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Encyclopedia > Twoflower
Characters from
Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
Character details
Full name: Twoflower
Description: A naive tourist wearing glasses and a wide grin
Associations: Agatean Empire
Location: All over the Discworld, including falling off it;
Agatean Empire
Story appearances
First seen: The Colour of Magic
Also in: The Light Fantastic
Interesting Times
Other details
Notes: Owner of The Luggage. Has two daughters,Pretty Butterfly and Lotus Blossom.(pg. 159, Interesting Times)

Twoflower is a fictional character featuring in some of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. Terence David John Pratchett OBE (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England[1]) is an English fantasy author, best known for his Discworld series. ... // This article is about the novels. ... Tourists at Oahu island, Hawaii Tourism is the act of travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes, and also refers to the provision of services in support of this act. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A natural smile without teeth showing A natural smile with teeth showing In physiology, a smile is a facial expression formed by flexing muscles most notably near both ends of the mouth, but also around the eyes. ... The Agatean Empire is a fictitous country that occupies the Counterweight Continent of Terry Pratchetts Discworld. ... This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... The Colour of Magic is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the first of the Discworld series which was published in 1983. ... The Light Fantastic is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the second of the Discworld series. ... Interesting Times is a novel in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. ... The Luggage appears in some of the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. ... Interesting Times is a novel in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Terence David John Pratchett OBE (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England[1]) is an English fantasy author, best known for his Discworld series. ... // This article is about the novels. ...


He comes from the overseas Agatean Empire, on the Counterweight Continent, where he works at an insurance (inn-sewer-ants) company and is the first tourist ever on the Discworld. He is described as having "four eyes", i.e. wearing glasses. Some illustrations -- most notably Josh Kirby's cover for The Colour of Magic -- depict him as actually having four eyes; however, such interpretations are not readily supported by the text. The Agatean Empire is a fictitous country that occupies the Counterweight Continent of Terry Pratchetts Discworld. ... The Counterweight Continent is a landmass on the Discworld, the fantasy world that is the setting of Terry Pratchetts fantasy novels. ... Tourists at Oahu island, Hawaii Tourism is the act of travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes, and also refers to the provision of services in support of this act. ... This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ...


His adventures begin when he decides to visit the city of Ankh-Morpork, where he meets the inept wizard Rincewind whom he hires as a guide. Throughout the first two novels, he is followed by The Luggage, a box which moves on hundreds of little legs, carrying his belongings. Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state which prominently features in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of fantasy novels. ... Rincewind is a fictional character appearing in the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett, several of which feature him as the central character. ... The Luggage appears in some of the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. ...


Twoflower is the optimistic-but-naive tourist (probably alluding to stereotypical American or Japanese tourists). He often runs into danger, being certain that nothing bad will happen to him, as far as he is not involved. He also believes in the goodness of human nature and that all problems can be resolved, if all parties show a good will and cooperate. Rincewind, of course, remains immovably convinced that Twoflower's IQ is comparable to that of a pigeon. Rincewind described him by saying that if lightning was absolute chaos, Twoflower would be the sort to stand on top of a hill wearing wet copper armour and shouting "All gods are bastards!"


He was last seen as Grand Vizier of the Empire, under Emperor Cohen. It is not known if he still holds the position following Cohen's disappearance. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Twoflower appears in:

Twoflower also appears in the computer game NetHack as the leader of the Quest for the tourist class. The Colour of Magic is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the first of the Discworld series which was published in 1983. ... The Light Fantastic is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the second of the Discworld series. ... Interesting Times is a novel in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. ... NetHack is a single-player roguelike computer game originally released in 1987. ...


See also

// Actuaries in Film Double Indemnity (1944) a Billy Wilder film , with Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck, was possibly the first to feature an actuary. ...

External links

  • Discworld & Pratchett Wiki


 

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