Doug Neidermeyer

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Evil-doer
Full Name	Douglas C. Neidermeyer
Alias	Doug Neidermeyer
Origin	National Lampoon's Animal House
Occupation	Member of Omega House Head of the ROTC
Powers / Skills	Wealth Military expertise Intimidation Cunning
Hobby	Abusing his cadets
Goals	To ensure the Deltas get kicked out of Faber College (succeeded). Shoot Kent Dorfman (failed).
Crimes	Abuse (physical, psychological, and of power) Assault and battery Attempted murder Conspiracy
Type of Villain	Military Frat Boy

“	Neidermeyer: How does it feel to be an independent, Schoenstein? Boon: How does it feel to be an asshole Neidermeyer? Neidermeyer: What'd he say?	„
	~ Doug Neidermeyer to Boon Schoenstein

Douglas C. Neidermeyer is the secondary antagonist of National Lampoon's Animal House. He is the head of the R.O.T.C at Faber College who was apart of the goal to get rid of the Deltas from Faber.

He was portrayed by Mark Metcalf, who also portrayed Aguilla Beckersted in One Crazy Summer, Colonel Neidermeyer in The Stupids, and The Master in the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Biography

He is a member and the Sergeant of Arms of Omega House and an ROTC leader, and regularly bullies and verbally abuses his cadets, especially Kent "Flounder" Dorfman. Flounder's Delta brothers Bluto and D-Day convince him to shoot Neidermeyer's horse as revenge, but despite the gun being loaded with blanks, the horse dies anyway of a heart attack. Throughout the movie, Neidermeyer conspired with Omega president Greg Marmalard and Dean Vernon Wormer to kick the Deltas out of Faber College. In a kangaroo court, they succeed in revoking the Deltas' charter, and Wormer later expels them all due to their low midterm grades.

In revenge, the Deltas crash the homecoming parade. In the ensuing chaos, Neidermeyer tries to shoot Flounder, but is taken out of commission by a stray parade float. In the "Where Are They Now", it is revealed that he was killed in Vietnam by his own troops, ending his sadistic ways once and for all. Later in Twilight Zone: The Movie it is revealed his troops accidently killed Lieutenant Neidermeyer when they mistook him for a Viet Cong guerilla.

Trivia

• He is the first villain Mark Metcalf plays with the surname Neidermeyer, being the second Colonel Neidermeyer (from The Stupids).
  • Coincidental or not, both characters are military and both are the antagonists of their respective films ( Doug Neidermeyer for National Lampoon's Animal House and Colonel Neidermeyer for The Stupids).
    • It is unknown whether Doug Neidermeyer and Colonel Neidermeyer have any connection between them. However, as both films were directed by John Landis, such a link is possible and very likely.
• The Neidermeyer character was revived in 1984 as the primary antagonist in Twisted Sister's video, "We're Not Gonna Take It," and is referred to specifically as Douglas C. by his wife, urging him not to attack their youngest son for playing his guitar in his bedroom during dinnertime.
• The Neidermeyer character also appears in 1984 as the primary antagonist in Twisted Sister's video, "I Wanna Rock," and at the end of the video, "Flounder" is the high school principal, and he says: "Oh, Boy! Is this great?" and he finally gets the opportunity to spray Neidermeyer's face with a seltzer bottle.