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. If the player chooses to warn Harkness (Zimmer's android) of his impending capture, Harkness will proceed to slaughter Zimmer and his android bodyguard Armitage (Or you can advise Harkness to simply kick Zimmer out of Rivet City). 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.

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.

He also looks like the doctor/mastermind in Blade Runner, as another reference in The Replicated Man is based upon Blade Runner.

Related quests

 * The Replicated Man