History YMMV / Hogfather

* CompleteMonster: [[PsychopathicManchild Jonathan Teatime]] is a [[PsychoForHire sadistic asssassin]] feared even amongst hardened criminals. [[SelfMadeOrphan Implied to have killed his own parents]], Teatime has a penchant for excessive slaughter. In one instance, Teatime nailed his target's pet dog to the ceiling for barking too much and killed his servants because he didn't want them to barge in on him. After the Auditors hire Teatime to kill [[SantaClaus the Hogfather]], Teatime abducts a tooth fairy to use her magic to make all the children in Discworld stop believing in the Hogfather in order to kill him, causing a void in Ankh-Morpork's magic that wreaks havoc in the process. Teatime shows no regard for the lives of civilians or his own men, in one instance killing a stagecoach out of bordeom while chatting with him out of boredom and in another instance having a locksmith working for him dropped down a long spiral staircase to a painful death [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness when he's no longer useful]]. When Death and Susan foil his assassination attempt, Teatime tails them to the nursery Susan works at in an attempt to kill Death.

* CompleteMonster: [[PsychopathicManchild Jonathan Teatime]] is a [[PsychoForHire sadistic asssassin]] feared even amongst hardened criminals. [[SelfMadeOrphan Implied to have killed his own parents]], Teatime has a penchant for excessive slaughter. In one instance, Teatime nailed his target's pet dog to the ceiling for barking too much and killed his servants because he didn't want them to barge in on him. After the Auditors hire Teatime to kill [[SantaClaus the Hogfather]], Teatime abducts a tooth fairy to use her magic to make all the children in Discworld stop believing in the Hogfather in order to kill him, causing a void in Ankh-Morpork's magic that wreaks havoc in the process. Teatime shows no regard for the lives of civilians or his own men, in one instance killing a stagecoach out of bordeom while chatting with him out of boredom and in another instance having a locksmith working for him dropped down a long spiral staircase to a painful death [[Main/YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness when he's no longer useful]]. When Death and Susan foil his assassination attempt, Teatime tails them to the nursery Susan works at in an attempt to kill Death.

* CompleteMonster: [[AxCrazy Jonathan Teatime]] is a PsychopathicManchild who horrifies even hardened criminals who’ve earned their reputation on murder. Lord Downey let him into the Assassin’s Guild out of pity that his parents died, only to later suspect that [[SelfMadeOrphan he killed them]]. If he is [[PsychoForHire sent to kill someone]], he will mercilessly slaughter them, [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill their family]], and [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals their pets]]. He kills any accomplices he has the instant [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they're not currently useful to him]], not excepting Ankh-Morpork's most gifted lock-picker who was an incredibly valuable asset to the Guild. The most terrifying thing about him is that he honestly [[ObliviouslyEvil doesn't understand that his sadistic behavior is wrong]]. He sees no difference between having a friendly chat with a man and stabbing him to death.

* HarsherInHindsight: Ian Richardson died shortly after recording his lines as Death.

* HilariousInHindsight: Seeing [[DowntonAbbey Lady Mary Crawley]] working as a governess.

* CompleteMonster: [[AxCrazy Jonathan Teatime]] is a PsychopathicManchild. Lord Downey let him into the Assassin’s Guild out of pity that his parents died, only to later suspect that [[SelfMadeOrphan he killed them]]. If he is [[PsychoForHire sent to kill someone]], he will mercilessly slaughter them, [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill their family]], and [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals their pets]]. He kills any accomplices he has the instant [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they're not currently useful to him]], not excepting Ankh-Morpork's most gifted lock-picker who was an incredibly valuable asset to the Guild. He horrifies even hardened criminals who’ve earned their reputation on murder. The most terrifying thing about him is that he honestly [[ObliviouslyEvil doesn't understand that his sadistic behavior is wrong]]. He sees no difference between having a friendly chat with a man and stabbing him to death. The real kicker is when Teatime tries to use Death as a HumanShield against a weapon powered by the beliefs of children. It only hurts monsters, and goes through Death harmlessly, but kills Teatime stone dead.
-->'''Susan:''' But... he was a man.\\
'''Death:''' [[AC:I think they know quite well what he was]].

** Albert's YourDaysAreNumbered situation if you look at the German dub. His voice actor, Eberhard Prüter, had died of a long-term illness at the age of just 69 in October 2014.

* CompleteMonster: [[AxCrazy Jonathan Teatime]] is a PsychopathicManchild. Lord Downey let him into the Assassin’s Guild out of pity that his parents died, only to later suspect that [[SelfMadeOrphan he killed them]]. If he is [[PsychoForHire sent to kill someone]], he will mercilessly slaughter them, [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill their family]], and [[KickTheDog their]] [[AndYourLittleDogToo pets]]. He kills any accomplices he has the instant [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they're not currently useful to him]], not excepting Ankh-Morpork's most gifted lock-picker who was an incredibly valuable asset to the Guild. He horrifies even hardened criminals who’ve earned their reputation on murder. The most terrifying thing about him is that he honestly [[ObliviouslyEvil doesn't understand that his sadistic behavior is wrong]]. He sees no difference between having a friendly chat with a man and stabbing him to death. The real kicker is when Teatime tries to use Death as a HumanShield against a weapon powered by the beliefs of children. It only hurts monsters, and goes through Death harmlessly, but kills Teatime stone dead.

** Banjo, the MinionwithanFinEvil.

** IronWoobie: Death. A recurring theme from his own MythArc, true, but it's especially visible when you see just how much he prefers giving presents to the living instead of [[DontFearTheReaper guiding the dead]].

* HollywoodHomely: [[http://www.catalystmedia.org.uk/issues/nerve5/images/nicholas_tennant.jpg Nicholas Tennant]] as Nobby. Could also be a WhatTheHellCastingAgency.

* WhatTheHellCastingAgency: Joss Ackland as Ridcully. Somehow that character never seems to get cast right.

*** Except Bilious gets queasy again just as he and Susan enter the building. If anything, alcohol may cause ''instant'' nausea there, for the same reason that the mooks couldn't smoke inside without feeling ill: because that's how a little kid who's sneaked into the drinks cabinet and tired some would feel.

* CompleteMonster: [[AxCrazy Jonathan Teatime]] is a PsychopathicManchild. Lord Downey let him into the Assassin’s Guild out of pity that his parents died, only to later suspect that [[SelfMadeOrphan he killed them]]. If he is [[PsychoForHire sent to kill someone]], he will mercilessly slaughter them, [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill their family]], and [[KickTheDog their pets]]. He kills any accomplices he has the instant [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they're not currently useful to him]], not excepting Ankh-Morpork's most gifted lock-picker who was an incredibly valuable asset to the Guild. He horrifies even hardened criminals who’ve earned their reputation on murder. The most terrifying thing about him is that he honestly [[ObliviouslyEvil doesn't understand that his sadistic behavior is wrong]]. He sees no difference between having a friendly chat with a man and stabbing him to death. The real kicker is when Teatime tries to use Death as a HumanShield against a weapon powered by the beliefs of children. It only hurts monsters, and goes through Death harmlessly, but kills Teatime stone dead.

* CompleteMonster: [[AxCrazy Jonathan Teatime]] is a PsychopathicManchild. Lord Downey let him into the Assassin’s Guild out of pity that his parents died, only to later suspect that [[SelfMadeOrphan he killed them]]. If he is [[PsychoForHire sent to kill someone]], he will mercilessly slaughter them, [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill their family]], and [[KickTheDog their pets]]. He kills any accomplices he has the instant [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they're not currently useful to him]], not excepting Ankh-Morpork's most gifted lock-picker who was an incredibly valuable asset to the Guild. He horrifies even hardened criminals who’ve earned their reputation on murder. The most terrifying thing about him is that he honestly [[ObliviouslyEvil doesn't understand that his sadistic behavior is wrong]]. He sees no difference between having a friendly chat with a man and stabbing him to death.

* HollywoodHomely: [[http://trialx.com/curetalk/wp-content/blogs.dir/7/files/2011/04/gcelebrities/Nicholas_Tennant-2-small.jpg Nicholas Tennant]] as Nobby. Could also be a WhatTheHellCastingAgency.

** Besides which, the point was that something doesn't have to be a concrete idea to be a valid one.

* CompleteMonster: [[AxCrazy Jonathan Teatime]]. Lord Downey let him into the Assassin’s Guild out of pity that his parents died only to suspect that [[SelfMadeOrphan he killed them]]. If he is sent to kill someone, he will mercilessly slaughter them, their family, and their pets. He kills any accomplices he has the instant they're not currently useful to him, not excepting Ankh-Morpork's most gifted lock-picker who was an incredibly valuable asset to the Guild. He horrifies even hardened criminals who’ve earned their reputation on murder. The most terrifying thing about him is that he honestly [[ObliviouslyEvil doesn't understand that his sadistic behavior is wrong]]. He sees no difference between having a friendly chat with a man and stabbing him to death.

* FridgeLogic: Violet the tooth fairy girl and Bilious the Oh God of Hangovers are attracted to each other. Violet compounds the Oh God's attraction by mentioning she's part of a temperance movement and doesn't drink. Where does Susan know Violet from? They've seen each other at Biers, a pub ...
** Biers serves a rather ecclectic clientelle, and it makes sense that not ''all'' the drinks there are alcoholic (or edible by human standards for that matter). Angua goes there and orders fruit juice in ''Feet of Clay''.
** For that matter, as Biers appears to be the only main centre of nightlife for the aforementioned eccentric clientele, it's entirely probable Violet only goes for the company or possibly the food.
** Tooth Fairy girls are InvisibleToNormals when they're working. It's possible that Biers is simply the ''only'' place in the city where she can be assured of service if she needs a break during her rounds.

*** Except Bilious gets queasy again just as he and Susan enter the building. If anything, alcohol may cause ''instant'' nausea there, for the same reason that the mooks couldn't smoke inside without feeling ill: because smoking and drinking when you're a child who's never tried either before makes you feel that way.

** Biers serves a rather ecclectic clientelle, and it makes sense that not ''all'' the drinks there are alcoholic (or edible by human standards for that matter). Angua goes there and orders fruit juice in Feet of Clay.

* {{Anvilicious}}: Death's speech to Susan about how humans need fantasies like the Hogfather (i.e. Santa Claus), or [[AuthorFilibuster Terry Pratchett's books for example]], to believe in when they're young so that when they grow up, they can believe in big fantasies like justice, mercy and...''purpose''. Depending on your [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism perspective]], this may even approach BrokenAesop territory, given its potential for UnfortunateImplications. On the other hand, this is the Discworld, and YourMindMakesItReal is an actual law of nature. The fantasies ''do'' become real... so if something that that's not a physical inevitability- like justice, say- is sincerely believed in... if you're confining it to the Discworld, that's pretty positive.

* CompleteMonster: [[AxCrazy Jonathan Teatime]]. Lord Downey let him into the Assassin’s Guild out of pity that his parents died only to suspect that [[SelfMadeOrphan he killed them]]. If he is sent to kill someone, he will mercilessly slaughter them, their family, and their pets. He kills any accomplices he has the instant they're not currently useful to him, not excepting Ankh-Morpork's most gifted lock-picker who was an incredibly valuable asset to the Guild. He horrifies even hardened criminals who’ve earned their reputation on murder. The most terrifying thing about him is that he honestly [[ObliviouslyEvil doesn't understand that his sadistic behavior is wrong]]. He sees no difference between having a friendly chat with a man and stabbing him to death