Dr. Zimmer

Dr. Zimmer is a scientist in Fallout 3 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. Zimmer offers you the The Replicated Man quest.

Location
Dr. Zimmer can be found in the science lab in Rivet City.

Quest: The Replicated Man

 * ''Main Article: The Replicated Man

The Lone Wanderer can choose to aid Zimmer in reclaiming his missing android, Harkness, or help the android escape capture.
 * 1) If the player chooses to warn Harkness of Zimmer's plan to capture him, Harkness will either kill Zimmer and his android bodyguard, Armitage, or evict them from Rivet City (depending on the player's responses to dialog).
 * 2) Warning Harkness will also yield the option of killing Zimmer yourself. If you choose this option, Harkness will give you A3-21's Plasma Rifle, which is in perfect condition and is worth over 2K caps.


 * 1) If the player chooses to inform Zimmer of Harkness's identity, Zimmer will capture and detain Harkness against his will.

Both Armitage and Zimmer drop Zimmer's Key when killed.

Trivia

 * The name Dr. Zimmer is possibly a reference to the movie Mandroid (1993), in which the character Dr. Karl Zimmer is the creator of a humanoid robot.
 * After completing The Replicated Man and killing Dr. Zimmer, he drops an Android Component similar to that looted from Armitage and given by The Railroad, possibly suggesting that he himself is an android. Although, as a scientist, he may simply be carrying a spare part.
 * The Fallout 3 Official Game Guide states that Zimmer is in fact an android.
 * Zimmer slightly resembles Tyrell, the creator of the replicants in the movie Blade Runner; a strong influence upon 'The Replicated Man'.