#Ankh-Morpork City Watch

[elliottjpg]

"Boo."

Happy Glorious Twenty-Fifth of May to all who observe.

Like last year, I opted to do a redraw of an old drawing from 2020; a companion piece to my previous drawing, a redraw from 2019. Night Watch is a good context to revisit the past and look at how I've evolved.

Rise up!

[morporkian-cryptid]

I commissioned the incredible @theshitpostcalligrapher to make me a copy of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch oath, and it turned out amazing!! (and I immediately proceeded to deface it lol)

I had made a copy myself years ago after I bought a Special Constable badge from the Discworld Emporium, and I wanted to update it ^^

[2readiscworld]

Angua in the modern world would be on T

[aetherictree]

Honestly, now whenever I see racism, or prejudice, or general oppression of the poor and downtrodden in fantasy, I can't but imagine Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch in the middle of it.

Just started The Druid's Call, and you *know* Vimes would have suspicion and prejudice against Tieflings -- but also that his recognition of their personhood and citizenship would far outweigh that.

And that at some point the aristocracy would get wind of it, and tell Vetinari that there must not be any Tieflings in the Watch. Which Vetinari would make sure to pass on to Vimes. He would make it very clear that the aristocracy do not wish to see any Tiefling officers and would be very upset with the Commander were he to hire some...

...and as Vimes leaves, he would realise he's been played once again.

[songthursh]

Someone can "Ah, Vimes" his way out of any situation (c) my wife @stupidlynx

[elliottjpg]

⚔✊All the little angels, rise up, rise up...

This is a redraw of a very old piece, because Vimes deserves better than 2019-me's art skills.

That is not to say I look down on the original, I still love it, and it was one of my best drawings at the time. This redraw is a tribute to the Treacle Mine Road Revolution, to Pratchett's writing, to its impact on my life, to little-me, and to the passage of time.

Rise up!

[twasjane]

Look me in the eyes and tell me Con O'Neill wouldn't make an amazing Sam Vimes.

The VOICE alone 😭

[oftenoffler]

Someone stop me

[espressotrashcan]

Vetinari comes over for his weekly dinner at the Ramkin-Vimes house (estate) and Sybil is running around in work mode and just goes "Havelock dear, will you hold this a minute?"

It's a dragon. She handed him a dragon. It's wheezing little gusts of smoke and chewing on Vetinari's sleeves.

Vimes is looking on in terror, wondering how long his wife has to live.

Vetinari, secretly, is quite pleased. The dragon reminds him of Wuffles.

[headcanonsandmore]

Thanks for the tag, @serenbex! Deffo agree about Tegan and Nyssa! 🤣😂

Yeah, I'm not gonna have any issues with the entire Ankh-Morpork City Watch around (aside from stopping Nobby trying to nick my wallet). Heck, Reg Shoe would probably end up unionising the zombies differently alive. 🤣😂

Tagging anyone who wants to join in!

I'm bored, so I decided to make another tag game

The last image of a fictional character or person you have is who you find amidst a zombie apocalypse

Here's mine:

Meryl Streep lmao 💀

Tagging: @solaxena @rachi-roo @gonerogue98-official @a-vegemite-addict-from-australia @1tsdanny @clumsyracconking @rae-main @duckymcdoorknob @veenxys @stardustkujo @thecryingbox @haikyuuublog and anyone who wants to join! <3

[oracle-of-moon]

Hi nice people! I've (finally) proper finished an old sketch of His Grace, the Duke of Ankh, Commander of the Ankh Morpork City Watch, erstwhile Blackboard Monitor, one time Überwald Ambassador, Sir Samuel Vimes (!!!)

I recently got myself a box of some beautiful skin tones colored pencils and I thought "well, why not?" 😀

As I never use colored pencils (I do most of my art digitally), I decided to give it a try. Looking at the result I'm kinda proud of it :)

15x21cm.

[noirandchocolate]

Happy Glorious 25th of May one and all, Sam Vimes is the only person alive (who isn’t a History Monk) who remembers the real John Keel’s actions during the original events surrounding the People’s Republic of Treacle Mine Road and that knowledge will die with him.  Wear the lilac and have a hard boiled egg in Keel’s honor because he Did the Job that Was in Front of Him and a man’s not dead while his name’s still spoken!

[approximateknowledge]

the Watch of Ankh-Morpork is fascinating to me because it's the closest thing ive seen in any fiction to an actually *good* police force

but you know why?

because the thieves' and assassins' guilds and Chrysoprase's gang are the ones who hold the monopoly on violence!

the Watch is just fundamentally a different kind of institution than actual irl police is! and it works!

[thesustainedworldatransverse]

Oh I do love me a trans science nerd.

Cheery Littlebottom is actually the best fictional character ever, demonstrated below:

Got fired from being an alchemist for exploding the guild council

Consequently eyebrowless when we first encounter her

Not only transgender, but arguably the inventor of transgenderism among dwarves

Immediately becomes girl best friends with Angua

Overcomes her prejudices against werewolves, is defended in turn from dwarvish [trans]misogyny by Angua. Girls supporting girls. I love them.

Have I mentioned transgender

Singlehandedly creates & maintains a forensics department

Has to be the person to tell Vimes that spoons can't be made of arsenic

In the face of transphobic vitriol is still able to show kindness and compassion to Dee when she needs it

Is, once again, transgender

[vegetarianmorpork]

Cuddy helping Detritus realize he can count (and is actually a savant) is everything to me <3