Chancellor Florian Gustav Niemann was the leader of the Rheinland government during the single-player campaign of Freelancer.
History[]
Following the Destruction of Freeport 7, Chancellor Niemann was considered one of the possible instigators of the attack on the neutral station.[1] This speculation was likely fueled by Rheinland's remilitarization in the months leading up to the attack and overstepping its boundaries in the Border Worlds. Possible motives were scarce, but one rumor suggested that it was due to an archeological find that Rheinland made in the Border Worlds[2] In an attempt to help smooth over relations with Liberty, Chancellor Niemann dispatched Admiral Otto Schultzky on board the RNC Donau to talk with Liberty President Barbara Jacobi.[3][4]
During the course of the story, after he abducted Liberty's President Jacobi, it is revealed that he has become possessed by a Nomad alien. Rheinland's Admiral Schultzky, whose ship, the RNC Donau, was destroyed by The Order fighters at the start of the story, had also been possessed by a Nomad and had been sent by Niemann to infect Jacobi as well. Such was Niemann's eventually personal intent, but his agenda came to an end when Edison Trent rescued Jacobi from his clutches in the top-secret Alaska system.
Trivia[]
Niemann was voiced by the late Tony Jay, who, as a prolific voice actor, was famous for villainous roles such as the virus Megabyte in the computer-animated series ReBoot.