“
My father was a half-crazed military failure; my mother, a bitch-queen from Hell. My brothers had all the looks and talent. What did I have? Unmanageable hair and ingrowing toenails.
”
Second Technician Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSc., SSc. is one of the main protagonists within Red Dwarf. He was a low ranking crew member of Red Dwarf before accidentally killing himself and the rest of the crew, where he was revived three million years later as a hologram.
He is portrayed by Chris Barrie.
Victims[]
Red Dwarf I[]
The End[]
- Captain Frank Hollister - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, body shown. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Frank Todhunter - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Selby - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Catering Officer Olaf Petersen - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, body shown. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Chen - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Navigation Officer Kristine Z. Kochanski - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- 1,146 Unnamed Red Dwarf Crewmen - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Total - 1,152
Future Echoes[]
- None
Balance of Power[]
- None
Waiting for God[]
- None
Confidence and Paranoia[]
- None
Me2[]
- None
Red Dwarf II[]
Kryten[]
- None
Better Than Life[]
- None
Thanks for the Memory[]
- None
Stasis Leak[]
- Lemming - Smashed against a wall by Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 1
Queeg[]
- None
Parallel Universe[]
- None
Red Dwarf III[]
Backwards[]
- None
Marooned[]
- None
Polymorph[]
- Polymorph - Blown up by Cat and Kryten with two heat-seeking bazookoid blasts on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer.
- Total - 1
Bodyswap[]
- Carol Brown - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Total - 1
Timeslides[]
- None
The Last Day[]
- None
Red Dwarf IV[]
Camille[]
- None
DNA[]
- None
Justice[]
- None
White Hole[]
- None
Dimension Jump[]
- None
Meltdown[]
- Emperor Caligula (Waxdroid) - Melted by Kryten on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned.
- Rasputin (Waxdroid) - Melted by Kryten on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned.
- Benito Mussolini (Waxdroid) - Melted by Kryten on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned.
- Richard III (Waxdroid) - Melted by Kryten on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned.
- The Boston Strangler (Waxdroid) - Melted by Kryten on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned.
- Napoleon Bonaparte (Waxdroid) - Melted by Kryten on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned.
- Valeria Messalina (Waxdroid) - Melted by Kryten on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned.
- James Last (Waxdroid) - Melted by Kryten on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 8
Red Dwarf V[]
Holoship[]
- Science Officer Buchan - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Flight Coordinator McQueen - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Harrison - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, hologram shown. Returned as a hologram. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Deck Sergeant Sam Murray - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, hologram shown. Returned as a hologram. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Total - 4
The Inquisitor[]
- None
Terrorform[]
- None
Quarantine[]
- None
Demons & Angels[]
- None
Back to Reality[]
- None
Red Dwarf Smegazine[]
- None
Red Dwarf VI[]
Psirens[]
- None
Legion[]
- None
Gunmen of the Apocalypse[]
- None
Emohawk: Polymorph II[]
- None
Rimmerworld[]
- Unnamed Simulant Lieutenant - Crushed by rubble when Second Technician Arnold Rimmer caused a shipquake.
- Total - 1
Out of Time[]
- Future David Lister - Erased from existence when Second Technician Arnold Rimmer destroyed the Time Drive with a bazookoid.
- Future Arnold Rimmer - Erased from existence when Second Technician Arnold Rimmer destroyed the Time Drive with a bazookoid.
- Future Cat - Erased from existence when Second Technician Arnold Rimmer destroyed the Time Drive with a bazookoid.
- Future Kryten - Erased from existence when Second Technician Arnold Rimmer destroyed the Time Drive with a bazookoid.
- Total - 4
Red Dwarf VII[]
Tikka to Ride[]
- Lee Harvey Oswald - Fell to his death after being accidentally pulled out of a window by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer, Cat, Kryten, and Third Technician David Lister. This timeline was erased. (Fictional Portrayal)
- Total - 1
Stoke Me a Clipper[]
- None
Ouroboros[]
- None
Duct Soup[]
- None
Blue[]
- None
Beyond a Joke[]
- None
Epideme[]
- None
Nanarchy[]
- None
Red Dwarf VIII[]
Children in Need[]
- None
Back in the Red: Part I[]
- Security Officer Angus Lionel Thornton - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Dr. Karen Newton - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Nigel - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- 394 Unnamed “The Tank” Inmates - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Dr. Lucas McClaren - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Total - 398
Back in the Red: Part II[]
- None
Back in the Red: Part III[]
- Warden Ackerman - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Total - 1
Cassandra[]
- Oswold Blenkinsopp/Kill Crazy - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Mr. Knot - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Total - 2
Krytie TV[]
- Tim - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Total - 1
Pete: Part I[]
- Rice - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Baxter - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Mex - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Birdman - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Pete (Sparrow) - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Total - 5
Pete: Part II[]
- None
Only the Good...[]
- Talia Garrett - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Big Meat - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Total - 2
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth[]
Back to Earth: Part One[]
- Science Officer Katerina Bartokovsky - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, hologram shown. Returned as a hologram.
- Total - 1
Back to Earth: Part Two[]
- Science Officer Katerina Bartokovsky (Hologram) - Hit by a car after being pushed by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer.
- Total - 1
Back to Earth: Part Three[]
- None
Red Dwarf X[]
Trojan[]
- None
Fathers & Suns[]
- None
Lemons[]
- None
Entangled[]
- None
Dear Dave[]
- None
The Beginning[]
- At Least Three Unnamed Simulants - Blown up by unknown Simulants when they accidentally blew up three Annihilators with photon mutilators on the orders of Dominator Zlurth when Third Technician David Lister destabilized Blue Midget with a molecular destabilizer on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer.
- At Least Four Unnamed Simulants - Blown up by unknown Simulants when they accidentally blew up a Simulant Death Ship with photon mutilators on the orders of Dominator Zlurth when Third Technician David Lister destabilized Blue Midget with a molecular destabilizer on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer.
- Chancellor Wednesday - Blown up by unknown Simulants when they accidentally blew up a Simulant Death Ship with photon mutilators on the orders of Dominator Zlurth when Third Technician David Lister destabilized Blue Midget with a molecular destabilizer on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer.
- Dominator Zlurth - Blown up by unknown Simulants when they accidentally blew up a Simulant Death Ship with photon mutilators on his orders when Third Technician David Lister destabilized Blue Midget with a molecular destabilizer on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer.
- Total - 9
Red Dwarf XI[]
Twentica[]
- None
Samsara[]
- None
Give & Take[]
- None
Officer Rimmer[]
- None
Krysis[]
- None
Can of Worms[]
- None
Red Dwarf XII[]
Cured[]
- None
Siliconia[]
- None
Timewave[]
- None
Mechocracy[]
- None
M-Corp[]
- None
Skipper[]
- Bradley - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Total - 1
Red Dwarf: The Promised Land[]
The Promised Land[]
- Feral King Rodon - Ripped apart by Count Ludo and other unknown Feral Cats when Second Technician Arnold Judas Rimmer fired a laser at him.
- Total - 1
Kill Count[]
- Total - 1,595
Characters Killed by Arnold Rimmer[]
- Captain Frank Hollister - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, body shown. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Frank Todhunter - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Selby - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Catering Officer Olaf Petersen - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, body shown. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Chen - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Navigation Officer Kristine Z. Kochanski - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Carol Brown - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Emperor Caligula (Waxdroid) - Melted by Kryten on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned.
- Rasputin (Waxdroid) - Melted by Kryten on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned.
- Benito Mussolini (Waxdroid) - Melted by Kryten on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned.
- Richard III (Waxdroid) - Melted by Kryten on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned.
- The Boston Strangler (Waxdroid) - Melted by Kryten on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned.
- Napoleon Bonaparte (Waxdroid) - Melted by Kryten on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned.
- Valeria Messalina (Waxdroid) - Melted by Kryten on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned.
- James Last (Waxdroid) - Melted by Kryten on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned.
- Science Officer Buchan - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Flight Coordinator McQueen - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Harrison - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, hologram shown. Returned as a hologram. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Deck Sergeant Sam Murray - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, hologram shown. Returned as a hologram. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Future David Lister - Erased from existence when Second Technician Arnold Rimmer destroyed the Time Drive with a bazookoid.
- Future Arnold Rimmer - Erased from existence when Second Technician Arnold Rimmer destroyed the Time Drive with a bazookoid.
- Future Cat - Erased from existence when Second Technician Arnold Rimmer destroyed the Time Drive with a bazookoid.
- Future Kryten - Erased from existence when Second Technician Arnold Rimmer destroyed the Time Drive with a bazookoid.
- Lee Harvey Oswald - Fell to his death after being accidentally pulled out of a window by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer, Cat, Kryten, and Third Technician David Lister. This timeline was erased. (Fictional Portrayal)
- Security Officer Angus Lionel Thornton - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Dr. Karen Newton - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Nigel - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Dr. Lucas McClaren - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Warden Ackerman - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Oswold Blenkinsopp/Kill Crazy - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Mr. Knot - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Tim - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Rice - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Baxter - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Mex - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Birdman - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Pete (Sparrow) - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Talia Garrett - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Big Meat - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Science Officer Katerina Bartokovsky - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, hologram shown. Returned as a hologram.
- Science Officer Katerina Bartokovsky (Hologram) - Hit by a car after being pushed by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer.
- Chancellor Wednesday - Blown up by unknown Simulants when they accidentally blew up a Simulant Death Ship with photon mutilators on the orders of Dominator Zlurth when Third Technician David Lister destabilized Blue Midget with a molecular destabilizer on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer.
- Dominator Zlurth - Blown up by unknown Simulants when they accidentally blew up a Simulant Death Ship with photon mutilators on his orders when Third Technician David Lister destabilized Blue Midget with a molecular destabilizer on the orders of Second Technician Arnold Rimmer.
- Bradley - Disintegrated after accidentally being exposed to Cadmium II by Second Technician Arnold Rimmer off-screen, mentioned. Resurrected by nanobots.
- Feral King Rodon - Ripped apart by Count Ludo and other unknown Feral Cats when Second Technician Arnold Judas Rimmer fired a laser at him.
Deaths[]
- Disintegrated after being exposed to Cadmium II off-screen, body shown. Returned as a hologram. This timeline was erased. (The End)
- Blown up after hitting several crates of explosives. Returned as a hologram. Resurrected by nanobots. (Timeslides)
- Light bee blown up by the Inquisitor with the Time Gauntlet. This timeline was erased by David Lister. (The Inquisitor)
- Killed by a six-eyed carnivorous raging swamp-beast off-camera. Returned as a hologram. (In Living Memory)
- Blown up by Future David Lister, Future Arnold Rimmer, Future Cat, and Future Kryten when blew up Starbug with laser cannons. Resurrected in a paradox. (Out of Time)
Notes[]
- His hologram duplicate was deactivated by Third Technician David Lister.
- In an alternate timeline he was erased from existence after destroying a White Hole.