Blade Runner Origins #2 is the second issue of Blade Runner Origins.
Plot[]
"Early in the 21st Century, THE TYRELL CORPORATION advanced Robot evolution into the NEXUS phase – a being virtually identical to a human – known as a REPLICANT.
Superior in strength and agility, the Replicants were created to be used as Off-world slave labor or in the hazardous, high-collateral combat situations or colonization of other planets.
Now, on Earth, the Nexus 4 Replicants have been adapted for societal elites to own for industry and service work. But, Tyrell Corp continues to experiment with further enhancements. Because progress stops for no man.
After the apparent suicide of a Tyrell Corporation bioengineer, DR. LYDIA KINE, was determined to be a murder committed by a Replicant, LAPD DETECTIVE CAL MOREAUX is tracking the presumed killer: a NEXUS 5 prototype.
Upon arriving back at his home, Cal finds the brother of the late Dr. Kine, MARCUS, waiting for him. Just as Marcus expresses his suspicions of Tyrell Corp, he and Cal find themselves under attack by an enemy with strength beyond that of a human..."
Eventually, Moreaux and Marcus flee from the apartment. Meanwhile, Effie attempts to check Kine's files, only to learn from Stahl that Kine had destroyed all of her files prior to her death. Before leaving, Stahl requests any information Kine might have shared with Effie.
At the precinct, Moreaux examines Kine's body in the morgue. Much to Sergeant Gutman's displeasure, Moreaux expresses his doubts that the death was by suicide, due to Kine's broken vertebrae not being consistent with injuries typically caused by a noose. After leaving the morgue, he finds that Marcus has been taken away from the station by Tyrell personnel. En route from the precinct, the spinner containing Stahl and Marcus is attacked by someone who escapes the wreckage seemingly unscathed.
Moreaux goes to Nemo's Diner in the slums to meet with Effie. Effie confides in him that Tyrell continuously demanded upgrades to the Nexus-5 model, despite initially believing production would stop at the Nexus-4. Among these upgrades resulted in a common obsession, that of a desire for optimization. Moreaux questions why replicants were made to look like humans as Marcus is rescued from the spinner by its attacker.
Appearances[]
- Individuals
- Asa
- Peter Gutman
- Lydia Kine (mentioned)
- Marcus Kine
- Effie Koropey
- Cal Moreaux
- Ilora Stahl
- Locations
- California
- Earth
- Los Angeles
- Nemo's Diner
- The Snake Pit (mentioned)
- United States
- Groups
- Objects
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