History Awesome / Jingo

* Vimes (and half the other characters present) at the climax -- [[spoiler: he arrests ''two entire armies'' (including his own side) as they stand on the battlefield, charging them with breach of the peace, loitering with intent, [[IncrediblyLamePun loitering within tent]], malicious lingering... oh, and carrying a concealed weapon, simply because he was in the tent, ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny and therefore couldn't see the weapons they were carrying]]''. He also arrests the leader of the opposing army for murder and threatens to shoot the leader of Ankh-Morpork's army]]. At which point Captain Carrot organises a football game.

** This also counts as a significant Moment of Awesome for Vetinari as well. Vetinari agrees that law should extend all the way to the top, a concession that would have been unthinkable from any previous Patrician or king. Yet Vetinari quite cheerfully encourages Vimes do his duty, even somewhat mischievously prodding him to do it properly (much to Vimes's annoyance).

* Vimes later recalls arresting Vetinari as being a personal Crowning Moment of Awesome. It doesn't stick, and he never really believed in the charge to begin with, but he realized that if there's to be any law, it has to extend all the way to the top.

** Also an Awesome Moment for the commander saying this line, as it shows excellent judement - and a love of peace - on his part.

* In the same scene when Vimes reasons out that Ahmed is actually also a watchman.

* Vimes (and half the other characters present) at the climax -- [[spoiler: he arrests ''two entire armies'' (including his own side) as they stand on the battlefield, charging them with breach of the peace, loitering with intent, [[IncrediblyLamePun loitering within tent]], malicious lingering... and carrying a concealed weapon, simply because he doesn't happen to be looking at the weapons at the time. He also arrests the leader of the opposing army for murder and threatens to shoot the leader of Ankh-Morpork's army]]. At which point Captain Carrot organises a football game.

--> '''Commander Vimes:''' [[WhoWillBellTheCat Any volunteers to be the third man? Anyone?]]

* Vetinari usually gets these near the ends of most of the stories he appears in, after orchestrating elaborate {{plan}}s and [[GambitRoulette Roulettes]] that work out to improve Ankh-Morpork for the better. Vetinari is ''[[{{Badass}} badass]]''.

* Vimes later recalls arresting Vetinari as being a personal Crowning Moment of Awesome. It doesn't stick, and he never really believed in the charge to begin with, but he realized that if there's to be any law, it has to extend all the way to the top.

* Vetinari usually gets these near the ends of most of the stories he appears in, after orchestrating elaborate {{plan}}s and [[GambitRoulette Roulettes]] that work out to improve Ankh-Morpork for the better. Vetinari is ''[[BadAss badass]]''.

* "VENI. VICI. VETINARI." This statement from Vetinari is awesome in a couple of words. First off, it referrs the saying "VENI. VIDI. VICI", which also exists in-universe as a saying from General Tacticus. Second it aknowledges that there is no real victory but only the peace Vetinari had been able to ensure, and even that came at the cost of some lifes. (In Vetinari's own words: "Men marched away, Vimes. And men marched back. How glorious the battles would have been that they never had to fight!"). Third it shows that even this "victory" is something Vetinari at the same time does and does not take pride in.

* In the same scene, when Vimes points out [[spoiler:to the MagnificentBastard ruler]] (who is [[SmugSnake arrogantly pointing out]] that Vimes (being LawfulGood) wouldn't dare shoot) just who Vimes' own ancestor was ([[spoiler:[[IDidWhatIHadToDo the city guard captain who killed an insane ruler of Ankh-Morpork]]]]). The fact that [[spoiler:Vetinari's Klatchian counterpart]] is visibly shaken at this is just made of win. The scene is made even more badass when you realize that Vimes was ''completely'' bluffing, was scared absolutely witless, and had just been told in no uncertain terms that [[spoiler:the Klatchian army would be busy ''killing him'' if [[ForWantOfANail he hadn't made a single different decision earlier in the book.]]]] And then Vetinari shows up just in time to [[ArrowCatch steal the bolt out of his crossbow]] ''as it goes off''.

* Vetinari surrenders the island of Leshp unconditionally to the Klatchians, leading Lord Rust to charge him with treason. Knowing that the island will sink back under the sea in a few days, he arranges for the treaty-signing to take place there. Thus, the treaty becomes null and void, the Klatchian leader is disgraced, and, since he didn't sign a treaty to surrender a nonexistent island, all charges against Vetinari are dropped.

* "VENI. VICI. VETINARI." -you don't need other words.

--> '''Commander Vimes:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Any volunteers to be the third man? Anyone?]]

*** [[MathematiciansAnswer Yes.]]

* A possible, though creepy, case of [[FridgeBrilliance Fridge Badassery]] for Vimes: [[spoiler:In the alternate timeline were Klatch invades Ankh-Morpork, after Detritus (badass troll), Dorfl (badass golem) and Carrot (badass ''incarnate'') die, [[BadassNormal Vimes]] is still the last man to be taken down.]]

* A possible, though creepy, case of [[FridgeBrilliance Fridge Badassery]] for Vimes: [[spoiler:In the alternate timeline were Klatch invades Ankh-Morpork, after Detritus (badass troll), Dorfl (badass golem) and ''Carrot'' die, [[BadassNormal Vimes]] is still the last man to be taken down.]]

* Vimes (and half the other characters present) at the climax -- [[spoiler: he arrests ''two entire armies'' (including his own side) as they stand on the battlefield, charging them with breach of the peace, loitering with intent, [[IncrediblyLamePun loitering "within" tent]], malicious lingering... and carrying a concealed weapon, simply because he doesn't happen to be looking at the weapons at the time. He also arrests the leader of the opposing army for murder and threatens to shoot the leader of Ankh-Morpork's army]]. At which point Captain Carrot organises a football game.

* Vimes (and half the other characters present) at the climax -- [[spoiler: he arrests ''two entire armies'' (including his own side) as they stand on the battlefield, charging them with breach of the peace, loitering with intent, [[IncrediblyLamePun loitering]] ''[[IncrediblyLamePun within]]'' [[IncrediblyLamePun tent]], malicious lingering... and carrying a concealed weapon, simply because he doesn't happen to be looking at the weapons at the time. He also arrests the leader of the opposing army for murder and threatens to shoot the leader of Ankh-Morpork's army]]. At which point Captain Carrot organises a football game.

* A possible, though [[NightmareFuel creepy]], case of [[FridgeBrilliance Fridge Badassery]] for Vimes: [[spoiler:In the alternate timeline were Klatch invades Ankh-Morpork, after Detritus (badass troll), Dorfl (badass golem) and ''Carrot'' die, [[BadassNormal Vimes]] is still the last man to be taken down.]]

* A possible, though [[NightmareFuel creepy]], case of [[FridgeBrilliance Fridge Badassery]]for Vimes: [[spoiler:In the alternate timeline were Klatch invades Ankh-Morpork, after Detritus (badass troll), Dorfl (badass golem) and ''Carrot'' die, [[BadassNormal Vimes]] is still the last man to be taken down.]]

* Vetinari usually gets these near the ends of most of the stories he appears in, after orchestrating elaborate [{{plan}}s and [[GambitRoulette Roulettes]] that work out to improve Ankh-Morpork for the better. Vetinari is ''[[BadAss badass]]''.

** "Vimes had a manic gleam in his eye. 'I *like* it!' he said. 'We can charge them with behavior likely to create a breach of the peace, starting an afray...' he started counting on his fingers 'going equipped to commit a crime, and malicious lingering. Oh, and carrying concealed weapons. I mean, I can't see them.'"

* In the same scene, when Vimes points out [[spoiler:to the MagnificentBastard ruler]] (who is [[SmugSnake arrogantly pointing out]] that Vimes (being LawfulGood) wouldn't dare shoot) just who Vimes' own ancestor was ([[spoiler:[[IDidWhatIHadToDo the city guard captain who killed an insane ruler of Ankh-Morpork]]]]). The fact that [[spoiler:Vetinari's Klatchian counterpart]] is visibly shaken at this is just made of win. The scene is made even more badass when you realize that Vimes was ''completely'' bluffing, was scared absolutely witless, and had just been told in no uncertain terms that [[spoiler:the Klatchian army would be busy ''killing him'' if [[ForWantOfANail he hadn't made a single different decision earlier in the book.]]]] And then Vetinari shows up just in time to [[BeyondTheImpossible steal]] the bolt out of his crossbow ''as it goes off''.

* Vetinari usually gets these near the ends of most of the stories he appears in, after orchestrating elaborate [[XanatosGambit Xanatos Gambits]] and [[XanatosRoulette Roulettes]] that work out to improve Ankh-Morpork for the better. Vetinari is ''[[BadAss badass]]''.