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Hannibal Chew was designer of replicant eyes for the Tyrell Corporation. His work included the eyes of Roy Batty and Leon Kowalski.

Biography

Chew lived next to the designer of the replicants' skin, Moraji, and that they would eat dinner every night until Moraji was killed by a bomb planted by Sadik.^[1]

In November 2019, while working, Roy and Leon entered his workstation. At first, he was merely angered and shouted at them that it was illegal for them to enter, but he soon learned that they were replicants, as they were unaffected by the frozen conditions of his lab. Leon ripped open Chew's jacket, exposing him to the cold and interrogated him while he froze. Roy and Leon found out from him that J.F. Sebastian could get them into Eldon Tyrell's inner sanctum.^[2]

Behind the scenes

Chew is loosely based upon the Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? character Hannibal Sloat and was played by James Hong in Blade Runner. Hong reprised his role in the 1997 video game as well.

In a draft of the screenplay by David Peoples, there was a scene ultimately left unfilmed where Chew is found frozen solid. He is accidentally knocked over and broken into many pieces on the floor.^[3] In Les Martin's novelization of the film, Bryant makes a videocall to Deckard at his apartment, informing Deckard of Chew being found frozen.

References

↑ Blade Runner (1997 game)
↑ Blade Runner – all versions
↑ Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner – Revised & Updated Edition

[brvg-1] Blade Runner (1997 game)

[br-2] Blade Runner – all versions

[fn-3] Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner – Revised & Updated Edition

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 {{Infobox Character
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-|occupation= Scientist
+|race = Human
-|gender=Male
+|gender = Male
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+|occupation = Scientist
-|race=Human
+|affiliation = [[Tyrell Corporation]]
-|featured=[[Blade Runner| Movie]]
+|featured= [[Blade Runner]]<br>[[Blade Runner (video game)]]
 |portrayed= [[James Hong]]
+}}
-}}'''Hannibal Chew/Sloat''' works for the [[Tyrell Corporation]]/Rosen Association/Van Ness Pet Hospital. His job is to create the eyes for the replicants. As an eye designer for Tyrell, Chew designed the eyes of [[Roy Batty]] and [[Leon]] Kowalski. In the film, as he is creating his artificial eyes, he receives unwelcome guests: Roy and Leon. At first he is merely angered and shouts at them that it is illegal for them to enter, but he soon learns that they are replicants because they are unaffected by the frozen conditions of his lab. Leon rips open the jacket that he wears, exposing him to the cold, and interrogate him while he freezes. Roy and Leon find out from him that [[J.F. Sebastian]]/John R. Isidore can get them into [[Eldon Tyrell]]/Rosen's inner sanctum. It is unlikely that Chew survives the encounter (nor presumably whoever was tending the store out front).
+'''Hannibal Chew''' was designer of [[replicant]] eyes for the [[Tyrell Corporation]]. His work included the eyes of [[Roy Batty]] and [[Leon Kowalski]].
+==Biography==
-Chew was played by [[James Hong]], who reprised his role in the video game as well. In the video game it is revealed that he lives next to the designer of the replicants' skin, Moraji, and that they eat dinner every night until Moraji is killed by a bomb planted by Sadik.
+Chew lived next to the designer of the replicants' skin, [[Moraji]], and that they would eat dinner every night until Moraji was killed by a bomb planted by [[Sadik]].{{ref|brvg}}
+In November [[2019]], while working, Roy and Leon entered his workstation. At first, he was merely angered and shouted at them that it was illegal for them to enter, but he soon learned that they were replicants, as they were unaffected by the frozen conditions of his lab. Leon ripped open Chew's jacket, exposing him to the cold and interrogated him while he froze. Roy and Leon found out from him that [[J.F. Sebastian]] could get them into [[Eldon Tyrell]]'s inner sanctum.{{ref|br}}
-James Hong has said that there was a scene left unfilmed where Chew is found frozen solid, is accidentally knocked over, and broken into many pieces on the floor.
-[[Category:Characters|Chew, Hannibal]]
+==Behind the scenes==
+Chew is loosely based upon the ''[[Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?]]'' character [[Hannibal Sloat]] and was played by [[James Hong]] in ''[[Blade Runner]]''. Hong reprised his role in the [[1997 (production)|1997]] [[Blade Runner (video game)|video game]] as well.
+In a draft of the screenplay by [[David Peoples]], there was a scene ultimately left unfilmed where Chew is found frozen solid. He is accidentally knocked over and broken into many pieces on the floor.{{ref|fn}} In Les Martin's [[Blade Runner: A Story of the Future|novelization]] of the film, Bryant makes a videocall to Deckard at his apartment, informing Deckard of Chew being found frozen.
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[Category:Individuals (film continuity)|Chew, Hannibal]]
+[[Category:Tyrell Corporation personnel (film continuity)]]
+[[Category:Film continuity]]