\|John Wood]] plays Vimes in the 1992 BBC Radio adaptation of {{G!G!}}.
			* Vimes appears in a few brief scenes in the 1999 videogame ''[[Discworld Noir]]'', played by either Rob Brydon, Nigel Planer, Robery Llewllyn or Rod Lord, though some sources claim it’s an uncredited cameo by [[Terry Pratchett]].
			* Doug Kaye played Vimes in the [[wikipedia:Atlanta Radio Theatre Company\|Atlanta Radio Theatre]] live performance of {{G!G!}} at [[wikipedia:DragonCon\|Dragon*Con]] in 2001.
			* [[wikipedia:Philip Jackson (actor)\|Philip Jackson]], best known for playing a villain in the ''[[wikipedia:Robin of Sherwood (TV series)\|Robin of Sherwood]]'' TV series, provides the voice for Vimes in the 2008 BBC Radio adaptation of {{NW}}.
			* Actor and audiobook narrator [[wikipedia:Toby Longworth\|Toby Longworth]] plays Vimes (in a larger role than in the original book) in the 2018 Audible adaptation of {{UA}}.
			* [[wikipedia:Richard Dormer\|Richard Dormer]] (''[[wikipedia:Fortitude (TV series)\|Fortitude]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Game of Thrones\|Game of Thrones]]'') plays a version of Vimes based loosely on his portrayal in {{G!G!}} in the 2020 BBC America TV series ''[[TV and Film:The Watch\|The Watch]]''.

	==Also See==		==Also See==
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	* [http://discworldreadingorder.azurewebsites.net/TheWatch The Watch reading order] - A guide to Sam Vimes's story arc.		* [http://discworldreadingorder.azurewebsites.net/TheWatch The Watch reading order] - A guide to Sam Vimes's story arc.

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	'''Samuel "Sam" Vimes''' is the Commander of the [[Ankh-Morpork]] [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch\|City Watch]]. He is the central character of the [[Watch Series]], in which ~~his~~ rises from being a poor and often-drunk policeman to being the leader of a modern police force.		'''Samuel "Sam" Vimes''' is the Commander of the [[Ankh-Morpork]] [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch\|City Watch]]. He is the central character of the [[Watch Series]], in which he rises from being a poor and often-drunk policeman to being the leader of a modern police force.

	During his first appearance in {{G!G!}}, he is the Captain of the (useless) Night Watch. He is promoted to being the Commander of a reunified City Watch at the end of its sequel {{MAA}}, and presides over the Watch's transformation into a modern police force. Through his detective work and adventures he saves the city and many people's lives on multiple occasions. He is often referred to as the second-most powerful man in the city after [[Havelock Vetinari\|Lord Vetinari]]. As a result of his reputation, the word ''[[Sammies]]'' has become a nickname for watchmen trained in Ankh-Morpork.		During his first appearance in {{G!G!}}, he is the Captain of the (useless) Night Watch. He is promoted to being the Commander of a reunified City Watch at the end of its sequel {{MAA}}, and presides over the Watch's transformation into a modern police force. Through his detective work and adventures he saves the city and many people's lives on multiple occasions. He is often referred to as the second-most powerful man in the city after [[Havelock Vetinari\|Lord Vetinari]]. As a result of his reputation, the word ''[[Sammies]]'' has become a nickname for watchmen trained in Ankh-Morpork.

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	{{Character Data		{{Character Data
	\|title= Vimes		\|title= Vimes
	\|photo= Vimes_Duck_Blanket.jpg \| Sam Vimes by [~~http~~://~~tealin~~.~~dreamwidth.org~~/~~194944.html~~ Tealin]		\|photo= Vimes_Duck_Blanket.jpg \| Sam Vimes by [https://ko-fi.com/i/IS6S0AFK7N Tealin]
	\|name= Sir Samuel Vimes, Duke of [[Ankh (city)\|Ankh]]		\|name= Sir Samuel Vimes, Duke of [[Ankh (city)\|Ankh]]
	\|age= 50+ In [[Thud!]]		\|age= 50+ In [[Thud!]]

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Biography

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Samuel Vimes was born in [[Cockbill Street]], [[the Shades]], [[Ankh-Morpork]] into a poor family. Through his father Thomas, he is a descendant of [["Stoneface" Vimes\|Suffer-Not-Injustice "Stoneface" Vimes]], who ~~overthrow~~ the [[Monarchy\|monarchy]] in Ankh-Morpork centuries earlier, killed [[Lorenzo the Kind\|its last king]], and ruled the city briefly before being overthrown himself. The Vimes family, until then a noble family, were disgraced and lived in poverty for many generations after. In his later life Sam is often compared to his ancestor, in both his personality and his appearance.		Samuel Vimes was born in [[Cockbill Street]], [[the Shades]], [[Ankh-Morpork]] into a poor family. Through his father Thomas, he is a descendant of [["Stoneface" Vimes\|Suffer-Not-Injustice "Stoneface" Vimes]], who overthrew the [[Monarchy\|monarchy]] in Ankh-Morpork centuries earlier, killed [[Lorenzo the Kind\|its last king]], and ruled the city briefly before being overthrown himself. The Vimes family, until then a noble family, were disgraced and lived in poverty for many generations after. In his later life Sam is often compared to his ancestor, in both his personality and his appearance.

	He went to the local school, where he was taught by Dame [[Slightly]] for 9 months and became blackboard monitor. After that, he spent some time in street gangs, including the [[Cockbill Street Roaring Lads]]. At the age of 16, he enlisted in the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch\|Night Watch]], because his mate, Iffy Scurrick, had joined the year before and told him that there was "free food and a uniform and you could pick up the extra dollar here and there". Vimes joined the Night Watch shortly before the birth of the Glorious [[People's Republic of Treacle Mine Road]] during the [[Glorious Revolution\|Glorious Revolution]]. In the original timeline, Vimes was mentored by Sergeant [[John Keel]]. Keel taught Vimes several important lessons, such stopping him from taking bribes at a time when such behaviour was widespread in the Watch. Keel took charge of the rebellion and was killed. In {{NW}}, the timeline was altered and his future self ended up impersonating John Keel for the duration of the Revolution, teaching him the same lessons instead.		He went to the local school, where he was taught by Dame [[Slightly]] for 9 months and became blackboard monitor. After that, he spent some time in street gangs, including the [[Cockbill Street Roaring Lads]]. At the age of 16, he enlisted in the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch\|Night Watch]], because his mate, Iffy Scurrick, had joined the year before and told him that there was "free food and a uniform and you could pick up the extra dollar here and there". Vimes joined the Night Watch shortly before the birth of the Glorious [[People's Republic of Treacle Mine Road]] during the [[Glorious Revolution\|Glorious Revolution]]. In the original timeline, Vimes was mentored by Sergeant [[John Keel]]. Keel taught Vimes several important lessons, such stopping him from taking bribes at a time when such behaviour was widespread in the Watch. Keel took charge of the rebellion and was killed. In {{NW}}, the timeline was altered and his future self ended up impersonating John Keel for the duration of the Revolution, teaching him the same lessons instead.

WiktorReads: Added Vimes age as he tells in Thud! "But his back brain, which had steered him safely through these mean streets for more than fifty years," "Well, he had been, in that little street school, more than forty-five years ago" "when you’re six years old!"

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Added Vimes age as he tells in Thud! "But his back brain, which had steered him safely through these mean streets for more than fifty years," "Well, he had been, in that little street school, more than forty-five years ago" "when you’re six years old!"

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	\|photo= Vimes_Duck_Blanket.jpg \| Sam Vimes by [http://tealin.dreamwidth.org/194944.html Tealin]		\|photo= Vimes_Duck_Blanket.jpg \| Sam Vimes by [http://tealin.dreamwidth.org/194944.html Tealin]
	\|name= Sir Samuel Vimes, Duke of [[Ankh (city)\|Ankh]]		\|name= Sir Samuel Vimes, Duke of [[Ankh (city)\|Ankh]]
	\|age= 50+ In Thud!		\|age= 50+ In [[Thud!]]
	\|race= [[Humans\|Human]]		\|race= [[Humans\|Human]]
	\|occupation= Commander of the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch\|City Watch]] (Badge No.177)		\|occupation= Commander of the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch\|City Watch]] (Badge No.177)

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	\|photo= Vimes_Duck_Blanket.jpg \| Sam Vimes by [http://tealin.dreamwidth.org/194944.html Tealin]		\|photo= Vimes_Duck_Blanket.jpg \| Sam Vimes by [http://tealin.dreamwidth.org/194944.html Tealin]
	\|name= Sir Samuel Vimes, Duke of [[Ankh (city)\|Ankh]]		\|name= Sir Samuel Vimes, Duke of [[Ankh (city)\|Ankh]]
	\|age= ~~b. 1941? UC~~		\|age= 50+ In Thud!
	\|race= [[Humans\|Human]]		\|race= [[Humans\|Human]]
	\|occupation= Commander of the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch\|City Watch]] (Badge No.177)		\|occupation= Commander of the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch\|City Watch]] (Badge No.177)

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	\|death=		\|death=
	\|parents= [[Thomas Vimes]] (father)<br>[[Mrs. Vimes]] (mother)		\|parents= [[Thomas Vimes]] (father)<br>[[Mrs. Vimes]] (mother)
	\|relatives= [[Gwilliam Vimes]] (paternal grandfather)<br>[[Grandma Clamp]] (maternal grandmother).<br>"Old Stoneface" Vimes (AKA ~~[http://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/%22Stoneface%22_Vimes~~ "Suffer Not Injustice" Vimes])		\|relatives= [[Gwilliam Vimes]] (paternal grandfather)<br>[[Grandma Clamp]] (maternal grandmother).<br>[["Old Stoneface" Vimes]] (AKA "Suffer Not Injustice" Vimes)
	\|children= [[Young Sam Vimes]]		\|children= [[Young Sam Vimes]]
	\|marital status= Married to Lady [[Sybil Ramkin]]. A previous girlfriend, alluded to in passing in {{T!}}, is [[Mavis Trouncer]].		\|marital status= Married to Lady [[Sybil Ramkin]]. A previous girlfriend, alluded to in passing in {{T!}}, is [[Mavis Trouncer]].

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	He hates [[Assassins' Guild\|Assassins]] and [[Thieves' Guild\|Thieves]] because their crimes are legalized and he cannot arrest them, and their leaders are even city dignitaries now. He hates [[Alchemists' Guild\|Alchemists]] because they blow things up.		He hates [[Assassins' Guild\|Assassins]] and [[Thieves' Guild\|Thieves]] because their crimes are legalized and he cannot arrest them, and their leaders are even city dignitaries now. He hates [[Alchemists' Guild\|Alchemists]] because they blow things up.

	Just about the only kind of people that he doesn't hate are gargoyles, who never commit crimes that anybody finds out about, and the [[wizard's magic\|wizards]]; they may mess up the space-time continuum and destroy the universe, but such offenses seldom fall within Vimes's jurisdiction. Vimes ~~hates~~ the city of [[Ankh-Morpork]], ~~too~~. It has been said that he protects the city just as he protects the dwarfs and trolls, so that he can go on hating them. In truth, Vimes has seen too many bad things in his line of work, and now finds it difficult to have a good opinion of anything in general; he is far too cynical (and yet depressingly sometimes not cynical enough). He doesn't have too much animosity for the Seamstresses Guild, since the Agony Aunts handle any excesses by customers, and the Houses themselves make sure that a customer will not end up beaten, naked, and penniless in the streets, "unless his tastes run that way."		Just about the only kind of people that he doesn't hate are gargoyles, who never commit crimes that anybody finds out about, and the [[wizard's magic\|wizards]]; they may mess up the space-time continuum and destroy the universe, but such offenses seldom fall within Vimes's jurisdiction. Vimes has a complicated love-hate relationshop with the city of [[Ankh-Morpork]], equating it to a woman who treats you badly, but you can't help but go back to her. It has been said that he protects the city just as he protects the dwarfs and trolls, so that he can go on hating them. In truth, Vimes has seen too many bad things in his line of work, and now finds it difficult to have a good opinion of anything in general; he is far too cynical (and yet depressingly sometimes not cynical enough). He doesn't have too much animosity for the Seamstresses Guild, since the Agony Aunts handle any excesses by customers, and the Houses themselves make sure that a customer will not end up beaten, naked, and penniless in the streets, "unless his tastes run that way."

	In {{J}}, Vimes finds himself in a difficult and tense situation where he is holding the [[Klatch\|Klatchian]] Prince [[Cadram]] at bowpoint, and is prepared to kill him because (tenuous) evidence links him to a conspiracy to kill Prince [[Khufurah]], but there is no court which would try the case. He is saved by the arrival of [[Vetinari]], who defuses the situation.		In {{J}}, Vimes finds himself in a difficult and tense situation where he is holding the [[Klatch\|Klatchian]] Prince [[Cadram]] at bowpoint, and is prepared to kill him because (tenuous) evidence links him to a conspiracy to kill Prince [[Khufurah]], but there is no court which would try the case. He is saved by the arrival of [[Vetinari]], who defuses the situation.

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	\|photo= Vimes_Duck_Blanket.jpg \| Sam Vimes by [http://tealin.dreamwidth.org/194944.html Tealin]		\|photo= Vimes_Duck_Blanket.jpg \| Sam Vimes by [http://tealin.dreamwidth.org/194944.html Tealin]
	\|name= Sir Samuel Vimes, Duke of [[Ankh (city)\|Ankh]]		\|name= Sir Samuel Vimes, Duke of [[Ankh (city)\|Ankh]]
	\|age= 50+ In Thud!		\|age= 50+ In [[Thud!]]
	\|race= [[Humans\|Human]]		\|race= [[Humans\|Human]]
	\|occupation= Commander of the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch\|City Watch]] (Badge No.177)		\|occupation= Commander of the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch\|City Watch]] (Badge No.177)

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	\|photo= Vimes_Duck_Blanket.jpg \| Sam Vimes by [http://tealin.dreamwidth.org/194944.html Tealin]		\|photo= Vimes_Duck_Blanket.jpg \| Sam Vimes by [http://tealin.dreamwidth.org/194944.html Tealin]
	\|name= Sir Samuel Vimes, Duke of [[Ankh (city)\|Ankh]]		\|name= Sir Samuel Vimes, Duke of [[Ankh (city)\|Ankh]]
	\|age= ~~b. 1941? UC~~		\|age= 50+ In Thud!
	\|race= [[Humans\|Human]]		\|race= [[Humans\|Human]]
	\|occupation= Commander of the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch\|City Watch]] (Badge No.177)		\|occupation= Commander of the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch\|City Watch]] (Badge No.177)

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	He hates [[Assassins' Guild\|Assassins]] and [[Thieves' Guild\|Thieves]] because their crimes are legalized and he cannot arrest them, and their leaders are even city dignitaries now. He hates [[Alchemists' Guild\|Alchemists]] because they blow things up.		He hates [[Assassins' Guild\|Assassins]] and [[Thieves' Guild\|Thieves]] because their crimes are legalized and he cannot arrest them, and their leaders are even city dignitaries now. He hates [[Alchemists' Guild\|Alchemists]] because they blow things up.

	Just about the only kind of people that he doesn't hate are gargoyles, who never commit crimes that anybody finds out about, and the [[wizard's magic\|wizards]]; they may mess up the space-time continuum and destroy the universe, but such offenses seldom fall within Vimes's jurisdiction. Vimes ~~hates~~ the city of [[Ankh-Morpork]], ~~too~~. It has been said that he protects the city just as he protects the dwarfs and trolls, so that he can go on hating them. In truth, Vimes has seen too many bad things in his line of work, and now finds it difficult to have a good opinion of anything in general; he is far too cynical (and yet depressingly sometimes not cynical enough). He doesn't have too much animosity for the Seamstresses Guild, since the Agony Aunts handle any excesses by customers, and the Houses themselves make sure that a customer will not end up beaten, naked, and penniless in the streets, "unless his tastes run that way."		Just about the only kind of people that he doesn't hate are gargoyles, who never commit crimes that anybody finds out about, and the [[wizard's magic\|wizards]]; they may mess up the space-time continuum and destroy the universe, but such offenses seldom fall within Vimes's jurisdiction. Vimes has a complicated love-hate relationshop with the city of [[Ankh-Morpork]], equating it to a woman who treats you badly, but you can't help but go back to her. It has been said that he protects the city just as he protects the dwarfs and trolls, so that he can go on hating them. In truth, Vimes has seen too many bad things in his line of work, and now finds it difficult to have a good opinion of anything in general; he is far too cynical (and yet depressingly sometimes not cynical enough). He doesn't have too much animosity for the Seamstresses Guild, since the Agony Aunts handle any excesses by customers, and the Houses themselves make sure that a customer will not end up beaten, naked, and penniless in the streets, "unless his tastes run that way."

	In {{J}}, Vimes finds himself in a difficult and tense situation where he is holding the [[Klatch\|Klatchian]] Prince [[Cadram]] at bowpoint, and is prepared to kill him because (tenuous) evidence links him to a conspiracy to kill Prince [[Khufurah]], but there is no court which would try the case. He is saved by the arrival of [[Vetinari]], who defuses the situation.		In {{J}}, Vimes finds himself in a difficult and tense situation where he is holding the [[Klatch\|Klatchian]] Prince [[Cadram]] at bowpoint, and is prepared to kill him because (tenuous) evidence links him to a conspiracy to kill Prince [[Khufurah]], but there is no court which would try the case. He is saved by the arrival of [[Vetinari]], who defuses the situation.