Jonas Zimmerman
| Dr. Zimmerman | |
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| Portrayed by | Ronald Guttman Jon Donahue (in 1961) |
| First appearance | One of Us, One of Them |
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| Known ability | None |
| Gender | |
| Home | Reseda, CA |
| Residence | Dr. Zimmerman's home |
| Occupations | Doctor, former Company medical professional |
Doctor Zimmerman is a doctor who was employed by the Company as one of the medical professionals working in their research & development department, but was dimissed. In the course of his work in the Genetic modification formula; Zimmerman "created" Niki Sanders, Tracy Strauss and Barbara.
Character History
One of Us, One of Them
In New Orleans, after Tracy Strauss learns that Niki Sanders is dead, Tracy finds Micah, who helps Tracy find out a bit about her past and her relation to Niki. He tells his laptop to search for information on the matter, and one match is found: a birth record. Tracy and Niki were born in the same hospital on the same day, and were delivered by the same doctor, Dr. Zimmerman.
Later, Tracy goes to visit Dr. Zimmerman at his home. He calls her Barbara at first, but Tracy corrects him. Dr. Zimmerman then invites Tracy inside his home, noting that she is "the Beverly Hills" one. She asks if he knows her, and Dr. Zimmerman tells her that he created her.
I Am Become Death
Dr. Zimmerman explains to Tracy that she is one of three triplets: Tracy, Niki and Barbara. When their parents died, the three were separated. He explains that there was a formula that manipulated their DNA to give them incredible abilities. Tracy asks who did this to her, but he tells her that a company hired him, but he can't remember. Tracy grabs him and in anger, begins to freeze his arms. She calms down, and the freezing subsides.
Angels and Monsters
Angela tells Nathan and Tracy that Dr. Zimmerman used to work for the Company under research and development, looking for a way to give ordinary humans abilities. He was described as being "young" and "idealistic".
Graphic Novel:Truths
Angela says that she'll call Zimmerman for him to inject Nathan and give him synthetic abilities.
1961
In 1961, Dr. Zimmerman worked alongside Chandra Suresh at Coyote Sands.
Memorable Quotes
"Do you know me?"
"Know you? I created you."
- -Tracy Strauss, Dr. Zimmerman (One of Us, One of Them)
Trivia
- Dr. Zimmerman may be a reference to Star Trek: Voyager's Holographic Doctor. The EMH program was created by Doctor Lewis Zimmerman.
- Zimmermann (with two 'n') is a common family name in Germany. Considering Dr. Zimmerman's accent he might be of German descend and had his name anglicized.
- Zimmermann would translate to 'Room man' in German.
- Zimmermann also means 'carpenter' in German.
Fan Theories
Please refer to Theory:Jonas Zimmerman for fan-created theories and other speculation.