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John Strohmeier
John Strohmeier
Aliases
Strohm
Coma
January 16, 2104
Theta, PATHOS-II
Status
Comatose
Friends
Doug

Actor Eric Meyers

John Strohmeier was someone who served as the Security Operative on PATHOS-II, stationed at Theta. He is referenced on numerous occasions in SOMA.

Biography

Little is known about Strohmeier before his time on PATHOS-II, or what his life on PATHOS-II was like. As is evident from various notes and audio logs, Strohmeier took his job seriously, trying to keep Theta's crew members safe as best he could. He had a security office in Theta's laboratory area.

After the evacuation of Delta on August 14, 2103, Brandon Wan began working for Strohmeier as a member of Theta Security.

On an unspecified date prior to December 20, 2103, Strohmeier ordered Adam Golaski to come to Theta, presumably to take part in salvaging Lambda.

Dealing with the ARK project

Although he initially supported it, Strohmeier was wary of Dr. Catherine Chun's ARK project. According to several crew members, he attempted to discourage brain scans by exaggerating their physical side-effects. After the suicide of Mark Sarang, Strohmeier tightened security at Theta and put the project temporarily on hold.

Following several other suicides due to Sarang's "continuity" theory, including the death of Robin Bass in particular, Strohmeier locked Catherine out of her lab and reprimanded her, telling her that one more suicide would lead to the ending of the project. Finally, after the death of Guy Konrad, Strohmeier officially shut down the ARK project and held a funeral for the crew members just outside of Theta. On November 1, 2103, he demanded a medical evaluation of Catherine by Nadine Masters.

On December 25, 2103, Catherine along with Sarah Lindwall, Ian Pedersen, Nicolai Ivashkin, and Jasper Hill began a trek to Phi to launch the ARK. Though he helped send them off, it's unknown how Strohmeier felt about this. As he had little authority over the whole of PATHOS-II, he couldn't have done much about it.

After the arrival of Terry Akers and the deaths of several crew members on January 16, 2104, Strohmeier and the rest of the surviving Theta personnel attempted to evacuate the site. After reaching Theta's maintenance level, he attempted to talk Brandon Wan out of sacrificing himself to save the others, but to no avail. Nevertheless, he eventually met his fate when Terry Akers caught up with the evacuees in Theta maintenance.

In SOMA

Strohmeier first appears as the narrator of Louise Meuron's Field Service Technician briefing video at Upsilon. He is also referenced on numerous occasions at Theta, and Simon Jarrett visits his office in the Theta laboratory to reformat a keycard.

Strohmeier's body can be found in Theta Maintenance in the room that unlocks after Terry Akers attacks Simon. Strohmeier is stuck in a comatose state and connected to the WAU. He seems to be dreaming about building a plane with someone named Doug.

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Main article: John Strohmeier/Dialogue

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