Cohen the Barbarian

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Cohen the Barbarian is an elderly yet legendarily fearsome and cunning barbarian hero from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, known for subverting classic sword-and-sorcery tropes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Discworld character
barbarian hero
fictional character
ageCharacteristic elderly
ally Mr Saveloy NERFINISHED
Rincewind NERFINISHED
Silver Horde NERFINISHED
Twoflower NERFINISHED
appearsIn Interesting Times NERFINISHED
The Colour of Magic (adaptations and references)
The Last Hero NERFINISHED
The Light Fantastic NERFINISHED
appearsInSeries Discworld NERFINISHED
canonicalStatus canonical Discworld character
combatStyle brutally efficient
uses experience over brute strength
creator Terry Pratchett NERFINISHED
enemy Agatean Empire nobility NERFINISHED
various wizards and rulers opposed to him
firstAppearance The Light Fantastic NERFINISHED
gender male
genre fantasy
homeworld Discworld NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Conan the Barbarian (parodic reference) NERFINISHED
knownFor leading the Silver Horde
language Morporkian (Ankh-Morpork lingua franca) NERFINISHED
leadershipRole leader of the Silver Horde
literaryRole comic subversion of heroic fantasy archetype
memberOf Silver Horde NERFINISHED
nationality Agatean Empire (by adoption in later life) NERFINISHED
notableEvent attempt to return fire to the gods in The Last Hero
notableFor being an elderly barbarian hero
cunning
legendary combat prowess
subverting sword-and-sorcery tropes
occupation adventurer
barbarian hero
personalityTrait honorable in his own code
pragmatic
ruthless
wily
physicalTrait scarred
toothless or nearly toothless
race human
setting Discworld NERFINISHED
theme aging heroism
parody of Conan the Barbarian
title Greatest hero on the Disc (reputed)
weapon sword
teeth (false teeth, occasionally used comically)

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The Light Fantastic featuresCharacter Cohen the Barbarian