Zia Rodriguez

**Dr. Zia Rodriguez** is a Paleo-Veterinarian and a member of the Dinosaur Protection Group.

## Appearances

### Appears in

*Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom*
*Jurassic World: Dominion*

## Biography

### Early Life

#### Care For Animals

Zia Rodriguez was born in Seattle, Washington. Rodriguez always felt a special love for animals, including her pet cat, Kizzy, whom she looked after during most of her childhood. This passion took Zia to study at Berkeley University, and with Jurassic World being a thing, she only dreamed of working at it.

#### Paleo Veterinary

During the preparation she got her a PhD, getting herself to work at the healthcare field at the theme park, however as soon as she was about to be able to set foot on Nublar, the incident happened, closing the park forever.

#### Joining The USM

For her remorse, Zia joined the *United States Marines* for at least two years, gaining several tattoos and possibly toughening her up

### Dinosaur Protection Group

#### A Cause

A few years after the fall of Jurassic World, Claire Dearing founded an activist group regarding the dinosaurs,Zia was one of the many interns and former workers that joined the cause. During her time there, Rodriguez met Franklin Webb, a individual in which she would form a close friendship with.

#### Writing Articles

After the news of the Mt. Sibo Volcano, Rodriguez' main goal was to educate the population on dinosaurs health, while also promoting the groups main cause, to save the dinosaurs from extinction again.

#### Sad News

In 2018, Rodriguez was having a phone call with a congresswoman regarding the topic, however the conversation wasn't going well, so Dearing took her place in. At the time, Webb and Rodriguez wouldn't stop bickering with each other, until they were interrupted by terrible news.

Dr. Ian Malcolm and the Senator had been discussing the dinosaurs fate on TV, both getting into an agreement to let the creatures go extinct once again, disppoiting Rodriguez and her allies.

### Rescue Operation

#### Flying To Nublar

There was hope after all, Dearing invited both Rodriguez and Webb to go on a rescue expedition to rescue at least 11 species of dinosaurs. In the airfield Rodriguez tries to contradict a spooked Franklin as he worries about safety protocols. Inside the plane, they're introduced to Owen Grady, Claire's old fling

When they finally get to Nublar, they're greeted by Ken Wheatley, who'm Rodriguez dislikes in first sight. As the group travels through the jungles to the main street, Zia also explains how the T. Rex would have survived in perfect conditions as it was perfectly taken care of for years.

#### A Miracle

In Main Street, the mercenaries were to set foot on operations. Suddenly Rodriguez could sense something was coming, so she exits the truck and runs toward whatever was coming,

It was nothing other than a majestic *Brachiosaurus* crossing from one side to another, peacefully. Zia remarks how beautiful she is and how she never expected to see one on her time.

#### Tracking Blue

With Franklin and Claire setting up operations in a abandoned bunker, Zia leaves with Owen and Ken to find Blue. Rodriguez observed Grady's technique's on tracking the dinosaur, which she recognized as they were similar to what she was taught before. Suddenly Grady finds Blue, he shares a moment with her before mercenaries take action and harm the animal.

Zia and Owen discover the mercenaries had betrayed them and needed Blue for samples, when Grady tries to attack he's sedated, so Rodriguez takes action and threatens Wheatley with a gun. Zia warns the man about Blue's critical condition and how she wouldn't make it if she didn't care for her. She managed to concince Wheatley, being kept as hostage.

#### Blood Transfusion

Now taken to the *Arcadia*, Zia was un-cuffed and free to work on Blue. As they had already took sail, Zia discovers Dearing, Webb and Grady the eruption, she then states that the only way Blue could be saved was through a blood transfusion, Claire and Owen set off to retrieve the blood whole Franklin assists Zia on pressuring the blood.

As they return, Zia is able to remove the bullet and replace the blood Blue had already lost with T. Rex blood, saving the creature. Docking at the mainland, Zia sends the others away as she distracts Wheatley, both Zia and blue are taken away.

#### Lockwood Manor

Rodriguez is once again cuffed to Blue's cage as they are being kept on a underground laboratory, there she encounters Henry Wu, who wants to extract a piece of Blue's DNA. However Rodriguez tells him about the blood transfusion and how she saved the animals life. Suddenly a disguised Franklin stabs the doctor in the neck, freeing Zia from her handcuffs. The two are cornered by guards, as a result they free Blue to deal with the men.

A mislead bullet hits a toxic gas canister and causes an explosion, Zia, Franklin and Blue are able to escape alive. Entering the control room, they discover the toxic gas is reaching the dinosaurs' cells, and that could end with them suffocating, Webb tries several alternatives to fix the mistake, however none of them actually work.

### Outbreak

#### Aftermath

Following the defeat of the *Indoraptor*. Rodriguez and Webb come after the remaining survivors to look at the critical situation. Not being able to stand this, Dearing frees the dinosaurs from their cells, but not opening the gate to the big world, she stops herself and accepts their fate. Unexpectedtly the young Maisie Lockwood presses the button, releasing them into the open world.

Leaving the Lockwood Manor, the survivors come across Blue once again, Grady tries to convince her to come with him, however she longs to be free at last.

#### Breeding Facility

Years later in 2022, Dearing and Rodriguez reunite. the two break into a illegal breading facility in Nevada. Inside the building, Rodriguez films the proof to later expose this to the public. When Claire spots a juvenile *Nasutoceratops* that was separated from the others, Dearing takes action and releases the animal. The two carry its cages outside.

Luckily, Franklin pulled over with a van to facilitate their work, as they get inside the van. The poachers chase aftee them Dearing attempts to evade them by entering the cattle territory, filled with ceraptods. The doors from behind the van open up, endangering Rodriguez, Webb and the juvenile. Howver, they manage to escape the facility and go back to the road.

Later that morning, Rodriguez tends to a injured Webb. Dearing states that they will hand the juvenile to the Department of Fish and Wildlife, then saying they should return to get more evidence, But the two friends are tired of risking themselves and set off on their own separate ways.