Editing Sam Vimes (section)

{{Short description|Fictional character of the Discworld novels}}
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{{Infobox character
| name = Sam Vimes
| series = [[Discworld]]
| image = Samuel Vimes.jpg
| image_upright = 0.9
| caption = Sam Vimes as envisioned by [[Paul Kidby]]
| first = ''[[Guards! Guards!]]'' (1989)|last=''[[Raising Steam]]'' (2015)| spouse            =Sybil Ramkin| children          = Samuel Vimes II ("Young Sam")
| nickname          =Sam| portrayer         =[[Richard Dormer]]<br>[[Paul Darrow]]
| voice             = [[John Wood (English actor)|John Wood]]<br>[[Philip Jackson (actor)|Philip Jackson]]<br>[[Rob Brydon]]
|home=[[Ankh-Morpork]]
| creator = [[Terry Pratchett]]|title=Duke of Ankh, Commander of the City Watch
| affiliation = [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch]]
}}

'''His Grace, The Duke of Ankh, Commander Sir Samuel''' "'''Sam'''" '''Vimes''' is a fictional character in [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Discworld]]'' series. Vimes is depicted in the novels as somewhere between an [[Inspector Morse]]-type 'old-school' British policeman, and a [[film noir]]-esque grizzled detective. His appearances throughout the Discworld sequence show him slowly and grudgingly rising through the ranks of both police force and society. 

As of his latest promotion, his full name and title is stated as being "''[[Grace (style)|His Grace]], [[Excellency|His Excellency]], The 1st [[Duke]] of Ankh; [[Commander]] [[Sir]] Samuel Vimes''".  When serving as [[Ambassador]] for Ankh-Morpork, he is also referred to simply as "''His Excellency''", and is also nicknamed "''[[Blackboard]] [[Hall monitor|Monitor]] Vimes''",<ref>''[[The Fifth Elephant]]'', {{ISBN|0-552-14616-1}}</ref> "Vimes the Butcher"<ref>''[[Monstrous Regiment (novel)|Monstrous Regiment]]'', {{ISBN|0-385-60340-1}}</ref> and "''[[Lord Vetinari|Vetinari's]] Terrier''" (or his ''hammer'', depending upon the occasion).  According to his wife, [[#Lady Sybil|Sybil]], Vimes is recognised by many as Lord Vetinari's right-hand man.

He first appeared in the novel ''[[Guards! Guards!]]''. While no detailed description of his physical appearance shows up in any of the Discworld novels, Pratchett says in the companion work ''[[The Art of Discworld]]'' that he has always imagined Vimes as a younger, slightly bulkier version of late British actor [[Pete Postlethwaite]]. Longtime collaborative artist [[Paul Kidby]], who has worked with Pratchett on several works, portrays him instead as resembling [[Clint Eastwood]].

Vimes is the Commander of the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch|City Watch]], the burgeoning police force of the [[Discworld (world)|Discworld's]] largest city, [[Ankh-Morpork]]. His rise from drunk policeman to respected member of the [[aristocracy]], and the simultaneous growth and development of the Watch under his command, have together been one of the major threads of the ''Discworld'' series. Born into poverty (as a descendant of disgraced ancient Ankh-Morpork nobility), he became a highly reluctant member of modern Ankh-Morpork [[nobility]], having been made both a [[knight]] and a [[duke]], as well as an ambassador. He is married to Sybil Ramkin, the richest woman in the city. They have a son, ''The Honourable Samuel Vimes II''.