Dr. Zimmer

 is a scientist who is temporarily staying at Rivet City, searching for his prized escaped androids. Zimmer hails from the Commonwealth, and has arrived at Rivet City in hopes of recovering his lost android. He can give you the quest The Replicated Man.

Dealing with Zimmer
The Lone Wanderer can choose to aid Zimmer in his quest in reclaiming his missing "property" or help the missing android escape capture.

If the player chooses to warn Harkness (Zimmer's missing android) of his impending capture, Harkness will either kill Zimmer and his android bodyguard Armitage, or evict them from Rivet City (depending on the player's responses to dialog).

However, if the player chooses to inform Zimmer of Harkness's identity, Zimmer will proceed to capture Harkness against his will.

If killed, both Armitage and Zimmer drop Zimmer's Key.

See The Replicated Man quest for more details.

Appearances
 only appears in Fallout 3, in the lab room of Rivet City.

Trivia
The name Dr. Zimmer is probably a reference to the movie Mandroid (1993), in which the character Dr. Karl Zimmer is the creator of a humanoid robot.

One of his lines, "And he's right here in Rivet City!", may be a reference to the musical The Music Man, that takes place in River City, Iowa, and has a montage frequently featuring the line "... right here in River City!"

Also, Dr. Zimmer may be an android himself. After completing The Replicated Man and killing Dr. Zimmer, he drops a Android Component similar to that looted from Armitage and given by The Railroad, although as a scientist he may simply be carrying a spare.

In the Fallout 3 Guide it is stated that Zimmer is an android.

He also looks a little like Tyrell, the creator of the replicants in the movie Blade Runner; a strong influence upon 'The Replicated Man'.

Related quests

 * The Replicated Man