

However, after stumbling into saving the city, he unexpectedly found himself moving up in the world, starting with his marriage to the wealthy socialite and swamp-dragon fancier Sybil Ramkin and culminating with receiving two titles: a knighthood as the Commander of the revitalized City Watch and the Dukedom of Ankh in Jingo in recognition of his accomplishments. He was promoted to captain of the Night Watch during the rise of the Guilds and the decline of the Watch, and this combined with his natural cynicism drove him to drink. Head of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, and a hardened copper to the bone.

There’s lots of people will help you with the alcohol business, but there's no one out there arranging little meetings where you can stand up and say, "My name is Sam Vimes and I'm a really suspicious bastard." I was talking about policing, not alcohol. Vimes: The trouble is, you know, that once the taste's got you it never lets go.Ĭarrot: But you've been very good, sir.
