Commander of Ankh-Morpork's City Watch, Vimes has come up through the ranks to turn the despised police force into a real investigative force—and to make many people want to get rid of him. He is considered a violent, vicious person, but knows enough to play by the rules. Protagonist William de Worde has been brought up to look down on Vimes for ordering his men to use the front door when a back-door entry might be expedient. That Lord Havelock Vetinari, has made Vimes a Duke shows that the Patrician is losing his grip. The cigar-smoking Vimes is badly-spoken, badly-educated, badly-dressed, and badly in-need-of-a-drink. When William comes to the Palace to investigate a reputed murder for the Ankh-Morpork Times, Vimes is dismissive and defensive. He demands to read anything that William writes before it is published but is turned down. He tells the story of Vetinari killing Drumknott and trying to make off with $70,000. When William disproves the evidence, Vimes is forced to release Vetinari. He is both angry and amused when William manipulates the had of the Assassins' Guild into admitting that Vimes, the Watch, and the Times have done good work in discovering the truth and Vimes ought to be decorated.
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