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Twoflower is a Fictional Character featured in Terry Pratchett 's '' Discworld '' novels. CHARACTER BACKGROUND He is a native of the 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" by a beggar at the docks in the Colour Of Magic "found himself looking up into a face with four eyes" this could imply he wears glasses but there is no mention of them being damaged or lost throughout the book's story-line, and having glasses would not have caused a reaction of surprise. His adventures begin in ''The Colour of Magic'', 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. 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 absolute chaos were lightning, Twoflower would be the sort to stand on top of a hill during a lightning storm wearing wet copper armour and shouting "All gods are bastards!" Twoflower has no understanding of the exchange rate and often overpays since the smallest denomination agatean coin is made of pure gold. At the end of the novel '' Interesting Times '' he was promoted to the rank of Grand Vizier of the Empire, under Emperor Cohen . It is not known if he still holds the position following Cohen's disappearance (as told in '' The Last Hero ''). APPEARANCES Books
Twoflower also appears in the computer game '' NetHack '' as the leader of the Quest for the tourist class. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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