Duncan Zimmermann

"Have them on point. Taking the shot."

- Zim about to take the shot. Duncan Steven "Zim" Zimmermann ( :  97241-65209-DZ ) was a    in the . He was court marshaled during his first mission for disobeying direct orders and thus arrested. Later the same year, Zim was given the chance to shorten his prison sentence and joined the Renegade Commandos as the team's marksman.

In 2557, Zim and his unit became   's and changed their name to Fireteam Renegade. They continue to serve the UNSC.

Early Years
Born on the colony of New Kentucky, Duncan Zimmermann was born to be an athlete. He played football for years and began a second-string quarterback. Due to his speed on the field he was given the nickname of Zim.

Zim also took up boxing and became expert in hand to hand combat. When at the age, Zim enlisted with the UNSC to fight against the Covenant in their goal of genocide.

Human-Covenant War
"I know, Mom. I have to do this, for you guys."

- Zim saying goodbye to his mother.

Battle of Chi Chi
Zim was sent to the colony of Chi Chi to combat a Covenant threat. Zim was sent with an ODST team to the front lines for a recon tour. While on the mission, Zim noticed a Covenant convoy while scouting ahead. The convoy was headed for a refugee center. When Zim alerted his CO, he told him to stand still and not engage. Zim realized that if he didn't act, people will die. So, Zim denied the order and opened fire, began firing at the Covenant.

Zim first fired at the elite commanders and was able to kill one. He then fired at the infantry units, mainly jackals and elites. Using a SMG, Zim attacked grunts and a few brutes and killed them. He rounded a corner and regained his sniper and opened fire at the turret operators on the wraith and shadow. Zim entered an ONI building that was under heavy protection and firing at the Covenant.

Zim joined the attack and ran into the building. He ran to the motor pool and denied all protocol to save lives. Zim reached the ground level and stole a prototype ONI warthog and gunned down the Covenant and saved the refugee center. However, once his CO arrived along with the base’s commander, Zim was arrested on charges of disobedience of a Commanding Officer, denying protocol and stealing a prototype weaponry without consent.

As such, Zim was placed on trail for his crimes.

Trail
Zim was placed on trail which favored in his arrest and imprisonment for years. In later 2542, Zim was offered by UNSC Command to join a black ops squadron lead by a fellow UNSC washout. Zim agreed in order to shorten his prison sentence. However, he was under scrutiny due to his actions but joined regardless