K searches for Deckard in the ruins of Las Vegas
Las Vegas was a city in the state of Nevada, United States. The city later became uninhabitable due to a dirty bomb going off and dousing the city with harmful radiation.
History[]
In the early days of Off-world colonization, Las Vegas served as North America's most prominent debarkation point. The Paradise Hotel and Casino offered emigrants indulgence in real food and vice prior to their departure.[1]
In the 2000s, a missile attack on Los Angeles was prevented. A dirty bomb was intercepted and detonated outside of the city, dousing Las Vegas in nuclear fallout, forcing the city's abandonment by humans. Replicants were mostly blamed for the attack.[2] Alternatively, some rumors claimed that an east coast megacity desired Las Vegas' debarkation contract while others blamed an "Earth First" group.[3]
As many replicants, unlike humans, could safely withstand the radiation present in the city, many flocked to it. Conflict arose between factions modeled after ancient Babylonian and Egyptian kingdoms. The latter, led by queens Nefertiti and Cleopatra, emerged victorious. Another group, modeled after the Roman empire and led by Julius Caesar attacked, but a truce was soon formed between them and the Egyptian queens. This truce remained intact as of late 2032 and the city was still considered uninhabitable for humans.[3]
By 2049, the radiation levels in the city had lowered to a nominal level, though it remained deserted. During this time, ex-Blade Runner Rick Deckard moved into Las Vegas to live in seclusion after working with Freysa and the replicant resistance movement to hide the child he had with Rachael. At some point, he acquired a dog.[4]
Deckard, K and Deckard's dog
Following K's discovery of Deckard in Las Vegas, Deckard justified this decision to live as a recluse with keeping his daughter safe and free of persecution, revealing: "We were being hunted."[4]
Eventually, the Wallace Corporation tracked down K and Deckard, launching an assault on the Vintage Casino, where Deckard lived. They successfully captured Deckard, and left K for dead, though he was later found and rescued by the Replicant Freedom Movement.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
The dust storm in Sydney that inspired 2049 Las Vegas
Director Denis Villeneuve stated that a sandstorm during his time in Sydney, Australia directly contributed to the depiction of Las Vegas in Blade Runner 2049.[5]
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