#cheery littlebottom

[leona-florianova]

Guards..

#discworld #sam vimes #carrot ironfoundersson #fred colon #angua von uberwald #cheri littlebottom #cheery littlebottom #detritus #sergeant detritus #constable visit #Constable Visit-The-Infidel-With-Explanatory-Pamphlets #nobby nobbs #reg shoe #gnu terry pratchett #gnu jan kantůrek #art #my art

[snippit-crickit]

wee oo wee oo discworld doodle dump (and i mean really doodle)

(cheery, i love her)

small nobby!!

+ i love that angua got comforted by sybil and vimes,,,, i like how people point out that angua and vimes are kinda similar, how they both have a darker side and are loved by someone who they feel is too good for them sometimes.... and how vimes taught angua some dirty street fighting moves that she uses on wolfgang, absolute dad moment

also carrot, now that im looking at it his hair looks crown-ish, i might go into that direction more some other tidbits under the cut

vimes as a dog vimes as a dog

vimes playing the werewolf game........ god dammit i gotta draw more stuff from fifth elephant this was absolutely epic, so was night watch

((tried to sketch out the werewolf game, failed miserably))

height headcanons? more or less

and wuffles......patricians terrier ((also shoutout to the one person who set out one of my vimes arts as their discord pfp i love when people use my art as pfp's aaargfhn im glad you enjoy)) ok thats all i could gather, i am constantly doodling discworld characters theyre running in my head like little creatures but its hard to gather it up all in a post grhn

#gnu terry pratchett #terry pratchett #night watch #fifth elephant #discworld #carrot ironfoundersson #samuel vimes #sam vimes #wuffles #angua von uberwald #sybil ramkin #cheery littlebottom #nobby nobbs

[butcheredtongue]

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

#Thanks for coming to my Ted talk I am aware this genre of post is unfashionable but must speak my truth as someone who loves Cheery so much #Discworld #cheery littlebottom

[p4nishers]

[thru tears] yah the fifth elephant was nicq

#oh repressed trans ppl how i adore u #WHY would yall let my trans ass read this oh mh fucking god #the fifth elephant #cheery littlebottom #gnu terry pratchett #discworld #sam vimes #trans #transgender #again. this was published in 1999. if you even care.

[evilphrog]

I don’t know how anyone could say Terry Pratchett only made Cheery trans on accident. This man was out here writing about how gender identity and gender expression are two different things, making a point to show that Cheery does not have to perform femininity for her gender and pronouns to be respected, and he wrote all that in the year 2000.

Cheery is a woman. When she is surrounded by people who refuse to accept that, she feels pressured to look as girly as possible to stand up for herself and others like her. When she is surrounded by people who accept her, she may or may not feel in the mood for certain looks on certain days. She was able to stop being the Symbol For Gender Freedom In Ankh Morpork because she no longer had to prove that was worth fighting for. And she is still a girl when she wears pants. And she is treated as one.

#discworld #the fifth elephant #cheery littlebottom #liveblogging

[sphyrne]

disc doodles part... idek! anyways some city watch guys!!

i NEED to decide on my cheery design bc i want to do more art of her

#discworld #cheery littlebottom #carrot ironfoundersson #angua von uberwald #nobby nobbs #i cant be botehred tagging everyone. sorry #my art #traditional art

[got-the-cool-shoeshine]

some night watch characters :)) theyre awesome

#discworld #nobby nobbs #carrot ironfoundersson #sam vimes #angua von uberwald #detritus #cuddy #cheery littlebottom #my art #i am currently working through the discworld books (mainly just the night watch + any others that catch my fancy) #have you heard of discworld *kills you with my autism beam* *kills you with my autism laser*

[pratchettquotes]

"I never shook hands with no king before," said Detritus. "No dwarf, either, come to that."

"You shook hands with me once," said Cheery.

"Watchmen don't count," said Detritus firmly. "Watchmen is watchmen."

Terry Pratchett, The Fifth Elephant

#detritus #cheery littlebottom #rhys rhysson #the fifth elephant #discworld #terry pratchett #trolls #dwarfs #kings #watchmen #the watch #friendship #law enforcement #solidarity #prejudice #reconciliation #equality #handshake #mutual respect #watchmen is watchmen

[zagreuses-art]

The fine Rank and File (or at least the rank) of the Ankh Morpork city watch! I've been figuring out my designs for them, and I wanted to put them in a lineup to see how they look beside one another. makes you realize how ridiculous the height difference between some of them is

[ID: three digital drawings of the Watch members, against a police lineup background with height marks and an ankh morpork city watch watermark and logo. The featured members are in order of height: Detritus, Dorfl, Carrot, Angua. then Reg Shoe, Visit, Colon, and Vimes. finally, Nobby, Cheery, Buggy Swires and Wee Mad Arthur. they are all wearing variations on the watch uniform of brass colored armor, chainmaille, leather boots or sandals, and a skirt of studded leather straps. end ID]

more detailed description of the designs under the cut

First drawing: standing at over 8 feet is Dorfl. He is a grey-green troll with a very muscled top heavy build, patches of moss on his skin, and angular features. He is wearing oversized armor with pauldrons, one with sergeant's stripes painted on it, and scale mail underneath. the Piece Maker (a siege weapon crossbow) is strapped to his back. second, standing at 7 foot 4 inches is Dorfl, a reddish Golem made out of patchwork clay, with a overall gingerbread man look, and glowing red eyes. he is only wearing a breastplate, and he has his sergeant's stripes painted on his arm. Third at 6 foot 6 inches is Carrot. He is a redheaded white human, with a sturdy build, round face, and a cheerful smile. he has a captains pip pin in the collar of his shirt and his armor is visibly shinier than all the other's. fourth at 6 foot 2 inches is Angua. she is a white human with lots of very light blonde hair and slightly pointed ears. Her armor has straps at the shoulder rather than being one piece, and she is wearing her badge on a collar. (end of first drawing)

Second drawing: first, standing at 6 ish feet is Reg Shoe. He is a green zombie with a hunched posture and several missing chunks and lines of stitching visible, most noticeably the right half of his mouth has no lips, exposing his teeth. he wearing a tattered and patched flow-y white shirt under his armor, which is also the strap style, and there is a red ribbon in his long-ish dirty blonde hair. second at 5 foot 9 inches is constable Visit. He is a brown skinned human, with slicked back 80's business guy hair and a slightly strained smile. He is wearing a very crisp white shirt under his armor as well as khaki pants and a Omnian turtle necklace. he is clutching a bundle of pamphlets. Third at 5 foot 6 inches is Colon. He is a white human with a heavy-set build, a mustache, and a large bald spot. his armor has sculpted muscles in it and he is wearing sandals. Fourth at barely 5 foot 4 inches is Vimes. He is a white human with messy greying brown hair, and a five o-clock shadow, he looks a bit like house era Hugh Laurie. along with his armor he is wearing a red cloak and a sword. (end of second drawing)

Third Drawing: First, standing at 4 foot nothing, is Nobby Nobbs. he is a white-ish human with vitiligo spots, several suspiciously red or green patches of skin, and very scruffy black hair and a five o-clock shadow. he is smoking a cigarette and has several dog ends behind his ear. he has managed to tarnish his armor. second, at 3 foot 4 inches is Cheery. She is a white dwarf with a stocky build, blonde hair and a blond, braided beard. she has some burns on her arms, ears, and forehead, and is missing her eyebrows. she has a full lentgh leather skirt rather than pants. third, at 7 inches is Buggy Swires. he is a brown skinned Gnome, with grey hair and pointed ears. he is not wearing armor, but instead a rain cloak. next to him is his pigeon, which carries his badge and is a foot tall. Finally, at 4 inches, is Wee Mad Arthur. he is a blue nac mac feegle with red hair. he is in a watch uniform with a kilt, and is carrying his badge like a shield on his back, unlike the others he has a dynamic aggressive stance, rather than standing straight up. (end of third picture)

background of all drawings: a lineup height marker background, with the initials AM (ankh) CW and the city seal in the top right corner. the city seal is two hippos on a shield, with a tower between them. they are in shades of copper or bronze, as is the overall color palate of the drawings. (end of ID)

#discworld #gnu terry pratchett #Samuel vimes #nobby nobbs #angua von uberwald #cheery littlebottom #carrot ironfoundersson #reg shoe #detritus #dorfl #visit the infidel with explanatory pamphlets #buggy swires #wee mad arthur #I think i went a little too hard making vimes look like hugh laurie but the idea wouldnt leave my mind #I went full squeaky clean evangelist for visit #and gay french revolutionary for reg #happiest with dorfl he looks exactly how i imagine #also next time ill give angua more hair i swear

[theygotlost]

some watch stuff

#discworld #nobby nobbs #cheery littlebottom #fred colon #angua von uberwald #mine

[stupidphototricks]

More Cheery Littlebottom, talking to Vimes (her commanding officer, hence the "sir"):

"Is that what you'll be wearing, Cheery?" "Yes, sir." "But it's just... ordinary dwarf clothes. Trousers and everything." "Yes, sir." "But Sybil said you'd got a fetching little green number and a helmet with a feather in it." "Yes, sir." "You're free to wear whatever you want, you know that." "Yes, sir. And then I thought about Dee. And I watched the king when he was talking to you, and... well, I can wear what I like, sir. That's the point. I don't have to wear that dress. I can wear what I like. I don't have to wear something just because other people don't want me to. Anyway, it made me look a rather stupid lettuce." -- Terry Pratchett,The Fifth Elephant (emphasis on "don't" added by me because I think it's important)

One of the many things that Sir Terry was excellent at is writing characters that start out as caricatures, and end up being the realest people ever. Cheery Littlebottom, who by the name is obviously a throwaway ridiculous character. And dwarfs in general (on Discworld, dwarfs and humans are two of many intelligent species) are absurd. Dwarfs sing songs about gold, they make inedible bread that's mostly used as weapons, they all have beards and wear helmets and carry axes. And yet. By the time you finish the book, real.

Now about Discworld dwarfs and gender. In dwarf society, gender is largely ignored and almost irrelevant; all dwarfs use the same pronouns, dress the same, do the same jobs. Gender-based discrimination can't even exist! I mean. Women in the real world have been fighting for this sort of equality for decades, right?

But it's not quite right. There's "equal," and then there's "being exactly the same as everyone else." So there are dwarfs who rebel against the homogeneous status quo by choosing to use different pronouns (she/her), and wear dresses and makeup.

Gender expression! It's a battle against the old ways, but dwarfs are good at fighting.

#terry pratchett #terry pratchett gnu #discworld #the fifth elephant #cheery littlebottom #sam vimes #sybil ramkin #gender

[dimity-lawn]

I came across this meme the other day and immediately thought of Vimes, Sybil, Sam, and Cheery.

#discworld #gnu terry pratchett #the glorious 25th of may #night watch #the watch #sam vimes #young sam #sybil #sybil vimes #cheery littlebottom #cheery #cheri #cheri littlebottom #dwarf #meme #lotr #thought(s) from yours truly

[doddsmountain]

Discworld doodles

#discworld #discworld art #discworld fanart #samuel vimes #carrot ironfoundersson #angua von uberwald #cheery littlebottom #art #my art #fan art

[p4nishers]

can u believe this was published in 1999

#PTERRY WROTE TRANS PPL IN THE 90S!! CAN U GET THAT IN UR HEAD BC I CANT #god but like this book has got me SO emotional about cheery like the scene where a dwarf calls her a slur and she starts shaking and doesn't #stop and the way she doesn't feel at home in her own home bc traditionalist asshole make her feel shit about herself and and #1999!!! DID U GET THAT?? DO YOU UNDERSTAND??? #the fifth elephant #gnu terry pratchett #discworld #sam vimes #cheery littlebottom #trans #transgender

[monstrous-tournament]

Ankh-Morpork City Watch Tournament Finale!

Cheery came from Überwald, originally trained in the Guild of Alchemists, was thrown out when she blew up the Guild's council, and then got hired by the Watch to be its first (and for a long time only) forensic scientist. She found her first city friend in Angua, and as a result became the first openly female dwarf member of the Watch and, for that matter, of the whole dwarfish race. This caused a cultural revolution and a notable degree of unrest among the dwarfs. In reaction, many dwarfs are finding that their 'sons' are dabbling in make-up and heeled boots; indeed, are beginning the journey to "coming out" (this is really not too far-fetched a comparison) as female thanks to her.

Angua is a werewolf, from a noble werewolf family in Überwald. She has a reliable nose and can track any thief, killer, or miscellaneous miscreants. She is constantly on guard against her animalistic instincts. She strives to be a vegetarian (at least in human form) and pays for the chickens she eats as a wolf, because animals don't. She has occasional dog-like habits and problems; she finds Mr. Fusspot's squeaky bone toy hard to put down, for example, and has both a bed and a basket in the place where she lives.

#monstrous tournament #ankh morpork city watch #finale #angua von uberwald #cheery littlebottom

[kostektyw]

anyone: hi, how are y-

me: Cheery Littlebottom is explicitly trans and people who disagree often simply misunderstand what being transgender means. They might think Cheery a cis woman who is presenting as cis woman, but being trans is not about the bits one might have, and Cheery's assigned gender is not a woman, but dwarf, the only gender her culture has. When she starts identifying as a woman, she takes on a gender not widely recognised by her culture, so if we were to draw parallels with our human society, she's actually closer to being non-binary.

#im sorry but i hate seeing incorrect opinions on the internet #discworld #cheery littlebottom #kostek original