Angua
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Template:Infobox Discworld character Delphine Angua von Überwald is a character from the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett. She is a werewolf and a member of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. She first appeared in Men at Arms.
Angua and all her family are werewolves. She is the daughter of a Baron and Baroness of Überwald, and has two brothers, Wolfgang and Andrei, as well as a deceased sister, Elsa. She left Überwald when she decided that killing and eating people was not her lifestyle. She joined the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, where she met Corporal Carrot Ironfoundersson. They shortly after fell in love.
Soon after, Cheery Littlebottom the dwarf joined the Watch, and it turned out that "he" was a she. At the same time, Angua was debating whether to return to Überwald. She was upset by Cheery's belief that all werewolves were monsters. Angua helped Cheery reveal her feminine side, giving her dresses and make-up. Eventually, Angua decided to stay in Ankh-Morpork.
In The Fifth Elephant Vimes has to go to Überwald as an ambassador, and Angua is part of his chosen crew. But she had run away beforehand, going to Überwald as well on business of her own. Carrot pursued her, assisted by Gaspode the dog. After a struggle with Wolfgang, that left Carrot injured, she decided to return to the city.
She helped with the war effort in Monstrous Regiment and was mentioned in Going Postal as being difficult to avoid for criminals.
Angua is an extremely practical and level-headed person. While not as cynical as Commander Samuel Vimes, she balances out Carrot's naïveté. Occasionally she wonders if he's really as innocent as he appears, or if more is going on beneath the surface.
In human form she is a strict vegetarian. In wolf form, she has a tendency to go after chickens, but always pays for them afterwards.